Opening loot boxes had always been a mixed bag.
It was just like playing those scam blind boxes. Most people hooked on opening loot boxes were struggling to make ends meet, while supporting the lucky few who deserved to get speared senseless as they enjoyed their peaceful lives.
Still, Murphy's loot boxes had been pretty generous.
The worst prize of all was the hidden quest blueprint Meow Brother, the "Mafia Boss," had drawn.
Players could trade weapons they didn't need, so getting unlucky was really just the developers' "good-natured joke." Although most psionic weapons required the user to bind them to their own psionic energy, in the real world, that binding process wasn't instantaneous.
In any case, when Murphy brought the little players, now dressed in their new clothes, to the city square, most of them were quite satisfied.
By then, the festivities had already begun in the square, now that night had fallen.
The Transian region wasn't exactly prosperous or open-minded, and its celebrations were rather lackluster. The young women danced, while the drunks drank to their hearts' content.
But since Lord Murphy was providing all the food for free today, with no damned labor points required to redeem it, the happiness that came with a free meal quickly livened up the festivities.
To the crowd's cheers, the women from the survivor camp danced hand in hand in the square. Unfortunately, there was no accompaniment, and Lumina's eyes lit up. She realized that this was her bardic calling's moment to shine.
Her "hidden class" had a very special feature called "Musical Charisma." To strengthen it, she had to perform in all sorts of venues and earn her audience's approval.
So Lumina, dressed in a full set of vampire formalwear, put on a masquerade mask, set her beloved Nisi's music