As expected, there wasn't a soul to be seen in Tree Loli's flower shop. Not just here—nearby, even the money-grabbing businesses Jiu Ming had set up, like the enhancement machines and gacha machines, had vanished as well. Only a sign reading "Business Suspended" remained in their place.
But not many people cared about that now. Leaving aside the enhancement machines, which everyone already understood, there were even quite a few ridiculously lucky people who had managed to produce heaps of overpowered weapons. Weapons made from materials that weren't even particularly good had, in the later stages, forcibly crushed weapons made from high-grade materials in sheer power.
They were fucking awesome.
Then there was the main attraction: the gacha machine business. Ever since someone really had pulled a permanent-type ability from one, the whole thing had caught fire. Granted, the lucky guy had gotten a simple fireball ability... but he was an ice-type ability user!
The two abilities actually didn't conflict. Ice in his left hand, fire in his right hand—it looked pretty flashy when he fought.
Fine, the fact that abilities pulled from the machines could be confirmed not to conflict with one's original abilities had directly sparked a craze.
But it had nothing to do with him. He didn't have that kind of luck.
Shaking his head, he saw there was nobody here, and he had no intention of standing around drying in the wind. Judging by the situation, there was no way he would be seeing anyone tonight. Time to go home and sleep!
He hadn't closed his eyes once since the mutation began. It was about time he got some proper rest.
"Huh? Why am I here?"
When Jiu Ming opened his eyes, he saw the enormous canopy overhead, along with the flickering "starlight" within it. He