Inside the player trading market in Osir Tower.
It was still a bustling scene inside. Cries of pain and sobs mingled with screams of delight, displaying every facet of life.
After decades of being poisoned by pay-to-win mobile games, Li Si had practically become an expert through sheer experience. He knew exactly what he was doing, even setting the voice announcing card quality to an incredibly loud volume.
People shared certain common traits, like the urge to compare themselves with others. Someone opening a card pack might be able to keep their spending rational, but seeing the people around them pull something good was bound to make them jealous.
Why wasn't I the one who got that? If other people can get it, why can't I?
A few impulsive questions like that naturally gave rise to an urge. Once people got carried away, rational spending and self-control went straight out the window.
Besides, there were actually some good things in the card packs Li Si had put together.
The players weren't fools. If everyone was losing, then even the draw of Transformers probably wouldn't be enough to keep them interested.
After all, the odds of getting a complete Transformer card were so low you could figure that out with your toes. Collecting the component cards was an even longer-term investment; no one could gather a full set in just a day or two.
At most, those things made the card-pack event more attractive and raised people's expectations. What really whetted the players' appetites were the basic cards that weren't too hard to get. They needed at least a little consolation.
Rare-tier bonus packs, the Epic-tier Thunder King Battle Suit, all kinds of little gadgets, vouchers, opportunities to modify battle suits—these were all valuable prizes to the players at this stage.