Capturing Fortune

Slot machines were the simplest: insert a coin, then pull the lever.

Some newer models had switched to buttons, but most seasoned gamblers preferred the feel of pulling a lever. It made them feel more involved.

Apocalypse picked up a coin, lowered his eyelids, and slowly stirred his Fortune.

His Fortune, with a value of over ten thousand, seemed intangible, yet the moment he released it, the center of the entire casino seemed to shift.

The slot machine was clearly tucked away in a relatively remote corner, yet now it seemed to be the center of the world.

The feeling was illusory, but every gambler's eyes involuntarily turned in his direction.

It was like a sun appearing in the darkness. No one could ignore it, and no one dared to.

An ordinary person's Fortune had a value of a few dozen at most.

Anyone who approached a hundred was already a heaven-favored child among ordinary people.

Either their career advanced at a staggering pace, as though they were cheating, or they won so many prizes they could barely collect them all.

Only superheroes could break through mortal limits and surpass a hundred.

A value of over ten thousand, like Apocalypse's, was simply unimaginable.

Even Apocalypse himself had no idea what Fortune exceeding ten thousand could accomplish.

Clink.

Apocalypse inserted a coin.

Then the images on the three displays in a row slowly began spinning, changing constantly.

Finally, they slowly stopped on the number seven. Three sevens!

"Whoa..."

A wave of gasps swept through the casino.

Three sevens was the biggest slot machine jackpot.

That was because seven was considered a very lucky number in the West. It stemmed from the seventh day of Creation, which God designated as a day of rest, a day for recreation.

However, the size of