Buying Games Could Also Earn You a Lottery Chance?

Buying Games Could Also Earn You a Lottery Chance?

[Game Buyout and Personal Save Function Unlocked]

After the system prompt fell silent, everyone in the internet cafe looked toward Lin Chuan.

Flender was the most sensitive of them all.

Whenever he heard the word "buy," his eyelid twitched.

Lin Chuan checked the panel and quickly understood the new function.

From now on, customers could not only use the machines by the hour, but also purchase personal game access.

After buying it out, players would receive an independent save file.

From then on, no matter which device they logged into at the Grand Dao Internet Cafe, they could carry over their progress, equipment, items, and basic settings.

More importantly, the first purchaser would receive one lottery chance.

Lin Chuan briefly explained the rules.

The room immediately fell silent.

"How much is the buyout?"

When Flender asked that question, his tone was already wary.

Lin Chuan glanced at the system's price.

"One game access license costs three hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Flender sucked in a sharp breath.

"Three hundred?"

Ma Hongjun gaped as well. "Boss, isn't this robbery?"

Lin Chuan said calmly, "No one is forcing you to buy it. You can keep playing by the hour."

That left Flender unable to argue for the moment.

Hu Liena, however, did not hesitate much.

She understood very clearly what a personal save file meant.

Before this, although everyone could retain some progress whenever they entered the game, their route exploration, item arrangements, and review records were never stable enough. With an independent save file, she could systematically advance along her own route instead of reorganizing scattered experience from scratch every time.

Besides, the first purchaser also received a lottery chance.

Tang San had just drawn Copper Head Iron Arms: Edge-Breaking True Intent. There was no way she would not be tempted.

Xie Yue asked in a low voice, "Nana, are you buying it?"

Hu Liena did not look at him. Instead, she looked toward Tang San.

Tang San was thinking as well.

He truly needed a personal save file.

Edge-Breaking True Intent had shown him this game's value. If he could cultivate and explore within it long-term, he absolutely did not want to miss the opportunity.

But three hundred Gold Soul Coins was no small sum.

Shrek had only just arrived in Spirit City, and they still needed to prepare for the competition. He could not ignore their real-world expenses.

Hu Liena saw his hesitation.

She suddenly smiled and walked to the counter.

"Boss, I'll buy it."

The moment Flender heard that, his heart twitched along with it.

It was not his money, yet it still hurt him to watch.

But Hu Liena did not even blink as she paid.

Three hundred Gold Soul Coins landed on the counter with crisp clinks.

To Flender's ears, that sound was practically like someone smashing the academy's funds apart coin by coin.

He could not help looking at Hu Liena's money pouch. For the first time, he felt a very simple, very sincere envy for Spirit Hall's wealth.

Lin Chuan accepted the money.

The system prompt immediately rang out.

[Congratulations, player Hu Liena, for becoming the first player at the Grand Dao Internet Cafe to purchase game access]

[Personal save authorization granted]

[Reward: one lottery chance]

The white roulette wheel appeared once more.

The atmosphere in the internet cafe instantly grew tense again.

Ma Hongjun could not help muttering, "Having money is nice."

Oscar nodded. "Yeah. Even your lottery chances come faster than ours."

Flender's expression shifted repeatedly.

On one hand, the thought of three hundred Gold Soul Coins pained him. On the other, he had to admit that this purchase opportunity was genuinely valuable.

If Hu Liena drew another reward of the same level, the advantage of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation would widen again.

Tang San also looked at the roulette wheel.

He was not jealous.

He simply wanted to know what someone like Hu Liena, a Spirit Hall genius, would draw.

Hu Liena closed her eyes, and with a thought, activated it.

The wheel spun.

This time, the rewards on the wheel differed from Tang San's.

Lin Chuan swept his gaze over them and saw several streaks of light clearly tilted toward spiritual power, Charm, and Martial Soul coordination.

[Spirit Tempering, Initial Chapter]

[Gather Form, Disperse Qi: Lingering Insight of Phantom Shadow]

[External Body Method: Fox Shadow, Upper Volume]

[Wind-Sealing Pearl: Fading Breath]

[Illusion Resistance: Faint Light of the Heart Mirror]

Hu Liena's breathing grew slightly softer.

She was not afraid of hard cultivation.

What she feared was working so hard, only to be left behind by some invisible gap.

After Tang San drew Edge-Breaking True Intent, she had truly realized for the first time that Shrek could not be judged solely by the intelligence they originally possessed.

If she wanted to win, she too had to seize the opportunities in the internet cafe.

The roulette wheel slowly came to a stop.

The indicator landed on a pale golden fragment of a scroll.

[Congratulations, player Hu Liena, for drawing the reward: External Body Method: Fox Shadow, Upper Volume]

[Reward Description: The upper volume of a clone technique originating from the game world. When applied to the Demon Fox Martial Spirit, it can condense a breath's worth of a Fox Shadow spirit double. The Fox Shadow has no physical attack power, but it can take the lead in a line of sight, aura, or Charm activation, causing the opponent to misjudge the battle.]

[Current Progress: One of Three]

[Hint: Collect the upper, middle, and lower volumes to unlock the Fox Shadow Triple-Stack Trial.]

Hu Liena's pupils contracted slightly.

It was not a complete reward.

It was only the upper volume.

Yet she was not disappointed in the slightest.

Because that meant it was not some one-use trick, but a complete path of growth.

Fox Shadow Triple-Stack Trial.

Those words alone were enough to make her heart tremble.

Xie Yue's expression changed as well.

More than anyone, he knew that Hu Liena's true strength was not simple offense, but spiritual power, Charm, perception, and control of rhythm. If this trial allowed her to create even a momentary misjudgment in battle, her threat in the future finals would rise dramatically.

Tang San's gaze remained calm.

Spirit Hall's side had begun obtaining long-term growth rewards as well.

That was not a bad thing.

At least it proved that the Grand Dao Internet Cafe was not specifically favoring Shrek.

But it also meant that their future opponents would be even harder to deal with than before.

Xiao Wu said quietly, "Brother, she got stronger too."

Tang San nodded.

"We'll get stronger too."

His voice was soft, but steady.

Listening to the system prompts, Lin Chuan was in an exceptionally good mood.

Three hundred Gold Soul Coins for one game access license.

The first one had already been sold.

And judging from everyone's reactions, there definitely would not be a shortage of future buyers.

Sure enough, Ma Hongjun had already begun whispering to Oscar about whether they could pool their money to buy one.

Flender's face turned green as he listened nearby.

"Can't you see the word 'personal' in personal save file?"

Ma Hongjun immediately shut his mouth.

Ning Rongrong looked at Hu Liena and could not help asking, "Can that upper volume be used now?"

Hu Liena did not answer immediately.

She was feeling the changes brought by Fox Shadow, Upper Volume.

A faint pink fox shadow floated behind her shoulder for a moment. Like another version of herself, it tilted its head and glanced at everyone before scattering away.

The shadow had no Spirit Ring fluctuations and no physical attack power, yet it lured Yan's gaze half an inch off course.

Even Yan himself froze for a moment.

It did not immediately manifest in movement like Xiao Wu's Gather Form, Disperse Qi, nor did it unfold protective counterattack methods in her mind like Tang San's Edge-Breaking True Intent.

It was more like a wisp of fox shadow, lightly resting between her spiritual power and soul skills.

She could feel that the rhythm of her Charm had become a little clearer.

That tiny difference alone was enough to alarm her.

Lin Chuan looked at the thoughtful customers filling the room and lightly tapped the counter.

"All right, the buyout function is now available. Those who want to buy, line up. Those who do not, keep using the machines by the hour."

Flender reflexively asked, "Do we still have to pay machine fees after buying it out?"

Lin Chuan smiled gently.

"Of course."

Flender nearly failed to catch his breath.

"This really is a black-hearted shop!"

Lin Chuan replied with complete confidence, "You're buying game access, not renting out the whole place."

Laughter immediately filled the internet cafe.

Tang San could not help smiling as well.

But after the laughter faded, he looked at his hands, and his expression turned serious once more.

Copper Head Iron Arms: Edge-Breaking True Intent.

White-Clothed Scholar.

Personal save file.

External Body Method: Fox Shadow, Upper Volume.

The door opened by this internet cafe had already become far larger than he had initially imagined.

At that moment, the system panel before Lin Chuan's eyes flickered again.

[Personal purchase function successfully activated]

[Business evaluation for this stage increased]

[Next-stage mission generating...]

The corners of Lin Chuan's lips lifted slightly.

The real business was only just beginning.