Hu Liena's Draw, Fox Charm Movement

Hu Liena's Draw, Fox Charm Movement

Lin Chuan had originally thought the so-called Lucky Roulette would appear on a computer screen.

But the system was clearly better at creating an atmosphere than he had imagined.

After Hu Liena gained the qualification to draw, a ring of white light suddenly lit up on the floor in the center of the internet café.

The light gathered upward, forming a massive translucent roulette wheel.

The wheel slowly turned, its edges engraved with countless incomprehensible patterns.

Some resembled flowers, birds, beasts, and animals; some resembled weapons and cultivation techniques; others were merely blurry points of light, making it impossible to tell what they were.

Everyone in the shop fell silent.

Yue Guan's expression turned completely serious.

Gui Mei shifted half a step forward.

They could sense that this roulette wheel was not something formed from condensed Soul Power.

Its aura was faint, yet strange.

It felt like some kind of rule beyond the cultivation system of the Douluo Continent.

Standing before the wheel, Hu Liena asked, "How do I draw?"

Lin Chuan glanced at the system instructions.

"Just use your mind to make it spin."

Yan muttered from the side, "Sounds even more like a scam."

Hu Liena ignored him.

She stared at the roulette wheel, and a thought stirred in her mind.

The next moment, the wheel suddenly accelerated.

White, gold, and cyan light continuously interwove, moving so fast that no one could see what was on it.

Yan unconsciously held his breath.

Xie Yue did not blink either.

They had already witnessed game rewards firsthand, so they could no longer dismiss this roulette wheel as an ordinary trick.

If Hu Liena drew something good, her strength might truly advance further before the finals.

The wheel slowed more and more.

The pointer passed several vague options in succession.

[Physique Enhancement]

[Staff Mastery]

[Low-Grade Pills]

[Blank]

When he saw the word "Blank," Yan's eyelid twitched.

"There are empty slots too?"

Lin Chuan's heart skipped a beat as well.

System, don't mess with her mentality on the very first draw.

Fortunately, the pointer did not stop on the blank slot.

It slowly slid past that space and finally stopped before a cluster of pale pink light.

Within the light, the outline of a Nine-Tailed Fox could vaguely be seen.

[Congratulations to customer Hu Liena for obtaining: Fox Charm Movement.]

[Description: A movement technique insight centered on light steps, misdirection, luring enemies, and sudden turns. Suitable for mental control and agility-based combat styles.]

The pale pink light flew from the roulette wheel and entered Hu Liena's glabella.

Her body trembled.

A vast amount of unfamiliar yet perfectly fitting memories of footwork, turns, and methods of exerting force poured into her mind.

It was neither an infusion of Soul Power nor the sudden appearance of a Soul Skill out of nowhere, but a combat instinct she could immediately study and would need time to master.

This was different from Basic Staff Momentum.

Basic Staff Momentum had merely allowed her to understand the rhythm of a weapon.

Fox Charm Movement, however, seemed tailor-made for her.

It did not emphasize straight-line speed, but misdirection and deception.

How to change direction beyond the point where an opponent's gaze landed, how to use a slight movement of the shoulders and neck to mislead an attack, how to gain half a step of distance before launching Charm.

These things could almost be directly integrated into her original Soul Skill system.

Hu Liena closed her eyes.

A moment later, she opened them and took a step.

It was clearly only one step.

Yet her figure seemed to sway gently, shifting half a foot away from where she had stood.

Yan's pupils contracted.

Xie Yue's expression changed as well.

They were far too familiar with Hu Liena's fighting style.

Precisely because they knew it so well, they understood that the step she had just taken was not something she had known before.

A sharp gleam flashed through Yue Guan's eyes.

"Do it again."

Hu Liena nodded.

She did not use Soul Power, merely shifting her steps according to the sensation in her mind.

This time, her figure briefly slipped away from Yue Guan's line of sight for an instant.

To a Titled Douluo, such a displacement was naturally nothing.

But Hu Liena was only a Soul King.

More importantly, she had not used Soul Power.

Yue Guan fell silent.

If this movement technique were combined with Soul Power, its effects would only become stronger.

Gui Mei said softly, "This can directly change someone's combat habits."

Hu Liena realized this herself.

She looked at her hands, unable to suppress the excitement in her eyes.

Before the finals, she had already been approaching the limit of her current stage.

It would be difficult to greatly increase her Soul Power in a short time, and her Soul Ring configuration could not be changed. The only things she could improve were combat experience and technique.

And what this shop had given her was precisely what was hardest to acquire in a short time.

She looked at Lin Chuan, her tone much more serious than before.

"Will there be chances to obtain this kind of draw again?"

Lin Chuan looked at the system.

[Lucky Roulette trigger conditions: complete game achievements, defeat special enemies, explore hidden areas, achieve special ratings.]

He told them the parts he could reveal.

"As long as you fulfill special conditions in the game, you'll have a chance."

Yan immediately asked, "Can I too?"

"Yes."

Lin Chuan paused, then added, "Provided you stop getting chopped to death by the first wolf demon over and over again."

Yan's face instantly darkened.

Hu Liena could not help laughing aloud.

Even Xie Yue turned his head away, his shoulders moving slightly.

Yan snapped, "I just wasn't familiar with it yet!"

Lin Chuan spread his hands.

"Then keep practicing."

Yan gritted his teeth, but he no longer called the shop a scam.

Because the movement technique Hu Liena had just obtained was right before his eyes.

Was the three Gold Soul Coin bottle of Happy Water expensive?

Was the five Gold Soul Coin bucket of instant noodles expensive?

Of course they were expensive.

But if ten Gold Soul Coins for one hour could give someone a chance to obtain this kind of combat insight, then it was a completely different matter.

Yue Guan looked at Lin Chuan.

"Are these rewards dangerous?"

Lin Chuan thought for a moment and answered seriously, "None have been discovered so far. Game rewards adapt to the customer themselves and won't forcibly instill something completely incompatible."

Half of that came from the system instructions, while the other half came from his own judgment.

Hu Liena possessed the Demon Fox martial soul, and she had drawn Fox Charm Movement.

This was clearly not some completely unrelated random reward.

Though the system looked rather underhanded, it seemed to have its own logic when it came to reward compatibility.

Yue Guan appeared thoughtful.

Gui Mei asked another question.

"Can the shop owner control the rewards?"

Lin Chuan shook his head.

"No."

He said it with complete sincerity.

Because he truly could not.

At most, he could learn the general rules through the system panel.

Gui Mei stared at him for a moment before asking nothing further.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on Hu Liena, another prompt appeared before Lin Chuan's eyes.

[Customer Hu Liena has obtained an effective reward.]

[Host has received points: 60.]

[Current points: 80.]

[Customer growth feedback detected. Host has received a minor synchronization of movement technique insight.]

Lin Chuan froze.

The next instant, he felt something appear in his mind.

Not much.

It was nowhere near the insight into Fox Charm Movement that Hu Liena had received.

But his body did seem to have been lightly adjusted, and his steps became quicker than before.

Lin Chuan lowered his head and looked at his feet.

He suddenly realized something.

This internet café did not merely make its customers stronger.

As the owner, he could benefit from it too.

Lin Chuan raised his head and looked at the still-excited Hu Liena, his smile immediately becoming several degrees more sincere.

"Congratulations."

Hu Liena thought he was congratulating her.

Only Lin Chuan knew that he was congratulating two people.

She had grown stronger.

And he had finally found a path to becoming stronger too.