Fate City.
The lottery results were settled, and all 99 Game Pods had definite owners.
The Fate Race members who won access to a Game Pod could hardly hide their joy. Some were so excited that they laughed aloud uncontrollably.
Those who had not drawn a Game Pod looked dejected.
Yet deep inside, hope had already kindled.
Unlike the agonizing wait when they first arrived on Earth, when each day felt like a year, waiting suddenly had a clear meaning now.
The next batch of equipment would bring new opportunities.
Those who had privately questioned the Fate Master's decision now looked toward the Destiny Tower with a little more gratitude.
While seeking an opportunity for transcendence, the leader of their Dragon Sparrow Lineage had not forgotten to bring them along toward that future.
Their future fate had changed completely from unpredictable to a fixed course.
Just as the clanspeople returned to their rooms to continue looking up information about players on the Star Network, Fate Throat tried contacting the Star Network from the Destiny Tower.
A hundred Game Pods were nowhere near enough.
The Eclipse Race engineer who delivered the Game Pods had clearly stated that these hundred latest-model Game Pods were merely part of an assistance program.
To obtain more, he would have to wait for the next round of assistance to begin, which required him to submit an application for approval.
Alternatively, he could spend money to buy them directly from other races.
But there were two problems.
The Eclipse Race currently produced only the latest-model Game Pods. Aside from the hundred donated through the assistance program, any remaining Game Pods had to be custom-ordered in advance.
The only way to skip the reservation process was to spend the currency of the player system: Sacrificial Power.
But he