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Chapter 167

Chapter 168

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"Check-in"

"Damn, another experience point. Can't we have a random attribute option?"

The speaker's name was Lu Xuan, and he was an orphan.

Wrong!

To be precise, he was an orphan in this life. Two years ago, Lu Xuan was a China, who had just graduated. Then, he woke up to find himself in a parallel world and had become an orphan.

Like many other transmigrators, Lu Xuan also has his own system.

Lu Xuan's system is a Sign-In System, but the rewards are rather ridiculous, and the odds are extremely low.

Lu Xuan can sign in once a day, and after signing in, he can participate in a lottery. There are three lottery items: one experience point, five experience points, and one random attribute from each of the four dimensions.

So far, apart from the first time Lu Xuan drew this random attribute in the daily fortune-telling, two years have passed, and all he has drawn since then are experience points.

As for experience points, Lu Xuan Lu Xuan could only look at them; he couldn't use them at all. He had already saved up more than two thousand experience points, but he still didn't know how to use them.

Current status:

System Host: Lu Xuan

Experience points: 2068

Technique: None

Occupation: Student

Four-dimensional attribute: Strength 9 (+4)

Agility 10 (+5)

Constitution 11 (+6)

Spirit 8 (+3)

The numbers in parentheses represent the attribute points Lu Xuan has earned through daily sign-ins over the past two years. All of Lu Xuan's original attributes started at five.

System evaluation: The initial attributes of an ordinary person are 5, and the host Pingping the same, nothing special.

Current World: Tianxuan Continent

Current mode: Post-apocalyptic survival

This is the complete state of the Lu Xuan System. When he first arrived in this world, Lu Xuan truly believed the system's nonsense, thinking that this world was called Tianxuan Continent. However, combining his memories of this world with information from the outside world, Lu Xuan can confirm that this is not Tianxuan Continent at all, but a parallel world of Earth.

The history of this parallel world is exactly the same before the Ming Dynasty, but at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Xiu, rose to power, destroyed the Da Ming, slaughtered the Jurchens, recruited bandits, killed wealthy merchants, re-measured the land, implemented the land tax reform, and launched an expedition to Australia, thus beginning the Age of Exploration...

Today, a pattern of large three-legged and Little San- legged structures has gradually formed.

The three great powers are the Great Han Empire, the British Empire, Indian Empire.

Little San three powers were Rus', Prussia, and France.

The Great Han Empire is the same as the China in the previous life, but its sphere of influence is much stronger than that of the previous life. The entire Asia is the territory of the Great Han Empire. In addition to this, there are many overseas territories, vassal states and colonies in various continents.

The Great Han Empire was so powerful that it could take on five opponents and still win. If it weren't for the appearance of the Mushroom Egg, the Great Han Empire would probably have unified the world by now.

The world has a total population of less than 10 billion, while the Great Han Empire has a population of over 3 billion. If we add its vassal states and colonies, the population could exceed 6 billion.

In terms of territory, of the world's 100% of land, the Great Han Empire actually controlled 40%, and with vassal states and colonies, that's 60%.

The world of China, ruled by the Bald Eagle, does not exist. Because of the existence of the Great Han Empire, the Native Americans were not massacred. Instead, they rose to power and became one of the three great empires, legally possessing two hundred Mushroom Eggs.

According to the Mushroom Egg Agreement from eighty years ago, only seven countries in the world are legally entitled to possess Mushroom Eggs: three major empires and four powerful nations.

The Great Han Empire had 1,000, the British Empire had 300, and the Indian Empire had 200.

Ten each of the four major powers.

Furthermore, the equivalent of the mushroom egg must meet international standards; it cannot exceed the equivalent, but can only be less than the equivalent.

As for other countries, whoever creates it will perish.

More than fifty years ago, Gambia, one of the four major powers, was found to have created two extra warheads, and the yield was extremely high.

He was directly nuke by the three great empires. Normally, seven or eight mushroom eggs would have been enough to wipe him off the earth, but the three great empires gave him a total of thirty, a saturation-style mushroom planting.

The remaining three major powers, Rus', Prussia, France, were so frightened that they announced overnight that several of their mushroom eggs were nearing the end of their lifespan and had destroyed them overnight.

Of course, the Indian Empire was also caught producing too many eggs, and in the end, it was the Han Dynasty and the British Empire that cleaned up the mess for them.

The official explanation at the time was: After all, the Indians have quite a few mushroom eggs, enough, enough, two hundred, so it's normal to make a few more to replace those that are about to be phased out.

The spokesperson at the time spoke through gritted teeth, expressing both a threat to the world and a sense of helplessness towards the Native Americans.

Two hundred mushroom eggs are barely enough to plow the entire Earth.

The Great Han Empire dared to bomb the four great powers because they posed little threat to the Great Han Empire; without global guided missile technology, they couldn't bomb itself.

But the remaining British and Indians were different; they could actually drop mushroom eggs into their own territory, and not just a dozen, but hundreds, enough to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Then, fifty years later, the Mushroom Egg Agreement was renegotiated, but this time, only three of the four major powers remained.

The history of this world is very different from that of the previous world. If Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Xiu, wasn't a time traveler, Lu Xuan would be defecating upside down.

Because of Liu Xiu, the timeline of this world has not transitioned to the democratic era; it is still in a semi-feudal, Half-Emperor, and semi-democratic era.

Almost all countries are constitutional monarchies, with the government managed by a cabinet or parliament, and the monarch having absolute control over the military.

The level of technology is similar to that of the previous life; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to support nearly 10 billion people. In some respects, the technology in this world is even more advanced, especially in the field of military industry.

When Lu Xuan saw the apocalyptic survival mode displayed by the system, Lu Xuan thought the end of the world was coming. He was so scared that he quickly rented a house off-campus and stockpiled a lot of supplies.

As for the result, Lu Xuan couldn't hold on any longer after three months.

And now...

"Hello, is this Mr. Lin? This month's payment has been deposited into your account... Oh well, have a nice day!"

"Hello, Boss Cao? It's me, it's me, Little Xuan Zi..."

Damn it, I'm still paying off loan sharks, and not just one, but more than a dozen.

Lu Xuan thought to himself, since the end of the world was coming anyway, and with the idea that it would be foolish not to take advantage of a good deal, Lu Xuan borrowed all the high-interest loans he could get.

As a result, a month has passed, and I'm not worried.

Two months have passed, and the apocalypse still hasn't arrived. I was starting to panic a little.

Three months have passed...

Lu Xuan didn't know if the apocalypse would come, but he knew that if he dragged it out any longer, he would die before the apocalypse even arrived, and those loan shark nobles would definitely take his life.

In this world, usury is both legal and illegal. If it's run by an ordinary person, it's illegal; if it's run by a noble, it's legal.

Therefore, all those who run loan sharking businesses are nobles. For an ordinary citizen to go against a noble is practically suicide.

The poor can delay paying their debts, but the nobles absolutely cannot delay paying theirs, or people will die.

Fortunately, I drew ten random attribute points in the annual fortune slip a year ago, otherwise I would have been ruined by loan sharks by now.

The system can perform a weekly sign-in every seven days, with five possible prizes: 1 experience point, 5 experience points, 10 experience points, 50 experience points, and 1 random attribute.

The same goes for weekly draws; Lu Xuan has never drawn a random attribute again after the first time he drew one.

And so on.

A monthly sign-in can be conducted every thirty days, with eight possible prizes: 1 experience point, 5 experience points, 10 experience points, 50 experience points, 100 experience points, 200 experience points, 1 random attribute, and 3 random attribute.

The monthly sign-in is a bit better. Apart from the first time I drew three random attribute points, I've drawn three more random attribute points in the past two years, but each time it was only one point.

The top prize is the annual sign-in, which has nine different prize pools: 10 experience points, 50 experience points, 100 experience points, 500 experience points, 1000 experience points, 1 random attribute point, 3 random attribute points, 5 random attribute points, and 10 random attribute points.

Lu Xuan drew ten random attribute points in his first annual fortune draw.

A year ago, Lu Xuan had to work several jobs every day, but the compounding interest was terrifying; Lu Xuan felt like dying.

He toiled away during the day, and spent his nights being served by wealthy women at clubs. If it weren't for the fact that three out of the six random attribute points given by the system went to his physique, Lu Xuan would have been dead long ago.

Moving bricks was secondary; the main problem was that those rich women were too thirsty. Although they were all Yao Rao and charming, they came Tenten, and sometimes it wasn't just one, but several in one night. This made Lu Xuan's legs tremble when he was moving bricks during the day.

Over the past two years, Lu Xuan has gained a total of eighteen random attribute points.

Lu Xuan also realized that this damn system would guarantee a super prize on the first draw, but after that, forget about random attributes; there was a 99% chance it would just be experience points.

"It's been almost two years. After today, I can apply for my second annual visa."

Ten random attribute points are fine, five random attribute points wouldn't be too much, three points are also acceptable, as long as it's not experience points, we're all good brothers.

"Ouch, my back is a bit sore. I had a pretty wild night last night. Those three sisters were really wild, we played all night long. I'll give my little brother a break today, anyway, I'm not in a hurry to pay off my debts right now."

Ever since Lu Xuan drew ten random attribute points a year ago, his physical abilities have taken off.

Violent debt collection is unlikely; after all, no matter how skilled someone is in martial arts, a single shot can take them down.

As his strength and agility improved, Lu Xuan joined the school team, becoming a member of the school's track and field team and weightlifting team. After showing a little bit of his strength, he was specially recruited by the national team.

Since the appearance of the Mushroom Egg, the three great empires and three great powers have never fought a war. Their direct competition has gradually transformed into a contest of economy and culture.

The Olympic Games are one of them.

Damn it, I'm still paying off loan sharks, and not just one, but more than a dozen.

Lu Xuan thought to himself, since the end of the world was coming anyway, and with the idea that it would be foolish not to take advantage of a good deal, Lu Xuan borrowed all the high-interest loans he could get.

As a result, a month has passed, and I'm not worried.

Two months have passed, and the apocalypse still hasn't arrived. I was starting to panic a little.

Three months have passed...

Lu Xuan didn't know if the apocalypse would come, but he knew that if he dragged it out any longer, he would die before the apocalypse even arrived, and those loan shark nobles would definitely take his life.

In this world, usury is both legal and illegal. If it's run by an ordinary person, it's illegal; if it's run by a noble, it's legal.

Therefore, all those who run loan sharking businesses are nobles. For an ordinary citizen to go against a noble is practically suicide.

The poor can delay paying their debts, but the nobles absolutely cannot delay paying theirs, or people will die.

Fortunately, I drew ten random attribute points in the annual fortune slip a year ago, otherwise I would have been ruined by loan sharks by now.

The system can perform a weekly sign-in every seven days, with five possible prizes: 1 experience point, 5 experience points, 10 experience points, 50 experience points, and 1 random attribute.

The same goes for weekly draws; Lu Xuan has never drawn a random attribute again after the first time he drew one.

And so on.

A monthly sign-in can be conducted every thirty days, with eight possible prizes: 1 experience point, 5 experience points, 10 experience points, 50 experience points, 100 experience points, 200 experience points, 1 random attribute, and 3 random attribute.

The monthly sign-in is a bit better. Apart from the first time I drew three random attribute points, I've drawn three more random attribute points in the past two years, but each time it was only one point.

The top prize is the annual sign-in, which has nine different prize pools: 10 experience points, 50 experience points, 100 experience points, 500 experience points, 1000 experience points, 1 random attribute point, 3 random attribute points, 5 random attribute points, and 10 random attribute points.

Lu Xuan drew ten random attribute points in his first annual fortune draw.

A year ago, Lu Xuan had to work several jobs every day, but the compounding interest was terrifying; Lu Xuan felt like dying.

He toiled away during the day, and spent his nights being served by wealthy women at clubs. If it weren't for the fact that three out of the six random attribute points given by the system went to his physique, Lu Xuan would have been dead long ago.

Moving bricks was secondary; the main problem was that those rich women were too thirsty. Although they were all Yao Rao and charming, they came Tenten, and sometimes it wasn't just one, but several in one night. This made Lu Xuan's legs tremble when he was moving bricks during the day.

Over the past two years, Lu Xuan has gained a total of eighteen random attribute points.

Lu Xuan also realized that this damn system would guarantee a super prize on the first draw, but after that, forget about random attributes; there was a 99% chance it would just be experience points.

"It's been almost two years. After today, I can apply for my second annual visa."

Ten random attribute points are fine, five random attribute points wouldn't be too much, three points are also acceptable, as long as it's not experience points, we're all good brothers.

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