Outside the hotel, as night deepened, it didn't quiet down. Instead, it became even livelier due to the bizarre phenomenon of the building being frozen. More and more people gathered to watch, even attracting firefighters and police officers.
"What happened here?"
"What kind of experiment is your hotel conducting?"
The police and firefighters who arrived at the scene also looked at the ice fortress building, covered in ice and snow, with bewildered expressions. However, the hotel staff were equally clueless, stammering and unable to provide any clues.
"Leave, leave!"
"Nothing to see here!"
The police and firefighters dispersed the onlookers, set up a cordon, and cordoned off a safe area. Then, one by one, they donned cold-weather suits and began to enter the hotel to investigate.
The curious and excited passersby squatting in the distance watched the police and firefighters, clad in cold-weather gear, rush in, sparking widespread discussion.
"They're wearing such thick uniforms to go in? Isn't that an exaggeration?"
"Heh? Exaggerated? You obviously aren't involved! Ask the guys who just ran out if their bits are about to fall off from the cold?"
"Heh? If you're weak, just say so! As a citizen of the Great R Empire, are you afraid of a little cold?"
On the roadside, some argumentative individuals were bickering when suddenly, they all fell silent, staring blankly ahead.
They saw the group of police officers and firefighters who had just entered to investigate running out, shivering. Some were even crawling and rolling. As soon as they got out, their teammates outside immediately started fires or turned on the electricity to warm them up.
"It's too cold! It's terrifying!"
"What on earth happened here? Get the hotel manager here!!"
...
No way??
The onlookers suddenly fell silent, watching dumbfounded. Even the argumentative ones shut their mouths. When everyone recovered, the surroundings were once again filled with a cacophony.
Meanwhile, inside the hotel, Bai Ye was immersed in the joy of gradually strengthening his power, learning minor magic tricks like
Soon, he had mastered them completely.
At this time, he still had over 28 million reputation points. Glancing at them, Bai Ye decided to use over 8 million reputation points, a mere fraction, to splurge in the regular gacha area.
"System, gacha, regular area!"
【Ding~ Regular area? Oh!】
━┳━━┳━？？？ Bai Ye's expression paused, and he said, "What do you mean by that?"
【No particular meaning ╮(╯▽╰)╭… How much to draw?】
(ー`′ー) Bai Ye: "Eight ten-pulls!"
【Ding~ Congratulations to the host for drawing
【Ding~ Congratulations to the host for drawing
...
...
Eighth round.
【Ding~ Congratulations to the host for drawing
...
Seeing that his 8 million reputation points were about to be depleted, Bai Ye had already started clenching his fists...
【Ding~ Congratulations to the host for drawing
At the last moment, just as Bai Ye was about to erupt, the system finally produced something good.
"You know better!" Bai Ye slowly unclenched his fists and, without hesitation, took out the Intermediate Lightning Spirit Stone to begin his advancement. After Bai Ye absorbed the Intermediate Lightning Spirit Stone and successfully advanced, the system, which had been silent, suddenly spoke.
【Ding~ Cough, cough… ɖීීϸ, detected that the host has met the system's requirements, automatically activating the membership gacha area.】
"Membership gacha area?" Bai Ye was slightly surprised and curiously looked at the new gacha area the system had opened.
With just one glance, his curious expression immediately turned grim.
Membership gacha area prompt: To enter the membership area for gacha, you must first pay one hundred million reputation points to activate membership status!
This wasn't the most exploitative part. The most exploitative part was that each draw in the membership gacha area cost one hundred million reputation points! The probability, let alone, would definitely be lower than the advanced area!
Bai Ye looked at it a few times, and several black lines appeared on his forehead.
"System!! Do you think reputation is mud on the ground or water in the sea? You can grab a handful whenever you want? My labor (///￣皿￣)○～*%￥#*!!!"
【Ding~ Cough, cough! ╰།❛ڡ❛།╯, friendly reminder: System products are guaranteed to be premium! The items in the membership area are all far superior in value to those in the advanced area. One reputation point for one item, don't make excuses for your poverty and weakness, keep it up! Host! ▓⚗⚗▓】
Bai Ye's mouth twitched slightly, and he was momentarily unable to refute the logic of this sly system!
"Goodbye!"
Finally, with a grim expression, he ended this round of gacha.
Taking a few deep breaths to adjust his mood, he felt the thrill of enhanced power, and his expression finally returned to calm.
Both his lightning and ice powers had greatly increased. The lightning was relatively weaker, still at the intermediate level, while his ice power could be referenced by his fire power. Moreover, combining the two provided a boost far greater than the sum of their parts.
The most significant increase was in his spatial power. In terms of sensation, the control range of his basic spatial power had surged from 100 meters to 1000 meters. His spatial perception also extended to a range of 5000 meters!
Before tonight, his chances against Prince Hozakura were fifty-fifty. But now, he had great confidence.
If he could subdue that guy, would he gain some reputation from last time? He could afford to join the membership! Bai Ye felt a stir of desire. (However, this was just his assumption...)
Suddenly, Bai Ye's expression froze, showing a hint of embarrassment. As his spatial perception spread out just now, he saw the chaotic scene outside.
Police officers, firefighters, researchers, reporters... they had already surrounded the hotel building, making it impenetrable.
This place is not suitable for lingering!
Bai Ye quickly got up, tidied himself up, and teleported out of the room.
Outside, the police were on standby, researchers were engrossed in their studies with tools and instruments, and reporters were desperately trying to rush in for interviews.
The crowd beyond the cordon was even more lively, with some even bringing large boxes of chips and seeds, preparing to stay up all night to watch the spectacle!
"Scientists have arrived? This is big!"
"No way? Is this some kind of supernatural phenomenon? Haunted?"
"Don't look at how beautifully frozen this building is; it's deadly cold inside!"
"Yes, yes! Several batches of police officers and scientists have gone in, and none could last for ten seconds!"
"So cold?"
"Not at all! I heard that some of the people who ran out at the beginning were completely naked! And there was a couple who came out still stuck together!"
"Too scary!"
"Hey? Look, isn't there someone on the roof?"
"It really looks like it! Could it be someone who couldn't get out yet?"
...
Just as a large group of onlookers were engrossed in their lively conversation, a figure suddenly appeared on the building, drawing more and more attention.
Slowly, the police and researchers below also noticed the figure upstairs. Everyone focused their gaze.
"Ahem! Excuse me..."
Suddenly, a cool and magnetic voice echoed around them, startling everyone. The voice sounded somewhat familiar.
"The performance just ended, and I was a bit tired. Some magic props weren't stored properly and leaked, causing this situation."
"Everyone, don't worry. These ice blocks will disappear in a few days. This money is my compensation..."
As he spoke, the figure upstairs suddenly vanished into the night, and countless R-country currencies were scattered from his mouth, fluttering densely in the air!
Police officers, researchers, and onlookers watched all this in astonishment. Suddenly, someone exclaimed.
"He... he is, he is that super magician - His Excellency Bai Ye!!"
"Nani! It's him? No wonder!"
"I just watched his magic show tonight; it was too amazing!"
"Props leaking like this is so terrifying? I can't imagine!"
A startled cry immediately triggered a chain reaction, and a noisy tide of exclamations erupted from the scene!