Chapter 71 Luck

A hundred boxes were neatly stacked into a small mountain. The rare spectacle caused players to temporarily stop their frantic buying and curiously gather around to watch.

RichOnly had one thing left to do: take a deep breath. He quickly opened a box. The onlookers craned their necks, their expressions gradually changing from anticipation to astonishment, and then to mockery.

All one hundred boxes were opened. The best item was just a blue-grade submachine gun. The pile of scrap parts grew into a small mountain. RichOnly's face turned green.

"A hundred in a row, and only blue-grade. Impressive, very impressive."

"The Chief is watching, I salute you."

"Spending money doesn't change your bad luck, brother."

"New expansion: Star Sea · The Fall of the Tycoon"

"Why do I feel so good…," someone said gleefully.

RichOnly grabbed his hair in frustration, looking dejected. Just like his ID, he was a tycoon and used to throwing money around. This approach had always been successful for him. With money, you can do whatever you want.

Lottery events were his favorite. He didn't care about making a profit or loss; he just liked the thrill of winning good items. However, he was stumped by Han Xiao.

There was no guaranteed reward for consecutive draws of the [Black Phantom's Mechanical Crate]. Like the lottery, it all depended on luck and probability. RichOnly bought a hundred at once, thinking that he would most likely get good items, but his luck was so bad that it was unbearable to watch.

Even though he was a tycoon, Han Xiao treated everyone equally. He said there was no guaranteed reward, and there was no guaranteed reward. He didn't want to break the rules just because of a tycoon. His target customer base was the massive number of all players, allowing more people to participate in this event and turn it into a "main city feature," rather than an event for tycoons. After all, the number of crates was limited. No guarantee for consecutive draws was to prevent one person from buying too many crates.

If consecutive draws gave a guaranteed reward, other tycoons or guilds would follow suit. The limited number of crates in each batch would be bought up by a few tycoons, and other players would have less opportunity to participate. This would gradually reduce the attractiveness of the event. Long-term development was the key.

People all have a herd mentality. Once it rises to a collective hobby, need, and habit, the overall impact on the player base is different.

RichOnly wanted to buy more, but the other players weren't happy. A hundred in a row was fine, they treated it as something novel to watch. But the number of crates was limited, and it would be too much to buy more.

Seeing the growing resentment, RichOnly had no choice but to give up, scratching his head awkwardly and walking aside.

Next to him, King of Single Draws looked disdainful and said to his followers, "See that? Throwing money around takes no skill at all. Only a lot of observation and research, calculating the drop rate, is the true path."

Saying that, King of Single Draws grinned confidently, his teeth and glasses flashing at the same time. "Next, watch my performance!"

Leading a group of followers toward Han Xiao, King of Single Draws was fully focused, calculating silently. After a few players bought crates, he suddenly shouted like a thunderclap, startling everyone, then squeezed to the front of the line and bought the next crate.

"Hehe, with my experience, this crate is sure to have good stuff."

King of Single Draws was bursting with confidence. Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, he opened the crate.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the item, {Scrap Parts} x18]

The crowd fell silent, their expressions strange.

The atmosphere was awkward. King of Single Draws's mouth twitched. He coughed dryly and said, "You have to understand, this is, after all, a matter of probability. If it doesn't work once, try a few more times, and you'll definitely get something good!"

However, the next four single draws were all failures. The eyes of his followers became increasingly skeptical.

"Are you sure you can do this?"

"Bullshit, next time, next time I'll definitely get purple!" King of Single Draws' eyes were red, and he was breathing heavily, like a gambler who was hooked. He bought another new crate, closed his eyes, and muttered, "Gods of all directions, bless me with good luck this time. Amitabha, good fortune."

He muttered more than a dozen times, feeling his palms heat up, as if an inexplicable energy had descended upon him.

Famous quotes from all walks of life flashed through the mind of King of Single Draws, "Where there's a will, there's a way," "When in doubt, just be reckless and forge a new path," "ruA!" and so on…

"This time, I definitely have it!" King of Single Draws suddenly opened his eyes, his confidence exploding. He shouted and opened the crate!

A pile of trash.

King of Single Draws stood rooted to the spot, devastated.

"Why… why is this happening? Could it be that all the rules I've researched are fake? Opening crates is fake, this world is fake, fake, everything is fake!"

In the crowd, LonelyHalfASmoke touched his wallet. It was finally his turn in the queue. He hesitated for a while and said, "I'll buy one."

This was his first time buying the [Black Phantom's Mechanical Crate]. He had been hesitating and watching the previous times. Although 3,000 Aquamarine Coins wasn't much, he was just an ordinary player, and his wealth was hard-earned, accumulated from doing quests everywhere. He was reluctant to spend it, but many players had obtained good equipment through this event, and he was a little tempted.

He finally decided to buy one crate.

LonelyHalfASmoke's goal was very low. He would be satisfied with green-grade equipment. He didn't even dare to think about blue-grade or purple-grade equipment.

He ran to the side, held his breath, and opened the crate.

A purple glow burst into his eyes!

"P-Purple… Purple-grade equipment?!"

LonelyHalfASmoke was stunned and trembled with excitement.

The players next to him cast envious glances.

"Another lucky guy."

"Tsk, I want purple-grade equipment too."

Every time someone drew purple-grade equipment, although it was rare, the players had seen many people draw it and were used to it. After envying for a while, they ignored it.

LonelyHalfASmoke picked up the purple-grade Large Caliber Mad Eagle and played with it lovingly, suddenly feeling impulsive.

"Should I… buy another one to test my luck?"

Steadying his mind, LonelyHalfASmoke gritted his teeth and bought another crate, opening it casually.

Another purple glow!

LonelyHalfASmoke opened his mouth wide, his heart struck by immense surprise.

The surrounding players looked over again, exclaiming in amazement.

"He drew another piece of purple-grade equipment? His luck is amazing."

"Wow, quickly absorb his luck."

"Two draws, two wins, you should go buy a lottery ticket."

"Tch, so what if he's lucky? What goes around comes around, next year it'll be my turn."

"Brother, I'll allow you to show off, but don't overdo it."

Some were envious, some were amazed, and some were jealous.

RichOnly looked helpless. His hundred consecutive draws were not as good as someone's two casual single draws. What kind of world was this? Where were the privileges of a tycoon?!

King of Single Draws gnashed his teeth, his mentality on the verge of collapse, screaming inwardly, "I must have been setting him up! The purple-grade equipment was originally mine!"

"Should I… try one more?" LonelyHalfASmoke touched his wallet. He only had three thousand left. He gritted his teeth and bought another one, like a gambler who had tasted sweetness, falling into the abyss of spending money.

"Will I win this time?" LonelyHalfASmoke suddenly regretted it. Two consecutive wins were already extremely lucky. The probability of three consecutive wins was too low, and each batch of [Black Phantom's Mechanical Crate] had only ever produced three purple-grade equipment at most. If he won, wouldn't that mean he would have taken all the purple-grade equipment in this batch?

Opening the crate for the third time with trepidation, the familiar purple glow overflowed!

LonelyHalfASmoke was stunned, and all the surrounding players were stunned.

Damn it, three single draws, all winning! What kind of luck was this?!

No, this couldn't be called luck, this was literally good fortune!

The crowd looked in shock at the dazed LonelyHalfASmoke.

This was a living luck god!