C2 Ten Times the Reward

He patiently sat through the 15-second ad before the system interface finally reappeared.

Bai Piao shook off the memory of the annoying advertisement and was thrilled to discover he had ten chances to draw.

"Would the host like to proceed with the draw?"

"Yes!"

What reward might he receive?

Bai Piao was filled with anticipation.

The system interface vanished from his view, replaced by an enormous roulette wheel.

Staring at the wheel, as vast as a skyscraper, Bai Piao was astounded.

While others had a standard-sized wheel, his was significantly larger.

Fantastic!

Bai Piao glanced around, his expression one of confusion.

The wheel was immense, but the slots were empty!

"Host, the lottery wheel is filled with countless rewards. From the outer edge to the center, the number of items decreases, but their quality increases. Items will only be revealed once they've been won."

With the system's prompt, Bai Piao got the gist.

He was ready to take his first draw.

"Draw once!"

At Bai Piao's command, the central part of the wheel illuminated, casting a brilliant glow.

"Are there that many prizes?"

Bai Piao was astonished by the myriad of tiny squares before him.

If each square represented an item, there were thousands upon thousands of potential prizes!

And that was just a fraction of the total rewards.

As he watched in awe, the square nearest him changed from white to red.

The drawing began. The red light danced randomly across the lit squares.

"This has to be something great!"

Driven by his frail health, Bai Piao was desperate for a valuable prize.

"Congratulations, host, you've won a fire attribute marble glass bead!"

A fiery-red bead materialized before Bai Piao.

But then, two options emerged beneath it.

"Claim."

"Claim x10."

Naturally, he chose the latter.

Bai Piao watched, speechless, as a taxi company's ad slogan filled his screen, and he settled in for a lengthy 20-second wait.

Five seconds longer than the previous ad.

Once the 20 seconds passed, the system interface returned to Bai Piao's view.

"The host has acquired 10 fire attribute marble glass beads. Would you like to combine them into a seven attributes colourful pearl?"

A system notification chimed in.

"Yes."

The fire attribute could only be claimed once; the remaining nine would go to waste. Bai Piao had been concerned about not being able to use all ten glass beads, but that worry was now gone.

"Combine!"

A burst of light shimmered, and before Bai Piao, a seven-colored pearl radiating splendid light materialized.

He was elated.

"Congratulations, Host, on the successful use of the Seven Attributes Colorful Pearl. You have gained the following attributes: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, as well as Wind and Lightning. The three leftover Fire Attribute Marbles have automatically merged into a single Three Attributes Colorful Pearl."

He resumed the lottery.

On the massive wheel before him, a red dot bounced around once again.

"Congratulations, Host, on acquiring a Heaven Rank Low Grade Cultivation Method."

He barely had time to examine his prize as an option labeled 'X10' popped up.

He wasn't keen on watching the ad, but he tolerated it for the promise of a greater reward.

Bai Piao averted his gaze, refusing to watch the advertisement.

A tedious 15 seconds ticked by.

"Host has 10 Heaven Rank Low Grade Cultivation Method books. Would you like to auto-combine them into a Heaven Rank Medium Grade Cultivation Method?"

"Combine!"

"Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the Heaven Rank Medium Grade Cultivation Method: Great Sun Heart Meridian."

He chose not to continue with the lottery; the 15-second ad had been enough of a nuisance.

Having just arrived in this strange new world, he decided it was time to venture out and explore.