Chapter 63: Lottery Mysticism, and Is It Related to Posture?

"Ha!"

"Ou Huang Fu Ti!"

Xu Xiaoshou didn't change his position and shouted resolutely in this geomantically auspicious spot.

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Another draw!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Another draw!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

As expected...

Xu Xiaoshou stared at the information panel in silence, but he wasn't disheartened. To be honest, even if a fifty-draw pull only yielded one basic passive skill, it was still a gain, just a little painful. After all, since he had already gotten a good pull, who wouldn't want another?

"Could it be the posture?"

"Hmm... no!"

"It must be that you can't draw in the same spot twice!"

Xu Xiaoshou pondered, looking around the room... but there was nowhere else to stand!

"This small place is really too small."

Xu Xiaoshou looked out the window. Perhaps drawing in the rain at night would bring some extra luck?

"But that might be a bit too cringe..."

"Too unrealistic!"

Thinking about it, he flipped over the windowsill and stepped into the courtyard.

The rain continued to fall with a patter—

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly swept his leg in a low kick, splashing half the puddle and clearing the courtyard.

"Ha!"

"Ou Huang Fu Ti!"

In this poetic setting, he clasped his hands together and wildly absorbed the luck from the rain...

"Another draw!"

"Another draw!"

"Obtained extended passive skill: Countershock!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

Holy cow!

It actually worked!

Xu Xiaoshou stared at the information panel in shock, completely stunned. Three good pulls in a row, including a passive skill? This had to be the luckiest run ever!

"This is way too strange—does this drawing system really depend on posture?"

Xu Xiaoshou wanted to burst out laughing maniacally. This was his second passive skill—a double jackpot! Even if they didn't come all at once, considering how finicky this crappy system was getting, scoring two from a fifty-draw pull meant his luck tonight was off the charts!

"Countershock..."

"Once I level this up, it'll be super useful!"

From the name alone, Xu Xiaoshou could guess what "Countershock" did. In games, you don't fear enemies with tanky gear, but when they have reflect damage, that's the real threat! Now, with his "Sturdy" and "Countershock," he was basically a walking tank.

Add in "Sharp" and "Sword Mastery"...

He could attack aggressively or defend solidly, and even mess with opponents while holding the line...

"Oh man!" Xu Xiaoshou's mouth was stretched in a huge grin.

Who could handle that?

He clenched his fists and knocked them together with about thirty percent strength. After a soft thud, his hands bounced apart as if they had hit an invisible spring at the center.

"Something's not right..."

Xu Xiaoshou mulled it over—this "Countershock" was different from what he had expected. He had thought it would be like "reflect damage," but this version emphasized the "shock" part more. A light fist bump sent them flying apart.

"This has some real potential!"

Xu Xiaoshou was excited rather than surprised. Compared to his imagined "reflect damage," if he used "Countershock" right, it could catch enemies totally off guard. Imagine an enemy throwing a powerful punch, and you just puff out your chest a bit—they would lose control and go flying. That would leave them completely vulnerable...

Then, a swift Sword Net strike...

"Uh!"

Xu Xiaoshou startled himself. Damn, this was getting too nasty! Why did all his skills seem a bit underhanded? Their names sounded so upright and heroic, though...

...

The fifty-draw pull was over. It wasn't the triple jackpot he had hoped for, but getting a double one left Xu Xiaoshou feeling pretty great.

"Hmm?"

"Why are there still ten keys?"

He looked at the bottom of the red interface, where it clearly showed: "Passive keys: 10."

Xu Xiaoshou was taken aback, remembering that during the fifty draws, a few had landed on "Another draw"...

Little by little, it added up—like grains of sand forming a tower?

"Ha, so that's a thing?"

"Fifty draws plus another ten?"

Xu Xiaoshou chuckled, wiping the rain from his face and glancing around before scurrying over to squat near the small rock garden.

Surrounded by water and nestled against the hill, this spot was full of spiritual energy—perfect for a luck boost!

"Decree!"

"Ou Huang Fu Ti!"

Xu Xiaoshou slammed his palm on the ground. Too bad no array patterns appeared; that might have boosted the drop rate.

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Another draw!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

Xu Xiaoshou: "..."

Damn it!

Those ten keys turned into just one, and his dream of a triple jackpot died before it even began.

Xu Xiaoshou squatted under the rock garden, his eyes drifting to the bottom of the information panel.

"Still 30,000 passive points..."

Save 20,000 for upgrades—that's essential, no wasting it! With the remaining 10,000...

Might as well use it!

On a whim, Xu Xiaoshou exchanged the spare points for nine more keys, putting together another ten-draw pull. He considered saving the 10,000, but since all his skills were maxed out, what was the point? Better to cash in on tonight's good luck and draw now.

Xu Xiaoshou steeled himself. "Let's do this!"

The previous ten-draw with "Countershock" had confirmed his theory: this system was totally mystical, and posture played a tiny role. Oh, and feng shui too!

Xu Xiaoshou glanced around sneakily. It was his courtyard, so no one was there.

He carefully lay down on the ground...

"This posture should work..."

"But it feels kind of embarrassing..."

"Good thing no one's watching..."

"Just this once..."

"Never again!"

He squinted his eyes, avoiding looking at anything else—as if that would make him invisible even if someone showed up. He tried to huddle in the shadow of the rock garden. This hill-and-water spot was definitely a feng shui goldmine. The last time it didn't work out must have been the posture's fault!

Already feeling humiliated enough, Xu Xiaoshou skipped the shout and just whispered "Ou Huang Fu Ti" in his mind before inserting the last ten keys into the red spinner.

The information panel read:

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Pfft—"

Xu Xiaoshou spat out a mouthful of blood, his vision blurring. He never expected this broken system to deliver a final knockout blow! A perfect ten-in-a-row loss—not even an "Another draw"!

"So the story always ends in tragedy!"

Xu Xiaoshou wiped the water from his face—whether it was rain or tears, he couldn't tell—and got up in a daze.

"Passive points: 21,008."

His eyes lit up. Hidden in there was an extra 1,000 points—maybe a single draw miracle?

He quickly exchanged for one passive key and inserted it into the spinner without a second thought.

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"..."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions echoed in the courtyard, suddenly pockmarking the ground with craters.

...

"Passive points: 20,008."

"Passive points: 8."

"Vigorous Energy (Innate Lv.1)."

"Countershock (Innate Lv.1)."

Xu Xiaoshou dusted off his hands and nodded in satisfaction. Even though he was back to square one overnight, it was all good...

Eight major passive skills, eight Innate levels!

"Perfect!" Xu Xiaoshou perked up again and headed back to the guest room, soaked to the bone.

"Time for a bath!"

"And sleep!"