It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 723 Feud with Cattle and Horses
"Enlightenment Potion" is an extraordinary item I obtained in Atlantis.

Its effect is to temporarily enhance perception and spirit. It's not that it's useless, but using it to exchange for lottery chances isn't a waste.

Liu Zheng placed the medicine bottle into the groove, and the counter immediately changed to "25".

"Nine chances to win a prize, is that really worth that much?"

He was slightly surprised.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, "Qidi Medicine" comes from overseas, so it's normal for imported products to be more expensive.

"I'll stop once I get the grand prize or a lucky item."

With that thought in mind, he pressed the start button.

"clatter!"

The black gashapon disappeared, and a purple gashapon appeared in the slot.

"hehe."

Unexpected, but expected.

Twist open the capsule toy, and inside is another tiny soldier holding a rifle.

However, unlike the little rifleman, he had a ring of grenades hanging from his waist.

Name: Little Firepower Team Leader (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: After use, the Little Firepower Leader will gain the same intelligence and skills as a regular soldier, and will completely obey the player's commands. The equipment on their person will also function accordingly, but its power will be reduced proportionally. The Little Firepower Leader comes with a set of grenades, the type of which is random. Duration is half an hour."

"Note: Although he was just a plastic toy, he was still a qualified soldier."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"It's alright, at least it's not points."

After comforting himself, Liu Zheng faced a difficult choice.

Based on the previous calculations, his best option now would be to switch to a different prize pool and redraw.

However, if he changes the prize pool, he loses the benefits he gained by exchanging "Ace of Diamonds", which is equivalent to losing a special and excellent item for nothing.

Will the grand prize be a perfect quality item?

Liu Zheng asked.

"I can only say it's possible."

For the sake of the silver badge and the two Joker cards, the Joker Box answered him.

"Hey, Brother He, another bottle, please."

His eyes lit up, and he pulled out a bottle of gold label liquor.

"Excuse!"

The clown box was filled with awe.

The difference between gold and silver labels is like the difference between regular Moutai and Moutai 50 years. I've had silver label Moutai a few times, but I've never had gold label Moutai.

It's not that he can't afford it, it's just that shopping on the black market isn't very convenient, and he's not a heavy drinker like the French plane tree or the cattle and horses.

"Are you usually this generous?"

"The clown box asked."

"Of course not, it's just that I think you're good enough for me, Brother He."

Liu Zheng said sincerely.

Clown Box is indeed a nice person. Even knowing that he was a lackey of the cattle and horses, he said he wouldn't make things difficult for him.

After discovering the "Lucky Joker" card, he only wanted the Joker card back and didn't ask for any additional compensation.

His manner of speaking has always been normal, much better than those guys who constantly act superior and then call him an "idiot human."

"Flattery won't work. Although I'm the owner here, I didn't manufacture the machines, and there's only so much I can do."

Clown Box also spoke very sincerely.

“Even the most limited help is invaluable to me. And it’s okay if you don’t help. Consider this bottle of wine an apology for what my boss did before, and we can still be friends.”

Liu Zheng laughed.

"Forget it, only a bastard would be friends with it."

The clown box rolled its eyes.

"Then consider it a friendly gesture."

He changed his tune.

"Being my friend isn't that easy. But I won't drink your wine for free."

The clown box put the gold label into the box, and then threw something out with a backhand.

Liu Zheng clamped it between the middle of his two tentacles, and it was clearly the "Lucky Clown" card.

"I'll lend it to you one more time, return it to me when you're done."

"The Clown Box said."

"Thank you, Brother Box!"

Although it wasn't like they were giving him a cheat code, they were already very kind of them to lend him the "Lucky Joker" card.

Sometimes, a little bit of luck is the difference between success and failure.

As Liu Zheng finished applying the clown makeup, a system notification sounded.

"The effect of 'Lucky Joker' has been triggered."

"This is the last time, old buddy, take me one last time."

He spoke earnestly to the Joker on the card.

While it might seem a bit ridiculous to confess your feelings to a card, in a place like the Metropolis, who can guarantee that they won't hear you?
After the communication was completed, Liu Zheng began to think about what he could use to exchange for a chance to win a prize.

High-quality items are almost never useless; they can play a crucial role as long as they are used properly, making them very difficult to choose.

After much deliberation, he chose "British Private Handkerchief".

This item removes a certain status effect from the player. Considering its super strong recovery ability, it can ignore many negative status effects, and many negative status effects can also be removed in other ways, so it is relatively unnecessary.

The handkerchief disappeared, and the number on the counter changed to "36".

I redeemed 35 chances to draw a prize, which isn't a low number, but it's still not enough to draw a sixth gacha.

"Should I spend two more excellent items or one fine item?"

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Zheng chose the former and then took out the "Dianfeng Facial Cleanser" and the "Nongtui Chocolate".

One of these props is from Big White Goose, and the other is to enhance charm; neither is particularly valuable.

As they disappeared, the number on the counter changed to "48".

"Phew, it's okay."

He let out a sigh of relief.

He almost spent another item.

"Thank you, old buddy."

Regardless of whether it was due to the "Lucky Clown" card, Liu Zheng praised it.

“What old buddy? It was stolen by cattle and horses less than four months ago. I’ve had it for more than ten years.”

Clown Box finally couldn't help but complain.

"Feelings are not about the length of time but the depth of feeling. As a philosopher once said, I have been married to you for two years, but it is not as good as two nights of pleasure with my senior brother."

He argued.

"You're not a philosopher, you're a scoundrel!"

The clown box remained silent.

"Almost, almost."

He mumbled a couple of words and pressed the start button.

Gashapon number six disappeared and reappeared white.

"grass!"

Liu Zheng cursed instinctively.

"It's not your fault, you've done your best."

After he finished scolding, he quickly tried to appease the "Lucky Clown" card.

"Can you stop interacting with my cards like that? It's disgusting."

The clown box said with a look of disgust.

"This is the last time, let's part ways amicably."

Liu Zheng casually replied, then unscrewed the eggshell.

As expected, 50 points.

He now has 1050 points.

"Want to draw again? Next time you'll have 96 chances to draw, you know? I'd love to see you lose everything, but I'm also afraid you'll impulsively throw my cards in."

The clown box reminded me.

The gashapon machine receives a share of the profits from the items it collects, but it can't get whatever it wants.

Liu Zheng didn't say anything, he just stared at the remaining gashapon capsules.

There are only three gacha pulls left. If the grand prize and lucky item are not in the same gacha pull, then his chance of getting something good next time is two-thirds.

"Hey, can you tell me if you put the lucky item in the grand prize?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Hmph, I'm not as despicable as cattle or horses."

The clown box answered him from the side.

"Is the quality of that lucky item higher than the 'Lucky Jester' card?" he asked again.

If it's a lucky item of excellent quality, its value is very high, no less than two ordinary excellent items.

“You have too many questions, mixed-race. I’ve told you before, I’m not doing charity.”

"The Clown Box said."

"Okay, thanks, Brother Box."

He said it politely, and then began to take stock of the remaining extraordinary items he had.

Equipment cannot be replaced; even high-quality equipment will continue to be effective.

As for miscellaneous items, their quality is too low. Even high-quality items like the "Giant Crescent-Shaped Blood Gem" are still very useful.

"Hey, there seems to be a tall one too."

On a whim, Liu Zheng took out a pure gold card.

Name: Chaos Club Membership Card

Type: Miscellaneous Items

Quality: Perfect

Effect: None

"Note: Courage, wisdom, health, happiness, everything you could want."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"

It seems he hasn't taken this item out since he got it.

"What are you going to do?!"

The clown box emitted a deafening scream.

"Huh? I'm not doing anything."

Liu Zheng looked completely bewildered.

"Listen to me, don't be impulsive. I don't necessarily want you to keep smoking. Your minimum spending is already enough. You can leave anytime, as long as you leave the 'Lucky Joker' card behind."

"The clown box said nervously."

"what??"

"Leave your cards here, and I'll give you another set of Tiny Soldiers, is that alright?"

Clown Box, thinking he was dissatisfied with the terms, said something else.

"what???"

Liu Zheng scratched his head, looking even more puzzled.

"You win. Take the cards. I admit defeat this time. Don't let me see you again!"

Clown Box said through gritted teeth.

"No, Brother Box, what are you talking about? I didn't intend to take the 'Lucky Joker Card' back."

He raised his voice as he spoke.

If the Clown Box keeps increasing its bets, soon the entire Wonderful Blind Box Shop will be given to him.

"Then why did you take this thing out?"

Clown Box pointed to the membership card and said.

"I was just thinking about what else I could use to exchange for a chance to win a prize, and I remembered that this thing is of high quality but useless, so I took it out to take a look."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

"Do you know what this is?"

"The clown box asked."

"A membership card for the Chaos Club, I suppose."

"You know that, why are you still showing it off like that?"

The clown box looked at him like he was an exhibitionist.

"Nobody told me I couldn't take it out."

Liu Zheng felt somewhat aggrieved.

"Didn't the cattle and horses tell you?"

"My goodness, it seems like it doesn't know I have this."

He thought about it and realized that he really hadn't told the cattle or horses about it.

"So you're not afraid of the city hall? Yes, you're from the Bloody Restaurant, the city hall can't touch you."

The clown box suddenly realized something halfway through its story.

"In short, don't wave this thing around, and definitely don't try to put it in the gashapon machine, understand?"

It said sternly.

"Okay, why are you yelling so loudly?"

Liu Zheng cleaned his ear piercing and put the membership card back into the system space.

"call!"

Clown Box breathed a sigh of relief as he felt the strange aura completely disappear.

"Where did you come from, you freak? How come you have everything?"

It couldn't help asking.

"I'm working as a delivery driver at a bloody restaurant, so it's normal for me to have everything, right?"

"The restaurants that have everything are the bloody ones, not you guys. In the past few decades, apart from cattle and horses and you, other delivery drivers have been pretty normal."

The Clown Box did not agree with his statement.

"You wouldn't be referring every new customer to your place, would you?"

Liu Zheng understood its implied meaning.

"Hmph, otherwise how would it have had the chance to steal my cards?"

The clown box said unhappily.

"So what did you do that made it decide to turn against you?"

he asked.

Although Niu and Ma are fond of cheating and swindling, they wouldn't risk losing a long-term partner for a small profit.

"It's probably because I persuaded a deliveryman to use all his 'meat' in a lottery. But to be honest, this place is another form of casino. It's called professional ethics to trick people into going bankrupt to a casino."

"It didn't realize it after scamming so many times before, but now that it's screwed over one person, it suddenly repents. Isn't that like a prostitute trying to maintain a virtuous image?"

"Clown Box mocked."

"maybe."

Liu Zheng replied noncommittally.

Is this the reason why cattle and horses are born? Perhaps, perhaps not.

After all, its behavior is sometimes contradictory and unpredictable.

This time, directing him to the Bizarre Box House can be interpreted as using him to return the "Lucky Clown Card" and the Clown Box to repair the relationship, or it can be interpreted as letting him empty the prize pool and vent his anger once again.

Liu Zheng stood in front of the gashapon machine for a long time before finally taking out an eight-sided die.

Name: Eight-sided Dice (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Perfect

"Effect: The player's attributes are reset to 50% to 200% of their current attributes, excluding equipment bonuses and temporary bonuses."

"Note: I randomly got an 8 out of 8, damn it!"

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

Although it is a perfect item, the effect of the eight-sided die is quite useless.

First, you need to use an eight-sided die, which definitely requires items like "Black Carp Dragon's Relic" and "Third-Grade Golden Lotus Seed of Luck" to greatly increase your luck value; otherwise, you wouldn't dare use it at all.

Secondly, even if you have an item that can greatly increase your luck value, since the effect of the eight-sided die is based on the current increase in all attributes, the effect will definitely be better the longer you use it.

This is similar to many rare recovery items; you hoard them until you beat the game, while in hellish games, it's unclear whether there's even a "beat" option.

Therefore, if you absolutely have to use a perfect item to exchange for the remaining lottery chances, then using the "eight-sided die" is definitely the most suitable.

Moreover, according to Liu Zheng's estimate, the "eight-sided dice" may not even be fully replaced.

Place the "eight-sided die" into the slot, and the gashapon machine will play pleasant music.

"What's that noise?"

he asked.

"This music will play whenever you exchange items of perfect quality or higher for a chance to win a prize. By the way, you'll also get this music if you exchange 'meat' for it. Want to give it a try?"

Clown Box urged.

"Forget it, I'm not going to use 'meat' for a background music video. It's not like I have too much of it to use. Unless you ask me to use my own 'meat', that would be more like it."

"Then just pretend I didn't say anything."

The clown box retracted.

It's not like those weaklings who eat "meat" regardless of whether it's fishy or smelly.

Liu Zheng turned his gaze away and looked at the gashapon machine's counter, which clearly displayed a string of numbers.

"302".

"really."

As he expected, the "eight-sided die" is not particularly valuable among perfect items.

(End of this chapter)