Sunday, August 26th. Sunny to cloudy. Luck…
It wasn't time for the two-colored ball to reveal the lottery yet. Lin Shu was reading and studying. He knew that he had to continue to work hard to level up and gain more Exp. Points, and try to get good equipment.
Because of the monsters he had killed, his experience bar had reached 88,322/90,000. He was only 1,000+ Exp. Points away from leveling up again.
For that reason, Lin Shu got rid of all the complicated thoughts in his mind and focused on reading books to gain more Exp. Points.
Unknowingly, the time to learn and farm Exp. Points passed by quickly.
After Lin Shu had his dinner, he rested and waited. He was waiting for the live broadcast of the two-colored ball revelation.
Lin Shu looked at the lottery ticket in his hand, his heart full of anticipation. This time, he really had a strong feeling that he was going to win the big prize.
'It was true! It is possible and probably not an illusion!' Lin Shu thought.
Now, the results of the award would be announced on the live broadcast of the two-colored ball.
Lin Shu was also waiting for the results to be announced on the sports color network.
Time passed slowly as he waited nervously and excitedly. The announcement of the results was approaching, and Lin Shu was really looking forward to it. For he was hoping the God of Luck would protect him!
He believed that the one point added to his Luck attribute was definitely useful.
Lin Shu put his hands together and waited for the results to be announced. Soon, the first ball of the rolling dual-colored ball was out.
Lin Shu was speechless and so annoyed when he saw the first number that he had the urge to curse.
Lin Shu didn't get the first, second, and third number…
'Rubbish, I'm not watching anymore! But, perhaps the fourth number would be…' Lin Shu thought.
Lin Shu was very disappointed. He felt as if he had lost yet another large sum of money.
To Lin Shu, the lottery tickets were probably fake!
Lin Shu didn't know that the 1 point Luck added had any changes on him. He felt sad more than anything.
Even though he didn't want to look at the results anymore, Lin Shu was still looking at the results. Maybe, this time, one of the numbers in the group of numbers would match.
'It is all a f*cking lie! It cheated my feelings!' Lin Shu thought angrily.
Lin Shu crumpled the lottery ticket in his hand and turned it into the trash again.
'Should I not buy the grand lottery and the two-colored ball? Should I change to another kind of lottery ticket, such as the Seven-Star lottery, the Lucky lottery, the Seven-Happiness lottery… Or the scratch-to-win lottery?'
Such a thought flashed through Lin Shu's mind but it quickly dissipated.
Lin Shu knew that he was just letting his imagination run wild. It seemed that his Luck attribute with four points had not changed.
He had thought that he would really hit the jackpot, even though the feeling was so strong.
He was sad and disappointed!
…
Just as Lin Shu was feeling sad, someone called him.
"Mr. Lin, have you considered? Do you have any plans to sign a contract with our company? We can still discuss the contract fee.
"Our company is very sincere in wanting you to cooperate with us to create your own name brand and increase your popularity."
Lin Shu didn't expect that the influencer management company would actually look for his phone number. He didn't even know who had leaked this.
Lin Shu had just lost a large sum of money, and his heart was burning with anger.
Hearing the people from the influencer company talking non-stop, he directly rejected, "No, thank you."
Although he was a little tempted, he didn't want to become an influencer yet. Even if he really wanted to do a live broadcast to become an influencer, he didn't have to find an influencer company. He could just do a live broadcast and sell the goods by himself.
"Mr. Lin, you really should think about it again. It's the era of internet traffic and entertainment for everyone. If you don't consolidate your popularity and traffic, it'll easily be lost.
"You have the perfect opportunity now!"
Lin Shu felt a little embarrassed by the enthusiasm on the other end of the phone. He could only refuse, "I don't need it, thank you!"
Lin Shu hung up the phone and didn't want to say anything more. It wouldn't be good if he really agreed.
Lin Shu glanced at the two discarded lottery tickets in the trash can, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the Wishing Talisman. It seemed that the difference between the 3 and 4 attribute points in Luck wasn't that big, otherwise, he wouldn't have missed out on the prize.
'Do I really have to max out my Luck points to win the lottery? That would be too difficult! What kind of game is this? Level-locking for using the Wishing Talisman. Now that I had added one point to the Luck attribute, there was no change. It was really infuriating.'
Lin Shu was depressed.
More importantly, he did not know if he should continue buying lottery tickets.
From the looks of it, Luck was also illusory, and he didn't know when he would win the prize, just like how he didn't know what level he was at to be able to use the Wishing Talisman.
It seemed that there was only one path in front of him, and that was to gain more Exp. Points and level up.
At the very least, he would be able to get equipment when he leveled up.
'That's right!'
Lin Shu recalled that he had spent the entire day learning how to kill monsters, and his experience bar seemed to be able to level up.
Lin Shu looked at the experience bar on the virtual panel…
As expected, 90,201/90,000
'Great, now I can level up.'
Lin Shu looked at the experience bar on his virtual panel. Without much thought, he clicked on level up behind the experience bar, and then…
Beep!
Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up to level 21.
Beep!
You have successfully leveled up. You gained 1,990 Exp. Points, 166 Gold Coins, and one mystery gift.
Lin Shu glanced at the mystery gift, and then his eyes fell on the Wishing Talisman in his personal belongings. Even though he didn't have much hope, he still tried it…
Beep!
Your level is too low to use the item.
It was just as Lin Shu had expected.
After the previous level up, Lin Shu was still unable to use it. Perhaps, he had already gotten used to it, so he didn't have much of an emotional fluctuation…
'No way! I am frustrated because I still couldn't use it! F*ck! (￣^￣) what level does it take to use it?' Lin Shu wondered angrily.
Even the Item Mall had not been unlocked, and it seemed that he was still a distance away from being able to use the Wishing Talisman.
Lin Shu cast aside his annoying thoughts and focused on the mystery gift that he had just received. Naturally, he had to open it immediately.
He was really looking forward to the mystery gift, a very powerful piece of equipment, or the revelation of a set of winning numbers in the lottery tomorrow.
The second Lin Shu opened the mystery gift, a human eye-like eyeball appeared in his inventory.
The bead was as smooth as a black gem, faintly glowing with a strange light.
'A glass bead? It looked like a glass bead.' Lin Shu pondered.
However, in the next second, Lin Shu was shocked, because the item's name was…
'Dear God! It's an Eye of Prophecy!'