Chapter 54: The Gacha Story - The Fifty-Fourth Day of Game Making
Yuanshi, whom Tongtian had been talking about, was on his way. However, having made considerable preparations, Yuanshi could not simply barge into Laozi's world naked like Tongtian.
When he appeared before Tongtian, he saw that his robes and accessories were all complete.
He wore a seven-star cloud-stepping Taoist robe and soaring shoes. The whisk in his hand was made of wood struck by lightning ten thousand years ago. The hair ornament on his head was engraved with the Acquired Bagua and Big Dipper array. His black hair was neatly bound by the hair ornament, without the slightest deviation. What a well-dressed and radiant Taoist practitioner!
Tongtian knew that Yuanshi always valued rules and regulations, and even his daily attire had to conform to the laws of nature. But he had never seen him dressed so formally and solemnly before. Just looking at him, one could almost be dazzled by the mountains, rivers, stars, and profound Daoist meaning embroidered on his clothes.
"Why are you dressed so formally?" Tongtian covered his face with his hands. "Besides, isn't this a game? Where did you get this robe?"
The veteran player Tongtian immediately grasped the key point: everyone else was wearing the standard, basic outfits that came with the game, so why was Yuanshi the one wearing something so fancy?
Yuanshi glanced at Tongtian: "Naturally, it was crafted." There are plenty of materials in the game; crafting a set of robes is a piece of cake.
"Moreover, after drawing a card, one will form a bond with a new fellow Daoist, so one must be cautious." Yuanshi said quite formally.
Tongtian felt a pang of jealousy. It was just drawing a card, why was Yuanshi making such a grand spectacle of it, more like holding a Dharma assembly?
The clothes must be perfectly wrinkle-free, the hair must be styled in perfect neatness, and even the way one walks must be measured with a ruler. Just looking at it is unsettling.
Yuanshi was naturally unaware of the slander in Tongtian's heart. He first went to his elder brother's side to greet him before calling Tongtian over to talk about the "card draws that only those with good luck, good interpersonal relationships, and the favor of the heavens can get good results."
"After all, not everyone can get a gold item in a hundred draws, and not everyone can get the one they want." Tongtian raised his head and proudly recounted his feat of slaying the Chaos Demon God.
Yuanshi simply hummed in agreement, then turned to Laozi and started talking about the card-drawing game again.
"Although it is a card draw, each card contains the Dao intent of a different fellow Daoist, which can be considered as fate, so we should treat it with caution."
His words made it seem as if he hadn't listened to Tongtian at all.
But my fingertips accidentally opened the forum again, and a post titled "The Legendary Guide to Card Drawing Mysticism" was trending.
Lao Tzu nodded: "Good."
And just like that, a casual 100-pull created ripples in the gacha pool.
[Tongtian: He didn't even change his expression. He just kept doing a hundred draws and didn't get a single Earth-level card.]
[Tongtian: But my brother himself is quite satisfied, and so he started chatting with the new acquaintance.]
[Tongtian: You guys didn't see Yuanshi's expression. He hadn't even finished reading the gacha guide when he found out his older brother had already finished drawing cards and was done. I could laugh at that look for ten years.]
Tongtian kept his promise and live-streamed the entire card-drawing process in the group, which suddenly became lively in the usually quiet group.
[Yuan Yi: Actually, ranking doesn't represent everything... Oh well, it's good that we're destined to meet.]
[Hongjun: That aligns with his principles.]
[Tongtian: Wait, Yuanshi has risen. Let me see what he can draw.]
Yuan Shi originally intended to draw the card with his elder brother and put down Tong Tian's arrogance.
But he had barely mentioned drawing cards when his older brother finished and started discussing the cards with an indifferent expression.
All those strategy guides and so-called gacha experience posts he found on the forum are now useless.
Forget it. Yuan Shi looked at Laozi's calm expression. That's just how his elder brother is. It's just a mere hundred draws.
At this moment, Tongtian was analyzing the card-drawing results next to Laozi: "This hundred draws are not bad. Although I only got one character card, I have enough functional magic items and cultivation materials for doing tasks. It will save me a lot of trouble when doing tasks in the future."
"Big brother, are you really not going to draw anymore? Why don't you use spiritual power to recharge? A Grand Luo Golden Immortal can recharge ten draws a day, right? I almost got the good one. Generally speaking, newbies have good luck. Maybe the next ten draws will be enough." His tone and manner were truly three-tenths of Little Ginseng's true teachings.
Yuanshi rolled his eyes. Did he really think he and his elder brother couldn't see that Tongtian just wanted to see them make a fool of themselves?
He's so eager to show off his newfound skills that he wants the whole world to know. Otherwise, why would he have called them over so urgently? Tongtian usually hates their nagging the most.
However, he certainly wouldn't let Tongtian laugh at him this time. Yuanshi had already gained a 70% understanding of the art of card drawing by looking at the posts on the forum such as "Sincerity Brings Miracles", "Card Drawing Fortune", and "Mystical Techniques".
As long as he chooses the right time, the right place, and the right posture, given his destiny, he will definitely be able to draw out his own gold card.
Yuanshi closed the forum, full of confidence. Let's set low goals for the initial gacha pulls; just getting your own character card is enough.
He calculated with his fingers and determined that his fortune lay in the east today, making it a good day to revisit familiar places.
So he immediately told him, "I'm going to draw cards elsewhere, do you want to come with me?"
“Of course we’ll go together.” Tongtian immediately jumped out. “We brothers should go and return together.”
Seeing that his two brothers were determined to leave, I could only put the characters I had extracted back into the game space, sighed, and followed them with my cane.
But the more I looked around, the more familiar things seemed, and I ended up arriving at Kunlun.
Yuanshi paused in the air several times, and finally settled on the summit of Kunlun Mountain with his hands, holding a futon and facing east.
Then, he took out ripe yellow plums, San Guang Shen Shui (a type of medicinal drink), and placed the whisk in front of him, and took out a San Bao Yu Ru Yi (a type of jade scepter) and held it in his hand.
Sitting upright on the futon, with his eyes slightly open, he first recited an incantation, and then his hands followed suit, performing a ritual.
At the summit of Kunlun, a gentle breeze swept through, causing Yuanshi's Taoist robes to flutter in the wind.
Tongtian and Laozi followed behind, completely baffled. Why did their second brother's every step seem so methodical, yet they had never heard of such a practice before?
It looked like a ritual, or perhaps a prayer.
Tongtian posted this question in the group, and received a reply very quickly.
Just then, the wind stopped and the sunlight was at its peak. Yuanshi suddenly opened his eyes, muttered incantations, and smoothly activated the card-drawing formation with his other hand.
As soon as the ten draws were opened, a strong golden light burst forth from the formation.
Tongtian, who had originally intended to mock Yuanshi for believing in such an illusory thing, immediately shut his mouth.
[Tongtian: No, Second Brother really got the best item in ten pulls?!]
No one replied, but the link in the group chat quietly gained two more clicks.
Upon seeing the golden light, Yuanshi smiled, realizing that his judgment was indeed correct; this card draw was merely another interpretation of fate.
At noon, atop Kunlun Mountain, place three of your favorite items and use Zuo Yun's Dao technique; you're guaranteed to retrieve your own card from the card pool.
Let's see how Tongtian can show off in front of me this time.
The moment the smile froze on Yuanshi's face.
Because what appeared in the gacha pool was not the self he had imagined, but a rather familiar face.
Reaching the heavens, the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation].
A white-robed youth stood atop the array, four menacing swords flanking him, forming a rather dangerous formation. His eyes were clear, his expression resolute, and he pointed his sword at the heavens, forcefully carving a crack in the very fabric of the world.
What a brilliant move, cutting off a single thread of life from heaven and earth.
Now, at the summit of Kunlun, the original perfect "Heavenly Cycle" has been replaced with the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation".
He had clearly followed the guide step by step to summon his own card, and the host was someone he should have had a better connection with [Heaven's Way]. Yet, Tongtian suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Thinking of Tongtian's completely different Dao intent, Yuanshi couldn't help but glare at him.
Tongtian was even more confused. Yuanshi not only got ten gold coins in a row right in front of him, but he also had a stern face. I want to see what kind of divine object he drew.
Tongtian stepped forward and saw the card floating in mid-air in the center of the card pool that he hadn't taken.
The next second, Kunlun and the group chat exploded.
[Tongtian: Why? I don't understand why Yuanshi not only got a gold card in ten consecutive pulls, but also pulled my card!]
[Tongtian: The card-drawing interface clearly states that you have encountered a Daoist technique destined for you. The fact that Yuanshi was able to draw my card proves that this is a scam.]
[Tongtian: I'll compensate you with 100 free draws, otherwise I can't take it @Yuanyi]
"Heh." Yuanshi gave Tongtian a cold laugh, who had suddenly been pulled out of the water. "I don't even want this card."
"The belts on his clothes are of different lengths, his hair is a mess, the tips of the four swords are not aligned, he has no proper posture, he doesn't sit properly, he's a complete mess." Yuanshi criticized everything from the background to the person on the card.
Tongtian couldn't stand this temper. He was the most powerful card in terms of attack power, recognized by the leaderboard, the top-tier carry in the version acknowledged by Yuanyi, and the "human rights card" in Xiaorenshen's words.
Getting it is a win, and everyone who gets it should be secretly happy. Only Yuanshi doesn't know its value. He not only drew it in front of him, but also dared to complain.
Tongtian threatened, "You just wait and see."
As the origin of character cards, Tongtian clearly understood that the first stage of character cards was just an ordinary image containing Dao intent and skills.
However, as long as someone can understand the Daoist meaning hidden in the first stage, they can unlock the second stage, which contains Tongtian's own gifts and teachings to those with affinity. If there is a truly outstanding talent, Tongtian will not mind taking them as his disciples.
Although he often clashed with Yuanshi, Tongtian knew that with Yuanshi's abilities, removing the first stage of Dao intent would only take a moment.
He will then connect to the second phase of the preaching space, allowing Yuanshi to witness his abilities firsthand.
While the two were exchanging banter, Yuanshi had already drawn all the remaining numbers.
However, the next ninety draws didn't yield anything particularly rare. Even after Yuan Shi spent another ten draws, he only got some commonly used items and a few yellow-tier character cards.
However, compared to the overwhelming number of posts on the forum about people crashing during gacha pulls, Yuan Shi was already very satisfied with his gacha results.
After all, getting a gold item in ten consecutive draws is far better than getting a limited-edition divine ability in over a hundred draws. Now Tongtian can finally stop bragging in his ear.
After Yuanshi acquired the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation], Tongtian indeed calmed down considerably.
They were just too quiet, not uttering a single sarcastic remark or complaint, not even at the beginning.
It was rare to see Tongtian so calm. Out of consideration for his brotherhood, Yuanshi stepped forward, intending to offer some words of comfort.
Before he could even speak, Tongtian held up the screen and said, "Don't make a sound, I'm watching a live stream."
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Author's Note: Yuan Shi: Card drawing is about fate, card drawing is about metaphysics! [View Guide] [Arrange Everything] [Carefully Dress Up] [Start Divination] [Choose Your Favorite Item] [Choose Your Favorite Scenery] [Start the Luck-Changing Ceremony] [Holding a Jade Ruyi] [Play Lucky Music]
smoke!
Having exited Tongtian [fear]
Regarding the incident where someone obtained a Sacred Relic and was even present when they performed a summon that resulted in summoning their own brother instead of their own.
Oh, so it's the bond between brothers! [doge emoji]
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