A coin was dropped into the basket, and a few ripples appeared on the water surface, and then there was no movement.
Hmm? Why didn't the divination card pop up?
Ke Jin's heart suddenly sank - could it be that his luck was so bad that he couldn't even draw a card? ?
The city guard carrying the basket was also very surprised. After all, this kind of thing had never happened in his three years in office. Just as he was about to take a closer look, he saw ripples in the basket. Suddenly, with a "puff", something burst out of the water. If Momo hadn't grabbed it quickly, the thing would have hit Ke Jin's forehead directly.
"Eh? Isn't this..."
Momo spread out his hand, and he and Ke Jin looked at it, both a little embarrassed - isn't this the coin that Ke Jin had just put in? Was it returned? ?
The rippling water surface had not yet calmed down. After the coin, another object suddenly flew out. This time, Ke Jin was prepared. He reached out to grab it and found that it was actually a card. However, it was obviously different from the ones drawn by the previous passengers. Not only was the shape obviously larger, the color was also brilliant, and the light on the surface was so bright that it could blind people.
Momo and the city guards looked over and saw the card read:
——【Auspicious star descended from heaven, a distinguished guest came to visit, welcome, welcome, warm welcome! (^o^)/~】
momo: "…"
momo: "...Uh, who said they had bad luck before?"
Ke Jin was also confused. He even pinched his thigh, wondering if he was dreaming.
It hurts quite a bit.
…
So, this is not a dream? ? I... I can actually draw this kind of lucky lottery that looks so awesome in my lifetime? ?
After a moment's surprise, the city defenders became solemn and began to applaud seriously.
"Welcome, welcome. You are a distinguished guest chosen by the city guardian spirit. You no longer need to pay fees to enter and leave."
Ke Jin: “…”
So the coin bounced back just now, so this is what it meant? Then am I now a free VIP customer of Mobis City?
Led by the city guards, other passengers who were unaware of the situation also started to applaud. After hearing about the lot that Ke Jin had drawn, there was even more amazement in the car, and the applause suddenly became much louder. Everyone looked at Ke Jin with special envy and respect.
Ke Jin: “…”
Uh, I just drew a fortune card that's comparable to an SSR... Isn't everyone's reaction a little too exaggerated?
And what’s even more exaggerated is yet to come.
The city guard got off the car quickly after collecting the toll. After a while, all the city guards stationed at the city gate lined up in an orderly queue and got in front of Ke Jin under the gazes of Momo who was unusually calm and Ke Jin who was unusually uneasy.
"Sir, can I shake hands with you?" The leader asked Ke Jin in a very friendly and respectful manner.
Ke Jin was already dumbfounded.
...What's going on? ?
The other party thought that Ke Jin's silence meant consent, so he stretched out his hand happily. Ke Jin subconsciously raised his hand, and then it was shaken enthusiastically. After one hand was shaken, he consciously stepped aside, and the next one followed closely and continued to shake hands enthusiastically.
Ke Jin: “………………”
Could it be... this is the legendary... a touch of good luck?
…
Oh my god, my god, is there going to be a day when people take turns to take advantage of me!!!
After all this trouble, when the city defenders got off the bus in an orderly manner, the city gate was finally opened and the bus began to slowly drive into the city.
"Ke Jin." Momo stared at Ke Jin with eyes shining, "Oh no, big brother, you're the King of Europe! I'll follow you from now on!!"
"Please don't do that." Ke Jin wiped the sweat off his forehead, "I've only been lucky this once in my life... just this once!!
I am still a pure non-African at heart...!"
"But at least you'll have good luck today." Momo winked at Ke Jin and said, "In our area, people with good luck will have a lot of opportunities. I guess someone will come to see us soon."
***
Soon, Ke Jin understood what Momo meant.
The bus drove into the city and stopped at the platform not far away. After getting off the bus, Ke Jin looked around curiously and found that the scenery in the city was actually no different from that of an ordinary city, except that there were no high-rise buildings here. All the buildings were low-rise bungalows, and the tallest building was only two stories high.
Momo's home was not far from the platform, so the two walked directly there. Perhaps because of the small population, all the houses in the residential area were small bungalows with yards, which reminded Ke Jin of his own Kachi yard, and he suddenly felt nostalgic.
I don’t know what Ounuo and the others are doing now... Have they received the text message saying they are safe?
“Here we are!”
Momo stopped in front of a small courtyard surrounded by a simple fence. The door to the courtyard was not locked at all. He pushed it lightly and it opened, while motioning Ke Jin to come in.
"My parents have moved to another planet a long time ago, and I'm the only one living here now. You can just stay with me during the month you're stranded here." Momo said cheerfully.
"Thank you." Ke Jin said gratefully, "Then I'll trouble you."
There were many empty rooms in the house, and Momo picked the best sunny room for Ke Jin to put his luggage. When Ke Jin was packing, Momo went to his bedroom for a while, and came back with a rolled-up blueprint in his hand. He spread the blueprint completely on the table in the room, and Ke Jin looked over and saw that it looked like a map.
"Ke Jin, what type of card pool are you planning to open?" Momo asked.
"Snack card pool."
"Snacks?" Momo was slightly startled. "Does it have to be this type? Snack card pools are not very popular in Mobis City..."
"There's nothing I can do if I'm not popular," Ke Jin sighed, "I just want to open a snack food store."
"Well, let me take a look..." Momo slid his finger across the map, "There are a few snack card pools in the city, but the quality is not very high, only the first draw SR level, do you want the first draw SSR level?"
"Can the first draw level be determined now?" Ke Jin was shocked. "Don't we know the grade of the card pool after the first draw?"
"We don't have a blank card pool here." Momo lowered his head and searched for a suitable card pool on the map. "The card pools here are only divided into 'live card pools' and 'dead card pools'. If you want to open a card pool, just find a 'dead card pool' with suitable attributes, and then ask the Chosen One to help you re-activate the card pool... Of course, I was originally planning to help you open the pool, but I didn't expect that you are also the Chosen One. Then you can just go into battle and do it yourself. Hehe, isn't it convenient?"
Ke Jin really gained some knowledge and found it incredible: "Is this possible? Doesn't this mean that we can just pick up something ready-made?"
When I was on the Azure Star, I had to start from level 0, and it took a lot of effort to pass the levels and level up. Now, if I could directly revive the "dead pool" and directly pick a large card pool with good qualifications, wouldn't it be like starting at the maximum level and reaching the finish line without any effort? It would be wonderful!
"Yeah," Momo said nonchalantly, "Those card pools are just going to be wasted anyway. Besides, these card pools won't last for a few days. Whoever wants to use them can open the pools. There won't be any disputes. At most, you'll have to queue up."
"..." Ke Jin blinked, "You can't live for more than a few days? What does this mean?"
"Because there are few people here, and the energy in the card pool is consumed quickly, even if the pool is opened successfully, it won't take long for the energy in the card pool to be consumed and it will become a 'dead pool' again." Momo is obviously used to this, and even looked at Ke Jin in surprise, "Aren't you only staying for a month? Do you want to run it for a long time?"
“…”
This is not a question of whether I want to run the business for a long time... but it depends on what the subsequent tasks of the system are! If the system allows me to run the business for a year or two, and the card pool "dies" in the middle of the process, will it directly declare the task a failure? ?
Momo naturally didn't know what Ke Jin was thinking, and continued to carefully look for a suitable card pool.
"Well, the other first-draw SSR-grade snack card pools are all in the suburbs... The corner there is a bit remote and quite dangerous. Can you accept it?"
"What do you mean by 'quite dangerous'?"
Momo pointed to the top of his head and said, "There is a large protective shield over Mobis City to resist the impact of meteor showers, but in the suburbs, the shield is relatively weak and there is a certain chance that the shield will fail. If you encounter one, you may get your head crushed by a meteorite."
Ke Jin: “…”
Ke Jin: "...Then, then I'd better choose to save my life."
"But if you are lucky, that possibility should not occur, so I actually suggest that you..."
"No, no!" Ke Jin said immediately, "My luck is really not that good. I, I'd better choose the card pool in the city! It doesn't matter even if the grade is a little lower!"
Momo wanted to say something when suddenly the doorbell rang at the front door. He looked out through the window in surprise, then suddenly let out a soft "Ah", immediately put down the map and ran out.
Ke Jin didn't understand what was going on, but when he saw Momo running and waving at him, he followed in confusion.
Momo opened the front door and saw several people standing outside, led by a white-haired old man with a kind face. Momo showed a happy expression when she saw the other person.
"Grandpa Kanler!" He welcomed the old man in and introduced him to Ke Jin.
"He is the mayor of Mobis City. He used to live next door to me and watched me grow up."
"Hello, Mr. Mayor." Ke Jin didn't expect to meet the mayor of Mobis City as soon as he arrived. He saluted politely and said, "My name is Ke Jin, and I'm an outsider."
The old man smiled and nodded to Ke Jin, not even bothering to sit down. His eyes were fixed on Ke Jin, and he spoke earnestly.
"Mr. Ke, I heard from the people at the city guard office that when you entered the city today, you drew a very auspicious sign that even the city guard spirits praised highly?"
...A very lucky sign? Is this what the fortune sign means?
Ke Jin was a little embarrassed, but still said, "It was just a moment of bad luck..."
"No, no, Mr. Ke, you are too modest. If it was just a momentary good luck, the city guardian spirit would not be so excited and happy. Your arrival must be a gift from God to us." The mayor became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he directly shook Ke Jin's hand, his face full of hope and expectation.
"Mr. Ke, there is something that has been bothering Mobis City for a long time. Although it may be a bit presumptuous, I must ask for your help. I hope you can be generous and not stand by and watch!"
Ke Jin was even more embarrassed - why did it even come to the point of watching someone die without helping? Then he definitely couldn't refuse...
"What is it?" Ke Jin asked anxiously, "If it's within my ability, I will definitely not refuse."
"Please help us draw a card!"
Ke Jin: …………
Ke Jin: ………Huh?
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