Lin Cuiying was too lazy to argue with the system. After storing all 60,000 copper coins into the system space, she prepared to go home.
But just then, the boy's bubble voice in his mind rang out again: [Host, you have one more chance to draw from a bronze treasure chest. Would you like to use it now?]
"lottery?"
What a wonderful thing!
"Go ahead and smoke."
【Host, please choose one of the bronze treasure chests!】
Nine more identical bronze treasure chests popped up on the screen.
Lin Cuiying pointed to one at random.
The treasure chest slowly opened, but a line of text quickly appeared: 【Thank you for participating!】
Depend on!
No prize awarded!
Lin Cuiying rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Thank you for participating? Is this lottery a scam?"
[Don't be angry, Host! The lottery is all about luck!]
I didn't want to pay any more attention to it, but then I thought, why did a lottery suddenly appear?
"No, you have to explain to me how this lottery came about."
The system hesitated, stammering, and a "..." symbol appeared above the little figure's head, as if it was organizing its thoughts.
Lin Cuiying's eyes narrowed, and she said in an icy tone, "If you don't explain yourself clearly, believe me, I'll never speak to you again."
"No, no, no! Host, I'll tell you!" The chibi-style figure on the screen made a gesture of surrender.
This lottery draw is a reward randomly triggered by the system based on the value of what you sold to the system.
"Randomly triggered?" Lin Cuiying frowned slightly. "How much worth of items would I have to sell next time to trigger the lottery?"
"Well..." the system stammered again. "The trigger conditions for the lottery are quite complex, related to the type, quantity, and quality of the items being sold. I can't quite explain it clearly."
"Can't explain it clearly? Then there's something fishy going on!" Lin Cuiying's tone was icy, her eyes full of suspicion.
The system avatar hurriedly explained, the symbols above its head constantly changing as if it were rapidly organizing its thoughts: 【No, no, no! Host, it's not what you think! The lottery is random, really!】
Lin Cuiying snorted coldly, clearly not believing the system's explanation.
"Random? That's too much of a coincidence. It just happened to trigger right after I sold the black bear?"
The icon above the system's head turned into a sad face, and it shrugged helplessly: [Host, this really is just a coincidence!]
"A coincidence?" Lin Cuiying frowned. "Then how can I be sure I won't trigger the lottery next time?"
The symbol above the system's head changed to a thinking expression, and after a while, it replied: "Host, the more you sell, the more likely you are to trigger the lottery again!"
"Sell more things?" Lin Cuiying narrowed her eyes. "You mean, you want me to go into the mountains to hunt wild animals to sell?"
The system avatar nodded hurriedly, its icon transforming into a thumbs-up: [Host is brilliant! The more items you sell, and the higher their value, the greater your chance of triggering the lottery!]
Lin Cuiying remained silent for a while, seemingly processing what was being said.
After a while, he asked again, "What rewards are inside the treasure chest?"
After asking that question, Lin Cuiying added emphatically, "I won't say thank you for participating again."
Suddenly, eight little figures appeared on the screen, each holding a sign that read: [Thank you for participating, thank you for your patronage, thank you for your purchase, thank you for trying, thank you for tasting, thank you for experiencing, thank you for buying.]
Lin Cuiying's lips twitched violently again. "Can't your system be a little normal? Are these the kinds of rewards you give out? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for being so heartless?"
[Host, don't get excited! There are nine treasure chests in total. As long as you draw the prize chest, the reward is guaranteed to satisfy you!]
"Satisfied?" She didn't believe the system's nonsense. "The chances are so small, can you guarantee I'll be satisfied? Are you kidding me?"
The icon above the system's little figure changed to a pitiful crying face: [Host, I wasn't trying to comfort you! The prizes in the lottery are very generous; if you win, you'll definitely be satisfied!]
"Generous rewards? What kind of rewards are there?"
When faced with Lin Cuiying's question, the system started to stammer again, seemingly unsure how to answer.
Lin Cuiying's eyes narrowed, and she said in an icy tone, "Are you hiding something from me?"
The system avatar hurriedly shook its head, the symbol above its head changing to a panicked expression: 【No, no! Host, I just... I was just trying to figure out how to describe it to you!】
"Describe?" Lin Cuiying narrowed her eyes. "You mean, you don't know how to describe the reward?"
The little figure nodded, and the symbol above its head changed to a deep-thinking expression: [Host, the rewards are always different, how am I supposed to describe them to you?]
Lin Cuiying frowned. "Different? How are they different?"
The prizes in the lottery are random; they could be physical items, skills, special abilities... anything is possible!
"Random? Doesn't that mean it's all based on luck?"
[Yes, yes! It's all about luck!]
Lin Cuiying remained silent for a while, seemingly deep in thought.
After a long pause, she finally spoke, "Can the chances to win the lottery be accumulated?"
The system avatar was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Lin Cuiying to ask such a question.
[Host, lottery chances cannot be accumulated!]
"Can't it be accumulated?" Lin Cuiying asked, somewhat dissatisfied. "Why not?"
【Because...because...】The symbol above the system icon's head suddenly turned into gibberish, with a buzzing sound mixed in with the bubbling sound.
Lin Cuiying realized that there was no such rule when the system didn't produce a "because" after a long time.
"Alright, it's decided then. We'll accumulate all our future raffle chances, and I'll only draw one when I'm in a good mood."
After saying this, Lin Cuiying hurried home according to the map's directions.
You've been away for so long, your family must be worried.
Just as we were about to reach the entrance of Luhua Village, the system's bubble sound came out again.
[Host, that lottery chance...]
"I won't listen... I won't listen..."
Lin Cuiying covered her ears and hurried past the old locust tree at the village entrance, her shoes crunching over the gravel.
The system's bubble sound suddenly rose an octave, piercing her eardrums with pain.
【Host! Lottery chances really can't be accumulated!】 The chibi-style figure on the screen was so anxious that it spun around in place, and the garbled symbols exploded into fireworks.
She abruptly stopped, a withered leaf swirling around her cloth shoes, and asked in an icy tone, "Really not?"
The system's voice trailed off, the chibi-style figure lowered its hands, and the symbol above its head turned gray: [Host, what I'm saying is true~ That's how the lottery works, there's nothing I can do about it!]
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