Dōgami Saeko: "Some sword techniques created by swordsmen from the One Piece world, and martial arts manuals on swordsmanship from the wuxia world — also a virtual game similar to World Tree, though this one focuses more on honing a swordsman's combat abilities."
During the war between Asgard and Jotunheim, Dōgami Saeko had brought Kasumigaoka Utaha and Umaru along and slain quite a few Frost Giants, earning a substantial amount of points.
When the final settlement came, she'd intended to divide everything equally — but Umaru and Utaha each only took one-fifth, ten thousand points. They felt they hadn't provided any real help, and that Dōgami Saeko had been the one looking after them the whole time.
In the end, Saeko accepted their gesture.
But thirty thousand points still wasn't enough to buy anything particularly advanced in the group mall.
Common Zoan-type Devil Fruits and ninjutsu were available for purchase — but none of it was useful to Saeko.
Some Flying Squirrel world sword-class skills were also available, but they were all too basic, offering her nothing.
In the end, she purchased sword techniques created by One Piece world swordsmen, along with martial arts manuals on the way of the sword from the wuxia world.
Both were genuinely helpful to her, and the prices were reasonable.
For the virtual game, she chose the version that focused on developing a swordsman's combat abilities. Since the game targeted a different demographic, the sensation of death in normal mode was rather vague — she'd specifically picked the kind that suited her better.
The killing in it was utterly real, allowing her to unleash her bloodlust without restraint.
Flying Squirrel: "KILLING SWORD."
Flying Squirrel: "That has to be the game you bought, right?"
Flying Squirrel: "Back in the day it claimed it could turn an ordinary person into a formidable swordsman. Though that was probably an exaggeration — your real body doesn't improve along with the game — but playing for long enough really does build a certain degree of muscle memory."
Flying Squirrel: "If you need it, there's a device called the [Reality Training Device] you can purchase. It links up with the game, so while you're playing, your body physically replicates the same movements as in the game. It helps you work out and develop real muscle memory."
Dōgami Saeko: "There's actually an item like that?"
Dōgami Saeko: "Thank you for the heads-up, Flying Squirrel-kun."
Flying Squirrel: "No need to thank me. Hope it helps."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Come to think of it, @Flying Squirrel, aside from the new member lottery, have you done any extra draws?"
Su Yunqing asked, somewhat curious.
Flying Squirrel: "Lottery, you say?"
Flying Squirrel: "After my first draw got me something so indescribably [difficult to describe], I never tried again."
Flying Squirrel: "The transmigration and joining the chat group probably used up all my luck. I don't think I'd stand to gain anything valuable."
Flying Squirrel said in the group chat.
As for what Flying Squirrel had gotten in his first draw — why he'd described it as "indescribable"?
That was a secret.
He didn't even want to think back on it.
At the thought, Flying Squirrel glanced down at himself, then shook his head.
That kind of thing — he'd never in his life have any use for it!
Ordinary Group Leader: "Shame."
Ordinary Group Leader: "@Ninth Prince of Qin, what about you?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Have you tried again?"
Ninth Prince of Qin: "Feels like you're just hoping to watch us waste points on a bad draw and get nothing good."
Ninth Prince of Qin: "Sus.jpg"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Haha, what would make you think that?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "I'm just curious,搓手.jpg"
Su Yunqing was slightly embarrassed after Ying Zi'nian saw right through her — which, fine, there may have been a tiny bit of that impulse.
I mean, when you've been rained on, you just want to see other people get rained on too, right?
Ninth Prince of Qin: "Forget it."
Ninth Prince of Qin: "I don't like wasting points on low-probability gambles."
Ninth Prince of Qin: "Same reason I'd never buy lottery tickets or enter sweepstakes in my past life; after transmigrating, I won't waste points on draws with worse odds than winning five million."
Ying Zi'nian said coolly.
For him, every single point was invaluable.
A thousand points was enough to buy a great many useful things for Great Qin from the chat group.
Be it knowledge, seeds, or technology.
These were things Great Qin couldn't develop without — things that would let the common people beneath the heavens eat their fill and stay warm.
Until he'd developed Great Qin to a state he was satisfied with, he wouldn't waste a single point.
Though technically he didn't need to purchase any of this through the chat group at all — he could just ask Utaha, Umaru, Dōgami Saeko, and the others; it'd be a trivial matter for them.
But Ying Zi'nian didn't like owing people favors.
He didn't feel that paying them back with some gold or jewels would adequately repay what they'd done.
Even if they didn't mind, Ying Zi'nian couldn't说服 his own conscience.
Ordinary Group Leader: "."
Ordinary Group Leader: "@Loki, don't tell me you haven't either?"
Su Yunqing said somewhat glumly, figuring in her heart that probably everyone had given up on the lottery feature after the disappointment of the new member draw — the fishing feature too, same principle.
But what Su Yunqing didn't expect was that this time, things seemed a little different.
Loki: "T-This King... This King obviously didn't do any draws either."
Loki: "Who am I? The great King of Asgard! Why would I waste points on something like that!"
Loki: "You asking me this question is practically an insult to the King of Asgard!"
Richest Man: "???"
Simulterrain: "That tone..."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Did you do a draw?"
If Loki had said anything else, maybe it would've been fine. But he just had to go and say something like "the great King of Asgard" — instantly alerting everyone else that something was off.
Loki: "."
Why — why, as the God of Lies himself, able to play even Thor for a fool, could these people see through him at a glance?
Was there something in what he'd just said that gave him away?
Ordinary Group Leader: "Satisfying, so satisfying. Just seeing Loki hesitate like that tells me he didn't get anything good."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Instantly lifted my mood."
Most Ancient Godslayer: "."
Most Ancient Godslayer: "What kind of mindset is that."
Ninth Prince of Qin: "Watching you make money makes me feel worse than losing money? I suppose that's the reverse of the saying."
Ninth Prince of Qin: "Watching you lose money makes me happier than making money."
Richest Man: "Facepalm.jpg"
Richest Man: "Does it really have to go this far?"
Tony couldn't help but laugh.
What do you mean, watching someone lose money makes you happier than making money yourself — that's just cold!
(End of Chapter)
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