On the second floor of the house.
Chenchen was hugging her pillow sleepily as she stood at the staircase. She could not open her eyes and said, "Zhang Ye, lower your voice. You woke me up."
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "Go ahead and sleep. I won't disturb you."
Chenchen rubbed her eyes and asked, "What were you doing?"
"Oh, I was splitting the scissors with my hands." Zhang Ye said.
Chenchen smirked, "No wonder you were shouting so loudly. Do you think you're my aunt? Zhang Ye, you're so childish."
Zhang Ye felt his pride hurt and immediately stared at her, "Who told you that Uncle Zhang was the one shouting? It was the scissors that cried out in pain from my slashes! "
Chenchen curled her lips and said in a childish voice, "You don't act like an adult at all." Then she went back into the house.
Zhang Ye was a little embarrassed and instructed upstairs, "Cover yourself with the blanket. Don't catch a cold. I'll be sleeping in the small room downstairs. If you need to go to the bathroom at night, call me."
An impatient child's voice floated from upstairs, "Got it."
Zhang Ye felt very helpless. This child was good at everything, except that she was too smart. She did not know how to give face to her elders. He turned around and sat down again. Yes, it was time for the lottery draw.
Skills Category!
He wanted this today!
Zhang Ye selected the lottery draw and spent 100,000 Reputation points to purchase it!
The lottery draw began. The needle on the virtual screen began spinning on the lottery wheel. One round, two rounds, three rounds, and then it slowed down.
Zhang Ye stared at the wheel. When the needle was about to stop, he hesitated for a moment but did not move. This was because from the direction it was heading, the needle would probably stop in the Stats Category area. This was not what Zhang Ye wanted today, so he decided not to bother and did not place any additional stakes.
The needle stopped. Although it moved forward a lot more than he expected, it still stopped in the Stats Category area. A small golden treasure chest appeared!
He opened it.
[Fruit of Strength 1]: Permanently increases the strength of the player.
Increases Strength?
This was not bad either.
Zhang Ye took out the shiny black fruit from the Treasure Chest and looked at it from left to right. Then, he opened his mouth and ate it. Suddenly, his body felt a little numb, as if he had been electrocuted. It was only for a second, and then there was no reaction. He moved his arms a little. It felt pretty good, but since he had only eaten one Fruit of Strength, there definitely wouldn't be any substantial changes to his body.
He continued the lottery draw.
He bought another lottery ticket. The needle spun and spun. When it was about to stop, Zhang Ye took a serious look and analyzed it. This time, the needle might stop somewhere in between the Skills Category and Consumption Category. As the needle's movements and speed were different every time, it was hard to determine where it would stop. If he waited until it was about to stop before deciding whether or not to raise, it might be too late. The needle might stop at any moment. Hence, to be safe, Zhang Ye did not raise and waited for another round.
The needle stopped.
It was a consumable type.
He opened the Golden Treasure Chest (Small) and took a look.
[Game Pause] 1: Time is paused for one minute.
Zhang Ye was stunned. Of course, he had played games before. Other than online games, most standalone games would have a pause function. He did not expect such an item to exist. Game pause? Time stop? Just listening to it was awesome! This is a good thing. If I had known earlier, I would have drawn a few more. However, nothing was perfect. How about drawing a few dozen or even a hundred more? What if he drew a "blank" like last time? Then they would all be blind! He had to be content!
He did not have much Reputation points left. It was less than 30 million. He was left with about 29 million.
Zhang Ye tried the Lottery again. He rubbed his hands and clicked on the Lottery Draw to buy, "Give me a Skills Category! Give me a skill! " He was determined to get two skills today. No matter what the skills were, or whether they were useful to him now, he did not care!
Appear!
Pi! Card! Qiu!
Needless to say, this shout was really effective!
Pika … The Skills Category really appeared. After the needle spun more than ten times, it slowly approached the Skills Category area and was about to stop there! Zhang Ye quickly pressed the Additional Stakes button. He had wanted to add a hundred Additional Stakes, but seeing that he still had enough Reputation points, he decided to add a hundred and forty-nine Additional Stakes!
It stopped!
There was no mistake this time. It was the Skills Category!
With a "ding" sound, the Lottery Draw ended. Zhang Ye's game ring's inventory was suddenly filled with 150 Golden Treasure Chests (Small). They were densely packed and covered the sky.
Zhang Ye did not open the Treasure Chests. Since the skill had already been decided, it did not matter if he looked at it now or later. He pressed on the next Lottery Draw!
Go!
Attack!
Moon! Of! Crown!
It was really godly. Zhang Ye's shout was effective again. This time, the needle was about the same as before. After spinning for a long time, it slowly moved towards the Skills Category area. Although it looked a little dangerous, and it was not far from the Consumption Category area, but after some calculations, the probability of it stopping at the Skills Category area was still more than 90%. Zhang Ye immediately Added Stakes!
Added 140 Additional Stakes!
This meant that the next two Lottery Draws had used up all of his remaining 29 million or so Reputation points. After the Additional Stakes, Zhang Ye's total Reputation points had been completely emptied!
The needle continued moving!
Stop! Stop! Don't go any further!
Just as the needle was about to cross from the Skills Category to the Consumption Category area, it finally came to a stop. Zhang Ye broke out in a cold sweat. Almost!
Ding!
Another 141 Treasure Chests were stored in his inventory!
Zhang Ye was very excited and also very much looking forward to it. He took out the Treasure Chests (Small) from his inventory and placed them in the landlady's living room on the first floor. They were piled up all over the floor, and there was no space for them on the floor. He then began to place them on the table and sofa. The Treasure Chests were very light and felt like they were floating in his hands. They did not have a physical body and were just virtual objects, so he did not have to worry about them crushing the tables and chairs.
Open it!
Let's see what it is!
Zhang Ye held onto some hope and opened one of the 150 Treasure Chests that he had won in the second to last draw. When the lid was opened, a golden light shone!
[Higher Mathematics Skill Experience Book] 150: Effective upon reading. Increases the player's Higher Mathematics skill experience. Can be stacked.
Higher Mathematics?
There was such a skill?
Zhang Ye blinked and could not help but nod his head. He had studied Higher Mathematics in university. Although it was not as profound as the science and engineering majors, he was not unfamiliar with it and knew a little about it. Some people might think that Higher Mathematics was useless to the average person if they did not engage in a related profession, and that it was just for show. However, Zhang Ye knew that Higher Mathematics was not as simple as others thought. It was an esoteric subject that could be used in all aspects of life. For example, if you went to the grocery store and bought 18.5 yuan worth of groceries, you might give the seller 100 yuan, but he would give you 81 yuan instead. If you did not know if it was correct or not, or if he was cheating you, you could immediately take out a piece of paper and list out a series of advanced mathematical formulas for detailed calculations and analysis. Derivative formulas, basic integral tables, rational integration of trigonometric functions, etc. Hence, you would never have to worry that the seller would give you the wrong change. With this explanation, everyone would understand, right? Yes, Higher Mathematics was very magical, very …
Damn, alright.
This crappy thing was really useless!
But forget it. Who knows, it might come in handy in the future. Let's not care about it for now. This thing could at least be considered capital. Zhang Ye consoled himself with tears in his eyes and began learning!
One book!
One hundred books!
One hundred and fifty books!
After learning all the Higher Mathematics skills, Zhang Ye began to look at the other 141 Treasure Chests. Gritting his teeth, he took a deep breath and opened the Treasure Chest!
[Performance Skill Experience Book] 141: Effective upon reading. Increases the experience of performing skills.
With this, Zhang Ye finally beamed with joy. Performing? This was a good skill. He was a broadcasting major. Although he had dabbled in some ordinary performing arts, and there were a few courses that intersected with performing arts, he was not a performing arts major and had not studied it systematically. If Zhang Ye were to go on stage and tell a joke, he would have no problem doing it. But if he were to go on stage and act in a play, then it would be difficult for him. It wasn't that he couldn't act, but at most, he could only act as himself. He didn't know how to switch roles with his natural instincts. This fellow was still worried about what he would do if he were to act in a movie or television series in the future. Learn from scratch? But there was no time for that. Now, it was all settled!
Well, of course, it wasn't that he couldn't act even if he didn't have any acting skills. For example, Zhang Ye could totally become an idol actor. With him … Yes, with his extremely handsome looks and tall and powerful body, this path could still be taken. But as a person, he had to have his own goals, right? A celebrity who relied on their looks to make a living was nothing. Zhang Ye really didn't want to be associated with such a person!
Haha, finally a useful big skill!
Zhang Ye flipped through the 141 Skill Experience Books and learned them all in one go.
After he was done, his Reputation Points were also emptied. He closed the game ring's screen and closed his eyes to feel the huge amount of knowledge and information surging into his mind. He felt very fulfilled. Today's lottery draw had given him a lot more confidence. At least his future prospects in the entertainment industry had widened. He could no longer be limited to being a host, writing novels, poems, calligraphy, advertisements, etc. The Acting Skill Experience Book had given him another path in acting. The Advanced Mathematics Skill Experience Book had given him another path … Uh, an unknown path. Well, they were all pretty good.
Then, Zhang Ye began to calm down. It was time to think about his next move. After resting for so long over the new year, he didn't have much to talk about. He had just been evaluated as a C-list celebrity, so if he continued to stay at home, he might fall off the C-list rankings again.
Should he write a novel?
Or return to Shanghai to make a program?
Or should he do something else? Music? Acting? Write a few more poems?
Other celebrities were struggling. Some of them couldn't find a good job, while others were afraid that they wouldn't be able to do a good job, or that they didn't have the ability to do it. But Zhang Ye was the exact opposite of them. There were too many things that he could do now, and he was confident that he could do them well. But in the end, he didn't know what to do!
He thought and thought.
From night till midnight, he still couldn't make up his mind.
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