Early in the morning.
At Zhang Ye's parents' house.
It was already late at night and most of the people in the neighborhood were asleep. Only two cats were meowing in the garden downstairs. It was cat season, so it was a little noisy.
"Meow!"
"Ao …"
Zhang Ye was lying in bed with his back against the headboard. He was holding his cell phone and scrolling through Weibo gloomily. He had just won the unlucky title of the most unpopular celebrity in the country, so he was cursing in his heart. He felt that these netizens on Weibo were too wicked. Even if this bro had not reached the level of the most popular celebrity, he shouldn't have gotten the title of the most unpopular celebrity either. Weren't they just trolling him!?
Heh, forget it.
It was fine as long as everyone was happy.
If he was unpopular, so be it. He was still a champion, wasn't he? Other people couldn't get it even if they wanted to, so it was more or less a reflection of their popularity. There were some other small celebrities who were really annoying, such as those who acted like they were big shots, or those whose acting skills were terrible, or those who sang off-key, but they were not even qualified to be voted as the most unpopular celebrity, let alone winning the historical record of over 20 million votes. He had broken the historical record by nearly 10 times in one go. Zhang Ye was practically the "most unpopular" celebrity in the history of Weibo in recent years. Even the votes of those who had won the most unpopular celebrity title in the past few years combined could not compare to his!
But even if he was said to be unpopular, if he was really unpopular, the people wouldn't even remember his name. They probably wouldn't even know who he was, so why would they vote for him? They wouldn't even be bothered with him. This was similar to the Golden Raspberry Awards in Zhang Ye's previous world. So in this year's voting, it wasn't that Zhang Ye was especially unpopular. This voting was more or less done for entertainment purposes. It was just to liven things up. Besides, being the most unpopular person in first place could still add some popularity and Reputation points to Zhang Ye. It was still better than no one caring about him. Overall, it was still a win — this fellow could only try to think on the bright side. He was a celebrity, after all. To put it bluntly, they were just there to entertain the people.
Oh right.
Speaking of Reputation Points, he remembered something.
Zhang Ye looked at the game ring on his pinky finger. It had been a long time since he last checked it. If he did not remember wrongly, the last time he used the game ring was at the International Math Olympiad at Summer Palace to recall "Fermat's Last Conjecture", which was also known as "Dale's Conjecture" in this world. After buying a Memory Search Capsule and solving the conjecture, he did not even check how many Reputation Points he had gained. The memory search capsule for Legend of Wukong had been consumed beforehand, and he hadn't opened the game ring ever since. Things were so chaotic that he had forgotten about this.
This was his greatest asset.
Zhang Ye's mood immediately shifted away from the Weibo votes that had just ended at midnight. He excitedly shifted his attention to the game ring. He reckoned that he would definitely earn quite a lot of Reputation Points this time. It had been a long time since he had played the lottery draw. Now that the ban had been completely resolved, it was time for him to start a new job after his comeback. He needed to accumulate more capital and confidence, and at this moment where he was not far from becoming a B-list celebrity, Zhang Ye was full of energy and confidence.
He activated the ring.
Shua, a virtual screen popped up.
The screen was the same as usual, with the menu:
[Item]
[Shop]
[Lottery Draw]
Then there was the [Reputation Points] — 224,573 million.
As there were people all over the country who were paying attention to Zhang Ye's new or old works at every second, his Reputation Points were also constantly increasing. For example, the recent Legend of Wukong, the Weibo Celebrity Rankings, and even the recent A Tale of Horses and The Road Not Taken.
+3！
+2！
+11！
+8！
+6！
It went on and on.
Without any new works, his Reputation Points would increase at a slower rate.
A total of over 200 million Reputation Points. Zhang Ye was not too surprised by this number, as he had already expected it. But when he saw it for himself, he was still pleasantly surprised. He knew that some of the credit had to do with works like Legend of Wukong, but it was definitely not much, nor was it the main contribution. Of this 200 million Reputation Points, most of it was probably due to the uproar caused by him solving "Dale's Conjecture". Although mathematics was not something that the people paid much attention to, or rather, they had never paid attention to it before, Zhang Ye had solved one of the top ten mathematical problems that no mathematician in the world had ever been able to solve. The people might not know about mathematical conjectures, and might not even know what "Dale's Conjecture" was or what it meant, but that did not stop them from knowing just how unbelievable this matter was. This admiration, shock, and praise naturally all turned into Zhang Ye's popularity, which was then added to the game ring's Reputation Points.
Over 200 million Reputation Points!
This was the largest amount of Reputation Points that Zhang Ye had earned ever since he obtained the game ring. Compared to the Reputation Points he had earned in the past, it was on a completely different scale!
It was too much!
It was so much that he didn't even know how to use it!
Zhang Ye was beaming with joy. However, just as he was about to tap on the screen to take a look, the moment his finger touched the interface, it did not activate. Instead, a notification window popped up.
[System update detected.]
Update?
The system could be updated?
Zhang Ye was stunned and could not react in time.
The notification window flashed by, followed by a few more lines of explanation.
[Update Explanation]: Upgrade conditions have been met. Upgrading the system will cost 200 million Reputation Points. After the system is updated, a lottery draw function will be added, along with special rewards.
[Confirm]/[Cancel]
Finally, two options were given.
Zhang Ye found it hard to digest. System upgrade? Was it because he had already reached the required 200 million Reputation Points, which was why there was an update notification? Was it because he had not opened the game ring before, which was why there was only a notification now? Furthermore, there was a price to pay for this update. It would cost 200 million Reputation Points? Damn, this bro had worked so hard to save up so many Reputation Points, but almost all of it had to be spent on the system update? That would be too much of a loss. How many things could he do with 200 million Reputation Points? How many lottery draws could he get? With this upgrade, he would be back to square one overnight? And what was the additional lottery draw function after the upgrade? Didn't he already have a lottery draw? Oh, right. He recalled that the Treasure Chests that he had previously drawn from the lottery had always been labeled as Treasure Chest (Small). Did that mean that there were other Treasure Chests of a higher level and type than Treasure Chest (Small)? Then what about the special rewards? What were the special rewards?
There was too little information!
There was no way for him to judge or decide!
Zhang Ye was very hesitant. Gritting his teeth, he clicked [Cancel] first. He really could not bear to do it. After canceling the system upgrade, the notification window automatically retracted itself. It did not disappear, but was minimized to the bottom right corner of the game interface, turning into an exclamation mark icon. Zhang Ye tried to open it again, but the notification window appeared again. He clicked [Cancel] and retracted it again.
Let's think about it again.
He struggled with his thoughts for a while, so he decided that it would not be too late to make a decision after drawing two more times. With so many Reputation Points in hand, he had to spend them first. He had to get a taste of what it felt like to be rich.
Without upgrading, he began the lottery draw.
Scanning his Reputation Points, Zhang Ye clicked on the lottery draw interface and spent 100,000 Reputation Points to buy a chance at the lottery draw. Then he clicked on Additional Stakes and added 19 Additional Stakes, spending a total of 2 million Reputation Points.
The wheel began to spin!
The needle spun quickly in different areas!
After more than ten seconds, it became slower and slower. It was about to stop!
Consumption Category …
Stats Category …
Finally, it returned to the Consumption Category and stopped!
Zhang Ye was just testing the waters. It did not matter what category he drew, as long as the item was good. He opened his inventory with anticipation and took out the 20 Golden Treasure Chests (Small) that he had just drawn. He opened the lids and with a flash of gold, a bottle of green reagent appeared in the Treasure Chest. It was in the shape of a test tube and there was a wooden stopper at the top. The liquid inside gave off a mysterious aura as it shimmered.
[Stamina Potion (Small)] * 20: Effective upon consumption. Increases stamina.
As stamina was something that could be recovered and expended, this reagent did not have a time limit. It was also a consumable item.
20 bottles?
It didn't feel too bad.
Zhang Ye shook his head slightly. He was not too satisfied with it, but he was not too disappointed either. After some consideration, he decided to try the lottery again, but this time, he drew something better. Naturally, he opened up the Merchant Shop's interface and used his trump card.
[Lucky Halo].
He clicked to activate it!
A white halo appeared on top of his head, exuding a mesmerizing aura.
Reputation Points - 10000!
Reputation Points - 10000!
It consumed 10,000 Reputation Points every second. How extravagant!
Luckily, Zhang Ye had "money" now, so he did not care about it. He turned around and immediately went back to the lottery draw interface and purchased the lottery draw. He also added 19 additional stakes!
The lottery draw began!
The needle spun!
1 round … 5 rounds … 10 rounds …
With the addition of the Lucky Halo, Zhang Ye was naturally looking forward to the lottery draw. He was looking forward to getting into the Special Category category, which was the right to purchase items from the Merchant Shop. This was because no matter how good an item was, it was difficult to get a second chance at the lottery draw. Once it was used up, it would be gone. It could not be compared to having the right to purchase items and being able to use them whenever he wanted. Hence, no matter how many he wanted, it would never be too much!
Special Category!
Special Category!
He prayed in his heart, hoping that the Lucky Halo would show its power!
The needle was about to stop, but it was indeed moving in that direction. It was getting closer and closer to the smallest Special Category area on the compass!
But just as it was about to enter the Special Category area, the needle seemed to run out of strength. With a click, it stopped regretfully at the Stats Category area!
20 Treasure Chests (Small) appeared.
[Fruit of Agility] x 20: Effective upon consumption. Increases agility.
But thinking about it, based on his previous experience, the Lucky Bread (Small), which he had played more than once, should be on the same level as the Lucky Halo. It was just that the former was a consumable while the latter could be used indefinitely. That was the only difference. As for the increase in luck, the two items were the same, but there was a limit to it and not an unlimited amount of luck. For example, when he rolled the Difficulty Adjustment Die, if it had really been the maximum amount of luck, then it wouldn't have rolled the Reduced Difficulty by 5 Times. It would have definitely rolled the Reduced Difficulty by 10 Times instead. Also, from this lottery draw, it could be seen that the Lucky Halo had its limits. It couldn't possibly work every time, nor could it always be as successful as he wished.
For example, when he rolled the Difficulty Adjustment Die that time, if it had really been the maximum amount of luck, then it would not have been possible for it to reduce the difficulty by 5 times. It would have definitely reduced the difficulty by 10 times. Also, from this lottery draw, it could be seen that the Lucky Halo had its limits. It could not possibly work every time, nor could it always succeed.
Should he upgrade it or not?
Should he upgrade it or not?
Zhang Ye had encountered a huge problem that all women would face after discovering that they were pregnant!
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