As autumn arrives, the sky in Beijing becomes bright. Chrysanthemum lanterns are hung in the streets and alleys, and storytellers in teahouses sing Qingping Tune. But deep in the alley, there is a young man named Xiao Meng. He doesn’t care about the cool autumn weather or the time of poetry and wine. His eyes are all fixed on the mobile phone, and his fingers are poking like counting the time, without any ambiguity.
“I’ve made it this time!” He was so happy that his nose was shining, and he muttered in his mouth: “Starting from September 5th, it’s finally his turn to re-engraving!”
Who is re-engraving? That is a famous big man in their game, wearing a golden robe and holding a long spear in his hand. It is said that when the shield is opened, the eight winds will not move, and the four seas will obey. He has dreamed for half a year, and now he finally looks forward to his return. Why not hurry up and draw?
So, Xiao Meng rushed into the game on time, looking at the shining prayer interface, his eyes shining, shining more than the sugar man at the Red Temple Fair. “I don’t want much, just draw it.” He said it lightly, but he was burning with anger in his heart. His fingers slipped, and the raw stones flew out, and the stars swirled.
“The tenth draw… no trace.”
“The twentieth… Ouch, a four-star weapon.”
“The fortieth… why is it still four stars?”
He began to get a little anxious. Don’t look at his words, he has been calculating in his heart for a long time – he knows the rules of this game very well: Generally, you have to draw it 80 or 90 times before the system is willing to give you a five-star. To put it bluntly, it is a “guarantee”.
But this “guarantee” may not give you what you want. If you draw it wrong, and you are given another permanent character, then you have to accumulate a round of wishes again. In this way, it will take 150 to 180 draws to get that big shot.
Xiao Meng knows that luck is a mysterious thing. So he clicked on the card draw while looking through his wallet – 6480 Genesis Crystals, in exchange for a big gift pack, is enough for more than 60 draws. If he wants to take down that big shot, he needs at least two 6480s. If he is unlucky, he needs to pay three, which is nearly 300 US dollars!
His heart tightened, and this series of numbers made him panic. 300 US dollars, to put it bluntly, can also buy three good second-hand mountain bikes, or dinner at the restaurant at the entrance of the alley for a whole month, with beer and stewed pork elbows.
But his eyes did not move. It’s not that he didn’t feel sorry for the money, but he felt that “I have waited so long, I will lose if I don’t draw.” So he gritted his teeth again: “Forget it, just buy some armor to protect me from the autumn cold.”
But the real trouble is not the money, but the payment system in the game. The maximum amount you can top up is 6480 Genesis Crystals at a time. If you want to top up three times, you have to pay three times – WeChat doesn’t allow you to use it, credit cards are picky, and the platform sometimes gets stuck, which makes Xiao Meng’s soul fly out.
“These days, even spending money is not fun.” He shook his head and sighed.
At this time, Xiao Zhang next to him came up and said, “Why don’t you try those deposit platforms outside? Sometimes they offer 20% or 90% discounts, and you can recharge enough at one time, which is much more convenient.”
Xiao Meng felt itchy again, but then he thought, “Asking for my password and ID card, isn’t that the same as handing over my passbook to someone else?”
An old man in the teahouse heard this and put down his teacup and said leisurely, “Hey, young man, it’s not that the old man is too talkative, but it’s a pleasure to spend money comfortably, and it’s a sin to spend it uncomfortably. Things that are obtained at a cheap price are often a bit strange.”
After hearing this, Xiao Meng closed his phone and smiled bitterly, “I’ve been hit by ‘cheapness’ for all this trouble.”
So he decided not to rush this time, not to rush to be the first, to save up some raw stones, wait for an event, and see what others say. The world is impetuous, but you still have to rely on fate to draw cards – if you don’t draw, you don’t have fate; if you draw, you should be content.
After all, being able to save some raw stones and draw out some hope these days is a small blessing.
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