Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 273 - 264: Why Am I So Unlucky!

The inevitable would come sooner or later...

As a former native of Blue Star and a veteran blending into the gaming and otaku communities, Eve knew that her fellow countrymen were passionate about creating fan fiction for popular games.

She just never expected that she’d be the main character this time.

Hmm... the heroine.

"Have I been too good to them?"

Eve took a deep breath and turned off the Blue Star network.

"Perhaps, the chances of winning in the prize pool were just set too high."

She sighed and casually threw out a tracker, marking all players who had discussed the fan works.

Then, decisively, she adjusted their lottery odds, setting the drop rate to a heartwarming probability...

In Chosen City, at the Nature’s Heart Guild headquarters.

After having completed all tasks and used up all his lottery tickets, Li Mu was about to log off and rest when Demacia came rushing over.

His face was filled with excitement,

"Brother Mu! Brother Mu! Did you see it? Did you see the video link in the group?"

"Video? The one with the Goddess battling the Half-Beast God?"

Li Mu stopped what he was doing and asked.

"Yeah! Hidden storyline! Brother Mu! I swear on my luck as the number one Luck King in the server, this is definitely a hidden storyline! But, it seems it hasn’t been fully triggered yet."

Demacia said.

Li Mu nodded slightly,

"I think so too. These days I plan to chat with Alice and other NPCs to see if I can find some information about the Goddess’s Divine Artifacts or something."

"You really are the Brother Mu!"

Demacia gave a thumbs up.

But soon, his expression turned a bit sly,

"But, who would’ve thought... the Goddess really likes vines that much! Hehehe, more material!" fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

"Material?"

Li Mu raised an eyebrow.

"For fan creation, of course!"

Demacia chuckled.

"Fan creation?"

Li Mu looked puzzled.

He glanced at Demacia, somewhat confused,

"I know you’re in the anime club, and you draw well, but what’s the connection with fan creation? Are you... making fan works for Elf Kingdom?"

"Hey! Brother Mu! You don’t know! Drawing these for some side income!"

Demacia boasted.

"Last time with Demigod Walker, I made a full-color series, modeled after the Goddess, took me quite a while, and it was well-received! Plus, I got a fair amount of tips online! Didn’t expect to have new material again this time!"

He got more excited as he spoke,

"You don’t know, ’Elf Kingdom’ is so popular now, even the Goddess’s popularity has exploded, lots of new works about the Goddess on the site! But of course, none are better than mine! I’ve seen countless works and episodes and have researched this a lot, hahaha!"

He stood with hands on his hips, proudly.

Li Mu: ...

"You... really are a talent!"

After a moment, it was all he could say.

But soon, Li Mu sidled up to Demacia, coughed lightly, and whispered,

"Um... cough, cough, what’s your ID on the site? Any links? Just asking."

Men... are all the same.

"Hehehe, sure, sure."

Demacia chuckled and then sneakily sent a link.

After sending the link to Li Mu, Demacia waved his hand,

"Take your time, Brother Mu! Remember to give me a thumbs up after watching! I’m off to the lottery!"

"Lottery? Haven’t you done it yet? It’s been almost two hours since the big battle ended, hasn’t it?"

About to click the link, Li Mu paused.

"Well, I had other tasks, and these days I’ve been grinding hard, got into the task rankings, so I could get a few more lottery tickets. Now I have ten saved up, planning to use them all at once."

Demacia explained.

"Using ten at once, I just don’t believe I can’t get a Legendary!"

He declared boldly.

"That depends on your luck. If it’s good, you’ll hit the jackpot in one go. If not, you might end up with ten apprentice whiteboard items."

Li Mu shook his head.

Whiteboard apprentice equipment...

For players, this was the most pitiful reward in the prize pool.

Actually, whiteboard apprentice equipment was the name players gave it.

More accurately, these were the initial items issued by the Goddess upon player birth, like wooden swords, wooden armor, or hemp robes and ironwood daggers.

Since they were basic gear with no special effects, save for some special use against the undead, players jokingly called them whiteboard apprentice gear...

And the only purpose for getting such equipment through the lottery was to sacrifice it to the Goddess in exchange for contribution points, with one piece... worth 50 points.

Painful to see.

So, no one wanted to draw such things.

Of course, the chance of getting these basic items was low.

Most players still drew purple epic gear, meditation spells, resurrection coins, contribution points, and the like.

Hearing Li Mu’s words, Demacia patted his chest,

"Don’t worry, Brother Mu! I’ve always been lucky!"

"Then good luck, anyway... I didn’t draw a Legendary."

Li Mu sighed, a bit disappointed.

"Well, well! It’ll come eventually! Brother Mu, if I draw two of the same, I’ll just give you one set!"

Demacia said cheerfully.

With that, he waved,

"No more talking! Off to the lottery!"

With that said, Demacia happily ran off.

Like the wind, he raced to the central plaza, aimed at the towering World Tree on the other side, and took a deep breath, skillfully starting to pray...

Soon, he entered the redemption shop interface.

Eagerly, Demacia jumped to the lucky draw interface, his eyes shining as he looked at the string of glowing golden prizes above the prize pool,

"Legendary! Here I come!"

His heart pounded as he spent one lottery ticket to open the prize pool.

A slight glow emanated from the pool, bursting with white light.

And seeing that white glow, Demacia’s heart sank, his smile gradually fading...

White glow... was the lowest reward.

As expected, after a burst of light, a pair of wooden shoes appeared in Demacia’s hands.

"Damn, isn’t this the initial set of six? Really drew an apprentice gear!"

Demacia looked disgruntled.

However, he quickly adjusted his mood,

"No rush, no rush! Bad luck first, good luck later!"

He patted his face, silently praying for the Goddess to bless him with a legendary draw, then spent another ticket.

Another white glow washed over, and a robe appeared in Demacia’s hands.

It was a hemp robe, a bright green one.

Demacia: ...

"Another apprentice gear? And a Mage’s? Am I cursed?"

He looked bewildered.

"No, no... getting two apprentice items in a row, that probability is quite low, luck should be a fixed amount, bad luck now means good luck next!"

Demacia encouraged himself and pulled out another lottery ticket.

Then...

A wooden magic wand appeared in his hand.

Demacia: ...

"This prize pool is cursed!"

His face twisted in frustration.

Taking a deep breath, he spent another ticket.

This time...

A wooden dagger appeared in his hand.

Demacia: ...

"I damn well..."

He couldn’t help but want to curse.

"What kind of prize pool is this?!"

"Could it be... the odds are just bad right now?"

Looking at the six remaining tickets in his hand, Demacia hesitated.

Thinking it over, he clasped his hands, prayed to all the deities including the Bodhisattva Guanyin, the Jade Emperor, The Buddha, and even the Goddess Eve again. Then, he spent all the remaining tickets in one go.

Once again, the glow from the prize pool appeared.

For a moment, a white radiance filled Demacia’s vision...

After a while, looking at the bunch of apprentice gear and basic meditation techniques for apprentices in front of him, Demacia stared blankly.

After a few seconds of silence, he collapsed onto the pile of whiteboard equipment in grief and wailed,

"My ten lottery tickets!"

"Why am I so unlucky!"