Chapter 67: The Scam Lottery
Xiao Zhen first went to the Alchemist Guild to greet his teacher. Fa Ma was relieved after seeing that the boy was fine.
He finally managed to recruit a disciple with great talent. If he died due to an accident, wouldn't all his hard work in training him be in vain?
"Zhen'er, where have you been all this time? We were so worried." Fa Ma asked.
Xiao Zhen touched his head in embarrassment and said shyly: "Report to the teacher! I went to the Gol Desert recently and met Uncle Hai Bodong. By the way, I passed the exam to become a second-grade alchemist."
"Hmm!" Fa Ma's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked carefully, "You said you took the exam for the second-grade alchemist. Did you pass it?"
Xiao Zhen waved his hand confidently, and the badge and certificate of the second-grade alchemist appeared on the table.
Fa Ma took a look at the objects on the table. With his experienced eyes, he could naturally tell the authenticity. You know, he is the president of the Alchemist Guild, he would not be wrong.
"Not bad, not bad, Zhen'er, you are indeed the most talented person I have ever seen. I believe that you will surpass me in the future and become a sixth-grade... no! A seventh-grade or higher alchemist."
Xiao Zhen lowered his head slightly and smiled faintly: "This is all due to the teacher's cultivation! Without the teacher's guidance, how could I have achieved the current results."
Fa Ma was happy and praised Xiao Zhen a few more words before letting him go home.
The Xiao family now knew the news of Xiao Zhen's return to the imperial capital, and everyone was busy.
As soon as Xiao Zhen stepped into the house, a middle-aged woman hugged him into her arms and said excitedly: "Zhen'er, you are finally back. I missed you so much!"
Xiao Zhen knew without guessing that this was his mother Guan Xue. He didn't expect her to react so strongly. It seemed that this trip really worried him.
Xiao Zhen then patted Guan Xue on the back and said with a faint smile: "Mom, I'm such a big person now, are you still afraid that I will get lost?"
Guan Xue immediately put away her emotions and sternly reprimanded Xiao Zhen, "Next time, don't run away from home alone like this. You've made everyone so worried. Look at you, you've lost some weight!"
Have I lost weight? I don’t think I’ve changed much! Listening to my mother’s caring words.
Xiao Zhen nodded helplessly and agreed: "Don't worry, mother, I will tell you next time I go out!"
Guan Xue was helpless. The kid had already said next time, which meant he was planning to leave in the future, but she just didn't know when.
Xiao Zhen looked around and asked curiously, "Mom, where is Dad? Why can't I see him when I get home?"
Guan Xue explained: "As the head of the clan, your father has a lot of things to do every day, but he should be back tonight. You must apologize to him when the time comes, otherwise you will be in trouble!"
Xiao Zhen looked at his elder brother and the child in his elder sister-in-law's arms again.
"Brother, this child couldn't be..." Xiao Zhen asked hesitantly.
Xiao Zhan took his son from his wife's arms and said happily, "You guessed right, this is your nephew. It's a pity that when he was born, you, his uncle, ran off to enjoy yourself!"
"Is the child's name Xiao Ding?" Xiao Zhen asked again.
Xiao Zhan stared at Xiao Zhen and asked in confusion: "Second brother, how did you know? Didn't you just come back?"
"Haha," Xiao Zhen said awkwardly, "I heard it on the street when I just came back."
Xiao Zhan amused the child in his arms and did not doubt Xiao Zhen's words. His son was the eldest grandson of the Xiao family, so it was not surprising that there were some rumors about him outside.
Xiao Zhan patted Xiao Zhen on the shoulder and said gloatingly: "You should think about how to deal with the old man! My father said that when you come back, he will break both of your legs!"
I don’t know why, but after hearing what his elder brother said, Xiao Zhen felt a vague pain in his legs.
Xiao Zhen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said nervously: "The old man must be joking. He loves me so much, he won't be willing to break my legs."
"That's a bit hard to say. I think the old man is serious this time. Second brother, you'd better take care of yourself!" Xiao Zhan said with a weird smile.
Xiao Zhen was not sure whether Xiao Lin would break his legs, but he would definitely not be able to escape after a beating.
"Mom, I want to move to the Alchemist Guild to live for a while. When dad comes back, tell him that I am working hard to learn the art of alchemy!"
Guan Xue rolled her eyes at her eldest son. How could he scare his younger brother like this? He didn't act like a big brother at all.
Guan Xue touched Xiao Zhen's head and comforted him, "Don't listen to your brother's nonsense. Your father would never be willing to break your legs. You, don't scare yourself."
As the sky gradually darkened, Xiao Zhen successfully lay back in his room. Looking at the familiar furnishings, the adventure in the world of mechas made him feel as if he were in another world.
The room is spotless, which means the servants must come to clean it regularly, otherwise a layer of dust would definitely accumulate here in a few months.
Bored Xiao Zhen opened the system mall and looked at the countless items on it. He couldn't buy many good things with his 500 points! Moreover, Xiao Zhen had difficulty making choices and had no idea what to buy.
"System, the things in this store are too expensive, can you give me a discount?" Xiao Zhen asked.
"Ding! The prices in the system mall are fair and honest. If the host wants good things, he can try the lottery system!"
Xiao Zhen said with disdain: "Your broken system is clearly trying to trick me into spending money. Do you think I will be fooled?"
After saying that, Xiao Zhen clicked on the lottery system and prepared to try his luck today.
The lottery system is also divided into levels, from 1 to 10. The points required for each level of lottery are increasing.
比如1级抽奖只需要1积分，2级抽奖需要10积分，3级抽奖就需要100积分，以此类推！
Xiao Zhen thought about it carefully. It seemed that his 500 points could only allow him to draw the third-level lottery five times. He decided to try a small one first!
"System, give me a level 1 ten-draw combo!"
"Ding! The host consumes ten points and enters the lottery..."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a revolver."
"Inflatable doll set"
"A long sword"
"One pillow"
"A bucket of pickled cabbage beef noodles for athlete's foot"
"A bottle of mineral water"
"A pack of tissues"
"A toothpick"
“A breath of fresh air”
Xiao Zhenyi entered the system space and looked through all these things. What the hell are they? Almost all of them are useless.
Revolvers are useless. I am a man who lives in a technological world. If you want a cannon, that's fine.
Xiao Zhen looked at the inflatable doll again. It had yellow twin ponytails and looked like some 2D character. This thing was useless. It would be better to find a real wife than this!
The most annoying thing is that there is air. This thing can be used as a prize. Isn’t it too perfunctory?
Xiao Zhen thinks the best dish here is still the traditional pickled cabbage beef noodles, but why does it say "it can cause athlete's foot" on it?
Could it be that after eating this bowl of noodles, I would get athlete's foot? I really can't figure it out.
"Ding! Friendly reminder, the items produced by the system can be recycled, and the price will be half of the price of the items in the mall!"
"If it can be recycled, why didn't you tell me earlier? Recycle everything except that bucket of pickled cabbage!" Xiao Zhen ordered.
"Ding! Recovery completed, host gains 7 points!"
How stingy! Only 7 points, which is equivalent to spending 3 points to buy a bucket of instant noodles. What a big loss!
