Chapter 17: Sweeping Across the Space Station - The Card Drawing Craze Begins! Part 2
In the Storage Zone, Guinaifen encountered a Voidranger that was wandering around. Excitedly, she added Sushang to her team and started a fight.
The way Sushang swung her heavy sword looked exactly like how Guinaifen imagined her friend would!
After using a combat skill, Sushang even wiped sweat from her forehead.
"Oh my gosh, this is practically Sushang herself!"
"Next is the important ultimate ability—let's see if Sushang has any secret powerful moves!"
With her energy full, Guinaifen excitedly tapped Sushang's Ultimate move.
Sushang announced, "Take this, Tai Xu Form Manifestation!"
She rested her sword, which she called "Xuanyuan," on her shoulder, surrounded by swirling gold and silvery-white particles.
This visual effect immediately surprised Guinaifen.
Could Sushang really have some secret, amazing technique?
Tai Xu Form Manifestation?
It seemed like Sushang had never used this move before.
"Rise, Phoenix!" Sushang smiled confidently and pointed her sword forward.
The entire blade was covered in a layer of golden light, making it look incredibly sharp.
"A Phoenix? Isn't that a legendary, divine creature?"
"Sushang, I didn't realize you were so powerful!"
Guinaifen expressed her amazement, but then...
In the very next moment, an unbelievably large, plump white chicken appeared on the screen.
Flapping its tiny wings energetically, it charged fiercely towards the enemy. As it got close, the chicken jumped high into the air.
"Duaaang!"
With a thud, it landed squarely on its rear end, right on top of the enemy's head.
"???"
"Ah... plop..."
"I-is that supposed to be a Phoenix?"
"Don't lie to me; I might not know everything, but come on!"
"What kind of game development is this?"
"Everyone else's ultimate abilities look so cool, but our Sushang does this?"
"But honestly, it really does fit Sushang's personality perfectly!"
After seeing Sushang's ultimate ability, Guinaifen's mouth hung open in disbelief. Eventually, she could only raise her thumb, giving a strong thumbs-up to the game creator!
"Damn, I'm blown away! With all those flashy ultimate abilities before, I really thought she was going to summon a Phoenix!"
"Even in other games, this would be incredibly impressive."
"You're right; that 'Phoenix' has a very charming appearance."
"Charming Chicken indeed..."
Taking Sushang's experience as a warning, Guinaifen became even more eager for his next attempt to draw characters. He wondered if another familiar face might unexpectedly appear from the cards.
At the thirtieth draw...
This time, the animation looked different from before, although he couldn't quite say how.
As Pom-Pom prepared to open the door, a bright golden light burst out from behind it. Before she could react, the force of the light pushed her aside.
Five golden stars briefly flashed on the screen.
An elegant and captivating woman appeared.
[Himeko (new), Fire Attribute, Five-Star, Erudition]
"I-I-I-I didn't just see that, right?!"
"It's really Himeko!"
"I summoned Himeko!" Guinaifen danced around excitedly with joy.
The viewers in the live stream were filled with intense envy, wishing they had been the ones to draw Himeko instead.
"Wow! Little Gui Zi's luck is insane!"
"Just thirty draws and you got Himeko?! Are you secretly working for the game developers, Little Gui Zi?"
"This has to be the first-ever five-star Himeko on the entire internet, right?"
"Is this the power of spending real money?"
"I want to draw too! Streamer, lend me some of your luck!"
Inside the space station, many researchers besides Himeko watched this Xianzhou streamer's success. Their eyes turned envious, becoming red with jealousy.
One by one, they opened their own teleportation interfaces, eager to copy Little Gui Zi and spend a little money to start.
Who knows? Maybe they too could quickly become popular, winning valuable rewards within just ten or twenty draws?
Soon, surprised exclamations echoed throughout the station.
"Brothers, I got [Herta]!"
"No way! Why is my Herta only Four Stars?"
"Looking at the picture, it seems like Lady Herta's puppet. The real character must be Five Stars for sure."
"I drew a character called [Sampo], is he any good?"
"Oh wow, I got Arlan from the Security Division!"
Inspired by Little Gui Zi, a wave of card-drawing fever spread across the space station.
Even Asta couldn't resist joining in, feeling quite eager herself. She had just reviewed her own abilities a few moments ago.
As a support character, her main focus was on providing buffs. Also, her combat skill involved multiple attacks, which should quickly break through enemies' weak-point shields.
Teaming up with Himeko's Fire element would definitely be very effective! The more she thought about how well they would work together, the more excited she became.
Working together with Himeko made perfect sense and would benefit both of them! Even just imagining fighting alongside someone like Miss Himeko, even if it was just in a game, made her blood rush with enthusiasm!
Her heart beat a little faster as she announced loudly:
"I'm going to draw cards too!"
In the meeting room, the staff members put down their phones and all turned to look at Asta.
"Is the Station Head going to do a Pull?"
"Miss Astria, this card drawing system seems quite unpredictable. I just spent 100,000 Credits and only got two Four-Star Light Cones; I didn't get anything else worthwhile."
"I think it's better to buy 'Train Supply Vouchers' and slowly collect Starexpanse."
"You're still young—be careful not to get addicted to gacha games."
Asta's gaze remained clear and determined, ignoring the suggestions around her.
Asta quickly opened the payment interface.
Her colleagues had kindly warned her because they were concerned, but seeing her determination, they didn't push the issue further. They themselves had made some purchases with little reward, so they felt understandably discouraged.
"How much do you plan to spend, Miss Asta?"
"Are you aiming for a ten-pull just to try it out or going straight for the guaranteed minimum?"
Asta shook her head.
As she clicked on the highest recharge option, she calmly stated, "I have only one goal—to invite Miss Himeko to join my team."
"And I need to equip her with a Five-Star Light Cone."
"Of course, ideally getting her to her maximum potential as well!"
The colleagues around her were taken aback, thinking they might have misheard.
Just how much money would it take to achieve that?
Before they could ask their questions, Asta began processing the payment.
"I wonder how much it will cost to reach this goal."
"Let's start with two hundred million Credits."
Colleagues: "???"
"What?! That's insane!"