The animation for a ten-pull draw was countless times more sophisticated than a single draw. The moment the golden light exploded, ten cards fanned out like a hand of poker, revealing themselves one by one.
The first card flipped over.
【Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Heavenly Balance Set · Eye Component (2/8): Eyes of Good and Evil.】
【Component Description: Wherever you go, every good thought and evil deed will be reflected as if in a mirror, with nowhere to hide.】
【Set Skill: Collect all components to unlock the Crime and Punishment skill, punishing all evil in the world.】
Immediately following was the second card.
【Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Floating Dream Set · Robe Component (3/6): Floating Life Silk.】
【Component Description: Automatically activates a protective barrier when attacked, knocking back enemies.】
【Set Skill: Collect all components to unlock the Medical Encyclopedia and Dream Entry skills.】
The third card.
【Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Floating Dream Set · Footwear Component (4/6): Floating Life Shoes.】
【Component Description: Walk lightly upon the waves, your silk socks stirring up no dust. Allows the wearer to walk on water.】
【Set Skill...】
Looking at the three fashion components she had drawn, Yun Shu was beyond satisfied. She was just about to praise the ten-pull for living up to its reputation.
However, in the next second.
The remaining seven cards flipped over one by one, and they were all various attribute-boosting sets that were basically useless.
【Beggar Set: Pathos +10.】
【Ranger Set: Martial Power +10.】
【Dancer Set: Charm +10.】
【Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Mystic Sound of the Nine Heavens Set · Ribbon Component (1/8): Trailing Flowing Clouds.】
【Component Description: Wearing this makes the body as light as a feather, allowing one to manipulate Qi to soar through the heavens.】
【Set Skill: Collect all components to unlock the Blessing skill, bestowing favor upon those with merit.】
【Chef Set: Cooking +10.】
【Scholar Set: Knowledge +10.】
【Thief Set: Thief Aura +10.】
【Current Shock Value: 1500】
Yun Shu sat up abruptly. She grabbed the little fox next to her by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.
“System, did you secretly mess with the drop rates?” she asked, her eyes narrowing with a dangerous tone.
The little fox’s four legs kicked back and forth in the air. “It wasn’t me! The drop rates for the prize pool are set by the Great God; I have no way to change them!”
Yun Shu glanced at the prize pool again, her face lengthening. “Then why was my ten-pull worse than my single draws?”
The system hurriedly explained, “Host, because there’s a pity system for the first ten draws, the ones you got earlier were all high-level fashion components with attached skills.”
“Now that the pity is gone...” it whispered, “this is the normal drop rate. Maybe your luck is just a bit... dark.”
Yun Shu: “...”
Since her single draws had yielded good items every time before, she had thought her luck had skyrocketed after transmigrating, making her a gacha god.
However, reality proved otherwise.
No ritual could save the unlucky, and no fortune could change one's fate; she was still that cursed soul who always found “Better Luck Next Time” under every bottle cap.
“Fine.” She set the little fox down.
Afterward, she opened the system wardrobe and looked at the outfits and components she currently owned.
Outfits could be mixed and matched.
However, only one item could be worn for the same component slot.
For instance, if she wore the Scent of Plain Snow which had the “Infinite White Porridge” skill, she couldn’t wear the Floating Life Silk.
The skill attached to the Floating Life Silk was indeed good; once worn, her safety factor would be rock-solid.
But she needed the skill from the Scent of Plain Snow more.
Right now was the beginning of a chaotic era. The commoners could still find tree bark and grass roots to fill their bellies and scrape by.
In another three months, the Emperor of the Yong Dynasty would pass away. Sorcerers would control the child emperor to dictate to the lords, seizing control of the court. Warlords would divide the territory, and the arrival of natural disasters and the ravages of war would turn the world into a true living hell.
Therefore, she needed more Shock Value to draw those fashion sets with skills. When the disasters struck, she would fight for a glimmer of hope for the countless living beings of this world.
She raised her hand and tapped on the Trailing Flowing Clouds ribbon, the Eyes of Good and Evil, and the Floating Life Shoes in the system wardrobe.
In the next second, a gossamer silk as thin as a cicada's wing cascaded from her shoulders, softly winding around her arms. The edges of the ribbon were embroidered with silver patterns that shimmered with faint light.
It complemented the moon-white dress she was wearing perfectly.
She blinked.
Her originally obsidian eyes changed.
The left pupil glowed with a faint golden light, while the right pupil surged with a silver radiance, like the sun and moon shining together.
Once the light faded.
Her eyes returned to black.
“This mix-and-match look is actually quite nice.” Yun Shu walked slowly to the edge of the stream, looking at the reflection in the water.
Her plain clothes were like the moon, her white silk like mist. Her dark hair was held up by the Butterfly Hidden Pin, giving her an aura of jade-like elegance and icy purity, as if she were an immortal descended to the mortal realm.
In the next second.
The tips of her toes lightly touched the clear surface of the water. She walked across it as if on level ground before soaring into the air.
This time, she didn’t need the system to cooperate by turning invisible and acting as her stepping stones to achieve flight.
After trying to fly several times, she discovered she could only fly up to mid-air at most. If she flew any higher, the pressure of gravity would compress her heart and lung functions.
No matter how much she acted like a Divine Lady, or how much she looked the part.
It was still a facade.
At the end of the day, she was just an ordinary person who only wanted to follow her heart and live with a clear conscience.
The system watched as Yun Shu, who had flown out, returned carrying a pile of strange-looking fruits. With a look of disgust, it asked, “Host, are we still eating roasted fruits today?”
“Are they not good?” Yun Shu crouched by the stream, placing the fruits into the water one by one to wash them.
System: “...”
Sometimes, it really wondered if its host’s sense of taste was broken. Those terrible-tasting roasted fruits were something she actually ate with gusto, even claiming they were delicious...
...
On the day the temple was completed, the sky was just beginning to brighten.
The Divine Lady Temple, built of green stone, stood in the creek valley, its fresh masonry still bearing rough, sharp edges.
The copper bells on the eaves chimed softly in the morning breeze.
One stroke after another.
The refugees knelt on the open ground in front of the temple, looking up at the newly molded statue in the hall.
The clay was not yet fully dry, but the features already held a hint of compassion, making anyone who saw it feel at peace.
“Divine Lady protect us...”
“We pray for the Divine Lady’s protection...”
Low murmurs rose and fell in front of the statue.
As the east grew bright, the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, landing exactly on the brow of the statue.
The statue suddenly brightened for a moment.
A faint fragrance wafted through the air.
Then, with a flash of white light, a slender figure appeared in front of the statue, her robes fluttering without any wind.
The statue behind her—which Shen Yu had designed and then commissioned the best craftsman in town to carve with meticulous detail—could not match even a ten-thousandth of the Divine Lady’s grace.
The refugees stared blankly, momentarily losing their words.
“Mother, I’m so hungry...” A young, childish voice suddenly rang out, breaking the deathly silence of the temple.
“Mother, I’m hungry, so hungry...”
The mother hurriedly covered the child’s mouth, her expression full of terror. Just as she was about to kowtow and beg for forgiveness, a bowl of white porridge was handed to her.
Before she could even react.
The Divine Lady lightly raised her slender hand and flicked her long sleeve.
In an instant, everyone present found a white jade bowl in their hands, filled to the brim with white porridge.
The porridge was extremely white and thick.
The rice grains had boiled until they bloomed, the steam rising in curls, and a thin layer of rice oil had condensed on the surface.
Everyone stared at the white porridge in their hands, unable to stop themselves from swallowing hard, their eyes fixed on the food.
White porridge! A whole large bowl of white porridge!!!
Since they had begun their flight from the famine, they had been living with their belts tightened every day. It had been a long time since they had smelled the fragrance of food, and a long time since they had felt what it was like to be full.
They had eaten grass roots, gnawed on tree bark, and when they were desperately hungry, they had even eaten handfuls of Guanyin clay.
Holding a bowl of fragrant white porridge now felt like a dream, an unreal sensation.
Even Shen Yu, who had seen the Divine Lady conjure items from thin air before, could not help but widen his eyes.
He subconsciously held his breath.
His gaze swept over the hundred or so white jade bowls before landing back on the Divine Lady’s indifferent profile. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, the shock in his heart even greater than when he had first met her.
Is this the power of a deity?
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