Chapter 4 (1/2)

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Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by Coldtaco

Edited by Aelryinth

A few numbers flickered inside Chen Mo’s mind, becoming part of his memory. He could feel that his coding skills did improve a tiny bit.

“That’s not so bad! Wouldn’t consuming a hundred of these books mean that my coding skills would be maxed out? A hundred of those just adds up to a hundred thousand RMB, what a great deal… of rubbish! That’s just plain robbery!

2“Ten thousand to buy one point of Attribute! What am I, stupid?

1“Relax, relax…

“It’s just small money. If I make a hot trendy game, it could be raking in millions a month. Enough for me to be spinning this wheel for a while.

Chen Mo consoled himself, continuously pressing the “spin” button at the same time.

Clack, green.

Clack, green!

Clack, green!!

Chen Mo was ready to throw a fit.

Four spins, four hundred thousand credits, 4 Designer Skill Books!

2That was equivalent to four hundred thousand cash!

1With only a hundred and ninety thousand credits left, he had enough for one last spin.

Of course, next to the wheel was a thoughtful “top up” web portal. Chen Mo opened it and closed it after looking at it for half a second.

Cash to credit ratio was 1:10. There weren’t any discounts, not even a first time double credit bonus!

1“Just my luck, huh. Even QQ games[1] have better luck.”

If Chen Mo wanted to spend all his points, he’d have to top-up another three thousand points, meaning three hundred RMB. Currently, he was struggling to fill his stomach for another few days. Chen Mo was struggling to justify the three hundred RMB.

“Last time, I’m giving up if nothing comes up. Worst case scenario, I’ll just opt out of this competition, and design another one next month. I’ll still get my D-grade certification…”

Gritting his teeth, Chen Mo hit ‘spin’ one last time.

Though he kept saying no, his body behaved otherwise. He could feel his heart jumping out of his chest and his hands trembling.

1At this moment he understood what went through the hearts of men with gambling addictions. If it happened to be another green book, he was ready to jump off the balcony.

2Clack, the wheel had stopped once again.

Purple area! Special Equipment!

Chen Mo was shocked. Finally, he’d been given a lifeline!

A chest had appeared on the screen. Chen Mo tried tapping it with his finger. The chest opened with a click, rays of golden light coming out of it.

Chen Mo glanced at the screen, which read Special Equipment: Super Focuser.

It even had a description!

“Super Focuser, one time use. Duration: 10 minutes. After using, gather the attention of 500 people to any local. The effect starts immediately after use and cannot be moved.”

3Chen Mo scratched his head, not quite understanding the current circumstances, reading the description again.

-I kind of understand, but this thing doesn’t seem to have anything to do with video games?-

Chen Mo thought for half a day, scratching his chin. The only use he had for this was during the competition, attracting the audience and the judge’s attention to his game.

But… then what?

The effect only lasts for ten minutes. Furthermore, it only attracted attention, it didn’t change their opinions on his game.

1Forcing others to play his game, especially when it’s not good, might make the situation worse!

“Keep thinking, there has to be some way.”