47 Chapter 47 (2/2)
”So, they can put coins in the slot and pull the lever, and then they get a buff?”
”Mhmm.” Rue was smiling and did a light flip in the air. ”Depending on the coin the put in, and their luck, they can get a buff that increases their percentages for rare items to drop, and also even the chance to receive and extra piece of loot.”
”Well, that's neat.” James knew adventurers would definitely want to take advantage of that, though he had to feel Rue was giving them a chance to go around his hard thought out loot drop chances. However, every game he had played usually had an item that increased loot drop chances, so he could understand the mechanic.
”I thought so too.”
”So, do I get the coins? Since its my dungeon?” If this was a way for him to make some extra coin on the side, he was all for it. Though, he still had no idea what to do with his 5 gold coins he currently had. So far, no one on the Dungeon Core forums knew either. Strange.
”Nope, I get the coins, and they turn into resources for me.”
”You can turn coins into resources?” James glanced from the shrine, to the pixie. Did that mean there was a way for him to turn his coins into resources? What was the conversion rate?
”Yup, why do you think I kept betting with you so much? I needed the resources to make my shrine, so that I could start gaining more resources.” She crossed her arms and smiled smugly. ”Dungeon Pixies can make shrines on each floor, but we need resources to do it.”
”You could have just asked.” Seriously, James would have helped her. He wasn't that stingy on his resources.
”Nope, I'm a strong, independent dungeon pixie.” Her eyes flashed mischievously, ”besides, you suck at making bets, so it was easy to win resources off of you.”
”Freaking pixie.” James grumbled under his breath. Rue's eyes narrowed, and James knew she heard him.
”Any who Rue,” time to change the subject, ”am I able to convert my coins into resources? You never told me what I could do with my 5 gold coins.”
The fire in the pixie's eyes died down, and she let out a slight chuckle. ”No, your coins will come into play when the up-” She stopped speaking and smiled sheepishly. ”Oops.”
”Oops?” Had she just been about to say update? James knew the game developers promised a big update after the first month of playing. What would he be able to use his coins for then? And was that knowledge supposed to be a secret? James looked hard at his pixie, waiting for her to disappear again. After nothing happened, he let out a sigh. If it was a secret, it wasn't as big as whatever she was going to tell him when she had been drunk. Interesting.
”Mhmm. The details of the big update are a secret. Just know you might want to gain as much coin as you can before then.” The way she said those words, the way she smiled, made James's mouth go dry. He could guess the answer to his next question.
”And, what's the easiest way for me to gain coins?” Rue's eyes sparkled as he said the words, and her lips curved up in a devilish smile.
”Well, I can trade you some coins for resources whenever you want.” There it was. She had figured out another way to keep James from just giving her resources to help her with her shrines.
”Alright,” James let out a heavy sigh, but he could understand. Getting freebies in games usually took away some of the fun, and his AI seemed to have a love for games and challenges, just like he did. So, Rue had come up with another way to get resources from James, without receiving charity. And, she had done it in a way that would, in theory, benefit James come the big update at the end of the month. Finally, a win-win for the both of them.
”We can also still place bets with coins and resources.” Rue offered as an aside, glancing down at his dungeon.
”We'll see.” Alright, maybe his pixie had a slight addiction to gambling as well. In James's eyes, that just made her seem even more like a normal gamer, and thought made him even more comfortable around her. Why couldn't he meet someone like her in real life?