Chapter 54: Lottery

“You big guys, aren’t you ashamed to extort a young girl?”

Seeing Lei Zhan and the others eager to act, An Ran scolded them angrily.

“An Ran sister, you’re wrong here—fighting you women, whether we win or lose, sounds bad; I can only choose to call the police.”

Zhang Chu’an said, feigning innocence.

“Enough, I won’t argue with you kid—we can’t outtalk you anyway.”

Hearing Zhang Chu’an’s excuse, An Ran rolled her eyes and walked off; after all, they still needed to hurry to Fire Phoenix for training the female special forces.

The group set off toward Fire Phoenix, chatting and laughing as they went.

Spring passed, autumn came; in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. In those ten years, Guo Jing and Zhang Chu’an repeatedly earned military merits.

Nie Huaishang took over as commander of the Wolf Fang Special Forces after Commander He Zhijun was promoted and transferred.

Zhang Xiaofan, as his deputy, became deputy commander.

As for Guo Jing and Zhang Chu’an, they went to another military region to establish a new special forces unit, and their respective team members Xiao Zhuang and Lao Pao each formed their own special units within their respective battalions.

Over these ten years, Xiao Zhuang and Xiao Ying held a military wedding under the watch of both special forces units; their child is now in elementary school.

He Chenguang ultimately did not end up with Lin Xiaoxiao; unable to endure the loneliness from his long absences on missions, Lin Xiaoxiao chose to break up with him.

When He Chenguang was heartbroken, Tang Xinyi took advantage of his vulnerability and drew close to him; upon learning this, everyone could only sigh—it truly was fate.

Of course, it wasn’t just Xiao Zhuang and He Chenguang who married—most members of Red Blood and Lone Wolf A had settled down, and notably, their wives were mostly female special forces from Fire Phoenix.

Commander He Zhijun, upon hearing this, joked: “All that effort to build Fire Phoenix Special Forces ended up benefiting you Lone Wolf B and Red Blood—effectively solving your marriage problems.”

Yet although everyone had married, these four had not chosen to settle down due to their missions—they simply didn’t know when, or if, they’d return to this world after leaving it.

Yes, after discussion in the chat group, they had decided to submit their mission; after all, over ten years, they had all risen to battalion commander.

They all had extensive command experience, had prepared thoroughly, and most crucially, through Qi cultivation, they had become powerful enough to protect themselves in The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

After agreeing in the chat group, the four chose to submit their mission; as they all clicked “submit,” the world spun violently, and once again, they found themselves before the long-absent orb.

Then, a voice long unheard entered their ears:

“Congratulations, four Lunhuizhe , you have successfully completed the Special Forces World Regret Mission. Rewards are now being issued based on your performance.”

Hearing this, the four felt a surge of excitement—Shen Shen, a deity of immense power, would surely grant them a substantial reward.

“ Lunhuizhe Nie Huaishang, in this mission repeatedly served as chief strategist and played a decisive role—performance A+. Reward: six lottery draws.”

“ Lunhuizhe Zhang Chu’an, in this mission repeatedly served as frontline combatant—performance A. Reward: four lottery draws.”

“ Lunhuizhe Guo Jing, in this mission repeatedly served as frontline combatant—performance A. Reward: four lottery draws.”

“ Lunhuizhe Zhang Xiaofan, in this mission repeatedly served as frontline combatant—performance A. Reward: four lottery draws.”

“Lottery? Shen Shen, will our lottery results include ‘Thank You for Playing’ or a box of tissues?”

Zhang Chu’an immediately asked the orb. The four frowned; upon hearing the reward was “lottery draws,” their hearts sank instantly—upon hearing “lottery,” they immediately thought of Ma Huateng.

Everyone who’s played Honor of Kings knows how unreliable his lotteries are.

If Shen Shen’s lottery is anything like Ma Huateng’s, they’d be weeping from being scammed.

So the four stared at the orb with high hopes, but the orb gave no reaction to their questions.

A strange silence fell over the entire Shen Shen space—as if to say: draw if you want, don’t if you don’t.

The four exchanged glances. Then Guo Jing stepped forward first and spoke to the orb:

“Uh… I’ll draw first.”

At Guo Jing’s voice, the orb flickered; then his mind seized with pain, and after a moment, it eased.

Sweat beaded on Guo Jing’s forehead; he panted and said: “Didn’t expect my first reward would be this—what a coincidence.”

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms—this was his first reward. Though he had received it in the original storyline, it was incomplete; the final three palms were self-created by Hong Qigong.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms were the modified palm technique originally crafted by Qiao Feng.

After receiving his first reward, Guo Jing continued drawing; after using all three remaining chances, his face lit up with joy.

Indeed, Shen Shen hadn’t cheated him—all four rewards were valuable.

Besides the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, he received the Xiao Wu Xiang Gong, a resurrection permit, and the Five Thunder Correct Method.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms need no elaboration; the Xiao Wu Xiang Gong, the unique internal art of the Xiaoyao Sect, is immensely powerful, formless and traceless. Once mastered, and knowing another’s martial technique, one can mimic it with superior power—even surpassing the original.

There was also the resurrection permit—now he could bring his father back.

The last was the most formidable offensive technique: the Five Thunder Correct Method from Under One Sky. The others would make Guo Jing dominant in The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

This one alone would make him invincible—even Wang Chongyang couldn’t withstand the Five Thunder Correct Method.

Seeing Guo Jing return, the others rushed forward to ask. After hearing his results, they hurried to draw.

Nie Huaishang went first and used all six of his draws.

They were: the Tai Xuan Jing, the Golden Light Spell, two resurrection permits, the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, and one “Thank You for Playing.”

Seeing the first five, Nie Huaishang was delighted—he was thrilled to have drawn the Golden Light Spell and the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, one of the Eight Marvelous Techniques.

With the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, they would never lack divine weapons.

Seeing Nie Huaishang draw “Thank You for Playing,” Zhang Chu’an froze—this meant lottery draws could yield nothing. As he hesitated whether to draw, Zhang Xiaofan stepped forward first.

After a flash, Zhang Xiaofan learned his results: the Du Gu Jiu Jian, the Tong Tian Lu, a resurrection permit, and the Yi Jin Jing.

Seeing Zhang Xiaofan’s results, Zhang Chu’an drew. When he learned his results, he sighed: “Fate indeed.”

Zhang Chu’an’s rewards were: Qi Ti Yuan Liu, the Bei Ming Shen Gong, a resurrection permit, and the Tian Shan Liu Yang Zhang.