Chapter 7: Historic Grand Prize

On the computer screen, information about the land parcel potentially affected by the new cultural relic survey regulations was being deeply excavated and cross-verified. Qin Feng used the 【Investment Insight (Beginner)】 skill to piece together a clear picture from the vast sea of government disclosures, fragments of industry forum posts, and citations in academic papers.

Tianhai Group—or rather, Zhao Tianhai—was likely to suffer a massive setback. They had heavily bet their future cash flow and bank credit on this residential development project; if the land parcel were indefinitely frozen, the chain reaction of capital disruption could severely wound, even cripple, this vast commercial empire.

"Opportunity…" Qin Feng murmured softly, his eyes glinting with cold clarity. This wasn't just about revenge against Zhao Kun—it was a massive business opportunity! If he could place his bets precisely in the coming storm, the returns would far exceed imagination.

He needed more capital—faster capital! To ensure he had sufficient leverage to seize greater gains when the moment arrived. The remaining ten million in his account, plus sign-in rewards and possible small blessings, were nowhere near enough.

His gaze involuntarily drifted to the 【Perfect Lottery】 on his system interface.

One million per draw, odds pathetic. But the unknown reward with a 0.1% legendary probability in the prize pool, and the possibility of "massive funds," pulled him like a magnet. More importantly, he had a deep, intuitive sense that to break through quickly, he might need a push of "luck."

"I'll take the risk!" Qin Feng made up his mind. He planned to perform consecutive draws, aiming straight for the 1% epic guarantee! Even if he didn't get legendary, an epic-tier prize would be enough to change his situation.

"System, perform Perfect Lottery, consecutive draws, until 100 times!" He issued the command. One hundred million yuan! It was nearly all his available liquid capital—but he believed that once he exploited Tianhai Group's vulnerability, the return would be tenfold, a hundredfold!

【Command received. Consuming 100,000,000 yuan to perform 100 Perfect Lottery draws!】

The instant the system notification ended, the virtual wheel before Qin Feng's eyes spun wildly at an unprecedented speed, its seven-colored light merging into a blinding haze that left him dazed.

【Drawing in progress…】

【Congratulations, Host! Received Common-tier prize: RMB 200,000!】

【Congratulations, Host! Received Common-tier prize: Skill Book Fragment x1!】

【Congratulations, Host! Received Fine-tier prize: Attribute Point x1!】

【Congratulations, Host! Received Common-tier prize: Thank You for Your Patronage!】 (Note: Thank You for Your Patronage grants minor points; points are an internal system unit.)

【Congratulations, Host! Received Fine-tier prize: Medium Recovery Pill for Energy x3!】

…

The notification chimes rang like rain on banana leaves, dense and relentless in Qin Feng's mind. A flood of Common and Fine-tier prizes poured into the System Space: cash rewards totaled over two million yuan, he gained two more Attribute Points (he immediately added them to Spirit, raising it to 18), and he collected numerous Skill Book Fragments and quirky items—but not a single purple Epic-tier glow appeared.

Qin Feng's heart gradually tightened. Though he knew a guarantee mechanism existed, watching his funds vanish so rapidly still made him nervous.

At the 87th draw, the wheel's pointer suddenly halted, locking onto an extremely narrow region radiating brilliant golden light!

The gold was so dazzling it made every other part of the virtual wheel pale in comparison!

【Congratulations, Host! Received Legendary-tier prize: Shenji Blessing · Lucky Halo (Temporary)!】

Legendary! It was Legendary!

Qin Feng's heart lurched; he nearly held his breath.

A warm, mighty column of golden light seemed to pierce through space and envelop him, lingering for several seconds before slowly fading. He felt an invisible, comforting aura swirling around him, his thoughts becoming sharper, even the occasional birdcall outside his window sounding unusually melodious.

【Shenji Blessing · Lucky Halo (Temporary): Greatly increases Host's luck value, duration 24 hours. During this period, all probability-based actions performed by the Host receive significant hidden bonuses. Note: The Goddess of Luck has just lifted her skirt for you.】

Temporary Lucky Halo! Legendary Blessing!

Overcome with elation, Qin Feng immediately realized: the remaining 13 draws, under this Lucky Halo's boost, might yield astonishing results!

Indeed!

91st draw—purple light flashed!

【Congratulations, Host! Received Epic-tier prize: Skill Book—Language Proficiency (Eight Languages)!】

95th draw—purple light again!

【Congratulations, Host! Received Epic-tier prize: Future Information Fragment (Business) x1!】

99th draw—golden light appeared once more! Though weaker than the previous Legendary glow, it was still golden!

【Congratulations, Host! Received Legendary-tier prize: Targeted Consumption Crit Card (Advanced) x1!】

100th draw—guarantee triggered, unmistakably purple!

【Congratulations, Host! Received Epic-tier prize: Attribute Point x5!】

One hundred draws completed!

Qin Feng exhaled slowly, feeling mentally drained, yet his heart swelled with overwhelming satisfaction.

One Legendary temporary blessing! Two Epic-tier skills/items! One Legendary item! One guaranteed Epic! Plus countless Common and Fine-tier prizes and over two million yuan in cash returns!

That hundred-million-yuan investment was worth a thousand times over!

He immediately learned 【Language Proficiency (Eight Languages)】, instantly mastering English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic—all at native fluency.

Then he turned to the purple-glowing 【Future Information Fragment (Business)】.

【Future Information Fragment (Business): Upon use, randomly obtain one key, unpublished piece of information related to business or finance within the next seven days. Note: Peering through a tube, you glimpse the whole leopard.】

Future business information within seven days? Qin Feng had no hesitation—he activated it.

The fragment dissolved into a streak of purple light and sank into his forehead; a clear stream of information surfaced in his mind:

【Information: In 48 hours, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage will quietly release "Notice on Further Strengthening Underground Cultural Relic Survey and Protection in Urban Core Areas." The first list of affected cities and schematic maps will be published as attachments. Jincheng XX District (location of Tianhai Group's residential land parcel) is included; survey period estimated at no less than 24 months.】

Confirmed! Official proof!

Qin Feng's eyes blazed with sharp light! This information fully validated his deduction—and gave him the exact timing: 48 hours!

He suppressed the urge to act immediately and turned to his final item—the second Legendary prize: 【Targeted Consumption Crit Card (Advanced)】.

【Targeted Consumption Crit Card (Advanced): Upon use, one designated purchase (must be physical goods or services; excludes investments) made by the Host within the next 24 hours will receive a random 10x to 100x cash refund (refund cap: 100 million yuan). Note: Precise spending, ultimate return!】

Up to 100x refund, cap at 100 million!

Qin Feng's heart raced uncontrollably. If used well, this card could instantly turn him into a billionaire again.

Now he held critical information, bore the Temporary Lucky Halo, and possessed this godlike Advanced Consumption Crit Card… the timing was perfect.

He checked the time: 10:00 a. m. Forty-eight hours remained until the information release.

More than enough time to set his plan in motion.

He first sent an encrypted message to lawyer Chen Yongming: "Target confirmed. 48-hour countdown. Continue gathering evidence of Zhao Kun's fund embezzlement and match-fixing; prepare to release it at the critical moment."

Then he picked up his car keys and headed for the garage.

He was going to the lottery center.

Yes—the lottery.

Under the boost of the Shenji Blessing · Lucky Halo, any probabilistic action receives massive enhancement! He didn't need to win the grand prize—even winning a million- or ten-million-level prize, combined with the Targeted Consumption Critical Card, could instantly amplify the winnings to their extreme limit, providing him with the most ample ammunition for his next moves!

He didn't choose any complicated betting methods; he went straight to the Sports Lottery Center and, guided subtly by the Lucky Halo, randomly selected a single Super Big Lottery ticket with a tenfold multiplier.

He knew this act looked foolish—purely speculative. But under absolute luck's blessing, foolishness could become a divine move.

After buying the ticket, Qin Feng didn't linger; he drove straight back to Yunding Mansion and waited quietly for the evening draw.

Time passed in waiting.

At 9:30 p. m., the draw time arrived.

Qin Feng sat in his study and opened the official website's live stream. As the familiar lottery machine began spinning, he could even feel the invisible Lucky Halo warming slightly against his skin.

The first ball dropped… the second… the third…

Every single number matched perfectly with the numbers on the ticket in his hand!

When the final blue special number also matched without doubt, even though he had prepared himself mentally, Qin Feng couldn't help rising from his chair, his breathing quickening slightly.

Tenfold multiplier! This meant the prize would be ten times the base grand prize!

The screen quickly displayed the winning information: This draw's Super Big Lottery grand prize—only one winning ticket nationwide! The prize amount… after adding the base prize, the multiplier, and the accumulated jackpot pool, then multiplied by ten, reached a staggering pre-tax total—Astronomical Wealth!

The largest prize in history! And it had descended upon him in this very way!

Although he knew this massive prize required a twenty percent tax on windfall income, leaving him with over six hundred million, it was already an astronomical sum!

More importantly… he still held the Targeted Consumption Critical Card (Advanced) in his hand!

This enormous prize would become the perfect target for this card! A maximum hundredfold return, capped at one hundred million… even if he randomly received the lowest tenfold return, the refund amount would be enough to instantly surpass the cap, netting him a hundred million!

"System," Qin Feng's voice carried suppressed excitement, "activate the Targeted Consumption Critical Card (Advanced), designate the target expenditure as—the windfall income tax required to claim this lottery prize!"

He chose the most direct, safest, and most effective method to trigger massive return: using the impending tax payment of over one hundred sixty million as the expenditure target!

【Targeted Consumption Critical Card (Advanced) activated! Designated expenditure: Personal Income Tax (Windfall). Activation countdown: 23:59:59.】

The golden card dissolved into golden light and vanished.

Now, everything was ready—awaiting tomorrow's prize claim… and forty-eight hours from now, the deadly storm targeting Tianhai Group!

Qin Feng gazed out at the brilliant city night view, his eyes cold yet burning.

Zhao Kun, are you ready to receive this generous gift from "Luck" and the "System"?