Chapter 15: The Cashback Trio

The wheel spun without ceasing, the pointer never resting; one rich reward after another flashed by, leaving the viewer's eyes dizzy and confused.

This prize wheel truly seemed to have the tenfold cashback option the customer service mentioned, with a proportion as high as 20%; one couldn't call it too "conscientious," as the value of the remaining rewards was comparable, or at least possessed its due worth.

For instance, the Asus ROG Strix 9 had a purchase price of around 6,500, which indeed could not compare to the cashback amount, yet its proportion was also around 30%.

As for the most valuable, it had to be the Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Edition, boasting a staggering 45% proportion and being the most eye-catching.

Just hearing the name sounded high-end, grand, and classy; it was estimated to cost at least ten thousand. People often said Huawei was a phone for the common folk, yet it also ventured into the high-end market, thus giving birth to these phones costing over ten thousand, with guaranteed performance.

As for the remaining pitiful 5%, one could say it showed a bit of conscience, but not much; the text simply read "1% cashback."

Since it was a scam, the rewards were destined to be tampered with; did you think you could get tenfold cashback, a phone, or a computer through this pre-set program? The imagination is beautiful, but reality is likely to be harsh.

Yi Zhen remained silent, holding his phone in a daze; mainly because the spinning time was too long and too boring, a wave of sleepiness quietly attacked again. If he hadn't been suppressing it, he probably would have fallen asleep directly and decisively.

Just then, a WeChat payment received notification appeared at the top of the screen, and the phone vibrated; the payment received sound did not ring this time because he hadn't set it up, and he rarely used WeChat Pay anyway.

He originally thought the lottery had ended, but it was just a payment notification... Hmm? Well, have you seen the effect of the ability?

If so, the things inside this wheel... it's a pity one can only draw once; this really puts a perfectionist in a difficult spot.

Without the ability, the item one was bound to draw, no guessing needed, would be the 1% cashback option; even though it seemed the least likely to be drawn, within the settings, it was still the inevitable outcome. He hoped to win a phone so he wouldn't have to buy one, though he didn't know how it would arrive...

By courier? Or would it appear instantly?

As for filling in addresses, there was no need to think about it; every time it was like someone had invaded his information, solved before he even filled it out. The first time he suspected, the second time he remained observant, and the third time the feeling wasn't too strong; his head was dizzy, and he had no extra mental energy for wild speculation.

So this time, regarding the payment notification, he adopted a "lying flat" attitude, which could be described as having a heart like an ancient well without waves. It was clear the amount drawn earlier had arrived; although he didn't know how much, he didn't want to pay too much attention, as his energy wasn't that abundant; right now, he still had to wait for the wheel to stop.

The pointer on the screen still showed no sign of stopping; although the rotation speed had slowed, it still maintained a vigorous appearance. It probably wouldn't stop until it spun another few dozen times; besides waiting quietly, there was nothing else to do.

Fortunately, the pointer's speed slowed more and more, and it seemed to stop exactly where he had originally expected—the 1% cashback. With a final movement resembling a "dying struggle," it finally stopped at its corner position. It wasn't unexpected, it seemed; the ability was also somewhat powerless against such pre-set things.

While he silently sighed in his heart, after a flash on the screen, a gift box-style icon burst forth, lying quietly there waiting to be opened. What the gift was, one probably didn't need to say more.

Thus,

the sense of anticipation wasn't actually high, yet he had to click it open because once this thing popped up, it restricted the phone from swiping out to the tool interface; that is to say, he couldn't exit unless he manually opened it to resolve the issue.

So he did just that; after all, there was no loss, except for a bit of slight disappointment; everything else was fine, meaning he would have to change his angle of approach.

After he carelessly tapped once, what appeared was not the drawn 1% cashback, nor was there just one; instead, three reward interfaces jumped out unexpectedly all at once, leaving him stunned...

Ah, what does this mean?

He saw that the items jumping out on the screen were all the prizes except the guaranteed one; this appearance seemed to explain two things.

One, the ability was not useless, but rather too powerful; two, it clearly showed that the wheel lottery had indeed been rigged and tampered with, otherwise three prizes wouldn't appear all at once.

But this was quite good; when one is sleepy, someone brings a pillow; whatever is needed comes. As long as the items arrive, phones, computers, and funds will no longer be lacking; it is truly wonderful.

Yi Zhen's corners of the mouth couldn't help but turn up; although his strength hadn't recovered, he could rely on sheer willpower to force himself to hold the phone with both hands because he was desperate, desperately needing an instant opportunity to heal his entire body.

Hope is always something that can make people full of fighting spirit again!

Putting aside the actual utility, he might be able to say he was invincible; just thinking about it made one desperate for food.

Inside the phone screen, those three items still lay quietly, with four small characters below: "Claim Immediately."

He naturally clicked on it; it was the same old story, with the words "Claim Successful" appearing right behind, as if inseparable. It had appeared several times already; anyway, it never left. The address still showed no intention of needing to be filled; obviously... the message had indeed been transmitted, though whether it was good or bad remained unknown.

"Alipay received 8,000 yuan!"

An abrupt message suddenly rang out; the tenfold cashback had successfully arrived, but now, things seemed a bit ominous...

Ming Yang, who had been standing for a long time, stopped staring blankly and shifted his gaze over, wanting to open his mouth to ask, but since the angry words from before hadn't faded yet, he simply shut his mouth, said nothing, and stepped back. Ming Yang thought simply: he was curious, so Zhen Lin should be curious too; since he himself couldn't ask conveniently, Zhen Lin would surely ask, so he would just walk to the side and listen.

Actually, while he was zoning out, he had also thought about it: Yi Zhen, as the youngest in the dorm, naturally deserved the most care and consideration; after all, his semi-penniless family made one feel a bit guilty even without caring for him. However, that wasn't his reason to educate himself, so both sides needed to calm down and see if they could still chat later; if not, it would naturally evolve into being strangers, which wouldn't have much impact except for some bumps and quarrels; nothing major would likely happen.

"Yi Zhen, my little one, what are you doing? Did I just hear wrong? Or are you, kid, scrolling through short videos? Good heavens, I thought you could suddenly earn 8k; now you understand, right? Scroll less in the future; this kind of thing only exists in dreams. Look at how weak your body is; you might as well sleep early. Tomorrow morning, I still need to see you writing furiously. Here, I'll keep your phone for you; go to sleep now."

Zhen Lin scratched his head and realized one thing: this was scrolling through short videos, right? But the sentence was missing the ending part; this deserved a bad review because it was easy to mislead people. You say, how many people would believe this? What if a pyramid scheme intentionally used this to scam? If you know the link, just report it immediately, okay?

Speaking of which, he also prepared to take his computer down from Yi Zhen's bed to take a look. No matter what, this video had to be saved for later to show off; even though he wasn't that kind of person, he couldn't resist the worshipful gazes from the girls around him. That feeling of pleasure couldn't be measured by money; he only consumed a bit of electricity but gained praise; it was a truly profitable deal, hehe!