Chapter 16: The Exchange—White Spinner Lottery Ticket!

“Wow! You hit the jackpot!”

A white roulette wheel appeared!

Jiang Yi was stunned when he saw the white light fade away, revealing the white roulette wheel.

It must be known that for a low-level ferocious beast like the Black Widow, the chance of dropping a roulette wheel was extremely slim—less than one percent!

For him to get a white roulette wheel now was quite lucky.

However, by this point in the apocalypse game, white roulette wheels were no longer that rare.

Many players wouldn’t even bother opening low-quality white roulette wheels if given for free.

The surrounding death squad members glanced over with indifferent expressions.

Only Luo Shan, who had just joined the death squad, was excited about Jiang Yi’s white roulette wheel.

Jiang Yi, having seen countless white roulette wheels in his past life, remained calm inwardly.

Yet, when he walked over and picked up the white roulette wheel, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

Luo Shan also leaned in to watch the spectacle.

When he saw the options on the white roulette wheel, his eyes widened in shock, and he blurted out:

“Holy crap?! This…”

Before he could finish, he felt Jiang Yi’s warning glare.

So Luo Shan wisely shut his mouth but still couldn’t hide his envy.

However…

Amidst his envy, Luo Shan finally remembered:

Jiang Yi’s remaining lifespan was less than a year!

In other words, Jiang Yi couldn’t even use such a rare white roulette wheel himself.

So how would he deal with it?

As Luo Shan pondered, Jiang Yi calmly said:

“You watch over this spot for a while; I’m going to the rear to find Sun Hao.”

With that, Jiang Yi took the white roulette wheel and headed toward the logistics area at the back.

***

Not long after, at the rear logistics area.

Sun Hao frowned instinctively upon seeing Jiang Yi’s figure.

“Why aren’t you guarding the frontline? What are you doing here?”

Jiang Yi held the bowl-sized white roulette wheel in his hand.

“I just got this white roulette wheel from defeating a monster.”

“A white roulette wheel?” Sun Hao raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with disdain.

Even death squad members were so indifferent toward white roulette wheels.

As a manager in charge of low-level supplies, Sun Hao naturally didn’t regard such a trivial white roulette wheel highly.

Thinking Jiang Yi didn’t understand the market, he lazily explained:

“White roulette wheels dropped by death squad members can be disposed of personally or turned in to the club.”

“The club rewards points based on the quality of the roulette wheel turned in.”

“For white roulette wheels, the club points awarded never exceed ten.”

“Accumulated club points can be exchanged at the club warehouse for any supplies you want.”

“Moreover,” Sun Hao glanced meaningfully at Jiang Yi, “club points can even be exchanged for the Elixir of Immortality!”

Clearly, he knew Jiang Yi’s lifespan was short and that he desperately needed to accumulate points to exchange for the elixir to extend his life.

However, to Sun Hao’s surprise—

Jiang Yi remained calm even upon hearing “Elixir of Immortality.”

***

He even said seriously, “I don’t intend to exchange this white roulette wheel for club points.”

“I want to trade it with you, Manager Sun.”

Sun Hao laughed outright, “Trade with me?”

“You don’t really think this trivial white roulette wheel could catch my eye…”

Before the last word even fell, Sun Hao’s mocking smile froze.

His reaction mirrored Luo Shan’s, his eyes bulging in shock.

Even the usually composed Sun Hao couldn’t help but curse, “Holy crap! This is…”

He was so excited he nearly lunged to grab it!

But Jiang Yi reacted swiftly, pulling his hand back.

Then, with a serious look, he said to Sun Hao:

“As you know, Manager Sun, my remaining lifespan is less than a year.”

“So I can’t open this white roulette wheel myself.”

Sun Hao calmed down after hearing this.

Right! No rush!

This kid couldn’t activate the white roulette wheel even if he wanted to.

No matter how rare the wheel, Jiang Yi could only trade it to others.

Steadying his nerves, Sun Hao returned to his usual composure.

“What do you want to trade? Don’t think about the Elixir of Immortality. No matter how rare your roulette wheel is, it’s still just a white roulette wheel.”

Sun Hao’s words were obviously disingenuous.

Because the extraordinary quality of Jiang Yi’s white roulette wheel wasn’t just about having a higher proportion of high-quality options.

More importantly—

It contained the “Elixir of Immortality Recipe” option!

And this option accounted for a staggering 20% of the wheel’s possibilities!

Twenty percent!

Out of ten options, that was remarkably high.

The rarity of the “Elixir of Immortality Recipe” option was self-evident.

Consider that the entire Jiang City region had a population in the tens of millions.

Even with the apocalypse drastically reducing numbers, there were still at least a million survivors.

Each person could spin the roulette wheel multiple times.

After so many spins by so many people, only one person had ever drawn the Elixir of Immortality recipe.

This highlights just how difficult it was to obtain!

Mainly because roulette wheels containing the “Elixir of Immortality Recipe” option were extremely rare.

And even among those few, the option’s probability was rarely above 1%.

Any roulette wheel featuring this option was inherently more valuable than ordinary ones.

Jiang Yi’s white roulette wheel, with its 20% chance for the Elixir of Immortality recipe, was thus priceless.

It’s no exaggeration to say that if Sun Hao put this wheel up for trade in the official player market, someone might even be willing to trade inferior Elixirs of Immortality just for it!

Of course, Sun Hao would never tell Jiang Yi all this; he wanted to lowball the price.

However, Jiang Yi was no clueless rookie.

He understood the wheel’s value better than Sun Hao.

***

Still, Jiang Yi knew his influence was limited; he couldn’t expect to sell this roulette wheel at its true worth.

In fact, he had no intention of exchanging it for inferior Elixirs of Immortality.

Currently, all the inferior elixirs on the market were concocted by Chang Jiao’e.

He had sworn never to use any medicine made by her again.

So, instead of arguing, Jiang Yi spoke decisively:

“I want to trade this white roulette wheel for a white lottery ticket.”

A white lottery ticket?

Sun Hao was momentarily stunned.

White lottery tickets weren’t particularly precious.

Their effect was to offset the lifespan cost of one white roulette spin.

From that perspective, a white lottery ticket’s value roughly equated to one year of lifespan.

But in reality, its true value was slightly less than a year of life.

Because the relationship between a white lottery ticket and a year of lifespan was like—

A $100 shopping voucher versus $100 in cash.

The voucher could only be used for shopping, but cash had many more uses.

Sun Hao thought this kid must be desperate to extend his lifespan.

Yet he was asking for a white roulette lottery ticket…

As the manager of low-level supplies, Sun Hao naturally had some white lottery tickets.

Still, he hesitated, unsure whether to agree outright or bargain him down.

Before he could decide, Jiang Yi’s resolute voice rang out again:

“I only want the white roulette lottery ticket right now.”

“If Manager Sun refuses, I’ll just find someone else.”

He even looked like he was about to turn and leave.

Sun Hao couldn’t afford to miss out on such a rare roulette wheel.

After a moment’s thought, he said:

“Alright, alright! Considering you’re somewhat clever, I agree to this trade!”

Jiang Yi wasn’t surprised by Sun Hao’s decision.

After all, trading such an extraordinary white roulette wheel for a white lottery ticket was a win for Sun Hao.

Soon, the two completed the exchange—

Sun Hao handed over a white roulette lottery ticket to Jiang Yi and received the rare white roulette wheel.

Despite having encountered countless white roulette wheels before,

this one was the most enticing to Sun Hao!

Fearing complications, he immediately placed his hand on the center of the roulette wheel.

Then, he confidently called out: “Spin!”

Moments later, a sound came from the center of the wheel:

【Ding—】

【Congratulations! You have won the reward: Elixir of Immortality Recipe!】

Instantly, a white scroll inscribed with mysterious runes appeared in Sun Hao’s hand!

Overwhelmed with joy, Sun Hao was stunned.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yi, watching this unfold, suddenly sensed a chilling murderous intent!

“Whoosh!”

A shadow flashed swiftly past his eyes!