Apocalypse: System of lotteries



[Your Da Vinci patted Foodie, who wasn't doing anything productive. Foodie closed its opened mouth and told Da Vinci that it was learning to cook for itself.]

[Da Vinci observed two groups of ants surrounding a grasshopper and patted Foodie, asking what the dish was called. Foodie stuck out its tongue, "Ant and Grasshopper Combo."]

[Your frogs looked at each other and simultaneously opened their mouths wide toward the Ant and Grasshopper Combo. Plop! A large leather shoe stepped on the combo. The froglings looked up at the shoe, and it belonged to that suited zombie.]

"Finally, getting down to business," Ming smiled, opened the tent door, dragged the high-level zombie in, gave it medicine, and killed it.

Ding~ Puppeteer level reached 15.

[Your froglings were angry. Your Da Vinci used its gathering ability on the suited zombie, successfully collecting. Foodie activated its fighting spirit, and knocked the zombie down and away.]

"…"

Ming curved the corner of his mouth, thinking that after gaining strength, the experience was no longer an issue. He turned to Janna, "What other talents do you have?"

"Hehe~"

"Go lift a bowl."

[Your frogs looked at each other. Da Vinci comforted Foodie, "I'll cook for you again."]

[Da Vinci went back and forth a few times, moving grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars, and other insects to the ant hole entrance. Da Vinci told Foodie, "Today, I'll make a feast for you." Foodie was worried about getting stepped on again. Da Vinci assured Foodie that he would first clear the unstable factors.]

[Your Foodie activated its fighting spirit and knocked the zombie away from the ant hole entrance. Da Vinci asked it to push the zombie even further away to ensure their food safety. Your Foodie continued to strike, scattering the zombies far away.]

"Great job~" Ming picked up a chainsaw to kill the zombies. The two froglings had made significant contributions, and when they returned home, he might have to find their real girlfriend. He hoped they would continue to work hard. "Is one enough for each of you?"

[Your Da Vinci introduced the dishes to Foodie. The dish of ants surrounding beetles was called "Crunchy Beetles," and the dish of ants surrounding caterpillars was called... Your Foodie told Da Vinci that the name of the dish wasn't important.]

"Let me check..." Ming looked at his warehouse, which still had a few bottles of wine. If the two froglings needed it, he could let them drink their fill.

Ding~ Level 20 reached.

"Profession change."

Ming submitted the materials for the Puppeteer's second class change.

[Class change successfully. Congratulations on becoming a Puppet Master.]

[During the second talent awakening... Rolling... Roll... Ing...]

[Congratulations on acquiring a new talent: Puppet Space.]

[...]

"Puppet Space?"

Ming opened his attribute panel.

[Puppet Space: Has 50 slots, allowing you to store temporarily unused puppets, keeping them fresh. Cannot store items without vital signs, and cannot stack the same type of puppet...]

"Such strict limitations, where's the fun in that?"

Ming was just thinking about whether he could throw in extra, unwanted equipment without recycling it, but to his surprise, the skill was sealed off.

He suddenly had a strange idea, feeling that the rules were not like those of a mature post-apocalyptic game system but more like a not-so-bright executor. In simple terms, it seemed to be trying hard to complete a task, such as fixing various loopholes, which was the best proof.

"What a great talent, at least it can free up some space in the main warehouse."

Ming looked at the time with a smile, exactly 6 PM, and looked at his gold income, feeling very happy. It was worth all the effort.

The zombies outside would be gone in another 10 hours, and as for the equipment, he could only pick the good ones to keep. Although he was reluctant to part with so much equipment, the priority was to return home.

[Your frogs crawled back to the temporary shelter and found that you hadn't returned yet. Da Vinci told Foodie that when he had a girlfriend in the future, he must remember to come home early. Look at how Wendy was being neglected, she could only find joy in killing fish...]

[Foodie anxiously looked at Da Vinci, worried that its koi fish would commit suicide. Da Vinci told Foodie not to overthink it, as koi fish don't have knives and can't commit suicide. However, it might jump out of the pond and turn itself into dried fish. Foodie felt sad, leaning on Da Vinci. Da Vinci comforted Foodie, saying that dried fish was also delicious and crispy...]

Another 6 hours passed, and it was already late at night. Ming began to make plans for the next day, which would be the 18th day of the third chapter. He needed to start hunting tonight. 

The previous difficulty was that the zombies were all together. Now that they had been knocked apart by Foodie, Ming could proceed with one-by-one eliminations. In the end, he needed to leave a barely alive zombie. Before 9 AM the next day, after collecting all the zombie money, he would kill the last one and successfully return to the designated area.

Perfect.

[Channel-wide broadcast: Congratulations to Ming for regaining the title of "Money Maker", ranking first in both level and wealth. He has also reacquired the title of "Double Happiness". As a shared celebration, all survivors worldwide will receive a 20% experience bonus for 72 hours.]

[...]

"What? Ming got the 'Money Maker' title again? I just checked, and he wasn't even in the top 10 of the wealth leaderboard. How did he suddenly get so rich?"

"Over 8 million, that's ruthless!"

"Over 8 million? Did everyone in their area give him all their money? No, he's still in the middle of a hidden mission."

"Then the people in their area really dare to put their money on him. It's been almost three days, and he still hasn't completed his hidden mission. That's too slow for him!"

"His hidden mission... could it be picking up money?"

"…"

109.

David sat in the yard, looking at the wealth leaderboard with a baffled expression.

NO.1: Ming (8,000,001)

NO.1: D*** (8,000,000)

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