Apocalypse: System of lotteries

Chapter 252 "Lucky One~ You've Arrived?"

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[Your Foodie looks at Da Vinci, "Now that we've used up this big stupid pig, should we go do something? If we return empty-handed, Ming will spank us..." Da Vinci pats Foodie, "Don't worry, let's see what other uses it has..."]

[Your Foodie watches Da Vinci communicate mysteriously with the giant porcupine... Da Vinci tells Foodie that he asked earlier, and this fellow can grow back all those bone spurs after a while, so we should bring it home. With it, we'll never run out of bird meat... Foodie gazes at Da Vinci with admiration, "You're so smart..."]

[Foodie turns its head, croaking at the giant porcupine, "Come play with us! Standing here all day is so boring, we can go to many places..."]

"Hehe~" Ming hands a broken bowl to a zombie with a smile, "Give me a dollar~"

If they bring the giant porcupine back, Ming is confident that he can connect with it, after all, its spirit is only around 100, while Ming's 500+ can directly crush it. The difficulty lies in the fact that it was standing with the four human-shaped five-star kings earlier, otherwise, Ming would have acted on it... No, he should have invited it to join Ming's Animal Park.

"Here's your prescription, take it~" Ming hands the prescription to the zombie, and it must be said, with Anne and Janna's skill cooldown bonuses, the efficiency of debt collection has significantly increased.

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[Breaking news on all channels: Today, 233 battles occurred between people worldwide, with the cause being resource disputes, resulting in 48 casualties. Today, 213 couples got married...]

[Interrupted news: Ming is still on a hidden mission, so far killing 129 zombies, connecting with 2 zombies, and during his noon break, he raises his fingers, now raising his middle finger again, please mind your manners.]

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"Resource disputes are inevitable. When we go to an area, we have to patrol it first and negotiate resource distribution when meeting strangers from other districts, but some people always want to take everything for themselves."

"Contests for psychic ore are the most intense. Precious metals like gold are not as bad. Now everyone has learned from District 109's experience, and shared kills have become easier than before, everyone is thinking about the future."

"Yeah, we're preparing for the fourth chapter. But have you heard about the merger between District 109 and District 31?"

"How did you know?"

"I can't go into detail about this kind of thing. If you want to know, you can message me privately. I have inside information, but let me make it clear, it's not free information~"

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Ming looked at the dozen or so zombies lying on the ground after being smacked down by the little bear, handed a prescription to one of them, and thought about his next plan.

Now, he already had puppets with buffing abilities. The next step was to find two barrier puppets. After all, he was the main attacker, and they just needed to provide support.

He had considered elementalists, but he hadn't encountered any powerful ones yet, and none were as good as David and Hawkins. With two barrier-type puppets, at least they could simultaneously taunt and attract two five-star kings, leaving only two once the giant porcupine was rendered useless by the little frogs.

The little bear and Wendy could deal with one, and he would kill the other. That seemed simple enough.

"Give me a dollar~" Ming handed out the broken bowl.

Ding~ Gold coin +1

Ding~ Gold coin +1

Ding~ Gold coin +1

Ding~ ...

"Huh?" Ming was startled, looking at the zombie in front of him. Why was this happening? Did the zombie think Ming was too poor, so it was being extra generous?

"No!" Ming looked around at the surrounding zombies and noticed that some of them were also looking at him. Could it be that his broken bowl skill wasn't just for collecting from a single target?

Checking the skill details:

[Exclusive Skill: Give me a dollar. Actively use on a target, with a chance to trigger the target's compassion, resulting in receiving 1 gold coin]

"Use on a target..."

Ming smacked his forehead, suddenly feeling very foolish. The skill description said "use on a target," but it didn't say "use on one target only." Oh, heavens, he had been careless and missed this loophole, and he felt a bit sorry for the skill.

"Come on, everyone, look at me~" Ming held up the broken bowl, stood in the middle of the scattered zombies, and shouted, "I'm so poor that I can't even afford bread, please give me a dollar~"

[Skill effect: Failure, the target feels worse off than you]

[Skill effect: Success, your acting triggers the target's compassion]

[Skill effect: Success, the target feels obligated to give]

[...]

Ding~ Gold coins +1+1+1+1...

14 gold coins were credited at once.

"Ah, this is amazing~" Ming held the broken bowl, feeling that he had found a faster and more efficient way to make money. Prescribing medicine took 2.5 minutes each time, earning an average of 2000 per prescription, while begging for money took 30 seconds each time. However, the amount of money depended on the number of zombies present.

now he urgently needed a truck!

[Your little frogs are overjoyed to the point of exploding, as they have finally touched the giant porcupine's heart with their sincerity. It has decided to go home with them... The little frogs think you will be very happy...]

[Da Vinci tells the giant porcupine that they need to collect the numerous dead birds on the ground to avoid polluting the environment... Foodie tells the bewildered porcupine that Da Vinci is very concerned about the environment... He is an environmental guardian, and Foodie is a little environmental guard...]

[Your little frogs use their collection ability on the birds impaled on the bone spines, collecting 1, 2, 3... Da Vinci suddenly stops Foodie who asks what's wrong...]

[Da Vinci tells Foodie that they haven't accomplished anything productive today, and returning with a bunch of dead birds might not make him happy. Da Vinci's backpack is full, so Foodie should go do something more useful... Foodie turns around and sees a police zombie, remembering that Ming still needs a hat...]

[Foodie uses its collection ability on the hat, successfully collecting it. Feeling that a single hat isn't enough, it uses its collection ability on the keychain hanging from the police zombie's waist, also succeeding... It turns to Da Vinci and says, "Done"...]

"I hope the next car that appears is a cargo-carrying one~" Ming clasped his hands and bowed to the four directions, then patted the little bear's paw. As for Annie and Jenna, he didn't feel the need to touch them, as they had turned into zombies and their luck was really not good.

"No, wait." Ming touched his nose, realizing that Annie and Jenna had met him, which was a huge stroke of luck. Yes, he should touch them too.

Ming used the [Car Bomb] skill.

Another 10,000 gold coins are gone. 

With a loud crash, a clean and shiny black pickup truck landed in front of him.

"Nice car!" Ming was excited, clasping his hands and bowing to the four directions once again, truly grateful for the divine gift.

However, he now needed someone to test drive it for him. After all, it was uncertain whether turning the car key or driving the car would cause an explosion, and he definitely couldn't try such a dangerous thing himself first.

At that moment, a bewildered zombie turned the street corner, looking at the one human, one bear, and two zombies. Ming smiled and said, "Lucky one~ You've arrived?"