Chapter 19: System Lottery

"Congratulations, Player, you've discovered a large amount of gold. Would you like to upgrade the system?"

As soon as Wang Bin touched the gold brick, a prompt from the system sounded in his mind.

"How much gold is needed to upgrade the system, and what are the benefits after upgrading?"

"The first upgrade requires ten thousand kilograms of gold. After upgrading, a fifty-cubic-meter system space will be unlocked, allowing you to store and retrieve items anytime, anywhere."

"How much gold is here?"

"A total of forty-six thousand two hundred and fifty kilograms of gold. Would you like to upgrade now?"

"Wait!"

After understanding the details, Wang Bin smiled and said to Guan Xiaoyue, "Xiaoyue, it's dangerous for Officer Miao to be outside alone. Take this food and stay with her, keep an eye on things outside for me."

Guan Xiaoyue knew Wang Bin wanted to send her away, but she didn't object. She took the food Wang Bin handed her and left, closing the heavy iron door behind her.

Wang Bin sent Guan Xiaoyue away because the sudden disappearance of ten thousand kilograms of gold might scare her, and he didn't want to reveal his secret, so he had to ask her to leave.

Once Guan Xiaoyue closed the iron door, Wang Bin immediately gave the system a command.

"Upgrade the system!"

"System upgrading, 1%, 5%, 15%..."

"System upgrade successful!"

After more than ten minutes, the system finally upgraded successfully.

Seeing so many gold bricks, Wang Bin had been wondering how to move them all. Now, with the system upgrade providing such a large system space, the problem was instantly solved.

Wang Bin quickly placed his hand on each gold brick, and any brick he touched instantly entered the system space.

After collecting the last gold brick, Wang Bin was exhausted, but his heart was filled with joy.

All the hard work paid off with such a rich reward.

"System, can you upgrade again?"

"Yes, upgrading to the next level requires thirty thousand kilograms of gold. After upgrading, a lottery system will be unlocked, allowing you to spend gold to draw prizes!"

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"What kind of prizes?"

"Food, weapons, attribute points, various martial arts techniques, and more!"

"Wow, you can even draw attribute points and martial arts?"

"That's right. With your current gold reserves, you can upgrade the system once more. Would you like to upgrade?"

"Upgrade!"

This time, Wang Bin didn't hesitate and chose to upgrade immediately.

Firstly, all the gold was in the system space, so nothing shocking would happen. Plus, after recent experiences, he realized his combat power was quite lacking, often relying on Guan Xiaoyue and Officer Miao.

As a man, and one with a system, he decided to become stronger, making upgrading the system his best option.

The system upgrade would take some time, and he didn't want to stay there any longer, so he opened the iron door and walked out.

"Ah, Brother Wang, aren't you taking any?" Guan Xiaoyue asked in surprise when she saw Wang Bin didn't bring any gold bricks out.

"No, these gold bricks are too heavy. I'll come back for them when I have the chance!" Wang Bin smiled faintly and led the two of them out of the basement, heading upstairs.

Hearing Wang Bin say he wasn't taking them, Miao let out a sigh of relief. Although society's order was gone, she still considered herself a police officer. Watching Wang Bin openly take the gold from the vault made her feel a bit uneasy.

The three quietly left the Mad Sand Gang's hideout and cautiously headed to the south side of the city.

Gunfire could be heard sporadically from that direction, likely the Mad Sand Gang and the Flying Eagle Gang clashing.

Logically, having taken all the gold from the bank, he should leave, but he remembered that for every day he spent in the real world, seven days would pass here.

For the seven days he wouldn't be here, he wanted to eliminate as many Mad Sand Gang members as possible. This would not only reduce the danger for Guan Xiaoyue and Officer Miao during his absence but also serve as revenge for those the gang had harmed.

Following the gunfire, Wang Bin and the others quickly found the site of the Mad Sand Gang's battle.

The Flying Eagle Gang, far weaker than the Mad Sand Gang, was trapped in a building.

Unfortunately, the Flying Eagle Gang had grenades and dynamite, blocking the stairway, preventing the Mad Sand Gang from advancing, resulting in a standoff.

Mad Sand Gang leader Brother Xing thought for a moment and decided to trap the Flying Eagle Gang members and sneak up at night.

Seeing both sides cease fire, Wang Bin had no intention of shooting immediately, as that would draw the Mad Sand Gang's attention to them.

If they were to attack, it would be when both sides resumed fighting, to ambush them from behind.

Seeing that neither side would fight soon, Wang Bin and the others found a place nearby to hide, waiting for the battle to resume.

"Xiaoyue, keep watch for a while, I'm going to rest!" Wang Bin noticed the system had finished upgrading and decided to pretend to sleep to study the system.

"Okay, Brother Wang, Officer Miao, you both rest, I'll keep watch!" Guan Xiaoyue agreed with a smile, holding a gun as she hid behind a window, observing the outside.

Officer Miao, also a bit tired, found a place to lie down.

Wang Bin entered the system space and found it had expanded from fifty cubic meters to one hundred cubic meters, and there was now a large wheel inside.

"System, how much gold does one lottery draw cost?"

"One draw costs one hundred kilograms of gold."

"What, one hundred kilograms, that's expensive!"

"Value for money!"

Looking at the pile of gold in the system space, Wang Bin decided to give it a try.

"One draw!"

"Congratulations, Player, you've drawn one Agility attribute point!"

"Damn, one hundred kilograms for one Agility point, I want martial arts!"

"Would you like to continue drawing?"

"Draw! Wait, I want ten draws in a row!"

"Thank you for participating!"

"Thank you for participating!"

"Congratulations, Player, you've drawn two grenades!"

"Thank you for participating!"

"Congratulations, Player, you've drawn a rocket launcher with three rockets!"

"Thank you for participating!"

"Thank you for participating!"

"Congratulations, Player, you've drawn a night vision scope!"

"Congratulations, Player, you've drawn a skill book, Shooting Specialization!"

"Congratulations, Player, you've drawn a pack of spicy strips!"

Seeing the "Thank you for participating," Wang Bin was almost furious.

But at least he got a skill book and a night vision scope.

"Open attribute panel."

Wang Bin

Strength: 45 (Normal 50)

Agility: 52+1 (Normal 50)

Stamina: 47 (Normal 50)

Spirit: 42 (Normal 50)

Skill: Shooting Specialization Level 1

Shooting Specialization, Level 1, increases shooting accuracy by 10 points, critical hit rate by 10 points, shooting range by 100 meters. Upgrading to the next level requires killing one thousand zombies, current progress 0/1000.

Seeing his attributes, Wang Bin felt a bit dissatisfied. All his attributes were below normal levels, and he knew he was physically fitter than most people since he ran every day. How could he be below normal now?

"Player, don't be surprised. The normal attribute values here are the standard for the apocalypse world. Due to the apocalypse, those who have survived have much higher physical fitness than in the real world."

Hearing the system's explanation, Wang Bin finally understood.

Killing one thousand zombies wasn't too difficult; as long as he had a gun and bullets, the Shooting Specialization could be maxed out quickly.

After pondering for a while, Wang Bin realized that spending so much gold seemed like a loss, but if he thought about it differently, all this gold was essentially free, so spending it wasn't a big deal. Moreover, enhancing his strength and increasing his chances of survival in the apocalypse was worth it.

Besides, bringing so much gold into the real world would pose a problem in terms of selling it.