Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 771 Blind Selection

"You could say that," He Lingling said, pursing her lips.

"But haven't we been on TV all along?"

Xu Han: "..."

Xu Han said dryly, "He Lingling, why do you talk so much—"

"Stop."

He Lingling made a shushing gesture: "It's about to begin."

Almost the next second after she finished speaking, two large, blood-red characters slowly appeared on the big screen above the square.

—Draw lots.

"Please send a player representative from each guild participating in the guild competition to the stage to draw lots."

"..."

The once quiet audience seats instantly erupted in cheers, with players who weren't participating in the guild tournament excitedly watching the tiered floors slowly rise below the big screen.

"My goodness, isn't this a bit too much of a change? I thought expanding the live streaming platform was already pretty good, but now there's even more?!"

"Isn't this tiered floor system a bit beyond the town's technological capabilities?"

"...You're being really funny. We're all dead, isn't it a bit beyond our technology to be able to discuss these kinds of topics?"

"..."

The huge live broadcast plaza was filled with various conversations. With the game prompts repeated over and over, Yu Shijiu in the first row was the first to stand up.

"Shi Jiu," Xu Han gave Yu Shi Jiu a thumbs-up, "You'll definitely get a bye!"

Anjie, standing next to her, coughed.

She pretended not to understand what Xu Han meant and silently stared at the words on the big screen.

In fact, Yu Shijiu didn't have to get a bye in the first round of the draw... Of course, it wouldn't matter if Yu Shijiu actually got a bye.

Lu Chusheng followed closely behind Shangyu Shijiu. After one by one, the representatives of the guild players participating in the guild competition went on stage, and the mechanical female voice broadcast the news again.

"Good afternoon, players. The Guild Tournament has begun. Guild leaders must carefully select various colored orbs from the lottery box in front of them. Note that this year's Guild Tournament is a one-on-one guild battle. For example, the guild representative who blindly selects the blue orb will enter the same game instance as another guild representative who also blindly selects the blue orb."

"There are two white bye balls in this draw box."

"Now, guild representatives, please conduct the orderly blind selection."

"..."

The rules are simple and clear.

Yu Shijiu raised an eyebrow. He stared at the opaque black "lottery box" that was slowly rising from the edge of the steps, his gaze lingering for a moment on the small opening above the box that was only big enough for one hand to pass through.

Should we go and choose first?

Yu Shijiu hesitated for once.

Unlike Xu Han, who blindly believed he would get a bye, Yu Shijiu knew exactly how lucky she was.

...Well, his luck wasn't exactly...good.

While Yu Shijiu hesitated, Lu Chusheng, who was beside him, had already walked to the lottery box and reached his hand in.

After staying inside the box for about five seconds, Lu Chusheng pulled out the ball he had chosen.

"..."

White ball.

The audience, who witnessed this scene on the big screen, erupted in uproar.

Xu Han stared at the big screen in astonishment, muttering, "My God! Lu Chusheng's luck is just too good..."

He Lingling glanced at An Jie beside her, then quietly lowered her eyes and remained silent.

She could roughly guess why Anjie had asked Yu Shijiu to go on stage to draw lots—Anjie probably wanted to enter the game instance.

As for whether it's because they want to get more points or...

He Lingling narrowed her eyes slightly as she thought of the god-level item that An Jie had mentioned.

Is this also a kind of "prophecy"?

Chen Yi said with a smile, "Lu Chusheng is really lucky."

Ange nodded: "...Yes, he's always been lucky."

On the stage.

Lu Chusheng stared silently at the white ball in his hand, his lips slightly pursed.

There are only 2 empty balls in total.

Now that I've got one, it means there's only one left in the box.

Lu Chusheng could vaguely sense the envious glances cast his way by the guild representatives around him—but he wasn't actually that happy.

"Congratulations to the monitoring team for securing a bye in the first round of the guild competition."

A mechanical female voice echoed throughout the square: "The guilds that get a bye this round will receive points as a reward. Let's give a round of applause to all the players in the inspection team."

boom! ! ! !

The previously quiet audience erupted into a deafening roar of screams.

"Ten thousand points?!?"

"Did I hear that right?! A guild that got a bye still managed to get 10,000 points?! Dawn Games really went all out in this guild competition?! I remember the guilds that got a bye in the previous competitions only got 1,000 points?!"

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!!! The monitoring team was strong enough to begin with, could it be that they were the champions of the last guild tournament that caused their points to rise to 10,000 in the bye round?"

"That can't be right, that's so unfair..."

"I'm so envious. Just sitting and watching the guild tournament earns you 10,000 points. The players from the monitoring team who participated in this guild tournament must be grinning from ear to ear."

"..."

Such envious remarks were heard everywhere in the audience, all expressing envy, jealousy, and resentment towards the monitoring team for being lucky enough to obtain 10,000 points.

They envied and were jealous of the inspection team's good luck, and they were jealous that such a stroke of good fortune hadn't happened to them.

"..."

Lu Chusheng, who was being congratulated on stage, didn't feel much joy. He frowned slightly as he listened to the announcement from the mechanical female voice.

The reward for this bye is far too great!

The bigger the tree, the more the wind blows—if the bye ball hadn't fallen into his hands but instead into the hands of an ordinary, weak guild representative, Lu Chusheng could almost foresee the future of that small guild representative.

Being envied or ostracized are minor issues.

If you encounter a large guild with intense jealousy...

"Next guild representative, please come forward to draw lots."

The mechanical female voice spoke again.

This time, a chestnut-haired man in a black robe stepped out from the crowd, approached the lottery box, and quickly selected his ball.

Red ball.

"The Black-Robed Church - The Red Ball".

The pastor shrugged helplessly at Zhou Yuanyang and the others below the stage, and walked back to his original position.

Next up is the next representative...

"Wrangler - Yellow Ball".

……

"Cecil Society - Red Ball".

The Cecil Association representative was instantly plunged into despair when he saw that he had selected the red ball.

He gripped the red ball tightly in his hand and involuntarily looked at the priest who had also chosen the red ball.

The pastor smiled and said, "Please take good care of me."

The Cecil Association representative's vision went black, and he staggered back to where he started.

It's over...it's over...it's over...it's the Black Robe Church...how could he be so unlucky!

In the audience, the president of the Cecil Association looked at the despair and collapse on the face of the Cecil Association representative player on the stage, and slowly closed his eyes.

"President..."

Someone nearby hurriedly and tremblingly whispered, "It's the Black Robe Church...it's the Black Robe Church..."