Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 51 - Gamblers Must Die

The door closed, and the room fell silent.

Lan XiaoKe floated onto the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, as if still processing everything that had happened.

She had inexplicably moved into this house, inexplicably gained a room.

Not only could she leave the school building she had haunted for decades, but she also had free food, accommodation, and entertainment.

Was this all too good to be true?

"There must be some kind of hidden motive." Lan XiaoKe put a finger to her chin, deep in thought. There was no such thing as a free lunch. 

For now, she could only take things one step at a time.

Since she was here, she might as well play on the computer.

Lan XiaoKe's eyes lit up, looking at the computer. It had been ages since she last used one.

"Yahoo!!!!"

"Let's see, my World of Warcraft!"

"Huh? It's also shut down?! What was my account name again?"

…

In another room, Ye Chuan sat on the edge of his bed, playing with his phone. The Ten Thousand Realms Landlord app had unlocked many new features, so he had to figure out how to use them.

First, the Pill Refining and Medicine Crafting system.

Ye Chuan clicked on it and found the interface greyed out, with only two options—

[Pill Refining]

[Medicine Crafting] (Locked)

The Medicine Crafting option was dark; he didn't know why it was unavailable, but he didn't dwell on it, turning his attention to the Pill Refining function.

He clicked on it, and a dilapidated furnace appeared before him, dirty and covered in cobwebs.

[Pill Furnace: A tattered, old, ninth-hand pill furnace, personally used by an old alchemist (Ordinary)]

(TL: I think this is not ninth-rank but ninth-hand, like a second-hand used car. The author is trolling)

[Recipes]

[Add ingredients]

Ye Chuan browsed the options, then clicked on Recipes and found options for Tiger Strength Pill, Deer Blood Pill, and other pills he had consumed.

"Oh? Then Auntie's illness shouldn't be a problem anymore, right?" Ye Chuan's eyes lit up. 

If he could refine pills himself, he wouldn't have to wait for Bai QianShuang, his sunflower, to gacha them.

But the problem was—

He didn't have any ingredients.

Ye Chuan tried clicking on "Add ingredients," and a window popped up.

[No ingredients detected in backpack. Spend 6000 to purchase raw materials?]

Ye Chuan's finger froze, then slowly retracted.

Hmm…

This didn't seem right.

Six thousand?

Really?

But then Ye Chuan thought about it. The effects of the pills were so good that plenty of people would be willing to buy them, even for six thousand yuan.

He had a million yuan now, a measly six thousand…

Spend!

[Purchase successful.]

[Refine?]

[30% chance of successfully refining a Deer Blood Pill, 60% chance of failure, 10% chance of furnace explosion (Success rate is affected by pill quality, furnace quality, alchemy level, etc.)]

Furnace explosion?

It wasn't a guaranteed success? And only a 30% success rate?

Ye Chuan narrowed his eyes. He had read about the high cost of alchemy in novels before, but he hadn't really grasped the concept. 

Now, seeing the price, he finally understood.

How much money would this cost? Six thousand yuan was enough to buy several phones!

And that was just the cost of refining one pill.

Maybe he should just wait for Bai QianShuang to produce them.

"Wait, knowing this app, it probably won't give me any more Deer Blood Pills now, will it?" Ye Chuan had a feeling that he was being forced to spend money.

Since the success rate was related to the quality of the pill furnace, upgrading the furnace should increase the success rate.

[Upgrade Pill Furnace quality? Cost: 5000.]

Considering that he would be using this furnace a lot in the future, Ye Chuan clicked "Upgrade."

[Pill Furnace quality upgraded successfully!]

[Pill Furnace: Tattered Eighth-Hand Pill Furnace (Low-Grade)]

[Upgrade Pill Furnace quality? Cost: 10000]

Spend!

[Pill Furnace quality upgraded successfully!]

[Pill Furnace: Tattered Seventh-Hand Pill Furnace (Mid-Low Grade)]

[Upgrade Pill Furnace quality? Cost: 50000]

Spend!

[Pill Furnace: DanQing Furnace (Mid-Grade)]

[99% chance of successfully refining a Deer Blood Pill, 1% chance of failure, 0% chance of furnace explosion (Success rate is affected by pill quality, furnace quality, alchemy level, etc.)]

Ninety-nine percent, a rare sight.

Seeing this success rate, Ye Chuan spent six thousand yuan to purchase the materials and started refining.

[Pill refining in progress. Time remaining: 23:59]

[Spend 1000 to accelerate?]

Ye Chuan ignored the acceleration option. As long as it could be refined, that was good enough.

He couldn't possibly encounter that 1% failure rate, right?

After exiting the alchemy interface, Ye Chuan focused on the Guaranteed Rare Draw Card in his backpack.

A guaranteed rare draw was undoubtedly very tempting, but the question was whether to use it on a constitution or a spiritual root.

He already had the Azure Dragon Saint Body, a Top-Grade constitution, the same quality as a guaranteed rare draw.

If he used the card, he could get another Top-Grade constitution and try to create a Supreme-Grade constitution with a 10% chance.

But the risk was undoubtedly huge. If the synthesis failed and it was downgraded, he would not only miss out on the Supreme-Grade constitution but also potentially lose his Top-Grade one.

After much deliberation, Ye Chuan decided to draw a guaranteed rare spiritual root.

This was the most cost-effective choice.

He opened the Spiritual Root draw page and used the Guaranteed Rare Draw Card. Just as he was about to draw, he paused.

"Should I trust my luck?"

Don't gamblers always cry?

Just draw, damn it!

Ye Chuan switched back to the Constitution draw page!

He used the Guaranteed Rare Draw Card. Golden light flashed, and the reward appeared.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the Three Transformations Glazed Body. Added to backpack Gold]

Ye Chuan didn't even bother checking the description of the Three Transformations Glazed Body. He immediately unequipped the Azure Dragon Saint Body and fused the two constitutions!

"Come on!"

He closed his eyes as he pressed the synthesize button.

A few seconds later, he slowly opened his eyes and saw a flash of red light. His face lit up with excitement. 

"Red, I think I saw red, did I get it?!"

Ye Chuan opened his eyes wide.

[Congratulations! You have obtained a High-Grade Fire Profound Constitution. Added to backpack.]

Ye Chuan: "..."

The icon of the High-Grade Fire Profound Constitution glowed red, mocking his expressionless face.

As if saying: I'm back!

Ye Chuan stared at the phone screen, running his fingers through his hair.

Gamblers must die. He had gotten a little carried away.

Looking at the Constitution draw page, Ye Chuan took a deep breath, his eyes hardening. 

He decisively spent one million yuan for a 200-pull!

Spend!

He wouldn't believe that he couldn't get a Supreme constitution with a million yuan!

As the 200,000 yuan vanished, the draw interface emitted a dazzling light!

Then, a series of messages popped up—

[Congratulations! You have obtained…]

[Congratulations! You have obtained…]