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"Player Commander, we will now award your instance rewards!" Settlement Officer 0791 said with a serious and formal tone.
"First, the basic rewards for completing the instance: 1 RMB, 1 Sword Essence Pill, and 1 Sword Mark Dust." RMB doesn't need explanation; it is the universal currency in the game, with a 1:1 exchange rate with real-world currency, meaning that Gu Han's hard work to complete the initial instance only earned him 1 RMB.
Incidentally, the RMB in the game can be exchanged for real RMB, and vice versa, but a certain handling fee is charged.
The Sword Essence Pill is a pill that can increase the Sword Essence value in the game. This pill cannot be traded, discarded, or dropped. The ways to obtain it are very limited; apart from a few extremely rare quests and events, it is mainly produced in instances.
After taking a Sword Essence Pill, the player's Sword Essence value increases by one point, which is then converted into the player's real-life acquired Sword Essence value based on their conversion rate. Gu Han's conversion rate is 0.009, meaning that 1000 points of Sword Essence in the game can be converted into 9 points of acquired Sword Essence in real life. In other words, Gu Han would need to complete the initial instance a thousand times to increase his acquired Sword Essence value by just 9 points, which is a tragic situation.
Sword Mark Dust is a necessary item for creating Deep Sword Marks. The rank of a Sword Maiden is divided into nine levels, which is different from the realm they are born with and cannot be improved. The rank is a capability that can be improved, and each increase in rank significantly enhances the Sword Maiden's abilities. A Sword Maiden of the first rank with the realm of an ancient sword can easily defeat a Sword Maiden of the ninth rank with the realm of a precious sword.
Creating a Deep Sword Mark is the only way to increase a Sword Maiden's rank, and Sword Mark Dust is a required item for this process. The amount of Sword Mark Dust needed varies depending on the rank increase.
In summary, RMB, Sword Essence Pills, and Sword Mark Dust are fixed rewards from every instance, affectionately known as the "three elements of instances" by players and widely loved.
"Player Commander, as this is your first time completing the 'Yuewang Goujian Sword Instance,' you will receive double the rewards for your first completion. Your overall evaluation for the first completion is SSS grade, so according to the rules, you will receive 100 times the basic rewards."
"Player Commander, your final instance rewards are: 100 RMB, 100 Sword Essence Pills, and 100 Sword Mark Dust. Please continue to strive for even greater achievements!!!" The doubled rewards for the first completion, as the name suggests, are only available for the first completion of the instance.
Among these, the lowest F grade does not double, E grade is 1x, D grade is 2x, C grade is 3x, B grade is 5x, A grade is 8x, S grade is 15x, SS grade is 30x, and SSS grade is 100x.
Most players, even after doing their homework, usually get a B grade for their first completion, which is 5x the reward. Looking at the 5 RMB in their hands and comparing it to Gu Han's 100 RMB, Gu Han's efficiency is terrifyingly 20 times higher.
The most crucial point is that even the Sword Essence Pills, which are very rare and cannot be traded, are doubled 100 times. If these could be traded, many players would be willing to spend 100 RMB to get one Sword Essence Pill...
Unfortunately, this benefit is only available for the first completion. Otherwise, Gu Han would definitely research SSS-grade completion strategies for every instance.
As Settlement Officer 0791 finished speaking, a 100 RMB note, a large box of pills, and 100 red and blue capsules appeared on the table in front of Gu Han. Each capsule contained a portion of Sword Mark Dust.
These are Gu Han's basic rewards. Most players would quickly put these rewards into their dimensional pockets to secure them. However, Gu Han did not move and patiently waited for the next rewards.
"Next is the reward gacha machine! Since this is your first completion of the instance, the ratio of golden and purple gacha balls is increased tenfold." Settlement Officer 0791 waved his hand, and a small gacha machine appeared on the table. This gacha machine contained ten gacha balls of different colors: one golden, two purple, three blue, and four white.
In non-first completions, the gacha machine contains 100 gacha balls: one golden, two purple, thirty blue, and thirty-eight white. The probability of getting a golden or purple gacha ball is reduced by more than ten times.
The rewards inside the gacha balls vary greatly depending on their color.
The worst is the white gacha ball, which usually contains just 1 RMB, and sometimes even a few cents.
Better is the blue gacha ball, which always contains at least 1 RMB and may include various other items, including the rare Sword Essence Pill.
Above blue is the purple gacha ball, which most players dream of. It contains a large amount of money, a few Sword Essence Pills, and even a token from a Sword Maiden, which allows for a synchronization opportunity with the target Sword Maiden.
The most difficult to obtain is the golden gacha ball, which is extremely rare, appearing only once in a million gacha attempts. The rewards inside are diverse and can include almost any valuable item in the game.
Unfortunately, according to player statistics, a golden gacha ball appears only once in a million gacha attempts, making it rarer than winning the lottery.
For players, a golden gacha ball is a distant dream, and getting a few purple gacha balls in their lifetime is considered a great achievement.
The gacha reward phase is the most anticipated, hoped for, exciting, and hated part of the game. Some lucky players from Europe can get a top-tier golden gacha ball in one attempt, obtaining a famous sword-level Sword Maiden. Meanwhile, some unlucky players from Africa, even with nine attempts, cannot get the golden gacha ball, which remains in the machine.
In the game's forum, the most active section is the gacha machine section, where countless players share their gacha results... It's understandable for European players to share, but what is the mindset of African players who also share?
"There might be something you lost in here!" Suddenly, Settlement Officer 0791 said.
"What? What did you say?" Gu Han quickly asked. "Something I lost? Isn't it the Yuewang Goujian Sword? Could it be that the gacha balls contain the Yuewang Goujian Sword? If I can get a golden gacha ball, it's not impossible for it to contain the Yuewang Goujian Sword!!!"
"Sorry, Settlement Officer 0791 cannot understand your question," 0791 said with a blank expression, looking like a robot with low intelligence.
"Alright, then, how many gacha attempts do I have? Only one?" Gu Han stared intently at the gacha machine, where the golden gacha ball was particularly eye-catching. For a long time, Gu Han had been studying instance strategies and had never paid attention to the gacha system, so he didn't know the detailed rules.
"Player Commander, there are nine levels: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, and F. You get one gacha attempt for each level you achieve. Since you achieved SSS grade, you get nine gacha attempts."
"Then, will the total number of gacha balls in the machine remain at ten after each gacha?" Gu Han asked.
"No, the number of gacha balls in the machine will not increase."
What? The number of gacha balls in the machine doesn't increase! Gu Han found it hard to believe. With nine attempts, the last gacha ball in the machine would be the only one left, giving him a 90% chance of getting the golden gacha ball! This doesn't make sense; isn't the probability of getting a golden gacha ball one in a million?
In fact, the probability of getting a golden gacha ball is one in a million. First, not all players can achieve SSS grade; most are around B grade, which gives them only five gacha attempts.
So, the question is, five attempts is 50%! Even one attempt is 10%, so how can the probability be one in a million?
Cough, the gacha machine is not a real gacha machine but a string of data that can be manipulated, not bound by Newton's laws of physics.
"You achieved F grade, so you can perform one gacha!" 0791 said with a blank expression.
"Alright, let's go!" Gu Han glanced at 0791 and pressed the gacha machine. The gacha balls inside started to spin wildly until a white gacha ball rolled out from the bottom.
The white gacha ball felt like a ping-pong ball. Gu Han gently twisted it open.
"Congratulations, Player Commander, you got a white gacha ball, which contains 1 RMB." A 1 RMB note fell out of the gacha ball. Gu Han's luck was already quite good; this was the upper limit for a white gacha ball.
"You achieved E grade, so you can perform one gacha." Gu Han got another gacha attempt. There were now nine gacha balls left in the machine, with four white ones remaining.
"Congratulations, Player Commander, you got a white gacha ball, which contains 0.1 RMB." This time, it was another white gacha ball, but with less luck, he only got 0.1 RMB.
"You achieved D grade, so you can perform one gacha." Another gacha attempt, and the probability of getting a white gacha ball decreased further.
"Congratulations, Player Commander, you got a white gacha ball, which contains 0.3 RMB."
"Congratulations, Player Commander, you got a white gacha ball, which contains one portion of Sword Mark Dust." Gu Han almost spat blood; the first four gacha attempts were all white, and he didn't believe there was no foul play.
"Congratulations, Player Commander, you got a blue gacha ball, which contains two portions of Sword Mark Dust." Blue? Congratulations, my sister! The white gacha balls are already empty; can you get anything worse than blue?
Gu Han's face was very grim, but the gacha still had to continue. The next two attempts were also blue gacha balls.
"Congratulations, Player Commander, you got a blue gacha ball, which contains one bottle of White Iron Sword shampoo."
"Congratulations, Player Commander, you got a blue gacha ball, which contains 5 RMB."
"Continue!!" Gu Han didn't even look at the items he got, just threw them into the pile of rewards on the table, and stared intently at the remaining three gacha balls in the machine.
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ใWhite Iron Sword Shampoo
Special Item
Tradable, Unbound, Dropped on Death, Prone to Damage
Description: A shampoo loved by the Sword Maiden White Iron Sword, which can make her hair black and shiny. It is her token.
Function: Collect ten bottles of shampoo and give them to White Iron Sword to gain her affection and synchronize with her. Success will make you the wielder of White Iron Sword.
Note: Due to different bloodlines and genes, synchronization has a certain chance of failure, and the shampoo will disappear if it fails.ใ