Amidst the chatter in the channel, the lottery countdown kept changing:
50 minutes!
30 minutes!
10 minutes!
5 minutes!
The chat channel was initially lively, then gradually quieted down. All colony directors were extremely nervous, with no mind for chatting, eagerly awaiting the draw.
This was a major opportunity comparable to reincarnation!
Jiang Ye was sweating all over, panicked.
30 seconds!
20 seconds!
10 seconds!
3, 2, 1! Draw!
Jiang Ye's hands trembled like he had Parkinson's. He took a deep breath and fiercely clicked the wheel!
*Swish!*
The wheel spun like a fan, various prize zones flashing past the pointer.
At the same time, over ninety thousand colony directors on the entire planet were drawing!
It was time to test one's luck!
Jiang Ye prayed wildly in his heart:
Ancestors bless me! Ancestors appear!
Weapons, tools, food, any prize would do, I don't expect to be rich!
Just don't give me a "Thank You for Participating," that would be utterly fatal!
As for the first prize, special abilities, Jiang Ye didn't even think about it. The winning rate was terrifyingly low, harder than winning the lottery jackpot. A person should know themselves. The probability of the first prize was so slim, only gods could draw it. He was just a beginner in the newbie village. Getting basic equipment would be good. Starting with god-tier gear or a dragon-slaying saber was all lies.
The wheel spun for a long time, finally starting to slow down.
Finally, the pointer stopped!
Instantly, Jiang Ye's eyeballs almost popped out.
The pointer's stopping position was extremely coincidental, right between the lines of "Thank You for Participating," the first prize, and the second prize on the wheel.
It was too close, and he couldn't see exactly where the pointer tip stopped.
Jiang Ye was covered in cold sweat. Damn it, this wheel was designed so unreasonably! The probability of the first prize was as thin as a single line, making "Thank You for Participating" and the second prize almost adjacent. Heaven and hell separated by a thread!
He stared for a long time, his eyes crossed, but he still couldn't see where the pointer had stopped.
One moment he thought, maybe slightly to the right, the second prize?
The next moment he thought, maybe slightly to the left, "Thank You for Participating"?
The wheel had stopped for a long time, and the result area below was still empty.
A line of prompts was flashing:
【Lottery results will be announced together only after all colony directors on this planet have completed their draws. Please wait patiently.】
Jiang Ye understood. Fine, he had to wait until everyone finished drawing. It was like an exam; only after the last paper was graded and the scores entered would everyone's results be announced.
This damn lottery was quite formal.
Opening the chat channel, messages poured in like snow:
Holy crap, what kind of lottery is this? We have to wait for everyone to finish before the results are out?
Which idiot hasn't drawn yet? Can't you hurry up? Tens of thousands of people are waiting!
Yeah, I drew in the food section, waiting for my meal, I'm starving!
Hahaha, my luck is exploding, second prize! I wonder what weapon they'll give me, preferably a machine gun or something. With a gun, I'll be everyone's daddy!
I also drew a weapon, hehehe, are there any female directors who need protection?
I'm so envious I could cry, I actually got "Thank You for Participating"! How could this happen? Wheel, you damn bastard! Thank your mother!
Wuwuwu, I only drew food, how can I start a colony without tools!
They should be able to trade, right? I want to trade food with everyone for tools. Everyone is hungry, right? Someone must be willing to exchange!
A group of people chattered, with many joys and sorrows.
Jiang Ye was the most tormented. Others basically knew what type of prize they got, but he didn't even know if he had won.
Suddenly, someone shouted in the chat channel:
It's out, it's out! The results are out!
Instantly, everyone left the chat channel to check their prize results.
Jiang Ye's heart jolted, and he quickly switched to the lottery interface.
An utterly unexpected result appeared!
The moment he saw it, he let out a roar of excitement, leaped up, forgetting he was still in the cramped spaceship cockpit, banged his head with a *clang*, and fell back into his seat, seeing stars.
Holding his head, Jiang Ye was still grinning foolishly, his eyes fixed on the screen:
【Congratulations, you have won the first prize, with a winning rate of 0.00002%! Among the 98,801 participants on this planet, only 1 person has won the first prize!】
Jiang Ye shouted wildly in his heart:
My luck has exploded!
Such a low probability, and I actually won!
Pay-to-win players shed tears, probability teachers fall silent!
After a long while, Jiang Ye took a deep breath, calming his overexcited emotions.
Even though he won the first prize, he still had to see the specific reward.
The prompt text continued to change:
【Randomly assigning special ability】
【Assignment complete, your special ability is: Vein Sense!】
【Vein Sense: The ability to smell the distinctive odors of various mineral deposits within a certain range.】
Jiang Ye could no longer remain calm.
He was so excited he almost had a heart attack.
Vein Sense, this was cheating!
The most difficult step in mining was finding the ore.
In the deep strata, across vast lands, where to dig for ore was an unknown.
Even top students in geology, with the help of high-tech equipment, could not guarantee accurate exploration of mineral veins. Luck was still involved.
The distribution of mineral deposits was like ancient tombs, a mysterious thing.
But now, with Vein Sense, it was equivalent to the game directly enabling a resource cheat. Where there was ore, where it was barren, was clear to Jiang Ye!
The display screen suddenly emitted a voice prompt:
【Congratulations, host, for completing the upgrade mission. The base will be upgraded from Level 0 to Level 1.】
【Before upgrading, please complete the formal identity registration of your colony director.】
A registration interface appeared on the screen, very simple: press your fingerprint in the bottom left corner, input facial data in the top left corner.
Finally, a nickname was required.
Below the nickname field was a small line of text:
【This nickname can be any name, used as your ID in the chat channel.】
Jiang Ye thought for a moment. A true man never changes his name or forsakes his surname. He directly used his real name.
He clicked confirm.
After a brief wait, prompt messages flowed out:
【Congratulations to Colony Director Jiang Ye for officially starting your alien life.】
【The base has been upgraded from Level 0 to Level 1.】
【New Function: Interstellar Trading.】
【You can add other colony directors on this planet as friends through the chat channel to trade items. Prices are negotiable. Place items in the box under your seat for remote transmission.】
【Condition for base upgrade from Level 1 to Level 2: Survive for three days from now!】
Jiang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
Colony directors on the same planet could trade with each other, so he wouldn't have to worry about food and drink.
Many people had drawn food; he just needed to trade with them for food.
What to trade with?
Of course, with ore!
With special abilities, he had to utilize them!
Jiang Ye quickly ate the remaining tube of space food to replenish his energy, then lifted the hatch and jumped out.
The temperature was 26°C. Even wearing only his shorts, it wasn't cold.
Jiang Ye squinted his eyes and took a deep breath.
He needed to smell the ore.
However, after sniffing for a long time, he didn't detect any special scent.
It seemed there was no ore nearby.
After a brief hesitation, he walked in the direction where there were the most stones.
As he walked, he carefully sniffed the air.
After walking a full five hundred meters, finally, a different smell entered his nose!