Guoyun Locke: Only I can see the spirit panel.

Chapter 12: 12 Rockberry coins for a desperate attempt to capture the light orb?!

[Holy crap?! A quest really rewards you with a different colored Pokémon?! !!!]

【No, I got a different color even though I didn't use a single ball! What about the one I caught after spending 2600 balls?】

【You've got a lot of Gulu balls.】

[What are you all standing there for? Log in and try it out!]

[I've finished testing and am back. Talking to that cube-shaped person and doing the quest really does give you a different colored cube!]

[Damn! How did he even discover such a secret mission?]

[You could say they're meticulous and not impatient; they're truly enjoying the game and the stories they share with each NPC!]

【You think you're right just because you wrote more? I give up!】

【...】

It only takes a few minutes to go from skepticism to widespread online approval.

Luo Ping'an's actions once again amazed netizens.

After all, many people have spent thousands of Gulu Balls in the world of Lo and still haven't managed to get a rare one.

By following his steps, you can fulfill your wish by completing a simple task.

In the studio,

The female host, recovering from her shock, turned to look at Chu Qing beside her with a half-smile.

She really wanted to ask Chu Qing if his face hurt from the invisible slap.

Didn't they just mock Luo Ping'an for not even knowing the exam content and for not being qualified to take the exam?

Why can't I even fart now?

However, in the end, the female host's excellent professionalism prevented her from making fun of Chu Qing. Instead, she asked according to the script:

"Brother Chu Qing? What do you think about getting a different colored elf by completing quests?"

Chu Qing's face twitched slightly, but she still stubbornly insisted:

"It was indeed unexpected, but from the perspective of the college entrance examination, this is considered opportunistic."

The female host smiled.

"But as long as we can get the shiny Pokémon, that's a good outcome, isn't it?"

Chu Qing snorted coldly and said:

"This only ensures he passes the exams!"

"There must be some really lucky students in other live streams who not only get Shiny Pokémon earlier, but they also catch even more!"

"Therefore, I dare to guarantee that in today's second assessment, this student will absolutely not be able to replicate yesterday's glory and take first place nationwide again!"

Upon hearing this, the female host's smile quietly disappeared.

Thinking about it carefully, what Chu Qing said wasn't without reason.

There are always luckier people in the world; they might just casually toss ten regular Goo-Goo Balls and catch a shiny one.

This kind of situation cannot be compared to simply completing tasks.

Besides, how many missions with different colors are there for you to do?

In the end, it all comes down to who has the better luck.

But if things really develop as Chu Qing predicted, the female host would be unhappy.

She really didn't want to see this foreign-worshipping guy taking advantage of her.

So, she was already silently cheering for Luo Ping'an in her heart.

However, things did not go as she had planned.

When she looked at the live stream again,

Luo Pingan and Tang Xueli are playing online together again.

[They're going to team up to farm different colors? Are these two crazy?]

[He just got a different colored sprite by taking a shortcut, and now he's acting all high and mighty?]

[A group of people are getting impatient again. Didn't our previous multiplayer flower farming session prove them wrong?]

[Grinding flowers requires resources to be split 50/50, but catching a shiny Pokémon and splitting it in half?]

[Exactly! Both of them waste twice the time, and only one of them gets a unique Pokémon. It's a loss no matter how you look at it!]

Just wait and see, I think they definitely have ulterior motives!

【...】

While the audience was arguing endlessly about Luo Ping'an and Tang Xueli's actions,

They did something that shocked the entire internet again.

After the two connected online, they didn't immediately go to catch Pokémon. Instead, they teleported to the Box Lab and spent all the Rock Points they had earned from farming flowers the day before to buy Light-Catching Balls for 8 each.

At that moment, the live stream chat exploded with excitement.

[Holy crap! Holy crap! What did those two do?!]

[A light-catching orb worth 8 yuan, bought so casually?!]

[These two are absolutely insane! The Light-Catching Ball is the least cost-effective of all the Gulu Balls!]

[You guys don't understand chicken feathers? Going all in is a kind of wisdom!]

[Twelve million Rock Dollars vanished in an instant—is this something a human could do???]

The key point is that they only bought 150! A Shiny Pokémon usually requires around 1000 Poké Balls to appear; their purchase didn't even amount to a fraction of that!

[Now their true colors are showing, aren't they? They're just hopeless students who can't even tell the difference between different types of bouncy balls!]

Sigh, let's go, it really hurts to see them wasting Lockheed Martin's coins.

【...】

In an instant, a deluge of ridicule and complaints filled every corner of the live stream.

Even the female host who had always supported Luo Ping'an began to waver.

Does he really not even understand a little bit of basic common sense?

Chu Qing, who was standing to the side, rarely showed any backbone, and immediately said in a sarcastic tone:

"You shouldn't have any hope for these poor students. Luck is only temporary; only skills that have been tested countless times are the truth worth pursuing!"

"Clearly, our country still has a long way to go in terms of pursuing truth."

The female host ignored this smug little man.

She frowned as she stared at the live stream, hoping to discern the deeper purpose behind purchasing the light-catching orb.

I see,

After Luo Pingan and Tang Xueli emerged from the research lab in the box, they finally headed to a Sleeping Owl sanctuary and placed the prepared Elf Fruits inside.

But the location of this shelter is strange; it is at the very bottom of Laochuan Town, near the shore of the sea.

Generally speaking,

Everyone will choose an open space to place their Pokémon Fruits, and they certainly won't go hunting for aquatic Pokémon.

Because aquatic creatures have most of their bodies underwater, their accuracy in hitting the target is greatly reduced.

Therefore, Luo Pingan and Tang Xueli's actions have clearly increased the difficulty of their exam to catch the oddballs.

However, the two quickly came up with a solution to this predicament.

That is to catch Pokémon by flying alongside them and dropping a ball from high above.

And when they witnessed firsthand the light-capturing orbs falling from the sky and hitting the heads of the deep blue whales,

Many viewers in the live stream couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

But gradually, they suddenly discovered an important problem.

Luo Pingan has already thrown over a hundred light-catching orbs.

But so far, not a single pollution spirit has been seen.

This doesn't fit the triggering logic of the nightmare mechanism at all.

Chu Qing in the studio almost burst out laughing when she saw this scene.

"Did you all see that? Even the heavens aren't on their side! Who in this world can beat fifty Gooru Balls in a row without triggering the Nightmare Adventure mechanic?"

"I'm sure, with this incredibly bad luck, they won't spawn a second shiny Pokémon today! They might not even see a Contaminated Pokémon!"

However, the very next second after Chu Qing finished speaking,

The live stream screen turned dark purple, and a prominent warning sign appeared in mid-air.

[A special fluctuation has been triggered, loosening the shackles of nightmares!]

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