Luck Won't Save the Unlucky, but Spending Can Change Your Fate [Infinite]

The moment a holographic game played through brain-computer-linked cards hit the market, it took the world by storm.

The Six Paths Hotel, the Looping Exam Hall, Redbone Town, the Golden Wheel at Sea... Clearing randomly generated scenarios was harder than reaching the heavens.

While ordinary players cautiously sought a way to win, there seemed to be one person whose play style was a little off.

[Six Paths Hotel: Please choose your room. Only one person may sleep in each bed.]

All the players swarmed to claim rooms in the Three Good Paths, refusing to give way to one another.

Shu Renzhi opened the game shop and bought a sleeping bag. "Go ahead and fight over them. I'll use this."

Players: ?

[Looping Exam Hall: At exactly midnight, either hand in your exam or forfeit your life.]

All the players worked frantically on the questions, reliving their college entrance exams.

Shu Renzhi smashed every clock in the exam hall with one punch, then tore apart even the solar panels, nearly burning out the game's CPU.

Players: ??

[Redbone Town: Shh! When the bones hear a lament, flesh will grow upon them.]

All the players were baffled, unable to make sense of the scenario.

Shu Renzhi blinked, immediately bought a cremation furnace, smashed every skeleton, and threw the pieces in to burn. He even blew on his hands in disgust. "How wasteful. They should be given an eco-friendly burial."

Players: ???

[Golden Wheel at Sea: Wandering traveler, do not let the Hunter discover your whereabouts.]

All the players searched the game shop for disguise items, but one after another, the Hunter caught them anyway.

Shu Renzhi placed an order for every item in the shop with a single click, picked out the best one, and strutted right past the Hunter.

The players finally understood: the most important thing in a game is being strong, but even more important than being strong is being strong and rich. :)

Everyone thought that a player who was both powerful and willing to spend big was a one-of-a-kind exception, and that there would never be another.

Until one day, a fully geared-up new whale appeared beside the first one.

And the usually stern-faced whale was smiling like the winter sun as he said to the newcomer, "It was my fault for hitting you. Dr. Shen, can't you let it go?"

Players: ...

What did we miss while we were gone for a few days? We're dying to know! (clawing at the walls.jpg)

[Bottom: Shu Renzhi, face-blind and ruthless, retired military officer]

[Top: Shen Xingou, foul-mouthed old dog, deserter army doctor]

Theme: Stay away from collecting cards, and don't fall into the trap of consumerism!