radicalducati Chapter 40: A chat group arguing over missionary work; the role of the Chosen One's Radiance.
Chapter 40: A chat group arguing over missionary work; the role of the Chosen One's Radiance.
If he could crawl through the network cable, the unlucky Xiao Zhi would definitely crawl through it to find the newbie Xiao Zhi.
Although he asked the question himself, as someone with terrible luck in the game, seeing others showing off their cards in the group is a feeling that only I know how much I wanted to punch someone!
And this isn't just your average card-showing off, it's S-level! S-level!!
What the hell does S-class mean?!
There are hundreds of Xiaozhi members in the group, and each of them has drawn prizes hundreds of times, with some even drawing prizes as many as three hundred times. All of them combined, only one or two have ever drawn an S-rank prize.
On the other hand, this newcomer has only drawn a few times so far?
It seems like it was three times before, and I don't know how many times this time, but it probably couldn't have been more than five times. In total, it's less than ten times!
Two S-rank items in less than ten tries? That's incredible luck!
Stop calling him "Newbie Ash" and start calling him "Chosen One"!
[Champion Ash: Another S-rank? This probability is really ridiculous. It's practically the opposite of being unlucky. I feel like you should change your name to "Lucky Emperor".]
[Newbie Xiao Zhi: Heh...hehe, better not, I'm afraid the veterans in the group will beat me up.]
[Aura Warrior Ash: What ability did that S-rank character you pulled have? How many times did you pull?]
[Newbie Ash: The ability is called... a one-time ability, the Chosen One's Glory. I pulled it three times in total. Another one was an A-rank Special Attack stat boost, and the other was a C-rank Beginner Breeder.]
[Xiao Zhi, the unlucky one: ...]
Tired, let it all end. Why do seals even exist in this world? Why? Why?
He had long known that the world was unfair, but to be this unfair was truly outrageous!
Why did he feel that the newcomer was there to persecute him? This couldn't be just his imagination, could it?
Putting aside the fact that Xiao Zhi, who was unlucky with his luck, was devastated, the three abilities that the newbie Xiao Zhi drew also amazed everyone in the group.
Although they don't really need the abilities of those people in the group, since they have already reached the pinnacle of their respective fields, or at the very least, are quite outstanding, those abilities are at most just icing on the cake.
But this kind of luck is truly the pinnacle of what's possible in the group.
Even if Ash Ketchum draws only D-rank and E-rank abilities in the future, he will still be the luckiest person in the group.
After all, no one in the group has ever drawn more than one S-level ability.
In terms of luck, the newcomer Xiao Zhi has become the strongest in the group!
[Champion Ash: The Chosen One's Radiance... I've never heard of this ability before, and it's a one-time use one. It sounds pretty good. S-rank abilities usually have an 'instruction manual' distributed in the chat group, so you can check it out later.]
Ash's reminder made him realize that S-rank abilities have instructions for use, which are located on the light spot in his mind. So it doesn't matter if the people in the group don't know how the ability works, as long as the chat group can provide instructions on how to use it.
[Ash the Breeder: Putting aside the S-rank ability, that C-rank ability is quite impressive! A C-rank breeder's ability allows you to gain a comprehensive understanding of basic breeder knowledge, such as what kinds of Pokémon like what flavors they eat, and which part of a certain type of Pokémon would feel more comfortable to massage, etc.]
[Breeder Xiaozhi: If you have this ability, you can save a lot of time memorizing knowledge and directly learn advanced Breeder techniques from me.]
If we're talking about who's most satisfied with Ash getting this C-rank ability, it's definitely Ash the breeder. Getting this ability means that the newcomer Ash has taken another step closer to becoming a breeder.
In the future, he will definitely pay more attention to the profession of breeder, and breeder Ash will be able to enjoy the feeling of mentoring an apprentice even more.
He used to hope that someone in the group could share knowledge about breeding with him. Now, although there is still no one to share with, and it is just him unilaterally teaching others, it is still a very satisfying thing for the breeder Ash.
[Harem King Xiaozhi: What a pity, you didn't draw any abilities related to me, otherwise I could have given you a good lesson, and they wouldn't have had any reason to stop me.]
There was actually one other person in the group who wanted to spread the word, and that was his Harem King. Compared to the others, who at least chatted with the breeder Ash and learned some breeding knowledge, no one in the group wanted to learn his Harem King's abilities and skills!
The reason is naturally that most Ashes are not interested in building a harem. Some Ashes have partners, but only one Ash has many partners. Moreover, they focus almost all their attention on their Pokémon, so they have no time to think about finding more partners.
This resulted in the harem king wanting to spread his teachings but being completely ignored. Now that a blank slate has finally arrived, they are stopping him, saying things like, "Don't instill any nonsense in a newcomer before he becomes an excellent trainer."
That's why the Harem King is such a pity... If Ash the Novice had drawn some ability related to picking up girls, he would have a legitimate reason to spread his teachings, just like Ash the Breeder!
[Mining Smart: Heh, stop causing trouble. And instead of learning your womanizing techniques, you should learn mining from me. Those glittering ores are what people are willing to risk their lives for!]
[Harem King Xiaozhi: Huh? You miner, have you gone mad? You actually want to preach about mining? Don't mislead people!]
[Mining Smart: Bullshit, you're the one misleading people!]
[Champion Ash: Ahem, stop arguing. Right now, the most important thing for newbies is to raise and train their Pokémon. You two who want to preach should give up... Newbie, go out and see what your new ability is. This group probably won't be quiet for a while.]
[Newbie Ash: Okay.]
Xiao Zhi also felt that staying here was not a good idea, as everyone seemed to be arguing because of him. Diving was the best option now.
Therefore, Ash decisively followed the advice of Champion Ash and left the group chat.
……
In the real world, Ash opens his eyes to a night sky twinkling with countless stars, a crescent moon hanging high in the star-studded darkness.
It's past midnight now, and everyone, including Pikachu, is asleep, so no one notices that he's awake.
Xiao Zhi looked around and then focused his thoughts. In his mind, besides the chat group, there was indeed another point of light.
Xiao Zhi then activated the light spot, and a surge of information rushed into his mind.
【The Radiance of the Chosen One: Every chosen one possesses immense fortune. This powerful fortune allows them to encounter rare and hard-to-find elves and divine beasts. However, this encounter requires time to accumulate and is an unstable, passive process. It is uncertain when or where they will meet these creatures.】
The one-time Chosen One's Radiance allows the drawer to encounter an extremely rare Pokémon within three days, with a high probability of capturing it. This is automatically activated upon clicking the Radiant Point.