[Ding! Congratulations, you've earned Value Points.]
[Would you like to recharge your Value Points and convert them into coins?]
[Recharge successful! Congratulations, you've received coins.]
[Current balance: coins]
At this moment, looking at the huge sum of nearly coins within the System, Shimoku was extremely excited.
After such a long stretch of financial struggle, becoming rich overnight was naturally exhilarating!
Sometimes, having too much money can actually make it hard to decide how to spend it all...
Of course, no matter how much wealth he gains, Shimoku would never be satisfied.
He'd definitely never say something so annoying like:
"I'm not interested in money. I've never even touched it!"
It's not like he didn't need money either, but besides the huge sum of cash, Master Long's caravan this time also brought plenty of essential supplies, which came just in time. They really helped ease the village's supply shortages.
After all, although the entire Homura Hidden Village currently has no shortage of funds, depending solely on supplies from the Land of Rice Fields is still somewhat inadequate.
The variety and value just can't compare to what you get from the maritime trade markets.
As long as the channels are appropriate, goods acquired through maritime trade are significantly cheaper than buying directly from inland countries.
Otherwise, the Gato Company wouldn't have been able to grow so successfully.
Furthermore, the Homura Hidden Village could resell these low-cost, high-quality goods to neighboring countries like the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Fire, earning huge profits—now that's a very profitable business, no doubt!
As they say, money makes the world go round.
The better one matches suitable goods with the right people, the higher the profits will be.
However, achieving this goal necessarily requires a far-reaching network of commercial shipping routes.
This is exactly why Shimoku insisted on taking over the Gato Company back then—certainly not for petty short-term gains!
Thus, after converting all those silver Value Points into coins, Shimoku quickly handed over this substantial fortune to the clan elders and Tō Uncle's side for safekeeping.
All the handovers, checks, and distributions related to his trade group would be handled by them.
After all, these tedious details were too troublesome.
Shimoku had no intention of wasting his precious time on bookkeeping.
Rather than counting numbers, it would be far more exciting to go pull some gacha!
Back in his room, Shimoku locked the doors and windows securely, then created two clones to keep watch.
Then, brimming with excitement, he assumed a cross-legged sitting posture,
plunged his consciousness into the System,
and began extravagantly spending.
Coins!
Even after saving aside coins, the remaining 3955 coins should be more than enough for several Ten-Turn Gachas.
He'd been holding off for so long—it was finally time for some serious indulgence.
Surely, Lady Luck had had her fun by now?
Rubbing his hands together eagerly, Shimoku excitedly clicked on the Ten-Turn Gacha option.
[Would you like to pay 888 coins to start the Ten-Turn Gacha?]
"Confirm!"
"Whoosh——"
888 coins were instantly deducted...
The next moment, ten Treasure Chests started opening one after another, glowing with familiar brilliance once again.
[Ding! Congratulations, you received 1 Chakra Restoring 'Pill']
[Ding! Congratulations, you received 1 Basic Healing 'Pill']
[Ding! Congratulations, you received 1 Basic Spatial Scroll]
[Ding! Congratulations, you received 1,000 Regular Kunai]
[Ding! Congratulations, you received an 'Excellent Scarlet Soul Pendant' accessory]
[Ding! Congratulations, you received a 'Basic Recruitment Order Card' item]
[Ding! Congratulations, you received an 'Ordinary Chakra-infused Crystal Pendant' accessory]
Soon, all ten treasure chests had been opened.
Shimoku looked through his haul:
2 Chakra Restoring 'Pills'
2 Basic Healing 'Pills'
1 Basic Spatial Scroll
1,000 regular shuriken pieces
1 Basic Recruitment Order Card
1 Excellent Scarlet Soul Pendant
1 Ordinary Chakra-infused Crystal Pendant
Undoubtedly, the first seven items were just filler with little value.
Together, they wouldn't fetch much in coins.
That Basic Recruitment Order Card, worth about 500 coins, was at least decent as a safety net.
As for the unexpected appearance of the Excellent Scarlet Soul Pendant and Ordinary Chakra-infused Crystal Pendant, Shimoku's breathing paused briefly as joy surged through him.
After all, he'd never drawn similar items before.
They looked pretty valuable!
Shimoku immediately entered the System Store to look up the descriptions of these two items.
He tracked them down in no time.
Excellent Scarlet Soul Pendant: Increases damage by 10% and mental resistance by 10% upon wearing (Note: Non-sale item)
Ordinary Chakra-infused Crystal Pendant: Stores 50 chakra upon wearing; can engrave basic sealing techniques (Note: Non-sale item)
"Wow, these are non-sale items."
"So that means they can only be obtained through gacha?"
"This system's really ripping me off!"
"You're trying to force me into spending more money, huh?"
"Greedy bastard system! Hope you never have kids!"
Shimoku muttered curses inwardly, holding the system in extreme contempt for its unscrupulousness.
Of course, it couldn't be denied.
Although these two items didn't have price tags, judging from their effects, they were extremely impressive.
Their combined value would easily exceed 2,000 coins.
The Excellent Scarlet Soul Pendant's 10% increase in damage and mental resistance might seem minor to ordinary ninja.
But for someone at Shimoku's level of strength,
a 10% enhancement was already quite significant!
It might even tip the scales of battle...
And while the Ordinary Chakra-infused Crystal Pendant's capacity to store 50 chakra wasn't much to Shimoku himself,
for average ninja, it would practically be a godsend artifact!
If ninjas like Kakashi got it, they'd never run out of chakra again, and their combat power would skyrocket dramatically...
Plus being able to engrave Sealing Techniques onto it?
If given to his own Pseudo-Jinchuriki, it could significantly reduce the risk of tailed beast chakra going out of control within Yueji and the other girls' bodies.
It was indeed extremely practical.
Considering this alone,
just obtaining these two useful items made this ten-turn gacha absolutely worth it!
After all this waiting, his luck had finally come through!
"Oh! Praise the Goddess of Fortune!"
"Your favor brings such joy to my heart and soul, I could lose myself in it forever!"
Shimoku sincerely praised and prayed.
As long as he pulled something good, a few kind words were a small price to pay.
Who cares if the 'Goddess of Fortune' is real or not? When in doubt, flatter first!
...
Soon, Shimoku packed away the rewards from his first Ten-Turn Gacha.
Taking a deep breath, he started another round.
After holding out for so long,
Just one round? How could that ever be enough?
Today, it was either him or the 'Goddess of Fortune'—one of them would have to go completely broke before this ended!
[Would you like to pay 888 coins to start a Ten-Turn Gacha?]
"Confirm!"
Shimoku clicked confirm without hesitation and began the second round of 'Ten-Turn Gacha.'
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