With Felix's encouragement, Childe's heart wavered again.
Indeed, 500,000 Mora was nothing to him.
If others got good things, it was because they had good luck.
Thinking of the items Ningguang had pulled, and the legendary Vision...
Childe took a deep breath. Fine. A few more jars.
If quality failed him, he would win with quantity!
"Three more jars."
Childe slapped another 300,000 Mora onto the counter.
Felix smiled, accepted the money, and handed him three jars.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Childe smashed them open without hesitation.
As the shards settled, a stack of papers fell out of the middle jar. The other two... were empty.
"Uh?"
Childe stared at the debris. "Shopkeeper, what does this mean?"
He smashed three jars. Only one had an item?
There were empty jars in this shop?
"Uh."
Felix fell silent too.
This was a first for him.
One item, two blanks.
These were genuinely empty jars.
"As you can see, you smashed two jars and got nothing. That means you pulled Empty Jars."
Felix kept a straight face. "The only item you pulled is a stack of Explosive Tags. These are charms that can be detonated by external force. They work even on water. A stack contains ten tags. For 300,000 Mora... well, you didn't lose too much."
Internally, Felix was speechless. This Childe was something else. To actually pull empty jars...
He finally realized that the system didn't guarantee a drop in every jar!
Compared to this, the guys pulling soda were actually lucky.
Childe: "....."
Childe's face turned green.
He expected three items. Instead, he got air!
Nothing!
Just a stack of Explosive Tags. Sure, they sounded useful, but the other two were empty! Empty! He felt like he had been robbed.
Childe looked at Felix with dark lines on his face. "Shopkeeper, you never told me there were empty jars."
If Felix had said that from the start, he wouldn't have been so quick to pay.
Throwing 100,000 Mora into the void? Not once, but twice? He couldn't take it.
"You never asked."
Felix replied calmly. "I'm seeing this for the first time too. You can go ask the other customers outside—who among them has ever pulled an empty jar? Even the worst luck usually gets a biscuit."
"Clearly, your luck is terrible. From your first jar to your eighth, you've now hit rock bottom with empty jars. I'm starting to wonder if I should even do business with you."
Felix rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "If your bad luck rubs off on my shop, that would be bad."
Childe: "..."
Childe's mouth twitched.
He hadn't even complained yet, and the shopkeeper was already considering banning him for bad luck?
"Two more."
Childe gritted his teeth and slammed down 200,000 Mora. "I don't believe it."
He refused to believe his luck was this cursed.
Impossible!
Seeing Childe's stubbornness, Felix raised an eyebrow, took the money, and handed him two more jars.
Bang! Bang!
Two items fell out.
"Phew."
Childe let out a breath of relief.
Not empty.
One of them was a glowing orb.
He knew about Experience Orbs. He had seen the other guy pull two earlier.
His face lit up with anticipation.
What kind of experience is it?
"Hmm?"
Felix looked at the items and raised an eyebrow.
This time, Childe's luck was actually decent.
[1,000 Sword Draws Experience]: The experience of an unknown sword master drawing their blade 1,000 times.
[Momotaro Rice Ball]: A taming dumpling from the Momotaro brand. Throw it to a beast, and it will instinctively open its mouth to eat it. Once eaten, the beast is completely tamed and will obey the thrower. Repeat training solidifies the bond. Note: Has no effect on humans.
"As you can see, the first item is the experience of a sword master drawing his blade. Touch it to merge."
Felix explained slowly. Before he could finish, Childe impatiently reached out and touched the orb. Instantly, it merged into him, and a rush of invisible experience flooded his mind.