The European Emperor’s character remains standing

Chapter 206 Daily Life 2: The Secret to Becoming European - Sincerity Brings Miracles

One day many years ago.

An An had secretly printed out a photo booth picture of herself and Lu Zai in her room, and she would take it out to pray to whenever she needed to, and today was no exception.

"Please, little deer, let me draw the card I want. I really want that card. I'd like two yellow cards in a 10-pull, or even just one gold card in a 10-pull if I'm not picky."

The sealed photograph hangs in mid-air, and at this moment she clasps her hands together, picks up three burning incense sticks, and prays devoutly.

The deer cub is currently only in a sub-adult state and its divine power has not been fully unsealed. There may even be side effects, but that's okay. As long as there are cards you want to draw, that's fine. Besides, the side effect is just being directionally challenged for a day or a few hours. At worst, you can just stay indoors for a few hours afterward.

Her room was filled with various hidden mechanisms. When these mechanisms were not triggered, the room appeared normal, and even if someone came in, they wouldn't notice. Actually, the room contained various photos of deer cubs, mostly printed copies of photos taken with An'an.

A giant deer poster and a pink deer-shaped plush toy hang on the wall next to the bed. They won them together while playing a claw machine. They were originally a pair of large antler deer plush toys with different eyes, but the other one, blue, is displayed on the shelf in the deer's room.

Following the usual procedure, An'an lit incense in the incense burner and then began drawing cards.

The incense burner was placed on the desk facing the window. The curtains had a hidden mechanism, and a picture frame was hanging directly above the incense burner, revealing that the room was lit up, which compensated for the darkness caused by the curtains being drawn.

Of course, she knew this was just feudal superstition, but she had been having really bad luck lately, so she had no choice but to use this method to get the cards. At the same time, An Zhe'er also knew that anyone who came in would suspect that they had entered the wrong place, which was really too perverted.

I spent nearly 2 diamonds last time to trigger the pity system, but I still got the wrong result. Thinking about this makes my heart ache.

The game's official gift of 10 gold coins has left her with no diamonds. She doesn't ask for much; she just wants a birthday card that she personally recommends.

She felt extremely nervous after clicking, as the sound effect of drawing the gold card was different, but she had switched to mute it after all the previous attempts went wrong.

With his eyes tightly closed and his heart pounding with tension, Zhe'er lost track of how many minutes had passed. When he opened his eyes, he had a double gold medal in ten consecutive draws, and he even had two self-selected birthday cards!

Excited heart, trembling hands.

Her hand trembled and she accidentally touched the permanent pool. There was still one ordinary ticket left. She didn't have any hope, but she just felt that this ordinary ticket was particularly eye-catching. Suddenly, it shone with golden light.

It's a permanent card that I've been keeping hidden for a long time, but I haven't been able to bring myself to redeem. Although it's a permanent card, the story and the exquisiteness of the card art are definitely not inferior to limited cards.

I'm just so unlucky, and I'm trying to turn things around, so I use the points I accumulate from each gacha pull to exchange for coupons. But actually, coupons aren't as cost-effective as cards in the shop, but I just can't stand it.

The thought of possibly getting what I want next time is so tempting that it's hard to resist.

She really couldn't resist the unknown, given the known card designs that could be redeemed and the unknown cards that could be drawn from them.

An Zhe'er was so excited that he didn't notice the slight sound of the door opening.

"Sister?" Chen Siyuan knocked several times, but no one answered. When he opened the door, a strong smell of incense wafted out. All the windows in the room were closed, preventing any sunlight from getting in.

With only bright lights, Folded Ear stood directly under one of them, chuckling, which was truly frightening.

Not to mention, there was a photo of her with the deer hanging above her head, with a wisp of white smoke slowly rising and swirling around her head.

Chen Siyuan was stunned. He instinctively pressed the automatic alarm button on the terminal, which triggered the location and automatic recording functions.

"How did you come?"

An Zhe'er hadn't yet suppressed her excitement, and her voice trembled slightly, sounding to Chen Siyuan like the voice of the female protagonist returning for revenge in the horror movie he'd watched the night before.

With a thud, Chen Siyuan fell to the ground. The scene itself wasn't scary, but he imagined it and was so frightened that he fainted.

Before An Zhe'er could react, she saw Chen Siyuan fall to the ground. Thinking it was due to low blood sugar, she hurriedly grabbed a few candies from the desk and frantically tried to stuff them into his mouth.

But it turned out it hadn't been peeled open.

Security robots near the street received the alarm and rushed to the scene. They flew in through a slightly ajar window, locked onto the woman with the folded ear, and said, "Madam, please stop all your suspicious activities!"

"Huh?" Folded Ear was puzzled. It's just low blood sugar, there shouldn't be any need for this, right?

She dared not make any further rash moves. At this time, technology was exploding and the times were changing. Security robots had just been launched and were not adaptable. Learning from past mistakes, any action she took could be seen as an attempt to rebel.

In the words of those around them, the machine is too rigid; it can even identify someone who faints on the street due to low blood sugar as having a sudden illness.

Within 5 minutes, the personnel who received the alarm arrived at the destination and canceled the security robot's attack mode. The previously recorded audio, which had been automatically uploaded to the robot, was now played aloud by default.

After listening to the entire process and having the machine verify the identities of both individuals, the security personnel began questioning them.

"Can you tell us what happened?" the visitor asked.

After the robot completed the identity verification, Folded Ears instinctively rubbed his sore arms and replied, "I don't know. My brother just fainted from low blood sugar, and I wanted to give him some sugar, but I got too excited. Ugh, I just stuffed it in. Then it suddenly broke in through the window. Of course, it could also be because I didn't close the window properly, only the curtains."

According to the terminal data, the location and automatic recording triggered by the alarm, and the entire process of the robot entering the room, it is indeed as she said.

Chen Siyuan happened to wake up and felt a lot of things stuffed in his mouth. He caught them with his hand and spat them out.

"Awake?" An Zhe'er and the security personnel asked, looking at the only unconscious person lying on the ground.

The stimulation was too intense, and I fainted again.

Imagine you've just woken up after being startled when your sister, who seems to have a problem, and two strangers approach you with eerie yet gentle smiles, asking what's wrong. In your already terrified state, wouldn't you faint from fright?
"..."

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

"Your brother's mental state isn't very good."

An Zhe'er said without hesitation, "Last night he secretly watched horror movies behind our backs, trying to prove how brave he was. As a result, he was scared unconscious more than 7 times in one night, and his wailing almost made the neighbors think something had happened to our house."

"Where am I? Am I still in the human world?" Chen Siyuan asked, his voice barely audible.

An Zhe'er pinched him and replied, "Now you know."

He jumped up in a flash. "Sis, you pinched me so hard. Looks like I really am still alive."

"You are?"

One of them pointed to the security robot and said, "You filed the report."

Chen Siyuan suddenly realized: "Oh, I remember now, I was..."

"I wanted to call my sister downstairs for dinner, but I saw her standing there with a weird smile, a halo above her head, and asking me why I was there. I was so scared that I fainted on the spot."

An Zhe'er pointed to the still-burning incense, "The halo you're talking about, is that it?"

“Yes.” Chen Siyuan pecked at the rice like a chick.

"..." An'an remained silent. She led everyone in the room to the desk and explained to them one by one, "The plastic incense burner we made in the last craft class had eraser ash inside..."

On the table was an opened box of common mosquito coils. The incense burner looked very fake when I looked closely. Before, my vision was wrong, but now that I looked closer, the paper incense burner contained a red eraser with three mosquito coils stuck in it.

The photo appeared to be suspended in mid-air, but it was actually held up by a string. She reached down and took out a mobile phone, which was still quite popular at the time, to show it to them.

"Draw cards, 10 consecutive double gold cards plus a permanent gold card."

Chen Siyuan voiced what everyone present was thinking, "And what's all around you? And this mosquito coil too."

An Zhe'er replied, "Burning incense is effective if you are sincere. It's almost summer, and there are too many mosquitoes. I'll burn some to repel them."

"This photo?" "I got Lu Zai's opinion first. You can call and ask her if you don't believe me. I also asked her if she liked any of the decorations in the room. Yesterday I even brought her to my room to see how it looks after the renovation, and she was so satisfied she couldn't speak."

Those around them thought to themselves, "Are they so satisfied they can't speak, or so surprised they're speechless?"

"We went to catch the doll on the bed together; I drew the giant poster myself; the hanging photo is a photo booth picture we took together last time; as for the other things related to her, they are all 3D projections."

An Zhe'er then used the terminal to cancel the projection, saying, "I think I'll just draw the curtains since I've already lit mosquito coils before opening the window, so the mosquitoes won't even die from the smoke."

Chen Siyuan questioned, "Then why don't you use sandalwood? I remember that's what temples use for burning incense."

An Zhe'er looked at his younger brother speechlessly, "There are many tricks involved in the incense used for burning incense. Those who are not proficient can easily fall into traps. Although some incense smells very nice, the smoke is so thick that once it is lit, the house becomes a fairyland, filled with smoke, and in no time everyone's eyes turn into rabbit eyes."

Many years ago, a foolish man named Siyuan, who was tricked into buying sandalwood incense, was heartbroken after burning it and developing rabbit eyes.

From then on, Zhe'er's family only used mosquito coils with less smoke, and the spices she used to make her own incense were carefully selected.

Whenever there aren't enough mosquito coils at home, this set of incense-making tools comes out of the woodwork again, and Master Zhe'er makes the "Sincere Heart Incense" (mosquito coils). Therefore, she has a lot of experience in selecting and making them, and she talks about it with great confidence: "The best mosquito coils are the ones that are commonly used, have a light scent, and produce little smoke. When you light them in the summer, there will be no mosquitoes around."

"Lighting mosquito coils in the summer is both a formality and a way to show sincerity. My dear brother, can't you use your brain? You've already learned your lesson, and you still want to make the same mistake again? If you make the same mistake again, then I have nothing to say."

She deliberately emphasized, "Temples represent traditional culture. If I were to actually use sandalwood, that would be feudal superstition and heresy. We should respect science. Besides, burning mosquito coils can repel mosquitoes. We have a lot of vegetation here, and there are many mosquitoes in the summer, as you know..."

Chen Siyuan was so embarrassed that his eyes darted around, trying to change the subject: "Well, you two must be hungry, right? Would you like me to make you something to eat? It's lunchtime, let's eat together."

"Uh, no need. Since it was a false alarm, we'll be going now." The two security personnel, along with the patrol AI, immediately left the awkward scene.

Even now, An Zhe'er has not changed her childhood habits.

Burn incense; sincerity is key.

It's been simplified to the point where you don't need a picture of a fawn; just light a mosquito coil, make your request, and sincerity will bring results!
It's just that the people who are shocked are different.

Ten years ago, the person who was shocked was Chen Siyuan, who was so scared that he fainted.

Ten years later, when Hua Hua came to Folded Ear's room, she happened to see Folded Ear lighting a mosquito coil, holding a picture of a fawn, trying to strengthen his faith, and then drawing a card.

"What are you doing?" he asked incredulously.

When Folding Ear heard the sound, he was distracted, his hand trembled, and the card was tilted instead of being pushed.

She comforted herself, "Luckily, I still have 20 draws left."

Take a deep breath, relax, and hope that you can achieve the desired effect through sincerity, but you still feel a bit uncertain. So, the 3D projection that you painstakingly created by hand back then is back online.

The bright room projected a giant hand-drawn deer poster from back then, and various Q-version deer dolls, badges, and photos were piled up in the corner.

I reached out and clicked to draw a card again, and it was perfect.

I got all 5 cards I wanted! I'm so lucky!
I got five items in 10 pulls, and all the limited items from the mixed pool are now mine.

Folded Ear felt content, and as for his terrible sense of direction and the long period he was destined to fill the gacha pool, he didn't care if he didn't get the cards he wanted.

Hua Hua remained resolute and did not leave, but simply waited for Zhe Er to finish all his tasks.

"Are you a pervert?"

Hu Zifeng couldn't help but ask. He suddenly felt that the person in front of him was a little scary. He remembered the fanfiction she had written before, a few of which even included people around him. For some reason, he felt a chill run down his spine.

The other person might be a pervert or a dream girl. In short, Deer Boy's morals seem to be in danger, but at this moment, having discovered the truth, he himself is the most dangerous person.

He sincerely hoped that Zhe'er wouldn't harm him; if he really wanted to harm her, he was willing to offer up his own younger brother and let Qiye bear the burden.

"Relax, I'm just drawing cards." With that, Folded Ears projected the record of the cards he had just drawn in front of Flower.

"If you don't believe me, smell it. The only thing in my room is mosquito coil."

If you take a gentle sniff, it seems that the scent floating in the air is not the woody sandalwood fragrance, but rather the commonly used mugwort-based mosquito repellent incense.

"It really is."

It has to be said that mosquito repellent incense did indeed dispel a lot of the fear in Hua Hua's heart.

"then you?"

The explanation for the folded ear has already been given.

The first time was 10 years ago when Siyuan scared himself so much that he fainted.

The second time was a little over eight years ago. I explained to Sister Fu and Brother Sizhui that the two of them had generously sponsored mosquito repellent incense with a lighter scent. They thoughtfully replaced all the curved mosquito repellent incense in the house with straight ones so that these mosquito repellent incense could be passed off as sandalwood. They also provided various incense-making tools so that the children could fully explore their interests.

The most recent time was when I explained it to Hua Hua.

In the home of the Chinese fiddler, mosquito repellent incense not only serves the purpose of repelling mosquitoes, but also fulfills the request to pray for the fawn's good fortune through sincere offerings.

On the other side, Lin Shilu sneezed repeatedly, and faintly smelled the scent of mugwort mosquito repellent.

In summer, there are many mosquitoes, so Sister You thoughtfully found a secluded spot and lit the same mosquito repellent incense, but Lu Zai was unaware of this.

Sister You asked worriedly, "Are you alright? Could it be a viral cold or the flu?"

They've just been discharged from the hospital; the fawn can't afford to get sick again like before.

The other people present were also extremely nervous.

"I'm fine." Lin Shilu was certain that she didn't have a cold. The next moment, Sister You had already taken out a thermometer and pointed it at her forehead.

"Normal body temperature!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. There are quite a few cases of influenza this season, and some of them are heat-related colds.

"Maybe it's Folded Ear and Flower talking about me," she said.

Not long ago, Hua Hua went to look for Folded Ear, so only these two were missing from the group. Lu Zai didn't want them to go looking for Folded Ear, and just mentioned it casually.

She suddenly remembered that many years ago, after Zhe'er learned that she might have both luck and a terrible sense of direction, he came up with a plan that he considered to be very ingenious.

The room was transformed into a state that Lin Shilu still doesn't want to remember.

No, my memory is too good; I've already remembered it.

The room was filled with all the photos she and Folded Ear had taken together, as well as a giant poster Folded Ear had hand-painted, featuring her. If she hadn't strongly objected, the large reindeer doll they had caught together wouldn't be on Folded Ear's bed; instead, there would be a handmade embroidered pillow with their photo on it.

The thought of this made him sigh. Seeing his friends' extremely worried expressions, Lu Zai explained helplessly, "I really don't have a cold." He really didn't want to eat the Isatis root and black chicken soup!

To this day, the heartwarming medicinal meal her friends made for her that day—Isatis root and black chicken soup—remains a haunting nightmare.

I've written before about my habit of hoping for good fortune with mosquito coils, so I'll just mention the source here. I've been reading a lot of fanfiction lately, so it might be a bit gloomy.

Who wouldn't want a double gold or even a single gold in 10 consecutive pulls, with the only downside being being directionally challenged for a day or half an hour? It sounds incredibly tempting, especially since I'm notoriously unlucky.

After finishing this chapter, I saved it locally and saw a blank page, which terrified me. I was already in a bad mood, thank goodness. (Wiping away cold sweat)