This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Chapter 342 Seven Great Wings! Celestial Immortals Cosplay Costumes!

As soon as Jiang Liu left Zhongzhou, he was greeted by a familiar event interface that seemed to be right in front of him.

The sudden appearance of the event interface left him somewhat dazed, but also pleasantly surprised.

How long has it been since the event interface popped up?

But it's all good, at least the 1.3 million spirit stones in his backpack finally have a use!
Filled with surprise and anticipation, he looked at the event page.

The first thing you see is rows of colorful artistic lettering in a shocking style.

[A major pre-event for the cross-server exchange program is coming soon!]

[Though I lack the seven-winged wings of a colorful phoenix, I possess seven points of spiritual power within my robes!]

[The most dazzling wings of the Immortal Cultivation Era have arrived!]

[The Celestial Gods' Cosplay Costumes Will Dazzle Your Eyes!]

Want to be the coolest guy in the cultivation era? Want to experience the thrill of being a god ahead of time?

[Open the event page and click to receive what you want!]

Jiang Liu: “.”

Just by looking at these rows of shocking artistic lettering, you can tell what kind of event this is.

Cross-server event pre-event?

Do we even need to hold a pre-event promotion now?

It's just selling wings and outfits, why make it so fancy?

Jiang Liu curled his lip, his face full of disdain.

The launch of this event signifies that the Immortal Cultivation Era is finally going to openly and legitimately sell wings and costumes.

Wings and costumes have always been the top paid content in major pay-to-win games.

It may not provide many attribute bonuses, and it may not affect game balance.

However, it will always be one of the most profitable projects!

As long as the fashion wings are well-made, you can make a lot of money!

Fashion items and wings were introduced in the previous cultivation era, but that was just a small trial.

But now.

Though I lack the seven-spirited wings of a colorful phoenix, I possess a seven-pointed spiritual garment!
What does it mean?
Seven Spirit Wings, seven pairs of wings!

Seven points in Spirit Robe, seven sets of fashion items!

It's safe to say that the cultivation era has begun to enter the wing fashion market on a large scale!
It believes that players have enough spirit stones stored in their inventory, and it's time to start harvesting them.

They start by giving you seven pairs of wings and seven sets of fashion items. Isn't this just ripping people off?
This is going to get to the bottom of things!
But what does that have to do with me?

Even if you dig deep, it won't reach me.

Rather, this is exactly what I've been waiting for!
Jiang Liu smiled and opened the event page.

next second.

Seven pairs of brightly colored wings and seven sets of distinctive and stylish costumes come into view.

Seven pairs of wings: Gold wings! Wood wings! Water wings! Fire wings! Earth wings! Light wings! Dark wings!
Seven costume sets: Nezha cosplay! Erlang Shen cosplay! Black Impermanence cosplay! White Impermanence cosplay! Meng Po cosplay! Sun Wukong cosplay! Queen Mother of the West cosplay!

Jiang Liu was dazzled by the pairs of brightly colored, dazzling wings, and couldn't take his eyes off them.

Those seven cosplay outfits were an eye-opener for Jiang Liu, who exclaimed "Holy crap!"

"Holy crap! Is this fashion really something a mere Nascent Soul cultivator like me should wear?"

Jiang Liu was stunned and amazed when he saw the seven sets of fashion displayed on the event interface.

Nezha cosplay, Erlang Shen cosplay, Queen Mother of the West cosplay, and even Sun Wukong cosplay!

Has the Heavenly Court's economic crisis become this severe?
The Heavenly Court is tough, so the gods have to sell their skills, right?
Not only the Heavenly Court, but even the Underworld got involved.

Black Impermanence cosplay, White Impermanence cosplay, Meng Po cosplay!

Even Meng Po from the Underworld is getting a photoshoot and character portrait to entice players. Just how difficult is life here?

That makes sense, if the Heavenly Court is in such a sorry state, how much better can the Underworld be?

While the seven pairs of seven-element wings are certainly appealing, the most attractive feature is undoubtedly the seven sets of costumes.

Thank you to the nation, thank you to the Cultivation Era, thank you to the planners, for fulfilling my childhood dream of becoming Sun Wukong.

Today, everyone is the Monkey King!
Click on the event page to go to the purchase page!
Jiang Liu clicked on the event page, and the first thing that popped up was the purchase page for the event wings.

It is a purchase, but it is not a purchase.

At the top of the wing interface, seven pairs of wings are displayed, in order as gold wings, wood wings, water wings, fire wings, earth wings, dark wings, and light wings.

Of these, only the Golden Wing is unlocked; the other six types of wings are all locked and grayed out.

In other words, you can only obtain the final Light Wings by purchasing them one by one, rather than by directly choosing to buy the Light Wings.

You can't specify which wings you want; you can only buy them in the order they're listed by the developers!

Goodness, isn't there a tiny bit of a pit here?

Jiang Liu continued scrolling down the purchase page for the wings.

Directly below is a square gray jigsaw puzzle.

This puzzle has been cut into a dense grid of small squares, with 100 squares in each row and 100 squares in each column.

This is a 100x100 jigsaw puzzle!
What do you mean by "planner"?
Jiang Liu felt a sense of foreboding. In the lower right corner of the giant jigsaw puzzle, there was a small question mark. He clicked on it and a system notification popped up.

【Golden Wing of the Holy Spirit Warriors Palace】

[Event Introduction: Purchase Hero Keys and use them to unlock the Golden Wings of the Holy Spirit Hero Palace. Each key can randomly unlock 1-10 puzzle pieces. Once all puzzle pieces are unlocked, you will receive the final reward—the Golden Wings of the Holy Spirit Hero Palace.]

"I never thought it was played like this!"

Jiang Liu raised an eyebrow, understanding it at a glance; it was simple and clear.

The puzzle is 100x100, which means it has 10000 pieces.

One key can unlock 1-10 fragments.

The final reward can be unlocked with a minimum of 1000 keys, but a maximum of 10000 keys are required.

A tenfold difference—that's terrifying!
How much does a key cost?

Jiang Liu continued reading and saw the event gift pack.

With a tap of her finger, a row of gift packs popped up.

【Golden Palace Gift Pack (One): 10 Golden Palace Keys, Price: 68888 Spirit Stones】

【Golden Palace Gift Pack (II): Golden Palace Key x50, Price: 288888 Spirit Stones】

【Golden Palace Gift Pack (III): 100 Golden Palace Keys, Price: 520000 Spirit Stones】

【Golden Palace Gift Pack (IV): 1000 Golden Palace Keys, Price: 4888888 Spirit Stones】

Four gift packs available; the bigger the gift pack, the bigger the discount!

"so cheap?"

Jiang Liu was astonished when he saw the price of the Wings Gift Pack.

1000 keys only cost 488 million spirit stones!
In other words, if you're incredibly lucky, you can bring home super cool wings for just 488 million spirit stones!
Has the marketing team changed its mind? They're selling such big wings for such a low price?

"They're probably aiming for high sales volume."

Jiang Liu thought secretly.

If the price is too high, fewer players will buy it; if the price is too low, more players will buy it.

This first wing is used to lure players in and then kill them.

"Forget it, why worry about all that? I'll just go for it."

Jiang Liu didn't care whether it was expensive or cheap, and immediately clicked to buy the most expensive gift pack.

488 million spirit stones and 100 Palace Golden Keys, acquired!

0.1% off, 4.88 spirit stones to make friends!
Damn, it only cost 4 spirit stones! Can't you guys put in a little more effort, game planner?
I can't spend these 1.3 million spirit stones!

After purchasing the gift pack, Jiang Liu's gaze shifted upwards back to the puzzle, and he lightly tapped his finger to begin unlocking the pieces.

Clap clap clap!

You have successfully unlocked 1 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

You have successfully unlocked 1 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

[You have used the Golden Key and successfully unlocked 1 puzzle piece.] Jiang Liu: "??????"

Jiang Liu used fifteen Golden Keys in a row, but only managed to unlock fifteen puzzle pieces!

Each key unlocks only one puzzle piece!
I am!

This is a total rip-off!
Jiang Liu's face darkened instantly. It was supposed to unlock 1-10 puzzle pieces randomly, but it always seemed to be a guaranteed unlock. Wasn't this just a blatant scam?
What kind of hook is this? 488 million spirit stones to take away cool wings? According to his solution, it would require 4888 million spirit stones!
The first wing alone would cost at least 4888 million spirit stones; he didn't even dare to think about how many spirit stones the subsequent wings would require.

"Speechless, just drive with your eyes closed."

Jiang Liu sighed helplessly and continued unlocking the puzzle pieces with a dark face.

You have successfully unlocked 1 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

You have successfully unlocked 1 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

You have successfully unlocked 2 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

Spend money like water.

Soon, all 1000 keys, worth 488 million spirit stones, were used up.

Only 1871 puzzle pieces have been unlocked.

1000 keys!
1871 puzzle pieces!
Unlock 1-10 cards immediately?
Hehe, damn it.

Jiang Liu was so angry at the number that he laughed, and gritted his teeth as he opened the key gift pack again.

[Should I spend 488 million spirit stones to purchase the Palace Gold Gift Pack (Part 4)?]

【Yes】

[Should I spend 488 million spirit stones to purchase the Palace Gold Gift Pack (Part 4)?]

【Yes】

In a fit of anger, he bought five more Gongjin gift packs in one go.

5000 keys!
A massive loss of 25 spirit stones!
"Damn it, I have 6000 keys and I still can't unlock 10000 puzzle pieces?"

Jiang Liu, refusing to believe it, angrily started clicking on the Golden Wing puzzle again.

You have successfully unlocked 2 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

You have successfully unlocked 3 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

You have successfully unlocked 5 puzzle pieces using the Golden Key.

After spending the money, my luck finally improved a little.

It's no longer 11121, but has become 111223335.

Although it's still a pitfall, at least it's a little better to be popular now.

The price he pays is that he can't possibly spend all 5000 keys.

After consuming 3872 Golden Keys, he successfully unlocked all 10000 puzzle pieces.

A dazzling, golden-winged illustration appeared in Jiang Liu's eyes.

With four wings on each side, the golden wings gently flapped, scattering golden light like a shower of stars.

The fully unlocked Gold Wing illustration displays the words "Click to Claim".

Jiang Liu tapped the screen, and a system window popped up in front of him.

[You have obtained the ultimate wings—the Golden Wings of the Holy Spirit Warrior Palace]

You have unlocked the ultimate wings—Thai Moonwood Wings.

You have unlocked the Seven Wings illustration. Please check it at the bottom of the event page.

The purchase permission for the next wing has also been unlocked!
He clicked on the Holy Spirit Warrior Palace Golden Wing in the prop, and the attributes of the Golden Wing were displayed in front of him.

With just one glance, his face darkened like a black cloud.

【Golden Wing of the Holy Spirit Warriors Palace】

[Grade: Ultimate]

[Attribute: +10% Movement Speed]

[Special Effects: It has a built-in 'golden' effect when flying, and gold dust will be scattered with each flap of its wings]

Jiang Liu: “!!!!”

Damn it!
6000 keys, nearly 3000 million spirit stones, and all you got in return was a +10% movement speed?

So you really are selling wings!
You gave a 3000 million spirit stone item that only grants a +10% movement speed attribute. Are you worried that selling wings will affect the game balance?

Don't worry, it won't. The stats added to a wing are only a little bit. Can they be as many as those added to a limited-time card pool?

Honestly, with these stats, it's really not worth buying seven wings.

Can you wear seven wings at the same time?

Jiang Liu originally planned to buy all seven wings, but after seeing their attributes, he hesitated.

It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that it feels a bit disgusting.

I spent a lot of money, bought wings, and all you give me is a +10% movement speed buff? Isn't this just plain annoying?

So what if I need your +10 movement speed?

"I'm fed up. Can't you make it a little easier for players to spend money, like with limited-time gacha pools?"

Jiang Liu shook his head. Just as he was about to buy the key pack with wings, he saw a 'book' icon flashing below.

Is this the newly unlocked encyclopedia feature?
He frowned slightly and reached out to open the wing encyclopedia.

The encyclopedia contains seven wings for sale, but only the first one, the Golden Wing of the Holy Spirit Warrior Palace, is lit up; the others are all gray.

And below are the value-added attributes of this encyclopedia.

[Golden Wing of the Holy Spirit Warrior Palace (Unlocked): +50% Movement Speed]

【Tailai Moonlit Wood Wings (Unlocked): +80% Movement Speed】

【Ksitigarbha Silver Water Wing (Unlocked): +150% Movement Speed】

[Nine Netherworld Fire Wings (Unlocked): +200% Movement Speed]

【Beast Soul Illusion Earth Wing (Unlocked): +500% Five Elements Damage】

【Darkwing of the North Pole (Unlocked): +500% All Attributes】

【Antarctic Light Wings (Unlocked): +500% All Attributes】

Jiang Liu: “.”

He finally understood why the wings' attributes were so bad—they were all crammed into the encyclopedia!
Wow, this move is incomprehensible.

The four wings in front give a total of 480% increased movement speed; it's about to take to the skies!

The second wing adds 500% elemental damage, and the last two are even more terrifying, adding 1000% to all attributes!
Sorry, I said you weren't selling attributes too early.

These attributes are selling like hotcakes!
This movement speed, elemental damage, and all attributes combined are almost comparable to two limited-time pool items.

Strength or style?

The river will choose its intensity.

But if it combines strength and style, then there's nothing more to say.

Jiang Liu, who was only slightly interested at first, suddenly became extremely interested in completing the collection.

Open the gift pack and start buying!
[Moonborn Gift Pack (One): Moonborn Key x10, Price: 8.8 Spirit Stones]

[Moonborn Gift Pack (II): Moonborn Key x50, Price: 39 Spirit Stones]

[Moonborn Gift Pack (III): 100 Moonborn Keys, Price: 77 Spirit Stones]

[Moonborn Gift Pack (IV): Moonborn Key x1000, Price: 666 million Spirit Stones]

Jiang Liu: “66666.”

A price increase, huh? Just what I expected.

Jiang Liu was not surprised by the price increase of the second wing. He shrugged and directly bought the 5-month birth gift pack (four).

Another 5000 keys!
Unlocking 10000 puzzle pieces is a piece of cake!
Let's do it!
You have successfully unlocked 1 puzzle piece using the Key of Lunar Creation.

You have successfully unlocked 1 puzzle piece using the Key of Lunar Creation.

You have successfully unlocked 1 puzzle piece using the Key of Lunar Creation.

He grinned.

(End of this chapter)