Merit-based card draws, quickly become a Heavenly Emperor

During the reign of Emperor Daqian, in Yan County, Youzhou, Yongqing County.

Late at night in the twelfth lunar month, Fang Zheng was awakened by a series of urgent shouts and curses in a dilapidated tile-roofed house in the north of the city.

Bang bang bang!

"Fang Zheng, how dare you steal, a student who has passed the imperial examinations? Return the young master's purse at once!"

"Open the door now! If you're caught red-handed, I'll have the authorities strip you of your examination qualification!"

Fang Zheng struggled to open his eyes, shook his head, and finally came to his senses.

In his previous life, he was a civil servant who died in the line of duty.

When I opened my eyes again, I was in the Great Qian Dynasty.

This is a prosperous and humane dynasty, which has been established for a thousand years.

Fang Zheng was a poor scholar from a remote county town. He lost both his parents at a young age and grew up relying on the kindness of others.

Fortunately, he was exceptionally intelligent and had recently passed the imperial examination, qualifying him to become an official, thus achieving great success.

But his good fortune didn't last long. Half a day ago, Fang Zheng was passing by an alley when he bumped into his classmate, Liu Qingyu, a female student who had passed the imperial examination, being bullied and harassed by a gang led by Cao, a local bully.

Fang Zheng stepped forward to help those in need, but was beaten by the thugs' men and eventually collapsed unconscious.

Liu Qingyu was also forcibly taken back, and her fate is uncertain.

However, every cloud has a silver lining, and this beating actually awakened Fang Zheng's wisdom from his past life.

The shouting outside grew louder and louder. Some neighbors came out to beg for mercy, while the Cao family's lackeys were already rubbing their fists together, ready to ram the door.

Fang Zheng gritted his teeth and tried to get out of bed, but his vision kept going black.

Suddenly, a transparent light screen unfolded before his eyes.

The Record of the Five Virtues and Heaven

Basic Card Pool (Rank 9 Gray)

Single draw: 1 strand of ash power;

Ten consecutive draws: 9 strands of gray skill

(Guaranteed Rank 9 card after 30 draws)

[Merit (Gray)] 10

【attribute】

Ren: 0

Meaning: 0

Gift: 0

Wisdom: 0

Letter: 0

[Cards] None

Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment.

Isn't this a gacha game I played in my past life?

The gameplay mechanism of this game involves practicing five virtues—benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness—to earn merit and draw cards.

Card levels are divided into colors from low to high: black, gray, white, cyan, and blue.

Cards of the same color also have different levels of rarity, including common, rare, collectible, treasure, and legendary.

You can draw anything from the gacha pool: attributes, techniques, elixirs, divine weapons, affixes, heroes, secrets, and more.

After 18 years of silence, the golden finger has finally arrived?

Fang Zheng took a deep breath to calm himself down. The most urgent task was to deal with the trouble at hand.

According to the game's mechanics, the first single draw and the first ten-draw in each gacha pool guarantee a pity pull, which is considered a beginner's bonus.

Fang Zheng concentrated, staring at the single draw button on the panel.

A flash of light appeared, and a gray card materialized.

【Masterful Painting】(Rare, Grade 9 Gray, Gift): Skill Card. Increases painting skill upon use.

Fang's face was entirely black.

Painting? The hooligans outside are practically tearing the door down, and you expect him to paint portraits?

The basic card pool emphasizes randomness; if you want to draw the cards you want, you have to wait for the limited-time card pool.

There's no other choice right now, so just click "Use".

In an instant, countless painting techniques flooded his mind. Before he could savor them, he turned to the [Ten-in-a-Row] button.

Just as he was about to press down, a bone-chilling cold suddenly shot up Fang Zheng's spine.

puff.

The oil lamp by the bedside suddenly jolted and went out.

In an instant, all the shouting, banging on the door, and pleas for mercy outside the door disappeared.

Fang Zheng froze, and a line of blood-red text slowly appeared on the screen in front of him.

[First encounter with a demon killing someone, limited-time gacha pool "A Chinese Ghost Story" is now active]

A Chinese Ghost Story

"Give me back my life...give me back my life..."

Opening hours: 30 days

Card Pool Tier: Gray - Rank 9

(Guaranteed to get the [Life and Death Bond] card within 100 pulls; the card pool will close after you get it.)

Fang Zheng's pupils contracted slightly.

Is there an evil spirit outside the door killing people?

The Cao family tyrant was still human, and he was able to maneuver around thanks to his experience from two lifetimes.

But there's really nothing he can do about ghosts.

With a change of heart, Fang Zheng invested all his merits into the [A Chinese Ghost Story] card pool.

This gacha pool is definitely related to demons; perhaps we can find some ways to deal with evil spirits.

The merits were deposited into the card pool, and instantly shone brightly.

Ten cards appeared. This time I'm lucky; there are two gray cards and eight black cards.

Fang Zheng scanned it quickly.

【Tiger Painting Secret Technique】×1 (Collector's Edition, Grade 9 Gray, Righteousness): Extraordinary Technique Card. After use, you can learn the Tiger Painting Secret Technique to seal away ghosts. The higher your painting skill, the stronger the power.

【Spiritual Eye】×1 (Rare, Grade 9 Gray, Benevolent): Talent Card. Use to activate the Spiritual Eye and identify ghosts.

【Yinwei】×3 (Common, Common, Black, Letter): Attribute card. Slightly increases the intimidation power against ghosts after use.

【Ghost Language】×2 (Common, Common, Black, Intelligence): Secret Card. Use to learn some Ghost Language.

【Yin Affinity】×2 (Common, Common, Black, Benevolent): Attribute Card. Slightly increases Yin Affinity after use.

【Hundred Demons Scroll - Fragment】×1 (Rare - Common - Black - Intelligence): Secret Card. Use to obtain basic information about certain demons.

Without hesitation, Founder adopted all of them.

Countless pieces of information flooded into my mind: the types of ghosts, their habits, weaknesses, the nature and flow patterns of yin energy...

Even his perception of his surroundings has changed.

In the darkness, with the aid of his Yin Eyes, he could "see" a hazy mist swirling in the room; this was Yin energy.

Under the influence of [Yin Qi Affinity], he was no longer as stiff and fearful as before when surrounded by Yin Qi; instead, he felt quite at ease and comfortable.

Fang Zheng propped himself up on the edge of the bed, moved to the doorway while holding onto the wall, and then pushed the door open a crack to look outside.

Three burly servants of the Cao family lay face up on the street, their faces ashen, their eyes wide open, already lifeless.

Several neighbors who had been arguing with the Cao family servants collapsed to the ground, looking up at the sky in terror.

A female ghost in red is floating there.

Her hands were loosely clenched, and three distorted phantoms were howling and struggling in her palms.

Although her face was as pale as paper, Fang Zheng recognized her at a glance as Liu Qingyu, the female classmate he had tried to save but failed.

He sighed inwardly.

It seems that Liu Qingyu still fell victim to the wicked young master of the Cao family.

At this moment, the female ghost had already torn the souls of the three servants to pieces, and looked up at Fang Zheng.

"It's our benefactor who has arrived."

After Qingyu finishes taking care of them, she will properly thank her benefactor…

Then, she transformed into a red shadow and floated toward an old neighbor who was trembling like a leaf.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng raised his hand and unleashed a black light: "You should thank me first."

He was raised by these neighbors, and of course he couldn't stand by and watch them be harmed by evil spirits.

The evil spirit reached out and grabbed the black light, only to find it was a worn-out inkstone. A cold smile immediately appeared on its face.

"The soul of a scholar is the most delicious."

I was going to save you for last, but you couldn't wait.

"Then so be it."

After saying that, the evil spirit floated towards Fang Zheng, its skirt leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.

Fang Zheng's left hand was clenched into a fist.

Fortunately, his ten-pull was timely, and he still has cards to use.