Chapter 95:

All filming was complete. Of course, there remained post-production work, but that was a problem for the director and editor. Director Alan rented an entire island and gave everyone on the film crew a vacation.

“Wahhh! The sea!”

“Let’s barbecue, barbecue!”

“I’m going to sleep for about a week, so don’t wake me up.”

Hundreds of actors, production team members, mages, and producers scattered with cheers. I wore light clothing as I lay down on a sunbed, patting Cheeda’s belly. The playful goddess’ face hardened, and a golden card fell.

-Listen to the sounds of nature. Aren’t they beautiful?

I frowned at the appearance of the Hero class, Elder Druid.

“Another failure. It is harder than I thought to get one in 100.”

I was able to obtain a class that even corporate directors didn’t dare aim for—the Mythical Sword God class. However, it wasn’t because I passed odds of tens of billions or trillions… Just because I hit the ceiling of 100 million won. When spending over 100 million won without obtaining a single Hero card, the drop table changed with probabilities of Hero (90%), Legend (9%), and Mythical (1%). This fact had been reported in newspapers and news outlets, so I couldn’t be unaware.

“Ah, if only there was one duplication but that isn’t happening…”

After finding out the reason for my successful Mythical draw, I have been doing class draws every time my spending exceeds 100 million won. However, the result was always Hero-class cards. The results below expectations made me curse automatically.

“No, did I want something with one-in-a-million or ten-million odds? It isn’t even giving me one-in-a-hundred…”

What if I drew another Mythical Class? And what if it happened to be Sword God again?

‘I can take it to Ardenia.’

In that case, my combat power would become incomparably stronger than now. My goal pursued despite eating at the flower shop could be achieved instantly! Furthermore…

‘Even…I might be able to apply for restoration.’

“It’s even crazier since there is a high chance of success.”

Indeed, this wasn’t astronomically improbable. The probability of obtaining a Mythical card was merely one hundred to one. Moreover, among existing Myth cards, there were only eighteen types.

This meant the odds were one in 1,800. In percentage terms, it’s just 0.056%!

There’s…a possibility!

The chances were decent enough to give it a try, and with each attempt, the likelihood of success increased. It was truly a fortuitous setup without any reason not to pursue it.

However…

“One attempt costs 100 million won…”

I couldn’t afford another attempt right now.

“What’s costing you 100 million won? Investing in finance?” Sungjae, who had been laughing jovially amidst the women, approached me curiously. He glanced at the screen floating above Cheeda’s belly.

“Ah, it isn’t investment but charging cash. You must have enough specs to participate in sieges now!”

“Yes. No~I am really weak.”

“But you have the Myth class! The rest just needs a little support?”

“There is no ‘little’ support.”

Every time I charged money, it was poured into Ardenia so my Revenge character didn’t become stronger at all. Even if I used auto hunting for 24 hours every day, it was the same. Currently, thanks to stocks, I could open a shop in Ardenia. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be able to reinforce with gold like before.

“No, aren’t you spending a lot of money? Every time I see you, you are making cash payments.”

“I delete everything afterwards,” My calm answer made Sungjae speechless.

“No! Leave some for others! Does it make sense to spend millions without any restraint?! If your character becomes stronger, you can delete more?”

It wasn’t wrong. After obtaining the Sword God class, the amount of gold and items I farmed became incomparably higher. In particular, with Cold Protection Ring, I was able to obtain many despite breaking it several times. Eventually, I succeeded in getting one up to Lv. 9 and distributed them to my knights. The monetary benefit from this alone couldn’t be understated.

“Still, there is no other choice. My growth acceleration is tremendous.”

“Really? I heard that among chakra cultivators, there are quite a few peculiar individuals… By the way, how much does your growth accelerate? How old are you?”

Sungjae’s question was something I always pondered about. In Ardenia, which could be called a small universe or inner world, I didn’t age. As evidence, while my appearance had grown normally on Earth, there were no changes to my outer appearance for over 20 years in Ardenia.

‘Should I say that I am 24 years old or 45 years old?’

Ultimately, this was all the answer I could give:

“I was born in ‘65.”

”…!!”

Surprised by my words, Sungjae straightened up his posture. Confused at his sudden reaction, I asked,

“What is it?”

“Ah, sorry…I never expected you to be older than the First Princess…”

I frowned at his overly polite words.

“2065.”

”…?”

“I wasn’t born in 1965.”

”…!!”

Sungjae looked at me with a blank expression. It was as if he couldn’t believe it.

“In your… 20s?”

“Exactly, I am 24 years old.”

”…No, this is crazy talk. A 24-year-old killed a high-class mage? Ah no, more importantly! You young bastard, why have you been talking so casually until now?! Call me hyung!”

At the sudden barrage of complaints, I shrugged my shoulders.

“With this age difference, you should be calling me ‘uncle’ or ‘ahjussi’. Before the Apocalypse Project, we would’ve been like father and son.”

“W-What kind of outdated nonsense is this?! Nowadays, people get married at forty!”

“What are you talking about? It should be before forty.”

“Are you serious!? This only applies to high level ability users!!”

Sungjae continued to rant and rave for some time before calming down.

“Wow. What crazy bullshit! You wanted me not to waste money, yet here you have the combat power of an Elder in your twenties. I don’t know what to say. Is it really a side effect? No matter how I look at it, it seems like a great power. Are any of your ancestors divine beings?”

However, my ancestors were from Earth 98. In other words, similar to Earths 1 through 100, they had settled on their planet with comparable geography and history.

Like most planets, Earth had achieved rocket technology to explore space. Additionally, it boasted around ten Completed Beings on the entire planet. This meant psychic studies were advanced enough to have at least Sword Masters and Class 5 mages. Naturally, there was no concept of gods on this planet. Moreover, even within the macrocosm, divine blood capable of bestowing powers onto descendants is quite rare.

“Well, I don’t know about that.”

“Heh. It’s mind-boggling. Even I am well-known as an OP character in my community, but… Heh, you’re only in your twenties? Just being a sword master in your twenties is astounding.” Sungjae let out a laugh of disbelief before turning back towards the ladies eagerly awaiting him.

“Hmm. I guess that reaction is understandable.”

Despite Planet 34 being advanced, it wasn’t normal for someone in their mid-twenties to defeat an 8th-class mage.

‘I need to visit the monitoring center soon and register my level.’

The type and characteristics of psychic abilities were personal information, but concealing one’s level could lead to complications if involved in any incidents later on. It was better not to regret it later; finding time to address this would provide peace of mind.

“Jae-yeon.”

A knock on the table drew his attention away from auto-hunting with Killians. There stood Hye-young in a bikini, naturally capturing everyone’s gaze.

‘Ah. Despite all the training, our instincts still take over.’

I felt it when filming her before, but she had more volume than I imagined. Of course, compared to Haze, it might seem modest, but that was because Haze’s proportions were excessive rather than any lack on Hye-young’s part.

“Yes, Ms. Hye-young. Are you enjoying your break?”

“It feels awkward since this is my first time going out as a group. Isn’t it fun for you, Jae-yeon?”

“Not at all! I am the Goddess of Water!”

Whooshhhh!!

The seawater surged due to someone’s ability, causing people nearby to squeal and run around excitedly.

“I find it relaxing just to gaze at the sea.”

Having lived such a hectic life in Ardenia, simply observing the ocean provided immense healing for me. Suddenly, Hye-young placed something on the table.

Tap.

It was a silver ring. After setting down the ring, Hye-young bowed her head respectfully.

”…Thank you very much. Thanks to you, I was able to finish filming well. If this shoot had been ruined, I wouldn’t have been able to pursue my dream of being an actor.”

“Well, it’s all because you paid me.”

“I know that money isn’t enough for you to move.”

‘No, really, it is because of the money?’

Regardless of whether I was puzzled or not, Hye-young smiled brightly and bowed her head.

“Meeting Jae-yeon was a great luck for me. So please accept this luck. You can put it on your right middle finger.”

“Luck…?”

“Then.” Instead of giving further explanations, she moved through the crowd.

I picked up the ring. Divination didn’t work. I simply placed the ring on my right middle finger.

[Your luck has increased for unknown reasons!]

[17 -> 230]

”…What?” Surprised, I jumped up from my seat.

“Luck increased?”

In Revenge, Luck was almost impossible to grow as a stat. It couldn’t be invested with attribute points, and there were only a few collections available for it. The luck stat could only be raised through some pet buffs, very expensive food or extremely special equipment. If this was true in the game, how much more so in reality?

‘This isn’t an ordinary item.’

Even high-level mages usually couldn’t touch probabilities, let alone manipulate luck directly. Thus, it didn’t make sense that wearing just one ring could increase my luck significantly. Moreover, I wasn’t feeling any burden from using it.

‘It wasn’t made by humans.’

There was only one possible creator:

‘Game Master. Guan Dahua.’

The highest level god, who also belonged to the transcendent producer class. With billions of gigas created directly by him and several transcendental artifacts known as miracles under his belt, crafting such an item would’ve been within his capabilities.

“Can…I really keep this?”

It was such a treasure that I felt uneasy about someone coming back for it later. However, I couldn’t get up and shout that I would return it. How could I give it back? For me, who played gambling games with all possible elements and probabilities…

This wasn’t just any item but equipment related to luck!

“Sigh…”

Taking a deep breath, I calmly lay down on the sunbed. Anyway, it was difficult to confirm its effect immediately due to lack of money so I decided not to be impatient. I turned my head towards the display screen showing news:

“[The repeated monster incidents continue to cause damage. Celestia’s Empress has ordered the construction of facilities to induce the appearance of monsters and support lower civilizations…]

“Ah, this problem is still ongoing.”

Unlike Earth, which had suffered minimal damage, it seemed that other planets were experiencing significant harm. Indeed, considering monsters like ogres emerging from the void, it was actually abnormal for Planet 34 to have escaped relatively unscathed.

“That’s serious.”

Despite my words, I didn’t feel particularly affected by it. Human emotions often extend only so far; even if hundreds of thousands die from an epidemic in another country, most people might just think, “So many deaths…” Considering these events occurred not just in another country but on different planets with distinct civilizations, genuinely mourning each loss would make navigating this harsh world nearly impossible. As someone who experienced war at every opportunity in Ardenia, this sentiment resonated even more strongly with me.

“Oh! Flying! Flying high!”

“I’m going surfing!”

Watching the boisterous crowd bustling around, I subtly closed my eyes, cherishing this peaceful moment.