The dazzling brilliance, if used cleverly, could even become a form of attack — "Blind You to Death!"
Of course, that only worked on small fry.
The Pipi Shrimp was a single-masted sailboat — its interior space wasn't large, and it was crammed full of sailing supplies. Space was limited, but with only three people aboard, it was enough.
Under Ren's request, the ship had been neatly divided into one captain's cabin and two tiny rooms that could barely fit a bed and a pile of miscellaneous items. There was also a shared shower and a small kitchen — sparse but complete.
Well… "complete" mostly because the three of them only knew how to cook instant noodles anyway.
All in all, the Pipi Shrimp was tidy and sufficient for now. After all, Ren had no intention of keeping this cheap single-masted sailboat as his main vessel.
He pushed open the captain's cabin door.
The room wasn't spacious but reasonably comfortable — a bed, a sofa, and a matching set of tables and chairs. The craftsmanship of the furniture was completely out of place with the rest of the boat — finely made, elegant.
That was because… he'd looted them straight off the Gus.
What could be better than getting things for free?
"Still haven't used today's Lucky Lighter chance… hopefully I'll draw something useful."
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Ren opened the glowing interface of the Dimensional Roulette, switching over to his balance.
[Chip Balance: 30,000,000]
It hadn't originally been that exact — he'd started with 35.03 million chips, equivalent to the same amount of Beli.
Ren had spent two days dealing with the spoils from the Bloodhand Gang — one full day and one full night.Then five more days excavating the treasure, for a total of seven.
But the actual number of Lucky Lighter uses was six, since he had used the first one for a big jackpot draw.That accounted for the 5.03 million chip deduction.
The loot was plentiful and varied — food supplies (boxes of instant noodles and reserve drinking water), ammo resupplies (three silver Desert Eagle magazines, a drum of Dragon's Breath rounds), and most importantly — Health Potions.
Aside from his Doran Blade's life-steal, Ren used these potions to offset the fatigue debuffs that came with pushing his stamina too far.
He'd also noticed that the Advanced VIP pool was far more likely to produce extraordinary items.Under the Lucky Lighter's blessing, he'd even drawn multiple Health Potions in a single spin.
His VIP progress was now at thirteen draws.
Not exactly good luck so far — but Ren felt a breakthrough was coming.
After all, his trait [Wanderer Between Worlds / Fate's Chosen Tidebreaker] was still active.
Long-term mediocrity simply didn't exist for him. Even his luck followed that rule.
That was one of the reasons he'd decided to go after Arlong's crew.
If he wasted time hiding somewhere trying to grind out slow progress — some "Ten-Year Sword Saint" training arc — he'd probably get flattened by a falling island from the Golden Lion before mastering anything.
Instant death. No thanks.
Ren's best path was to fight to grow stronger — aggressive adventures and massive gains perfectly matched his nature.
And this trait wasn't just luck — it subtly guided fate itself.His prizes always seemed to be not extravagant, but exactly what he needed.
Anyway, enough preamble.
Ren began his ritual preparations for the draw — bathing, lighting incense, and setting out the wooden statue of Lord Guan Yu he'd drawn previously.
"Lord Guan, travelers of the world all pray to you. I may be a sailor on the seas, but isn't the sea just a bigger river? See my sincerity and bless me with some good fortune today.If it works, I'll build you a temple right here in this world!"
Ren finished his pious prayer.And no — don't ask why someone in the One Piece world was praying to Guan Yu.
Because Lord Guan is awesome, that's why.
If that didn't work, he could always switch gods.As long as it brought him luck, he'd even worship Nika himself.
The people of China were always pragmatic — if the left eye twitched for wealth and the right eye twitched for disaster, just pick the one you liked.
What's that called? Superposition.
Left eye twitch — "I'm gonna get lucky today."Right eye twitch — "To hell with superstition!"
If Nika didn't deliver, he had backups — Mazu, God, whoever.
Faith, as long as it worked!
Once everything was ready, Ren rubbed his hands together and began the draw.
The silver lighter and cigarette were ready.
A multicolored light flared up at the center of his vision — the roulette blurred under the glow, giving off the illusion of infinite possibilities.
"Dimensional Roulette: Ten Advanced VIP Spins."
The command went out.The colorful wheel began to turn.
Click — the lighter snapped open.Flame touched tobacco.
{Favor of the Goddess of Luck – Triggered!}
The luck stat spiked. Ten streams of light shot outward in quick succession.
{Drawn: Eyebone – Chester}
{Drawn: Invisibility Potion ×1}
{Drawn: Health Potion ×2}
{Drawn: Invisibility Potion ×1}
{Drawn: Wooden Mazu Statue}
{Drawn: — }
{Drawn: — }
As always, a hot streak at the start — and then a tumble into junk items.
Expressionless, Ren picked up a box of ultra-thin condoms and tossed it out the porthole.Then, solemnly, he placed the wooden statue of Mazu beside his bed.
Next, he checked his new loot, deciding whether Lord Guan would stay or be replaced.
[Eyebone – Chester]
Origin:Don't Starve
Type: Magical Item
Effect: Upon picking up the eyebone, a creature named Chester will be summoned from the void. Chester possesses spatial storage capabilities with nine inventory slots.Items are stored in grid format; once full, no more can be added.Chester follows the eyebone's holder, can be harmed, and moves at average speed. Upon death, all stored items drop, but if killed by fire, both Chester and his contents are destroyed.Chester respawns 24 hours after death — its state indicated by the eyebone's opening and closing.
Consumption: None
Trait: Space
[Invisibility Potion]
Origin:Minecraft
Type: Magical Potion
Effect: Temporarily cloaks a target in invisibility by turning its visual presence transparent, though physical collisions remain. Duration: 180 seconds.
Consumption: None
Holy crap — Invisibility Potion?
That was Ren's first thought upon reading the description.Then he noticed the duration — only three minutes — and immediately tossed the perverted ideas out of his head.
Sure, 180 seconds was a lot longer than three, but he refused to admit his endurance wouldn't last that long.
Invisible pervert? No way!Moral decay? Societal rot? — Ptui!
Banishing the thought, Ren set the three potion bottles neatly beside the Mazu statue.
Then he respectfully placed Lord Guan back onto the altar.
He wasn't Guan Yu anymore — he was the God of Wealth.
(End of Chapter)