Terrarium Adventure - Chapter 18

Daisy made a blank face while holding a box with a miniature fountain.

I spun around while holding Daisy. Look, people! Look at my lucky flower!

“I picked a good thing.”

“Absolutely! I really wanted this.”

The miniature fountain was constantly gushing out pure water like a crystal. Ironically, my hands didn’t get wet from the water. There was a lovely rainbow above the fountain.

I picked the product, but how do I allocate at the artifact? Do I just put it there?

It works. The white fountain which I was aiming for went back to its original size and situated itself at the center of the field. I put my hands on a glass dome and enjoyed it while flipping it from various angles. Ah, it’s worth decorating.

I opened all the remaining boxes with confidence but I got a large bear with low probability and the rest were fences. I didn’t get the house with the 0.1% probability. It must be a fence box; otherwise, it wouldn’t be so cruel to me like this.

“Soon, there will be a lucky ticket draw!”

A voice came from the speaker outside and left the place as there were no more boxes to open. I thought about asking someone to buy the random box on my behalf, but the desk clerk clearly said that was not allowed so I couldn’t even try.

I felt insecure after having dozens of lucky tickets so I paid one diamond each to person gathered outside and bought from them.

I must win one out of these tickets. I nervously headed to the square center where the draw was about to begin.

I asked Elder quietly if the lucky buff cooldown was ready and he said it was not ready yet. Aside from his good looks, he is useless!

“First, fifth place! 50 people! One potion for each person!”

A person holding the speaker called out the numbers and I received 48 potions.

“Next fourth place! 30 people! One emergency food for trips!”

Other numbers were called and I obtained 25 emergency food. Thrown dozens of lucky tickets were floating in the air.

“…third place! 5 people! This item would be wanted by all! It’s special nutrition for Driardds!”

I also gained 5 nutrition packs.

While I was getting ready in advance to receive the goods, the staff gave the reward in boxes with an unsatisfied face.

The nutrition packs were used well by my Driardds. I asked what they were good for and the Driardds told me it helped me get stronger. Did my defense stats increase?

“Second place! 1 person! Who is the lucky person to receive ‘Cloud spraying the snow’ which can be decorated in the terrarium artifact? Drumroll…!”

Wow! I want that! It’s an item that grants mental stability to snowfield Driards, so I don’t need it, but isn’t it pretty?

Look at those small and cute falling snowflakes… Perhaps it’d be good to own one!

I was continuously getting rewards but I didn’t win 2nd place. Why? I tried to trade in by following the person who won the prize.

“Hey, do you plan to sell? I’m buying.”

However, as it was a limited item, the owner didn’t want to sell.

“I will buy it with a suggested price. Feel free to make offers.”

As I tried to make counteroffers, the winner hesitated and asked, “Then…300….?”

That’s not much for me. Send me the wagon.

“Where will you use the snowfield?”

“It’s pretty.”

As I was laughing while holding the miniature snow cloud, Elder frowned.

Why! What! You like useless things as well! Where are you going to use the singing bird statue made out of gold and the fake harp made out of gold?

If Elder is obsessed over something shining, I’m obsessed with something pretty and tiny.

“Finally, first place! Limited jewelry that is only available in the 26th world! Who will be the winner of the wise special ruby rank?”

Me! Me! It’s me! I prayed to all kinds of gods I normally didn’t believe in. Let me have that, please!

“The lucky number is 226! Druid who owns 226, please come here to pick up your prize!”

226! I quickly shifted through the hand holding the tickets. However, I had 225 and 227 but not 226. This damn 226 wasn’t there.

Who is it! Who won! If I don’t win, I will buy it off with diamonds! However, the speaker called for 226 and no one came out.

“226! Is there anyone with 226?”

Yes, don’t show up. Then the speaker will call out the next number. At that moment-

“Uh… Mr. Druid.”

Daisy tugged my clothes from the back. Daisy’s hand had a star-shaped piece of paper. Daisy showed me the paper with a confused face.

“I think I have number 226…”

Did I hear something wrong due to being desperate?

By looking at the paper from Daisy, it said number 226.

226. Two 2s and one 6 in order. Is that the correct number?

I checked the number repeatedly while shaking my hand as if I couldn’t read the digits. It wasn’t me who bought dozens of tickets but Daisy who held one ticket was in 1st place. I know Daisy is a lucky flower but how could this possibly happen?

“Jay, it says 1st place and you should go out.”

Mesquite lowered her back while looking surprised and looked at the number on the lucky ticket with me.

“Number 226. Nobody?”

I woke myself up. I shouldn’t be dreaming.

“Here! Here! My Driardd has number 226!”

I went forward while holding Daisy’s hand. The staff put the speaker down as he never expected for me to appear again.

If I didn’t win, I could win the ownership by alluring the winner with endless diamonds but it felt way better to win the prize.

Of course, I didn’t win as Daisy won instead, but it was the same.

The staff checked the lucky ticket number and handed me the keys for the glass case. Congratulations, envy, and claps were headed towards me but I was in a panic as I couldn’t manage to listen to them.

Honestly, I felt happier than when Daisy picked the water fountain in the random box.

“It’s a stroke of great luck for me to meet you, Daisy!”

I shouted while holding Daisy’s two hands. I barely managed to win 5th place for the lottery and I won 1st place which was for 1 person only!

I used all the fancy phrases I knew to bless Daisy and tell her how lucky she is to me. Daisy’s cheeks turned red like her hair and she gently smiled.

“Aren’t you going to open it?”

Elder, who appeared all of sudden, tapped my shoulders. Shiny puppy eyes like when he was on his knees at the orchard looked at me.

Not hiding behind his normal rebellious unfriendly face, Elder looked more innocent than anybody else.

It’s easy to figure this out. Materialism. He will get along well with the dwarfs who only saw diamonds…

“You should open it!”

As I put the key inside a small hole, the key melted. What now? The key disappeared all of sudden and I appeared confused for a bit. Afterward, the glass case door opened and I encountered a beautiful ruby ring. Oh, charming. It’s my first time seeing a ruby in real life.

A thick silver ring had small detailed rubies along the ring. Above, there was a red circular ruby with a silver leaf-like a pomegranate. Inside the ruby, it was burning up as if a small fire was trapped inside. The ring was warm like a stove.

The decoration was fancy so it looked bothersome but, in the game, glamorous decorations received more value.

While looking at the ring as if I were allured, the staff handed an additional wooden box the size of two tissue boxes.

Outside the dark brown wooden box, there was a golden decoration. I thought wasn’t it too big as a ring case and the staff opened the case box and showed me the inside.

There were 3 spaces connected with a golden string. Each space symbolized a ring, a necklace, and earrings. The middle of the triangle had a unique pattern.

What is this? I looked with curiosity and the staff said it was a wise ruby accessory with a special rank.

I can get a special reward after acquiring two more accessories including the ring I own… How did you know that I’m into collecting things?

“What’s the special reward?”

“You can obtain a wise ruby tiara that surpasses the performance of 3 accessories! Nobody has earned it so far…”

Do you want me to get 1st place 2 more times?

The wise ruby tiara was the best item in the game. Sounds good.

If it were the normal me, I would just think to go beyond average! Now I can seek the best item. The diamonds are giving way towards the best.

It would make less sense if I didn’t use infinite diamonds to see the end.

“Do I need to earn others by drawing?”

“The ring is the only item you can earn by drawing.”

“Then?”

“We don’t know where the others are.”

Oh, this nostalgic RPG sensation attacked my feelings. Look, there are hidden special rank accessories all over the world! I know, I know. If you can earn them all at once, would that be the best item?