"Are you sure you want to use this magic crystal to pay for your stay?" The innkeeper's hands trembled slightly as he held the crystal, his eyes filled with a mix of fear and exhilaration.

  Ryan looked at the innkeeper's tense expression and immediately knew he was a knowledgeable person.

  The innkeeper snapped back to reality, quickly and carefully slipping the magic crystal into an inner pocket, speaking respectfully:

  "If you settle with this magic crystal, not only the stay but this entire inn could be yours! You may stay as long as you wish, with all expenses waived!"

  "No need." Ryan waved his hand."You just convert eighty percent of the inn's revenue into bronze coins for me. Keep the remaining twenty percent as your management fee."

  Upon hearing this, the innkeeper's joy nearly overflowed—this was an incredible deal!

  He hurriedly retrieved a stack of copper keys from under the counter, representing all the rooms on the third floor, and handed them to Ryan with both hands:"Choose whichever room you like!"

  Ryan took the keys and turned toward the third floor.

  Pushing open a room door, he sat on the bed and, with a thought, a pile of items appeared on the carpet in front of him:

  【Beginner Bone Strengthening Pill x1, Perpetual Magic Kettle x1, Low-level Magic Crystal x68, Longsword x1, Ordinary Iron Sword x2, Limb Softening Potion x1, Magic Excitement Potion x1, Charm Pollen Sac x1, Shorts x1, Towels x2】

  "Grimoire, except for the Beginner Bone Strengthening Pill, the shorts, the longsword, the magic kettle, and the towels, recycle all remaining items and convert them into Magic Origin Value."

  【Item recycling completed: Total 888 Magic Origin Value obtained.】

  Ryan looked at the refreshed number in his mind. Adding the previous 325 points to the newly gained 888 points, he now had a total of 1213 Origin Value. Excitement surged through him.

  He had long had his eye on the high-tier lottery pool in the Grimoire store, which required 1000 Origin Value per draw. It was said to contain purple-quality items capable of greatly enhancing strength. Now, he finally had enough Origin Value.

  He picked up the Perpetual Magic Kettle and poured a curved line of water in the center of the room. This was a simple wishing ritual; though it had no real effect, it added a sense of ceremony to the draw.

  "With water as the boundary, and thought as the guide, let the lottery begin!" Ryan took a deep breath and issued the command to Grimoire in his mind.

  The next moment, a virtual wheel about two meters in diameter appeared in midair. The wheel was divided into sections of different colors:

  White section (50% chance, low-level magic item), Blue section (35% chance, mid-level magic item), Purple section (14% chance, high-level magic item), Gold section (1% chance, legendary magic item).

  The wheel began to turn slowly, the pointer gliding over the white section, moving toward the purple section. Every slight hesitation made Ryan's heartbeat quicken.

  The wheel gradually slowed, the pointer trembling at the boundary between the white and purple sections, seeming ready to fall to either side.

  Ryan stared intently at the pointer, cold sweat forming on his palms, silently chanting:"It must stop on the purple section! High-level item! Big purple!"

  The pointer hovered on the boundary for a full three seconds. Ryan's eyes locked on the slender silver pointer, even his breathing subconsciously slowed.

  The next moment, the pointer inched slightly into the purple section and finally came to a steady stop within the purple grid.

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  【Congratulations! You have obtained a purple-quality item: Random Magic Weapon Borrowing Card x1】

  With a thought, a purple-glowing card floated out and landed in Ryan's palm.

  He eagerly checked the card's attributes:

  【Random Magic Weapon Borrowing Card】

  【Quality: High-tier】

  【Effect: Upon activation, a weapon will be randomly summoned from the Esoth Continent through spatial magic, temporarily binding the user as its master. Weapon quality ranges from Refined to Legendary, with exact quality entirely random.】

  【Duration: 3 hours】

  【Note: After the duration ends, the weapon will return to its original location via spatial magic.】

  "This is insane! This is basically a trump card!" Ryan couldn't help but whisper, thankfully the room's soundproofing was excellent, so no one outside noticed.

  He repeatedly stroked the card, his heart racing. If luck favored him, even just obtaining a Legendary weapon would make this card his strongest ace.

  This card appears in the 1000 Origin Value high-tier lottery pool, clearly because of the uncertainty of its random quality.

  It could summon a completely useless ordinary iron sword, or a world-shattering Legendary weapon. This extreme randomness made it both dangerous and extremely tempting.

  Ryan understood the value of a Legendary weapon. Fighting unarmed against powerful opponents would inevitably put him at a disadvantage, unless he could achieve absolute overwhelming strength.

  In his previous eight lives, he rarely used weapons, preferring to save magic and rely on his fists to fully leverage his body's power. But now, with this card that might temporarily grant a Legendary weapon, he effectively had a new lifeline.

  He carefully stored the card in his spatial storage and glanced at his Origin Value panel, which showed 213 points remaining.

  "Should I try the 100-point lottery again? Keep 113 points in reserve, use 100 points to test my luck, maybe I can get a useful support item."

  After deciding, he issued the command to Grimoire in his mind:"Open the 100 Origin Value lottery."

  The virtual wheel appeared again, spinning rapidly as the pointer raced across the colored sections, finally coming to rest steadily in the green section.

  "Not bad, at least it's not a white common item, decent enough." Ryan exhaled, relieved. He hadn't expected the low-tier pool to produce high-tier items, but a green-quality beginner item was better than nothing and might prove useful at a critical moment.

  Ryan stared at the green light concentrated in the center of the wheel, curious about what kind of support item it might be, when Grimoire's notification sound rang on cue.

  【Congratulations! You have obtained Clockwork Doll!】

  "Clockwork Doll?" Ryan blinked in surprise.

  It looked no different from the ordinary Clockwork Dolls sold at the town toy stall.

  He instinctively opened the item information, and after scanning it briefly, he muttered,"What use could this have? Am I supposed to give it to Evelyn or something?"

  【Magic Sensing Clockwork Doll】

  【Effect: After a drop of the owner's blood is applied to complete binding, shaking the Clockwork Doll will transmit magic sensing to the bound owner; if the owner is within the Doll's magic sensing range, they can locate the Doll through sensing.】

  Before Ryan could finish reading the note, his fingers had already unconsciously reached for the long knife at his waist. The excitement from the lottery hadn't worn off yet. Seeing the"blood binding" instruction, he didn't hesitate and lightly cut his fingertip with the back of the blade, letting a drop of blood fall onto the Clockwork Doll.

  The Clockwork Doll glowed with a soft light, which quickly faded as if it had never appeared.

  "And then?" Ryan held the motionless Clockwork Doll, looking confused, and hurriedly finished reading the remaining notes.

  When he saw that it would transmit magic sensing to the bound owner, he suddenly realized and slapped his forehead:"So it's calling me myself? I dropped my blood way too fast!"

  He had originally thought this Clockwork Doll could summon companions or detect magical beasts, but it turned out to be a self-locating device, completely useless to him for now.

  Ryan rolled his eyes and muttered,"What a useless item, I'd rather have a bottle of mana potion!"

  With that, he casually tossed the Magic Sensing Clockwork Doll into his spatial storage and lay down on the bed. Exhausted, he sank into a deep sleep almost immediately.

  Downstairs in the inn's main hall, a clear, cold voice suddenly broke the silence.

  "Give me a room."

  The few remaining guests lifted their heads, seeing a figure standing at the counter.

  The woman was slender, wearing a veil that draped lightly over most of her face. Even without seeing her full features, her presence felt extraordinary.

  The clerk behind the counter immediately stood, wearing an apologetic expression."I'm very sorry, madam. Only rooms on the second floor are available. Would that be acceptable?"

  "No problem, any room will do." Evelyn took out several silver bronze coins and placed them on the counter.

  He quickly accepted the coins and respectfully handed her a key.

  Evelyn took the key and turned toward the stairs, her robe swaying gently with her steps, leaving behind a faint fragrance of ice and snow.

  "That lady… just by looking at her figure, she must be beautiful. I wish I could lift that veil and see…" A man in coarse cloth muttered, staring at Evelyn's back with obvious fascination.

  Before he could finish, a companion beside him kicked him hard."Don't even think about it! Haven't you seen the magic robe she's wearing?"

  "Maybe she's a mage instructor from some academy. One hand from her and you'd be minced meat!"