The Glorious Evolution

Levi quickly accessed the Infinity Shop now that he had higher privileges. He could finally purchase the last material he needed for his Void Seed’s evolution.

Although the upcoming evolution didn’t involve going through three evolutions at once, the timing couldn’t be too far apart, or the three Ancestral Trees wouldn’t be too pleased.

After he checked the Infinity Shop, he went straight to the discounted treasures from the Joker’s prize pool... the Joker’s theme was vague since it didn’t have any favorable environment. Hence, the discounted treasures were randomized to be fair.

Sometime later, Levi’s brow raised in delight after he spotted a golden token icon amidst the list of treasures... it had a question mark in its center.

”At last, I landed on one.” Levi’s lips twitched, ”I heard that winning the death games increases the odds of finding those little token nuggets much easier compared to the rest of the Rifters... yet, I got screwed twice already.”

Levi understood that tokens weren’t easily accessible to the Rifters... it was hard to earn them because of how amazing their utilizations were in the games.

Just the resignation token alone had saved many Rifters from certain deaths... although it could be used only once per three death games, still... it was a must-have backup tool.

The most common method of earning them was lucking out on this icon amidst the prize pool... the chances varied from one Rifter to another based on their performances in their death games.

No wonder Levi was somewhat annoyed after getting nothing for two games straight even when he absolutely aced them.

That’s the beauty of tokens... not even winners had a guarantee of getting them since they weren’t meant to be used reliably, but just a fun little game between the Rifters and the platform, letting them earn some freebies to bypass the system.

Only if luck favored them.

After taking a deep breath, Levi reached out with his finger and pressed on the token icon... instantly, the golden icon emerged as a dimensional box and started shaking nonstop while its colors kept changing from dim golden light to an intense one.

A couple of moments later, after much anticipation, the box opened widely with a decent golden illumination and then a small casino-like token appeared... it had a phrase written on both of its sides: Redraw Death Game.

”Oooh... not bad.” Levi nodded slightly.

Although it wasn’t a resignation token, he wasn’t unsatisfied... he understood that the library of tokens had many beneficial effects. The resignation token was actually one of the most common ones since it could be used only once per three death games.

Meanwhile, the token Levi drew was decent as it enabled him to redraw a Death Game if he found it too disadvantageous to him.

This meant a second chance of increasing his odds at a better game for his powers and fighting style without any penalty.

”I still kinda want to have the safety net of a resignation token in my pocket.” Levi murmured as he searched for the materials he needed to purchase in the Infinity Shop.

He left the Joker’s prize pool after finding nothing useful to him at the moment. Since Infinity Shop’s products couldn’t be resold, the notion of buying something at a bargain and reselling it was non-existent.

Though, the list of treasures in the prize pools of each game remained with Levi until the stock ran out... so, he still had the option of taking advantage of the discounts if he ever needed one of the treasures.

A few moments later, Levi purchased what he required while using the Pitculler’s title discount privileges... when added to his baron rank little discounts, the total amount was sliced by almost 20%... quite a bargain considering that Levi was purchasing expensive Void Aspect C grade treasures.

”Good, another task tackled successfully.”

Levi smiled as he exited the Infinity Shop for now... he requested the delivery to be delayed as he knew that if he were to get his hands on the materials, he was heading straight to Lab. He didn’t want to overstay his isolation from the conference to avoid attracting Dominic or Feng Ling’s attention.

”One last thing I still need to check.” Levi’s smile widened a little as he swiftly scrolled down his profile interface until he reached the titles’ area.

Then, he pressed on the dim Hand of Madness’s title... the moment it was activated, an invisible, colorful dimensional title manifested on top of Levi’s head.

Just as Levi wanted to read its details, a sudden illuminating wheel manifested in front of him... it resembled a wheel of fortune split into ten sections... each section was colored differently and had a specific prize.

A joker sat on top of the wheel with his legs crossed... one of them was dangling a little, showing a shoe that resembled a curved arrow.

The joker was animated, but always seated... he just kept gesturing for Levi to spin the wheel and test his chance at winning amazing rewards.

”The Nocturnal Wheel of Fortune and Madness...” Levi uttered in disbelief as he gazed at the casino-like illuminating wheel.

He had done his research on titles after he earned two of them and realized just how important they were to his growth... what he found from the network blew his mind.

There were titles that bestow actual properties or even land territories in the Boundless Expanse... not shabby ones either, but good ones based in Provinces and Citadels.

Some gave the Rifters permanent access to higher archives of the network... others allowed the Rifters to possess a Jail Escape free card within the realm, and some even upgraded their Omnipotence Level by a rank!

The titles of the death games, in Levi’s eyes, were the actual prize due to their long-lasting benefits... but, he didn’t expect that the Hand of Madness Title was linked to the Nocturnal Wheel of Fortune and Madness!

”I should have seen it... I guess I never expected myself to earn it in such an intense game.” Levi grinned in delight.

He really wasn’t aiming for the title... the game was simply too intense, it had only one ending... one winner take it all in the final round.

”Be wary... the wheel might have tokens, high discount coupons, jail-free cards, map fragments, or even a whole territory to win... however, the better the rewards, the higher the chances of having a trap section.” Ash’Kral warned sternly, ”One of my previous partners got the same access to the wheel through a different title and landed on the trap card... in an instant, he found himself getting pushed into a death game that had one of its Rifters killed in the chained universe before the game... no preparations given, no time... he was sent straight into the action, so the game wouldn’t get canceled. This left him traumatized from the wheel after surviving the game barely.”

Levi’s grin froze a little... he had read that the Wheel of Fortune and Madness was called as such because of these kinds of traps accompanying higher rolls of rewards. However, he didn’t find any noteworthy information about the traps and what they do precisely.

It was like anyone that fell into the trap card never lived to tell the tale... or they did survive, but they kept it to themselves, so others would allow their greed to put them in the same shitty scenario.

Now that he heard an example... he was left slightly shaken.

’To be thrown straight into a death game at the last minute without any idea about its details or the competition... dear lord, it’s like throwing a sheep into a den of wolves.’ Levi shivered at the thought.

”As long as you can control your greed, you should be fine.” Ash’Kral shrugged, ”Or go for it... the payoff might be worth the risk.”

Levi’s lips twitched, deciding to ignore the last remark... worth the risk? In Levi’s eyes, there was nothing worth the risk of putting himself in such a dangerous situation without any preparations... that was nothing more than a foolish gamble with one’s life. Unless, the element of gambling was removed.

”I should have three coins since I won three games already.”

Still, Levi pressed on the wheel to expose the hidden details... immediately, he was met with two extra tabs while the wheel started spinning to randomize new rewards.

The right tab showed Levi the amount of coins in his possession... they were three as he predicted, and each one represented an attempt at spinning the wheel or randomizing the rewards again.

The left tab displayed a leaderboard of the biggest spenders and the Rifters who hit the jackpots... there were about a hundred of them.

They were scored by a points system connected to the value of each earned reward... now that Levi had the same access, his name was bound to show on the leaderboard unless he wanted to hide it for privacy reasons.

”Those shrewd squirrels... they sure know how to poke one’s greed the right way.” Levi knitted his brows as he gazed at the top ten leaderboards yearly awards.