Chapter 7: Humanoid Luck Aura

The little girl in front of him was his luck buff.

Over the past week, this had been the case.

He signed in every day.

Chu Xuan noticed a strange phenomenon.

The probabilities for his gains when he signed in at home were highly abnormal.

After all, the chance of an extra reward was 1%.

It was like pulling a gold on a single roll.

There was no pity mechanic.

Even if it did not trigger once in 10 years, Chu Xuan would not have found it surprising.

However, things turned out differently.

In the previous week, he was too lazy to shuttle back and forth.

He spent 3 nights in the lab and signed in 3 times.

Not once did an extra reward trigger.

Yet of the 4 times he signed in at home, it triggered twice.

It was as if the chance was not 1% but 51%.

After he discovered this issue,

Chu Xuan directly reported this bug to the System.

He was not being foolish; there had to be a reason.

Otherwise, who would not want the joy of exploiting a bug?

After that, the System gave a positive reply.

Namely, this.

… The girl in front of him carried a measure of fortune, and her positive emotional feedback toward him could temporarily increase his luck.

In other words, that was what it meant.

Han Duoduo was essentially a humanoid luck aura.

Naturally, he had to treat her well.

Thus a plan to feed her formed in his mind.

Come to think of it, this was the movie world, and she was a participant in resolving the Jupiter Crisis, so he could not judge it by common sense.

Child of Fortune?

No, a Daughter of Fortune?

Maybe.

Thinking about it, she really was quite lucky.

Han Duoduo was brought back by Han Zi’ang during a rescue operation, and she had been an infant in swaddling clothes at the time.

『Day 17 of Earth’s standstill, I saved a child.』

『Countless hands pushed her toward me, and I did not know who her parents were, because everyone beneath that water was her parent.』

From Han Zi’ang’s recollection, it was clear.

One could see that the girl’s luck was extraordinary.

Ultimately, that proved true.

Although Liu Qi became a hero, he had nearly died for her.

…

“Brother Xuan, where did this come from?”

“It came through legitimate channels; would I go steal it somewhere; hurry up and eat, I already had one.”

“Oh, oh! Brother Xuan, you’re amazing!”

Han Duoduo nodded, completely trusting Chu Xuan.

She then cut off one third to eat herself and prepared to give the rest to her brother and grandpa.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan felt a sense of anticipation.

If Han Duoduo could bolster his luck, would Liu Qi and Han Zi’ang have this effect as well?

If his luck maxed out, would he get extra resources on every sign-in?

Tsk, tsk!

So this was how to play the Sign-In System’s extra rewards!

No wonder the base probability was so low that it was practically nonexistent.

These apples came from yesterday’s sign-in, and there was only 1 crate.

One per person was a bit extravagant; if they ate only 1 at a time and shared it among a few people, it would probably let him farm for quite a while.

There was no fruit freedom yet, so they had to be sparing.

…

They finished eating.

Han Duoduo carefully packed away the remaining apples as if they were treasures.

She quickly headed home.

The convenience food was already heated, and the two had just begun to eat.

“Brother!”

“Grandpa, look at the good stuff I brought back.”

When Han Zi’ang saw the apples on the table, he froze for a moment and then his eyes widened.

He exclaimed, “Apples?”

“What?”

Liu Qi also looked over with shock in his eyes, because these were apples that many people in the underground city had not eaten in more than a decade.

He had eaten them as a child, since he lived on the surface back then.

But that was a long time ago.

Although he was a preferential-status person, there was no special food allocation for him.

Han Duoduo looked proud as she said, “Brother Xuan got them.”

“I just ate mine; the rest is for you two; hurry up and eat; just as the books say, the cut surface discolors quickly.”

“……”

At those words, the two of them let out a small sigh of relief.

Since Chu Xuan had gotten them, there was nothing to worry about.

This stuff was truly scarce.

But it was not impossible for Chu Xuan to get some.

First, he studied plants.

He was also interning in the production zone, and his advisors were all experts in this field.

If a little slipped through their fingers, it would be something ordinary people would never even see.

Second, Chu Xuan’s parents had status.

One was a colonel, and the other was a planetary engines special-class engineer and a professor.

It was not surprising to know people with connections.

Even if they had died in service, those relationships were not completely severed, and it was normal for someone to look after them once in a while.

“All right then, eat up; Little Xuan put his heart into this.”

After Han Zi’ang finished speaking, he did not stand on ceremony.

He bit down with a crisp crunch.

“Mm!”

Delicious… after so many years, he tasted this flavor again.

…

Back at home.

Reading his book, Chu Xuan waited until after midnight and rubbed his hands.

“Sign in!”

『Ding! Sign-in successful!』

『Congratulations, you obtained 20 liters of fresh milk!』

『Extra reward: space volume +1!』

“Haha!”

“As expected!”

He had triggered the 1%-chance reward yet again.

With a thought, he used it.

In the next second, the 1-cubic-meter space became 2 cubic meters.

It could hold more, and the retrieval range was also tied to the space’s volume.

Once it exceeded 1 cubic meter, he could retrieve items remotely.

It was just that the distance was pathetically short.

It was less than half a meter.

It was better than nothing.

If he wanted to increase it, he could only hope to draw space again next time.

And with the lucky buff squad next door, it should only be a matter of time.

…

So satisfying!

That night, Chu Xuan slept soundly.

Life was looking more and more hopeful.

He woke from a full sleep feeling clear-headed and refreshed.

While others were eating synthetic nutrient paste, Chu Xuan’s table could be called luxurious.

1 cup of milk, 500 milliliters.

2 slices of bread dipped in cream.

A few slices of bacon, richly flavored.

Although the bacon did not match the other two, he had only been signing in for 1 week.

Supplies were not abundant yet, so putting together a meal like this was already quite good.

What was happiness?

It was right here before him.

His enhanced body consumed much more energy, and he ate a lot.

Relying on that small stock, it was impossible to run any food business.

In fact, Chu Xuan had never thought of going down that path.

The issue of provenance alone was troublesome.

It was fine for him to eat it himself, but selling on a large scale would be taking everyone for fools.

Some sign-in items did not exist anywhere in the underground city.

Therefore, that settled it.

He would keep them for himself and, by the way, farm the neighbor’s luck buff.

He would store the rest for emergencies.

…

After he ate and did a quick tidy-up, Chu Xuan went to the university.

It was January 25, lunar December 28.

Because it was a short month, that meant tomorrow was New Year’s Eve.

The broadcast announced that on the first day of the lunar year, the Neighborhood Committee would distribute dumplings.

The university also offered a benefit.

… a box of earthworm mini biscuits!

As he remembered, they actually tasted pretty good.

He went to the Logistics Office and swiped his card to collect it.

Although Chu Xuan did not lack for supplies, feeding the neighbors to farm luck was not a bad idea.

Along the way, he also stopped by the library and borrowed the books he would study next.

There were electronic versions as well.

But he was used to paper textbooks and disliked reading through a screen.

The air carried the scent of books.

There was a faint trace of everyday human warmth.

Technology had advanced and was convenient, but it always felt like it lacked warmth.