The Sacred Land Is Going Bankrupt, I Invented a Mobile Phone!

Chapter 239: Sweeping the Lottery Pool! Million-Dollar Grand Prize!

As soon as Ye Chen mentioned the new feature, the eyes of all the elders present lit up.

They looked at Ye Chen with anticipation, especially his master, Nangong Wan.

Her clear, beautiful eyes seemed to be sparkling, clearly expecting the good fortune of earning a million high-grade spirit stones with just two low-grade spirit stones.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and slowly spoke, “The new feature of Immortal Net Cloud Flash Pay, I named it ‘lottery’…”

Lottery?

Instantly, confusion appeared on the faces of all the elders.

Wasn’t it supposed to be a loan feature?

How did it turn into a lottery?

What is a lottery?

Sensing the confused expressions of the elders, Ye Chen shook his head and said, “The risk control model for the loan feature is still slightly inadequate and needs improvement. Besides, the current deposit amount is too low. Even if the loan feature is introduced, it would only earn two to three thousand high-grade spirit stones a day, which amounts to just a few hundred thousand a year, making it meaningless. So, the current goal is still to cultivate the habit of using online payments among cultivators. Only when they get used to it will they deposit more spirit stones into Immortal Net Cloud Flash Pay.”

Hearing Ye Chen’s words, the elders present fell silent.

An annual income of hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones would be highly valued by any sacred land, but in the eyes of their own Saint Master, it was just “meaningless…”

However, thinking about the huge profits from other applications, where the monthly income of Heavenly Sacred Land had reached ten million high-grade spirit stones, it seemed reasonable to look down on an annual income of hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones.

But if it’s not a loan feature, then what is this lottery?

What does it do?

The elders were extremely curious, and Ye Chen looked around at everyone, speaking calmly, “Simply put, the lottery is a lottery feature. We will provide a hundred numbers for cultivators to choose from. By spending two low-grade spirit stones, a cultivator can buy a lottery ticket. When purchasing, they need to select ten numbers from the hundred. The spirit stones spent by cultivators to buy lottery tickets will be divided equally — half will go to us, and the other half will go into the lottery prize pool. The next day, we will draw ten numbers at random. If a cultivator’s selected numbers completely match our drawn numbers, they win the grand prize. The grand prize can be 70% of the prize pool, with a maximum of one million high-grade spirit stones! Nine matching numbers win the second prize, earning 10% of the prize pool, with a maximum of 100,000 high-grade spirit stones. Eight matching numbers win the third prize, earning 5% of the prize pool, with a maximum of 10,000 high-grade spirit stones. Seven matching numbers win the fourth prize, earning 1% of the prize pool, with a maximum of 1,000 high-grade spirit stones. The minimum consolation prize requires six matching numbers, earning ten low-grade spirit stones. Less than six matching numbers get no reward.”

Ye Chen’s designed lottery rules were simplified compared to Earth’s lottery systems, with no division into red and blue balls, but the total number was increased to a hundred, and ten numbers had to be chosen.

This increased the difficulty hundreds of times compared to Earth’s lotteries.

But there was no choice.

Cultivators had sharp spiritual senses and might suddenly have a premonition.

Therefore, the possibility of cultivators choosing the correct numbers was higher.

If the difficulty was too low, the prize pool could be emptied directly, possibly even requiring their sect to supplement the prizes.

So, in the cultivation world, the lottery had to be made more challenging, or it would just be giving away money.

The elders present were all astonished after hearing Ye Chen’s explanation.

After Ye Chen explained the rules, the elders quickly understood the principle of the lottery. Spending two low-grade spirit stones on a lottery ticket with the chance to win the grand prize of up to one million high-grade spirit stones was simply unbelievable!

What does a million high-grade spirit stones represent?

Among the major forces in Great Yan Province, besides the four sacred lands, only a few first-class forces could come up with so many spirit stones.

Such a huge sum, enough to make a Deity Transformation Realm cultivator go crazy, could now be won with just two low-grade spirit stones?

This new feature of their sect was simply outrageous.

Even the Nascent Soul Realm elders present were deeply tempted by such a reward amount.

Even if they didn’t win the grand prize, winning the second prize could still earn tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones.

And the cost was just two low-grade spirit stones.

Who wouldn’t want to try it?

Nangong Wan couldn’t help but stand up, looking at Ye Chen with anticipation, “What if someone else chooses the same numbers as me and we both win the grand prize? Would my one million spirit stones be split in half?”

Ye Chen laughed at this.

His master had already thought this far ahead.

Ye Chen nodded, “Not necessarily! It depends on how much money is in the prize pool. If there are three million high-grade spirit stones in the prize pool, then 2.1 million will be allocated for the grand prize. If two people win the grand prize, they can each still get a million high-grade spirit stones. But if the prize pool only has one million high-grade spirit stones, then the two grand prize winners would have to split 700,000 high-grade spirit stones, each getting 350,000. The same rules apply to the second, third, and fourth prizes. Only the consolation prize is unlimited in number. Anyone matching six numbers can get ten low-grade spirit stones.”

Hearing Ye Chen’s explanation, the elders understood.

The amount of the prize depended mainly on the prize pool’s spirit stones.

The elders were enthusiastic about the lottery feature and couldn’t wait to try it themselves.

Ye Chen, seeing everyone’s interest, especially his master’s expression as if she already had the grand prize in her grasp, shook his head.

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On Earth, the odds of winning the grand prize in a lottery were one in 17 million.

Ye Chen’s cultivation world lottery, with a hundred numbers and choosing ten, had odds of one in 10 billion.

That meant, based on probability alone, one in 10 billion tickets would win the grand prize.

But reality couldn’t fully adhere to probability, making winning the grand prize even harder.

However, his Immortal Net Lottery, despite having lower odds, might still have a higher winning chance than Earth’s lotteries.

Why?

Well, those who know, know.

The elders were not only excited about the lottery but also looked at Ye Chen with admiration. This lottery feature was so enticing that even Nascent Soul Realm elders were deeply moved. Imagine its allure to ordinary cultivators!

The lottery feature, once launched, would surely sweep across Great Yan Province.

It might even be more popular than Immortal Net Weibo.

Half of the spirit stones spent on lottery tickets will be added to the prize pool for the rewards, while the other half will be pure profit for our Sacred Land.

How many spirit stones could this potentially earn?

The elders couldn’t even begin to imagine.

Their Saint Master always came up with these ingenious ideas, which was simply astonishing.

Ye Chen looked at the elders and smiled slightly, “Do you have any questions about the lottery feature?”

The elders immediately shook their heads.

Ye Chen nodded, “Then let’s start preparing!

“There are divination techniques in the cultivation world that we must guard against! Otherwise, if every draw results in multiple grand prizes, our lottery will become a tool for some powerful individuals to siphon off money.

“So, we need to set up a formation within the Sacred Land that conceals the workings of fate! All draws will take place within this formation, blocking any external divination.”

Ye Chen’s words made the elders nod in agreement.

Indeed, if they didn’t take precautions during the draws, some powerful diviners might catch glimpses of the future.

This would make the lottery’s random draws a joke.

Therefore, they needed to set up the highest level of formation to conceal the workings of fate.

Ye Chen initially planned to assign this task to Elder Wu.

However, he recalled that Elder Wu, along with the “simp” Elder Wang Changchun, had gone to investigate Penglai Island.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land was full of talents, and there were still two top-tier formation masters among the elders who volunteered for the task.

With an investment of 300,000 high-grade spirit stones, they guaranteed that even if the head of the ancient Heavenly Secrets Pavilion were resurrected, they wouldn’t be able to deduce the lottery numbers.

Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction and then pondered the method of drawing the numbers.

In his previous life, the numbers were drawn using a machine that continuously rolled numbered balls.

Should he produce a bunch of balls and then use Dao techniques to randomly select them?

But this method, involving direct participation by cultivators, would certainly be suspected of being rigged.

If Ye Chen truly intended to rig it, that would be one thing. However, he had no such intention and only aimed to earn a fair share.

Therefore, he had to eliminate any doubts the cultivators might have.

The draw process must not involve any cultivators.

After thinking it over, Ye Chen’s eyes lit up. “Go to the Beast Sect and purchase a hundred Mystic Turtles! Each Mystic Turtle’s shell will have a number on it. Keep them within the formation. At the draw time each day, place the Mystic Turtles’ favorite spirit fish at the center of the formation. The first ten Mystic Turtles to reach the center will have their numbers chosen as the lottery numbers!”

The elders’ mouths twitched upon hearing this.

Using Mystic Turtles for the draw?

This… was indeed a bit outlandish.

However, Mystic Turtles, though not strong in combat, had an inherent ability to resist divination, said to be a trait inherited from the ancient Xuanwu bloodline.

With the addition of the fate-concealing formation and the grand formation of Heavenly Origin Sacred Land, it would take an immortal to deduce the lottery numbers.

The Mystic Turtles, being non-sentient, couldn’t be influenced.

Whichever reached the center to eat the spirit fish first would be entirely unpredictable, eliminating any chance of human interference.

With everything decided, the meeting ended.

Half of the elders went to select a suitable mountain within the Sacred Land to set up the formation.

Together, they could complete the formation within a day.

Meanwhile, the Foreign Affairs Elder contacted the Beast Sect’s leader, requesting the delivery of a thousand young, non-sentient Mystic Turtles.

They bought extra to ensure that any issues with the lottery Mystic Turtles could be immediately addressed…