126: Purple lottery unlocks, new copy permissions

Chapter 126: Purple Draw Unlocked, New Replication Authority!

Lu Ze nodded in satisfaction, looking at the UH-60 Helicopter already stored in the system's item bar: 'The Black Hawk Helicopter is good; it's not just the Army that needs it.'

'Almost all branches—Army, Navy, and Air Force—can use this thing.'

In terms of its versatility, it is even used extensively by the Eagle Country's Air Force and Navy.

Even Da Xia could use this for second-line forces like the Armed Police, which would be a good choice.

In this regard, even the Chinook and Apache cannot compare to the UH-60.

Perhaps its only drawback is that even for the latest upgraded UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter, its replication reward is a mere 6,500 points.

After all, such helicopters, with thousands in service, are indeed a drag in terms of scarcity and cost, leading to a lower value assessment by the system. If it were the initial, un-upgraded UH-60A, it would probably only be two or three thousand achievement points.

Even the Chinook and Apache heavy helicopters, which Lu Ze had always yearned for, would likely not yield too many achievement points.

Lu Ze then thought, muttering: 'If there's a chance to replicate weapon equipment like the CH-47 Chinook in the future…'

'I still need to replicate them, even if the achievement points are a bit low.'

Low achievement points don't matter; these divine weapons must be replicated.

If there were heavy transport helicopters like the CH-47, with a load capacity exceeding ten tons, the Da Xia Army in later generations might not have needed to use the Yun-9 as a medium-range tactical transport aircraft for Army Aviation.

After all, no matter how good it is, it's not as simple and nimble as a helicopter. Helicopters don't even need a runway; they can come and go anywhere, taking off and landing safely on any terrain.

They can even perform hover drops without needing to land, which is the 'efficiency' and 'load capacity' that the Army pursues.

These thoughts flashed through his mind.

He didn't have time to dwell on this now; there were more important things to check.

That is, after this replication was completed, the cumulative ten replication counts were finally full, and the purple draw unlock condition was met.

Lu Ze glanced at Lucy, who was standing in the distance, still vaguely eating beef jerky, looking as if her mind was wandering.

After finding no abnormalities around, she continued to walk casually inside the Ammunition Depot.

Meanwhile, his entire mind and body were immersed in the system page of the ocular light screen, where a brand new message popped up.

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for accumulating ten replication counts!】

【Purple Draw has been unlocked. You can go to the draw page to perform a purple draw!】

【Unlock Reward: Purple Draw Count * 1!】

'The system is being generous for once? It even rewarded me with a purple draw count?'

'Is this a reward to prevent me from hoarding counts and not actively replicating?' Lu Ze's lips curved into a barely perceptible smile.

One must know that when he first got the system, there was no 'newbie gift pack' reward at the start.

That was fine; he even had zero replication counts and could only wait until next Monday for the replication counts to refresh.

It was truly a start with nothing, relying entirely on his own efforts!

Suddenly, those few lines of information on the light screen began to faintly fade. Just as Lu Ze thought this reward had ended.

The text started to change again.

【Ding, congratulations on unlocking the Purple Draw Authority.】

【Obtained Authority Function: Multiplier Replication!】

【Introduction: When replicating any item, you can use 'Multiplier Replication' at the cost of one month's future replication cooldown (calculated by natural month, or directly deducting four replication counts) to obtain the following double rewards: Double physical item rewards, double achievement point rewards, and an additional same-tier technical reward * 1!】

【At the same time, your cumulative replication count will directly increase by 4!】

(Restriction: If a single replication is a repeated replication, the additional same-tier technical reward will be canceled, while others remain unchanged.)

Lu Ze stared at the text description above, reading it carefully several times.

A moment later, a look of joy immediately spread across his brows, and he exclaimed inwardly, “This function is not only powerful, but also very practical…”

“I knew that after unlocking the purple draw, the system authority would definitely be correspondingly enhanced.”

This function seemed to be a loss; a month has at least four replication counts, but after using this 'Multiplier Replication' function, he would only get double rewards, which means 'for no reason' he would lose two replication counts.

However, the calculation is not like that. Even if you have four replication counts in a month, you may not always be able to replicate extremely rare and high-achievement-point technological items.

'It's a pity I didn't get this Multiplier Replication earlier,' Lu Ze sighed silently, regretting a bit.

If he had obtained this function earlier, for 'high-value technological items' like the B-2 Bomber he replicated before, even if he lost four replication counts after using 'Multiplier Replication'.

He could have obtained two B-2 Bombers and a double total of one hundred thousand achievement points.

How many achievement points did he get from painstakingly finding replication items every week, such as the Black Hawk Helicopter he just replicated, which only gives 6,500 achievement points? How much would that add up to in a month? The difference here is not insignificant.

However, when he goes to the Navy Open Day this weekend, he can replicate an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. At that time, after using Multiplier Replication, wouldn't the achievement point reward directly explode?

Plus, he would also get double physical item rewards and an additional same-tier technical reward!

'This time, I've hit the jackpot!' Lu Ze's smile seemed to be barely containable.

If he were to use Multiplier Replication on a nimitz-class Nuclear-Powered aircraft carrier, he would not only get two nimitz-class Nuclear-Powered aircraft carriers but also an additional same-tier technology.

Heaven knows how outrageous the 'same-tier technology' the system mentioned would be! As for the achievement points, that would probably reach an astonishing number.

He took a closer look at the prominent hint written after Multiplier Replication.

【Next Stage Authority: Unlock after accumulating twenty replications.】

This was not beyond Lu Ze's expectations, as the one hundred replications for the golden draw were still too far away, and the system's authority would definitely unlock as the number of replications increased.

After a while, just as he was about to close the system light screen.

He suddenly remembered the purple draw the system had just rewarded him with, and he opened the draw page to take a look.

'Hiss... You really are something, you're still that stingy system...'

Immediately, he couldn't help but gasp.

Lu Ze finally understood why the system would extra reward him with a purple draw and even grant him a god-tier authority like 'Multiplier Replication'.

It was entirely because it was afraid he wouldn't have enough achievement points for purple draws in the future.

He saw that the achievement points displayed were exactly as he had guessed: a full one hundred thousand achievement points were needed for one draw.

That's a full one hundred thousand. How many achievement points did he get from these ten replications combined?

And for the golden draw, would it truly require a million achievement points for one draw?

If he didn't have an authority like Multiplier Replication, Lu Ze probably wouldn't be able to make a single purple draw even if he saved up for one or two months.

Looking at the purple draw count, his heart was a little restless.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ze shook his head, muttering, 'Forget it, Lucy is probably getting impatient.'

'I'll wait until I get back tonight to draw.'

He hadn't even bathed and changed, let alone put on his red underwear; this was not a good time for a draw.

He browsed through all the rewards, making sure nothing was missed.

Seeing Lucy still gnawing on beef jerky, Lu Ze walked over and patted her head: “Let’s go out to eat.”

“What do you want to eat today? I’ll treat you to a big meal.”

After all, his system item bar still held gold and usd worth five billion usd. Although he couldn't take out large quantities to use, spending a few tens of thousands of usd was no problem.

Lu Ze didn't believe that the Eagle Country's IRS was really that powerful, even capable of tracing funds within the system?

Lucy's eyes lit up, and the beef jerky in her mouth suddenly lost its appeal: “Let’s go, I want to eat pizza from that Italian restaurant…”

“This time, I’m thinking of trying it with strawberries and lemons.”

Hearing this, Lu Ze's heart sank, and he couldn't help but begin to pray for the chef of that Italian restaurant.

God will forgive you, Amitabha.

Around five in the afternoon, the setting sun gradually dispelled the unbearable heat.

By a street in Livermore.

Lu Ze was walking leisurely, shoulder to shoulder with Lucy.

Suddenly, he felt a pamphlet being slipped into his hand by a passerby.

“What is this…?” Lu Ze frowned, looking at the red cover printed on it.

Without needing to think, he knew what it was.

He casually flipped through it, glancing at a few lines, and saw 'sensational' sentences written on it.

【Your turning a blind eye is abetting the arrogance of capital, because what we strive for is the sunshine for everyone.】

【Is your choice resistance? Or acquiescence?】

【…】

Each page only used large, bold, black English text to write a simple and easy-to-understand line.

'It seems their two-person development plan is going very smoothly.'

'Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to distribute pamphlets in broad daylight,' Lu Ze thought to himself.

Good heavens, their propaganda work is so direct?

And how many residents are there in the entire small town? The fact that he could receive such 'secret' propaganda leaflets now meant that there were at least two to three hundred loyal followers.

To attract so many people in a short time was enough to show the excellent capabilities of Buller and Parker, the 'black and white demons'.

“Lu Ze, what are you holding?” Lucy looked at him curiously.

“Nothing, it’s a pamphlet handed out by a nearby resident.” Lu Ze calmly put it into the lining of his pocket, then said, “It seems a flower shop opened somewhere.”

“Oh, a flower shop…” Lucy was never interested in such things and forgot about it in a flash.

She continued to skip happily towards the Italian restaurant.

The only thing on her mind now was: 'Adding bananas to pizza sounds pretty good too.'

And at this moment.

Lu Ze pondered what had just happened and decisively made a decision: 'It's time to go find this pair of 'Sleeping Dragons and Phoenix Chicks.''

He still needed to guide these two on the correct path forward.

Otherwise, mere propaganda slogans wouldn't solve any problems.

For capital, what people fear most are bullets, not your spit.

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