150: Chapter 150 The Six Gentlemen of the Anniversary

"Masters, the rewards on this wheel are incredibly generous."

Gu Yi stood up, walked to the holographic screen, and introduced the rules with a straight face.

"Just press the stop button, and wherever the pointer lands, all players across the server will receive the corresponding reward. Especially if it stops on 'ALL', then everyone can take home every single reward on the wheel!"

"Now, let the first-anniversary carnival benefits begin!"

Gu Yi gave the wheel a vigorous spin, and the holographic wheel began to rotate rapidly.

The hearts of tens of millions of viewers hung in their throats along with the fast-spinning pointer.

"ALL! ALL! ALL!"

"Father Gu bless us! It has to land on ALL!"

The live stream chat was filled with prayers for good luck.

Ten seconds later, the wheel's speed gradually slowed down.

The pointer swept past the narrow gap of [ALL], sluggishly crossed [Summon Ticket x1], and finally came to a dead stop on the [saint quartz x3] area.

The excitement that had just been ignited in the live stream by the new mechanics and gameplay instantly turned into a chorus of wry complaints and wails:

"??? Screw you! Old Thief Gu, you definitely did that on purpose!"

"You just said we need massive resources for the upcoming battles, and then you give us 3 stones?! Are you treating us like beggars?!"

"It's over, it's over, these benefits are going to be a bust! This old thief's stingy nature has been completely exposed!"

"Rigged! It's definitely rigged! This wheel must have been tampered with!"

Seeing the screen filled with "Old Thief, give us back our money" and "unscrupulous merchant," Gu Yi didn't panic; instead, he put on a regretful expression.

"Oh dear, the luck on this wheel really is a bit poor. It seems everyone can only get 3 stones today."

As he spoke, he turned around, his back to the holographic wheel, as if preparing to end the rewards segment.

Just when tens of millions of players across the internet were filled with disappointment...

Gu Yi suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He didn't look back; he just casually, as if accidentally stretching, gave a seemingly careless wave of his left hand behind him.

And his finger precisely "brushed" against the edge of the holographic wheel.

With just that light touch, the wheel that had been dead set on the [saint quartz x3] area was forcibly nudged half an inch by him!

"Click." The crisp sound of a mechanical engagement rang out in the silent live stream room.

Under the interference of Gu Yi's shameless "physical cheat," that pointer representing fate stiffly slid into the narrow gap radiating golden light—

[ALL]!

Only then did Gu Yi slowly turn around, looking at the wheel with "surprise."

"Oh my, how did this wheel just slip on its own?"

Gu Yi shrugged helplessly, "But since the system judged it as 'ALL', there's nothing I can do."

"Masters of Chaldea! I'm giving them all out!!!"

Accompanied by a pleasant system mass-mail sound effect, the mailbox icons in every player's game lit up with a red dot in unison.

On the wheel, the dozen or so fragmented rewards that were originally single-choice, like the [saint quartz x3], [saint quartz x1], and [Summon Ticket x1] that had just passed by, were directly bundled into a rich first-anniversary super gift pack and accurately stuffed into every player's account across the server!

At this moment, the internet across the entire Blue Star reached a complete climax!

"You can even play like that?! Nudging the wheel yourself, that's hilarious, hahahaha!"

"What do you mean the wheel slipped on its own! Old Thief Gu, you look so handsome when you're being shameless!"

"Could this be the legendary 'Gu's Hand'?!"

"I'm sorry, Father Gu! I was speaking too loudly just now! You're not Old Thief Gu, you're my real father!"

The screen full of "Old Thief" instantly turned into a uniform "Father Gu." The players were so amused by this wave of stiff yet incredibly satisfying "official leading the cheating," which utilized the technique of suppressing before raising, that they were ready to kowtow to Gu Yi on the spot.

Gu Yi checked the time; the live stream was nearing its end. He stood up and stretched.

"Alright, today's benefits have been distributed, and I've given you the lowdown on the mechanics for the Shinjuku Chapter."

He walked to the center of the stage, bowed slightly to the camera, and his tone became relaxed and warm. "Thank you, Masters, for your company over the past year. Please be prepared for the upcoming Sub-Singularity."

"And with that, the first-anniversary virtual preview live stream concludes here. Goodnight, everyone."

Having said that, he casually snapped his fingers.

"Snap."

The holographic screen instantly went out, and the entire live stream scene turned pitch black.

The chat began to scroll uniformly with "Goodnight," "Thank you for your hard work, Father Gu," "Looking forward to Shinjuku," and other farewells.

Tens of millions of viewers stretched contentedly, preparing to take off their VR headsets and exit the room.

However, at the very moment the number of people in the live stream was about to drop...

"Zzzzt—"

Suddenly, a burst of static noise came from the darkness.

Immediately after, the holographic screen that had already gone out suddenly flashed with a red light!

A line of large characters slowly emerged on the black screen:

[WARNING: High-dimensional spirit origin reaction detected...]

"Holy crap? It's not over yet?!"

"An Easter egg?! Old Thief Gu was hiding something else!" The players who were about to go offline were instantly energized, their eyes glued to the screen.

Accompanied by a heavy rumbling sound, six all-black character silhouettes flashed across the screen one after another like a revolving lantern!

These silhouettes only retained their outlines, without any color or detail, but this was enough to drive all the lore researchers into a complete frenzy.

The outline of an elegant old man leaning on a cane and wearing a magnificent cloak; a woman with a full figure and distinct exotic headwear; a seductive nun with hands clasped in prayer, looking compassionate like a saint yet exuding deadly danger; a bold female swordswoman wearing a kimono with two swords—one long and one short—hanging at her waist...

As these first four silhouettes flashed by, the chat began to guess wildly: "That female swordswoman with the twin blades is so cool!"

"Is the one with hands clasped a nun? She feels so oppressive!"

Then, the fifth silhouette boomed onto the screen.

It was a lean, powerful man wearing something similar to a Shinsengumi Haori mixed with slim-fit Western clothes. He held a long Japanese sword, and his entire outline radiated a fierce aura like a mad dog.

"Shinsengumi?! That iconic hem of the Haori is definitely the Shinsengumi!"

"Is this a colleague of Okita Souji?! Could it be Commander Kondo Isami, or Vice-Commander Hijikata Toshizo?!"

"He looks so fierce; this aura feels like a Berserker class!"

Before the players could reach a conclusion, the final, sixth silhouette froze in the center of the screen.

It was a sharp male figure in a trench coat, tall and lean. Most striking was the iconic pipe faintly held in his mouth.

Seeing this outline, players across the entire internet completely exploded.

"Wait! The last silhouette with the pipe... could it be Sherlock Holmes?!"

"Holy crap! Sherlock is being released?! The Great Detective is finally coming to my Chaldea!"

"I knew the Shinjuku Chapter had a mystery-solving vibe; it turns out Father Gu even invited this god of the detective world!"

"A bombshell! The grand finale teaser! My wallet is ready!"

The image froze on these six silhouettes for a full five seconds.

Then, the screen completely shattered, returning to nothingness as the signal was truly cut.

But the carnival on the Blue Star internet had only just begun.

Countless players looked at those six captured silhouettes, falling into an unprecedented craze of "lore research" and "guessing true names."

And their wallets, at this moment, were parched with thirst because of the massive teaser cake Gu Yi had thrown out at the last moment!