41: Chapter 41 A Useless Golden Shovel, and... a Beautiful Pattern?

Hakin: "..."

Although he couldn't understand what Mr. Shen Mo was saying, it seemed very impressive!

Never mind.

As long as he could win, that was all that mattered!

Hakin couldn't be bothered to think too much. He was a young prince from Oil Country, and anyway, he had already latched onto Shen Mo's thigh.

From here on out, he just needed to lie flat...

[Gods Arena, Third District, Match 855, the match begins!]

[Contestants, please choose whether to multiply!]

[Ding, Sakura Country, Hoshimi Sakura chooses 'Super Multiplier'!]

[Ding, Dragon Country, Shen Mo chooses 'Super Multiplier'!]

[Ding, Oil Country, Hakin chooses 'Super Multiplier'!]

Three notification sounds in a row.

It completely stunned the audience at the scene.

However, it wasn't over yet!

[Ding, Oil Country, Hakin uses 'Silver-tier · lineup shielding card'! Item card activated!]

[Ding, Oil Country, Hakin uses 'Silver-tier · Point Bonus Card'! Winning points +50%, activated!]

[Ding, Oil Country, Hakin uses 'Gold-tier Point Doubling Card'! Winning points +200%, activated!]

The viewers watching the livestream were dumbfounded.

"Is this kid crazy! Using three item cards in a row? And in front of Shen Mo and Hoshimi Sakura? Is he really that confident?"

"You have to admit, a man spending money is the coolest, and a man spending cards isn't bad either!"

"Get lost, you fangirl!"

Some Dragon Country viewers noticed something unusual: "Hey, you guys say, Shen Mo seemed to be talking to someone earlier. Could it be this kid from Oil Country? Is there a possibility... that this kid is an ally now?"

"Hiss... now that you mention it, that's true. Holy crap, Shen Mo's face is almost smiling like a chrysanthemum."

"It's over, he must have fallen for the money offensive from that Oil Country kid!"

Dragon Country viewers were furious at Shen Mo for not living up to expectations.

Oil Country viewers chimed in: "Uh... we just received news that Hakin and Dragon Country's Shen Mo have formed an alliance. As long as Shen Mo leads Hakin to win this match, we are willing to give Dragon Country's Shen Mo a Gold Card as payment!"

"..."

Once these words were spoken, the bullet comments went silent for a few seconds!

After a while!

Dragon Country Viewer A: "Ahem, was I speaking a bit too loudly just now?"

Dragon Country Viewer B (heartbroken): "Little comrade, you must pay attention to international relations! Be careful next time!"

Dragon Country Viewer C (slamming the table): "Look! That is what you call having the big picture! Everyone should learn from Comrade Shen Mo!"

"..."

Sakura Country was sour to death: "Tch, another fool who believes in Shen Mo. Now that our Miss Hoshimi Sakura is on the field, that kid Shen Mo is doomed to lose. To dare use so many item cards, what a waste!"

Eagle Country shed tears: "Agreed, I'm not envious, *slurp*~"

Kimchi Country clamored: "I said it early on that Shen Mo has half the bloodline of our Kimchi Country! We strongly suggest that after the match ends, the item cards should be shared with us, otherwise, we will not acknowledge Shen Mo's bloodline!"

India: "We..."

Announcement: Kimchi Country has exited the chat group.

...

"Mr. Shen Mo, what should I take?"

The lineup shielding card was active, and Shen Mo couldn't see Hakin's lineup either, so he could only ask: "What pieces do you have in your shop?"

"Nomsy, Jayce, Elise, Jax, oh, and a Syndra!"

"Take Syndra!"

Shen Mo didn't hesitate and immediately started directing.

The three rounds of Malphite had already been fought. At this point, the population had reached level 4. He asked about the equipment situation on Hakin's side: one B.F. Sword, one attack speed blade, and one Needlessly Large Rod!

A guinsoos rageblade was doable... but the best startup equipment for Syndra was a spear of shojin.

Shen Mo hesitated for a moment, then spoke: "Listen to me, from now on, lose on purpose. The main carry for your lineup this match is Syndra. First, combine a 'Flame Sword' and equip it on Syndra. Lose on purpose during the carousel, take a Tear, and combine it into a spear of shojin for Syndra."

Hakin nodded like a pecking chicken: "Understood!"

Shen Mo was very satisfied.

Hmm.

That works.

This kid looked a bit silly, but he was great at listening to advice. If you told him to go east, he would never go west!

He deserves to rank up!

Looking at the situation on the field, Hoshimi Sakura was, unsurprisingly, still playing 8 Portal. The other small countries' lineups were a mess. Oh, and there was one playing Mowar, ignore it.

He casually threw Jayce and Zoe onto the field and glanced at the shop: 9 gold coins.

Shen Mo decisively sold the third card and started saving gold coins while losing on purpose!

Economy was everything in this match!

Without Hextech, if he wanted to reach 10 population, Shen Mo could only force it through operations!

And that was only in an ideal state...

"Maybe I should just play a game of Golden Monkey!"

"But the bombs from 8 Portal hurt a bit, and it's a bit troublesome that they target the back row..."

"And strictly speaking, the Golden Monkey lineup doesn't counter 8 Portal. On the contrary, it's somewhat countered by them..."

"A bit annoying."

Shen Mo had a bit of a headache.

8 Portal, you could say it's hard to transition, or you could say it's a piece of trash, but there's no denying that this lineup has some strength. At least in stages 3 to 4, it can briefly lock health.

However, unless you reach 10 Portal, the ceiling is locked, and it's very hard to win first place.

"Whatever, take it one step at a time."

Stage 2-4!

Shen Mo, greedy for interest, happily achieved his three-game losing streak and arrived at the carousel round!

Hakin was the same; a one-star Syndra had no strength to speak of. Once the front row died, the body was as fragile as paper.

No surprises.

Both of them were at the bottom.

[Seventh place: Oil Country, Hakin, HP: 92!]

[Eighth place: Dragon Country, Shen Mo: HP: 86!]

The Oil Country audience panicked a little: "Why is he in seventh place? Did something go wrong with the strategy?"

They couldn't help but panic!

Shen Mo was even more ruthless than Oil Country now, dropping straight to eighth place!

The Dragon Country audience, familiar with Shen Mo's playstyle, began to comfort them.

"Don't panic! Losing on purpose to get equipment, standard operation."

"That's right! Watch a few more of Shen Mo's games and you'll know. Losing on purpose at the start always has a reason!"

The Dragon Country audience laughed and joked.

They weren't nervous at all, and even started explaining.

"If you see Shen Mo starting a winning streak, that means he's playing casually this game, and it's highly likely he'll get second or third."

"On the contrary, if Shen Mo starts by losing on purpose, that means he's going to get serious. He's definitely getting first!"

"Serious face! I'm not joking."

The Oil Country audience was stunned.

Is that how it is?

...

"Mr. Shen Mo, should I take the Tear?"

"Yeah!"

Shen Mo responded quickly, controlling his character to dash rapidly toward a golden item!

His eyes lit up!

A golden spatula!

Damn!

This game's win is secured!

...

"Huh, Shen Mo actually took that spatula. What use does that thing have?"

"I remember someone took this thing in a previous match, but it just sat there until the end of the game, and it didn't seem to change anything."

"Did Shen Mo take the wrong thing?"

"Ah? Wouldn't that be terrible!"

The Dragon Country audience was confused and began discussing it all at once.

Although there was no Hextech in Gods Arena, there were golden spatulas.

It's just that most of the audience didn't know the purpose of this thing.

Eagle Country: "Insider news: After combining two golden spatulas, you can increase your population by +1!"

So that's how it is!

USA: "Hahaha, the poor Dragon Country people don't know anything. Here's a bonus piece of news: if you combine a golden spatula with any equipment, you will get a beautiful pattern..."

A beautiful pattern?

What the hell is that?

Dragon Country had never entered the Gods Ladder, so they were indeed very lacking in this insider information.

Sakura Country finally found a place to mock Dragon Country, sneering: "It's just a decoration. These patterns can be used to decorate some pieces, but the effect seems limited. In short, it's a very useless thing!"

The Dragon Country audience was a bit disappointed.

So that's it...

They thought Shen Mo had taken something good.

After all, the probability of a golden spatula appearing was still very low. Logically, shouldn't something with a lower probability be rarer?

Just as they were thinking about it.

The Dragon Country audience suddenly discovered in horror...

Shen Mo put a Needlessly Large Rod and a golden spatula directly into the synthesizer!

Wait!

Don't do it!