However, what Sun Dewang said was true. Before this, Orlan did not have ship equipment classified as "devices" in the game.
At this moment, all the naval base commanders in the Navy's port area were looking at the fuel filter next to Sun Dewang with burning eyes, taking out their phones, and the room fell silent.
"The final prize in the lottery software on your phones is this fuel filter! There are only ten units available at this trading conference, and it's first come, first served!"
As Sun Dewang added fuel to the already tense atmosphere, everyone grew even more excited about the ten limited edition fuel filters.
The rules of the lottery were simple, and everyone knew them well.
Though many people knew they didn't have enough assets to guarantee a win, the question was: what if?
This was a lottery, and what if they got lucky?
Anyway, the cost of each draw wasn't much, and almost everyone in the room could afford it.
For those who were confident about their assets, they were even more determined to win one of the ten fuel filters.
Some people even started contacting their friends and family to transfer money to them so they could start drawing as quickly as possible, hoping to grab one before anyone else.
"Once again, if you don't have enough funds, you can substitute oil instead. So, which lucky ones will get these ten fuel filters first?"
"Countdown: Three… two… one! The lottery starts!"
As Sun Dewang shouted the countdown, the gray lottery button in the center of everyone's phone's spinning wheel turned orange-yellow.
"Hehehe, the show is starting~"
Lin Lan also took out his phone, but instead of clicking the spinning wheel, he observed those around him, already busy drawing, and a wicked smile appeared on his face.
Soon, the previously quiet hall was filled with sighs and gritted teeth:
"Why is the 'Thank you for your patronage' probability so high?!"
"How is it possible that after over a hundred draws, I still only get boxes? I've almost got 30 Perfect Gemstones!"
"This probability must be wrong! What is this, all I get is boxes or Perfect Gemstones!"
Once the first person spoke up, it triggered a chain reaction throughout the hall.
However, because they were wary of Li Hongjun's presence, even though they were furious, no one dared to curse too loudly.
Lin Lan smiled faintly. It was time for a little manipulation behind the scenes.
He glanced at Akashi, signaling her with a nod and pointing to the fuel filter beside him.
The little schemer immediately understood, shaking her cat ears and slightly lifting the corners of her mouth, signaling that she understood the commander's intentions.
At this point, Qi Yue had already made over thirty draws.
Her personal assets were limited, and she was trying to take care of Lin Lan, so she had started wondering whether to stop here.
"Maybe one more ten-pull? I don't need to use my home's assets; I'll have to save this little bit of savings…"
After silently reminding herself, Qi Yue took a deep breath, listening to the complaints around the hall, and decisively tapped the ten-pull button.
But an unexpected scene occurred. After spinning for a while, the wheel on her phone finally… landed on the icon for the fuel filter!
"Congratulations! The first fuel filter winner has been revealed! Please come find me to claim your prize after the trading conference!"
Sun Dewang's voice rang out from the stage, and Qi Yue's eyes widened in disbelief.
When the people around her heard that the first winner of the fuel filter had appeared, most of the complaints quickly faded, replaced by the sounds of people dialing on the phone.
"Hello? Hurry up, brother, lend me some money, oil works too, I'll pay you back later! Don't ask about that, I really need it urgently!"
"Quickly sell off that batch of Siren scrap steel in my port at a low price! Get the boss to transfer the money immediately, the faster the better!"
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"Sister, why are you in a daze?"
Just as Qi Yue was still in a daze, Lin Lan's curious voice startled her.
"Ah, well, it seems I won…"
Qi Yue's face turned red, and just as she was about to tell Lin Lan she had won one of the ten limited edition fuel filters, Lin Lan quickly covered her mouth.
"Shh, I understand, Sister, don't announce it, it might cause trouble later."
Lin Lan himself was startled by Qi Yue's bold words, imagining the fury that would erupt around them.
He quickly stopped Qi Yue from continuing.
"Mmhm..."
After being interrupted by Lin Lan, Qi Yue, now understanding what he meant, nodded quickly.
"By the way, Junior, how many draws have you done? I don't need this anymore, but I can help you draw a few more if you want."
Hearing Qi Yue's words, Lin Lan was a bit surprised. This senior wasn't greedy at all.
"If you insist on helping me, then fund me with twenty draws. My luck is always bad; it's just about participating and collecting a few equipment boxes."
If he outright rejected Qi Yue's kindness, it would only make her suspicious. So, Lin Lan shyly smiled and said this.
Of course, Lin Lan wouldn't increase his own chances of winning.
If he really wanted the fuel filter, he could just open purple or gold equipment boxes to get plenty of them.
Besides, the attributes of the fuel filter weren't even comparable to the graduated equipment strengthened to level 13 that his ship girls currently had.
Right now, each fuel filter would bring him huge benefits and could later be used as "funding" to retrieve his ship girls.
"Ahhhhh! How can there be fragments of Perfect Gemstones?!"
Just as Lin Lan received the transfer from Qi Yue and thanked her, a loud wail suddenly echoed.
Lin Lan quickly looked toward the source of the sound. It turned out to be a port commander with red eyes, gritting his teeth.
The first victim of the Perfect Gemstone fragments had appeared.
This anguished roar silenced the hall for a brief two seconds.
"Alright! The second lucky winner has appeared! Let's congratulate this lucky one! There are still eight units left, everyone, keep going!"
Just as everyone fell silent, Sun Dewang shouted again, rekindling the excitement.
"Wait, you can do it like this?"
Lin Lan suddenly had a realization.
He remembered why, when he played other games with lotteries, they always had pop-ups congratulating certain players for winning the final prize.
This was simply a blatant way to stimulate consumption!
He looked at the fat man on stage, silently giving a thumbs up for this future Tian'ou Group director.
The Tian'ou Group truly deserved its hundreds of years of legacy, and these marketing strategies could rival those of certain shady game companies on Blue Star!
But clearly, the full potential of the lottery software created by Lin Lan had not yet been fully revealed.
Amidst the complaints and phone calls asking for money, a sharp voice suddenly pierced through:
"What is this Lucky Crystal? What is this Lucky Crystal?! Sun, explain this to me!!"
A high-ranking executive from one of Tian'ou Group's subsidiaries could no longer hold his frustration.
He had initially thought attending the conference would be a chance to ingratiate himself with the headquarters.
After all, the headquarters had told them that if they won the ultimate prize, they would not only repurchase it at ten times the price but also get the opportunity to transfer to the headquarters.
So he had mobilized most of his subsidiary's assets for the lottery.
At first, everything went smoothly. After gathering the 70th Perfect Gemstone, he had indeed won a Perfect Gemstone fragment.
With that prior experience, he was mentally prepared.
He roughly calculated that even if he had bad luck and kept drawing Perfect Gemstone fragments, he would have enough to gather 80 Perfect Gemstones.
So, he gritted his teeth and continued, finally getting the 79th Perfect Gemstone.
But then, with his next ten-pull, a batch of brand new items appeared, called Lucky Crystals.
When he saw that 20 Lucky Crystals were needed to exchange for a Perfect Gemstone fragment, he finally exploded.
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