The Ethereal Trials of Kellan Jing Chapter 2

Kellan Jing?

After hearing this name that sounded like a human name, many thoughts came to Seraphina Shang's mind, but she quickly suppressed them.

"What do I need to pay to sign a contract with you?" Seraphina Shang asked cautiously, not ignoring the word "deal" that Kellan Jing mentioned just now.

Since it is a trading system, when you gain something, you will inevitably lose something.

[It’s very simple, you only need a part of your body. 】

"What's on me?" Seraphina Shang asked.

[In your human terms, it is probably something like luck, which is a very illusory existence to you.]

[But don’t worry, before taking your luck, I will help you create it first. 】

[In the end, I will only take away two-thirds of your luck. As long as you are good enough, the remaining one-third is enough for you to live a life that is envied by others. 】

[How about it, are you willing to sign a contract with me now? It’s a very good deal~]

Seraphina Shang pursed his lips, first helping himself to obtain the so-called luck, and then taking the luck from himself.

Is this a petri dish? Can you really trust such a so-called system that cultivates what you want and then harvests it all at once?

[If you want to understand it this way, it’s not impossible, but I won’t kill the donkey. 】

[We won’t exhaust all resources. ] Kellan Jing added.

After hearing the voice in his head, Seraphina Shang's pupils shrank slightly, "Do you know what I'm thinking?"

[If your emotions fluctuate greatly, I can roughly sense what you are thinking.] Kellan Jing gave a truthful answer.

"Since it's a transaction, then we should be equal, right?" Seraphina Shang asked in a low voice.

【You are right, we should be equal. 】

"Then you can read my thoughts, but I can't know what you are thinking." Seraphina Shang said, "It seems that this is not fair?"

[But you haven’t signed a contract with me yet, so we can’t be considered trading with each other, right? 】

Seraphina Shang couldn't find anything to refute. After thinking about it for a moment, she continued to ask, "If I sign a contract with you, can you promise not to pry into my thoughts?"

[Yes, I respect the privacy of my trading partners.]

"Okay, then I will sign a contract with you." Seraphina Shang said.

As a person who studies neurology, Seraphina Shang knows very well that according to the current level of technology, there will never be any product that can communicate with himself out of thin air, let alone read his own thoughts.

So after removing the impossibility, it should be the outrageous truth that he was targeted by a suspected alien technology product named Kellan Jing.

[The contract was signed successfully, and I am even more happy to meet you, my trader, or rather, my host. 】

Kellan Jing's voice was filled with obvious joy, and he also shared some information with Seraphina Shang, with whom he had signed a contract.

For example, Seraphina Shang can communicate with her directly through consciousness without having to speak out loud.

Of course, Kellan Jing will abide by the previous agreement and will not read Seraphina Shang's thoughts at will. He will only read the other party's thoughts when the other party actively wants to communicate.

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[That’s right, you just need to choose the numbers according to your own wishes, and when the winning numbers are announced in the evening, you can verify whether what I said is true or not. ]

Kellan Jing's calm voice sounded in Seraphina Shang's mind, without any urging, as if it was just a pure suggestion.

As early as after signing the contract, Seraphina Shang began to ask for information related to her mentor. However, Kellan Jing did not tell her immediately, but said that her current luck was not enough to pay the price for her to obtain the information.

[It is very simple to know the news about your mentor. It is to help you get out of your current predicament and at least not be controlled by others. Otherwise, even if you know the inside story, you will still be powerless and unable to make any changes. ]

These were Kellan Jing's exact words, and in order to prove that his system was indeed capable, Kellan Jing asked Seraphina Shang to come to the door of a lottery shop after leaving the laboratory.

"Okay, I understand." Seraphina Shang stepped forward and walked in.

The lottery shop was very busy. Many people were choosing their own numbers, while others were holding a whole book of scratch tickets to try their luck. Expressions of regret and surprise appeared on their faces.

Seraphina Shang's eyes flew across the lottery shop, and finally landed on the smiling boss.

"Boss, buy a lottery ticket." Seraphina Shang said, taking out two coins he had prepared in his pocket.

"Okay, what number would you like to choose, beautiful lady?" The boss took the coin with a smile.

After thinking of Kellan Jing's words, Seraphina Shang directly split his mobile phone number into seven digits and reported it casually.

The boss acted quickly, and immediately a lottery ticket with the specified number was issued.

"Beauty, the lottery drawing time is at 9:15 in the evening. You can pay attention then." The boss gave a warm reminder when handing over the lottery tickets.

Seraphina Shang thanked him politely, his eyes fell on the lottery ticket that he was holding tightly, and a sense of absurdity inexplicably arose in his heart.

Can you really win the lottery by just randomly coming up with numbers? Is the so-called system so powerful? Can you directly manipulate the winning numbers?

According to general logic, shouldn't this kind of alien product have the ability to predict and directly tell himself the winning number?

With such doubts, Seraphina Shang walked back to the small room he rented near the laboratory.

After Seraphina Shang finished cleaning the room and took a shower, it was almost time for the lottery draw.

Just when Seraphina Shang was about to watch the live broadcast of the lottery, a call from his mother arrived first.

"Hello, Mom." Seraphina Shang answered the phone without any hesitation and put aside the lottery live broadcast.

Seraphina Shang: "Everything is fine for me here. The mentor's matter has almost been resolved. Those rumors on the Internet are all false. The mentor is innocent."

"Don't worry, mom. I'm really fine. I'm doing experiments every day. My senior sisters and brothers are here too. If I'm lucky, there will be results by the end of the year. Don't worry about me."

Seraphina Shang patiently answered his mother's questions, and then began to care about his mother's health.

Seraphina Shang's father died when she was six years old. For the next nearly twenty years, she and her mother depended on each other, and the relationship between mother and daughter was extremely good.

If it weren't for the need to catch up on the experimental progress, Seraphina Shang would have to go home at least twice a month.

After repeatedly ensuring to his mother that everything was fine, that he had enough money, and that he had no problems with his studies, Seraphina Shang successfully ended the phone call.

[The lottery has been drawn, you can prepare to claim your prize now. 】

"I won the prize?" Seraphina Shang was stunned for a moment, then he pulled himself away from the phone call.

[Well, if you are worried, you can check it out. It should be around 15 million. After deducting taxes and the part that needs to be donated, you can get at least 10 million.]

After hearing Kellan Jing's words, Seraphina Shang unconsciously breathed heavier. He quickly opened the webpage and searched for the winning numbers of the current period, and then held the lottery ticket with a face value of two yuan and matched the numbers one by one.

After checking it three times, Seraphina Shang finally dared to believe that he had won the prize.

"How did you do it? Can you manipulate the people who draw the lottery?" Seraphina Shang asked.

[I can't control them directly, I just completed a deal with you, an existence you don't know. 】

Kellan Jing is telling the truth. Although she is a top product created by the rules, she cannot directly affect reality for the time being.

Otherwise, Kellan Jing wouldn't need Seraphina Shang to buy lottery tickets. Wouldn't it be enough to just turn her five-digit account into an eight-digit account?

Seraphina Shang pursed his lips, looked down at the lottery ticket in his hand, and decided to ignore the unscientific parts.

Seraphina Shang didn't know how Kellan Jing did it, but she was sure that the lottery ticket in her hand was real and the winning numbers were correct.

Things changed later. After Seraphina Shang put away the lottery ticket, he planned to redeem the prize overnight to avoid any accidents.

[As a reminder, the first prize you won is a large amount and you need to redeem it at a designated location. 】

Kellan Jing's voice came out when Seraphina Shang put on his coat and was about to go out, giving a friendly reminder.

[What you need to do now is to take a day off first, and then check where the exchange center in this province is and what the working hours are, so as to plan your arrangements for tomorrow. 】

"Are you reading my thoughts?" Seraphina Shang paused, his tone sounding a little unhappy, "I didn't intend to communicate with you just now."

[No, you are about to go out. Do you think it is difficult for you to redeem the prize overnight? ] Kellan Jing asked back.

Kellan Jing will not read the other person's mind without her consent, but she can see Seraphina Shang's every move.

Seraphina Shang was speechless, lowered his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

【I accept your apology. 】

[Reminder: the amount you won is quite large, so you can disguise yourself appropriately when you go to claim the prize.]

"Okay, thank you." Seraphina Shang breathed out slowly and took off the coat again.

After staring at the lottery ticket that had a face value of two yuan and turned into a face value of more than 10 million yuan for a while, Seraphina Shang carefully put the lottery ticket into his wallet and began to prepare to ask for leave and inquire about the prize redemption process.

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The next day, Seraphina Shang, who lay down almost at midnight, was woken up by the alarm clock at eight in the morning.

Thinking about redeeming the prize today, Seraphina Shang's sleepiness was immediately gone. After checking the lottery ticket in his wallet, he quickly started to wash and change clothes.

After thinking of Kellan Jing's previous reminder, Seraphina Shang put on a three-piece set of fisherman's hat, sunglasses, and black mask when he went out. He also specially chose a piece of clothing that he had bought and never worn before, to avoid being exposed as much as possible. Recognized by acquaintances.

Seraphina Shang was dressed too tightly and was secretly observed by the driver for a long time when he was taking a ride-hailing service online. After repeatedly making sure that Seraphina Shang was not attacking his thoughts, the driver did not choose to call the police.

At nine thirty-five, Seraphina Shang appeared at the door of the prize redemption center.

After checking the winning lottery ticket again, Seraphina Shang walked in with a hint of apprehension.

"Hello, I want to redeem my prize." Seraphina Shang took out the lottery ticket and handed it to the staff at the redemption office together with his ID card.