Emily Parker gave a helpless smile: “'God-tier hero' is what regular players called it during the beta; in the game, there are only normal heroes, epic heroes, and legendary heroes. However, this Mech Master truly surpasses all known legendary heroes, so calling it a god-tier hero isn’t an exaggeration. For now, I really can’t think of any way to counter such a hero in the late game!”

　　Host smiled and said, “With so many players in our China region, if everyone draws in the lottery, surely we’ll get some really powerful heroes too, right?”

　　Emily Parker laughed: “If someone draws a so-called god-tier hero, our club’s boss would definitely spend a few million to buy the account! But with the lottery, you often end up with heroes with ordinary or even weird talents, which isn’t good for new players’ development. I don’t recommend players use the lottery; it’s better to customize your hero according to your own preferences. After all, in the later stages, players can still level up their specialties through their own efforts.”

　　Host smiled and said, “So far, Hero Genesis has been running for three days, and the rare hero rankings publicly released by various countries are as follows. Everyone, please look at the big screen—”

　　Rare Specialty Hero Rankings:

　　1. Lord of Death—Any undead monsters in the wild will unconditionally have half of them join the hero’s team. Owner: Swedish player Vurtne, hero valued at $10 million.

　　2. Master of the Gates of Hell—As the hero levels up, the effect of the demon lord hero skill ‘Gates of Hell’ increases. Owner: Japan’s Mitsubishi team, hero valued at $6 million.

　　3. Unicorn Maiden—For every 2 levels the hero gains, unicorn units’ attack, defense, and HP each increase by 1. Owner: USA’s Supernova team, hero valued at $3 million.

　　4. Siege Engineer—For every 2 levels the hero gains, ballista attack and defense each increase by 1. Owner: Russia’s Battle Angel team, hero valued at $3 million.

　　5. Knight’s Paragon—As the hero levels up, the effect of the knight hero skill ‘Blessing Ritual’ increases. Owner: UK’s Royal Ark team, hero valued at $3 million.

　　6. Vampire Princess—For every 2 levels the hero gains, vampire units’ attack and defense each increase by 1. Owner: French player Natasa, hero valued at $1 million.

　　7. Griffin Keeper—For every 2 levels the hero gains, griffin units’ attack and defense each increase by 1. Owner: China’s Star team, hero valued at $1 million.

　　……

　　Staring at the long list of price tags, the whole street was in an uproar! David Carter's heart was pounding wildly! He knew the game was being hyped up, but he never expected it to be this crazy! It felt just like opening a lottery ticket, as if everyone in the world had won—except for himself!

　　Should John try a draw too? Even though their show is clearly trying to encourage everyone to spend money, isn’t it just a thousand yuan top-up? Over the years, John has spent at least eight or ten thousand on lottery tickets, right? Besides, even if John, as a pro, draws a regular account, he can still make it work!

Chapter 2: The Choice of Fate

　　David Carter carried the big box back to his dorm, and, following the manual step by step, carefully set up the machine, connected the backup power, put on the holographic helmet, then took a shower and smoked a cigarette—every time before buying a lottery ticket, David Carter would always bathe and pray with utmost sincerity. This time, as the start of David Carter's new career, he took it even more seriously!

　　John has bought lottery tickets for so many years and never won; surely his luck has built up enough to break through the heavens by now? As the saying goes, a tree moves and dies, a person moves and thrives—maybe it’s time for a stroke of luck? Even if John can’t draw a $10 million god-tier hero this time, just getting a hero worth a few thousand yuan would be fine! John really doesn’t ask for much, just wants to get back the thousand yuan spent on the lottery.

　　In the game, the first 10 levels are the newbie stage, running errands and doing quests in the main city, steadily developing with a small number of low-level troops from simple quest rewards. But the random lottery is different; the starting location is usually very remote or even harsh, but that’s fine—John was already mentally prepared.

　　12:12:12—Auspicious time has arrived!

　　Enter the game!

　　—System prompt: Great hero, welcome to the China region of Hero Continent. Please register your name!

　　Hero Genesis is divided into seven independent service regions: North America, EU, Russia, India, China, Japan, and Korea. Each region is called Hero Continent. Except for different maps, players in each region are basically playing the same game. Then, the seven regions connect to a super server—the New World! Players from all countries can meet here. The New World, also known as the National War Zone, is the most exciting part of Hero Genesis for players worldwide!

　　The official promo image is very vivid and simple: a huge planet resembling Earth surrounded by seven much smaller Earths—these seven small Earths are the seven service regions, and the big Earth in the middle is the New World. The main theme of Hero Genesis is, of course, the seven old worlds colonizing and waging national wars in the New World.

　　—Name: David Carter!

　　—System prompt: Name valid! Registration successful! On Hero Continent, there are three light factions: Sanctuary, Elves, and Dwarves; three dark factions: Undead, Orcs, and Demons; and the Mage Academy neutral faction, which normally cannot be chosen. Every new hero can choose their own hero specialty and an initial hero skill. Please choose your race faction and hero specialty! Or choose to draw randomly!