Beginner's Luck: 44

12000/12000

Green Gambler Wager? Yes/No

Use Potential Energy? Yes/No

Fluke felt the degenerate inside him wake up and sniff the air. The temptation to make consecutive wagers with this much potential energy make his adrenaline pump. Reactively, his body broke out in a light sweat and his mouth suddenly felt even more dry than usual. First, he swallowed and tried to wet his mouth, then he nervously let out a long slow breath.

No. No. Guarantee your progress and then make the wager.

Thankfully, his more logical side won out, and he decided to put 5000 potential energy points into both body, and mind. To his dismay, the numbers did not change as much as he was expecting:

Mind: 1.41

Body: 1.41

Resonance: 2.19

Mask: 1.51

When fluke had used 9000 points on Resonance, he had nearly gone up an entire tier. Now 5000 points moved his progress at a tenth of its normal potency. It seemed that his Green Gambler pattern might be more essential for rapid growth than he had previously thought. Either that, or he was going to have to continuously overcome increasingly more dangerous events or kill more dangerous enemies in order to make any progress.

You made 12000 even without the benefit of the pattern. How much could it really set you back to make a couple wagers?

Fluke didn't like that he still found himself in an internal conflict. He also didn't like that the devil on his shoulder made sense. Pursing his lips, he decided to make his wager.

"Screw it. WHY NOT?" He grumbled to himself as he sat up on the side of the bed. He summoned his talisman and wagered 1000 points. "Heads." Sending the talisman spinning into the air above him, Fluke then caught the coin and looked down and saw- the head of a rabbit. Exhaling slowly, he realized he had been holding his breath in anticipation.

Current Enhancements:

The Green Gambler: All harvests, productions, rewards, boons, and yields are doubled when used successfully with a divine Talisman.

-Increased Productivity in Harvesting/Farming/Mining

+10% x 2 +100%

-Increased stamina and health recovery

+5% x 2 + 100%

-Increased Quest rewards for 24 hours

-Increased resonance cultivation

+5% x 2 + 100%

Fluke smiled at the potential rewards that would come from anything he put his effort into today. The degenerate in him seemed to guide his eyes to the bottom of his mask's interface once again.

Usable Potential Energy Detected- Status: Unlocked

1000/12000

Use potential energy? Yes/No

Green Gambler Wager? Yes/No

His responsible voice seemed to fade as it pleaded its case from his subconsciousness.

Take your winnings and run.

A more forceful voice seemed to whisper seductively into his ear, with obvious hints of reverse psychology being employed.

You could... double it. Or you could wait for tomorrow... and wager even more. Either way it doesn't really matter does it?

Fluke really didn't like to hear his internal monologue play out this way, especially now that there seemed to be a second personality forming from deep inside himself somewhere. If it wasn't for a sudden subtle pop, and the arrival of Jinx smiling mischievously before him in that very moment- he would have absolutely caved to the pressure. Seeing the goddess before him suddenly gave his internal responsible nature the reinforcement he needed. Looking at where he could allocate the potential energy, he stumbled upon a new option that hadn't occurred to him before: Hovering over his emblem name 'Insight' he found that he could put the points into improving his emblem!

Emblem: Insight

Use potential energy? Yes/No

Focusing on 'Yes', he spent the last 1000 potential energy on the emblem option. The information that came with the increase left Fluke with more questions than answers.

Emblem: Insight+

-Your ability to perceive the universe around you has increased even when this emblem is not in use. Pulling on the veil of mystery and wonder is not advised.

Fluke read the description five more times. Each time he finished the last sentence, a sinking feeling of dread began to fester inside him. The stark contrast of emotions being felt from winning his gamble this morning to now was almost too much for the young man to process. Looking up at Jinx, who now looked at him with curiosity, he felt as if he was dreaming. This dream felt real, but it was as if it was a dream that was somewhere between a dream, and a nightmare. The soft buzzing of wings, came from outside, then entered the room through a window. Asap landed right on Fluke's mask, which caused the boy to flinch.

"Oooo this boy is absolutely brimming with good luck. Your sister really has taken a liking to him hasn't she Jinx?" The sultry voice was enough for Fluke to break out of his deep inspection of the world around him. Fluke was reminded once again that he needed to offload any bad luck that had accumulated through the night. Looking out the window, he realized it was not quite sunrise yet, so he grabbed his bag, put on his clothes and prepared to go mark that poor tree that was the subject of his personal research.

"Someone is in a hurry today! Want to make a bet to see what kind of day you're going to have?" Jinx had stepped in front of the boy, blocking his path out of the fort. Fluke let out a sigh in frustration.

"Will it effect any of the benefits that I have gotten today?" Fluke asked.

"Nope. This is just a bet between you and me. What do you say?" The grin on the goddess was like that of a saleswoman, or con artist. Fluke was still groggy from waking up and felt frustrated about being impeded. In a moment of impatient frustration, he decided that if it wasn't going to ruin the benefits that he earned then what could possibly go wrong?