As soon as the 4.0 version of Genshin Impact was launched, the news of Zhongli’s re-engraving was like a hot fried chicken advertisement, which swept the players’ circle of friends and immediately ignited everyone’s desire to fight. On September 5, Zhongli, the “Lord of Rock”, once again stepped onto the card drawing stage, and the originally quiet card drawing pool instantly boiled up, and even Lao Wang next door couldn’t help but pay out of his wallet to try his luck.
To be honest, if you want to draw Zhongli this time, don’t think it’s easy. The guarantee mechanism in the game tells us: within about 80 to 90 draws, you can get him under normal circumstances, which sounds quite reliable. However, things are unpredictable. Drawing cards is like buying a lottery ticket. Once your luck goes astray and you draw other five-star characters, you have to start all over again, and the cost may rise to 150 to 180 draws. Don’t ask me why I know, we have all experienced the embarrassing moment of “getting another character”, which feels like ordering a fried chicken meal, but the store gave you a salad.
Speaking of money, game recharge is no joke. To draw Zhongli, you usually have to recharge two 6480 Genesis Crystals, which is about 300 US dollars. Not to mention ordinary players, even “rich people” have to weigh their wallets. What’s worse is that you have to click three times to confirm the recharge process, as if the game is playing a psychological game with you: “Are you sure? Confirm again? That’s right, that’s all!” Once you are unlucky, you have to recharge once more, and the amount of krypton gold will soar directly. That kind of painful feeling makes people wonder if they have come to the wrong place.
Drawing cards is actually like a gamble. Every time you press the card draw button, your heart is saying: “Come on, just this once!” The light and shadow on the screen flicker, like a suspense blockbuster, you are the protagonist, and drawing Zhongli is the finale, and if you don’t draw it, you have to continue the sequel. This kind of tension and excitement is almost comparable to watching a gunfight in a Hong Kong movie. You stare at the screen, your palms sweat, your heart beats faster, for fear of missing the shining five-star logo.
Zhongli is more than just a game character. He is like a boss in the arena, calm and responsible, with a hidden power that makes people awed. When players draw him, it’s like they have obtained a passbook, and they can call the wind and rain in the game, and they are powerful. Without him in the lineup, I always feel that something is missing, like eating a hot pot without chili, which lacks a bit of flavor.
In the final analysis, this card draw is not only a game operation, but also more like a small episode in life. You invest time, money and hard work, looking forward to harvest and satisfaction, but the process is often full of twists and turns. It is this kind of ups and downs that makes the game more interesting and makes people more topical and memorable. Friends complain and share their results. How many times have they shouted “I will definitely draw it this time”, and once again “wrong”, and then they are happy and painful.
It’s late at night, the lights are dim, and the mobile phone screen emits a faint light. Players are still holding on and continue to pursue the virtual rock king. Some people may win with a smile on their faces; some people lose and sigh from the bottom of their hearts. But no matter what the result is, this “card drawing war” has become a common story for everyone. Isn’t this the charm of the game world? It gives us a place to fully display our passion and dreams in our fast-paced lives.