Ats opehe system interface to design the emblem for his Floating Isnd. He leasantly surprised by how easy the system made it—he could give ands, and the system would gee some elements for his design.

  He spent some time tweaking and adjusting the emblem. He wao capture the essence of gacha in the design, but struggled at first to define what that meant visually. Eventually, he settled on pg the silhouette of a di the ter, symbolizing d luck, surrounded by a futuristic portal design to give it a modern, mystical toubsp;

  Satisfied with the result, he pressed the plete button.

  , he moved on to the attire design, bining the emblem with the overall outfit cept. He crafted a Lord's outfit with a long, flowing cape bearing the emblem on the back, and developed variations for workers and soldiers on the isnd.

  Once everything was finalized, he pressed the finish button.

  [Task: Assign new name for the isnd—plete.]

  [Gacha Haven is now your official name and identity.]

  Ats smiled in satisfa as everything fell into pce. His main strength y in summoning powerful Lords from other worlds to serve as his subordihree already at this early stage, with the potential for many more. And the gacha system didn’t just summon allies; it also provided uems like the Aqua Crystal, Floating Lanterns, and even a Self-replenishing Fridge. All of that came from just 30 tickets out of the 300 he’d been given for this early phase.

  [Task: Design your Emblem—plete.]

  [Task: Setup the attires for the isnd’s inhabitants—plete.]

  [You have received a full set of Lord's attire.]

  [You have received a Lord's Cape.]

  [Every subordinate, current and future, will receive attire ized to match their role and personality.]

  As if jured from thin air, several folds of fabric appeared before Ats. He reached out and touched the material—it was incredibly soft and luxurious.

  Edrik and Karian received simir clothing. Edrik’s outfit resembled aive suit, very much like what he already wore, but with subtle, refined differences in the design. Karian also received his desigtire, simir to Edrik’s though Ats still felt Karian looked more suited to his current armor.

  Surprisingly, the outfit they received from the system came with an automatic equip feature. All they had to do was issue a and, and—boom—the clothes they were wearing instantly switched to the new ones.

  Ats gnced down, now dressed in an outfit that was mostly white, with deep blue lirag patterns across it. The cape he wore was also white, bearing the emblem of Gacha Haven they all shared.

  He then looked over at Edrik and Karian, who had also ged into their neearahough Karian’s transformation was by far the most striking. But where had their previous outfits gone?

  "My Lord, we really like the design of the emblem and the outfits too. They're fresh and really eye-catg," Edrik said.

  "I'm curious—where did your old outfits go? And Karian, what about yreatsword?"

  "We were summoned with our Ste Space still intact, My Lord. Though, it isn’t quite as rge as it was just before I was summoned," Karian expined.

  "Ah, I see. So that’s why Manna’s scythe disappeared right after I ha to her.”

  Ats sed through the various ructures that could be built and checked whies already had enough materials. Oructure could be built immediately: the Teleportation Pad. However, he o be certain this was the right choice before proceeding.

  Luckily, he had experienced people by his side—people who had already built their own Floating Isnds. He definitely inteo use their knowledge to avoid any early mistakes.

  "Now tell me, what’s the best thing to build after the Fortress?" Ats asked, turning his gaze to Karian. "I want to hear from you first, Karian."

  "My Lord," Karian bowed respectfully. "Resources are crucial for developing the nd, and there are different types. Some be gathered directly using structures like a Lumber Mill and others, but we also he resources dropped by monsters, which are just as important."

  Ats nodded as he id out the structures that were currently avaible for building.

  "My Lord," Edrik spoke up, "I believe the Teleportation Pad should be our structure. It will allow us to travel to the lower nds and explore nearby floating isnds, which is vital fathering resources, monster hunting, oing on dungeon expeditions."

  [Teleportation Pad: Eravel between nearby floating isnds and the lower nds. Provides an early-phase solution for accessing resource-rich regions or trading with settlements in the lower nds.]

  [Materials Needed:]

  [20 Mana Crystals]

  [50 Iron]

  [5 Elemental Stones]

  "Agreed," Ats responded with a smile. "Jackpot. Let's build the Teleportation Pad."

  [You have spent 20 Mana Crystals, 50 Units of Iron, 5 Elemental Stoo build Teleportation Pad]

  [The building process will take 4 hours.]

  Four hours lenty of time for Ats to prepare. He po pull macha and see what he could easily obtain during this early phase of the game.

  After his experience summoning Manna, he had learned a valuable lesson: the people he summoned weren’t just personalities he could and at will. Sure, they would follow his orders, but they had their own desires, lives, and plexities, just like him. So, treating them well—mostly with respect—was key ting out their optimal performance.

  Edrik was sharp with his words and reliable during discussions. Karian, though a warrior, had yet to show what he was truly capable of in battle. And Manna? She had incredible bat potential, but her strong-willed and votile personality posed quite a challenge in leading her.

  And what exactly happened betwee night?! Ats shook off the thought, unwilling to get distracted.

  Refog on the gacha banners, he sidered his move. The first banner had already nded him Manna as an exclusive character—what could he pull o bolster his team further?

  Wait!

  "Jackpot, tell me, what happens if I pull from the Exclusive Character banner and end up getting Manna again? Will there be twannas running around here?"

  [Host, a character be upgraded up to 6 times. Let’s say your first pull gives you the character at their Zero Upgrade. Each duplicate pull will enhahem in several aspects.]

  "And what if I’ve already maxed them out, but I keep pulling the same character?"

  [In that case, you'll receive Are Shards as pensation.]

  "And what exactly are Are Shards? I got some as a reward for building my Fortress."

  [Are Shards are a currency used to buy Gacha Tickets. The price for both exclusive and standard tickets is the same: 160 Are Shards. You earn this currency by pleting tasks, winning battles, hunting, and achieving various milestones and activities in the Floating Isnds.]

  [Essentially, as long as you keep progressing and staying active, you’ll have a steady supply of Are Shards to keep purchasing macha Tickets and pulling tthen yourself further.]

  "160 for oicket, huh? Iing."

  While waiting for the Teleportation Pad to finish building, Ats decided to do another round of pulls. But the question lingered in his mind—which banner should he pull from?

  He had beeremely lucky, managing to get Manna within just 10 pulls, and even her signature on after 20 more. Now, he still had 70 exclusive tickets left. While he knew his current version of Manna was already powerful, he debated whether to spend the tickets for her upgrades or hold out for the rate-up of exclusive characters.

  As for ons, he was tent, having already secured Manna’s signature scythe, the Vampire Queen's iic on. o burn through his remaining tickets on that front.

  Now, his thoughts shifted to the standard banner. He knew he had a ce to get one of the five featured characters on the banner, along with their signature ons—all avaible in a single banner. With 200 pulls ahead of him, there was hope of expanding his team or nding one of the featured ons. Surprisingly, a spear was among the options, and as a spear-user, Ats found that particurly tempting.

  “Now, tell me, Jackpot. Which is better—using all 200 tickets at once, or…?”

  [Pulling all 200 at once will provide signifit upgrades in one go. However… there’s something important you should know.]

  “And what’s that?” Ats asked, intrigued.

  [The gacha items and levels evolve based on your situation and dition. For instance, pulling an S-character at level 50 versus pulling the same at level 200 will result ier stats and skills fher levels.]

  “But levels be reached easily,” Ats tered.

  [True. However, there’s also a 10% ce the gacha will adapt to what you specifically that moment.]

  “So, it’s better to use the standard tickets gradually?”

  [The impact isn’t massive, but yes, pulling gradually would be slightly better overall.]

  “Thanks for the answer,” Ats said with a nod.

  Taking out 10 standard tickets, Ats smiled as he tossed them into the air.

  Edrik and Karian, intrigued, watched with anticipation.

  The first ticket shimmered as it desded—brown. The one—brown again. Then another. Brown, brown, brown.

  Seven brown.

  But then, uedly, the eighth ticket glowed purple! And then—another purple! A another purple!

  [You have obtained 7 Rank-B items, 3 Rank-A items!]