372: Chapter 372 Spending Millions to Destroy the World?

"Is it still one million stardust?"

Jiang Wanwan rested her clasped hands on the table, her fingers slightly curling inward as she prepared the starting gesture for her prayer.

Lin Xiao shook his head.

"Since it's a location marked on the treasure map, there must be unimaginable treasure there."

"Let's go big this time." He paused and gestured. "Ten million!"

The five women gathered around the table, except for Yimu, almost all changed their expressions at the same time.

"Ten million?"

Jiang Wanwan's voice rose significantly. "That's way too much! Drawing cards at the million-stardust level was already exaggerated enough, but ten million... Although our current stardust reserves aren't small, if we keep spending it like this..."

"Brother Lin," Wen Yiran also held her forehead, her tone helpless. "Do you know how many pieces of equipment we have to sell to make back ten million stardust?"

"Don't worry," Lin Xiao chuckled.

Five pairs of eyes looked at him in unison.

"Yesterday, I fed seven million stardust to the Insect Emperor and got a double return of fourteen million stardust!"

Lin Xiao spread his hands and gestured. "Spending ten million today, rounded off, the net cost is only five million."

Jiang Wanwan parted her lips, instinctively wanting to refute this overly generous "rounding off," but the words died in her throat as she realized there really didn't seem to be any logical loophole.

"That seems to make sense, but..."

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained!" Lin Xiao reached out and pinched her cheek, pressing his thumb gently against her cool skin, his eyes carrying an unquestionable certainty. "Trust me."

Jiang Wanwan sighed.

"Alright."

She said no more and accepted Lin Xiao's trade request.

The stardust balance in her inventory suddenly jumped by a long string of digits.

Ten million!

A heavy sense of fulfillment welled up from the depths of her consciousness, causing Jiang Wanwan to instinctively take a deep breath.

She slowly brought her clasped hands together, interlocking her fingers in a prayer position.

The moment her knuckles tightened, golden light burst forth from the gaps between her palms.

Unlike the light that appeared during previous card draws, this was now a majestic, sweeping torrent of gold.

The entire living room on the second floor was instantly gilded with a layer of dazzling golden radiance, illuminating even the finest details of the Di Peoples Kingdom-style wood carvings on the walls.

Not only that.

Rainbow-colored halos also surged within the light, as if someone had crushed an aurora and kneaded it into this golden glow, making it beautiful to the point of being surreal.

Sitting across the dining table, Yimu had unconsciously pulled her hands off the table and onto her lap, her entire upper body leaning back slightly as if facing an incomprehensible power.

Her pupils lit up with a pale blue glow, and her sensing ability was involuntarily activated.

After observing Jiang Wanwan for a moment, Yimu could not stop the shock in her heart.

This human... could actually release such a majestic amount of energy.

It did not look like an ordinary skill, but rather like a power surging directly from within her body, or perhaps from the depths of her soul.

This had completely exceeded her scope of understanding.

At this moment, Jing Hua placed her hand on Yimu's shoulder and patted it gently.

Yimu turned her head to see Jing Hua giving her a slight nod.

On that habitually cold face, there was now a look of certainty that only someone who had been through this before would have.

"You'll get used to it."

Yimu stared blankly at the scene before her, momentarily at a loss for words.

Jiang Wanwan was still praying.

Instead of showing signs of fading, the golden glow became brighter and denser.

The tables and chairs in the living room began to vibrate gently. Several bronze ornaments resting on the windowsill made fine clinking sounds, and the uncleaned dishes on the coffee table rattled against each other.

Soon after, these slight vibrations began to escalate.

The four legs of the armchair made a muffled scraping sound against the floor, the cushions on the back of the sofa shook loose and slid down, and even the pendants of the glass lamp in the corner clattered against each other.

The entire living room was vibrating, each wave stronger than the last.

Lin Xiao reached out to hold down the dishes that were about to slide off the table, his brow furrowing slightly.

Something was not right.

Previous million-level prayers were merely dazzlingly bright; they had never caused this kind of physical resonance.

He looked up at Jiang Wanwan.

Her expression remained focused, her clasped hands perfectly still, and the fine strands of hair on her forehead were gently stirred by some invisible current.

Fortunately, she was fine.

If there was any anomaly, he would immediately interrupt the process!

Another few seconds passed.

The intensity of the resonance had already caused the ornaments on the windowsill to fall. A small coral-shaped sculpture rolled off the ledge, but Tian Xiwei was quick-eyed and quick-handed enough to catch it.

Just as Lin Xiao was about to step forward and interrupt the ritual, Jiang Wanwan suddenly raised her head.

She spread her hands and lifted them toward the air.

In the next second, the golden glow filling the room seemed to have its rewind button pressed, rapidly gathering and condensing into her palms.

When the light faded completely, three cards lay quietly in her hand.

They were still of gold quality.

However, their size was a full circle larger than the previous gold event cards. The surface of the cards was coated with a shimmering, colorful film, and as they slowly turned against the living room light, they refracted rings of magnificent, almost eerie halos.

Lin Xiao stood up, his gaze falling on the first card.

[Welcome the New Emperor]

[Effect: Flesh and blood forge the throne, and will establishes the empire. The Insect Swarm is unwilling to remain trapped in the desert. They have decided to support a new emperor and launch a conquest against the core of the barrier.

A new dynasty is rising, and you just happen to be standing in the front row of the tribute seating.

If you present a salute for the birth of the new emperor, you will receive the new emperor's gaze and an unexpected gift.

As for whether this gift means an ally or a hot potato... that depends on how you play your cards next.]

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[Pray to the Statues]

[Effect: Four statues stand in the temple, representing the remaining protective will of the Heze Kingdom, which is doing its utmost to resist the erosion of the Insect Swarm. You have gained the opportunity to Pray to the Statues. For each blessing you receive, you will obtain the corresponding reward.

wind god statue: Obtain a random type of Skill Book from Level 3 to Level 5.

rain god statue: Obtain a large amount of supplies.

Rock God Statue: Obtain random weapons or equipment from Level 3 to Level 5.

Grass God Statue: Obtain a large amount of food.

<If you collect all four blessings, then congratulations, all rewards will be doubled!>

The four statues have long lost their believers, yet they have not forgotten their duty of protection. They do not care about the identity of the prayer; as long as you are willing to kneel, they are willing to bestow their blessings.

Only, one wonders, when all the blessings are gathered, is it God responding to you, or are you responding to God's expectations?]

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[Destroy This World]

[Effect: The impact of the Insect Swarm has brought the core of the Desert Temple to the brink of collapse, but you do not care about this at all.

After all, your goal was never to protect, but rather the rich, unguarded treasures deep within the temple.

When the core collapses, all protective mechanisms will disintegrate with it, and you only need to pick up what belongs to you from the ruins.

Some people seek Deliverance, some seek to destroy the world, while you just happened to pass by the world's funeral and pocketed the funerary objects on the way.

Conscience? Sorry, that thing isn't written on the treasure map, right?]

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