Not long after, the pointer stopped, and an interface popped up for raising the bet. Li Changlin chose to increase it by ten times.
He clicked confirm, and the bet was successfully raised. The seventh treasure box on the wheel popped out, rattling into the storage box.
Since he had only planned to try his luck once, Li Changlin simply closed the lottery center.
Shortly after, he opened the storage box.
Now, the box actually contained quite a lot of items, especially Intimate Flowers, of which there were now 141.
Li Changlin had never used the Intimate Flowers before, but seeing them now, he decided he would give some to Xi Yao later.
However, that was a problem for later. At the moment, he still needed to open the treasure box first.
After all, there were only ten treasure boxes, so he didn’t need to think too hard, just reached out and clicked to open one.
With a hum, the treasure box disappeared, and ten attribute cards appeared in the storage box.
Li Changlin saw this and thought his luck was not too bad, only regretting that he had only raised the bet by ten times.
Since acquiring the System, Li Changlin had used two types of attributes, one being luck and the other intelligence.
He had already added twenty-one points to his Luck Attribute, but only two to intelligence. So this time, Li Changlin decided to add all the attribute cards to his intelligence.
He had been outsmarted several times lately, and Li Changlin felt it might indeed be due to his intelligence being deficient.
If that were the case, it would make sense to address it first.
He used the cards immediately, and his intelligence increased by ten points. His mind cleared up, and many approaches to situations that he hadn’t thought of before began to form in his mind. This was the benefit of boosting intelligence with attribute cards.
After finishing these tasks, Li Changlin barely suppressed the urge to continue with the lottery. Honestly, this lottery was quite similar to gambling, the temptation was indeed very strong.
He put away his phone, but after some thought, Li Changlin decided to take fifty-two Intimate Flowers from the storage box to give to Xi Yao later, to see if they had any positive effect.
While sitting in the living room, the door was gently pushed open after a while, and Ye Xiyao quietly slipped in.
Li Changlin quickly stood up, and Ye Xiyao, like a swallow diving into water, plunged into his arms.
"Did you sleep well?" Li Changlin asked gently.
Ye Xiyao nodded and shyly said, "I might have become lazy from staying in the hospital. I can’t help but feel sleepy around this time."
"Resting more is good for the body," Li Changlin replied as he stroked her delicate nose, then turned to pick up the Intimate Flowers on the coffee table. "These are for you."
"Wow, they are so beautiful; I really like them. Thank you, Brother Changlin." Ye Xiyao took them, holding the flowers to her nose and smelling them, her face immediately showing a blissful expression.
Then, Ye Xiyao set the flowers aside and gave Li Changlin a tender kiss.
"Put something down for it and add some water to nourish it," Li Changlin suggested, unsure of how the flower would fare.
Ye Xiyao smiled in response and then found a vase in the reception room. She carefully placed the flower into the vase, then, with a light chuckle, said, "I’d better put it in my office. Brother Changlin, do you want to come with me?"
"Of course," Li Changlin laughed and nodded. Ye Xiyao had just been resting in his office lounge, and naturally, Li Changlin hadn’t disturbed her.
Speaking of which, even though it was just an office lounge, it could very well be considered Ye Xiyao’s boudoir.
At that moment, a sense of anticipation began to subtly grow in Li Changlin’s heart.
So, Ye Xiyao led Li Changlin to her own office.
While Ye Xiyao went to get some water, Li Changlin happily surveyed her room.
Although it was just a lounge, the room was delicately adorned. There was a moderately sized single bed with pink sheets and a sky-blue comforter. There was also a special table in the corner which, unlike other girls’, wasn’t covered with various cosmetics.
Li Changlin noticed a delicate photo frame on the table. It contained a picture of a lame old man holding hands with two children. What struck him as odd was the young boy in the photo; he felt strangely familiar.
"Do you feel like you know this boy?" Ye Xiyao’s voice came from behind Li Changlin.
After filling a vase with some water, Ye Xiyao carried it over.
Carefully placing the vase on the table, Ye Xiyao chuckled lightly and said, "Brother Changlin, this boy is you. That time, Lame Grandpa took us and had this photo taken. This is the only photo I have left of Lame Grandpa."
As she spoke, Ye Xiyao’s tone turned somewhat melancholic. Li Changlin stepped forward and gently embraced her.
As he caressed Ye Xiyao’s back, Li Changlin softly said, "I believe that Lame Grandpa on Earth must be living well. I also believe that one day, he will come back!"
"If that is true, it would be wonderful," Ye Xiyao looked up, her voice filled with longing. "How I wish Lame Grandpa could come back!"
"He will; he definitely will return. I believe it won’t be long before he comes back with the Ice Soul Snow Lotus," Li Changlin comfortingly murmured.
"But, Lame Grandpa no longer has the Moonlight Treasure Box," Ye Xiyao desperately hoped for Lame Grandpa’s return, yet she clearly understood that it was nearly impossible.
Lame Grandpa had gone to Earth, and with Shenlong Continent being light-years away from Earth without the Moonlight Treasure Box, it was impossible for Lame Grandpa to return.
Li Changlin knew this deep down, too, but because he had acquired the God Tycoon Cultivation System, he was still filled with hope.
If Lame Grandpa managed to send the System to Earth, surely there must be a way for him to return!
However, these were merely guesses in Li Changlin’s mind. Without confirmation, Li Changlin couldn’t disclose them to Ye Xiyao.
Moreover, given the importance of the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, he couldn’t even tell Ye Xiyao that he might obtain this treasure.
If Li Changlin were to reveal the System’s secrets now, not only would there be the issue of whether Ye Xiyao could accept it, but also the consequences of exposing this secret were beyond what Li Changlin could imagine.
Thus, the only thing he could do now was to keep this secret safe and rapidly increase the System’s level by the best means possible until he acquired the Ice Soul Snow Lotus.