Absorbing Good Luck

An Ying said coldly, "Don't even think about it!"

"Just kidding, don't be mad." Wang shrugged, resting his hand on the wall. "Since he's already joined your team, I won't compete with you for him."

"If you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit my Castle. My Mr. Butler and I would love to see you there."

Having said that, he got up and lightly leaped out of the alley, disappearing from their sight.

None of them understood why Wang was there; they simply said a few irritating things and left.

It seems they were just passing by and happened to take a look at the commotion.

Wang left, but the strange changes in Cheng Shanshi had not disappeared.

Wang Ding tried to approach. "Cheng Shanshi, how are you feeling now? Do you need treatment?"

"Get out of my way!" He was met with a look of disgust from Cheng Shanshi. "You filthy thing, don't come near me."

"Aren't you all only approaching me because of my good luck?"

Everyone was stunned, not expecting that Cheng Shanshi, who had just been so amiable, would suddenly change like a completely different person.

Cheng Shanshi looked down at her combat uniform and shoes, her eyes full of disgust. "What is this? It's hideous!"

"And you lot, what are you looking at? Everything's over, aren't you going back to wait to die?"

With that, he took the lead and left, while the others, bewildered, lagged far behind him, whispering amongst themselves.

"Is this still Cheng Shanshi?" Tao Yuan asked. "It's like he's become a completely different person."

Mi Chuchu guessed, "Could it be a mental illness?"

Wang Ding said, "It doesn't seem like it. It should be related to the cold, eerie energy emanating from him; it's very likely a side effect of the Weird Object."

The group suddenly realized, "That explains it all."

Having just used up a lot of luck and being in a terrible mood, Cheng Shanshi walked quickly, finding everything around her extremely displeasing.

Along the way, Mi Chuchu tripped over her own feet and fell twice on flat ground. She didn't have much strength, but she still ended up with a bloody head.

Wang Ding was bumped into by passersby countless times, each time in the same spot, and his glasses frame shattered each time.

An Ying's face was also covered in snowflakes blown by the wind, and her stray hairs were stuck to her face by the cold. When she tried to brush them away, she found only ice shards, and she couldn't even open her eyes.

Tao Yuan was relatively lucky and wasn't greatly affected; she managed to steady herself even when she almost fell several times.

But after experiencing good luck in the Instance, the group suddenly felt a real sense of "bad luck."

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. As they walked, Cheng Shanshi suddenly stopped.

Tao Yuan and the others hesitated and stopped.

In an instant, the gloom surrounding Cheng Shanshi dissipated. He turned around with a broad smile, looking at his teammates. "I'm all set. Wasn't I amazing in the Instance just now?"

Wang Ding and the others still dared not approach him. "Are you really all right?"

"Yes!"

"... Aren't you going to explain?"

When the Calamity Crossing Squad headed back, Wang, who had only gone out to buy a new set of tableware for Lin Nieran to store candy and dried goods, had already wandered back to the shop.

Lin Nieran in the store greeting customers when Wang used Disguise Time card to impersonate a customer and swaggered in, then swaggered down to sit on the sofa.

After Lin Nieran finished his work, Wang Cai took out the tableware and set it out. He then arranged the prepared candies and dried goods on plates as Lin Nieran had instructed and placed them on the Counter.

A new guest saw this, grabbed some, exchanged a few polite words with Lin Nieran, and left happily.

Wang glared at the departing guests, saying, "Father, you're really losing out by giving them freebies. Many people just look and don't buy anything."

Lin Nieran said nonchalantly, "It's just part of the festive atmosphere of the New Year. This stuff isn't expensive, so just eat it and be happy."

The Young Master, whose life revolved solely around exploiting others, nodded in sudden realization. "So that's how it is."

"By the way, Father, I happened to run into Cheng Shanshi when I came back from shopping."

Wang smiled and said, "He triggered a bad luck status; it looks quite interesting."

As Lin Nieran recalled drawing the Fortune Manipulator card, he saw the description of Cheng Shanshi on it and said, "The system says his personality is unpredictable, but I haven't seen what Cheng Shanshi looks like when he's in a bad luck state for so long. I almost forgot about it."

"Father, would you like to go and see for yourself?"

Lin Nieran refused. "No, I've been very busy these past few days, I don't have time."

"And you, stop running around watching the fun, stay and help out."

Wang Xin readily accepted. "I'll do whatever you say, Father!"

"Speak properly."

With only three days left until Lunar New Year's Eve, Lin Nieran decided to make things lively since he was determined to have a proper New Year celebration.

This morning, Serlandin returned, Lin Nieran also summoned Bai Yang. A group of Vest were making a lot of noise in the Boundless Land every day.

Lin Nieran planned to decorate the entire Boundless Land with everyone. He brought up the items in the System Shop and let everyone choose together.

After a morning of playful banter, they added many festive decorations together, and also created a lounge, tea room, Prayer Room, and other rooms, expanding the entire accommodation area several times over.

Lin Nieran stood outside the Lawn, watching everyone's lively scene, his smile growing even brighter.

"Lin Yi, how do you feel about your life now? Isn't it pretty good?"

Lin Yi's deep red eyes silently gazed at everything without replying.

After lunch, during the afternoon break, Lin Nieran's Fame suddenly surged.

[Host, look! So much Fame!] 007 excitedly reported the good news.

Upon hearing this, Lin Nieran quickly checked his balance and was surprised to find that he had gained over 300,000 more in Fame!

His Fame had been completely depleted after he drew the Saintess and Cheng Shanshi last time, but now he has more than 300,000 left in his account.

"What's going on?" Lin Nieran asked. His Vest were all in the Boundless Land; where did this immense wealth come from?

[It's Cheng Shanshi. His luck in today's Instance is off the charts, which has earned him a lot of admiration,] 007 investigated and said.

Lin Nieran asked with a puzzled look, "What's so great about good luck? It's not like they have extraordinary strength. Won't they just think it's luck?"

[It seems that's not the case.]

007 analyzed the comments. "[Most people are absorbing good luck, a small portion are praying for good luck, saying Cheng Shanshi is a lucky charm.]"

[Some people even hope to be like the Calamity Crossing Team and be able to defy fate.]

[His Fame has already surpassed 400,000!]

Lin Nieran didn't understand why this kind of operation could increase his Fame, but it was still a pleasant surprise.

At this rate, I'll soon have 500,000 coins. Time to start drawing cards again!

[Host, when are you going to consider upgrading me?] 007 floated around obsequiously.

"What's the rush? Isn't V2 enough?"