"Of course it was to cheer you up. Children should always face the world with a smile."
"I am not a child! And... if nothing unexpected happens, Mr. Lamp God, refusing her wish must have cost you quite a bit too, right?"
"Mm, how could you tell? Was I that obvious?"
"...Others might not have noticed, but I naturally saw through it at a glance." To save the Lamp God some face, Stargazer said.
Anyone could have seen that something was off with Chen Luo's expression back then.
He had rolled around nonstop inside the Stargazer just like Raven would upon hearing that ten thousand taels of gold had been deducted.
He was clearly heartbroken.
"You may be young, but your head works well. As for what I sacrificed... to make an analogy, it was like ten thousand taels of gold to Raven. Not unbearable, but definitely painful enough to make one ache." Chen Luo said.
Three hundred Primogems did not seem like much, but those three hundred Primogems were equivalent to fifteen strands of World Source—enough to bribe the World Consciousness fifteen times. They could even directly buy dozens, or perhaps hundreds, of world bubbles.
"I already said I am not that young. Stop bringing it up... By the way, does the matter of controlling gold count as a wish?" Stargazer changed the subject.
"No. Consider it a gift from me."
"Though this may sound ungrateful, unearned kindness is either treachery or theft... Mr. Lamp God, you should explain this inexplicable goodwill before I can accept it with peace of mind." Stargazer sighed.
The smarter someone was, the more likely they were to develop paranoia, especially when that smart person was trapped in a dangerous vortex where disaster could strike at any moment.
"Emmm... let's put it this way.