"The speed at which the petals are being launched has clearly slowed down. None have appeared yet, so I guess there's no hope."
The boy who had been praying opened his eyes as well. "Ah, what a shame. I thought I'd be the chosen one."
He smiled as he spoke to his companions, trying to ease his own embarrassment.
"You're my good son, my ass you're the chosen one."
"You're asking for a beating!" The boy clenched his fists and put on a fierce expression.
At that moment, the Crystal Flower in the sky completely vanished, wiping out the last trace of hope in the boy's heart.
Seeing his expression, one of his brothers stepped forward and patted his shoulder. "Don't be sad. Watching the livestream from the ground together is fine too."
The boy forced himself to remain calm and tugged out a smile. "You're right."
Just then, a dazzling speck of light drifted down from the treetops and struck the boy squarely on the head before falling into his hands.
He spread open his palms, where a transparent crystal petal lay quietly.
"Holy shit! You actually got picked!"
His two companions were instantly dumbfounded. They had never expected their friend to truly win the chance to enter Cloud Palace.
They had agreed to watch the livestream together from the ground, yet he was going to the scene in person?
The two of them both loved and hated him for it.
As the saying went, you feared your brother lived too poorly, but you also feared he'd get rich before you. That was exactly how they felt right now.
The boy himself was also stunned. "I... I got picked?"
"Yeah! Idiot, didn't you get picked?"
He simply could not believe it. He had already prepared himself to watch the