A Ten-Pull

After parting ways with the Imperial Dou Team, Lang Lei found a nearby inn and used the power of money to book a room. He and Griseo moved in temporarily.

He had only booked it for a day. After all, they had not come to the inn to rest because they were tired—Lang Lei wanted to draw some cards.

"Okay, my turn! Draw cards!"

"..."

"?"

Lang Lei had even struck the pose, but... the panel did not react at all.

"Aetheria? Aetheria?"

Only after Lang Lei called her a few times did Aetheria groggily fly out of his body.

"Aetheria, your condition these past few days... has been a little off..." Lang Lei glanced at the still-drowsy Aetheria and rubbed her cheeks.

"Master really has no empathy. I kindly spent so much time and effort developing a new feature for you, yet you do not even know how to care about me..." Aetheria looked at Lang Lei pitifully.

"Uh, I was wrong..." Those big, pleading eyes filled Lang Lei with guilt, and he apologized without hesitation.

"Wait, a new feature?!" Lang Lei excitedly grabbed Aetheria with both hands.

"It is a secret for now, Master~" Aetheria seemed to be deliberately teasing him as she kept him in suspense.

"Fine..." Seeing that she had no intention of revealing anything, Lang Lei gave up on prying. "Then can I draw now?"

"Hm? Drawing has nothing to do with me?" Aetheria looked at Lang Lei in confusion.

"Huh? Nothing to do with you? Then why can't I draw?" Lang Lei asked strangely.

"Let me see..." Aetheria circled the panel several times.

"Ah, I found it!" Aetheria suddenly understood and said embarrassedly, "Developing the new feature caused the draw module to receive a poor signal..."

"So it was still your fault in the end..." Lang Lei could not help complaining.

"I was doing it for Master's future!" Aetheria stomped her feet in midair, kicking at the air several times.

"Fine... I will not be unable to draw from now on, right?" Lang Lei was a little worried.

"How could that be! It is just poor signal reception, a minor issue!" Aetheria waved her hand.

"Then how do we fix it?" Lang Lei's eyes shone with curiosity.

"Just like this..."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Under Lang Lei's slightly stunned gaze, Aetheria slapped the panel hard several times with her little hands.

"Will that really work..."

Before Lang Lei could finish voicing his doubts, the panel entered the draw screen.

"It actually worked?! With such an ancient repair method?"

"Who cares whether it is ancient or not? As long as it works, right?" Aetheria waved her little hand. "Then I will go catch up on sleep—ah, no, develop the new feature. Goodbye, Master!"

With that, Aetheria flew back into Lang Lei's body.

"Fine... System, give me a ten-pull."

At Lang Lei's command, ten cards flew out...

One gold, one purple, two blue, three green, and three white...

Obtained: Jianmu Fruit (Gold) ×1

Obtained: Griseo's Drawing Board (Blue) ×1

Obtained: Griseo's Drawing Brush (Blue) ×1

Obtained: 10,000 Year Nether Spirit Cat Left Arm Bone (Green) ×1

Obtained: Blanca's Letter (Purple) ×1

Obtained: Bundle of Blue Silver Grass (White?) ×1

Obtained: 3,000 Year Wind Baboon Head Spirit Bone (White) ×1

Obtained: 2,000 Year Azure Dragon Lizard Left Arm Bone (White) ×1

Obtained: Mysterious Water Pill (Green) ×1

Obtained: 30,000 Year Jade Phosphor Serpent Torso Bone (Green) ×1

"What's going on? Has my luck stopped working?" Lang Lei opened the golden card in confusion.

Then Lang Lei was ecstatic...

Item: Jianmu Fruit (Gold)

Effect: Automatically consumed upon death, reviving the user once at full condition with no side effects.

Description: A modified Jianmu Fruit with the miraculous ability to bring the host back from the dead. Do not use this in front of Lan, the Aeon of The Hunt, or the Xianzhou Alliance. Otherwise, even if you can revive, they will pin you down and kill you again. Trust me.

"Oh my god, an extra life!" Lang Lei was overjoyed. He did not think he would face any mortal danger with Griseo's... company, but one could never be too careful.

You could never have too many trump cards~

In his excellent mood, Lang Lei opened the three green cards and three white cards first, intending to cool himself down and calm his thoughts.

Item: Bundle of Blue Silver Grass (White?)

Effect: Seems... useless?

Description: It was given a one-star white rating because one star is the lowest possible quality in the system draw, not because it deserves one.

"That was completely unnecessary..." Lang Lei instantly cooled down.

Lang Lei casually tossed the bundle of Blue Silver Grass into the trash and looked at the next item.

Item: Mysterious Water Pill (Green)

Effect: Cleanses the meridians and marrow, increasing Innate Soul Power by one rank.

Description: Maybe you should take a bath.

Lang Lei fell silent for a moment, then directly retrieved the Mysterious Water Pill and walked into the room's bathroom.

"Is Brother Lang Lei taking a bath?" Griseo tilted her head. Given her constitution, bathing was more for improving her mood. Her body was already flawless and untouched by dust or grime.

"Mm." Lang Lei's voice came from the bathroom.

Before long, Lang Lei emerged with only a towel wrapped around him.

"I want to bathe too." Griseo raised her hand.

"Mm, okay, go ahead." Lang Lei nodded and added, "Do not use cold water! The pipe on the left has hot water!"

"Okay—"

As for those four spirit bones...

Same old rule: he directly fused them into his Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, as experience...

He was another step closer to the first million-year ring of his Second Martial Soul.

Next, Lang Lei opened the two blue cards.

Then he fell silent...

Item: Griseo's Drawing Brush (Blue) ×1

Description: A birthday gift Griseo's father Heng gave to Griseo. It is Griseo's favorite drawing brush.

Effect: Because it was used for a long time by Griseo, who possesses a special constitution, this brush has also become infused with dense Honkai Energy. Be careful not to let any natives of the Douluo Continent touch it.

Note: An item not carried by a summoned character. Its energy is not controlled by the system. Use with caution.

Item: Griseo's Drawing Board

Description: A drawing board Griseo used to learn painting, also given to her by her father Heng. This father truly loved his daughter.

Effect: Because it was used for a long time by Griseo, who possesses a special constitution, this drawing board has likewise become infused with dense Honkai Energy. You get it too...

"I will give them to Little Griseo later. She should be very happy, right?" Lang Lei decided.

Finally, Lang Lei opened the purple item.

Item: Blanca's Letter (Purple)

Description: The system intercepted a trace of consciousness from the hero Blanca, who died on the battlefield fighting the Honkai, and turned it into this letter.

Effect: Open the envelope, and you can meet Griseo's mother, Blanca. Note: Although Blanca was only a researcher and her combat ability was not renowned in the Honkai World, she was still quite capable~

Note: Under the system's intervention, Blanca's consciousness can touch physical objects. However, Blanca can exist for only three hours.

"Brother Lang Lei, can you come help me..."

"I do not really know how to use these things..."

At that moment, Griseo's voice came from the bathroom.

"She really is still a child..." Lang Lei sighed. Although it was somewhat different from a technological civilization, any adult would definitely know how to use them at a glance. They were more or less the same.

"Wait!" Lang Lei suddenly realized that Griseo's current situation... was probably quite bad!

"Griseo, do not come out!" Lang Lei hurriedly shouted. Griseo, whose favorability toward him was full, would not have any guard up around him, so to be safe, Lang Lei called out.

"I understand..." Griseo's weak voice came from inside.

Lang Lei glanced at the envelope in his hand.

It was purple quality...

She had survived until the middle and later stages of that apocalypse, only to ultimately give her life for humanity...

Once summoned, she should be able to crush those so-called gods of the Douluo Continent, right?

But...

Whatever.

Lang Lei tore open the envelope, and a blue-haired young woman with a bewildered expression appeared before him.

"Where is this?" Blanca looked at her hands in confusion. "Heng and I should have died together on the battlefield..."

"Do not worry about that for now. You only have three hours." Lang Lei reminded her. "Your daughter Griseo is bathing in that bathroom right now. Go keep her company."

"Griseo! She really is alive! That is wonderful!" Blanca burst into tears of joy and rushed into the bathroom.

"If I remember correctly... Blanca and Heng should have died during the Eighth Honkai Eruption, right?" Lang Lei pondered. "Young Griseo was severely injured because of that as well, and in the end, she had no choice but to undergo the Fusion Warrior surgery, where survival was a near-impossibility."

"Poor Little Griseo... She escaped Death's grasp only to lose her parents..."

Lang Lei shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He no longer had the mood to draw the remaining ten pulls, so he sat cross-legged on the bed and began cultivating.