In fairy tales, Cinderella's magic only lasted until midnight, so when the time drew near, she ran for it.
But once, she ran too hurriedly and couldn't pull her leg out. So the prince held up the leg she had pulled free and announced to the kingdom that whoever could perfectly fit this leg could become his wife.
Not a bad story.
He could tell it to Bu Fan next time. Bu Fan rather liked those Satan-version fairy tales of his.
—Back in the real world, after evening self-study ended, Lin Li returned home and waited for midnight, his mind wandering through all sorts of nonsense.
Soon, midnight arrived—the hour when Cinderella's magic vanished.
A new week had begun.
Lin Li looked toward the system.
As always, it immediately displayed [Update Complete], but if you asked what exactly it updated every week now, who cared.
The only important things were the reset of the "free refresh opportunity" and "return cost."
He switched to the shop interface.
Compared with its initial barrenness, the product slots now finally looked somewhat "well-stocked." Including Slot 0, there were nine in total—
"Water Repelling Bead," "AS Interference Attachment Bullet," "Luck Talisman," "Universal Magic Treasure," "Ability Amplifier (+2)," "Longevity Pill," "Fuyu Pill," "Proof of Mind Reading," and "Heavenly Mystery Talisman."
Although the "Heavenly Mystery Talisman," "Water Repelling Bead," and "AS Interference Attachment Bullet" were not particularly necessary items to keep, this week's free refresh opportunity would undoubtedly be used on the permanently limited-to-one "Proof of Mind Reading," which had already been bought and was now merely taking up a slot.
[You have refreshed "Ability Amplifier (+4)": 160 System Currency (limited to 1 purchase per day). Replace?]
[Ability Amplifier (+4): Select an ability you already possess. Permanently amplify that ability's effects, up to "+4."]
[You have triggered