Chen Li: You rural siblings from Elysia's Secret Grove, help me make up some wild history! (11K, continued)

Chen Li had even purchased "Otto" before...

That's right, he had thrown Otto's clone into the dismantling table to see whether he could break it down into anything useful.

Because Chen Li had genuinely been curious whether Otto had a "conscience."

And the result?

Aside from dismantling Otto being a losing deal... the haul had been plentiful.

All sorts of miscellaneous things like refined taste and artistic talent had filled an entire warehouse.

"Right, I remember now. Then... pretend I didn't say anything."

Silver Wolf chose to take back what she had just said.

"Keep your Starstones for yourself. It's not like I'm short on Starstones..."

"Come to think of it, how many Starstones do you have now? Can you tell me?"

Silver Wolf curiously poked Chen Li's chin with a finger.

"3,355,03 Starstones."

"???"

Over three million Starstones? Are you serious?

And why was there an extra Starstone in there?

"You need to understand something: the Starstones I earn by working hard and causing trouble are mine. The Starstones you earn by working hard and causing trouble are still mine. The greatness of the [Wish Seed] needs no further explanation."

Having spent fewer than a hundred Crystals to achieve near-total Starstone freedom, Chen Li felt the deal had been quite worthwhile.

Because the Wish Seed allowed those who ate it to gain the ability to acquire Starstones, while also granting Chen Li an equal number of additional Starstones.

It completely defied reason and logic.

But it was very much a "Miracle."

"With so many Starstones, can you even spend them all?"

After a brief pause, Silver Wolf suddenly asked this.

"Can't spend them all. There's absolutely no way I can spend them all..." Chen Li shook his head.

Chen Li's greatest daily worry was opening his eyes and discovering