Since the other party had explained the problem with his body as promised, and in considerable detail at that, Chen Lin gave a full account of his own circumstances.
"Gambling Fortune Lake?"
The Traveling Merchant looked surprised.
Then he studied Chen Lin and said meaningfully, "People who visit that place generally come to a bad end. It devours people without even spitting out their bones!"
Chen Lin looked at him in confusion. "It's only a fishing spot, and it has rules governing it. You can go if you want to, and stay away if you don't. Why say it devours people without spitting out their bones?"
There was nothing strange about the other party knowing of Gambling Fortune Lake. To become a Traveling Merchant, he must have a very high-grade Road Guide that allowed him to visit any scenario in the Nightmare Realm.
But his description of Gambling Fortune Lake seemed exaggerated. That place was also bound by rules; even the Golden Toad could not do whatever he pleased.
"Heh."
The Traveling Merchant gave a faint chuckle.
"Rules can restrict actions, but they cannot restrict human desire. Here's a piece of information, free of charge: whenever a scenario in the Nightmare Realm has 'gambling' in its name, anyone who gets involved can forget about emerging unscathed."
With that, he gave Chen Lin a look that seemed to say, You're done for, boy.
Chen Lin's heart tightened.
The other party did have a point. Whenever something came up now, he immediately thought of going to Gambling Fortune Lake to fish for Treasure Chests. That was indeed a sign of being ruled by desire.
But the main reason he was willing to fish there was that the Golden Toad gave him preferential treatment. The penalty for failure was the minimum of one