He had caught the treasure chest, yet someone else had opened it and received the treasure she wanted.
This meant the Golden Toad had not arranged the chest's contents according to the angler's identity. Rather, the chest itself could identify what its opener needed and produce the corresponding treasure.
This left Chen Lin deeply shocked and puzzled.
"Heh, isn't that simple?"
The Cat-headed Monster chuckled and began explaining.
"You can think of a Qi Luck Treasure Chest as a spatial gate connected to Gambling Fortune Lake. When someone presses the raised switch to open it, the chest senses their cultivation system and cultivation level, then selects a treasure from Gambling Fortune Lake's Treasure Vault and transports it over. That's how you end up seeing the treasure you wanted!"
Chen Lin was stunned.
So that was how it worked!
The Cat-headed Monster continued, "The treasures in Gambling Fortune Lake's Treasure Vault are actually things taken from past anglers as punishment. Only Origin Orbs are truly produced by Gambling Fortune Lake, but they rarely appear. It seems one only forms after the lake's income reaches a certain threshold, so that Golden Toad makes a guaranteed profit."
With that, she suddenly lifted her Fishing Rod and reeled in a Golden Crab.
"Haha, who would have thought my last cast would bring up a Golden Crab? Looks like my secluded cultivation is destined to succeed this time. This Golden Crab is yours!"
She tossed the crab onto the shore, put away her Fishing Rod, and strode off.
Watching her receding figure, Chen Lin felt a surge of envy. He wished he could be just as carefree, but that was difficult to achieve.
He shook his head, picked up the Golden Crab, and put it into his Storage Bag. Then he cast aside his distracting