Li listened to Velita's words. At first, he had been somewhat dismissive, but seeing the serious expression on her face and remembering that she studied knowledge at the level of the world's origins, he could not help asking seriously, "Is luck really that important in this world?"
Velita nodded gently. "That's right. Hard work is very important, but how much you gain from that effort depends on luck. Luck isn't simple addition; it should be a formula. Let's assume that formula is multiplication. If you aren't lucky enough, then the multiplier will be small. If you are lucky, then that number might be large. In other words, when you aren't lucky enough, the effort you put in won't bring the returns it should—it will already be discounted. But when you are lucky, the returns you receive will exceed all expectations!"
Hearing Velita say that, Li nodded lightly. "Then what if someone is extremely unlucky?"
"If someone is extremely unlucky, then the harder they work, the more they lose. It's not like such cases have never happened before. They all ended in tragedy. In other words, judging by the level of power you displayed when you came to the temple, there is no doubt that you are very lucky."
Li was moved by Velita's words. If he understood it that way, had he truly been relying on the system all this time? Or had he actually been relying on luck? With enough luck, enough effort, and the system's assistance, Li had achieved what he had today. If he had not worked hard...
Li instinctively thought of the system's previous owners. That was right. He was not the only one who had possessed the system. The system must have had many owners before him, right? Yet they had all fallen one after