The next day.
An Kai finished his celebration.
Perhaps because he had felt so at ease last night.
An Kai had been even more vigorous than usual.
He wondered whether it was because his "Iron Body" had advanced to "Copper Body."
Today, just as An Kai was preparing to upgrade [Meditation], he did what he always did.
He instinctively opened [Side Story].
The changes there, however, made him stop upgrading [Meditation].
For one simple reason!
The stories within [Side Story] had been upgraded!
For the first time, An Kai saw [Side Story] entries for the [Abyss]...
[1:****] [2:****] [3:****]
The first thing that appeared before him was a row of asterisks.
This, too, was something An Kai had never seen before.
When he tried to open it.
He received a warning from the system.
[Notice: Viewing forcibly will draw the other party's attention. Please choose carefully.]
The system notice made An Kai freeze instinctively.
"I can't look?"
"Could they be on the same level as that filthy bitch, Lady Luck?"
An Kai muttered a few words and continued reading.
[41: The Wealth Abyss is selecting a new Lord. A Lord from the Abyss Fifth Layer, the Eternal Life Abyss, also seems somewhat interested...]
"The Abyss Fifth Layer?"
"The Eternal Life Abyss?"
"That sounds familiar!"
An Kai muttered a few words and continued looking down.
[42: The selection of a Lord has become a major event in the Wealth Abyss! The Grand Lord of the Wealth Abyss has been missing for a long time. The Lords currently hold power in the Wealth Abyss...]
At this, An Kai's eyes lit up.
With the Grand Lord of the [Wealth Abyss] absent, being elected meant rising straight to a position of power in the [Wealth