The Oil King felt full of anticipation.
However, as the character summoning cards gradually faded and he finally saw the two figures before him, his vision went black and he collapsed outright.
"Whoa, this... this can't be real..."
Before his consciousness slipped away, the Oil King shouted frantically in his mind.
Not far away, two silhouettes—a plump one and a skinny one—stood.
The plump figure was massive and towering, clad in red robes, hair tied high, with a fierce expression.
The skinny figure was gaunt, very small, wearing a pink‑white light top and green printed trousers, tapping a delicate hand, a big red flower atop his head, and a sharp, monkey‑like face.
At that moment, the two were looking around bewildered.
"Sister, where... where are we?"
The gaunt figure looked surprised, glancing at the tall, plump companion beside her.
"Uh... what's the point of asking? Little sister, with our nation‑shaking sister‑flower power, we can go anywhere in this world. Don't panic!"
"But sister... I just heard someone in my head saying that from now on I'm... the Oil King's person."
"What? You heard that too? Damn it, are we having a hysteria? Could someone have poisoned us?"
"I don't know. Look, sister, there seems to be someone lying over there."
"Let me see! Wow, such a handsome young lord! Hahaha, little sister, we're blessed!"
"Ugh, sister, I'm still a pure maiden..."
"Stop the chatter! Come help! Let's do it together!"
"Alright~"
Clap clap clap—
On the sunless island, the Oil King thus began a labor‑intensive life... "Weird, why is there no activity on the Oil King's side?"
"Forget it, I originally planned to trade him more items that boost Combat Power, but he seems busy now. We'll talk later."
Lin Bei waited for a while, noticing his trade request remained unconfirmed and the Oil King gave no reply to private messages, so he temporarily closed the trade interface.
In the friends list, the Oil King's name glowed green, indicating his vital signs were normal and he was not in danger.
Thus, Lin Bei stopped paying attention.
He turned his gaze to the storage space; he had just traded two Perfect‑grade character summoning cards to the Oil King, triggering a Critical Hit and a Return.
[Tip: You triggered a 100× Return effect!]
[Tip: You triggered a 5,000× Critical Hit effect!]
[Tip: You obtained character summoning card (Legendary) ×5!]
[Tip: You triggered a 100× Return effect!]
[Tip: You triggered a 10,000× Critical Hit effect!]
[Tip: You obtained character summoning card (Epic) ×1,000!]
It turns out the Return effect, like the Critical Hit effect, can also trigger a Quality Critical Hit.
But there was one thing that still left Lin Bei a bit dissatisfied.
He currently had the "Super Luck" status, yet the Return multiplier had only reached a hundredfold so far, far short of the "10,000×" maximum mentioned in the system description.
"Looks like my basic luck attribute is too low. To keep raising the Return multiplier, I need to boost my luck attribute first."
"Given the situation, the only way to raise luck is to continue repairing the lucky pendant."
"But the problem is..."
Lin Bei furrowed his brows. After repairing 10% of the lucky pendant, he tried to continue the repair.
But the result was disheartening.
Originally, spending 10,000 star stones could restore 1 point of durability on the lucky pendant, but now each point requires 1,000,000 star stones!
The next stage requires 50% completion.
That means about 4,000,000 durability points remain.
If all were repaired with star stones, it would consume a staggering 4 × 10¹³ star stones!
That amount is an astronomical figure for Lin Bei right now.
"Wait, I have the Return system now. So perhaps obtaining 4 × 10¹³ star stones in a short time isn't impossible."
Suddenly, Lin Bei had a flash of inspiration.
He decided to test his idea.
He went straight to the still‑training Bei Bei Nan Gua and traded with her face‑to‑face.
He took out a star stone and gave it to her.
[Tip: You triggered a 100× Return effect!]
[Tip: You triggered a 10,000× Critical Hit effect!]
[Tip: You obtained boundless star stone ×1!]
"..."
Lin Bei saw an extra boundless star stone appear in his storage space, his mouth twitched.
He didn't expect that this time both the Return system and Critical Hit System triggered a quality upgrade, granting him a precious boundless star stone!
But the problem was... he needed star stones, not boundless star stones!
So he tried giving Bei Bei Nan Gua another star stone.
Result... another boundless star stone appeared in his hand.
Lin Bei felt helpless. Just as he was about to complain, a thought struck him: "Wait, this situation might actually be a good thing for me."
He now possessed a massive amount of world origin fragments, theoretically giving him a huge amount of Primal Force.
If he also had plenty of boundless star stones, could he directly craft the three Legendary Level lucky‑equipment pieces?
Why does he need so many star stones?
Isn't it to repair the lucky pendant, unlock the sixth‑stage reward, and gain more hidden luck attributes?
If he could pre‑make the three Legendary‑quality equipment, wouldn't that boost many hidden luck attributes?
That would be three full‑set Legendary‑quality gear!
The attributes gained would far surpass the luck attributes from repairing the pendant.
"Not bad, not bad—returning boundless star stones is even better!"
In high spirits, Lin Bei thought it over and directly took a boundless star stone to give to Bei Bei Nan Gua.
Before the system tip could sound, Bei Bei Nan Gua, upon touching the boundless star stone, was instantly enveloped by countless stars.
At the same time, Lin Bei clearly felt Bei Bei Nan Gua's aura soaring!
5,000 Combat Power... 10,000 Combat Power... 100,000 Combat Power... 1,000,000 Combat Power!
In just half a minute, Bei Bei Nan Gua's Combat Power skyrocketed to one million!
The boundless star stone turned to ash and vanished.
No Return‑success message echoed in Lin Bei's mind.
Everything that happened was too bizarre.
For a moment, both Lin Bei and Bei Bei Nan Gua were left stunned.