Chapter 822 - 818: Eating and Drinking One’s Fill

Behind Leng Yuan, Shen Lang was dripping with sweat.

The more "luck" the system absorbed, the lighter Shen Lang’s body felt. It was as if a heavy mountain pressing down on him was being moved away piece by piece. In all these years, he had never felt so relaxed. He had originally suspected that Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao were deceiving him, but now he believed them completely.

He could also guess that the woman in front of them was up to no good. He knew that Leng Yuan possessed incredible good luck—perhaps just as much good luck as his own bad luck. This woman was obviously scheming to steal it. This was not something a good person would do. Whatever hesitation Shen Lang might have had earlier was gone; now, he felt not a single shred of guilt for scheming against her.

Finally, five minutes later, the system was full. It even let out a satisfied burp.

Xu Wenwan released Shen Lang’s hand, went limp, and collapsed onto the ground. Usually, when she absorbed someone else’s luck, her victims would be the ones collapsing from exhaustion. This time, the roles were reversed.

Hearing a sudden THUD beside her, Xu Wenwan could not help but look over.

Leng Yuan was still standing tall and straight in his original spot. Xu Wenwan fell silent, wondering who exactly had just collapsed onto the ground. She peered into the darkness behind Leng Yuan but couldn’t see anything. Still, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong.

Meanwhile, after absorbing the energy, the system began to test its newfound power. In the next moment, it realized something was terribly wrong. It had supposedly been absorbing good luck, so why had it suddenly turned into bad luck? With good luck, its energy would grow stronger and stronger, but bad luck would cause irreversible damage to its core.

"No, no..."

Before Xu Wenwan could even react, her vision went black from the system’s deafening roar, and she passed out completely.

Shen Lang experienced the same fate. His bad luck had followed him for years, becoming akin to his own flesh and blood. Now that it had been suddenly peeled away, the physical shock was too much, and he fainted as well.

In the next second, the people around them seemed to freeze in place. A white mist drifted in from the distance, and a silver-haired figure wearing a mask appeared. It was the Main God. He looked in Xu Wenwan’s direction.

"Little Seven, you really made yourself hard to find."

The system closed its eyes and played dead. However, the Main God did not hold back. He directly used his energy to rip the system out of Xu Wenwan’s body. Then, he extracted the energy it had amassed and released it back into this realm. After all, this luck rightfully belonged to this world, and the system could not take it away.

The system knew that a severe punishment awaited it.

The Main God sent the system back to the headquarters to await final processing. He then looked at Leng Yuan, his voice cold and clear. "I will not go back on the promise I made to you. Thank you for helping me catch System Number Seven."

Usually, when someone helped him, the Main God would gift them a bit of luck to express his gratitude. However, the man before him already possessed the best luck in this world. There was simply no room to give him anymore.

Leng Yuan seemed to see the Main God’s dilemma and suddenly had an idea. "I wonder if Jiaojiao and I could work for you?"

The Main God paused. This was the first time he had heard someone make such a request. However, he really was a bit short on manpower—and he was especially short on smart people.

"How about this: I will give both of you a token. Whenever there is a task to be done, I will notify you. Consider it a probationary period."

As soon as he finished speaking, two intricately carved white jade tokens materialized in Leng Yuan’s hand. By the time he looked up again, the Main God was gone.

However, the Main God’s voice still echoed from the void. "Press the token against the center of your brow to bind it as its master. You will only be able to use the token’s functions after passing the probationary period."