That night, Li Zheng lay on his bed, staring wide-eyed at the ceiling. Despite being utterly exhausted, he couldn't fall asleep.
Mirel was sleeping in an eggshell bed. She wanted to snuggle up with Li Zheng but was kicked off the bed by him before she gave up.
Unbeknownst to them, midnight in the Outer City arrived, and Li Zheng's ears were filled with the sound of an electronic voice with an indistinguishable gender.
[Today's random treasure chest draw is underway, please wait...]
"It's here," Li Zheng muttered in his heart.
Even though he had recently realized that there was some purpose behind the Treasure Chest System and had received a warning from it, now that it was time to refresh, it appeared punctually, just like before, to draw the treasure chest, as if nothing had happened.
