Anyway, he still had ten blue Star Jade Coins in his pocket. Might as well use them now and see if he could pull something good for Feier.

Knowing that old cosmic bastard’s nature, Lin Luo sensed that if he stubbornly did ten single pulls, he’d probably lose badly. Then, unable to accept it, he might do something reckless out of frustration.

*"Ten-pulls ruin lives; single pulls bankrupt generations!"*

Better go for the ten-pull.

Lin Luo dropped all ten coins in at once. The lever retracted with a whirr. Gears spun, then spat out a far flashier handle—gleaming gold, studded with a gemstone radiating prismatic light at its tip.

*"Figures. Ten-pulls get special treatment."*

With a guaranteed pity pull, Lin Luo wasn’t too nervous. He gripped the handle and yanked it down.

*Clatter-clatter, whirr-whirr—* the reels spun.

A shimmering rune flared on the handle’s head. A voice echoed in his mind: *"Skip animation? Tap the handle head to see results instantly."*

"Skip! Skip! I’ve got hunting plans with them today. Don’t wanna mess this up. Losing to Jiang Xiang would be a joke."

Lin Luo slapped the handle.

The ancient device blazed with rainbow light, absurdly flashy, as results scrolled rapidly.

Eight *"Thanks for your patronage!"* losses.

One pull gave three Feier portraits.

Another yielded three identical, tantalizing fruits—meaning he’d won the fruit itself as a prize.

*"Three portraits mean a rare treasure. The fruit must be a common-grade item,"* Lin Luo mused.

Light erupted from the altar at the white temple’s heart. Two items materialized: a hexagonal crystal and a single fruit.

Lin Luo willed them into his inventory.

The rare crystal was titled *Star Island Sea Maiden’s Poem: Volume I*.

Though crystalline, it was actually an ancient book—one unreadable without immense power.

The fruit’s description flooded his mind: *Legendary-tier Forbidden Fruit for Female Mages. Greatly enhances magical aptitude; slightly boosts physical constitution.*

*"Legendary-tier?"*

Lin Luo vaguely recalled Star Island Sea’s treasure tiers, ranked lowest to highest:

Artisan-grade. Master-grade. Grandmaster-grade.

Grandmaster-grade items were already used by continent-shaking heroes like those at the Silver Moon Tier. Their spells and combat arts were called "Heroic-tier."

Legendary-tier, as the name implied, surpassed even Grandmaster-grade!

Though tiers beyond Legendary existed, on ordinary Star Island Sea continents, Legendary items were near-mythical—treasures most adventurers only dreamed of.

*"This ‘common’ fruit is actually Legendary-tier? Guess that old cosmic bastard still has some shame."*

True enough. If you didn’t pull it, fine. But whatever this ancient device *did* give was always an unimaginable treasure by outside standards.

Trash items simply weren’t in its pool.

The Forbidden Fruit glistened, brimming with potent magic and vitality. It even seemed to glow with beautifying energy—clearly a top-tier Legendary item.

Well, it wouldn’t be a *forbidden* fruit if it wasn’t tempting.

Lin Luo examined *Maiden’s Poem: Volume I*.

The crystal book hadn’t listed its tier, but it was clearly far more precious than the Legendary fruit.

He gripped the crystal, activated a secret technique, and it dissolved into streams of knowledge. The information flooded his memory instantly—perfect for someone like Lin Luo who hated studying.

The crystal vanished after reading. Anti-piracy built-in.

Turns out this "poem" was an awakening manual for guiding girls to unlock their potential.

Even a God Emperor using this method could only draw out a girl’s *existing* potential—not alter her innate talent. If her foundation was weak, no amount of guidance could make her a genius.

But human potential was mostly locked away. Only through rigorous training, adventures, and luck could one gradually awaken it. A technique that unlocked *all* potential at once was absurdly overpowered.

A footnote warned of side effects—but didn’t specify what.

Human aptitude, across the Star Island Sea, ranked quite low.

*"Hmm… First use the manual to awaken Feier’s innate potential. Then feed her the Forbidden Fruit to boost her talent further. That should be the play,"* Lin Luo decided.