Tears flowed uncontrollably.
No one could understand Noise's feelings at that moment, the ineffable joy that followed extreme suppression.
He had always been unlucky.
From a young age, he was like a forgotten unfortunate soul, favored by ill fortune.
As if,
all the misfortunes in the world were destined to fall upon him.
Upon entering the cave, he formed an adventure team. His sunny disposition won him many companions, but his terrible luck and perilous adventures caused many to leave him.
He had truly thought of giving up countless times,
not on adventuring, but on no longer dragging others down, preferring to continue his adventures alone.
However—
The Pure Fire Land showed him rewards, and Chen Yu's appearance brought their gains to a perfect conclusion, as if everything truly affirmed Sister Ivy's saying, "Misfortune reverses into fortune."
He had been suppressed for so long that he couldn't control his tears.
His teammates, their eyes filled with tears, also had reddened eyes. They understood Noise's feelings perfectly, and they stood silently by his side, accompanying him.
Several minutes passed before Noise finally exhaled forcefully.
He wiped the tears from his eyes, pushed himself up from the ground, patted the dust off his pants, and his face once again lit up with a sunny smile as he raised his arms.
"Distribute the gear."
The small five-person adventure team was outfitted with brand-new perfect-grade sets, and the 5 million gold coins were distributed by Noise according to contribution.
He didn't keep a single gold coin for himself.
According to him, with his bad luck, any gold coins he carried might be lost at any moment, so his share was entrusted to Reyel for safekeeping.
In truth, he simply wanted to compensate Reyel more.
In their adventure team, Reyel was the only one who had stood by him from the very beginning and had never abandoned him, no matter what.
Reyel was a plant-elemental mage, possessing the magic skill of Overgrowth.
Her attributes determined that she contributed the most to the entire team. When they were short on food and hadn't managed to purchase Chen Yu's bread set, it was Reyel's repeated high-load work that made immature plants ripen, allowing them to fill their stomachs.
Although Reyel said nothing, Noise knew that the frequent use of Overgrowth was a burden on her as well.
"Look, isn't my magic robe beautiful?"
Reyel, having received new gear, was showing off her magic robe to the other team members. Everyone else was also delighted with their newly acquired equipment.
Brilliant smiles shone in everyone's eyes.
Noise, watching all this silently, couldn't help but smile along, clenching his fists and murmuring in his heart.
I did it.
I finally did it.
The brilliant smiles on his teammates' faces after their gains—he had finally achieved it.
It was time for him to leave.
Although this was indeed a great harvest, Noise still felt he shouldn't be by anyone's side. His misfortune would only bring bad luck to others.
This time was an exception; who knew what the future held.
With the proceeds of several million gold coins, it should be enough to compensate his teammates a little.
"Thank you."
Noise opened Chen Yu's chat window and sent a message. Regardless of Chen Yu's thoughts, Noise genuinely wanted to thank him.
After sending the message, Noise closed the chat page on his wristband.
Unexpectedly—
When he came back to his senses, the other team members had already appeared beside him. Reyel, tilting her small head, looked at him with a beaming smile.
"Leader, since we've had such a great harvest, shouldn't we celebrate properly?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Big Bear grinned. "We have 5 million gold coins, and one gold coin is 100,000 resource points. That's… a full 500 billion. Heavens… we can retire now."
"Hey, can you not be so spineless? The adventure has just begun."
Reyel pouted with disdain, and Big Bear laughed, scratching his head. "I didn't mean it like that, I was just saying. Of course, the adventure must continue. This mysterious cave, have we even explored one ten-thousandth of it? There are even more interesting futures awaiting us. But exploration is exploration, and celebration is definitely needed."
"If you put it that way, I'm satisfied," Reyel said with a smile.
"Shouldn't we find another place to celebrate?" Ivy gestured around, "It's all fire here, terribly hot. To get into this place, we ate magma fruits for half a month… or rather, a month? Although I love eating grass, I also want to eat some meat."
"Let's go out now, and we'll have exquisite grilled meat and exquisite cheese!" Reyel exclaimed.
"Let's go."
Ivy agreed with a smile, and Big Bear and Zeku nodded in succession. Only Noise had yet to voice his opinion.
"Hey, don't be so stingy. I'll treat you, what the heck," Reyel nudged Noise with her shoulder. "Sister is now a rich woman with millions of gold coins, so treating you to a meal of exquisite grilled meat is no problem. Stop standing there blankly."
"Noise!!!"
Seeing that Noise still remained silent, Reyel grumbled impatiently and shouted.
"You guys go ahead, I..." Before Noise could finish speaking, Reyel interrupted him directly, crossing her arms and giggling. "What's wrong? Are you hiding some treasure from us? You want us to go first so you can sneakily bury it? That's a very bad behavior!"
"How could that be? How could I be that kind of person?"
"Then hurry up and come with us!" Reyel put her arm around Noise's neck and looked at him with a smile. "Didn't we promise to always adventure together?"
Noise looked away with a dazed expression, his heart feeling a pang as he looked at Reyel's radiant smile.
"We'll always adventure together."
Reyel smiled again, her lips pursed. Ivy, Big Bear, and Kuzer all nodded vigorously. Reyel then suddenly raised her arm, looking at Noise.
"Noise Adventure Team, Charge!"
"Charge!"
The other team members also raised their arms, but Noise remained motionless. Reyel frowned impatiently and nudged him.
"What are you hesitating for? As the leader, why aren't you shouting the slogan? Come on... Charge!"
"Hurry and shout, hurry and shout!"
Reyel urged him incessantly. Noise's pupils flickered violently, and his face suddenly lit up with a brilliant smile once more.
He looked at the team members around him, at those expectant eyes.
"Noise Adventure Team, Charge!"
"Charge!!!"
The resounding cheers echoed through the Pure Fire Land. After shouting the first cry, Noise became even more enthusiastic, and looking at the smiling faces around him, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Heaven, just let me indulge this one last time.
Adventures are only fun when everyone is together!