A series of voices rang out, and the notification of the Wealth System updating appeared once again in front of Qin Yun.

"Two billion!"

Seeing the message, Qin Yun was completely shocked at this moment.

A previous fragment had increased his balance by one billion, and now this third Exotic Fragment had actually added two billion!

Add it all up, and in just a few hours, his balance had increased by three billion!

The total balance shot from thirty-some billion to sixty-some billion, almost doubling!

"Could it be that the effects of these Exotic Fragments are incremental?"

Qin Yun pondered, a look of delight appearing in his eyes. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"If that’s the case, if I find a third fragment, will my balance skyrocket by another three billion?"

Now, his Wealth System balance had risen to over sixty billion, and with another three billion, it would be over ninety billion! Add in next month’s profits, and the Wealth System would inevitably upgrade!

Once it upgrades, the Wealth Gathering Array Qin Yun could use would explode in power!

And the expansion speed of Celestial Fortune would also accelerate exponentially!

Expanding city by city is too slow; after the upgrade, he could easily dominate a province’s market in just a month, or even more!

With anticipation in his heart, Qin Yun was just about to inquire about something when the system’s voice chimed in again.

"Host, the fourth fragment does not exist in this timeline, would you like to travel to another timeline to search for it?"

The cold words left Qin Yun momentarily stunned.

"Another timeline? System, what do you mean by that?" Qin Yun hesitated for a moment and asked.

He was a bit puzzled.

The system replied, "Another timeline refers to different periods in time, perhaps the past or maybe the future. Host, would you like to travel to another timeline to search for it?"

It repeated once more.

At this moment, Qin Yun was even more astonished.

"The past? The future?"

He was amazed, how could this system be so fantastical?

It’s the 21st century now.

Moreover, if these Exotic Fragments exist, aren’t they supposed to exist continuously?

Were they there before, and now they’re not? Were they destroyed in between? Do you have to go back to that time to find them?

However, the appearance of the Wealth System was already quite fantastical, so Qin Yun wasn’t too surprised by what it said now.

Because it was all inherently unreasonable.

After pondering for a bit, Qin Yun asked, "System, if I travel to another timeline, can I come back?"

He definitely wanted to find the Exotic Fragments, feeling that upgrading the Wealth System was within reach.

"Yes, the host can return at any time," the system replied.

Hearing this, Qin Yun felt slightly relieved, but then the system continued, "Given the host’s current situation, you can freely travel back and forth three times. Once the objective is completed, you can no longer return."

"Three times?"

Hearing this, Qin Yun’s expression changed slightly again.

Just now, he was thinking of going over and coming right back to experience it.

But with limited chances, such an experiment seemed unnecessary.

"Would you like to travel to another timeline to search?" while Qin Yun was contemplating, the system asked again.

"Wait," Qin Yun thought for a while.

He thought for a moment, then made a call.

"Hello, Qin Yun," Yu Leyao answered the call.

"Leyao, I’m planning to go to the United States for a while..." Qin Yun said directly.

Traveling to another timeline, he didn’t know how long he would stay, but if he couldn’t find anything for a while, he definitely planned to come back.

After speaking with Yu Leyao, Qin Yun called others, telling them not to contact him for the time being.

The key information about the Wealth System couldn’t be revealed to anyone; he had to resort to deceit.

Having set everything up, Qin Yun thought for a moment, made some preparations, and finally said, "System, I’m ready."

Finding the other fragments to upgrade the Wealth System as soon as possible was his desire.

Moreover, collecting these fragments clearly had great benefits, so he couldn’t give up.

Plus, he had three opportunities to go and return; in the worst case, he could come back if he encountered danger.

Buzz...

As his words fell, the three assembled fragments from the Wealth Gathering Array Source in Qin Yun’s mind began to vibrate intensely.

With the vibrations, the void around Qin Yun also vibrated, and then his entire person mysteriously disappeared.

...

"Bang!"

One second earlier, Qin Yun was still in the villa he bought, and the next second he felt a sharp pain as he smashed into something.

He opened his eyes.

The surroundings were silent and deserted; this was a deep alley, with some puddles containing accumulated water, and Qin Yun had landed precisely on the ground of this deep alley.

"Is this Jinling?"

Looking around, there was a hint of uncertainty in Qin Yun’s eyes.

Earlier, Qin Yun had felt himself take quite a fall, but his physical condition was strong, so the fall wasn’t too severe.

He stood up, rubbed the sore spot, and walked out of this deep alley.

"Beep!" "Beep!"

On the wide road, some vehicles were constantly moving, their designs differing significantly from those Qin Yun remembered, featuring more old-fashioned models.

The sunlight poured from the sky, making it feel a bit hot.

In the distance, excavators were busy working, and at a glance, Qin Yun saw two places under road construction, and others seemingly working on sewer mains.

"Is this Jinling? Jinling from the past?" Qin Yun silently observed.

In fact, Qin Yun had never been to Jinling before and didn’t know what it looked like in the past, but he had seen some documents about it.

"Where’s my phone?"

He thought for a moment and wanted to take out his phone, but suddenly he was surprised.

His phone had clearly been on him earlier, but now it was gone.

"Not just the phone, my ID card and everything else are gone too," Qin Yun frowned slightly.

He had prepared some things before, but now only his clothes remained, and everything else hadn’t come through.

"Is this a restriction of going back to the past?" Qin Yun thought to himself.

However, Qin Yun didn’t feel too anxious.

This was the past; ID cards and smartphones might not even work here.

His gaze shifted to the distance, where a man was making a call with a flip phone in his hand, a Samsung brand.

After a brief thought, Qin Yun directly approached and said, "Hello, sir, could I borrow your phone to make a call to my family?"

The man, dressed in a suit, took one look at Qin Yun and with a smile said, "Sure."

Qin Yun appeared sunny and handsome, easily likable, and he spoke politely, so the man was naturally willing to lend his phone.

"Thank you."

Qin Yun took the phone and expressed his gratitude.

He opened the phone and looked directly at the date displayed.

10:51

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Seeing the time displayed on the phone, Qin Yun was shocked.

"2010? I... traveled back fifteen years?"