[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence":3,"chapter-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-392":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},498444,752,"Chapter 392 - 183: The Holly Tree’s Special Attribute and Jiang Tao’s Unique Talent","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-392",392,"\u003Cp>After the small talk ended, everyone went home separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao used the excuse of smoking downstairs and asked Xu Li and his parents to take Jiang Xue upstairs first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching everyone go upstairs, he then walked towards the parked Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the G-Wagon’s trunk, Jiang Tao’s gaze fell on the holly tree placed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This holly tree had been in the trunk for most of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This morning he accompanied Jiang An’an for an audition, went to the station to pick up his father-in-law’s family in the afternoon, and hosted dinner in the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire day was spent busy without any time for personal solitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, after sending Xu Li and the others upstairs, he finally had a moment of solitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This holly tree was a special item that had not yet been bound or activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating special items was something Jiang Tao was very familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly took out a needle from the back of his phone and pricked his left thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim light, a drop of bright red blood oozed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first drop of blood missed its mark, falling onto the trunk mat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao’s face turned dark as he squeezed out another drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there were no accidents, and the blood dripped precisely onto the holly tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his vision, a layer of crimson gauze enveloped the entire holly tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, two lines of prompt appeared on his retina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special item Holly Tree successfully bound! Activating random attribute, please wait...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special item Holly Tree has been activated and successfully acquired a random attribute. Please refresh the page to view.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao followed the system’s prompt and refreshed the page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the attributes of the holly tree appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item Name]: Immortal Holly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attribute]: Longevity Extension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item Effect]: Each holly leaf consumed can extend life by 1 day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Currently only effective for the host, and only 1 leaf can be consumed per day.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortal Holly, Longevity Extension?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the refreshed attributes of the holly tree, Jiang Tao’s breathing became a bit rapid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longevity Extension!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating one leaf can increase life by 1 day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I keep eating, keep eating...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will it just keep increasing, keep increasing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through this method, I can truly achieve longevity extension!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Shu, you’re amazing, you’re incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao looked at the holly tree in the trunk with excitement, almost wishing to embrace it and kiss it fiercely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reward of extending life is far more precious than any amount of money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money, you can’t take with you when you’re born or when you die, just enough to spend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even billionaires who own billions don’t spend much on themselves each year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For anyone, longevity extension is an immensely huge temptation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Emperor Qin Shi Huang thousands of years ago, who sought the elixir of immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To current moguls investing billions, tens of billions, into genetic research in biomedical fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t want to gain a longer life, or even achieve immortality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Jiang Tao got such an opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he was ecstatic beyond words!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After smoking three cigarettes in a row, he finally calmed his excited mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, currently only I can use it; I can’t give it to Dad, Mom, or Xu Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does this mean that, in the future, there might be a way for Xu Li and Dad, Mom to also use it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao carefully read the effect of [Immortal Holly] over a dozen times, and he couldn’t help but start to anticipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be a guinea pig myself to test the effect first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao was about to reach to pluck a leaf from the holly tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he glimpsed a fallen leaf on the trunk mat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the principle of not wasting, Jiang Tao picked up the fallen leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This leaf looked lush and still clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao simply wiped the leaf surface with his fingertip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any hesitation, he directly tossed the leaf into his mouth and began to chew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taste of the holly leaf...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Definitely far from delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the leaf was crushed by his teeth, a strong grassy taste spread in his mouth, causing Jiang Tao to frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing, whoever eats will know, one bite and you keep silent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao’s throat moved as he struggled to swallow the crushed leaf and its juice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he felt an elusive sensation of gas emerging within his body, spreading to his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling was warm and quite comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Longevity +1!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your current remaining longevity is 7 years, 7 months, and 7 days!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell? 7 years? That’s all the life I have left?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his limited remaining longevity balance, Jiang Tao was shocked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart started to race violently, adrenaline surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for this holly tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t I pass away prematurely at 38??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was close!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This holly tree arrived just in time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao lit another cigarette to calm his nerves, his wildly beating heart gradually steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This longevity should decrease by a day each day, but if I eat a holly leaf a day, it increases by a day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Subtracting one and adding one should cancel each other out, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, as long as I keep eating holly leaves daily, the longevity balance stays forever at 7 years, 7 months, and 7 days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While smoking, he analyzed simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao felt his analysis was pretty reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to determine if it really worked that way, he would have to wait until tomorrow for observation to draw a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>",927,"2026-05-30T11:56:10.972Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.297Z",1,"novelbin.me","42762123b2c0c8a4688b6fd1f4c775aa8aa6e34aebc6cb177672e6e5bcb15b16","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-393","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-391",544,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdaily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-cover.jpg"]