When the announcements stopped, I brought out a team of [Zhan Long]âs people to look from the distance. Indeed, within a few minutes, a large crowd of people had already gathered in front of the small shop, National Beauty. Quite a few people were aiming for the Ottoman Leg Guards; after all, Emperor Tier equipment were currently considered super high class, especially heavy armors. The stats were exceptionally good, a definite winner among the top heavy armored players.
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I set the settings such that 10% of National Beautyâs profits would be directly transferred to One Second Heroâs account. The most important thing to do as a person is to keep oneâs promises; no matter how great that 10% was, I could not have any selfish thoughts. After all, he had given us coal in a blizzard when we needed it most.
Note: âgave us coal in the blizzardâ is an idiom referring to how they had been given help when they most needed it.
âSomeone has already made an offer for the Ottoman Leg Guardsâ¦â Matcha wryly smiled, â170k Gâ¦â
I nodded, âJust keep waiting, thereâll definitely be someone whoâll give a higher offer. Nowadays, Emperor Tier equipment are high in demandâ¦â¦â
â190k Gâ¦â¦â
â211k Gâ¦â¦â
The price kept rising and suddenly, Matchaâs small mouth widened and she gasped, âBoss⦠this⦠this suddenly became 500k! This is way too ridiculous. I donât know who bought it, but I donât think thereâll be a higher offerâ¦â
The other players couldnât figure out who had offered this price, but since I had the power of a shop owner, I was allowed to see behind the scenes of the auction. I scanned the information; the 500k G was no one but Wang Ze Cheng. That bastard was actually planning on becoming an RMB player to the end!
âIf this keeps up, Cang Cheng will probably have an entire suit of Emperor Tier equipmentâ¦â¦â One Second Hero said as he coldly laughed.
I gripped Emperor Qinâs Sword and smiled, âNo matter, even if he has an entire suit of Emperor Tier equipment, the end result will still be the same. We can cut him down anytime we want without needing to greet himâ¦â¦â
âAlright⦠Guild Master, youâre very formidableâ¦â
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We continued to watch National Beautyâs operation; the Lv 10 red potions were especially popular, and almost every one sold out the second it was made. Given their ability to immediately recover 3000 health, they were too domineering, and especially necessary for Main Tanks to use when fighting BOSSes. The potion was practically equivalent to a high level Healer using a Lv 7 [Heal] 2 times; it was a life saving medicine!
Standing at the marketplace in Ba Huang Cityâs North Gate, I relished the feeling of money flowing in from National Beauty. One Second Hero also wore a big smile and said, âLooks like my investment will be returned within three months, and thatâs a conservative estimate. This National Beauty will bring in at least 20M in profits. Congratulations, Guild Master! Youâve hit the jackpot!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
I smiled and said, âDonât congratulate me!â
âWhy not?â He asked, puzzled.
I contemplated for a moment and said, âI will be transparent about all of National Beautyâs finances. The [God of Commerce Badge] didnât come from just my own efforts, this National Beauty belongs to all of [Zhan Long]. 10% of all of the revenue will go to you, and the rest will go into [Zhan Long]âs treasury. I wonât take a single cent and everyone can watch over me to make sure I donât.â
One Second Hero widened his eyes and said, âBossâ¦â¦ The world is not fair to selfless people. You canât not take a single cent. Even though the [God of Commerce Badge] had been won by everyone, but⦠but in the end, you had fought the most. Without your courage, the [God of Commerce Badge] might have ended up in the hands of Jian Feng Hanâ¦â¦â
I smiled and said, â[Zhan Long] has been a dream of mine and my brothers. The greatest reward for me is to see [Zhan Long] rise up, got it?â
âAlrightâ¦â¦â
One Second Hero laughed out loud and said, âLooks like there are truly different kinds of people in this world. The fact that Xiao Yao Zi Zai was able to rise up so quickly isnât some miracle, but rather an inevitable outcome.â
Matcha proudly stuck out her 34Cs and smiled, âAlthough Boss is very talented, Chen Yong Jie should still stop praising him. Otherwise, heâll get arrogant. And once this guy gets arrogant, then the rest of [Zhan Long] is screwedâ¦â¦â
Cheng Yong Jie rubbed his nose and said, âBeautiful Matcha, I know. In the future, when I join [Zhan Long], you must take extra care for me. Weâre both Knights, but youâre still a bit stronger than meâ¦â¦â
Matchaâs ego inflated as she looked toward me and said, âBoss, did you see that? Thereâs someone who called me very strongâ¦â
I glanced at her, then reached out and patted her shoulder as I smiled and said, âThen everyday you should go to the practice area to train your spearâs stab, and make sure that at least 90% or more of your stabs are critical hits. Then Iâll admit that youâre strong. Otherwise, if even your [Phantom Ray Slash] misses how do you expect me to endure it?â
Matchaâs face flushed a bright red as she said, âAlright, I will!â
At that moment, there was suddenly a beep, and there was another invite ââ
âBeep!â
[System Notification]: Player ãOu Yang Nuo Yanã has requested to be your friend, do you accept?
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âOu Yang Nuo Yan?â I hesitated for a second, then accepted. It was a Lv 51 female Archer.
âBeepâ, there was another message. Ou Yang Nuo Yan had already sent a message saying, âHello, Xiao Yao Zi Zai, I am Ou Yang Nuo Yan. Iâm one of the officials from [Destiny]âs Chinese sector. Itâs like this: tomorrow I will be coming to Hangzhou from Beijing. Please tell me your address, so I can come over⦠to discuss something with youâ¦â¦â
âOfficial?â I was puzzled and said, âBeautiful Ou Yang, whatâs the actual reason youâre looking for me?â
âAbout thatâ¦â¦â Ou Yang Nuo Yanâs face appeared to be a 20 year old beautiful miss. She seemed a bit hesitant as she pursed her lips and said, âItâs hard to explain right now. Either way⦠Tomorrow morning at around 11:30am, I will arrive at Hangzhou. Where are you? Letâs schedule a place to meet. Donât worry, I donât have any ill intentionsâ¦â
I couldnât help but smile, âOf course Iâm not worried. Youâre a little girl, what could you possibly do to me? Alright, Iâm currently in Hangzhouâs Liu Hua University. Letâs schedule a place to meet; how about the Dio Cafe outside of the universityâs east gate?â
âOk, Iâve written it down. Then⦠weâll meet tomorrow? My cell phone number is 139*******, how about yours?â
After I also gave her my cell phone number, she went offline. It looked like she really was an official. She didnât say much else to me, as though she was afraid that she would give away some of some secrets of the game.
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At around 1am., I brought my Flaming Tiger God to Firestone Canyon for a walk. My main goal wasnât to grind levels, but to practice my skills. Seeing as I was the first player to reach Lv 70, bringing up my skills to Lv 8 was an absolute must. The higher the skillâs level was, the more distinct its effects were. This was especially true for skills like [Seven Star Fragment Slash] or [Great Realm of Desolation], which require higher skill levels to increase their attack powers.
At around 2am, Wan Er sent a message saying, âGo to sleep piggy, tomorrow morning we have the Sociology class. If you dare to skip this class, then youâll fail for sure. Remember, 9:00 - 11:00, and you canât be late. Donât forget to pick me and and Dong Cheng up tomorrow morningâ¦â¦â
I replied, âYup, go sleep now. Iâll go back to the city!â
âOkay!â
After the beautiful mistressâs face faded, I also went offline and took a shower. After getting onto the bed, I maintained my Yi Hai to keep my guard up, then gradually went to sleep.
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By the time I awoke, the sun had already risen, and it was 8am sharp. I rolled out of bed and quickly washed up. After that, I ran straight towards the girls dorm and waited for less than 5 minutes before Wan Er and Dong Cheng Yue came down. They both wore the uniform + a short skirt, but Wan Erâs was a rosy red, whereas Dong Cheng Yueâs was a violet blue. The two charmingly stood there, just like a pair of beautiful twins. Moreover, the two girls were as close as sisters, so much that they even made me a little jealous.
âLetâs go! To the dining hall?â I asked.
Wan Er looked at me and smiled as well, âLooks like your mood is pretty good. It looks like with the grand opening of your [National Beauty], business has been going well, right?â
âNot badâ¦â
I glanced at the message on my phone, âYesterday, someone made an offer of 650k G for the pair of leg guardsâ¦â¦â
Wan Er began to giggle and said, âI know, thatâs the Ottoman Leg Guards that were dropped from Jian Feng Han, right?â
âYup⦠even you know about it?â
âOf course. Seems like Wang Ze Cheng was the one to buy it. Such an injustice⦠Jian Feng Han probably even had some suicidal thoughts. To think that the equipment that he dropped was auctioned off at your National Beauty, that hit is just too cruelâ¦â
âYup, his suffering is my pleasure.â
After we ate breakfast, we went to the classroom. As rumored, it was a very strict course. Practically all of the students had attended that day; everyone had gathered in the lecture hall. I followed the two misses and sat in the third row, then silently dipped my head and inwardly prayed that the teacher wouldnât ask a question, especially not to me. Otherwise, I would use my glare to finish him off!
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After a whole morning had passed, it was soon nearing 11 oâclock. I glanced at the time and got a bit apprehensive.
âWhatâs wrong?â Wan Er looked at me.
âI have to go out soon to meet someone.â
âWhat kind of a person?â
âA womanâ¦â
At that moment, Wan Erâs pretty face became serious, âOh? Who?â
I smiled, âI heard she was one of the gameâs officials. Her name is Ou Yang Nuo Yan, and is flying out from Beijing to see me. She said she wanted to talk to me about an extremely important matter. Even I donât know what kind of a person she isâ¦â¦â
Dong Cheng Yue took out her phone and with a âpa pa paâ she looked up the name. Her face was full of shock as she showed me the search results. At that moment, even I was dumbstruckââ
Oh Yang Nuo Yan: 20 years old, [Destiny]âs Chinese Sectorâs Director, One of [Destiny]âs four biggest stockholders, Ou Yang Nuo Fengâs daughter.
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âDamnâ¦â Dong Cheng Yueâs small mouth dropped, â[Destiny]âs Chinese sectorâs CEO is so young. One top of that, sheâs got such an awesome father⦠Why, why is she looking for you? Did she fall for you? Or are you fooling around with herâ¦â
I was speechless, âOriginally I didnât know her either, alright? She just suddenly found me and said she wanted to talk business. It should be something related to the game.â
Wan Er gripped her fist and firmly said, âAlright, Dong Cheng and Iâll walk with you and go meet her laterâ¦â
âOkayâ¦â¦â
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Class ended not long after. I brought the two misses under the jealous glare of a group of male students through the school yard, and went to the second floor of Dio. I found a big table to sit at, and within 5 minutes, a âdi di da daâ sound of footsteps could be heard. All I could see was a beautiful girl wearing a suit and high heels walk over. In her hands, she held a folder of documents, and behind her was a man who was also dressed in a suit.
I stood up, and once she saw me, she walked straight towards me. She reached out her hand to shake mine and smiled, âXiao Yao Zi Zai, hello, I am Ou Yang Nuo Yanâ¦â¦â
âHelloâ¦â¦â¦â
Ou Yang Nuo Yan looked beside me and couldnât help but be surprised, âOh, These two are⦠I know! They are Fan Shu Cityâs Cang Tong and Cang Yue, right? You guys are extremely famous characters on [Destiny]. To think that you guys are together with Xiao Yao Zi Zaiâ¦â
Wan Er blushed and said, âWhat do you mean by togetherâ¦â
Dong Cheng Yue also blushed and said, âYup, we are together indeedâ¦â
I awkwardly coughed and asked, âBeautiful Ou Yang, for what do I owe this visit?â
Ou Yang Yan smoothly took a document out of her folder and lightly smiled. She concisely said, âXiao Yao Zi Zai, not long ago you created an Emperor Qinâs Sword that has the [Kill for Blood] skill. After careful examination, we discovered that a bug appeared on [Destiny]âs system, as we didnât create any restrictions for the [Kill for Blood]. A total of 5147 players have complained about your Emperor Qinâs Sword, and have requested that we take away this sword. Of those complaints, a few came from Jian Feng Han, Simple, Flying Dragon and other famous people in Ba Huang Cityâ¦â
âTake away Emperor Qinâs Sword?â
I slammed my hand against the table and coldly said, âThatâs not possibleâ¦â¦â