Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Brent Revolving Restaurant, Private Room 10000.
“Young Master.” Ling Xiaoyi knocked on Hong Dali’s room door and said softly, “There is an Honorary Aristocrat outside who wants to discuss some business with you.”
Hong Dali replied impatiently, “I have already laid down. You can just accept whatever they have to offer, just don’t get taken advantage of…”
“Okay… okay.” Ling Xiaoyi did not know whether to laugh or to cry. “I will go now.”
Once she exited the room, Ling Xiaoyi walked to a coffee table nearby and sat down on a chair. Seated opposite her was a silver-level Honorary Aristocrat. Once he saw that Ling Xiaoyi had returned, he immediately got excited and asked, “What did Mr. Dali say?”
“Young Master said that I can decide.” Ling Xiaoyi kept her smile polite and said slowly, “Let’s talk.”
She started talking about the price. “Sir, your land in area 57 is not very good, the location is very remote. Although it covers a very wide area, it’s not suitable for development. You have asked for 65 million. However, I don’t think that it is worth that much. After all, it’s barren mountainous land, which would make building costs higher. There aren’t any big shopping malls around, so we are offering 36 million. If you think this price is okay, then we will take it. Of course, the premise is that we will pay you in installments.”
“Thirty-six million!” The silver-level Honorary Aristocrat exclaimed immediately in surprise. “Miss Xiaoyi, you drive a hard bargain!”
“No choice.” Ling Xiaoyi shrugged. “After all, the amount is simply too big. I have to keep it down as much as possible. If the price is too high, I will not be able to account for it to the Young Master.”
This silver-level Honorary Aristocrat’s name was Galleon. He could be considered a business prodigy. The piece of land that he was trying to sell that day had always been a thorn in his flesh—he had bought it for 35 million with plans to develop it. After all, the future of the property market on the Galaxy super planets was still pretty good. However, after he bought it and prepared to develop it, he found out that the piece of land was completely unsuited for developing. The ground was mainly a mix of rocks and sand. The hard places were super hard and the loose places were made up of loose sediment. It was impossible to build anything high. He could insist on developing it, but the costs would be six times as much—what would he earn then? His net profit ratio margin would be pulled down!
That was why Galleon was anxious to get rid of this piece of land. The advancement assessment was impending, and this piece of land had not made him any money despite his 35 million dollar investment. This would lower his score.
“Okay!” Galleon gritted his teeth. “Thirty-six million it will be then! Installments are fine too!” If the opportunity passed, there would not be another. If this prodigal refused to buy his land, it would be impossible for him to find another buyer within the next one and a half months. Even if he did, the price would not be much better. He might as well sell it as soon as possible and get peace of mind.
“Okay.” Ling Xiaoyi smiled and said, “Let’s sign the contract.”
Soon, the contract was signed. Ling Xiaoyi maintained a polite smile. “Farewell, Sir.”
Then, she called out, “Next.”
…
Early the next morning, Hong Dali woke up lazily.
“Ah, I had a good sleep last night. Hahaha, sleeping is always the best!” He got out of bed, washed up and got dressed. Then, Hong Dali rubbed his chin. “Speaking of which, something important seemed to have happened last night. How come I can’t seem to remember what it is?”
He thought about it for a long time, then his eyes suddenly lit up. He slapped his leg. “I remember now! I think there were quite a lot of people looking to do business with me!”
He pulled up the System menu and drooled as he saw the numbers on it. “Whahaha! Squandered Amount: 34.65 million. I completed the mission, I completed the mission! Hahaha. Xiaoyi is indeed reliable. This is great!”
Since he had squandered so much, he should have a lot of attribute points for exchange! Hong Dali quickly looked at the numbers below—
Current attribute points: 110 points!
Eh? How come there were only 110 points? Hong Dali was perplexed, but he soon understood—Main Mission Two required him to squander ten million. That meant that he would get one hundred attribute points. If the task complete bonus was added to that, it would be a total of one hundred and ten points. In the end, he squandered a total of 34.65 million. The extra would not be counted…
Damn, he felt cheated! The System had become smarter after upgrading, damn!
Hong Dali was feeling depressed when the System’s voice said, “Main Mission Two: Squander ten million Galaxy Dollars in six months. Mission completed. Mission Reward: Ten attribute points.”
All right, since the task was completed, he would see what new function it unlocked.
System—
“The Great Prodigal System skill upgrade unlocked. Current Skills can be upgraded: “Machine breakdown, assembly, and transformation, Gem processing, embedding, and magic enhancement.”
These two crucial skills could finally be upgraded!
Hong Dali was ecstatic. “Whahaha! They can finally be upgraded! The attributes now are simply too low. They do not match my current status at all!”
He quickly checked the conditions necessary for upgrading.
Machine breakdown, assembly, and transformation: “Use one hundred attribute points to unlock skill upgrade. Skill upgrade: One additional gem socket can be added for five million Galaxy Dollars to assembled perfect grade machines. Socket can be embedded with energy gems. After embedding, the attributes of the energy gems will be reduced to 80%. Stackable. Additional explanation: Funds spent on this will not be taken into the total squandered value. Next level: more sockets can be added and the percentage reduction of gem attributes will be reduced.”
Gem processing, embedding, and magic enhancement: “Use one hundred attribute points to unlock skill upgrade. Skill upgrade: Host can use one million Galaxy Dollars to combine two attribute gems. After combination, the original attributes of the gems will be reduced by two points. Combined gems will have double attributes. Additional explanation: Funds spent on this will not be taken into the total squandered value. Next level: Ability to combine gems into triple attribute gems and point reduction from original value reduced.”
Double attribute gems! Those were powerful!
Hong Dali’s eyes were positively gleaming. “God! Five million for one gem socket, I can put those on Granzon, hahaha! The gem processing skill is also very powerful. I can make combined attribute gems with just one million! Although the attribute points get reduced by a little, that also means my lackeys can embed an additional twenty gems! Hahaha!”
What was a tycoon?
A prosperous man would have a full set of top-grade gems. A rich man would have a full set of double attribute gems! And only a tycoon would have more than ten people who had full sets of double attribute gems!
When he got to the next level and could make triple attribute gems, he would be a godly tycoon!
The System continued—
“Main Mission Three: Squander fifty million Galaxy Dollars in one year. Mission Rewards: Fifty attribute points, one small special meteorite. Failure Penalty: Fifty points to be deducted from the Host’s base attributes. Points will be deducted at random from Strength, Agility, Health, Reflexes, Sexual Capability, and Outer Appearance.”
Damn! He did not have many of those attributes in the first place, and half of one of those attributes would get deducted if he failed! No matter which one got deducted, it would be depressing!
However, there was no choice. Missions had always been this way. If there was a reward, there should be a penalty too. It was normal.
The important thing now was, how should he use the 110 points now? What should he change?
“Hmm…” Hong Dali rubbed his chin and thought about it. “These are the only two skills that are usable. It costs 100 points for each, and I only have enough for one now. Based on this… I have no use for Granzon at the moment. Double attribute gems, on the other hand, seem to be quite good. I should get a full set of combined gems for the lackeys. Let me calculate. One million for one double attribute gem, twenty gems per person will cost twenty million. Right now, if we count the lackeys as well as my friends, that’s a total of… Damn, twenty over people. Two hundred million for ten people, that will mean four hundred million for forty people! That’s going to kill me!”
Damn, it looked like a very tough choice—he would just change one first!
“Upgrade Gem processing, embedding, and magic enhancement!” Hong Dali instructed decisively. “I’ll upgrade this!”
“Ding—” the System sounded and shortly replied: “The Host has chosen to upgrade Gem processing, embedding, and magic enhancement. Upgrading in progress, please wait…”
Soon, the System continued: “Gem processing, embedding, and magic enhancement upgraded. Host, please familiarize yourself with the interface.
Immediately, an option to combine gems appeared on the System’s menu. When he chose it, something that looked like an altar appeared in the air in front of Hong Dali. There were a total of three grooves in it. Under two of them were the small words: “Original attribute gems.” On top of the third were the words: “Combined attribute gem.”
Hong Dali took a piece of armor out from his space watch. He pried the two gems that were on it out and put them onto the altar. One was a Strength +11 gem and the other was an Agility +12 gem.
“Combine!” Hong Dali commanded and a flash of light was immediately seen. “Crackle”, a brand new red and green attribute gem fell directly into his hand—then a “ding” was heard. The System said: “One million Galaxy Dollars deducted from the Host’s current funds.”
Hong Dali: “…”
Damn, there was really no discount on the price!
As he held the gem in his hands, Hong Dali looked at it carefully. Because he had the System in him, it was very convenient for him to see the attributes of the gem. A row of letters immediately appeared on the gem: Strength +10, Agility +11.
Wahaha, although it was a skill that wasted a lot of money, the attributes were really good!
