Almost 3 weeks have passed by in a flash with Jun Soryu locked inside his home with all those herbs; his fridge, which was supposed to be filled with fruits or eggs, was instead full of frozen herbal essences.
And the whole house was an ugly mess from the leftovers of medical herbs and packaging all over the place; the newly bought house was all down the drain.
Not to mention, even the owner, Jun Soryu, was lying flat in the middle of all the instant noodle cups and chopsticks with no light visible in his eyes.
[Quest: Establish a legitimate source of monthly income, earning at least 50,000 credits through legal business means.
Reward: Eyes of Profound Fortune (玄运之瞳)
Time Limit: 6 Days]
"... I will sue you for forced child labour, you ugly panel," Jun Soryu mumbled with a sigh before grabbing a can of energy drink as he stood up.
"Whatever, though..." he mumbled and looked over the message on his phone screen.
(Dear Mr Jun,
The East Cloud Commercial Plaza, Shop No. 27B, has been officially rented under your name as of today.
Lease Duration: 7 days (Renewable)
Monthly Rent: 350 Spirit Credits
Deposit: Confirmed
Liu Yuxin
Senior Agent | Eastern Crown Estates
Contact: +xx-xxxx-xxxx)
"Well nice~ nice~" Jun Soryu mumbled, and while stretching his muscles, stood back up, and with a refreshed smile remarked, "Let's get to business then."
...
About an hour later.
At East Cloud Commercial Plaza, Shop No. 27B.
A crowd consisting mainly of women was seen standing outside whilst observing the huge banner and exquisite aesthetics of the shop and its products placed inside through the glass wall.
"Hey? Is that a new brand?"
"They have rented out such an expensive place; it should be..."
"Wow, look at the seller too!"
"Shall we just check it out?"
The curiosity was a truthful dagger; they couldn't contain it, and some of them walked inside, where a man in a white formal shirt with blue pants awaited them with a smile on his face.
"Greetings, sweet ladies. Perhaps you are interested in a new product of 'Yuyan Cosmetics (玉颜化妆品)'?" Jun Soryu questioned.
"Cosmetics?" a lady questioned, "Do you even sell skincare products?"
"Why? Of course." Jun Soryu immediately replied while his eyes quietly observed the wrinkles and cracking skin over that lady's face due to her rough lifestyle and old age.
'But of course, to sell beauty, rule number one is you shouldn't point out why the customer needs it' Jun Soryu chuckled and immediately grabbed a tube filled with greenish paste and arrived in front of her.
"You don't really seem to need it much but caution never hurts." he remarked and with a smile praised gleefully, "Madam is so insightful~"
"Ah! Please~ I'm not that much" the lady was instantly brimming red mumbling to herself. Jun Soryu just smiled and placing his product ahead, he explained, "This is our skincare product, to put in words it moisturises the skin, cools off the face and removes the dead cells from inside, it's natural herbal essences creates baby like skin for you not to mention the sweat excreted never stays over your skin"
As Jun Soryu was explaining the last took a bit of sample out of the tube, applying it over back of her wrist, instantly she could see the pleasant changes.
"Oh my?!"
"Your skin is glowing!"
"Really, it's like jade, like those celebrities!"
"Can I also try?!"
The ladies around gasped, visibly surprised. Jun Soryu smirked at his successful marketing, "Please, everyone is free to take samples here."
"Thank you!"
All the ladies were filled with blooming smiles and immediately started to test out various different products around the store.
And the results were as Jun Soryu expected; just their surprised reactions and visible gasps visible through the glass wall of the store made the crowd outside gather inside the store to inspect the products.
'Hmm, the crowd is growing...' Jun Soryu chuckled, "If I knew it would be this good from the first hour, I would have hired even more assistants for the shop too..." he mumbled, and his eyes moved over towards three employees standing in the shop.
They understood the signal and took over the role of assisting the customer gathered inside.
"You seem interested in skin-brightening products; hahaha, be assured it's made of natural herbs."
"Oh my, you have such a cute child! Maybe you should consider buying this product, which can help boost kids natural immunity."
"Sir, your hairs are so handsome, but I think it will look even cooler with a wig—I mean, the silk and hair density enhancer we have here."
Professionals knew their way according to the customers, and not long after, Jun Soryu's shop turned bright with joyous gasps of customers inside.
And not one customer left the store without a bag of products in their hands.
"50 credits is a bit expensive, but I think it's worth it!"
"Sister you shouldn't trust people too much, for your sake I will test out 300 credit worth products first and tell you about it!"
"Hey wifey~, prepare a reward for your hubby tonight!"
"Hehehe! I look like I have aged back to 16 years old! Oh, wait! I'm 16!!"!
All Jun Soryu did next was watch money fly in his shop with his business smile slowly extending to a grin from corner to corner.
And with that, the first day's income, aside from the cost of raw materials he had to pay for and putting aside the salaries and rent of this place, the pure profit that Jun Soryu obtained on Day 1—24,850 credits.
[Quest: Establish a legitimate source of monthly income, earning at least 50,000 credits through legal business means.
Reward: Eyes of Profound Fortune (玄运之瞳)
Time Limit: 6 Days]
If one could see the shaking pixels on the system screen, it seemed as if the system was on the verge of breaking down right there.
"You are cooked, you bitch," Jun Soryu remarked with a cold-blooded grin.
[...]
With that, the business continued to blossom; the ladies, with their loud mouths and innate habit of gossip, spread the news far and wide to all their neighbours and friends.
From then, the upcoming days resulted in just even greater crowds gathering inside the shops and more profit rolling into Jun Soryu's pockets.
Day 2 Profit— 32,350 Credits
Day 3 Profit—49,630 Credits
Day 4 Profit— 61,988 Credits
Day 5 Profit— 76,810 Credits
Day 6 Profit— 94,990 Credits
"Take my money." Jun Soryu remarked while distributing the profits to his 3 employees, who rubbed their asses day and night for 6 days straight; of course, the envelope was thick enough to show their eagerness to rip apart the envelope itself.
"Thank you boss!"
"You are so kind!"
"I can finally pay my 6-month mortgage with this... sniff! I won't be a homeless bum!!!"
"Hahahahaha!" Jun Soryu smiled, laughing like a fool with a big smile that was just not willing to leave his face just yet.
And finally, the last day for 7 days was long; first sales ended, with the last day's profit crossing all records at once.
138,200 Credits.
7 Days Sales, Total Profit after deducting salaries and bonuses of the employees.
438,000 Credits.
Surpassing the system's quest conditions by almost a hundred times.
[Quest: Establish a legitimate source of monthly income, earning at least 50,000 credits through legal business means.
Reward: Eyes of Profound Fortune (玄运之瞳)
Time Limit: 6 Days]
[Cleared!]
[It's been observed that the host has far surpassed quest conditions!]
[Reward—Mystic Ability 'Eyes of Profound Fortune (玄运之瞳)' has been upgraded to Forbidden Ability 'Heaven-Severing Gaze (断天之瞳)' to match achievement.]
In an instant it felt like a needle was poking behind Jun Soryu's pupils giving a painful sensation, it was so severe that for a moment Jun Soryu lost its footing and fell on the ground.
"Kugh!" Jun Soryu gritted his teeth and endured the pain as a burning sensation spread across his whole body, originating from his pupils and brain, and for 12 breaths, it felt like Jun Soryu's body would simply melt down from the overwhelming pain of this stimulation.
"Tch!" Jun Soryu clicked his tongue as finally he lifted his head, releasing a heavy sigh, but he was once again stunned to realise his whole perspective of the world had changed right that instant.
His gaze could see through the countless walls, and even through the bodies of the people; focusing just a little, he could even see through the people's bodies themselves.
With low cultivation, there were many factors he couldn't see originally, but now it felt as if a god was staring at his chessboard from the top.
"What an absurd ability..." Jun Soryu mumbled, but his seeing through objects or others cultivation and capabilities wasn't all to this ability. The true strength of this ability remained over the countless threads of various colours bound to these people and interconnecting one another like a giant net of heavenly spider's webs.
"Are those the threads of fate?" Jun Soryu mumbled, stunned and amazed; out of curiosity, he lifted his hand towards one of the threads in front of him but didn't dare touch it. Snapping out of curiosity, his eyes immediately rushed over the woman bound to the red fate thread.
"What happens, Mom?!" her child questioned as he observed his mother's face, full of sweat dripping over her pale face.
"N-nothing..." she mumbled while trying to suppress instinctive fear on her face, "I... I just felt something ominous"
'Sharp!' Jun Soryu remarked and instantly dismissed his ability, reverting his perspective back to normal, 'I should be cautious with my curiosity...'