“Is it really okay to leave Uncle Musen in the church?”
Xia Yi blinked, his face full of confusion.
Liyana tossed Musen into the church and left with Xia Yi.
“Oh, it’s fine. He’ll fly back by himself tonight,” Liyana said, waving dismissively.
“But he’s just a book,” Xia Yi said, tilting his head, clearly unable to understand.
“Don’t underestimate your Uncle Musen. He’s very powerful.” Liyana ruffled Xia Yi’s hair. “All right, what do you want to eat? Aunt Liyana is treating you today!”
A tempting aroma drifted toward them, a mixture of the charred fragrance of roasted meat, the rich sweetness of syrup, and the scent of some unfamiliar spice. Before they knew it, they had arrived at a bustling street lined with food stalls.
Various stalls filled both sides of the street. Colorful awnings fluttered gently in the breeze, while vendors’ cries, diners’ laughter and conversation, and the sizzling of food on iron griddles all blended into one lively symphony of everyday life.
“You’re treating us, Liyana? That’s wonderful!” Mo Lini’s eyes immediately lit up. Then she called over her shoulder, “Luo Lun, Liyana said she’s treating us!”
“Hey, hey, hey…” Liyana helplessly pursed her lips and deliberately put on a stern expression. “Since when did I become your aunt? Never mind, it won’t cost that much anyway…”
Xia Yi was holding Little Lan. He stopped in front of a colorful candy stall, captivated by it.
Naturally, Little Lan would not take human form in the city. That would attract far too much attention.
“Big Sister Little Lan, look! This one looks just like you.”
“Boing-boing—”
Little Lan lightly bounced twice in response. Naturally, she would not speak in public, either.
Xia Yi pointed excitedly at the crystal-clear candies on the stall. They had been skillfully molded into various slime shapes—round, adorable, and extremely eye-catching.
In reality, they were all just transparent candies with the same flavor, wrapped in different colored candy papers.
The candy seller was a kindly old woman with graying hair and a gentle face. When she saw Xia Yi stop in front of her stall, she smiled warmly.
“Would you like one, little boy? Grandma will give you one.”
“I have money, Grandma.” Xia Yi shook his head, then took a gold coin from his clothes. “I want to buy that blue candy—the one that looks like Big Sister Little Lan.”
“Th-this…” A troubled look immediately appeared in the old woman’s eyes. She rubbed her rough fingers together, looking embarrassed. There was no way she could make change for a gold coin.
Liyana hurried over and picked Xia Yi up from in front of the stall, taking the gold coin from his hand as she did so.
“Ma’am, we’ll take all of these candies! Consider it an early closing gift.” Liyana stuffed the gold coin into the old woman’s hand, then swept all the candies on the stall into her arms. “No need to give me change.”
“Th-this is too much… Thank you so much, miss…” The old woman held the heavy gold coin, accepting it with both gratitude and unease.
Liyana hurried away with Xia Yi in her arms.
“Aunt Liyana… Did I do something wrong?” Xia Yi blinked anxiously. He could also sense that something was off about the atmosphere. “Mother taught me how to buy things. I should have done it correctly, shouldn’t I? I was supposed to wait for the old lady to give me my change…”
“That’s not how you buy things,” Liyana sighed. “Those are cheap candies. You can buy one with a copper coin… Gold coins are extremely valuable, and that old woman had no way to make change for one. You only embarrassed her.”
She paused, trying to explain it in simpler terms.
“One gold coin can be exchanged for a hundred silver coins, and one silver coin can be exchanged for a hundred copper coins. Just think about it—how many candy stalls could you buy with that one gold coin? That old woman might not even earn a few silver coins in an entire day. How could she possibly have enough small change to give you? When you handed her the coin without thinking, she couldn’t make change, and that made her feel awful and embarrassed.”
“Oh, I see…” Xia Yi seemed to understand. “Are gold coins really that valuable? I remember Father taking us into a dungeon before, and we got lots of gold coins…”
With parents like Xia Lun and Aina, this child’s concept of money had been warped from an early age. This was the first time he had ever bought something by himself.
It really couldn’t be blamed on Xia Yi. Spending time with Xia Lun and the others was enough to give anyone’s worldview a serious shake.
Still, he was young. There was plenty of time to teach him.
Liyana patiently explained the concept of gold coins to Xia Yi, along with the importance of using an appropriate denomination based on the value of whatever one was buying.
“But I think slime candies are really pretty, so they should be expensive,” Xia Yi said, tilting his head. “I was worried that one gold coin wouldn’t be enough.”
“That’s only because you’re still a child. You’re the only one who thinks that way.” Liyana unwrapped a candy and put it into Xia Yi’s mouth, then tried one herself. The flavor was actually rather ordinary, with the cheap taste of artificial sweetener. “A thing’s value can’t be decided by just one person.”
That might have been a little too profound. Did Xia Yi even understand her? Liyana wondered silently.
“I think I understand, Aunt Liyana!” Xia Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up. He clenched his fists with determination. “Give me another chance! I think I’ve learned how to buy things!”
“Oh! Now that’s the spirit! You can do it!” Liyana gave him a thumbs-up as well.
As expected of Xia Lun and Aina’s child—he really was clever!
Then she watched as Xia Yi scampered over to a stall wreathed in smoke and fire. He held out a slightly worn copper coin.
“Hello, sir. I’d like one serving of supreme monster barbecue…”
The barbecue vendor stopped flipping the meat. He looked down at the single, lonely copper coin, then at Xia Yi’s innocent, expectant face. His thick eyebrows slowly drew together.
Liyana: …
The boy hadn’t understood a single thing she had said!
Before the barbecue vendor could get angry, Liyana hurried forward and paid for the food.
“Did I get it wrong again?” Xia Yi sighed, looking rather dejected.
“It’s fine. You’re still young. You can take your time learning.” Liyana comforted him and patted his head.
“Buying things is so difficult.” Xia Yi furrowed his brows slightly. “It’s impossible to guess the prices of everything…”
Liyana suddenly realized that something was wrong.
“If you don’t know the price, why don’t you ask the shopkeeper?”
Xia Yi abruptly looked up, his eyes wide with realization.
“Oh, right! There’s even that trick!”
Liyana: …
That absentmindedness felt strangely familiar.
This boy really was Xia Lun’s son.
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
