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The System's Gold Standard

Lee Minho, a bright but impoverished college student, stumbles upon a mysterious system. The system offers him unlimited wealth by drawing, but with a peculiar condition: he must constantly flaunt his newfound riches. Initially hesitant, Minho accepts the offer out of desperation, hoping to secure a better future for himself. As Minho's life transforms into a whirlwind of luxury, he grapples with the moral implications of his newfound wealth. He must navigate the challenges of maintaining his lavish lifestyle while trying to remain grounded and true to himself. Along the way, he encounters both envy and admiration, forming complex relationships with his peers and family. The system's demands push Minho to the brink, forcing him to question the true meaning of happiness and success. As he becomes increasingly entangled in the system's web, Minho must decide whether the pursuit of wealth is worth sacrificing his integrity and the relationships he holds dear.

BiosVonAsgard · Fantasi
Peringkat tidak cukup
39 Chs

Chapter 31: Brotherly Talk (3)

The study room in this villa is very large. There's more than a dozen bookshelves filled with all kinds of books.

Seeing so many books, Lee Minho opened his mouth wide.

Those books are well placed according to it's type. On the bookshelves, the types of books on each shelf are carefully marked.

"With this too many books.... when will I finish reading it?" Lee Minho muttered.

Lee Minho found his determination for a moment. Saying to himself that these book is nothing at all.

Lee Minho walked over immediately, took out one of the books he needed to study, and started reading it.

Since his childhood, Lee Minho has a good memory. His academic performance in school is also good.

He hoped to be admitted to a prestigious university abroad before but the accidental loss of his adoptive parents in a plane crash dealt a heavy blow to him.

It happened that the college entrance examination was approaching at that time.

He took the college entrance examination while dealing with the affairs of his adoptive parents.

In the end he ended up in Kyoto University the recently promoted top universities in the nation.

After opening the book, he saw that the content of the book was directly divided into dozens of parts.

Those parts are the books contents which he needs to learn.

The book in Lee Minho's hand is a book about finance.

Lee Minho studied engineering at university, so he had nothing to do with finance.

Fortunately, the content of this book is easy to learn.

Even so, after reading for minutes. Lee Minho looked at it carefully, he could barely understand it.

Lee Minho originally thought that as long as he understood it, but he didn't expect that understanding and mastering it were two different things.

Mastering requires a deep understanding.

He thought that he could read at least a dozen books in an hour. In the end he couldn't do that.

In an hour, he only read the content of the first class of the five books, but the content he really mastered was only the content of the three books.

For the first time, Lee Minho felt that there was so little study time. Learning is so urgent.

{Congratulations to the host for mastering the three courses.}

After a while the system reminded Lee Minho about his rebate card.

{Attention, there are still 57 hours, 18 minutes and 32 seconds left in the countdown to the use of the rebate card.}

Looking at the little time left, Lee Minho began to think about the use of the rebate card.

This rebate card is not online.

The more money you spend, the more cash back you get.

At this time, Lee Minho only had 500 left. And the credit card in his hand has a limit of only 25,000.

Today he used up credit card limit of almost 5,000 for the seafood and now there are only 20,000 left.

With a quota of 20,000, even if you win 100 times the rebate. the rebate will only be 2 million.

The rebate card can multiply the amount he spent and will be cashed out returning back the money to him but the multiplier is random.

If he really successfully win the 100 times, his 20,000 will turn to 2 million but will be not enough.

Lee Minho now needs more than that. He now owns a car and villa. Maintenance alone was expensive his villa also requires him to pay annually for the property fee services.

Moreover since yesterday, all of his belongings would have been confiscated by the system if he did not complete the task.

He almost slept on the street.

Lee Minho couldn't wait to have a house of his own in Kyoto, a house that would not be taken back by the system.

After that, Lee Minho walked out of the study and returned to his bedroom. He opened the closet and took out a blue iron box from a dark compartment in the closet.

There is a photo in the iron box. In the photo were Lee Minho and his adoptive parents. In addition to the photo, there is also a debit card.

Lee Minho's hand gently caressed the bumpy numbers on the card. His eyes were a little sad.

There are 3 million in this card. It is the compensation for the plane crash of his adoptive parents.

In the past four years, no matter how difficult it was, Lee Minho never used that money.

But now, because of the existence of the rebate card, he has the idea of using the money.

However, once the 3 million is spent, there will be a feeling of sadness as if there will be no connection with the adoptive parents in the future.

This money reminded him about his adoptive parents.

Lee Minho touched the debit card in his hand silently for a while, finally pursed his lips, and put the debit card back.

When Lee Minho went downstairs, he saw three people sitting on the sofa, cursing while playing games.

"Up!, up!, up!, what are you doing standing there stupidly?"

"Support!, support!, come and support me!."

"I was stopped by two people opposite,

so I couldn't get through."

Despite their outward charm, many people can become quite competitive and easily frustrated when playing games.

While it's natural to feel upset or angry, cursing excessively can be considered inappropriate and disrespectful.

Although the three of Kim Jaehwan also swear, they are generally aimed at the game not at people.

"It's over, I'm almost out of HP!. Come quickly. Damn, I'm dead. This pit is forcing teammates, forget about technical skills, and run around to attract monsters."

Kim Jaehwan threw his mobile phone on the sofa and was furious.

But when he saw Lee Minho, Kim Jaehwan anger immediately dissipated.

"Busy working?"

"Well, I'm done." Lee Minho smiled and sat on the sofa next to Kim Jaehwan.

Soon, Kang Dongwon and Park Bogum were also defeated. They also lost to the game.

"Forget it, stop playing, and my level has dropped again. It's annoying to continue." Kang Dongwon quit the game directly.

Immediately afterwards, Kang Dongwon said to Lee Minho. "Minho, I will leave later."

Lee Minho was taken aback, and asked. "Why not wait until dinner? I'm ready to buy vegetables."

"No, Hyejin called just now and said that her parents want to invite me to dinner tonight. I need to go."

"Yo, meeting the parents already?" Lee Minho joked.

"It's thanks to you, Young Master Lee. Hyejin's cousin Choi Jaywon called Hyejin's parents last night and said a lot of good things about me. So when Hyejin's parents came back from other places this morning, they wanted to see me."

Kang Dongwon knew in his heart that Hyejin's cousin Choi Jaywon looked down on him, but it was because of Lee Minho that he spoke well to Hyejin's parents.

Kang Dongwon patted Lee Minho's shoulder and said gratefully. "Thank you brother."

"Thank me for what?, it's true that you behave well that night."

Lee Minho felt that it seems about to get them married.

After Kang Dongwon left, Park Bogum also left not long after.

Park Bogum needed to go back because of the publishing house had some urgent matters.

Now that Lee Minho and Kim Jaehwan was left. Only the two of them will have dinner tonight.

Unexpectedly, when it was almost time for dinner, Kim Jaehwan also received a call.

There was a problem with a trade order he had with him and left in a hurry.

Lee Minho was ready to cook, but all three of them left. He was the only one left, and suddenly lost interest in cooking.

Eating alone in an empty big villa felt too lonely, so Lee Minho decided to go out and eat.