Qiao Chen held onto her hand as she smiled. She then pretended that it didn't matter and said softly, "Jingwei, don't be like that. I'm happy that her results were great. Come on, let's go back."
Zhao Jingwei asked, "You're no longer getting the pen?"
Qiao Chen looked at the students from Class A crowding up the convenience store with a hint of contempt. She then said, "It's alright, I'll use yours for now."
"Alright, then."
…
At the classroom.
Qiao Nian was leaning on her chair with a cold look in her eyes. She opened a hidden software on her cell phone—just a simple red square with an "S" on it that wasn't obvious.
However, everyone knew what the "S" meant. It was the Red Alliance. An alliance filled with hackers, sellers, and miners.
The Red Alliance was involved in every business. However, it accepted jobs dependent on their mood.
As they worked for both sides of the law, everyone knew about the Red Alliance.
Qiao Nian opened the software and a pop-up chat came up.
She entered her password.
A notification appeared: [Sun is online.]
The group went silent for a while before everyone spoke.
[Play with me Miss Concubine: Damn, my eyes are going bad, right? Boss is online?]
[Slim Waist Control: It's such a rare occasion.]
[Guan Yan: We must have been hacked. Go check it out, Slim Waist.]
[Slim Waist Control: …]
[Slim Waist Control: How many times must I say, I'm "Slim Waist Control." Not Slim Waist!]
[Guan Yan: Whatever, just check if the software is hacked. Boss's account is definitely hacked.]
[Slim Waist Control: Screw you!]
Qiao Nian smiled as she read their argument. She then typed something.
[sun: It's me.]
[Play with me Miss Concubine: Boss, is that really you? Hell must have frozen over. Why are you online?]
[sun: Help me look for this.]
Qiao Nian then uploaded a photo.
[Slim Waist Control: Is this a restricted item? It would be hard as all the countries are very careful about it. Why are you looking for this?]
Qiao Nian looked down at her phone.
She typed quickly.
[sun: I need it. Help me check where I can find it locally. I don't care about the price, I need it as soon as possible.]
[Slim Waist Control: Alright, I'm on it. It's not about the money, this is really hard to get. I'll ask around and get back to you.]
[sun: Ok.]
After Qiao Nian replied, she didn't join the conversation and closed the software.
Then, something weird happened. The red software disappeared from her homepage when she exited it. It was as though it never existed.
When she kept her phone back into her bag, Shen Qingqing came back with the ice-cream.
Qiao Nian took out a piece of gum and chewed on it slowly.
She leaned against her chair as she thought about what happened yesterday. She looked like a gangster as she did so.
Uncle Chen's spine problem could not be delayed any longer. She remembered that the person on the eighth floor yesterday was also having trouble walking with his left leg. She would be helping him too when she got the items. If it was effective for him, she would try to heal both of them together.
At the same time.
Ye Wangchuan returned to the hospital with Ye Qichen with breakfast. However, when they entered the room, Qiao Nian and her items were missing. She even folded the quilt neatly before she left.



Qiao Nian lived in the Qiao family’s house for 18 years before her biological parents found her. Suddenly, all the wealthy families in the city knew that the Qiao family had a fake daughter!
A true daughter of an affluent family would be talented, gentle, and kind.
A fake daughter would not be able to pick up any skills and accomplish nothing.
Everyone wanted to see how miserable she would become when she went back to her ravine after being kicked out of a rich family!
Qiao Nian also thought that her biological parents were poor teachers from Luohe County. 
Who knew that her brother drove a Phaeton that was worth three hundred thousand yuan!
Her biological father was also a professor who taught at Tsinghua University!
The big boss of the family of scums became a bootlicker and bowed in front of her grandpa…
Qiao Nian was dumbfounded.
Erm… this wasn’t the same as saying yes!
After being freed from the family of scums, Qiao Nian was able to be herself.
She was the top student in the college entrance examination, a live broadcast star and the heir of an invaluable cultural heritage… Her identities were revealed and when she started to appear on the hot searches in the city, the family of scums turned green.
The anti-fans mocked: What’s the point of trying to fake an image? Aren’t you just sticking to my brother everyday?
Qiao Nian responded: I’m sorry but I already have a match.
Top Brother: @Qiao Nian. Let me introduce her to everyone. This is my sister.
Wealthy Grandpa: My dear granddaughter, why are you working so hard? If you want a bicycle, grandpa will buy it for you!
The rich and powerful in Beijing spread a rumor that Master Wang was hiding a wife in his luxurious house. No matter how much people tried to persuade him, he never took her out to meet anyone. If he were asked, he would say the same sentence. “My wife is from the countryside and she is shy.”
That was until one day when someone saw the noble and cold Master Wang holding a girl’s slender waist while hiding in a corner of a wall and muttering with red eyes. “Baby, when will you give me a title?” 
[Fake daughter who is from a truly wealthy family] + [Two big bosses]

In the end, they decided on the café location and Bubblegum had joined the party. Izuku sent the address in the chat and Grimlin would tell them when he had gotten it without the sellers being able to trace it back to himself.
Izuku ordered two items for his cover up the next morning and they arrived three days later. He put in a two week notice at the library and began to go to school again after his little "break". Can't become too suspicious. It got just the slightest bit better when Kacchan stopped bullying him as much. The other kids still did some but not as extreme.
Izuku and Inko stopped talking. He'd either ignore her when she called out to him or glare at her till she gave up. A part of him longed for a better relationship with his mother but it wouldn't be happening any time soon.
After he stopped work, Izuku dedicated all of his time to cleaning up Dagobah Municipal Park Beach, which was covered in trash, as a form of muscle training. Izuku knew better than to believe that he could fight pro heros and villains as he was now. The others thought so too and also agreed to training where they were.
A month into strength training, "Trying But Not Really" got a message.
-Trying But Not Really-
Grimlin:
I got it.
<Deku has come online>
<LittleLife has come online>
<Bubblegum has come online>
Deku:
phew! for a second there I thought you ditched and reported us!
Grimlin:
I'm wounded that you would think so lowly of me.
Deku:
Sorry ;(
Grimlin:
Besides the point, I got the café. It is only an hour from my location.
I also put in my two weeks notice at work.
LittleLife:
YAY! \(^-^)/
What's next chief?
Deku:
C-chief!?
Grimlin:
Oh, I like that.
Deku, what would you like to be labeled, Leader or Chief?
Deku:
W-why?????? @_@
LittleLife:
Cause it's fun!
Grimlin:
And we all look to you for what to do so it's befitting. Plus it'll make understood better for the people we recruit later on to realize there is an authority figure.
People are more at ease when they don't have to make the decisions.
Deku:
I mean... I'm ok with it but with you guys, I want you to call me just Deku.
The other recruits can call me chief, leader, or whatever.
Grimlin:
Alright. So what's next?
<SpliTtHeCheeSe has come online>
SpliTtHeCheeSe:
YOU STARTED WIRHOUT ME AND READY!?
Bubblegum:
Ready is at the workshop.
I'll relay all the information to him.
Deku:
Thanks Bubble.
Alrighty then, <addressattachment. pdf>
Once again, this is the café address. We'll meet here in a few weeks on New Year's Eve.
At night.
LittleLife:
We can't even spend New Year's with our families???
Deku:
You get Christmas but trust me, it'll only make it harder the longer you stay.
LittleLife:
Ok...
SpliTtHeCheeSe:
Plus then all of us quirkless rejects can start the New Year's off together!
Bubblegum:
That sounds like you have us a name.
Grimlin:
It's not a bad idea. No nameless parties end up making a change. You need one that sticks out to make your party stand out.
SpliTtHeCheeSe:
I did something good???
Deku:
Very.
All in favor of naming our group the Quirkless Rejects say I!
LittleLife:
I!
Grimlin:
I.
Bubblegum:
I
SpliTtHeCheeSe:
I!!!!!!
Bubblegum:
I'm sure Ready will say I too.
Deku:
OKAY!
Quirkless rejects, we meet at the café on New Year's Eve night. Bring only the necessities. Few pairs of clothes, toiletries, a momento or two if you really feel like you need it.
See you soon! (/O_O)/
<Deku has gone offline>
<LittleLife has gone offline>
<Bubblegum has gone offline>
<Grimlin has gone offline>
<SpliTtHeCheeSe has gone offline>
________________________________________

Izuku had three weeks to get everything together. Of course, it wouldn't take that long and he couldn't keep it all packed, even if it was just his backpack, which he needed for school, without seeming suspicious. He did prepare though.
He pulled out his t-shirt that read "Dress Shirt" and a black long sleeve. He got a pair of black jeans and blue shorts out as well as a couple pairs of underwear and socks.
Izuku got out his toiletries and the first aid kit he hid in his room. He also grabbed his computer, charger, and some notebooks and pencils.
After practicing a few times quickly and quietly storing it all in his backpack he put it all away. He left his chosen clothes a little bit separated from the rest of his wardrobe so he could tell which was which.
Izuku was looking online when something caught his eye in an add. He smirked.
"How ironic," he mumbled to himself as he pressed purchase. They'll arrive in three days.

Izuku Midoriya has grown up quirkless and bullied by his classmates because of this. Inko Midoriya has been coming home drunk since Izuku was 6 and physically abusing him. He is depressed in life, the only things good are heros and a website he's found.
www. quirklesspals. net
The more he is mistreated the darker his eyes get and it only takes one last shove to push Izuku over the line and rebel in the name of all those without quirks.


THIS IS NOT MY BOOK I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO SHARE IT ON THIS website

I am a flying pig: O.O Hello, is there a video showcasing the shirt?
Su Cha 's eyes glistened.
In a hurry, Su Cha replied, "I forgot to upload it, very sorry about it. I have the video on my phone. [video attached]."
Other than uploading pictures of the products, many sellers also showcased the products through short videos. Sellers tried to display different aspects and angles of the products to buyers through videos. After all, the discrepancies between the actual product and the pictures of the product were common. After receiving countless complaints about such issues, the Pet Cat shopping site introduced the video feature.
As Su Cha had just registered with the site, she had no experience selling products online. Hence, she had forgotten to upload a video recording of the shirt.
After all, the embroidered pattern on the t-shirt looked very unreal. It was usual for the buyers to be cynical of the product as the pattern resembled 3D printed pictures that popped up from the shirt.
After the buyer received the video, Su Cha guessed that he would be watching the video. She was not in a hurry and placed her phone back into the drawer.
Le Anqi noticed it and whispered, "Be careful, don't get caught using your phone."
Strictly speaking, students were not allowed to bring their mobile phones to school. However, Su Cha's high school did not enforce these rules. With more restrictions come more temptations, and students would find ways to smuggle their mobile devices into school. Hence, the school had decided not to put in too much effort in this matter.
As a result, there were still a significant number of students who brought their mobile phones to class during the college entrance examinations period.
After all, it's the information era, and the mobile phone brings about great convenience.
Su Cha's school had an accident last semester. As the school disallowed students from bringing their mobile phones to school, a female student went missing on her way home from her evening self-study class in school. Without her mobile phone, her parents could not contact her, and they were worried and anxious. Later, the female student's abandoned corpse was found in a trash bin. This incident brought about a considerable hoo-ha, and the school became less stringent in enforcing the ban on mobile phones in school.
Of course, even with a mobile phone, self-disciplined students would continue learning. On the other hand, even with a set of rules in place, those who were unwilling to learn would find various loopholes to avoid studying.
Su Cha nodded her head. Right after the language test was a mathematics test. Cai Ziya had invited her to go to the washroom together.
After returning to her seat, Su Cha received a new message.
I am a flying pig: Wow, the design on the t-shirt shown in your video is beautiful! Is the design embroidered or printed?
I am a flying pig: O.O Are you busy?
Su Cha checked the time, it was sent two minutes ago. She hurriedly sent a reply.
Store: Sorry, sorry. I went to the washroom just now. The design on the t-shirt is embroidered, it's absolutely hand-tailored. Including the seams of the t-shirt, every stitch is done by hand with a thread and needle!
I am a flying pig: Oh, no wonder you are selling it at such a high price… Can you lower the cost to under 1000 yuan? I'm still a student and that would be a quarter of my monthly living expenses.
Su Cha: "…"
Her living expenses were only 1000 yuan per month!
As it was a customer, Su Cha had to have patience.
Store: I can't. Being hand-tailored, it took a lot of time and work. Moreover, this is the first piece I made, the price is fixed.
I am a flying pig: Oh, I see. Then, that's okay.
The buyer was easygoing. After Su Cha refused to lower the price, the buyer placed the order decisively without saying anything else.
Su Cha checked her address, the buyer was from the Imperial Capital. She must be a young girl. Otherwise, she would not have purchased this t-shirt dress.
Store: Thank you for your support. I will mail your t-shirt out after school today via the express courier. I promise that it will reach you tomorrow! I am in class right now, and my exam is starting soon.
I am a flying pig: …


The famous actress Su Cha was involved in a scandal! The leaked video had left the fans flabbergasted. 
Fans, "They look so cute together! Her boyfriend looks like an adorable puppy!"
However, the public, who had witnessed his muscular physique in the video clip, had a different opinion. 
"How is he a f*cking puppy! He's more like a ferocious hound!"
In Su Cha's eyes, Bo Muyi was a lovable man who was always demanding kisses and hugs. 
In the public's eyes, Bo Muyi was merely a loathsome and overbearing tyrant. 
Before her rebirth, the naive and innocent Su Cha departed that life in sorrow. 
After her rebirth, Su Cha turned into an absurdly talented, but violent and deviant woman. 
Not only that, she mollycoddled her husband dearly! 
(This is a story of a brutal and aberrant heroine who met a ruthless yet overly-affectionate hero.)
Side note: This is a story of the heroine's three, but not one, lifetimes.

Everyone was puzzled, especially Lin Canrong. His gaze was filled with confusion. Others might not know about the situation at the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, but he knew that very well.
There was absolutely nothing to do there!
The number of dishes he made every day could not even add up to ten.
Thinking about it, that was normal. The Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was very stylish and classy. Who would want to order home-cooked meals there?
The beautiful lady at one table ordered a nice-looking cocktail. She enjoyed her wine while looking at the scenery outside the window. If she took a selfie then, she could flaunt it on her WeChat moments directly.
Meanwhile, the dude at the other table was munching on a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes?
That just did not make sense!
If there was really someone who ordered it, the scent of the food would permeate the entire coffee area. If looks could kill, he or she would be murdered hundreds of times by those around him or her.
Therefore, there wasn't a single person who ordered the food initially. Chef Lin merely stood on duty in the kitchen every single day. He was terribly bored.
After some time, the situation had a turn for the better.
To ensure the welfare of the employees, Pei Qian wanted the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to provide lunch for all of them. Hence, Chef Lin would become busy in the afternoon. However, his job was still very laid-back. That was because the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe hired two more cooks. This work intensity was like a vacation as compared to ordinary restaurants.
Therefore, up until now, the F&B sector at the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was almost non-existent.
Not only was it non-profitable, but there wasn't even much patronage. It seemed to be gradually turning into Tengda's employees' restaurant.
How could he continue advancing with just that? Wasn't he afraid of losing everything that he had?
Chef Lin could not figure out how they could continue advancing.
The three pairs of eyes stared at Pei Qian and waited for his amazing opinion.
Pei Qian coughed twice and said solemnly, "As the saying goes, the desire for food and sex is part of human nature. The F&B industry is closely tied to our everyday lives. It will never become outdated. Up until now, the food at the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe has won many hearts with its nutrition value, delicious taste, and how close to home the food was.
"Therefore, we must make use of this advantage that we have further. We should allow others who do not come to the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to enjoy our delicious food in the comfort of their own homes!"
The passion in Ma Yang's eyes died down gradually. He looked at Pei Qian in confusion. "Brother Qian, after all that you have said, are you intending for the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to offer food delivery services as well?"
"Why do you have to make it sound so complicated? You can just state directly that the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe will provide delivery services in the future…"
Huh? This rascal understood my words so well. My plan is indeed to offer delivery services… 
However, this was not any ordinary delivery service!
Pei Qian had a solemn expression. "Old Ma, this is not the right attitude that you should possess. For example, in terms of singing, you sound like a funeral singer while Chen Lei sounds like his voice has been kissed by god. How could you two be the same?
"As long as you took things to the extreme, anything that you do could be the start of a great industry!
"Think about it. In the future, our food delivery empire will venture out of Jingzhou City to all the big cities in the country. It will drastically change people's lifestyles. Will this then simply be a food delivery service?
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We are now about to take our most important first step!"
After listening to Pei Qian's speech, Ma Yang, Zhang Yuan, and Lin Canrong's expressions experienced a rollercoaster ride. It changed from disapproval to enlightenment… to being persuaded.
Lin Canrong could not help but feel sentimental.
Indeed, this was the result of having different horizons!
Boss Pei could conjure a future business empire from a simple food delivery service. He could reflect on the drastic changes to people's lifestyles once food delivery services become the way of life.
He truly has great foresight!
It was no wonder that he became a company president at such a young age. Lin Canrong could only remark about his talent!
Ma Yang had also switched away from his disapproving attitude. His interest had been ignited by Pei Qian again. "Brother Qian, tell us quickly. What should we do?"
"How about creating a food delivery website? We can work with the sellers in Jingzhou City and build an online food delivery platform."
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan rained down their ideas. Lin Canrong also supplemented their ideas with more suggestions.
Pei Qian smiled without saying a word.
It was normal for Ma Yang and the others to raise such suggestions.
In 2010, the growth of PC internet became sluggish while mobile internet developed rapidly. In Pei Qian's memory, the percentage of mobile internet users reached 74.5%. It exceeded the 70.6% PC internet users. That would happen in two years.
In this universe, because the cell phone industry has developed faster than how it was in his memory, the mobile internet era has arrived earlier.
However, to this point in time, online food delivery services had yet to be taken over by large corporations. Those large corporations were still concentrated on another investment opportunity—group buying.
From the spring of 2010, many entrepreneurs saw the popularity of Groupon's group-buying strategy. The 'war of a hundred Groupons' and the 'war of a thousand Groupons' soon intensified. Dozens of companies emerged every day in the group-buying industry.
In such an intense situation, food delivery had been neglected. Only two years later would the industry rise to prominence and become the new popular investment opportunity in the eyes of the market players.
Nevertheless, many restaurants had already offered food delivery services as of now. However, most of the delivery arrangements were made through phone calls. It was very primitive and many problems would occur such as late deliveries and delivering wrong orders.
Therefore, ordinary people would have the idea to collate all the resources that the sellers had on one platform to facilitate customers in making food delivery arrangements online. The platform would profit by earning a commission from the orders.
However, Pei Qian obviously did not plan to do that.
"You guys are too rash.
"Just like how we must have our meals one spoon at a time, we should carry out our plan one step at a time. Currently, people do not have similar habits. Our Fish-Catching Internet Cafe is also not an independent F&B brand and has not built its reputation. Even if we have successfully created the website, how are we going to publicize it? How do we ensure that the website will achieve our desired effects?
"Moreover, the biggest problem with such industries is not in the publicity, seizing the cake in the market, or its inspection. Food is very important. If some roadside greasy spoons decided to join us, we have to take responsibility as the connecting platform if these stores were unhygienic and gave the customers food-poisoning.
"Your idea of creating a platform may sound easy, but have you ever thought of the solutions to such problems?"
Pei Qian's questions made Ma Yang and the rest speechless.
Yes. This idea seemed a little distant and impractical. However… if we did not do that, what could we do instead?
The trio looked at Pei Qian.
Pei Qian smiled and said, "Easy. We'll take one step at a time.
"Firstly, we have to create an F&B brand name for ourselves. We will produce a simple online food ordering app. However, this app only caters to our restaurants. Our chefs are top-notch, and our ingredients are all fresh and clean. There will definitely not be any problems.
"We will seize the high-end market, build our brand name, and expand our influence from Jingzhou City to the entire country!"
The trio looked at one another. That seems like a more feasible plan!
Just that… 
The plan is brilliant, but there is something odd about it.
"So, what will the name of our F&B brand be?" Ma Yang asked.
Pei Qian smiled and replied, "Fish-Catching Take-Out!"
Lin Canrong looked confused. "But, Boss Pei, there are already many take-out restaurants currently. Even lesser-known restaurants offered food delivery services. Although our food tastes good, they are merely home-cooked dishes. It does not have an apparent edge over other restaurants, not to mention the publicity and price…"
Indeed, as a chef, he quickly pointed out the problem with the plan.
Pei Qian smiled gently. "Therefore, I said that we are appealing to the high-end market.
"Other retailers use plastic boxes and plastic bags to package their food. That is very unhygienic and unpleasant-looking. This is also a reason why many people prefer dining in rather than ordering food delivery.
"In reality, the food inside is still unchanged. The only difference will be the packaging. This shows that humans are visual animals. They look at the visuals more than the taste of the food.
"All our food will be packaged in custom-made white porcelain tableware and sent to their doors by assigned food delivery drivers. We will collect the tableware back at scheduled times. We will destroy other restaurants nearby directly with our tableware!"
Pei Qian sounded very confident. He had almost convinced himself with his speech.
Ma Yang was obviously moved by what Pei Qian said. The fire in his eyes rekindled.
Meanwhile, Lin Canrong looked at Zhang Yuan. They saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
They didn't understand it. How could that work?
Were Boss Pei's ideas too avant-garde, or were their ideas too old-fashioned?


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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Kay, my pc is fine now, although I am already tired from the field trip, so next real chapter will be released tomorrow. For now, let's read transcripts about Asteria's struggle with buying stuff from people online.

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(That time that Alina wanted to extend her food supply)

►Asteria

Hey! Why are you not answering my query?

►JoeDennison

I am sorry mam, but there is no way that we can just se;l a whole beehive farm to you.

►Asteria

You can't? But isn't this the place to talk to people to buy stuff? Why can't buy a beehive farm then?

►JoeDennison

Mam, I maybe a farmer, but don't think that I am stupid. Land properties cannot be just sold at a whim, especially in situations like this. 

►Asteria

Hmph, you are just lying! I am sure of that!

►JoeDennison

Mam, don't go accusing me like that. You don't know what you are doing.

►Asteria

Hmph, what can you do then? Show me what you can do!

►JoeDennison

Mam, this is what I can do.

[[[Asteria has been blocked by JoeDennison.]]]

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(The time that Asteria wanted to buy a blender)

►Asteria

Are you really selling that blender of yours? Give it to me in person today!

►Danny

Um, sorry but I cannot give the blender to personally to you exactly. I specifically said on my post that I will ship the blender to those who wanted to buy it. 

►Asteria.

Ship the blender? Hmph, you are scamming me! Give it to me in peron today!

►Danny

Nope, I am not scamming you. You should know that most of the online shopping is done by shipping the purchased items. Don't tell me you don't know that?

►Asteria

Hey, what's with the tone in your voice?

►Danny

I am sorry, but with the way that the city is in right now, I do not want to go outside. If you want to get the blender, wait for it to be shipped. If not, then you will get nothing.

►Asteria.

Hmph, you are very rude! I am blocking you now!

►Danny

That would make me happy.

[[[Danny has been blocked by Asteria]]]

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(The time that Asteria met a prince)

►ThePrince

Please hear me out, kind citizen. I am in dire need of your help, and I know you can help me out.

►Asteria

Who the hell are you?

►ThePrince

I am nothing but the prince of a fallen nation... Everything that I have is taken from me, but I can take it all back! With your help, I am sure I and my comrades will regain what is ours!

►Asteria

You are scamming me, right?

Yes, you are that kind of scam where you ask for the account number, right? 

Hahaha, there is no way you can surpass me, Asteria, in terms of sheer intellect!

I already noticed your attempt to scam me even before you talked to me!

Come, bow down to my superiority!

►ThePrince

I am blocking you now. You are very rude. I hope you rot in hell. You are very bad.

[[[Asteria is has been blocked by ThePrince]]]

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(Customer Service Call)

►Asteria

Hey, why the hell did my purchase turn out like this? Explain yourselves!

►Customer Service

Hello mam. Kindly tell the problem of your purchase and we will do our best to help you out.

►Asteria

Well, I bought many castor beans... From what I know, they should produce a poison called ricin right? But why does my friend say that the ricin that came out of the castor beans were of low quality?

Are the castor beans I bought substandard?

►Customer Service

Mam, why would your friend eat castor beans?

►Asteria

Oh, well this friend of mine is plant-like and she wants to taste some of the poisonous materials in this place, so I figured ricin can be a good way to start. Anyways, were you able to confirm if my purchases are substandard or not?

►Customer Service

Sorry mam, but we have no choice but to arrest the one who sold the ricin to you. As for you, you will now be banned from our online shopping service. Even if your plant friend really exists, we cannot allow people like you to continue thriving here.

We also have received several complaints already about your rude attitude to the other sellers in this platform.

All  of these just eases our decision to ban you permanently here.

[[[Asteria is now permanently banned]]]

After all the things that he had done in his life, Alex realized that it was already his time to die. 

But a sudden encounter with a weird person will turn his whole life around.

The formerly about-to-die teen shall now be a Traveler of different worlds!



"You are an Esper? Then come and taste my saber!"
"You are a Daoist? Then come and taste my fist!"
"You are a Genie? Well, can you grant me infinite wishes?"

Everyone shall witness Alex's rise on his endless journey!


Disclaimer: (((Don't make me credit to einlion. His novel, Endless Paths: Infinite Cosmos, from the reception of his readers, is obviously good,  but its an accident that my title is similar to his. Really.)))

I knew I was never a good person, and quite a few consider me a bad one, including myself. I was in middle school, I found out that I was talented in programming.I slowly developed my skills throughout my school years.

     Around the time I graduate, I'd found a mysterious puzzle on the internet, Cicada 3302. At first, I'd taken it as a joke but the more I looked into it, the more sure I was that it wasn't something just made on a whim. At the end of the puzzle, there was a message, Secrecy, Cruelty and Skill, with these, one can rule the world. Will you join us? 

      A few years later, I had been running an online black market under the organisation, and sold countless things, at first, I was disgusted by what was there, slaves, drugs, weaponry, organs, basically anything one could find, However, I soon grew used to what there was. I had done whatever The Three told me to do, when they said steal from these people, I stole, when I had to harm some people, I harmed.
   
     The first time I stole, it was from a poor family, as one of their children was a dealing drugs to pay for his father's medical bill, but The Three never really liked competition.I really didn't want to but the organisation knew everything about me, so I did, I was scared, I didn't want them to hurt me, I didn't. They were everywhere, they were the highest of politicians, the inmates in prison, the drug dealer in the back alley. 
 
   After working for them for a while, I'd gotten used to it, but then they just didn't let me do anything, I was stuck just managing this small black market called 'Silkroad', but no, they didn't let me move up. So I decided to create one on my own, it was a relatively small one, one I didn't think they could link to me, and it had quite a few good sellers, and got me quite a lot of buyers, as I'd developed quite a few connections overtime, yet, they soon found out, and after that, everything I had vanished, they took me away, they took my family away, and slowly skinned me alive, even during death, I never knew who they exactly were.

What I want, is revenge;
What I have, is 400 days

The netizens were speechless from the shock.
The anti-fans of Xiang Yi, who had been flaming her for being 'uncultured', has no 'f*cking clue' in particular. But here was proof that what she has been calling her house is really her house!
A few seconds of silence passed by.
—[Can I ask weakly, what the hell is a Little Rabbit Farm?]
—[I'm from Nancheng, so let me explain this popular science. Little Rabbit Farm is the pride and joy of our southern city. The farm used to be on a wasteland, and the farmers in the surrounding area were very poor as well. Then, some big boss invested in high-tech farming, such as cultivating high-quality seeds, introducing automatic seeders and harvesters, and automated stock retrieval. Although the total output is not high, the quality was able to reach the level of specialty supplied goods! A small number of semi-processed foods can also be purchased online, but remember, all the other products can only be bought locally in Nancheng!]
—[Online shopping relies on your hand speed, while offline shopping relies on how fast you run. Yesterday, I was only a second late and missed out on the last box of strawberries in my supermarket from Little Rabbit Farm. /goodbye /goodbye]
Some netizens went off to a search engine and looked up Little Rabbit Farm. The price that first popped up were the listed prices of the agricultural projects. The numbers were enough to make people wonder if the merchant had input the wrong number.
Little Rabbit Farm specialty strawberries: 12 RMB/piece, starting at 6 pieces. Shipping not included.
?????
How was this any different from daylight robbery?
You can buy a pound of strawberries with 12 RMB!
Upon clicking into the comment section, one could see the buyers' high praise, describing their taste as heavenly. Even ass-kissing comments going as far as saying "these berries should only exist in heaven" constantly popped out.
Heh? Is it really that good?
I don't believe it!
Let's buy one and try it out!
Just as they were confirming the purchase, a prompt popped up:
This product is sold out.
Motherf*cker, is this how you run a business? I'm trying to spend money, but you won't even let me do that??
Clicking into the other products, one could see they were all equally absurd in price. Yet, they were all fascinatingly seductive and were all sold out without exception.
Hmm, hunger marketing?
You think I'd fall for such a low-end consumer trap?!
...Motherf*cker. Alright, if I can't buy directly, then to the black market it is!
With another click, the black market prices were as listed below:
Second-hand/authentic/Free e-shipping/Little Rabbit Farm Specialty Strawberries: 36 RMB/pc, 6 pcs minimum. Bought based on own ability. Does not accept negotiations or unresponsive buyers. If you want it, click buy. I was only able to get two boxes, so suit yourself.
???
Are all second-hand sellers this arrogant these days??
After such drama, several netizens began to form an intuitive understanding of Little Rabbit Farm:
Expensive.
Hard to buy.
This Little Rabbit Farm was full of fresh produce, unpretentious, and delicious. It had successfully drawn their attention!
See you at the Weibo lottery!
However, the majority of netizens had forgotten the Little Rabbit Farm for the time being. The film location being used for "Two Under One Roof" was actually the Vase Fairy's home?
This heavenly mansion, with its fairytale garden, vast vegetable fields, clear ponds, far off farms... All of it belonged to the Vase Fairy?!
Countless netizens fell into a state of contemplation.
Her entering the entertainment industry was the equivalent of a national team player going to the countryside to help the poor.
She was clearly a Bai Fumei*, engaged in the temporary process of experiencing the suffering of real life!!
*Translator's note: Bai Fumei = Term used to describe someone who is respectively fair Skinned, wealthy, and beautiful


Xiang Yi was most famous vase in the entertainment industry. The subject of ridicule on the world wide web, she suddenly announced: She was going home to farm. Her anti-fans: Hehe. She deserves it. The next day, Xing Chen APP started a live broadcast stream of Xiang Yi's rural life. Heh? Why did a top ranking lawyer stop by for dinner? Heh? Why did a doctor come to raise chickens? Heh? Why is a famous fashion designer here to dye cloths? And why is an esports legend installing a swing set? What, you're her brother? You're also her brother?? As the much anticipated grand slam actor Shi Sui made his grand descent into the scene, the anti-fans began to tremble as they weakly typed out on the screen: You... Are you also her brother? The film star calmly squeezed Xiang Yi's cheeks and says indifferently: I am her husband. The anti-fans: Unabletolaugh.jpg 

At this moment.
Reeves sent a sinister emoji. "I'm not the god of stocks, Buffett. I'm much worse than the god of stocks. After all, that's a man of God who has to spend a huge amount of money survive on that!"
"I've only earned 300,000 dollars in a month's time, so that's not much at all!"
The beautiful Linda sent a shocked expression. "Just 300,000 US dollars? That's already a huge sum of money!"
"When did it become so easy to earn money in the stock market? My monthly salary is only 10,000 US dollars! You earned 30 months of my salary in a month!"
Linda was the most beautiful woman in class. She was very outstanding in looks and was very flirtatious. Many people in the class wanted to pursue her!
However, she had very high standards. She only wanted to marry into a wealthy family. It was said that she had yet to have a boyfriend.
Reeves chuckled. "In the stock market, a profit of 300,000 US dollars really isn't a lot. I invested 2 million US dollars!"
"If it was 20 million US dollars, that would be a little better!"
Then.
Reeves changed the topic. "But! The index has been declining for a while now. I wonder how that Idiot Trump will allow us to experience four meltdowns! The current stock market is losing money. It'll be fine as long as we don't lose money!"
Reeves then@Charles. "Charles, how much are you planning to invest?"
"I think real estate stocks are pretty good. There's also airlines!"
"Right, the two stocks above. The stock code has already been sent out!"
Reeves became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke. He started lecturing a little smugly, "Recently, the stock market has stabilized and is almost at the bottom. I won't earn much, but it's no problem for me to earn a little profit!"
Not long after, Charles hesitated.
He couldn't possibly say that he planned to invest 500 million US dollars, right?
Immediately, Charles tried to lower the number and said, "About 10 million US dollars. I wonder what GameStop's situation is like?"
At this time, Reeves sent a disdainful expression. "Charles, are you kidding me?"
"Where did you get the ten million dollars? You even want to invest in GameStop, the company that is about to go bankrupt and be liquidated? You might as well put the money into charity!"
"The African people need you!"
"Afghanistan also needs you to invest!"
"Don't you know about the situation of GameStop? There are at least ten more until it goes bankrupt!"
In the group chat, most of them were university classmates, and they knew each other well.
Reeves obviously knew what kind of financial conditions Charles had.
Unless he won the lottery!
However, there was almost no chance of that happening!
Therefore, when they heard that Charles was going to invest ten million dollars in the stock market, Reeves and everyone else were very sure that Charles was a clown trying to amuse them!
The people in the group also started to laugh.
Charles was immediately a little unconvinced. Could it be that you guys know more about the stock market than Soros?
Soros was optimistic about the GameStop. There might be some insider information!
"Soros seems to be optimistic about GameStop!"
Reeves immediately sent out a few laughing emojis. He said disdainfully, "What about Soros? A person who runs an online store might have some achievements in technology, but when it comes to stocks, he might not even know as much as me! By the way, Will Soros have the time to talk to you?"
"If GameStop can go up, I'll take out 10,000 dollars and give out red packets in the group chat! Let everyone be happy!"
"If it can't go up, Charles, why don't you give out 5,000 dollars?"
"How about it?"
At this time, the other students were already excited. No matter what, they were the ones who benefited.
Everyone began to rally for Charles to agree to this bet.
Linda: "I support it!"
Jack Jones: "I support it!"
"I support it!"
"I support it!"
All the members of the group started to jeer.
Charles grunted and said, "Sure! If GameStop falls, I'll give you 10,000 dollars. I'll do it!"
No matter what, he was from a wealthy family with hundreds of millions of assets. 10,000 dollars was just a small amount of money!
Moreover, there were also Bill Gates, Soros, and Musk in the group!
He still had the beginner film and television enhancement app in his hands. Was he afraid that he wouldn't have the opportunity to make money?
If it wasn't for the fact that he was afraid of exposing his identity, Charles would have directly rented out the beginner film and television enhancement app. He reckoned that Bill Gates would definitely be interested in this.
If Microsoft's win could bind this app, what a powerful existence it would be!
After all, with Bill Gates' extraordinary abilities, it wasn't impossible to set up a film company for this!
Not long after, the stock market opened on time.
Soon, under Charles maneuver, the hundreds of millions of dollars in the group wallet had been withdrawn and used to buy GameStop stock.
With the remaining money, Charles prepared to buy a car.
At this moment, GameStop's stock was still slowly falling. A big dark line slowly formed. When the market opened, the short sellers were frantically selling.
Charles didn't hesitate at all.
He began to buy wantonly. No matter how much there was, he was buying crazily!
Soon, tens of thousands of shares had been wiped out by him. It immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Obviously, someone was deliberately selling to suppress the stock price. There were also people buying crazily to fill the hole.
It was a sight to behold.
Many people guessed that this was a showdown between short sellers and retail investors!
However, Charles wouldn't care so much. The stock theory had nothing to do with him. What Charles had to do was to buy all 500 million US dollars and then rest!
In the group chat, Reeves had spent all his money on shipping stocks and then focused his attention on GameStop.
Reeves was shocked.
GameStop was about to go bankrupt. This was something that all the shareholders knew.
According to Reeves' judgment, after the market opened, it would go down like a precipice!
What he didn't expect was that although people kept throwing out GameStop's stocks to lower the price, they didn't expect the retail investors to be so determined to protect the market.
They forcefully pulled the price up a little.
The market, which was already green, was now red!
It was already higher than the opening price.
At this time, many people finally saw the hope of rising and began to be elated.
And some of them had been tormented by the collapse of the stock market for the past few days. Now, they had the opportunity to sell the stock to reduce their losses a little.
Of course, they couldn't let go of this opportunity!
At that moment, the speculators in GameStop began to sell their stocks frantically!
As for Charles, he had only spent 20 million USD.
There was still 480 million USD left!
No matter what the price was, of course, he would buy as many stocks as he could!
As a result, the stock prices of the GameStop slowly rose in a straight line, with almost no major fluctuations.
The trading volume was also refreshing!
"What's going on?"
Reeves couldn't help But@Charles in the group chat.
"Charles, do you know the retail investors protecting the market? Do you have any insider information?"
At this time, Charles didn't have the time to pay attention to Reeves.
The most important thing now was to spend all the money!
Anyway, Charles had sufficient funds. No matter how many stocks the other party released, he would swallow them all without the slightest hesitation!
The price of GameStop also stabilized.
At this moment, the short-sellers' attacks were quite sharp. The incessant short-selling was a blow to retail investors' confidence and they were driven to despair!
Soon.
The attacks were too fierce!
The stock prices fell rapidly.
And Charles was very calm as he watched everything. He kept buying and buying!


A super-rich chat group suddenly appeared on Charsu's phone. He is actually the admin of this chat group for the super-rich! A hundred million yuan worth of assets is what the poorest one-star group member in the group has! A tycoon with 200 billion yuan worth of assets is only at the Black Iron level! 

The chat group's merchandise store has gene agents, advanced technological products, and all kinds of rare items… As the admin who manages hundreds of thousands of super-rich people, Charsu instantly welcomes peak success.

Extraordinary cars, virtual reality corporations, new energy development groups, super smartphone companies, supergene genes corporations, the top five most valuable companies in the world all belong to Charsu! 

Just one word from the admin can cause the global stock market to plummet! The world's richest man, technology leader, the strongest man amongst seven billion people, and so on are all Charsu's titles. Charsu humbly says: I'm just an ordinary group's admin.

The rest of the men stared at Si Chen without speaking a word. The silence continued for a while, until Chen Yang stood up and dryly coughed, "Si Chen, all the co-partners of the place are gathered here today. Let me introduce you to them."
With that said, he named out each and every one of them, and a portion of them casually greeted him back, while the rest simply kept quiet.
They talked for quite a bit for a while, before somebody interrupted their conversation and impatiently said, "Are you done talking? Could we start the negotiations right now?"
Si Chen turned his head to see who talked, and found it to be a scholarly looking middle-aged man. This man was one of the people who wanted to sell off his shares, as Chen Yang had told him.
"Gu Bing! Don't be rude." Chen Yang turned his head back and scolded.
The scholarly middle-aged man named Gu Bing simply scoffed at his words in indifference.
Si Chen was not offended by this. On the other hand, he was rather delighted. Chen Yang had told him who each of the co-partners were, and this man was one of the people who merely invested their money into OnShop, but did not contribute anything else to the website development process.
Gu Bing had initially thought that investing his money into the website would be a lucrative deal, but who knew that his investments kept sliding down in monetary value?
He had panicked when he saw that, and insistently urged and pestered for Chen Yang and the other website developers to buck up and stop losing money.
However, nothing worked, and the initial amiability and respect he had showed to Chen Yang became nothing but pure detest and disdain.
Now that somebody had expressed their interest towards his share of the website, how could he not be impatient to sell it off immediately, and not let it burn his hands further?
In Si Chen's perspective though, this was the kind of idiot who he would be able to take advantage of the most.
Emotional and hot-blooded, unsteady and restless.
He clasped his hands onto the table, and slightly leaned forward, "So my offer is $20000 for 80% of the shares. Have you agreed to this?"
Chen Yang threw a slight glance at the others, before turning back towards Si Chen, "I will be selling off 45% of mine, while the rest will contribute the rest of the 35%."
"Okay. I will make up a document to confirm the split of the money for the shares. Now, we can get on to the other agenda. Which one of you…wants to sell of another portion of your shares?" Si Chen lightly smiled while asking.
"And there is no need to worry. I will definitely not cheat you off your money, and will buy the shares at a slightly higher price it is valuated at." Si Chen did not forget to add.
Almost instantly, 5 men went towards him and began expressing their intent to sell of their shares, which of course, also includes Gu Bing.
Chen Yang had told him the shares distribution amongst them.
The main founder, Chen Yang, had 60% of the shares.
The co-founders, who had contributed to the website development, had around 30% in total.
As for the rest, it was all given to the people who merely invested their money into the website, who were similarly the 5 people who was in front of him right now.
It was good to get rid of the rest of the share owners who did not contribute anything, and get more of the profits for himself.
While Si Chen was smilingly in talks with each of the 5 people, they also had their own thoughts, as they thought that Si Chen was far too naïve and ignorant to actually believe that this OnShop had any further potential.
All they wishes, was to quickly dump their shares, while all Si Chen wanted to, was to buy their shares.
It was easy to reach a mutual cooperation when the interests of both sides coincide, and Si Chen had struck a deal to buy the rest of their shares for a total of $3000.
He made the sellers feel like he was indifferent about whether he bought the shares, as though it didn't matter to him because he already bought 80% of it, and the sellers were naturally panicked and offered to lower the price. 
This, was much different from buying into the website, because he was now buying out the entirety of their shares, so it was normal for him to pay more.
He won't paying more either, because these shares were definitely worth more than what he had bought it for right now.
The 5 men who managed to sell of their shares were all snickering inwardly in delight, but how could they know that the higher they rise, the harder they fall?
When the deal was done, he would own 90% of the entire website, 80% from Chen Yang plus the Co-founders, and 10% from the miscellaneous investors.
"Thank you for coming." Chen Yang thanked Si Chen, and the rest of the men also thanked him before they left, and as for whether it was sincere or faked, Si Chen did not care.
He returned to his apartment after that, and comfortably slumped down onto his chair, while thinking about how he should develop the OnShop business.
Adding the Eternal Fashion's clothing onto the website for sale was a must, as not only will it help to promote Eternal Fashion, it would also increase the variety of items for customers to buy.
And the most important thing that was needed, was to make customers feel like the items they can buy online, is not anything less than the items they can buy in a real store.
Then, there was still the matter on the web design, to make it more accessible and easier to use. His Art & Design skill is really broad, and can be used almost anywhere, from the design packing of food, to the shop layout design, and of course clothes' designs.
Art and Design is present in almost every corner of our lives, so this skill was remarkable.
Si Chen wrote up the shares transfer contract, then printed it out.
On the next day, he went to the same café and signed the contract along with the rest of the related parties, officially confirming their deals.
There was still another layer they had to go through, which was the lawyer, but such things were simply standard procedure, and it will almost always go through with that green light, so there was no need to worry.
The 5 investors, after receiving the money, did not wait a single moment as they walked out of the café without even bothering to hide their delight.
As for Chen Yang and the co-founders, they sat there with a hint of elation, but within their eyes, there was still a trace of the listlessness, as though they thought that receiving more investments at this period of time was just delaying the inevitable - the collapse of the website.
Si Chen turned towards Chen Yang and questioned, "How many shops are participating in our online shopping website?"
Chen Yang thought for a while, before answering, "There is around 4 shops, but they are all small scale ones. We even had to pay to ask them a fee to sell their items on our websites, since they did not believe in the prospects of our website at all. Our situation is not really looking good at the moment."
Si Chen slightly frowned his eyebrows, before he released them, "There is no need to worry about that for now. Place the clothing shop, 'Eternal Fashion' onto the website, and set it as a premium shop. As for the goods, I will let the owner of Eternal Fashion contact you."
"Eternal Fashion? What kind of shop is that?" Chen Yang curiously asked.
"Just a shop that I invested in. You don't need to think too much about it. And as for the website design, I will send you some of my ideas later this evening on email." Si Chen stood up and stated, and after sending some perfunctory words, he left.
Eternal Fashion was taking a longer time to rise up than the rest of his investments, and now, he was wondering if he should plan ahead and invest in other kinds of retail shops instead.
He could go for retail shops either selling household products, groceries, or also beauty products like make-up.
With that, he could then be able to introduce a wider range of products and items on the OnShop website, and similarly also benefiting his own shops.
It was a win-win situation, and Si Chen went back to the Tong Lin apartment to do his research.

A youth, desolate and bleak. 
He had no parents, and his life was enveloped in darkness
The only brightness in his life, was his sister. 
Yet, he was unable to even give her a comfortable life. 
He had no money. 
Until a System descend onto his brain. 
And he abruptly rose like a Phoenix, and roared as mightily as a Dragon, making his presence known to the world, sending the entire business world trembling in fear. 

As a God of Investment, he shall singlehandedly build up his own business empire, and dominate and oppress the world.

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