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The System's Golden 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 · แฟนตาซี
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Chapter 45: Shopping (3)

Lee Minho quickly ran into the nearest gold jewelry store of an international first-line brand.

Panting, lying on the glass counter, he asked loudly to the startled counter clerk inside the counter.

"How much is a gram of gold bricks now?"

The clerk at the counter is a beautiful woman with exquisite makeup. After seeing that, the clerk reacted, she immediately replied reflexively.

"Hi guest, welcome to Feilisa Gold Jewelry. The current price of pure gold bricks is 2,000 dollars per troy ounces in Colorado currency."

"That's fine, just give me 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks."

Lee Minho took the black card and slapped it on the glass counter.

The clerk clicked her tongue, thinking she heard it wrong.

"Sir... 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks? Did I make a mistake?"

Lee Minho said anxiously. "That's right, it's 4,950 troy ounces, hurry up, ahh and then bring me another 100,000 dollars of other gold accessories, such as rings and necklaces, whatever."

"Hi sir, the number of gold bricks you want is a bit too much. I will ask our manager to receive you immediately."

She couldn't say anything. The 4,950 troy ounces of gold, the clerk was overwhelmed by Lee Minho's wave of shopping demands, and thought of calling the manager quickly to receive this distinguished guest.

The main reason is that she could tell at a glance that Lee Minho was wearing clothes from street vendors, and she felt a little unreliable in her heart, fearing that Lee Minho was here to make trouble.

However, Lee Minho was in a hurry right now, he only had ten minutes to shop.

Therefore, Lee Minho directly waved his hand and said.

"No need for any manager, quickly pack up the things for me and issue tickets. I will give you five minutes. If you don't arrange things in five minutes, I will not take them."

When the clerk heard this, she immediately ordered several of her colleagues to help serve Lee Minho and sort out the 100,000 dollars worth of gold jewelry, while she herself ran into the warehouse behind the store to find the manager.

After the manager got the news, he immediately came to Lee Minho bending down and bowing, he respectfully said to Lee Minho.

"Hello, sir, I am the manager here. Just now I heard from the clerk that you want to buy troy ounces of pure gold. Is it a gold brick?"

Lee Minho raised his hand habitually, wanting to check the time.

Seeing the empty wrist, he remembered that his watch had been taken back by Star Series for repair.

Seeing the manager in front of him come out, but there is no trace of his gold brick.

Lee Minho didn't have time to talk nonsense with them. With the black card held between the index and middle fingers of his right hand, he raised his eyebrows and said.

"There are still three minutes left. If you haven't packed the things I want by then, I'll just go to the gold and jewelry store next door. That store is also good."

When the manager heard this, he saw that although Lee Minho was wearing street clothes, he had an extraordinary bearing.

Especially the black card in his hand, with gorgeous gold edges and dark patterns.

It was such a black card that instantly made the manager's eyes widen and his whole body tremble.

'That is, Global Pass Supreme Black Card?'

As the manager of the largest store of Feilisa Gold Jewelry, he was fortunate enough to see this card in the hands of his boss.

This card can only be applied for if the assets reach more than 10 billion.

The young man in front of him, who was wearing street clothes, actually had such a card.

Regardless of whether this card belongs to the young man in front of him, as long as he has this card in his hand, he is a boss.

Recalling what the young man said just now, the manager said more respectfully than before.

"Yes, sir, I will arrange it immediately."

After finishing speaking, the manager moved quickly and while ordering the clerk to pack the gold ornaments that Lee Minho needed, he took the key and walked to the vault.

For international first-line jewelry brands like them, there will be a certain number of gold bricks stored in each store.

If you switch to another store, you may not be able to produce 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks.

Fortunately, this store is one of the largest stores in Kyoto, with a storage capacity of 10,000 troy ounces of gold bricks.

One troy ounces of gold brick is 31 grams, which is 2,000 dollars per gram.

Zhong Yujie saw Lee Minho walked into the store, so he followed in, with Jenna in his arms.

When he heard what Lee Minho said just now that he wanted 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks, he almost choked on his own saliva.

Then he saw that the manager of this store was really going to get the gold brick for Lee Minho.

Zhong Yujie couldn't help but stepped forward to stop the manager.

"Your the manager here right? Don't believe what he said just now. How can he afford 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks? Just now, it was because I accidentally exposed his true face, that's why he walked into your store in a fit of embarrassment, he's just pretending."

'Where did this person come from?' With professionalism, the manager said with a smile on his face.

"Sir, I'm sorry, I have something to do right now, I'll ask another clerk to receive you."

After speaking, the manager immediately called another clerk to come over to entertain Zhong Yujie, and then hurried into the vault.

He needs to hurry up, time is money now.

The gentleman said that he only gave three minutes, and if it was too late, he really wouldn't buy it. Who will pay for this loss?

"Wait....."

Zhong Yujie didn't expect that Feilisa's store manager actually believed Lee Minho's nonsense.

"Sir, welcome to Feilisa, what jewelry do you wished to buy?"

The clerk asked Zhong Yujie respectfully with a smile on her face.

Zhong Yujie glanced at Lee Minho who was sitting on the sofa and drinking tea calmly.

Pointing at Lee Minho, he turned his head and said to the clerk who received him.

"Do you really believe what he said just now 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks and a 100,000 dollars worth of gold jewelry. That would cost 10 million. Do you think he can come up with such amount with his appearance?"

The clerk glanced at Lee Minho and then at Zhong Yujie, thinking that the two of them would have some troubles.

Although Lee Minho was dressed in street clothes, when he first walked in, she didn't believe that Lee Minho could afford so much gold.

But didn't you see the manager go to the vault in person?

That means Lee Minho has passed the manager's eyes and is a customer who can afford the bill.

Otherwise the manager would not be so respectful and attentive.

Therefore, the clerk just smiled lightly and said to Zhong Yujie.

"Im sorry sir, this is a guest received by our manager personally. We ordinary clerks have no right to ask."

The implication is that Lee Minho is a guest of their manager, and ordinary shop assistants like them cannot judge them.

"You are still a first-tier brand, why are you so blind?"

Zhong Yujie walked up to Lee Minho and said fiercely.

"Minho, don't say I didn't remind you. If you don't have money to pay the bill, you will lose not only your own face, but also the face of our school."

Lee Minho took a sip of the still warm black tea in the cup, raised his head and said.

"Then don't worry about it, Young Master Zhong. It's my business whether I lose face or not, and it's also my business whether you I can afford the bill. If you are afraid that I might lose face of our school, how about you buy the bill for me?"

"It's broad daylight, what are you dreaming about?" Zhong Yujie retorted.

It's a 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks, and a 100,000 dollars worth gold ornaments, it will cost at least tens of millions.

'Let me pay for it? Don't take me for such a fool like you.' Zhong Yujie thought in his mind.

Lee Minho glanced at him indifferently.

"Since you don't intend to pay for me, then please keep your mouth shut. People who babble along the way, I think it's a duck that escaped from somewhere. It's noisy."

"How dare you call me a duck?" Zhong Yujie didn't expect Lee Minho to be so arrogant.

"Alright, then I'll see how you will die when you pay the bill later."

Lee Minho put down the teacup and said. "If you can't afford the things here, please give a way, don't block people's business."

"I can't afford it? This Young Master has a plenty of money."

Zhong Yujie said to Jenna beside him. "Go baby, see what you like, if you like it, this young master will buy it for you."

"Really?" Jenna tiptoed happily, and kissed Zhong Yujie on the cheek. "Thank you, Brother Jie."

After finishing speaking, she went to choose jewelry happily. She begged Zhong Yujie for a long time before and now he agreed to give her a bag today.

Zhong Yujie proudly raised his chin towards Qiushui, and said mockingly.

"I'll wait see what this Young Master Lee is capable of."

Lee Minho twitched the corner of his mouth stiffly, and sent him two words.

"Hehe..."

But the system was going crazy in Lee Minho's mind.

{Host, what's going on, why did you go to buy gold. You should go to the clothing store to buy clothes.}

Lee Minho replied. "But when you announced the task just now, I need to spend 10 million dollars, you didn't say that you must let me buy clothes!"

{Those two stupid humans just laughed at the host that you can't afford clothes. If you don't buy clothes, how can you slap them in the face?}

Lee Minho waved his hands and said. "It's okay, buying gold can not only slap them in the face, but also kill them!"

Lee Minho's true motive was to redirect the systems attention to the golds so the the system would not bother him with clothes.

But buying gold is not really a total lose.

Gold not only maintains its value, but if you are lucky, the price can even rise! If it wasn't for the lack of time, he would have wanted to buy another house directly.

The manager's speed is very fast. The 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks were brought out quickly, together with the gold ornaments worth 100,000 dollars, the clerk clicked on the keyboard, and the bill came out.

"Hi sir, 4,950 troy ounces of gold bricks and 100,000 dollars of gold jewelry add up to exactly 10 million dollars."

Immediately afterwards, everyone looked at Lee Minho, waiting for him to pay.

Seeing this Lee Minho handed over the black card in his hand.

The manager stretched out his hands respectfully and took the black card.

Zhong Yujie also sneered and said.

"I don't think you should think about him paying the bill. With his broken card, it's impossible to swipe it out."

Lee Minho pressed the password.

In the next second, the card reader beeped twice, and a white note was spit out from the card reader.

Card swiped successfully.

Zhong Yujie widened his eyes and shouted in disbelief.

"How is this possible, how can you have 10 million!"