Conscience Doesn't Hurt At All (Thanks to Xiao Han of Yuequan Bay, a Silver Alliance Leader!)

The next afternoon, around 3 PM.

After repeatedly assembling and disassembling computers countless times, I finally accumulated over 50,000 skill experience. Without hesitation, I leveled up Advanced Throwing to Lv. 10, gaining 6 points in Strength, and further boosting my throwing damage!

Beside me, Lu Xiaobei was diligently reading, still engrossed in that horror novel.

Suddenly, she quietly tossed the novel into her drawer, her face pale.

"What's wrong?" I asked, turning my head.

"Nothing..."

She seemed terrified by the plot, saying, "Ding Han, do you think ghosts are real?"

"I don't know..."

I replied speechlessly, "I'm not sure if ghosts exist, but many people truly have ghosts in their hearts."

"Fortunately, I have no ghosts in my heart; I live my life with a clear conscience."

She patted her chest, and it actually echoed...

I looked down at her.

Lu Xiaobei stomped her foot in frustration, then picked up the novel from the drawer and stormed out.

I frowned, locked my computer, and took the opportunity to follow her out. We didn't go far before reaching the canal. I saw Lu Xiaobei glance around furtively, then quickly pull the novel from her pocket and throw it into the canal!

Good heavens, scared of ghosts so much she'd throw her book away – afraid of a curse?

At the internet cafe.

Lu Xiaobei returned, looking calm and collected, as if she had everything under control.

Just then, someone walked in from outside – it was Milo.

"Huh?"

Lu Xiaobei stood up and smiled, "Milo, what brings you here?"

"Luo'er, why are you here?" I asked with a smile.

"Nothing, just came to take a look."

So, Lu Xiaobei took on the role of guide, showing Milo around the internet cafe. In reality, the cafe was quite small and didn't have much to see.

A little later, Milo pulled up a chair and sat with us behind the counter. He seemed to have something on his mind and after a long pause, finally spoke, "I have an idea. It's not quite mature yet, but I really want to share it with you."

"Go ahead."

"I think this internet cafe is doing well, and I want to invest in it. I happen to have sixty thousand yuan in spare cash. If you don't mind, I'd like to use it to invest in your cafe, expand its scale a bit, and make it more competitive. What do you two think?"

Lu Xiaobei and I were stunned.

We never expected Milo to earn so much money from singing at the bar for a few months!

"Luo'er."

I lowered my voice, my expression serious, "This money, it's not from some rich woman sponsoring you, is it? Xiaobei and I really couldn't accept that..."

"You wish!"

Milo stretched out his short leg, attempting to kick me, but I easily dodged.

As a mere Lv. 1 newbie, his agility was nothing compared to a Lv. 20 Tier 2 expert like me.

"Of course not! This is my share of the bar's profits. I had already agreed with the owner when I was performing there, so you can spend this money freely."

"Ding Han, what do you think?" Lu Xiaobei turned to me.

"We can..."

I nodded, "Coincidentally, Xiaobei also has thirty thousand in spare cash. That gives us about a hundred thousand in funds, enough to upgrade and optimize the machine configuration and expand Feiyang Internet Cafe to fifty machines."

"Really?"

Lu Xiaobei's face lit up with excitement.

At that very moment, a system notification chimed in my ear – a new quest had been triggered!

[You have triggered the daily quest〖Legendary Internet Cafe on Qianjin Street〗(Rank A)! Quest Objective: Help Lu Xiaobei optimize the business model and make Feiyang Internet Cafe's single-day revenue the top among all internet cafes on Qianjin Street. Quest Reward: Large amount of experience points,〖Bloodthirsty Assault〗(Rank S Skill Codex)!]

An A-rank daily quest!

My heart soared with joy, and the reward was even an S-rank skill!

During the beta test, I had seen this skill book before. It allowed for three consecutive powerful attacks in an instant and converted 20% of the damage dealt into HP for the user. This was a divine skill, not only offering terrifying output but also serving as a life-saver in critical moments!

"Ding Han, what are your thoughts?" Milo asked.

I pondered for a moment, "It's quite a coincidence, but Old Man Wang's steamed bun shop next door is currently for sale. His buns are sour and hard; even dogs wouldn't eat them, so the transfer price certainly won't be too high. We could take this opportunity to acquire the shop, knock down the connecting wall, and with the space from the bun shop, we could add at least 30 more computer seats to our internet cafe. By then, we might truly be the most competitive internet cafe on the entire Qianjin Street."

"Great!"

Milo immediately produced a card and handed it to me, "The sixty thousand is all on this card. The PIN is 1-6. It's in your hands now."

"Okay."

I looked at Lu Xiaobei. "Are we going to talk about taking over the shop now?"

"Sure!"

Next door, Old Man Wang, who was failing in business, complained with a bitter face that he didn't know what he did wrong, feeling like the whole world was against him. I comforted him, saying not to be too sad, that the world was too big to bother targeting him, and it was simply because his steamed buns weren't tasty. Old Man Wang became even sadder.

The transfer negotiations went smoothly. It only cost thirty thousand to secure the shop's usage rights for a year. After that, we immediately hired workers to knock down walls.

Milo took leave today and didn't come to work. After finishing up, he treated me and Lu Xiaobei to skewers by the roadside. Of course, I was determined not to drink alcohol this time and had a nutritional beverage with them instead.

"Since we've decided to cooperate, we need to get on the right track,"

Milo looked at us. "Xiaobei, after the internet cafe is renovated, how do you plan to distribute the shares?"

"Milo, how about this?"

Lu Xiaobei said, "You put in sixty thousand, and my estimated valuation for the expanded internet cafe is around 200,000. So, I'll give you 30% of the shares."

"That's acceptable, fair and reasonable."

"As for Ding Han..."

Lu Xiaobei looked at me. "You provided the strategies and your contributions were invaluable. I've decided to give you 10% of the shares as well. I'm the boss, so I'll hold 60%. What do you two think?"

"I get shares too?"

Hearing Lu Xiaobei's words, I felt a pleasant surprise.

"Take what Xiaobei gives you,"

Milo said. "I think your role in the internet cafe is indeed very important, so you deserve this 10%."

"Alright then."

I nodded. "Thanks, boss!"

Lu Xiaobei squinted and smiled faintly, saying nothing, but gently clinked her beer glass against my nutritional beverage.

Late at night, Milo and I said goodbye to Lu Xiaobei and returned to our place.

On the way, I saw a rental bookstore. It was very close to Stream City University, and its name was "Auspicious Bookstore." It was filled with classic black-covered books, along with some comics.

A thought suddenly struck me: I would be very uncomfortable if I didn't do this one thing.

So, I turned and walked into the bookstore. I searched the horror novel section and, surprisingly, found it.

Don't Speak, There's Someone Under the Bed!

I paid a ten-yuan deposit and rented the book.

"This book, are you going to read it?" Milo asked.

"No."

I shook my head. "I have other uses for it."

"What uses?"

I briefly explained my idea.

"You're truly wicked..."

Milo said with great distress, then casually slipped a small erotic novel into his pocket.

The next morning.

I arrived at the internet cafe early and took over from Zhao Yihang, who had dark circles under his eyes.

There were very few customers in the morning, so I sneakily went to the faucet and completely soaked the horror novel I rented yesterday. Then, I threw the soaked book into the drawer.

Lu Xiaobei woke up very late today, probably because she drank too much beer last night.

Around ten o'clock, she finally came downstairs, looking beautiful, and sat next to me playing on her phone.

While I was disassembling and assembling a computer host, I waited anxiously.

Finally, Lu Xiaobei reached her hand into the drawer and then recoiled as if she had been electrocuted. In her hand was the damp novel!

"Ghost... there's a ghost..."

She froze in place, her face drained of color.

"Lu Xiaobei, what's wrong!!!"

"There's really a ghost... I distinctly remember putting this book... How could this happen... Are the things described in the book true..."

She suddenly threw the book away and quickly hugged my arm, looking up at me with a helpless and terrified expression.

I finally couldn't help but laugh.

"You..."

Lu Xiaobei finally reacted and punched me hard!

"You're the one behind this, aren't you?! Ding Han, doesn't your conscience ache?"

It aches, but doing bad things feels so good!

It took me half an hour to finally calm her down. Then, around noon, Sakura arrived early. Lu Xiaobei and I headed to the electronics market. We spent 60,000 yuan to wholesale a batch of host computers and LCD monitors, along with some miscellaneous items, at a price of 2,000 yuan each. These components are enough to assemble 30 new computers. Once the new computers are in place, this internet cafe's competitiveness will be elevated to a whole new level!

On my suggestion, Lu Xiaobei visited Stream City University and reached a cooperation with one of their departments. The department's CS tournament will be held at Feiyang Internet Cafe, which will attract a large crowd.

Seven days later.

The CS tournament concluded. Feiyang Internet Cafe had a total of 60 machines in operation. The empty machine rate during peak hours was controlled below 10%. On weekends, customers even had to wait for a machine. Revenue continued to climb, and the mission objective was quickly achieved.

Late at night, twelve o'clock.

After finishing a bowl of instant noodles, I was just about to fall asleep when a "ding-dong" sounded in my ear.

[Congratulations, you have completed the daily quest "Legendary Internet Cafe on Qianjin Street" (Rank A)! Reward: Character EXP +300,000, and an additional reward: "Bloodthirsty Assault" (Rank S Skill Scroll)!]

Finally, it's mine!

I took out the skill scroll from my Dimensional Storage Space. My gaze lingered for a moment, and wisps of text floated out.

[Bloodthirsty Assault] (Rank S Skill Scroll): Tier 2. Unleashes three attacks on the target, dealing up to 100%/150%/200% of attack damage. Converts 20% of the damage dealt into your own HP. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Cost: 5 Essence. Requires: Super Weapon Master. Requires: Tier 2.

Looking at the skill description, my heart was overjoyed.

A maximum output of 450% and the ability to convert 20% of damage into HP, with a cooldown of only 30 seconds. It's no exaggeration to call this skill a god-tier skill for the early game!

"Swish!"

With a flick of my hand, Bloodthirsty Assault transformed into a stream of light and merged into my body, becoming a new icon in my skill bar.

After injecting a large amount of skill experience, it directly leveled up to Lv. 10, maximizing its damage, and granting me 6 points of Agility!