Recaps

After the Jia Lie Family's scheme collapsed, Xiao Yan prepared Blood Coagulating Powder for the Xiao Clan while Xiao Xun'er grew suspicious about the alchemist who helped him. In the Tagor Desert, Xiao Cheng returned to Stone Desert City and learned that the Mo Tie Mercenary Group had taken control after Haibodong crushed Sha Luo's men.

• Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders discussed Gu He's identity, planned to thank Shop Owner Xiao, and made preparations to guard against Jia Lie Bi.
• Old Yao refined Blood Coagulating Powder, and Xiao Yan planned to give it to his father despite learning that the Xiao Clan's crisis had already been resolved.
• Xiao Xun'er questioned Xiao Yan about the medicine, suspected Shop Owner Xiao might be the alchemist, and ordered Elder Ling to investigate.
• Xiao Cheng rode a mountain bike with Xiao Wu to Stone Desert City and found far fewer mercenaries at its gates.
• Xue Lan told Xiao Cheng that Haibodong had frozen Sha Luo's men and that the Mo Tie Mercenary Group had since taken control of Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Cheng followed Xue Lan to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group's headquarters, unaware that the Sand Mercenary Group had become involved with the Mo Family.

Xiao Cheng gave Xiao Ding his durable bicycle and visited Haibodong to bring him back to Wutan City for treatment of his Serpent Seal Curse. He also decided Haibodong’s ice-attributed Dou Qi could make him a useful “mobile refrigerator” for the shop.

• Xue Lan stopped mercenaries from crowding around Xiao Cheng’s bicycle, while Xiao Cheng and Xiao Ding discussed the Sand Mercenary Group’s departure and the danger that Luobu might return.
• Xiao Cheng explained the bicycle’s strength to Xiao Ding and insisted that his friend accept it as a gift.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Cheng where Haibodong was staying, and Xiao Cheng approached the secluded house through the biting cold.
• Haibodong was surprised that Xiao Cheng had returned safely from Medusa and agreed to go to Wutan City so Xiao Cheng could cure his Serpent Seal Curse.
• Xiao Cheng privately decided to recruit Haibodong as both a bodyguard and a source of cold for preserving food.

Xiao Cheng prepared to leave Stone Desert City after learning that the Soul Hall had attacked Ruyi Zhai, only for the shop’s system defenses to destroy the intruder. He returned to Wutan City with Haibodong by teleportation and headed to the shop to introduce him to his employees.

• Xiao Cheng left Haibodong to rest, then joined Xiao Li and Xiao Ding for a meal, where one cup of liquor knocked him unconscious.
• Liu Xi, controlled by Protector Wu, attacked Ruyi Zhai, but the system’s lightning protection struck him to powder as Protector Wu watched and withdrew.
• The next morning, Xiao Cheng viewed the system’s recording of the attack and suspected the Soul Hall had targeted Ruyi Zhai, prompting him to leave Stone Desert City early.
• Xiao Cheng, Xiao Wu, and Haibodong said farewell to Xiao Li and Xiao Ding, and Xiao Cheng left his bicycle with Xiao Ding.
• Xiao Cheng used Xiao Dian to teleport the group from the Tagor Desert to a secluded corner near Ruyi Zhai, shocking Haibodong before they entered the shop.

Xiao Cheng returned to Ruyi Zhai with Haibodong, learned about the Jia Lie Family’s moves against the Xiao Clan, and visited Xiao Zhan. He stayed for a meal and went to explore the clan with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, while still having no plan for dealing with the Soul Hall.

• Xiao Cheng introduced Haibodong to Gu He and arranged a room for him at Ruyi Zhai so he could restore his cultivation.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Cheng that Xiao Zhan had come looking for him, and Gu He explained how he had expelled Liu Xi from his apprenticeship after the Jia Lie Family’s dispute with the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Cheng went with Xiao Wu to the Xiao Clan and was welcomed by Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan, whose cultivation had advanced to Two-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Cheng told the Xiao Clan members about his trip to the Tagor Desert, then asked Xiao Zhan about the Jia Lie Family’s latest actions against the clan.
• Xiao Zhan invited Xiao Cheng to stay for a meal, then sent Xiao Yan to show him and Xiao Xun'er around the clan.

Xiao Cheng gathered the materials for the shop’s second renovation, restocked its pastries, and introduced Horseshoe Pastry, which could resolve cultivation problems. The system then assigned him a quest to use it to heal ten people or magical beasts within half a month.

• Xiao Cheng collected soil and logs from Xiao Zhan and retrieved the Beast Bones he had left with Ao Ba Pa.
• Back at the shop, Xiao Cheng found Elder Hai, Gu He, and Yue'er playing Dou Dizhu while Xiao Yi Xian managed the remaining pastries.
• Xiao Cheng restocked the pastries and made Horseshoe Pastry, which the system priced at 900 Gold Coins each because it could resolve cultivation problems.
• Xiao Cheng told Xiao Yi Xian the new pastry’s name and price, then sat down to rest.
• The system gave Xiao Cheng a half-month quest to heal ten people or magical beasts with cultivation problems using Horseshoe Pastry, with a minor realm increase as the reward.

Xiao Cheng told Haibodong that the new Horseshoe Pastries could restore his sealed cultivation, and Haibodong hurried to buy some. Meanwhile, Yun Shan questioned Yun Yun about Ruyi Zhai and ordered her to build a relationship with the shop and monitor it, secretly preparing to make a move against it.

• Xiao Lu and Payne visited Ruyi Zhai, where Xiao Lu complained about the Horseshoe Pastries' price and Payne revealed he was a Six-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Cheng told Haibodong that Horseshoe Pastries could treat the seal on his cultivation and suggested he try three, so Haibodong went to buy them.
• Yun Shan asked Yun Yun about Ruyi Zhai and learned that its pastries had miraculous effects.
• Yun Shan ordered Yun Yun to build a good relationship with Ruyi Zhai and keep it under close watch, then returned to seclusion.
• Yun Yun worried that Yun Shan might act irrationally, unaware that he was preparing to move against Ruyi Zhai.

Xiao Cheng’s Horseshoe Pastry broke Haibodong’s seal but caused him to unleash a terrible stench, prompting Xiao Wu to throw him out of the shop. Haibodong regained his strength and crashed into the Mitel Family, where he reunited with Mitel Tengshan.

• Haibodong ate three Horseshoe Pastries, which weakened Medusa’s seal on him, while the system warned Xiao Cheng that the pastries could cause side effects.
• Haibodong’s cultivation surged, but he farted; Xiao Cheng ordered Xiao Wu to throw him far away, and the smell drove most customers out of the shop.
• Xiao Cheng cleared the air with the shop’s system and air freshener, then resumed business as Gu He asked about the jasmine scent and described his leisurely new life.
• While hurtling through the sky, Haibodong advanced from Dou Ling to a six-star Dou Huang but could not stop his flight.
• Haibodong crashed through the roof of the Mitel Family in the Imperial Capital and reunited with Mitel Tengshan, who arranged for him to change clothes before they talked.

Haibodong told Mitel Tengshan how Xiao Cheng helped remove his seal and restore his cultivation, and the two agreed to visit Xiao Cheng with gifts. Ge Ye then announced he planned to stay near Ruyi Zhai, leaving Xiao Cheng suspecting that the Misty Cloud Sect had sent him to monitor the shop.

• Haibodong recounted to Mitel Tengshan how he offended Queen Medusa, spent decades in the Tagor Desert, and met Xiao Cheng, who cured his seal with pastries.
• Haibodong explained that Xiao Wu threw him into the sky after he ate the pastries, and Mitel Tengshan teased him before persuading him to thank Xiao Cheng.
• Mitel Tengshan invited Haibodong to travel with him to Wutan City and visit Xiao Cheng with gifts, and Haibodong agreed.
• Xiao Cheng checked with Xiao Wu that he had used only thirty percent of his strength when throwing Haibodong, then worried about where Haibodong had landed.
• Ge Ye told Xiao Cheng he planned to stay near Ruyi Zhai for a while, and Xiao Cheng suspected the Misty Cloud Sect had sent him to spy on the shop.

Xiao Cheng received a quest to help Xiao Yan reach Five-star Dou Zhe and travel to the Tagor Desert, then gave him pastries to support him. After closing Ruyi Zhai, Xiao Cheng began its second renovation, which would finish by morning.

• Xiao Cheng received a quest to help Xiao Yan advance and head to the Tagor Desert for training, and he decided to support Xiao Yan with pastries.
• Yue'er asked Xiao Cheng to make beef dumplings for her, and he promised to find time to prepare them.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Cheng for soul-nourishing pastries for an injured friend, and Xiao Cheng gave him three Shredded Pork Floss Pastries and a pack of Peanut Nougat.
• Xiao Cheng told the shop's employees to rest and promised them a surprise the next day.
• Xiao Cheng asked Xiao Dian to begin Ruyi Zhai's second renovation, and the system began a six-hour renovation that isolated the shop from the outside world.

Xiao Cheng surveyed Ruyi Zhai after its renovation and considered how to help Xiao Yan reach Five-star Dou Zhe. Meanwhile, Nalan Su planned to approach Xiao Cheng through the Mitel Family, while Yun Shan agreed under pressure from Protector Wu to capture Xiao Cheng for the Soul Hall.

• Xiao Cheng discovered that the system had renovated Ruyi Zhai with more space, tables, and seats, surprising Yue'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Ao Ba Pa, and the customers.
• Xiao Cheng decided to visit the Xiao Clan more often to help Xiao Yan break through to Five-star Dou Zhe.
• Nalan Jie told Nalan Su to preserve the Nalan Family's relationship with Xiao Cheng and suggested asking Mitel Tengshan about him first.
• Protector Wu warned Yun Shan that a mysterious expert guarded Ruyi Zhai, so Yun Shan proposed targeting Xiao Cheng instead.
• Protector Wu threatened Yun Shan into agreeing to capture Xiao Cheng, and Yun Shan vowed to obtain the pastries and break through to Dou Zong.

Xiao Cheng dealt with Gu He's interest in learning pastry-making, received news from the Mittel Family, and heard about Xiao Ning's breakthrough. The system assigned him a fifteen-day exercise quest, and he decided to make the shop assistants join him.

• Gu He abandoned his plan to create an Elixir Formula and asked Xiao Cheng to teach him how to make Horseshoe Pastry.
• A messenger from the Mittel Auction House delivered Xiao Cheng a letter from the Mittel Family in the Imperial Capital, which mentioned Elder Hai.
• Xiao Ning told Xiao Cheng he had become a Three-star Dou Zhe and planned to keep cultivating after buying pastries and medicinal herbs.
• The system ordered Xiao Cheng to perform the system-improved Eighth Set of Radio Gymnastics for an hour daily for fifteen days, or face a public ballet performance as punishment.
• Xiao Cheng found a cassette tape and recorder in his backpack and decided the three shop assistants should exercise alongside him.

Haibodong and Mitel Tengshan received Nalan Su, who asked them to approach Xiao Cheng about curing his father’s Scorching Poison. At Ruyi Zhai, Xiao Cheng checked his progress toward Level Three Shopkeeper, while Xiao Yan shared pastries with Xiao Zhan before returning to cultivate.

• Haibodong decided to stay with the Mitel Family briefly, and he and Mitel Tengshan discussed maintaining a good relationship with Xiao Cheng despite his refusal to cooperate.
• Nalan Su asked Mitel Tengshan to put in a good word with Xiao Cheng about curing his father’s Scorching Poison, and Tengshan agreed to mention it on a future visit.
• After Nalan Su left, Haibodong criticized his lack of manners, and he and Mitel Tengshan went to play chess in the garden.
• Xiao Cheng checked his Personal Panel and saw that he had 763 experience toward Level Three Shopkeeper, then decided not to visit the Xiao Clan and went to help Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Zhan two Shredded Pork Floss Pastries, kept the Peanut Nougat, and hurried back to cultivate; Xiao Zhan watched him leave and sighed.

Xiao Cheng agreed to consider cooperation with the Mu Family after its steward, Mu Xi, visited Ruyi Zhai. As Ya Fei and Mitel Tengshan learned of the visit and the Misty Cloud Sect’s presence near the shop, concern grew over the competing families’ plans.

• Xiao Cheng let Gu He leave with Gu Ni to discuss alchemy and took over serving customers at Ruyi Zhai.
• Steward Mu Xi visited Ruyi Zhai to propose cooperation, and Xiao Cheng promised to visit the Mu Family in the Imperial Capital in a few days.
• Xiao Cheng gave Mu Xi a bag of Peanut Nougat as a meeting gift, and Mu Xi returned to the Imperial Capital.
• Ya Fei learned that the Mu Family had approached Ruyi Zhai and that people from the Misty Cloud Sect were staying nearby, so she ordered her subordinate to monitor both.
• Mitel Tengshan learned of the Mu Family’s visit and suspected Nalan Su had disclosed Ruyi Zhai’s existence to make the Mu Family test Xiao Cheng’s attitude.

Xiao Cheng bought machines for Ruyi Zhai’s planned membership system, while Gu He took Gu Ni as a nominal disciple. Before Xiao Cheng could begin designing the cards, Ao Ba Pa reported a deadly robbery, and Xiao Cheng set out to investigate near Qingshan Town.

• Xiao Cheng paid one million Gold Coins for membership card processing and manufacturing machines, then placed them beside Ruyi Zhai’s counter.
• Gu He accepted Gu Ni as his nominal disciple after teaching him alchemy, though Gu Ni’s talent limited how far Gu He could advance him.
• Xiao Cheng decided to work on the membership card design first, since he still had more than ten days to complete his other task.
• Ao Ba Pa told Xiao Cheng that masked bandits had robbed his shipment near Qingshan Town and killed all the guards escorting it.
• Xiao Cheng told Ao Ba Pa not to act rashly and said he and Xiao Wu would investigate and recover the goods if they found them.

Xiao Cheng left Wutan City with Xiao Wu to investigate the ambush on Ao Ba Pa’s goods, unaware that Jia Lie Bi and Mu She had joined forces to target him. As they neared Qingshan Town, Xiao Cheng noticed the road was unusually quiet and sensed that something was wrong.

• Xiao Cheng left Gu He, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others in charge of the shop before heading out with Xiao Wu to learn Ao Ba Pa’s cargo route and travel to Qingshan Town.
• Jia Lie Te reported Xiao Cheng’s departure to Jia Lie Bi and revealed that Xiao Wu was accompanying him; Jia Lie Bi ordered continued surveillance and worried about Mu She’s plans.
• Mu She assigned Mu Li to lead men against Xiao Cheng, while the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s leaders discussed demanding a share of Ruyi Zhai in exchange for their help.
• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu continued toward Qingshan Town, and Xiao Cheng wondered why the road was so quiet as trouble appeared ahead.

Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu killed Mu Li’s ambush party, then forced Mu Li to reveal the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s strength before Xiao Wu killed him. After receiving a system quest to display his might, Xiao Cheng headed for the group’s headquarters to confront them.

• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu encountered Mu Li and ten Wolf Head Mercenary Group members waiting to ambush them.
• Xiao Wu killed the mercenaries with a single powerful attack after Xiao Cheng told him to stop holding back.
• Xiao Cheng questioned the terrified Mu Li, who revealed that his father Tahiti was the group’s strongest member and named its other senior fighters.
• Xiao Wu killed Mu Li on Xiao Cheng’s order, and the system issued Xiao Cheng a quest that would advance him to One-star Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Cheng told Xiao Wu to carry Mu Li’s corpse as they set off for the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s base near Qingshan Town.

Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu tracked the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to its camp, killing several squads along the way. Xiao Cheng attacked the camp’s guards and called Mu She out, leaving the two sides poised for a fight.

• Jia Lie Te found Mu Li’s group dead and hurried to Wutan City to warn Jia Lie Bi.
• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu reached Qingshan Town, where Xiao Wu forced a mercenary to reveal that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s camp was nearby.
• Xiao Cheng ordered Xiao Wu to kill a squad and bring its strongest member for questioning, then had Xiao Wu kill the captive after learning the camp’s location.
• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu wiped out three or four more squads before reaching the camp, where Xiao Cheng knocked down the two guards.
• Mu She and two senior members heard Xiao Cheng’s challenge and went outside as Xiao Cheng stood surrounded by mercenaries.

Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after Mu She’s men ambushed Xiao Cheng. With Mu She captured, Xiao Cheng headed to Wutan City to confront the Jia Lie Family.

• Mu She arrived with more than a hundred men, and Xiao Cheng confronted him over the ambush before Xiao Wu brought Mu Li’s body forward.
• Enraged by his son’s death, Mu She ordered his men to kill Xiao Cheng, but Xiao Wu slaughtered the mercenaries and defeated Hermon and a Nine-star Dou Zhe.
• Mu She tried to bargain with Xiao Cheng, who refused to spare him and ordered Xiao Wu to cripple him.
• Mu She attempted to flee, but Xiao Wu struck him down and sealed his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Cheng ordered Xiao Wu to carry Mu She to Wutan City, where they would go straight to the Jia Lie Family, and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was destroyed.

Jia Lie Bi, the Xiao Clan, and others sensed trouble after Xiao Cheng wiped out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, while Xiao Cheng rushed toward Wutan City with Mu She and Xiao Wu. The system warned him that Xiao Wu’s core components were damaged, but Xiao Cheng remained intent on destroying the Jia Lie Family.

• Jia Lie Bi heard that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s corpses had been found but Xiao Cheng and Mu Li were missing, so he sent Jia Lie Te to investigate the group’s camp.
• At Ruyi Zhai, Yue'er asked about Xiao Cheng while Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian noticed fewer customers and an oppressive feeling in Wutan City.
• Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders discussed rumors of a plot against Xiao Cheng and decided to send people to Qingshan Town to investigate.
• Xiao Yan advanced to a Three-star Dou Zhe, and Old Yao promised to take him to the Tagor Desert for training once he reached Five-star Dou Zhe.
• The system told Xiao Cheng that excessive use had damaged Xiao Wu’s core components and warned that the puppet might be scrapped if used in battle again.
• Xiao Cheng learned that Xiao Wu could be repaired and continued toward Wutan City, intent on destroying the Jia Lie Family.

Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu confronted the Jia Lie Family after learning that Jia Lie Bi had colluded with Mu She to ambush him. Xiao Wu killed Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie'ao, then wiped out the family, and news of its destruction spread through Wutan City.

• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu arrived at the Jia Lie Family with the badly injured Mu She, while Jia Lie Bi realized Xiao Wu was likely a powerful expert.
• Xiao Cheng smashed the family’s gate and challenged Jia Lie Bi, who came outside with Jia Lie'ao and the family’s guards.
• Xiao Wu threw Mu She before Jia Lie Bi, and Xiao Cheng accused him of plotting with Mu She to ambush him.
• Xiao Cheng ordered Xiao Wu to kill everyone in the Jia Lie Family after Jia Lie Bi refused to accept blame.
• Xiao Wu killed Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie'ao, then slaughtered the remaining family members as Xiao Cheng returned to Ruyi Zhai.
• News that the Jia Lie Family had been destroyed spread throughout Wutan City.

After Xiao Cheng destroyed the Jia Lie Family and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, the system warned him that Xiao Wu was badly damaged and needed repairs. Xiao Cheng put the puppet away, resolved to rely more on himself, and left Gu He to guard Ruyi Zhai as Ya Fei began investigating his connection to the massacre.

• Xiao Cheng returned to Ruyi Zhai and told Gu He that the blood on him came from magical beasts.
• Xiao Wu failed to find Jia Lie Te, and the system warned Xiao Cheng that the puppet's core components were severely worn and required repairs.
• Xiao Cheng retrieved Xiao Wu, accepted the system's advice to rely on himself, and told the others that Xiao Wu had gone away to train.
• Xiao Cheng asked Gu He to protect Ruyi Zhai and postponed using the system's reward to raise his realm by three minor levels.
• Gu Ni reported that the Jia Lie Family and Mu She had been killed, and Ya Fei ordered an investigation into Xiao Cheng's movements.
• Xiao Cheng checked his personal panel, mourned Xiao Wu's damaged condition, and rested at the shop.

Xiao Zhan investigated the destruction of the Jia Lie Family and ordered the Xiao Clan to keep a low profile. Xiao Cheng raised his cultivation and learned what rare materials were needed to repair Xiao Wu, then led the shop employees through Broadcast Gymnastics the next morning.

• Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders discussed the Jia Lie Family's destruction and the discovery of Mu She and other Wolf Head Mercenary Group members among the dead.
• Xiao Zhan ordered the Xiao Clan to act cautiously and continue investigating the destruction.
• Xiao Cheng used his reward to advance from Five-star Dou Zhe to Eight-star Dou Zhe, then learned that repairing Xiao Wu required rare materials and a Heavenly Flame alchemist.
• Xiao Cheng decided to postpone repairing Xiao Wu until he was stronger and could seek the materials elsewhere.
• Xiao Cheng woke the shop employees early and made them perform Broadcast Gymnastics before the day's work began.

Xiao Cheng concealed the source of Broadcast Gymnastics from Gu He while the Xiao Clan and Ao Ba Pa Family divided the Jia Lie Family’s assets after its destruction. With the crisis over, Xiao Cheng began planning a membership system for Ruyi Zhai, but struggled to decide how it should work.

• Xiao Cheng told Gu He that Broadcast Gymnastics came from his master, then played Gomoku with him.
• The First Elder visited Ruyi Zhai and told Xiao Cheng that the Jia Lie Family had been destroyed and Mu She had died.
• The First Elder explained that the Xiao Clan and Ao Ba Pa Family had divided the Jia Lie Family’s assets and would manage its marketplaces together.
• Gu Ni tried to learn more from Xiao Cheng, failed, and left after buying pastries.
• Xiao Cheng decided to advance his plans for a membership system, then struggled to work out its design.

Xiao Zhan and Ya Fei ended their investigations into the destruction of the Jia Lie Family and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, while Xiao Cheng worked on inventing a new pastry at Ruyi Zhai. Protector Wu used the dead mercenaries’ souls to grow stronger and sent a puppet after Xiao Cheng, who later decided to teach the boastful Xiao Ning a lesson.

• Xiao Zhan and Ya Fei learned that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s members were long dead, but both chose to stop investigating the strange destructions.
• Xiao Cheng struggled to devise a membership system, then began planning a new kind of little cake for Ruyi Zhai.
• Protector Wu absorbed the scattered souls at the mercenary camp, turned a dead Nine-star Dou Zhe executive into a puppet, and ordered it to kill Xiao Cheng.
• Xiao Ning visited Ruyi Zhai, asked Xiao Yi Xian about her cultivation, and bought Peanut Nougat instead of the new Horseshoe Pastry.
• Xiao Ning proudly told Xiao Cheng he had reached Three-star Dou Zhe, and Xiao Cheng privately decided to give him a taste of the real world.

Xiao Cheng finalized the basic membership points rules and had the system create a customized, anti-counterfeit Ruyi Zhai membership card. With the card design and rules settled, he planned to wait for a suitable chance to introduce the system.

• Xiao Cheng decided that Ruyi Zhai would use one unified membership card and award one point for every ten Gold Coins spent, but he worried about how large top-ups might affect future lotteries.
• Xiao Lu visited Ruyi Zhai, explained that he had become a squad captain at the former Jia Lie Family market, and revealed that he had reached Four-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Lu bought three jin of Honeyed Shortbread while Xiao Cheng returned his attention to the membership system.
• Xiao Cheng paid the system three thousand Gold Coins to design a card featuring Ruyi Zhai's storefront and images of Xiao Yi Xian and Yue'er.
• The system produced a card with real-name registration, replacement, and ownership rules, plus an embedded chip to record data and prevent counterfeiting.
• Xiao Cheng settled on a token application fee of one hundred Gold Coins and waited for the right opportunity to launch the membership system.