Jiangcheng University, Male Dormitory Building 7, Room 510.
It was already 8 AM, and many classes had started. However, the four boys in the dormitory were still snuggled up in their beds, showing no intention of getting up to attend class.
Perhaps this was a rite of passage for every college student: skipping the early 8 AM class!
After all, after three grueling years of high school, it was remarkable if anyone could resist the temptation to indulge in the more relaxed university life.
Suddenly, one of the boys opened his eyes wide and sat straight up in bed.
The sudden voice in his head and the glowing screen in front of him jolted Su Bai awake.
[Indulgent God-tier Tycoon System has been bound]
[This system is designed to help the host enjoy a carefree life.]
[Any indulgent behavior will be rewarded by the system.]
[Moreover, all spending related to indulgence will receive a random cashback of 2 to 10 times!]
[Note: The system operates ethically; all earnings are from legitimate sources!]
Whoa, is this what they call System Brother?
Su Bai was thrilled.
Then he thought about how he had overslept and skipped class—did that count as indulging?
Just as the thought crossed his mind, the system chimed in again:
[Ding! Detected that the host overslept and skipped class. Cash reward +1000 yuan]
Su Bai quickly glanced at the text notification on his phone.
"[Construction Bank]1000 yuan has been credited to your account ending in 8577. Current balance: 2200 yuan. For details on popular financial products, please click…"
His account had only contained 1200 yuan, which his aunt had just sent him as living expenses yesterday—typical broke college student finances.
Now, out of nowhere, he had an extra 1000 yuan, effectively doubling his assets.
In that moment, an indulgent idea blossomed in Su Bai's mind, and he decided to test out the efficacy of the system.
He quickly got dressed and ran to the cafeteria to order a feast for breakfast.
Spicy hot pot, fried chicken, braised duck leg, snail noodles…
Eating such greasy food so early in the morning surely counts as indulgence, right?
[Ding! Detected that the host is binge-eating breakfast. Expenditure 43 yuan, triggering 10x cashback: +430 yuan]
He received a bank notification on his phone at the same time.
"Su Bai? Come have breakfast!"
Hearing someone call out to him, Su Bai turned to look.
It was his advisor, Xia Lin.
Though she was technically his advisor, she had just graduated from her senior year and was currently pursuing her master's degree in the same field, working part-time as an advisor.
Su Bai greeted her politely: "Good morning, Director Xia."
"Having such a lavish breakfast early in the morning—be careful of indigestion!" Xia Lin kindly reminded him.
"It's okay; I'm planning to hit the gym later, so I need to eat more for energy."
"Oh, I see. Well, enjoy your meal! I'm busy, so see you later~"
"Goodbye, Director Xia."
Xia Lin didn't linger long; after a brief chat, she went about her business.
She remembered that Su Bai's class had a political education course this morning, meaning that he had skipped class.
She realized this but didn't mention it.
These days, skipping a class is pretty normal for college students, as long as they can manage to hold their grades together by the final exams.
To be honest, Xia Lin had skipped her fair share of classes back in her day.
Her management style was quite relaxed, and being a pretty and amiable senior, she had received great feedback from the students in the month since school started.
As for Su Bai, claiming he was going to the gym was just for show.
Fitness was too disciplined and had nothing to do with the indulgent system.
After enjoying a hearty meal, Su Bai returned to the dorm and opened his laptop.
His roommates were still fast asleep, so gaming might wake them up. It was better to binge-watch some shows.
He had stacked up quite a few he wanted to watch, both domestic and international, but hadn't had the chance to start yet, so it was perfect timing.
After watching for a while, the system's notification sound chimed again:
[Ding! Detected that the host is watching shows during prime study time; such indulgence! Reward +2000 yuan]
Getting paid to watch shows, huh?
Not bad at all.
Su Bai was completely immersed in the storyline.
Time flowed quietly, and soon it was just past nine in the morning.
Only then did his roommates start to wake up, with some preparing for their second class of the day.
Since it was the beginning of their freshman year, most students still wanted to maintain some semblance of decorum and didn't skip class just yet.
Of course, some were motivated by the chance to see the goddess of their dreams in class.
Wang Haoran, who was in the bed next to Su Bai, had no classes and turned on his laptop to start a certain anime game.
Yes, Wang Haoran was a seasoned otaku, but he was much more low-key compared to those who wore T-shirts with anime characters, clutched quirky pillows, and spouted exaggerated anime lines at every opportunity.
On the surface, he looked like any ordinary college guy.
In his free time, he liked to quietly watch anime and play games (never spending any money).
He had a pretty good personality, the type that seemed harmless.
In the month since school started, Su Bai had gotten along best with Wang Haoran in the dorm.
The other two roommates had personalities that were hard to describe; relying on their wealthy backgrounds, they often engaged in outrageous behavior that left the two more normal guys feeling speechless.
Seeing that his roommates had all gotten up, Su Bai closed the online drama he was watching.
Feeling tired of watching shows, he decided to play some games.
He logged into League of Legends, and as soon as the interface opened, he was bombarded by an advertisement for skin promotions.
Normally, Su Bai would have closed the ad without a second thought, completely unfazed.
Skins meant nothing to him as a broke player—they didn't add any attack power.
He was fine just using the free skins he had.
But now that he had unlocked the Indulgent God-tier Tycoon System, Su Bai's thoughts had changed.
If he bought a lot of game skins all at once, wouldn't that count as indulgence?
After confirming this with the system, Su Bai selected a bunch of skins he had liked for a long time but held off on buying to save money.
He currently had 4,630 yuan in his bank account.
He planned to spend as much as possible; after all, the system reimbursed him on the spot—the more he spent, the more he would get back.
Supreme Fist! Soul Lotus! And even the limited-time returning championship skins—he decided to buy everything he liked!
In the end, he tallied it all up, and the total came to 4,396 yuan.
To be honest, that number felt pretty lucky.
[Ding! Detected indulgent spending on game skins by the host, triggering a fivefold cash back, + yuan]
His bank balance now soared into the thousands.
The speed at which he was making money was astounding, Su Bai thought.
Su Bai attended Jiangcheng University, a key national 985 school, where he was majoring in the currently popular computer science field.
Seniors from their major who graduated often ended up in high-paying internet jobs, but they rarely took home more than 22,000 yuan a month.
And this was just from the casual earnings he racked up in a single morning.
As his principal amount increased, he could opt for even more extravagant indulgences, and his wealth would snowball, growing quicker than ever.
Not to mention, the system indicated that deeper indulgent behaviors would garner rewards beyond cash—like luxury cars, high-end watches, villas... and even more amazing hidden features.
Was this the life of a tycoon? It truly felt extravagant and magical!
Su Bai was excited for a moment, but quickly calmed himself; he was the type who had a strong mental fortitude.
Putting aside all those thoughts, he decided to check out the new skins he had just bought in the game.
The dorm was set up with beds on top and desks below. Wang Haoran, who was in the middle of his own game, stood up to stretch and accidentally saw Su Bai's game interface, practically gasping in surprise:
"Whoa, when did you buy so many skins, Bai Ge? That must be over a thousand total, right?"
"Yeah, just spent a little over four thousand."
"???"
Wang Haoran looked stunned. What was going on? Su Bai had always been a free-to-play player, just like him, so how did he suddenly go on a spending spree?
Su Bai chuckled, "I'm coming clean—actually, I'm also a rich second generation."
"Wait, why do you say also..." Wang Haoran suddenly realized, "Damn it, so I'm the only broke one in our dorm!"
Before Su Bai could respond, Wang Haoran scratched his head and said with a grin, "Alright, that's actually pretty cool! It's only natural for you to have some power too, otherwise the other two in our dorm are such extremes that they've skewed my impressions of wealthy people."
Su Bai just smiled and stayed silent. It was pretty normal to encounter silly people in university; after all, in a country of 1.4 billion people, not meeting a few silly ones wouldn't reflect the diversity of human genes!
"Bai Ge, you don't know, but last night when you weren't here, Chu Mingzhe and Xue Tao got into another argument."
Chu Mingzhe and Xue Tao were the names of the other two roommates.
"Why's that?"
"Because of a girl. Chu Mingzhe likes this girl, and Xue Tao insisted she was being hypocritical, saying she was just like any other girl behind the scenes. That's when the fight broke out."
"... But I remember, that girl completely ignored Chu Mingzhe, right?" Su Bai recalled.
"Exactly, it was just unrequited love. It's ridiculous that people would argue over her," someone replied.
The phenomenon of a sycophant has always existed, in every era and location.
Su Bai took it as a joke.
However, the dorm where the girl Chu Mingzhe liked was quite interesting.
Among the four girls, three had outstanding looks, each with their own unique style.
They were known among their classmates as the "Goddess Dormitory."
The girl Chu Mingzhe liked was named Chen Yusheng, a typical cold and aloof beauty.
She was also a freshman like them.
Standing over 1.7 meters tall, she had long, curvy legs.
Her stunning face could rival that of any star.
Like Su Bai, she was studying computer science. It was said that she had released her own open-source project online during high school, and by the start of the semester, a professor had already invited her to join a lab—definitely a top student.
Since military training, she had attracted the attention of countless teachers and students.
Although she usually had a blank expression, there were always people trying to win her favor.
Yet, she turned down every admirer without hesitation, claiming she "didn't want to date and wouldn't accept kindness for nothing."
Perhaps that's why Chu Mingzhe found her special.
Xue Tao, on the other hand, believed Chen Yusheng was just putting on an act.
This perspective was understandable; everyone has sides to themselves that remain hidden.
Su Bai didn't care about the conflicts between his roommates; he was just here for a laugh.
He soon turned his attention back to the game.
After playing a game as top lane Vayne, he switched to mid lane Yasuo.
In those two matches, his stats were a dismal 1-17.
"Hey, isn't it brutal that the silver tier in this game is so unforgiving? I can't stand it; I need to get a duo partner!"
Without hesitation, Su Bai opened a gaming companion app.
He selected the "League of Legends" category and sorted the results by price from high to low.
Hiring an expensive coach was just another form of indulgence.
But then he noticed that the highest-priced companions were mostly professional players or former pros.
He skipped over those; they were all men, which didn't interest him at all.
What was the point of paying a guy to play games with him?
It would be better to duo with Wang Haoran instead—two silver players out to conquer the ranks.
Su Bai decisively filtered the options to "female companions only."
Now the results were filled with a dazzling array of photos of beautiful influencers.
Much better!
After browsing for a bit, Su Bai zeroed in on a companion with the ID "Yu Xie."
Compared to other companions, she didn't even post any misleading pictures.
She only had an audio introduction.
Her voice was incredibly pleasant; though she sounded young, there was an aloof, sophisticated vibe to it that sparked his imagination.
Unfortunately, the introduction made it clear: no adult content, just gaming.
Her rate was 200 yuan per hour.
That was getting close to what ordinary professional players charged.
So, what gave this companion the confidence to charge such a high price?
The answer was simple: her rank was in the Korean server's thousand-point master tier!
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