The next day.
At 8:20 in the morning.
Still that same rundown apartment.
But passersby all noticed something unusual.
In front of the entrance to the dilapidated building, which was only a few stories tall, a row of very nice cars had inexplicably parked.
They weren't top-tier luxury cars.
But they were all high-end vehicles that ordinary wage earners could barely afford.
For this shabby apartment, this was clearly not normal.
So the nearby residents couldn't help but cast curious glances.
Then they saw, on the fourth-floor corridor, at the open door of a certain room, several people in suits standing.
It wasn't that they wanted to stand there.
It was that the room itself held even more people.
This cramped, old room, barely over twenty square meters, couldn't fit them all...
As the room's occupant.
Xi Shenlian was inside, holding a stack of documents and reading them with interest.
The title on those documents was—Inheritance Agreement.
The deceased was a foreign billionaire who had lived to ninety.
His assets were mostly shares in various companies and various investments.
And through his liquidation before death.
The total value came to roughly 650 billion Yen.
By any standard on the planet, he was an undeniable tycoon.
And it was pure cash flow!
The beneficiary was also clear.
None other than Xi Shenlian.
"Mr. Xi Shenlian, in accordance with Mr. Tom Turn's last wishes, as the benefactor who once helped him, you have become the sole heir to all his estate. To facilitate your management, he has already liquidated all assets in advance. Once the relevant procedures are completed, you can directly access the inheritance..."
The speaker was a stern-looking middle-aged white woman in a suit.
Though her skin was slightly paler than a Dongying native's.
Overall.
Aside from a few features.
She wasn't much different from someone from Dongying.
And this situation was the norm in this world.
Though this world also divided people into Yellow, White, and Black.
Everyone's ancestors were Atlanteans, who had only branched off a hundred thousand years ago.
And this was a widely accepted fact.
So the various races didn't really reject each other.
Moreover.
Even if environmental factors had created racial differences within Human civilization over a hundred thousand years.
The degree of difference was actually quite small.
For instance, the Black people in this world.
Were about as dark as a Yellow person from the previous life after a moderate skin tan.
Leaning toward a light coffee color.
So overall, there really wasn't much difference between the three races.
In fact, because a global unified empire had once existed after Atlantis's fall, communication between continents had never truly been severed. This made it common since ancient times for people from different nations to travel freely, achieving a higher degree of globalization than the previous life.
And in terms of technology, after repeated upheavals, advances, and regressions, it was now slightly more advanced than the previous life.
For example, so-called nuclear weapons had been developed centuries ago, and even controlled Nuclear Fusion had existed for over a hundred years.
But in the field of Outer space, the humans of this world weren't very enthusiastic.
Because for Human civilization here, the available resources on the home planet were more than sufficient for the current era.
Furthermore.
Tens of thousands of years ago.
Thanks to some bored High-level Awakened, Human civilization had already gained a thorough understanding of the entire Solar System.
Back then, that high-tier Awakened directly brought over some local resources from various planets.
Including a gift pack of soil from each planet weighing several thousand tons.
Pluto, Mars...
All had some resources taken from them.
As far as Xi Shenlian knew.
Because rocket engine thrust was still insufficient, leading to excessively long space travel times, plus the fact that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away—meaning trouble could easily arise...
Currently, many scientists all believed that interstellar colonization wasn't worth pursuing yet, and the situation still needed further development.
Regarding outer space, various countries were more focused on the field of space satellites.
Whether for military or civilian use, it was the same.
Electronic signal transmission, ultra-long-range surveillance systems...
In the current era.
They were undoubtedly more worth looking forward to than space travel with little profit.
Lower investment.
Faster returns.
——
A few minutes later.
After the foreign woman in front of him finished explaining the general situation.
Facing the camera and the notary, Xi Shenlian signed the documents and replied at the right moment:
"Alright, I have no more questions."
The woman smiled at his response.
As the executor and lawyer.
After completing the task, her commission was finally secured.
Of course.
That said.
Looking at this young boy who had picked up a huge sum of money for nothing, designated as the sole heir by a wealthy tycoon, she still felt a pang of envy...
'Damn it!'
'Can you really inherit that much money just by helping some old man on the street?'
She wasn't just a little envious.
She was so envious she could grind her molars to dust!!
But.
Even with that level of bitterness, her professional composure kept her appearance proper:
"Very well, then next, Ms. Furui Rika from March Bank will handle the follow-up with you..."
After she stepped aside.
Another woman, slightly younger, around thirty-five, stepped forward and introduced herself with a smile:
"Esteemed Lord Xi Shenlian."
"The inheritance funds you possess have now arrived in our bank's account."
"Therefore, you are now a super client of our bank..."
With that.
She took out a black box covered in ornate patterns from beside her.
Opening it.
She showed its contents to Xi Shenlian.
It was a black metal bank card with a peculiar number on its surface.
"This is the super card our bank has specially arranged for you. With it, you can enjoy our private customized services anywhere in the world... And we will provide you with round-the-clock personal assistant services, with an entire team dedicated to handling various matters. You can communicate any needs with them, and we will do our utmost to fulfill them for you..."
Half an hour later.
After those staff members had all respectfully left.
Having declined their offer to leave two bodyguards behind to protect him, Xi Shenlian looked at the super card in his hand and couldn't help but smile.
Did he know any super wealthy tycoons?
No.
Nor had he ever taken care of any sick foreign old man.
The whole reason for this was simply something he had set for himself using the identity setting edit card gifted by the Life Winner System.
Tch~
The main purpose was to make his future lavish spending seem more reasonable.
When an ordinary person spends money freely, it draws a lot of attention.
But if the situation were a lucky heir to billions in wealth, it would undoubtedly be perfectly reasonable.
Is there a problem with someone who got rich overnight spending recklessly?
Of course not.
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