Making Money Is for Enjoying Life

Chapter 11: Making Money Is for Enjoying Life

After leaving the Kitahara Family, Shen Mo turned around and looked at the brightly lit estate, where there seemed to be a faint commotion.

Then he raised his head and, without realizing it, stretched out his hand toward the bright full moon, making a grasping gesture.

Only now

did an excited smile appear on his face.

Eleven million!

That was how many Trading Points he now had. After deducting the costs, he had earned a full ten million this time!

He felt something strange in his heart.

It wasn't merely because he had made a huge profit.

He had thoroughly enjoyed the entire process, especially seeing those people become obsessed with his jars and grow excited after opening powerful items.

"It feels a bit like when I designed games before." Shen Mo's face was filled with delight. "Letting customers experience happiness through spending money and change their fates through spending money... This feeling really isn't bad."

Some people found joy in taking advantage of others, as long as they stayed within certain limits.

Like children playing pranks.

Shen Mo was that type of person.

When he was young, he had played countless pranks that left people exasperated but caused no real harm. After entering the field of game design, he had devoted himself even more wholeheartedly to creating "happiness."

In any case,

this strengthened Shen Mo's resolve to become a jar merchant.

What next?

He looked at the tranquil street beneath the moonlight.

This town actually wasn't small. It belonged to the Land of Fire, and, like Konoha, was surrounded by tall walls to block attacks from wild beasts. Naturally, the Kitahara Family wasn't the only wealthy family here. It was simply the largest.

However,

Shen Mo wasn't in a hurry to seek out the next family.

With more than ten million Trading Points on him, the unease caused by the sudden change in his surroundings had been greatly eased.

So, for now,

he would find somewhere to stay and relieve his fatigue.

"A mysterious merchant like me would lose too much status by staying at an inn." Shen Mo searched through the system. "I seem to remember there being an extremely practical travel item. Found it!"

Door without a Room.

A spatial item from the Doraemon World.

As long as the door was attached to any wall, it could open into a nonexistent room. After removing the door from inside, the door on the outside wall would disappear as well.

In other words,

it was an item that created a residence in a different-dimensional space!

Its value was 2.3 million Trading Points.

"Just as I thought." Shen Mo had also confirmed his guess.

Compared with items such as the Time Machine and What-If Phone Booth, whose effects were terrifying and whose prices were equally terrifying, items like this, while miraculous, lacked such immense functions and therefore weren't excessively expensive.

The system judged the value of an item

based on its effects.

Then—

"I'm buying it!"

With a net worth of ten million, Shen Mo bought himself a comfortable and secure room without hesitation.

Making money was for enjoying life.

Apart from necessary savings, being overly frugal would only make money lose its original value.

After buying it, he found a secluded wall, installed the door, and opened it. To Shen Mo's delight, he discovered that it even contained all kinds of modern furniture, as well as a microwave, washing machine, electric water heater, and so on. It was practically a fully furnished studio apartment.

For a moment, he felt as if he had returned to the modern world.

"Sure enough, I still have to work harder to make money."

Shen Mo removed the door from inside, then calmly bought himself a sumptuous feast from the Food Wars! World. The delicious flavors exploding across his tongue dispelled the loneliness of dining alone.

Meanwhile, as he enjoyed himself,

because of his appearance,

many people remained awake throughout the night.

Princess Tsunade and Shizune were hurrying back to Konoha through the night, while Kitahara Yuki, after dispersing and warning the utterly confused guards, shut the doors.

Chest Opening!

Although Kitahara Yuki was old, he still possessed unquestionable authority in the family.

Therefore, he personally handled the entire jar-opening process.

His two sons could only watch eagerly from the side.

The level-two jars came with descriptions of their contents.

There was no need to worry about not knowing what they did.

Kitahara Yuki opened them very slowly, very slowly. He even sorted them as he went, placing single-use items in one area, potions in another, and weapons and tools in a third. Whenever he encountered something that could rapidly strengthen him, such as the Experience Aura, he used it on himself without hesitation.

His eldest son,

Kitahara Kyota, was filled with envy.

As for his second son, Kitahara Ryota, he kept his head lowered respectfully the entire time.

Finally,

all the jars had been opened.

Aside from the least valuable coins, practically every other item was worth quite a lot.

Among them,

the most expensive was undoubtedly the Fountain of Youth.

A full three bottles had been obtained.

Each bottle could extend one's lifespan by a month.

Kitahara Yuki slowly closed his eyes. After a long while, he suddenly opened them and looked at his two sons.

"Kyota, Ryota, no one is allowed to tell anyone about this! It concerns the future prosperity of the Kitahara Family."

"Yes!" Both sons trembled inwardly.

They saw killing intent in their father's eyes.

If they dared to leak this information,

their father would show no mercy, even to them.

"Kyota." Kitahara Yuki continued in a commanding tone. "Take some of the items and sell them at the Ninja Black Market. You must get a high price for them. Ryota, come with me to the capital."

When he finished speaking, both sons revealed expressions of disbelief.

However,

the meanings behind those expressions were completely different.

One was dejection, while the other was excitement.

Previously, whenever someone was taken to the capital, the opportunity always went to his eldest son, Kitahara Kyota. His second son, Kitahara Ryota, could only remain in the town to manage the family's businesses.

But now, it had been reversed.

Although Kitahara Yuki hadn't said so outright, the meaning couldn't have been clearer.

The person he valued had begun shifting from his eldest son to his second son.

Kitahara Kyota opened his mouth, but he didn't dare say anything. He only clenched his fists and lowered his head, apparently afraid that his father would see the resentment in his eyes.

At this moment, Kitahara Yuki's thoughts had clearly drifted elsewhere.

He gripped the Badge in his hand.

That incomparably mysterious figure lingered in his mind, impossible to dispel.

Excitement, nervousness, fear—various emotions still filled his chest.

He wasn't naive enough to think that such an existence would have only one customer. There were countless people wealthier and more powerful than the Kitahara Family.

So—

he had to move quickly.

He clearly remembered that the father-in-law of the Fire Country Daimyo was already extremely old. Even after being treated by the renowned Medical Ninja, Princess Tsunade, he was said to be unlikely to survive this winter.

This was his opportunity!

The contract should arrive tomorrow. Those who haven't invested yet, hurry up. And remember to keep voting for recommendation tickets every day.