Performing Talents, Selling Phones

After a three-month journey, the group finally arrived at Notting City. They could have made it much faster, but every time they encountered a large city along the way, Luo Yihe and Xiao Chenghe would go in to visit family and sell phones like crazy.

Luo Yihe had initially thought that Douluo Continent possessed some special means of communication, which was why the people in Notting City barely paid him any attention. But after leaving Notting City, he learned that the place was truly remote. Once they were out, Luo Yihe's sales became incredibly smooth. Phones sold like crazy. The system took eighty percent, he took ten percent, and the remaining ten percent supposedly went to taxes. Luo Yihe felt that the system was scamming him, but he had no proof.

And these phones were no ordinary phones. It could be said that aside from topping up being free, everything else required payment.

Still, everything was quite cheap. The phones could recognize their owner through a drop of blood. Once ownership was established, no one could secretly pry into another person's privacy without the owner's consent. During this time, the system had also iterated and updated the phones. They could now not only make calls, but also use WeChat, watch short videos, browse Tonight Headlines, and play all kinds of mini-games.

Those were also important reasons why the phones had become so popular. Even though Luo Yihe could only receive ten percent of the profits, his wealth had already reached over a thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"This is a treasure that even Titled Douluo praise after using it. Normally, you couldn't buy it even if you wanted to. Today, not 99,998, not 9,998—only 998, and you can take it home."

Passerby: "Even if it's the same model used by Titled powerhouses, 998 is way too expensive! I heard from a friend in Yue City that this thing is indeed good, but it has secondary charges. Aside from the parts that cost money not costing money, everything else costs money."

Passerby: "Exactly, exactly. I heard that too. Boss, can't you disable the follow-up charges? I'd accept a price of 9,998 then."

Xiao Chenghe: "Family, we don't talk about price, only value. Can people who talk to you about price possibly offer good products?"

At that moment, Luo Yihe suddenly walked over. "Yo, Big Bear, here again to bring benefits to the family?"

Passerby: "Boss, it's too expensive. Lower the price a little, and my City Lord's Manor will take ten thousand units."

Passerby: "If it's cheaper, my Iron Clan will take a thousand units."

Luo Yihe smiled and said, "Actually, the price of this divine artifact from my Brother Bear really isn't high. It has always been priced this way. When you encounter an expensive item, sometimes you really need to reflect on yourselves. Have you cultivated properly all these years? Has the monthly stipend from your sect or clan increased? Have merchants been earning money properly? Instead of questioning a conscientious businessman like my Brother Bear, who can hardly... earn many Gold Soul Coins all year long. What we sell is unprecedented high technology. We disdain earning money that comes too easily..."

Passerby: "Little brother, I was narrow-minded."

Passerby: "This little brother truly has vision."

Seeing the crowd shower him with praise, Luo Yihe was so delighted that he could not suppress the corners of his mouth. He then walked up to Xiao Chenghe and pointed at the passersby. "Big Bear, see that? These are all our dearest friends and family. What price did you just set?"

"998 Gold Soul Coins, Brother Luo."

Luo Yihe slapped the table holding the phones, visibly dissatisfied. "They are our beloved family! Say it again. What price?"

Xiao Chenghe cautiously said, "Then... how about 98 Gold Soul Coins?"

Luo Yihe slammed the table in anger, furious at his failure to meet expectations. "Shut your mouth. One fixed price: 9.8 Gold Soul Coins. We'll even throw in one mini-game, free for life. Put up the link—ah, no, give out the benefits to every member of the family."

"Gasp—"

The crowd collectively sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Little brother, how generous! Our Spirit Hall branch wants forty thousand units."

"My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wants one hundred thousand units."

"Xiao Wu, have they already become this skilled?"

At a tea house not far from Luo Yihe's stall, Xiao Wu and Tang San stared in disbelief at Luo Yihe and Xiao Chenghe, who kept calling everyone family while collecting money without the slightest hesitation.

Xiao Wu, however, said disdainfully, "Xiao Chenghe's performance still isn't good enough. If Sister Xiao Wu took the stage, Xiao Yi would definitely earn even more Gold Soul Coins."

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued playing Douluo Escape.

"Cheers, to celebrating the perfect conclusion of our first bucket of gold since arriving in Suotuo City."

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

This was Tang San's first time eating with the three of them. For some reason, he even felt a little moved. Before they had decided to come to Shrek, Luo Yihe had still been unwilling to pay any attention to Tang San. He had told him to eat by himself, at most helping him order a dish. Of course, Tang San still had to pay for it himself.

Luo Yihe could not be blamed for being cold-blooded. Douluo fanfiction had poisoned him too deeply. If he did not torment Tang San and Yu Xiaogang a little, Luo Yihe could not eat well or sleep peacefully. But novels were novels, and real life was different. Having gone through nine years of compulsory education, he truly could not bear to watch someone with no grudge against him—a child who was also an orphan and longed for familial affection—being deliberately excluded by him. Tormenting Tang San this way made Luo Yihe's conscience unable to bear it.

Especially when he saw groups of people eating, drinking, laughing, and chatting together at the restaurant, then saw Tang San eating alone.

At that moment, Luo Yihe felt a severe condemnation from his conscience.

At the time, Luo Yihe felt that he really was a terrible person.

Actually bullying an orphan on purpose, this unlucky kid with no father or mother.

So Luo Yihe still decided to let go of his prejudice and not judge Tang San based on what he knew before. If Tang San could become better, he would not deliberately target him. Actually, Tang San did not have many bad habits. He was just a little selfish, a little hypocritical, a little beastly, liked preying on families without heirs a little too much, and was a little petty.

Damn it, why did the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what he had done was quite right? Where was his conscience? Where were the teachings of his great motherland?

Luo Yihe finished the meal while his left and right brains battled each other.

Tang San, meanwhile, felt strange throughout the entire meal. Luo Yihe's gaze would show a trace of guilt one moment, then return the next to the old expression of wanting nothing more than to kill him. It left Tang San deeply confused. He clearly no longer argued with Luo Yihe. Even when Luo Yihe deliberately picked fights, he endured whenever he could. He just wanted to play with them and have the familial affection and friendship he admired but had never possessed.

I don't understand. I, Tang San, am clearly a genius too, so why is the gap between Luo Yihe and me so enormous?!

After dinner, the group returned to the hotel. Luo Yihe and Xiao Chenghe shared a twin room, while Xiao Wu and Tang San each had a room on either side.

After returning to his room, Luo Yihe immediately activated the system.

Name: Luo Yihe

Age: Twelve

Martial Soul: Mew [has left]

Innate Soul Power: Level 10

Current Soul Power: Level 39

Soul Rings: Colored, colored, colored

Soul Skills: Space Jump, Spatial Positioning Teleportation, Blank [Blank means no skill has been equipped yet.]

Weapon: Indestructible Brick, ignores all defenses and comes with percentage-based stun. The first strike guarantees a bump, and even if the Desolate Heaven Emperor came, he would still get a bump before smashing the protagonist to death.

Clothing: Myriad Manifestations Divine Armor. Not only is it impervious to blades and spears, it can also transform into all kinds of clothing according to the wearer's needs. It can become all sorts of outfits and even includes a set of armor! Once the armor is worn, holographic projections automatically simulate surrounding special effects. It is divine armor good for nothing except showing off.