When the Jade Emperor asked for two hundred thousand Daoist Merit Points right off the bat, Chen Hao really did not want to agree. But if he asked other immortals for a loan, there was no telling whether he could get one.
Even if he could, remembering how Sun Wukong calculated compound interest using powers made Chen Hao nervous.
After wrestling with it for a while, Chen Hao abandoned his other plans.
"Fine, two hundred thousand it is. But can you speed things up a little? I'm heading to the Heavenly Stele in seven days, and I was hoping to earn some Daoist Merit by opening the shop!" Chen Hao was getting anxious. Was the Heavenly Court this inefficient too?
The Jade Emperor said, "There's nothing I can do. There are still plenty of procedures to handle higher up. It's not as simple as you think. Five days. I'll notify you in five days. Also, the first month after your shop opens will be a probationary period. If your sales don't reach a hundred thousand Daoist Merit Points within that month, your shop will lose its eligibility."
"What? There's a probationary period too?" Chen Hao was utterly stunned. Why did the Heavenly Court have so many hoops to jump through?
"All right. Sorry for the trouble, Jade Emperor."
After closing the chat, Chen Hao lay on his bed and began planning what to sell in his Heavenly Court shop.
There were actually plenty of things Chen Hao could sell. After all, many products from the real world were completely unheard of in the Heavenly Court. Whatever he brought up there was bound to generate considerable sales.
It looked like he would have to visit the supermarket again when he had time to prepare for the shop's opening.
Around midnight, Chen