Acquiring the Suotuo City Money House

Bai Yu casually set down two Gold Soul Coins, tucked the Hair Crystal into his belt without another word, and immediately left the Antique Shop.

Flender was still reading and paid him no mind. It was not until two minutes later that he suddenly shot to his feet, his face frozen in stunned disbelief.

"W-What happened to me just now? I actually sold it for two Gold Soul Coins? Have I gone insane?"

Flender wished he could slap himself twice!

But then he suddenly frowned and muttered:

"That belt I glimpsed just now looked like Yu Xiaogang's Soul Tool. Could that kid be related to Yu Xiaogang? Hmm, could he be here to enroll at Shrek Academy? Hehe, I'll earn back what I lost soon enough!"

With that, he shut the Antique Shop and hurried toward Shrek Academy.

After leaving the Antique Shop, Bai Yu sensed that Tang Hao was not watching him, so he took the opportunity to enter the neighboring Money House.

The Money House was bustling. Long lines formed before counter-like windows, while all sorts of people moved through the building. From time to time, a customer holding a VIP Purple Card would appear, causing everyone else to bow and scrape in awe.

Bai Yu also took the opportunity to ask around. The Suotuo City Money House had three tiers: depositing over ten thousand Gold Soul Coins earned an Orange Card, one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins earned a Purple Card, and over one million Gold Soul Coins earned a Black Card!

There might not even be many Black Card holders in the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

At that moment, Bai Yu noticed an unmanned window in the corner. The staff member in charge of it was even dozing with his head on the desk. Bai Yu walked over, knocked on the desk, and said:

"I have business."

The staff member groggily woke up, took a good look at Bai Yu, and replied indistinctly:

"This is the VIP Lane. You need at least an Orange Card."

No wonder no one was lining up. Bai Yu expressionlessly said:

"I want to acquire your Money House."

"You want to acquire—"

The staff member instinctively repeated half the sentence before all traces of sleepiness vanished. He sprang up from his seat, his expression turning hostile.

"Buddy, are you messing with me?"

Bai Yu looked at him calmly.

"If you can't make the decision, get someone who can."

"Hey? With my temper— Ahem, please wait a moment. This way, please. Let's discuss this in the Quiet Room."

Seeing Bai Yu's manner, the man immediately became uncertain. He promptly changed his attitude and put on a fawning smile.

Bai Yu followed him into a Meeting Room. Before long, a middle-aged man arrived with two retainers.

"What's going on?"

The middle-aged man looked at the staff member responsible for receiving Bai Yu.

The staff member gave a wry smile.

"Boss Qian, some brat says he wants to acquire our Money House. He looks completely confident, not like he's here to make a joke. I didn't dare make the call, so I had to ask you to handle it."

Boss Qian said, "Acquire our Money House? He sure talks big. Even the City Lord doesn't have that much money."

"Boss, should I throw him out?"

"Forget it. I'll meet him. It won't take long."

With that, Boss Qian entered the Meeting Room alone, only to find Bai Yu wearing a mask.

Boss Qian: "?"

Why was he even wearing a mask? Was he here to rob the place?

However, his professional discipline kept him from showing his displeasure. He smiled and asked:

"Sir, I am the owner of this Money House. My surname is Qian. I heard you wish to acquire our Money House?"

Masked Bai Yu nodded and asked in a deep voice:

"Mm. How much?"

Boss Qian: "..."

A flood of complaints rose in his throat, but he had no idea where to begin.

How much? He made it sound like they were buying vegetables on the street. Anyone who did not know better would think they were discussing a deal worth a few Copper Spirit Coins.

Boss Qian gave a dry cough and said with a forced smile:

"Sir, you must be joking. Although our Suotuo City Money House has no Black Card holders, we have seven or eight Purple Card holders and dozens of Orange Card holders. Its market value alone is at least one million Gold Soul Coins. Even the City Lord of Suotuo City would not dare claim he could buy it."

"One and a half million. Are you selling or not?"

Bai Yu cut him off.

Boss Qian froze, his CPU suddenly overheating.

"Two million. Final offer. Are you selling or not?"

Boss Qian nodded mechanically and said blankly:

"Gold Soul Coins, not Copper Spirit Coins!"

He suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly added that last sentence.

Bai Yu looked at him like he was an idiot, then pulled out a Debit Card from his belt.

[Plot: You took out a Debit Card with a balance of five hundred Gold Soul Coins]

Bai Yu deliberately slowed down and added the character for "ten thousand" after the five hundred. That was the limit of a low-level modification opportunity.

If he wanted to change it to fifty million or even fifty billion, he would need a mid-level or high-level modification opportunity. Bai Yu still had 5,000 Points, and he could easily make that change, but he could not be bothered to waste Points. Five million was enough for now. If he needed money later, he could modify it then.

When Boss Qian saw the masked man take out a Black Card from his belt, his heart stirred. He watched in disbelief as Bai Yu handed it over.

He had his suspicions. After all, Bai Yu had even produced a Black Card, so he could not possibly be fooling around. But the possibility was simply too absurd, and he did not dare believe it.

He accepted the Black Card, his voice trembling slightly.

"Sir, I-I need to verify the balance on your card. Is that alright?"

Bai Yu nodded. Boss Qian quickly left the room, then soon returned glowing with delight, as though he had suddenly become seven or eight years younger.

"Esteemed sir, do you truly intend to spend two million to acquire our Suotuo City Money House?"

"Quit talking and hurry up!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Please wait. This is the first time we've encountered something like this, so we're making preparations now. Please wait, please wait..."

Boss Qian bent at the waist, smiling ingratiatingly.

Before long, three beautiful women entered in synchronized steps. Each carried a tray holding a contract, tea, and pastries respectively. Beneath their slit qipaos, three pairs of long legs were utterly bewitching.

Bai Yu took the contract and glanced through it. After confirming that the terms were correct, he pressed his fingerprint onto it and instructed:

"Internally and externally, you will continue acting as the owner of the Money House. I'm a hands-off owner and will not manage anything. Don't tell anyone that I acquired the Money House, either. But I'll inspect the accounts from time to time. If I find that you've tampered with them, you know what the consequences will be."

Boss Qian nodded frantically.

"Rest assured, I'll transfer the profits to your card every month. Our Suotuo City Money House is doing very well!"

Especially now that they had earned two million, their capital had increased, and their income would only continue to rise.

Bai Yu nodded, glanced at the three seductive beauties, and directly walked out of the Meeting Room and out of the Money House.

Watching his retreating back, Boss Qian muttered:

"That's what a truly rich man is like. You can tell he's seen plenty of beauties in his life. He doesn't think much of the common women at our Money House!"

Meanwhile, Bai Yu was only thinking that time was short and the task urgent. If Tang Hao noticed he had been gone too long, he would definitely grow suspicious. Otherwise, he would have made all three beauties play mahjong with him.

Soon, Bai Yu leisurely caught up with Xiao Wu and Tang San. Tang San did not pay attention to Bai Yu's sudden disappearance, because they had been shopping for too long. Bai Yu had already disappeared several times to use the bathroom or browse other shops on his own.

The three continued onward. It was now dusk. Xiao Wu rubbed her flattened stomach and said:

"We still don't even know where Shrek Academy is. How about we find an inn for the night and go tomorrow?"

Naturally, Tang San and Bai Yu had no objections. The three entered an upscale hotel, preparing to rent rooms.

Just as expected, while they were renting rooms, a blond-haired young man in a white suit walked in with two scantily clad beauties in his arms and immediately said:

"Everyone, I reserved the rooms first."