Stuck in Gotham: My Rise as a Shady Merchant
Chapter 132

Uh, am I dreaming?

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"Great. Now I've got the ability to travel between worlds, plus the coordinates I bought from the system. I can go straight back whenever and wherever I want."

Zuo Ci leaned back in his chair, thoroughly satisfied. After spending so long here, he really did miss everyday life in Gotham, that blessed city brimming with outstanding people.

He wondered whether anything major had happened over there while he was gone, though on second thought, that probably wasn't possible.

He had specifically adjusted the flow of time. Over a year had passed here, but only about a month should have passed there.

What could possibly happen in just thirty days, right?

"But before I leave, there's one more thing I need to take care of."

As he spoke, Zuo Ci opened the System Shop, which he hadn't visited in quite some time.

[Welcome, Master~ Would you like to upgrade the system?]

The system's shameless sales pitch made Zuo Ci's stomach hurt. What the fuck was this? He hadn't been away that long, so how had it turned into this monstrosity? Had someone trained it or something?

"Could you stop acting like that? You're making me look like some kind of pervert. Seriously."

[Don't worry about the system damaging your reputation. You're already a pervert~ (⑅σ̑ᴗσ̑)]

"Motherfucker..."

Zuo Ci suddenly felt that having a system that was too humanlike might not be such a good thing. He was already starting to hesitate over whether to upgrade it.

Yes, it was time for the system's second upgrade.

Having helped lift War Beast's curse and win the Viltrum war, Zuo Ci had milked Thaedus for a massive amount of money, bringing his total assets straight up to one quadrillion.

At this point, he had more money than the entire Earth

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