Plutocrat definitely wasn't the end.
There were definitely stronger classes beyond it.
Lu Fang took out his phone.
Moving quickly, he deftly dialed his father Lu Tianxiong's number.
Ring... ring...
Every ring felt like a knock against Lu Fang's heart.
"Hello? Son, what's wrong?"
The call connected. Lu Tianxiong's voice was deep and resonant, with the whoosh of wind audible in the background. He seemed to be flying high in the air.
As city guardians, Lu Fang's parents enjoyed the reverence of countless people, but they also shouldered the corresponding responsibilities. Every year, they had to go out on at least one mission.
"Dad, I'm awakening right now."
Lu Fang spoke extremely quickly, but his voice was calm.
"I need money. A lot of money. Transfer it to me right now."
There was a pause on the other end.
Lu Tianxiong didn't ask why, nor did he ask whether he was being scammed.
He had absolute trust in his son.
Besides, Lu Fang had never asked for money this urgently before.
"How much?"
Lu Tianxiong's voice grew serious.
"As much as possible."
Lu Fang stared at the countdown on the panel.
"It has to be fast. I only have... three minutes left."
"Okay."
Lu Tianxiong replied with just one word.
"Wait."
The call ended.
The awakening room fell deathly silent again.
Only Lu Fang's heavy breathing remained.
03:00.
02:30.
02:00.
Time ticked past, second by second.
Lu Fang stared fixedly at his phone screen, its light reflected in his pupils.
Every second felt as long as a century.
What if Dad doesn't make it in time?
What if the transfer gets delayed?
If that happened, he could go no further.
01:30.
01:00.
Only one final minute remained.
Just then.
Bzz!
His phone vibrated.
A bank notification popped up.
[Your account received 150,000,000,000.00 in Dragon Nation Currency at XX:XX. Balance...]
One hundred and fifty billion.
Looking at that long string of zeros, Lu Fang's heart clenched.
Did Dad empty out all the family's savings?
Perhaps he had borrowed some, too.
After all, even a level-400 powerhouse couldn't have unlimited liquid funds.
But now wasn't the time to dwell on it.
"Convert it all!"
Lu Fang roared inwardly.
[Conversion successful. Gold coins obtained: 1,500,000,000]
One point five billion gold coins!
Together with the 8,900 left from before, it was an astronomical sum.
Lu Fang's eyes reddened.
"Upgrade!"
One hundred thousand gold coins were deducted.
The panel blazed with light.
Immediately afterward, a new requirement appeared.
[You may spend 1,000,000 gold coins to increase class potential]
One million gold coins.
"Upgrade!"
Lu Fang didn't hesitate.
At a time like this, even a second of hesitation would be a desecration of his talent.
One million gold coins vanished.
The energy inside his body began to boil, like magma flowing through his veins.
[You may spend 10,000,000 gold coins to increase class potential]
Ten million gold coins.
"Upgrade!"
Lu Fang gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain and pleasure of his body being strengthened.
[You may spend 100,000,000 gold coins to increase class potential]
One hundred million gold coins.
"Upgrade!"
Boom!
Lu Fang felt as though something had exploded inside his mind.
It felt like breaking through some kind of shackle.
But he didn't stop.
Because the talent was still there.
[You may spend 1,000,000,000 gold coins to increase class potential]
One billion gold coins!
Only the final ten seconds remained on the countdown.
Lu Fang jabbed his finger hard at the air.
"Upgrade it!!!"
One billion gold coins evaporated in an instant.
The next second.
The option to spend money to increase potential was no longer in the [Money Can Reach the Gods] talent field. This meant his class potential had already reached its limit.
As the countdown ended, the talent suddenly dimmed, then dissolved into specks of starlight.
At the same time, the entire panel erupted with brilliant golden light.
Rather than being harsh on the eyes, the light gave an impression of supreme nobility and holiness.
Bathed in that golden light, Lu Fang felt his entire being sublime.
The light faded.
A brand-new stat panel appeared before his eyes.
Lu Fang focused on it, and his breathing instantly stopped.
[Name: Lu Fang] [Class: God of Wealth (Unique)] [Level: 1] [Strength: 1,000] [Agility: 1,000] [Spirit: 1,000] [Constitution: 1,000] [HP: 10,000] [Equipment: None] [Gold coins: 388,908,900] [Skills: Spend a Thousand Gold in One Throw (Level 1), Money Can Make Ghosts Turn the Millstone (Level 1)]
Lu Fang stared at those four "1,000"s, utterly dumbfounded.
A thousand points?
For ordinary people, having an initial stat above 10 after awakening was normal, while anything above 20 was excellent.
When his parents had awakened, they had been hailed as super geniuses, yet even their highest individual stat hadn't exceeded 50.
And he had a thousand in every stat!
He was simply a monster.
No, he was a god.
Lu Fang swallowed and shifted his gaze down to the skill section.
[Spend a Thousand Gold in One Throw (Level 1): Consume gold coins to deal true damage to a target equal to the number of gold coins × 100. Maximum gold coins consumed: 10,000]
True damage.
It ignored defense.
If he spent ten thousand gold coins, that would be one million points of true damage.
What did one million points of damage mean?
He could probably even instantly kill bosses in the tens of levels, couldn't he?
Lu Fang looked at the second skill.
[Money Can Make Ghosts Turn the Millstone (Level 1): Consume 10,000 gold coins to summon one Money Ghost. The Money Ghost's stats equal Lu Fang's base stats (unaffected by equipment bonuses). Current Money Ghost summon count: (0/10)]
Summon ten fighters with the same stats as me?
In other words, ten monsters with a thousand in every stat?
Lu Fang felt a little dizzy.
Was this the joy of having money as a superpower?
Looking at the more than three hundred million gold coins he had left, he couldn't keep the corners of his mouth from lifting, until he finally burst into laughter.
Outside the awakening room.
Wang Yixing stared at the door to Room Ten.
Four minutes had already passed.
There hadn't been any sign of activity.
Forget dark clouds and lightning-there hadn't even been the faintest colored light.
The smile on Wang Yixing's lips grew wider and wider.
He unclenched his fists.
"Looks like I was overthinking it."
He spoke softly, a trace of disdain in his tone.
"Some people are destined to be ordinary, no matter how strong their parents are."
The surrounding students were whispering among themselves, too.
Everyone watched that tightly shut door.
They had originally thought Lu Fang would awaken some earth-shaking class. After all, his parents were such powerful figures.
But now, it looked like there was probably no hope.
Suddenly.
Boom!
Without warning, a beam of golden light erupted from Room Ten.
The light was far too bright.
It was ten times brighter than the lightning Wang Yixing had triggered earlier.
The entire gymnasium was instantly dyed gold.
Everyone instinctively narrowed their eyes, and some even raised their hands to shield them.
The golden light didn't disperse.
It pierced straight through the gymnasium's dome and shot into the sky.
Through the dome's glass, everyone could faintly see the golden light gathering in midair.
Finally, it took the form of an enormous phantom coin.
The coin was round with a square hole, engraved with ancient patterns that gleamed in the sunlight.
An indescribable sense of majesty enveloped the entire venue.