Chapter 19: Spending Money Like Water

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Qin Yueyan smiled and said, “Good morning, Senior Sister. Oh, and Master as well. Do you have any business here?”
Forgive her, since she hadn’t registered as a member, she had no idea what his name was.
By the way, shouldn’t the game display names above their heads?
Just the thought of that scene made the corner of Qin Yueyan’s mouth twitch slightly—she wanted to laugh but dared not, as she had to maintain an aura of a distinguished figure.
Although, in their eyes, she might not really have that distinguished aura, after all, she didn’t exactly have that kind of temperament, right?
But still! She had to keep up appearances!
“I am Sui Fu. Many thanks to Boss Qin for saving my life,” Sui Fu bowed respectfully.
“No problem, you already paid with points,” Qin Yueyan waved off casually.
Sui Fu was speechless. Faced with such a straightforward answer from Qin Yueyan, he momentarily didn’t know how to respond.
After a moment, he took out a prepared gift for Qin Yueyan. “This is a rare spiritual treasure I happened to acquire—the Purple Jade Zither. I hope Boss Qin won’t mind accepting it.”
Qin Yueyan certainly wouldn’t mind. She knew about the classifications of spiritual instruments; a high-grade spiritual treasure was indeed rare in the cultivation world.
Although she couldn’t use it now, maybe she would learn someday?
Besides, even if she never used it, it would be a nice collectible.
Suppressing the urge to refuse, since she had already received points for saving him, it wouldn’t be right to take something extra.
Moreover, this zither was surely worth more than 210,000 points.
“No need, as I said, the points have been paid.”
Qin Yueyan maintained a calm expression, but inside a little voice was silently crying, reaching out with a delicate hand: Oh my precious zither~
“Boss Qin, your integrity is admirable, but this is a token of my heartfelt thanks. Please do accept it,” Sui Fu insisted once more.
Qin Yueyan: “...”
Still testing her resolve?
Fine, she would admit her weakness first.
“Ahem,” Qin Yueyan cleared her throat twice, “Since you insist, I’ll accept it.”
Taking the zither, she immediately stored it in her backpack, planning to examine it carefully at night. Hehe~
Sui Fu seemed relieved. “Then I won’t disturb Boss Qin any longer.”
Master Qingyu accompanied Sui Fu to the points redemption machine, helping him register as a member and exchange points.
After he finished registering, Qin Yueyan finally learned that suifu corresponded to the characters Sui Fu.
With that in mind, she opened her warehouse again to see what others had redeemed.
Wow! Qin Yueyan’s eyes sparkled brightly: all kinds of cultivation techniques and magical tools! Pills and talismans still abundant!

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Qin Yueyan also saw sword techniques, but she possessed the supreme sword technique, so she didn’t need them now.
There was the Qingxiao Sword, a low-grade magical tool, hmm... good for sword practice. Although she had learned to transform spiritual energy into a sword, having a real sword was still necessary.
Also books related to talismans, alchemy, and refining tools... Qin Yueyan scratched her head, unsure how they differed from those sold in the mall.
She wished she could split herself into several to learn everything, but unfortunately, that wasn’t possible for now.
As for talismans, they should be usable with spiritual power; unlike pills that could become useless, why were so many exchanged?
Qin Yueyan stroked her chin, wondering if their effect wasn’t that good or if people didn’t want to waste spiritual energy? Unable to figure it out, she decided not to think about it anymore.
But...
“Talismans should be combinable with supreme healing techniques, right?”
If they had a purifying effect, they could counter monsters, making them easier to kill.
Qin Yueyan decided to try one directly; after all, it was only a single talisman.
Obviously, she succeeded immediately.
“Yay, price increase!” Qin Yueyan cheered, while the little creature Huhu twitched its ears from a nap.
Qin Yueyan controlled her volume and petted it twice from head to tail.
Around noon, a group of cultivators suddenly appeared, chattering incessantly.
Some said they didn’t want to leave, but it was just talk.
After greeting Qin Yueyan, they headed straight for the restaurant, and after eating, they packed a pile of food into their spatial rings.
Although they couldn’t eat during battles, after the fight, they deserved some reward!
A disciple from Tianji Sect, just returning from outside, rushed straight to Qin Yueyan, eyes shining brightly.
“Boss Qin, I just saw an orchard. Is it for sale?”
“Yes,” Qin Yueyan had already set the price casually, “You can just go in and pick. The points will be automatically deducted.”
She thought to herself: Why must one sit and meditate to cultivate? Why not multitask? She was already trying to cultivate her heart method during daily activities.
But unexpectedly, just as someone chatted with her for a while, she suddenly hit a plateau.
Sigh, a long road ahead! Qin Yueyan resumed cultivation.
The female disciple received her answer and ran off again.
Other cultivators who overheard the conversation suddenly craved fruit and followed after her.
Soon, the sound of points income notifications chimed in Qin Yueyan’s ears.
“Ah~ what a wonderful sound~” And it counted towards her business level points.
Everything on the island, except for her own modifications and private sales, counted towards the business level points.
Time flew by, and by afternoon, a group of cultivators reluctantly came before Qin Yueyan; after buying pills, they were ready to leave.

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“Oh, by the way, do you want some talismans? I modified them a bit. Offensive talismans like the Five Thunder Talisman should be more effective against monsters. Healing talismans can also cleanse dark... pollutants,” Qin Yueyan prefaced, “But I haven’t tested them yet; it’s just theoretical since there are no monsters here for me to try on.”
She shrugged helplessly after speaking.
Members of Tianji Sect and a few wandering cultivators discussed among themselves and finally agreed: they would try some.
After all, they had guidance and could return to the island anytime to purchase more.
Thus, Qin Yueyan earned another income, smiling as she sent off her customers, deciding to finish work early today.
Huhu happily spun around, “Business points increased by over 280,000, and the rest over one million! Now we’re millionaires!”
“That’s wonderful!” Qin Yueyan was delighted, “Let’s go clean up the first floor and prepare for opening!”
Qin Yueyan had made up her mind: “We can hire more employees on the island.”
For example, the restaurant could add delivery staff, allowing orders through the island system’s hotel interface, then delivering meals to rooms.
Increase kitchen staff by two, totaling three.
Add five delivery personnel, and two front desk clerks, one for day shift and one for night shift.
As she thought, she purchased nine new advanced employees for 90,000 points.
“Oh, put three vending machines on each side. One on each side will sell modified pills and talismans; the other four will sell normal snacks, soda, instant noodles, and the like.”
Qin Yueyan spent another 30,000 points buying six vending machines and placed them accordingly.
Catching sight of Huhu waiting obediently, she asked, “Do you want to buy a skin?”
Huhu shook its head, “Skins are expensive. Mine was cheap only because it was the first purchase.” Tilting its head, it added, “Maybe when I have more points, I’ll buy one. Perhaps I can pay with my own points.”
“Alright, let me know if you need one,” Qin Yueyan patted its head.
“Mm,” Huhu looked at her with teary eyes.
Feeling a little awkward, Qin Yueyan looked away and continued her shopping spree.
She wanted to see what differences there were among the talismans, pills, and refining manuals in the mall! Plus a manual for beast taming, spending a total of 600,000 points.
Since alchemy was involved, she unlocked the herb garden.
This herb garden was pricier than the previous farms and ranches, costing 15,000 points, but compared to 100,000 points, it seemed reasonable.
However, buying seeds cost a lot—180,000 points!
The herb garden was divided into several areas because there were many herbs from places like Snow Mountain, desert, and aquatic regions.
Qin Yueyan felt her heart ache: “Money flows like water!”
But after the discount period, she wouldn’t be able to afford much more, so she decided to spend while she could.