"Young Master, how did you know that Liu Ling has a talent for mathematics? This is Liu Ling's biggest secret, and he has never told anyone about it!"
"Well, when I was a kid, I went to the Mu family with my elders. I saw you playing with an abacus and having a lot of fun. You were probably... only ten years old at the time. I was still young and shouldn't have remembered it, but the smile you had on your face while holding the abacus that day was very sincere, as if it came from your heart. It was very nice and left a slightly deeper impression on me..."
"That's all?"
"That's enough... If you like it, you will be focused. This is what you like to do the most. If so, how can you not do it well?"
"… Although the young master's words are somewhat arbitrary, Liu Ling is really moved."
"... Wait a minute, I suddenly remembered, is this the content of the conversation between a lackey and his master? Mu Liuling, can you please be a little respectful?"
"puff!"
The Purple Marquis’s Mansion was spacious. The two walked for a while, chatting along the way, when Chu Tianxiao suddenly blurted out this sentence, which immediately made Mu Liuling chuckle. He thought to himself, how can you, a prodigal son, be a master at all? You have no dignity in your temperament, and you don’t put on airs at all. You speak casually and don’t care about anything in private. Now you blame yourself...
Shaking his head and smiling, seeing Chu Tianxiao's slightly squinting eyes "trying" to be unhappy, Mu Liuling secretly laughed in his heart, but changed the subject: "But speaking of which... who wrote the book that the young master gave Liuling a few days ago? The algorithm in it is really ingenious, but I have never heard of such an algorithm in the Great Zhou..."
"Heh... Just study hard. Overthinking is useless."
Chu Tianxiao paused and said, "Liuling, I've asked my mother to send someone to clean up your room. You've been busy for a long time today, so just go back to your room and rest. Don't stay up late."
Mu Liuling nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, Young Master."
After saying that, she turned and left. Chu Tianxiao waited for her to go far away, then he activated the Big Spendthrift System with a thought.
"I spent 1.5 million to buy the wasteland. I can put the cultivation level up for now. I can spend more later and go for the big one. After all, I only have one chance to get the 'Spiritual Spring Initiation'. I can't waste it... Well, I should use the gold lottery chance rewarded by the main quest first."
Chu Tianxiao raised his hand, the system interface changed, and a large roulette wheel suddenly appeared in Chu Tianxiao's mind.
Since Chu Tianxiao completed more than twice the previous main task, in addition to the full opening of the 'Endless Treasure' treasury permissions, the 'lottery system' that was supposed to be activated after the Great Prodigal System had been running for 100 days can now be used, and he also got a "golden lottery opportunity".
Speaking of the principle of the 'lottery system', it is actually very simple. It is a big roulette lottery. Each time it is used, one lottery opportunity is used up. There are two types of lottery opportunities - ordinary lottery opportunities can do nothing, and you can only rely on luck, whatever the roulette wheel spins to is the result; while the golden lottery opportunity has some privileges - the host can use the amount of money spent as a bargaining chip to increase the number and probability of the appearance of 'good things'. The more money invested, the greater the degree of increase.
Chu Tianxiao spent the remaining 1.5 million yuan without hesitation - God knows when he will get the next 'golden lottery opportunity'? After the amount of money is gone, he can still continue to spend. Chu Tianxiao has a clear distinction between what is important and what is not.
In just a moment, a large turntable appeared in Chu Tianxiao's mind, shining with golden light. There were eighteen grids on the disk. According to the instructions, 0-4 spaces would appear randomly, and the rest were either elixirs, talismans, treasures, Taoist magic, martial arts, or even magical powers... Speaking of which, in this world, Taoism, magical powers, and martial arts are like a big pot of hodgepodge. At a glance, there is not much to distinguish them... In addition, in a very small area, there is also a narrow "question mark treasure chest" grid, but compared with the other grids, it is so small that it is insignificant. This should be the "special prize" often mentioned in the lottery...
Following Chu Tianxiao's order, a thick and long pointer on the turntable turned rapidly. After a while, Chu Tianxiao's output was rewarded handsomely. As the pointer stopped, a golden light flashed in the system interface, and suddenly an object flew out and fell into Chu Tianxiao's hand. He only took a glance and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
But Chu Tianxiao saw that there was an extra book in his hand, a thin blue book with ordinary texture, but with a few large golden characters written on the cover: Manual of Ancient Equipment Refining (Fragments. Beautiful Type. Part 1).
"What a good thing! Although it's not the complete copy, it's exactly what I need. Could it be that my luck has turned?"
With a thought in his mind, Chu Tianxiao quickly grasped the book and hurried back to his room which he had been away from for three years.
At a glance, he was a little amused - obviously, the room had been tidied by the maids long before he checked in. When he looked carefully, everything in the room was exactly the same as it was three years ago, even the placement of tiny objects could not be seen to be different, but... three years ago, there were no beautiful maids standing in his room, shouting "Serve me in bed at the old lady's command"!
"The higher the virtue, the higher the evil... Three years ago, I was able to stop my mother's forced marriage strategy by simply delaying it, but now she has figured out the truth that 'rather than urging her to have a baby, it's better to take the initiative to give birth to a daughter, and cooked rice is not as good as raw rice'... Will I have a peaceful life in Tianjue City from now on..."
After saying all the nice things, he had no choice but to persuade the maidservants who were in tears to leave - he was fighting against his true love, so how could he waste time on women? After that, Chu Tianxiao stretched out his arms and lay on the bed exhaustedly. Although he was exhausted, a smile still appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously...
"But... after all, she is my biological mother, hehe..."
…
The next day, early morning.
Early in the morning, Chu Tianxiao finished washing up and walked into the front hall.
There was only one reason why he was in such a hurry...
"Why didn't I get any rewards for the 'Total Suppression' side quest? According to the stages, I should have already suppressed the beginning of the Chosen One... Unless, this matter is not over yet? Then, what variables could it be..."
"But... even if there are some more variables, it may not be a bad thing. At least when it is completed, the reward will be more generous..."
Chu Tianxiao thought about it in his heart, and after arriving and greeting Mrs. Fan, he asked her about the follow-up of yesterday's incident.
In view of Mu Liuling's outstanding performance, there was no suspense in this transaction. After Fan came forward yesterday, Mr. Yi signed the contract very happily and sold nearly two acres of wasteland to the Chu family. He also signed it with his spiritual consciousness and could no longer deny it.
However, the matter is not over yet. A transaction worth millions of spirit coins cannot be settled simply by signing a contract.
Because what Chu Tianxiao wanted to buy was not ordinary land, but wasteland, nearly two acres of wasteland!
You know, every piece of wasteland has huge potential value. Even a powerful country like the Great Zhou would never allow such resources to be wasted... In fact, if the Great Zhou's trade policy had not been deeply rooted in the country, and if it were not for the fact that easy changes would most likely shake the country's foundation, at least half of these wastelands would have been taken away by the imperial officials! However, although the Great Zhou's trade was highly free and the business path could not be questioned, the royal family still came up with a solution.
That is the Wasteland Guild.
The so-called wasteland guild is actually an official and private organization that is responsible for the sale of local wasteland. Once each piece of wasteland in the Great Zhou Dynasty is sold, the local wasteland guild will come forward. They will send people to explain the various precautions of the wasteland to the buyer, and provide specialized personnel to help manage the wasteland in the form of employment, and provide protection for the wasteland...
Of course, it's not all good. You have to know that the original intention of the Wasteland Guild was to avoid waste, so they will also announce to the buyer the minimum monthly output value and profit of this wasteland. If it can't be achieved within the deadline... then sorry, the Wasteland Guild will force the wasteland to be reclaimed and auctioned to other buyers except the original buyer. During this period, they will also cancel all protections for this wasteland!
Not to mention, in a big city like Tianjue City, the leaders of the Wasteland Guild are usually retired figures from the court, so their influence can be imagined...
According to the city rules, the Wasteland Guild should have come today to take care of everything, but the Fan mother and son waited for a long time, until the sky was slightly dark, and a group of people in black robes finally came leisurely, with lazy and casual expressions, and a bit of frivolity...
Chu Tianxiao caught a glimpse of one of them and his eyes suddenly froze.