Peninsula: My cheat code is unscientific

Chapter 121 Three Hundred Million Korean Won (5.2k)

Jiang Che smiled confidently:

"Weak? That's because others don't know how to play. Watch carefully and learn properly. I'll teach you the correct way to play Teemo in this game. After you finish watching this game, it'll be your turn to play."

Their teammates' reactions were also quite genuine:

[3rd Floor]: ? ? ? How could anyone choose to mention a million? Bro, please change it to a rock golem, please.

[2nd Floor]: Just vote, this is clearly just trying to mess with our mentality?

[4th Floor]: YYDS? Timo, are you an actor? Are you here to take revenge on society?
[5th ​​Floor]: What does this ID mean? Grandpa's Hand? Or Forever Loser?
"Pfft!" The last teammate's interpretation successfully tickled the funny bone of the three beauties next to him. Even Sunny, who had just been mocked, instantly felt better and patted Jiang Che's chair armrest with glee:
"Hahaha! Jiang Che! So this is what YYDS means! Forever a loser? Haha! Is this the ultimate secret you were talking about? Haha!"

Jiang Che's lips twitched; he was too exhausted to even complain.

At this moment, Yoona, who was standing next to her, asked curiously:

What does "tiping the bill by one million" mean?

"Uh... you mean this champion dies about a million times a day in Summoner's Rift..."

Upon hearing this, Yoona imagined the scene and burst into laughter again.

At the start of the game, Jiang Che, playing Teemo, headed straight for the top lane. His first item was a core component of his AP build, and his teammates, seeing this build,...

He immediately started wailing in the chat box, feeling that the game was completely over.

However, they soon realized they were wrong, and very wrong.

When Teemo reached level 6 and learned how to plant mushrooms, Jiang Che's Teemo completely entered "Demon Mode".

He never directly confronted the enemy top laner; he just kept farming minions and pushing the lane, then planted mushrooms in all sorts of unbelievable places—in the bushes at the edge of the turret's vision, at the corner of the river entrance, in front of the enemy turret…

Then he started relentlessly taunting the opposing team. The opposing top laner was successfully taunted, and when he chased after them, he stepped on a mushroom with a "bang!"
His health dropped visibly, and then Teemo immediately turned around, blinded him with his Q skill, and took the opportunity to poke him a few times.

First Blood!

The system notification sounded, and Jiang Che's Teemo got the first blood.

Teammates:?

However, this is just the beginning.

After returning home and upgrading his equipment, Jiang Che became even more reckless. No longer content with just planting mushrooms on the top lane, he began to frantically invade the enemy jungle.

The enemy jungler finished clearing the jungle monsters and was ready to gank, but just as he reached the bush behind the red buff, "Bang!" another mushroom exploded, instantly taking away a third of his health.

The prince was startled and before he could react, a second mushroom was triggered on his retreat route... Then Teemo appeared out of nowhere, clicked twice, and took him down.

Double Kill!

Teemo has gone on a killing spree!
[All] Enemy Jungler: Damn it! Teemo's a jerk! He planted mushrooms in my jungle?! Watch out, everyone! Those sneaky mushroom monsters!
What followed became a complete solo show for Timo and a nightmare for his opponent.

Jiang Che's Teemo is elusive; he's often nowhere to be seen on the map, but his mushrooms are everywhere.

No matter where the opponent goes, there's always a chance to be accompanied by a loud "bang," the screen will turn green, and health will plummet.

[Everyone] Enemy Mid Laner: I'm going crazy! He's blowing things up everywhere he goes! Where is this Teemo?!

[All] Enemy ADC: What the hell?! Half health gone in one hit! What kind of damage is that?! Support, get a control ward!
[All] Enemy Top Laner: Now you know my pain, right? Who was just trash-talking me? One stomp and I have to go home, who can stand that!
[Teammate] Our support: Teemo... I'm sorry, I was too loud and disturbed you. Are you a pro player here to smurf?
Taeyeon watched with shining eyes. The constant kill notifications on the screen and the opponent's devastating comments made her think that Kang Cheol was incredibly skilled.

Yoona also found it very interesting. Watching Teemo jump around planting mushrooms, he could make the five big guys on the other side lose their temper. This kind of gameplay looks both cheeky and powerful.

Sunny excitedly patted Jiang Che's back forcefully:
"Wow! Jiang Che! You're amazing! The way you placed those mushrooms was so insidious! It's just my style! Now, teach me how to put mushrooms that are this disgusting!"

At this moment, a voting interface for the opposing side to surrender popped up on the screen, and 5 votes passed.

A "Victory" badge appears in the center of the screen.

Jiang Che put down the mouse, slowly turned his chair around, and faced the excited Sunny with a capitalist-like smile. He slowly raised one finger.

Sunny understood immediately and said very sensibly:
"Ten million? No problem! I'll transfer it to you right now! As long as you can teach me to grow mushrooms like you... um, like you!"
Jiang Che shook his head, his smile unchanged, but his tone was resolute:

"No, ...this time it's one hundred million."

"What?! One hundred million?!" Sunny's eyes widened instantly, and her voice rose eight octaves:
"Jiang Che, are you crazy? Are you robbing me?! Why don't you just rob a bank?! Taeyeon and Yoona only got 10 million won for filling in, why do you have to raise the price tenfold when it comes to me?! Do you think I'm Pab?!"

Jiang Che had anticipated her reaction, and quickly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender:
"Calm down, calm down! Sunny, let me explain... oh no, let me explain!"

He cleared his throat:

"Your situations are different. When someone else gives you ten million, it's simply a service fee; once the work is done, that's it. But I'm asking you for one hundred million now, and that's not a service fee."

It's an investment, a stake in my future project, understand? It's a guaranteed profit! You'll get your share of the profits directly later.”

Sunny crossed her arms, snorted coldly, and her face clearly said, "I don't believe you for a second."
"Oh ho, investing in projects? Tell me, what kind of project is guaranteed to make a profit? Is it growing potatoes on Mars, or installing air conditioning on Jupiter?"

"Trade secret, to be kept confidential for now." Jiang Che winked mysteriously.
"But think about it, don't I know a lot of things? My brain is like a gold mine waiting to be tapped, isn't it? Just consider it an investment in me!"

Sunny fell into deep thought upon hearing this. 'To be honest, this Jiang Che is really strange; he seems to know quite a lot... Although 100 million won is not a small amount...'

But if I could use this money to lock down a jack-of-all-trades worker, and then become his creditor, wouldn't that... seem like a worthwhile investment?

'What if this investment really fails...? Making him work for me for three years without pay, using his substitute work to pay off the debt, makes perfect sense, right? Either way, we're not losing money!'

The more she thought about it, the more feasible the deal seemed, and her eyes gradually lit up with the gleam of a capitalist.

Before she could finish thinking and speak, Yoona next to her exploded and grabbed Sunny's arm:
"Hey! Sunny unnie! Don't believe him! He's just making empty promises again! He's trying to get something for nothing! That scoundrel always uses this trick! He fooled me like this before!"

"Yoona, don't slander me. How did I lie to you? My deal was clearly fair and honest..."

Just then, Taeyeon, who was standing next to her, suddenly raised her hand:

“Um… Jiang Che, if… you really need it… I can give it to you…”

Jiang Che was taken aback by what he heard, and subconsciously wanted to reply, "Didn't you already give me 100 million?"—but he swallowed the words back.

In this situation, once these words are spoken, who knows what the other two sisters will think?
He simply shut his mouth and made a silent decision:

If things don't go well, we can just give Taeyeon a bigger share when we make money in the future.

"Unnie!" Yoona was so angry she almost fainted. Looking at this love-struck unnie, she was truly at a loss.

Seeing this, Sunny no longer hesitated:

"Fine! One hundred million it is! I'll take it!"

“Sunny unnie!” Yoona exclaimed.

Sunny ignored her, pointed her index finger at Jiang Che, and began to state her conditions:

"But! Jiang Che, we have to make a three-point agreement! If this investment fails, then for the next three years, you must unconditionally accept all my substitute assignments!"
And you're not allowed to charge a single penny in commission! Until the debt is paid off! Of course, the most important thing right now is for you to help me get this game streaming business up and running—that's what you just promised!

Jiang Che quickly calculated in his mind:
'If the investment succeeds, I'll make a fortune; if it fails... well, I can't run away anyway, so what's the difference who I'm covering for? It's a sure thing!'

He even kindly asked, "Would you like to sign a contract?"

"You're an unregistered person, what kind of contract would you sign? You can't run away anywhere anyway. If you do, I'll call the police and have you arrested."

Jiang Che's lips twitched: "..." Is this woman polite?
With Sunny secured, Jiang Che was in high spirits and turned his gaze to Yoona: "Yoona, look, Taeyeon and Sunny have both invested. Why don't you... join in? This is a rare opportunity, you won't get another chance like this!"

His question was like lighting the fuse of a powder keg.

Yoona's pent-up grievances, bitterness, and panic finally burst forth at this moment.

She stared intently at Jiang Che, her eyes slightly red, her voice trembling:

"Congratulations, Jiang Che! You finally managed to swindle money from them? Are you satisfied now? Are you planning to buy your private island as soon as you make money from your investments?"

Then you'll vanish without a trace and never come back? Well then... you'd better leave now!

Jiang Che was taken aback by Yoon-ah's sudden and intense reaction. He looked at Yoon-ah's flushed cheeks and slightly reddened eyes.

Suddenly I understood—it turns out that the reason this girl was unwilling to invest in him, and even hindered others from investing, was not because she was stingy or didn't believe in his abilities!

She was afraid...afraid that once he had enough money, he would leave immediately, leave...her.

Ultimately, it's all because of what he said to Yoona when he first came into this world—saying that he was going to buy a small island in the Pacific Ocean and would never appear in front of her again.

This silly girl, she actually remembered that sentence for so long?

Having figured all this out, Jiang Che felt as if something had gently touched the softest part of his heart, sending up an indescribable warmth.

The smile on his face slowly faded, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness and gentleness.

Then she stood up and walked up to Yoona, amidst the curious yet slightly puzzled gazes of Sunny and Taeyeon.

Yoona thought he was going to play some trick again, or come to refute her, so she turned her head away in anger, not wanting to look at him.

Jiang Che ignored her avoidance, leaned down slightly, and whispered in her ear:

"Fool, I never said I was leaving. I just wanted to make money so I could better protect you all."

The world seemed to fall silent for a second.

Yoona suddenly turned her head, her deer-like eyes wide open, staring incredulously at Kang Cheol, who was standing right in front of her.

She hadn't expected Jiang Che's purpose to be this. All along, she had genuinely believed that Jiang Che was saving money simply to "buy an island" and disappear. This statement completely overturned her understanding, leaving her momentarily dazed, only able to murmur:

"You...didn't you say you wanted to buy an island?"

Seeing Yoon-ah's silly expression, Jiang Che couldn't help but smile. He raised his hand and gently ruffled her hair, the gesture natural yet full of affection.

"Fool, that was your previous idea."

He paused, his tone becoming serious:
"Although I'd like to buy an island now, I'll definitely take you guys with me." After saying that, he subconsciously turned his head and looked at Taeyeon next to him.

Taeyeon was watching the commotion when she was caught off guard by Kang Cheol's gaze. Upon hearing the words "I'll take you all with me," her ears immediately turned red.

Her heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason, and she hurriedly looked away, but a thought kept popping into her head—what did he mean by that? It sounded a bit like he wanted to elope with her! Oh dear, what am I thinking!
Sunny, who was standing nearby, witnessed the entire process—from Yoona's initial aggrieved complaint to Kang Cheol's whispered words and gentle head pat, Yoona instantly transformed from a flustered deer into a docile one.

Then there was Jiang Che's words, "I'll take you all with me," and the meaningful look he gave Taeyeon, followed by Taeyeon's reddened ears and evasive gaze...

This series of actions was so smooth and seamless that Sunny was completely dumbfounded, and her mind was in an uproar:

'Good heavens! Jiang Che has completely dropped the act, huh? Flirting with one girl and then sweet-talking another, playing both sides and getting all the attention? Ugh! What a scumbag!'

But then she noticed that after Jiang Che's gaze swept over Taeyeon, that was it? He had completely ignored her?

Sunny was immediately displeased. They'd just invested 100 million, and now they were starting to treat her differently? She immediately questioned them, her voice instantly shattering the somewhat awkward atmosphere in the room:

"Hey! Jiang Che!"
Jiang Che turned his head upon hearing the sound and saw Sunny glaring at him with a very displeased expression.

"What do you mean by that? Does your 'they' exclude me?"

"I just invested 100 million won in you! I'm your major shareholder! Aren't you thinking of taking your shareholders with you? Are you planning to take my money and run away with those two, absconding with the funds? Hmm?"

Upon hearing Sunny mention running away, Yoona snapped out of her daze and immediately retorted:
"Unnie! What nonsense are you talking about! Who wants to go with him!"

Upon hearing this, Taeyeon, like a startled rabbit, immediately looked away, pretending to look elsewhere.

Jiang Che was taken aback by Sunny's barrage of questions, but quickly recovered and waved his hand, saying:

"Aigoo! Sunny, what are you saying!"

His tone was incredibly sincere:
"How could it not include you! A family should be together all the time! Where there's my island, there's your beach chair! Where there's my yacht, there's your fishing rod! Don't worry!"

Sunny listened in stunned silence, inwardly thinking, 'This man really knows how to take advantage of people; his skin is thick enough to be bulletproof! But I have to admit, what he said was quite satisfying…'

At this moment, Jiang Che turned to look at Yoona again, resuming his usual smiling demeanor, and asked:
"Yoona, do you want to invest some money?"

Having just gone through that ordeal, Yoona felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze. Her eyes darted around a few times, but she ultimately gave in.
"Fine, I'll take it! But if... if I find out you lied later... you're dead!"

She paused, as if feeling that wasn't enough, and added:
"If you lose everything, you'll work for me for the rest of your life to pay off the debt! Do you hear me?!"

Looking at Yoona's stubborn expression despite having already agreed, Jiang Che felt both amused and touched. He then dropped his joking demeanor and replied seriously:

"Yes, yes. Arasso. If we really lose everything, I'll work for you for the rest of my life."

His tone was so serious that Yoona's heart skipped a beat for no reason. She lowered her head and muttered softly:
"That...that's more like it..."

Sunny, watching the almost palpable tension between the two, couldn't help but rub her arms, nudged Taeyeon beside her, and whispered:
"Aren't you jealous?"

Taeyeon blushed, glanced subconsciously at Kang Cheol and Yoona, gently nudged them back with her arm, and whispered:
"Hey! Lee Soon-kyu! What nonsense are you talking about! I... why would I be jealous? Kang Cheol and Yoona are my closest people, I think this is fine!"

Sunny smiled knowingly and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, as long as you think it's good, that's fine. May the whole family live happily together."

Taeyeon's ears burned from Sunny's teasing, and she nudged Sunny with her elbow again, signaling her to shut up. Sunny finally quieted down after being nudged again.

Jiang Che was in high spirits as the financing conference concluded successfully and the funds from the three shareholders arrived. He happily sat back down at his computer to continue fulfilling his duties as a game coach.

"Come on, Teacher Jiang's mini-class is in session! Did you see that mushroom formation just now? The essence is insidiousness—place it on their expected path when they least expect it..."

As he spoke, he directed Sunny to start a new game.

However, the ideal was far from reality. In the following games...

Sunny's Teemo perfectly embodies the phrase "team fights can be lost, but Teemo must die"—most of the time, her Teemo doesn't survive more than five minutes, and the screen remains an elegant black and white image year-round.

"Damn it! I died again! Is the enemy jungler camping the top lane? Are they targeting me like this?"

Yoona and Taeyeon, who were standing nearby, laughed so hard they almost fell over, watching Sunny's Timo fall down in all sorts of bizarre poses and her exasperated expression.

Sunny, enraged and embarrassed, bared her teeth at the mocking duo:
"Hey! Don't laugh! Everyone has a beginner phase! It must be the hero's fault!"

Jiang Che, barely suppressing a laugh, interjected:
"Yes, yes, yes, you're right..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sunny punched his arm.

'Hiss, that's pretty strong.' Seeing this, Jiang Che wisely chose not to provoke the internet-addicted girl who was about to go berserk. Instead, he took out his phone and looked at the 300 million won that had just been deposited into his account. He couldn't help but grin wildly.

"Three hundred million, three hundred million, I will spend my whole life supporting you..." he hummed happily, his mind already racing as he calculated how to use this start-up capital.

(End of this chapter)