Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

"Fuwoo—(Uglyfish is an ugly and weak creature. Its body is the most inconspicuous gray, with a pitted surface, and its eyes are dull and lifeless. Even among all aquatic creatures, it is the most unpopular.)"

For some reason, Suocailing always felt that Milotic's tone was slightly nostalgic.

But why is he suddenly telling me this?

Milotic suddenly asked, "Fuwoo? (Are you willing to believe that Xia Chen would capture such a Pokémon?)"

The money-seeking spirit instinctively shook its head, "Jiwa. (I don't think so, right?)"

Xia Chen's elves are all powerful and beautiful. Even the two elves that haven't fully grown up are late bloomers with unlimited potential. Unlike himself...

"Phew. (But he ended up taming a pufferfish.)"

Milotic's words made the increasingly self-conscious Money Spirit raise its head. It looked at Milotic with surprise, its eyes filled with longing, and suddenly understood.

"Chirp? (You're the evolved form of that ugly fish?)"

Milotic nodded. "Fuwoo—(I'm not trying to give you any grand theories, Feebas can evolve into Milotic because it has that gene in its body, while Caterpie can never evolve into Rayquaza.)"

"Fuwoo—(But Xia Chen must have his reasons for choosing you. If you're willing to trust him, you can definitely become the person you aspire to be. I'm so glad I entered his Poké Ball in that river. If I had made a different choice, I might still be that ugly, bullied fish.)"

"Phew—(So, I hope you won't have any regrets, and will think it over carefully again.)"

After saying that, Milos returned to the sofa where Xia Chen was sleeping and curled up.

Only Suo Cailing remained, pondering his last words.

Do you trust Xia Chen and help him transform?

Since we're already at the bottom, any path we take will lead upwards, so...

Is it really worth a try?

Just as the Money-Seeking Spirit was making its choice, a voice of indeterminate gender suddenly rang in its mind.

[Dear Host, the Godly Tycoon System is at your service.]

Chapter 248 The Money-Grubbing Spirit: Creating Happiness with Salary, No Money, No Fun!

Chapter 248 The Money-Grubbing Spirit: Creating Happiness with Salary, Playing with You When You're broke (Bonus Chapter 23 for 7.8k words)

"If you suddenly hear any sounds in your head, don't panic, that's normal."

At this moment, Succubus finally understood the meaning of Gardevoir's words.

But how did she know that the voice existed? Did she arrange it?

Or perhaps she had a similar experience?

The money-seeking spirit couldn't understand it, but the current focus wasn't on that; rather, it was on the voice appearing in its mind. Who exactly was this person?

With Gardevoir's prior warning, the Money-Grubber wasn't too surprised by the voice that called itself the [Godly Rich System].

It calmly asked, "Who are you? Why are you in my mind?"

[Dear host, this is the Godly Tycoon System, dedicated to serving you. As the master of the Godly Tycoon System, every breath you take is power.] (System source: Lifestyle Godly Tycoon)

Current system level: Level 1, Experience required to upgrade:

You earn a point for every breath you take.

Points and Elf Coins can be exchanged at a ratio of 10:1.

For every point consumed, you gain one point of experience to level up.

Points can be used in the system shop for various purposes such as drawing prizes, redeeming items, and adding points. Please explore these options on your own.

More features will be unlocked after the system upgrade!

Current points balance:

The system's words were very straightforward, and Suocailing understood them without much effort.

Simply put, it's a freebie. You get one point for every breath you take, and one point can be exchanged for one Elf Coin. Isn't that just giving away money?

The money-gathering spirit, blinded by the coins, has yet to realize the true purpose of this system.

It breathed excitedly, and with each breath, the points balance on the panel increased little by little.

This conspicuous change made its breathing even more rapid, and soon the number on the panel reached one hundred.

But no matter how many zeros follow, a number is still just a number.

The Money-Seeking Spirit likes the clinking and clanging of coins, so it tried to complete its first points exchange.

"System, redeem 100 points for me."

There was no response in my mind, only the crisp sound of a coin, its silvery-white metallic sheen gleaming under the lights outside the curtain wall, falling to the floor, standing out prominently in the empty, quiet room.

In the dim light, one of the sleeping elves seemed to look up and glance in their direction.

The money spirit jolted awake from its joyful state.

This is real, this is not a dream!

…………

Looking at the ten-yuan coin, Suo Cailing was filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Its natural breathing rate is about once every ten seconds, which translates to nearly ten thousand breaths a day, or nearly a thousand yuan!

The Money-Seeking Spirit never imagined it could earn so much money in a single day. Like an ordinary person who suddenly becomes rich overnight after winning the lottery, it was momentarily bewildered.

To be honest, the money-grubbing spirit didn't know what it needed so much money for.

He never spent a single penny of the coins he had stolen or found, because he had nowhere to spend them.

Suocailing collects coins simply out of love, a pure love for coins.

If you replace the coins with paper money, it won't be interested at all.

It had fantasized countless times about swimming in coins every day, but when the fantasy became a reality, it was bewildered to find that it was just like that.

Suo Cailing was unaware that this sudden feeling of emptiness that follows brain excitement is collectively known as "the sage time," which often occurs after certain actions.

For example, buying things, unpacking packages, or breeding and exchanging information.

The Money-Seeking Spirit didn't understand the principle behind this feeling, but it couldn't help but ponder something.

With so much money, what can I do?

Human desires are endless, while the desires of elves are much fewer, so it naturally thought of a certain direction.

Become stronger.

This is the instinct of all spirits, and also the urgent desire that the Money-Grubbing Spirit suddenly craves after being idle for too long.

If there were truly no hope, who would willingly remain idle?

In the past, the weakness of the creature itself, the limitations of its race, and the scarcity of resources were all reasons for the Money-Demanding Spirit to give up.

But now, everything seems to have changed. With the Godly Rich System, it has a way to grow stronger.

Looking at the ten-yuan coin, Suo Cailing seemed to have made up his mind.

"System, convert all my assets into points!"

[Redeem successful, points balance:]

Suo Cailing understood immediately. The one million should be the box of coins Xia Chen had given him earlier. It seemed that there were a thousand coins of one hundred denominations, and the remainder of 221 was what he had earned by breathing during this time.

Haven't you cashed out the assets in your secret stash hidden in your secret base?

I'll have to find some time in the next day or two to get it back.

That said, what can you get in the system's shop with one million points?

Driven by intense curiosity, Suo Cailing began browsing the virtual shopping mall interface in front of him.

…………

As mentioned in the system's previous "self-introduction," it currently has three functions.

Lottery draws, purchasing items, and adding skill points.

The money-seeking spirit looked at them one by one.

The lottery interface is a fancy spinning wheel, similar to the lottery prices displayed by some merchants that Suocailing sometimes sees when he goes shopping outside the sewers.

However, this lottery seems to have different prize pools, with a base price of one thousand per draw and a maximum of ten million per draw.

In other words, my points aren't even enough for one draw from the top prize pool?

Suo Cailing clicked his tongue slightly and curiously clicked into the highest-level prize pool.

The prizes with the lowest probability of being drawn, but also the best, are: Ghost Horse Mane, Lunala Wings, and Registeel Essence.

These are all things that the spirit seeking wealth has never heard of before.

Although the Money-Seeking Spirit had never heard of these spirits, it knew a simple truth.

The less you've heard of a spirit, the rarer it tends to be; it might even be a legendary spirit.

In contrast, the prize pool for 1,000 times only contains the most common Pokémon items such as healing potions and energy cubes. Even the top prize at the very top is just a single gold bead.

The shrewd money-grubber came to a conclusion: when it comes to lotteries, you should always pick the most expensive ones.

It's a pity I can't smoke it now.

Suo Cailing turned his gaze to the second interface of the shop with some regret, and added points.

This interface is much simpler, with fewer fancy features; it's just a basic properties panel.

Name: Suo Cailing

Race: Sai Fuhao

Gender: no gender

Energy level:

Characteristic: Escape

Health Stamina: 87 (Click to increase)

Attack: 34 (Click to increase)