Douluo Continent: Heavenly Mystery System

Chapter 25 Successfully Claiming the Bonus

"I wonder what brings Senior Chenxin to the Great Soul Arena?" Xue Qinghe asked Sword Douluo, even though he already knew the answer, he still chose to ask a question he already knew the answer to.

"It's like this, my disciple won a betting match at the Soul Arena a few days ago. Today, I had nothing to do, so I accompanied him here for a stroll," Sword Douluo said with a slight smile to Qian Renxue.

"Senior Chenxin, I wonder when you took on such a worthy disciple? I've never heard of it before!" Xue Qinghe clearly knew that Ye Xiaofeng had become Sword Douluo's disciple, but he ignored Ye Xiaofeng.

"Damn, how can someone so big not see this little girl? Is she blind?" Ye Xiaofeng muttered to himself.

"Feng'er, why aren't you paying your respects to His Highness the Crown Prince?" Sword Douluo looked displeased.

"Ye Xiaofeng greets Your Highness the Crown Prince." Ye Xiaofeng clasped his hands together and tilted his body slightly.

"I have long admired Young Master Ye's reputation. Meeting you today, I can confirm that it is indeed well-deserved." Xue Qinghe smiled as she looked at Ye Xiaofeng. A flash of murderous intent crossed her eyes, but Ye Xiaofeng still caught it.

"I'm just a peasant, how could I dare to let His Highness the Crown Prince have his eye on me?" Ye Xiaofeng replied to Xue Qinghe with an innocent expression.

"Your Highness, I won some money in the Soul Arena a few days ago, but I had some urgent business to attend to and was in a hurry, so I didn't have time to collect it. Today, my master happened to be free, so he accompanied me to collect it." Ye Xiaofeng looked at Xue Qinghe with a gloating expression.

"Feng'er, you must not be rude to His Highness the Crown Prince." Sword Douluo and Ye Xiaofeng started playing good cop and bad cop, respectively.

"It's alright, the money is ready, give it to him." Xue Qinghe looked at Ye Xiaofeng with such rage that he wished he could tear him apart and then throw him into the river to feed the fish.

Luo Shaotian hurriedly handed a black and gold card to Ye Xiaofeng, but he dared not vent his anger in front of everyone.

"Your Highness, is this all?" Ye Xiaofeng couldn't believe it was all the money.

"Of course not, I have 5 million in my account, and I'll use this Great Soul Arena to pay off the rest," Xue Qingfeng said, taking a deep breath.

"Your Highness, if I may be so bold as to ask, is this Great Soul Arena worth 2.72 million?" Ye Xiaofeng was still more interested in money, because the Great Soul Arena was worth at most 1 million.

"Feng'er, then let's do as His Highness the Crown Prince wishes." Sword Douluo Chenxin told Ye Xiaofeng to shut up, but he still gave Xue Qinghe some face, after all, she was still the Crown Prince.

"Hehe, just kidding. Then we'll do as Your Highness says." Ye Xiaofeng smiled at Xue Qinghe.

"Young Master Ye, we have a long future ahead of us," Xue Qinghe said coldly, then tried to leave with Luo Shaotian.

"Your Highness, why wait until another day? Isn't today better?" Ye Xiaofeng emphasized the word "day" deliberately.

Because he had read Tang Jia San Shao's Douluo History before he transmigrated, he knew that even if he transmigrated to the Douluo Continent and changed some things, it wouldn't change much.

"What did you say?" Xue Qinghe frowned, quite skeptical of Ye Xiaofeng's words.

"What I mean is, Manager Luo hasn't given me the 1000 million yuan reward he promised yet," Ye Xiaofeng said, scratching his head and smiling at Xue Qinghe and Luo Shaotian.

"I have no money, but as for the 1000 million, I'll use it as collateral." Xue Qinghe didn't want to give Ye Xiaofeng another penny. What use was Luo Shaotian, that good-for-nothing? He'd just use him as collateral for the 1000 million.

"Uh, okay," Ye Xiaofeng had nothing more to say to Xue Qinghe, and directly used Luo Shaotian, this good-for-nothing, as a substitute for 1000 million.

"Young Master Ye, come on... I hope you'll have such good luck next time. Farewell." Xue Qinghe was about to say that there would be plenty of time in the future, but Ye Xiaofeng's words were disgusting, so he immediately changed his mind. At this moment, Ye Xiaofeng was completely blacklisted by Xue Qinghe.

After Xue Qinghe left, only Sword Douluo, Ye Xiaofeng, and Luo Shaotian remained in the room.

"Manager Luo, no matter how I look at it, you're not worth 1000 million," Ye Xiaofeng said with a sneer as he looked at Luo Shaotian.

"Young Master Ye, please spare me. I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse." Luo Shaotian was so angry that he gritted his teeth when he saw Ye Xiaofeng. Now that the Crown Prince had abandoned him, if he did not cultivate a good relationship with Ye Xiaofeng, he would only face death.

Of course, now that Ye Xiaofeng has latched onto Sword Douluo Chen Xin, no one dares to touch him openly. To protect himself, Luo Shaotian has no choice but to choose Ye Xiaofeng.

"Let you go? You're not worth 1000 million gold soul coins at all." Ye Xiaofeng looked coldly at Luo Shaotian. He had to make Luo Shaotian completely submit, otherwise it was hard to say what would happen if he turned around and bit him later.

"Young Master Ye, I know I'm just a worthless person, but the Great Soul Arena is currently short of an administrator, and I might be of good use to you," Luo Shaotian immediately greeted with a smile, his mind quickly becoming sharp.

"What, are you going to make me lose hundreds of millions too?" Ye Xiaofeng smiled and looked at Luo Shaotian.

"I think you can't find another person as shrewd as Young Master Ye in the entire Soul World," Luo Shaotian quickly flattered.

"Stop flattering me. There are some loopholes in the betting rules of the Great Soul Arena. It seems like they need to be changed." Ye Xiaofeng didn't want anyone to swindle money out of him.

"From today onwards, the arena betting project will be transformed into a welfare betting center. First, a welfare foundation will be established, and from now on, 20% of the winnings from the welfare betting will be used to support four social welfare undertakings each month: Soul Master education, medical assistance, poverty alleviation, and disaster relief."

"Young Master Ye, isn't 20% of the profits too high? We can't afford it," Luo Shaotian quickly said to Ye Xiaofeng.

"What does this have to do with us? I've made it very clear that it's the winner's reward. For example, if you previously bet 100 gold soul coins and won, you would get your initial investment of 100 + a bonus of 100, for a total of 200 gold soul coins. Now, if you win, you can only get your initial investment of 100 + a bonus of 100, for a total of 180 gold soul coins. Do you understand?" Ye Xiaofeng smiled slightly at Luo Shaotian.

"Brilliant! How come I didn't think of that?" Luo Shaotian patted his head.

Sword Douluo, witnessing this scene, also marveled at Ye Xiaofeng's not only good heart, but also his considerable business acumen.

In truth, Ye Xiaofeng knew perfectly well that he was simply transplanting the lottery rules from his previous life; the essence of gambling here was almost identical to that of the lottery. The only difference was that one went into the state's coffers, and the other into his own, but the 20% return remained the same.

"Secondly, something that didn't exist before, for every ticket purchased for the gambling benefits worth 100 gold soul coins, 20% of its profits will still go into the welfare fund."

"Young Master Ye, isn't this a bit expensive? It was free before," Luo Shaotian said in a low voice.

"What, you don't want a salary? Don't the other waiters want a salary?" Ye Xiaofeng needs money now, to expand his power.

"It's not expensive, not expensive at all," Luo Shaotian said with a smile. He had thought that he was a criminal, but now that he could get a salary, he quickly flattered him.

"Third, the registration fee for every participant in the arena competition, whether it's a one-on-one, group, or team event, will be increased to 1 per event. The winner will receive 5% of the competition's revenue."

"Fourth, to ensure fairness and prevent match-fixing, opponents are randomly assigned in the Great Soul Arena, ensuring that no Soul Master is more than one level higher than the opponent."

"Fifth, for matches where a challenge is issued, if the betting amounts of both sides are too disparate, the betting benefits for this match can be cancelled, and the principal returned, but the ticket fee will not be refunded. Okay, that's all. You prepare the announcement today and release it in three days." After Ye Xiaofeng finished speaking, he smiled innocently at Sword Douluo and Luo Shaotian.

"Oh, by the way, how much was Manager Luo's monthly salary before?" Ye Xiaofeng looked at Luo Shaotian.

"Young Master Ye, it used to be around 1 a month, right?" Luo Shaotian said, forcing himself to speak. The word "around" sounded a bit vague.

"You don't need to pay back the previous 10 million. Starting this month, your salary will be increased to 1000 per month. All other waiters will receive 1 per month, plus a monthly full attendance bonus and performance bonus." Ye Xiaofeng believes that throwing money at employees is the simplest and most direct way to fully motivate them.

"Thank you very much, Young Master Ye. I will not let you down," Luo Shaotian said hurriedly, almost crying with emotion.

"However, you must understand that I can give you everything, and I can also take back everything you have. If you dare to betray me..." Ye Xiaofeng turned his back to Sword Douluo, and his gaze towards Luo Shaotian suddenly changed.

"Young Master Ye, rest assured, from now on, my life, Luo Shaotian's life, belongs to you. If you tell me to go east, I will never dare to go west." Luo Shaotian saw that Ye Xiaofeng's eyes were like the Grim Reaper's. Before Ye Xiaofeng could finish speaking, Luo Shaotian quickly stated his position.

"Manager Luo, you're already one of my people, why are you so nervous? I was just joking." Ye Xiaofeng used a combination of slap and candy, his methods were impeccable.

"Thank you, Young Master Ye." Luo Shaotian broke out in a cold sweat.

"Go, divide the money inside into two parts, one hundred million and one part, two hundred million." Ye Xiaofeng took out the black gold card and handed it to Luo Shaotian. Luo Shaotian didn't hesitate and took the card to process it immediately. Transferring money between cards is more convenient than using gold soul coins.

"Feng'er, if you continue to develop like this, you will be able to control the wealth of the entire empire in a few years," Sword Douluo exclaimed, impressed by Ye Xiaofeng's business acumen.

Soon, Luo Shaotian handed several sorted cards to Ye Xiaofeng. Luo Shaotian looked at them with envy, but dared not be jealous.

"It's lunchtime, Master. I heard that Heaven and Earth is quite nice!" Ye Xiaofeng turned around and smiled at Sword Douluo.

"Hmm, yesterday's home-cooked meals were quite good." Sword Douluo closed his eyes slightly to savor the memory.

"Manager Luo, proceed with my plan. Master, please." Ye Xiaofeng's entire focus is now on Sword Douluo. As long as he pleases him, his strength will only increase.

"Master, your next task is to learn swordsmanship from Sword Douluo and successfully complete the task of 'killing'." Ye Xiaofeng heard the Heavenly Mystery System Xiao Bing start the task again.

"Speaking of which, can you stop appearing and disappearing without a trace all the time? Can't you communicate more often?" Ye Xiaofeng looked at the virtual image Xiao Bing with disdain.

"How dare you yell at me, Master? How dare you yell at me?" Xiao Bing suddenly acted like a little girl.

"Uh, how could that be? I was just saying, don't be angry," Ye Xiaofeng immediately backed down.

"If you dare to yell at me again, I'll strike you dead with lightning, hmph!" Xiao Bing said angrily and disappeared.

"Damn it, I knew this crappy system was going to mess with me. Luckily I was quick-witted. And why is a robot pretending to be a girl? Seriously!" Ye Xiaofeng started grumbling inwardly.

"Feng'er, what are you daydreaming about? Are you thinking about those three girls?" Sword Douluo teased Ye Xiaofeng.

"Ah, Master, how could that be? I was thinking about how to better learn swordsmanship." Ye Xiaofeng quickly started making up stories, fabricating one lie and then using another to cover it up.

"Well, it's good that you have the intention. Let's go." Sword Douluo reluctantly believed the nonsense Ye Xiaofeng had fabricated.

Soon the two arrived at Heaven on Earth, and Manager Li saw Ye Xiaofeng and Sword Douluo walking towards them from afar.

"I was unaware of Senior Chenxin and Young Master Ye's presence. I apologize for not welcoming you properly," Manager Li quickly began to flatter.

"Master was quite satisfied with the home-cooked dishes Manager Li prepared yesterday," Ye Xiaofeng said with a smile and a wink at Manager Li.

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