The buff is permanent, and you start the game with a fountain of water.

The phrase "half a cup of tenderness" isn't an exaggeration.

More than 20,000 gold coins, which is less than 300 million Chinese yuan, is considered barely out of poverty in the eyes of some people in the real world.

However, very few wealthy individuals can readily produce 20,000 gold coins in the Divine Realm. Even guilds supported and established by large conglomerates would not entrust more than 20,000 gold coins to one person.

Large organizations have strict financial systems and would not risk concentrating so many gold coins on a single player.

Even the guild leader can't do it!

If you accidentally die, all the gold coins you get will be gone, and you'll have nowhere to cry about it.

"Boss, you've been promoted to the richest person in the Divine Realm. Is there anything you want to say?" Banzhan smiled gently at Huan Cheng, her beautiful big eyes sparkling.

Huan Cheng slowly shook his head, feeling somewhat lost.

For ordinary players, the biggest expense is recovery potions, which are indispensable for killing monsters. A medium-level health recovery potion costs 2 silver, and a mana recovery potion is even more expensive, costing 3 silver per bottle.

Huan Chengyou has endless regeneration, and has never spent a penny on medicine.

Another major expense is equipment maintenance. Ordinary equipment has a durability limit, and it will become unusable if it is not maintained in time after long-term use.

Huan Cheng has a badge of heroism, and the Warriors' Guild provides free equipment repair, saving him money on that.

Thinking about it carefully, his biggest single expense to date was buying wine for Kader, followed by supplying the Ring of Greed.

After thinking for a moment, Huan Cheng gently instructed Banzhan, "Give me two thousand gold coins. Invest the rest in expanding the shop. Haven't you always wanted to buy the shop's ownership? Twenty thousand gold coins should be enough!"

"Boss, how about we take this opportunity to open a few branches?"

"Open a branch?"

"Yes, open a branch!" When it came to business, Banzhan Wenrou became obviously excited, her eyebrows dancing as she said, "Qingyang City is too big, and the area our store can reach is only a tiny, insignificant part of it."

"While the auction is still going strong, let's open some branches and seize the Qingyang City market."

"Opening a branch is no problem, but do you have any standout products?"

Huan Cheng looked at her with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

Players are real-world beings; they won't favor a shop just because it belongs to Huan Cheng.

Competition among ordinary stores is currently fierce, and without competitive flagship products, it is difficult to break through the competition.

Huan Cheng's personal resources are limited; at most, he can only provide some high-end goods, which is difficult enough to ensure the monthly auction, let alone supply goods to branch stores.

"Don't worry, boss, I had this planned in advance."

As if by magic, Half a Cup of Gentleness suddenly pulled out a business plan and began to introduce it with shining eyes.

"I don't know if the boss has noticed, but there is a large group of professional life skills players in Qingyang City. For various reasons, they do not participate in combat and are only interested in life skills such as forging, alchemy, and tailoring."

"There are quite a few people in this group, most of whom are casual players. They have to collect raw materials and practice life skills, so their efficiency is not high."

"My plan is to organize them, with us purchasing raw materials in a unified manner. These people will then refine the materials into equipment, medicines, and so on. The final products will be sold in our shops, and the profits will be split proportionally."

Listening to Banzhan's gentle and eloquent explanation, Huan Cheng looked at her suspiciously. This plan was clearly not something that could be accomplished in a short time!

Noticing Huan Cheng's gaze, Banzhan sighed gently, her expression somewhat downcast: "This was originally my development plan for the Divine Realm for the Liu family, but unfortunately..."

Banzhan Wenrou shook her head and didn't elaborate further, but Huan Cheng already understood what she meant.

"We are not as good as the Liu family in terms of funds and manpower, but the boss has enough prestige and strength, and this plan can be adapted to us with a little modification."

After thinking for a moment, Huan Cheng said, "Since you have a plan, then go ahead and do it. I fully support you!"

Upon hearing this, Banzhan Wenrou was stunned, and the persuasive words she had prepared were stuck in her throat.

Seeing that she remained silent for a while, Huan Cheng asked with some confusion, "What's wrong? Is there another problem?"

"You've just handed over the power to dispose of this money to me so hastily?"

"Your plan is excellent; at least I can't see any problems with it, so naturally you'll be the one to carry it out." Huan Cheng suddenly stared warily at Half a Cup of Gentle Light: "You wouldn't be plotting against me, would you? We agreed beforehand that I wouldn't handle any of the shop's miscellaneous tasks, so don't even think about making me a laborer!"

Half a cup of tenderness stared blankly at Huan Cheng. After a few breaths, large tears suddenly rolled down her cheeks.

"Eh?! Don't cry, what... what happened?" Half a cup of gentle warmth suddenly burst into tears, which startled Huan Cheng, who was at a loss for what to do.

She took a deep breath, reached out and wiped the tears from her cheeks, and then burst out laughing.

Huan Cheng was stunned by her sunny smile, which was like a pear blossom in the rain.

"Why are you crying and laughing like that? What's wrong?"

When Huan Cheng asked her question, Banzhan Wenrou smiled gently, shook her head, and remained silent.

Looking at Huan Cheng, who was completely bewildered and confused, Banzhan Wenrou felt a warm embrace enveloping her body and soul.

She was known as a child prodigy from a young age and was involved in the Liu family's business operations at an early age.

However, any business plan she proposed had to undergo endless, almost nitpicking reviews by the Liu family. Even if it passed the review with great difficulty, the actual implementation was often handled by her brothers.

Once these incompetent fools cause a major disaster, the blame will be shifted onto her.

Banzhan Wenrou's status in the Liu family was like that of a tool.

She had never experienced such unbridled trust from Huan Cheng before. This feeling made her heart pound, her body feel hot, and her breathing become rapid.

Holding two thousand gold coins and filled with questions, Huan Cheng was kicked out of the shop.

Shaking his head to put the matter out of his mind, Huan Cheng took out the Ring of Greed.

"Ding! Do you wish to upgrade the special equipment Ring of Greed by spending 1000 gold coins?"

"Sure!"

The Ring of Greed on his hand suddenly emitted bursts of golden light, which gradually faded away after several seconds.

After the upgrade, the Ring of Greed is even more exquisite, with a demon lying on a pile of gold coins carved on the ring face, surrounded by coins and treasures.

Open the properties to view:

[Ring of Greed]: A special equipment with growth potential; it can absorb gold coins to increase its level. Growth value: 0/10000.

Current equipment attributes: Comes with 2000 storage slots; identical items can be stacked infinitely. Additional effects: [Greed], [Forced Plunder], [Insatiable Avarice].

【Greed】: Automatically collects all unclaimed gold, silver, gems, equipment, materials, and items within a 50-meter radius.

[Forced Looting]: Upon killing a target, force an additional drop of the target's most valuable item. This effect only applies to humanoid targets.

【Greedy】: When you use this ring to store items, the items inside the ring will not be dropped upon death, but the ring itself has a 30% chance of being lost. This probability is constant and is not affected by special statuses such as luck or curse.

Note: Using this equipment will consume 20 gold coins per day. You cannot wear it if you do not have enough gold coins.