I'm just an internet cafe owner

Nyarko started counting on her fingers.

“My daily income is this much, and I need to spend this much. But if I abuse my power and accept bribes, I can receive this much, great! No problem. All the bribes I receive will be spent here, and no one will be able to find out that I took bribes. A crime without evidence is not a crime, hahahaha.”

As she laughed triumphantly, Kisara whispered in Nyaruko's ear, "Guest, you've spoken your mind completely!"

"Hey hey hey?"

Nyarko's eyes widened. She looked at Liu Yuan in fear. If Liu Yuan reported her, she was absolutely doomed. Her chance to go on vacation to Earth this year was definitely gone.

wrong!

This is an internet cafe in another world, so you can easily ask someone to buy games, comics, and novels from Earth in this other world. From this perspective, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and Nyaruko quickly made up her mind.

"Ahem, boss, turn it on quickly. I never imagined I could enjoy Earth culture in space, it's amazing. My hands are itching to get started."

At this moment, Kisara's face was completely expressionless, because the person in front of him was simply too perverted.

Just thinking about Nyaruko's appearance and hearing her voice made her want to find out more.

"Hey, hey, hey~ My lovely employee, this is work time, not time to slack off!"

Liu Yuan's words instantly snapped Kisara out of her daze. She shook her head and looked at Nyaruko with a strange expression.

"Boss, that person is acting strangely..."

"She's not human..."

Liu Yuan explained, "If we consider it from the perspective of human understanding in her world, she would be considered an alien. But it's not a big deal. We're just an internet cafe owner; it doesn't matter whether the people who come are human or not, as long as they look human."

"That's really spacious."

"You can't be a network administrator if things aren't lenient."

Nyarko was thrilled when she turned on her computer and saw Resident Evil on it.

"Experience a real game with glasses? What kind of cutting-edge technology is this? What! It's Resident Evil from Kasikorn! Holy crap, it's already reached version 8? What? The fourth generation, my fourth generation! Hahaha, here comes Li Sanguang!"

Nyaruko excitedly put on her glasses, and at the same time, her voice disappeared.

To maintain the experience for other customers, unnecessary noise will be blocked by the glasses.

At the same time Nyarko opened the game, the system notified Liu Yuan that the mission was complete.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The New Game "Minecraft"

The repeat customer task is complete, and the store is now open.

A new store manager task is generated: 100 copies of a certain game are successfully sold.

Mission Reward: Anywhere Door

Guests can use the Anywhere Door to travel to other worlds upon invitation from people in this world.

"System, this Anywhere Door can take me anywhere?"

"Please put away your unhealthy thoughts. As long as it is legal and compliant and will not endanger the safety of the client, the system can deliver to you."

"Then here's the question: what I'm thinking about is legal in some worlds."

After the system crashed for several tens of seconds, it added: "The system reserves the right of final interpretation."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just doing this in case. By the way, System, let me see what's in the shop."

Upon opening the online store, Liu Yuan gasped in shock.

If the system task is to unlock the in-game store, then the tasks within the store are the prerequisites for unlocking various games and anime.

A standard computer in an internet cafe costs 100,000 yuan.

Unlocking the game is quite cheap, only 10,000 yuan. But note that this 10,000 yuan is not 10,000 yuan converted to other world exchange rates. It's 10,000 yuan earned by the internet cafe.

And this price increases progressively.

The first purchase is 10,000 yuan, the second 20,000 yuan, the third 40,000 yuan, and so on, with a maximum of 1.024 million yuan. At the same time, you're not buying just one game, but an entire series, like Resident Evil, which has many titles; buying these is definitely a worthwhile investment.

There's a limit to how much space an internet cafe can expand; a single internet cafe can have a maximum of one hundred machines. Any more? You'll need to open a branch. The initial cost of opening a branch is 1 million, capped at 1024 billion.

At this moment, Liu Yuan fell silent. According to this calculation, he'd reach the top after buying games about ten times. 1 million—if he developed his own mobile game with a good storyline, art style, and marketing, Liu Yuan felt it would be easy.

But then I took a look at this small internet cafe.

Since opening, including my share and bonuses, I've only earned a little over 40,000 yuan, not even enough to buy two games. Even if the scale expands a hundredfold, I can only afford to buy five or six games in the short term. Unless I can develop this internet cafe into a multi-world mega-internet cafe with hundreds of millions or even billions of users, will I have any hope of buying all the games in my lifetime?

"Boss? Boss?"

Kisara noticed that Liu Yuan's expression was off and asked him with some concern.

Has the boss been working too hard lately? Has it damaged his health? Looks like we need to let him get some rest today.

Kisara decided to continue playing Resident Evil 2 by himself tonight, and wait until Liu Yuan had rested before playing Resident Evil 6 together.

"It's nothing, I was just hit hard by reality."

While games are ridiculously expensive, everything else is quite cheap. Movies and anime are all priced at a flat 100,000 each. Novels are also 100,000 each, and you can choose any one you like.

Liu Yuan glanced at it and realized the quality was extremely questionable. It contained not only good works but also rubbish. Even elementary school students' essays were included. If he ever ever had the freedom to spend his small fortune freely, he would definitely buy these and thoroughly pollute his library.

But this goal is too far in the future, and Liu Yuan doesn't dare to think about it.

First, he'll add two more machines, then buy a new game. He doesn't dare think about anything else right now. He has only one goal: to expand the internet cafe, attract more people, and strive to make it a global phenomenon.

Then I can hire a few more network administrators and make a fortune every day while lying around. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

However, when Liu Yuan was checking which games to add, he discovered that the software called 'TT' was actually free.

TT, similar to QQ and Line, allows users to chat, post on social media, and share their feelings. But beyond these functions, it also lets you log into forums and view various information.

The forum will automatically categorize discussions based on their content, eliminating the need for individual selection.

It has many functions but is also very easy to use. The above benefits are not important. The most important thing is that it is free.

No, it should be said that installation is free, but there are a few minor charges for usage. Local internet cafe customers can communicate for free, but cross-world communication costs ten yuan per sentence, and each sentence cannot exceed 150 characters.

That's right, even posting a single punctuation mark costs ten yuan, even across the world. Images are charged separately, starting at ten yuan with no upper limit.

Establishing a cross-world chat group has higher requirements. While the spending level is the same, joining the group requires being a 'premium internet cafe member'. Currently, everyone online except Nyaruko is a premium member, but this is a new member benefit. If the number of customers exceeds ten, the premium membership standard will be raised; if it exceeds one hundred, it will be raised again.

However, the internet cafe wouldn't get a single penny of this money. According to the system's explanation, this was a necessary fee for cross-world information transmission. The system couldn't extract any of it, so how could it possibly share any with Liu Yuan?

"Damn, this is really outrageous. They even charge for sending messages, but I still have to pretend to be one."

Looking at it from another angle, the opportunity to communicate across the world is incredibly rare, and the price is exorbitant for most people. But for the wealthy, it's nothing; this is a classic case of making money off the rich.

As for games? Liu Yuan was still choosing. There were too many games to choose from. Legend of Mir, Fantasy Westward Journey, World of Warcraft, DNF—all the classic online games were available. Contra, Snow Bros., Shadow Legends, Final Fantasy, Drakengard.

There are many different games, but Liu Yuan was very careful in his choice. Unlike the initial bonus games where you could get equipment simply by playing, the other games didn't allow you to directly obtain weapons at higher difficulty levels. Only by completing the true difficulty could you obtain the items and equipment.

Ultimately, Liu Yuan set his sights on Minecraft, an open-world game that seemed very simple and easy to play.

Based on Liu Yuan's comprehensive selection, he determined that this game should have the highest practicality and customer acceptance. At the same time, this game is highly versatile and has a very low difficulty level.

The key to clearing the game is very simple: defeat the Ender Dragon on True difficulty. Liu Yuan roughly estimated the Ender Dragon's strength; it's slightly weaker than the Golden Beast, but stronger than the Dragon King. Both its practicality and gameplay are top-notch. If a newcomer doesn't like fighting, this game is practically perfect, isn't it?

"Okay! That's the one."

When the game was selected and installed on the computer, everyone received a system notification.

"The new game Minecraft is now available. It's an open world game with a very high degree of freedom. Players who complete the game on the highest difficulty can unlock crafting privileges at the crafting table."

The new notification brought everyone to a halt.

"A new game?"

"Minecraft?"

"Open world?"

"Wait a minute? Someone else's world? This exists?"

Subaru Natsuki, Kaori Fujimaru, and Nyaruko all knew about this game and had even played it. They were excited when they heard that the internet cafe had released it, especially the final part—unlocking the crafting table after completing the game.

Anyone who's played this game knows it has a few bugs. The crafting table is one of them.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: One Link After Another

The appearance of the new game piqued Minato Namikaze's curiosity. The description said it was a very casual game, and he had a feeling that this kind of game would be suitable for his wife.

"Oh, a sandbox open-world simulation, adventure, and creation game."

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Minato Namikaze's head. At the moment, all he could understand were shooting games, role-playing games, and so on. Liu Yuan's use of so many technical terms was a bit overwhelming for someone who had only ever played one game.

Nyarko, standing nearby, explained, "Just think of it as a casual, relaxing game. It's perfect for playing when you have nothing else to do. Tsk, too bad I'm a bit short on cash and don't have any money to play."

Tina, on the other side, asked, "Is this... very casual?"

Nyarko was stumped. She didn't know how to explain it, because she had only heard about the game from Kuko and had never played it herself. Natsuki Subaru had played it, but it was a modded version.

Liu Yuan then walked over and explained, "It's very casual. In survival mode, even a complete newbie can defeat the Ender Dragon in a week as long as they know the uses of materials and items. But besides adventure, you can also farm, raise animals, and establish your own city or country."

The system provides not only a pixelated version of Minecraft, but also a realistic version. In this version, the visuals and tactile feedback are exactly the same as the real thing. The sun is round, and you need to eat and drink.

The synthesized items also conform to realistic visual effects, with round or square shapes. If it is a realistic difficulty level, you have absolute freedom and can link with other games in the internet cafe. As long as you complete the game, the items and props in it can be transferred to your home in Minecraft.

After listening to Liu Yuan's introduction, Tina's face lit up with excitement. A world that belonged only to her, where she could live and build anything, even if it was just a fantasy... she was happy.

Tina bought the game directly, and she has now completed all the story chapters of Resident Evil 8. She is currently playing some casual games.

This is a mode of venting emotions. To be honest, she gets extremely frustrated playing this game.

She would give it a perfect score for the plot, the realism, and the gameplay experience. Especially Ethan, the father, whose hand was bitten, who was hung up, whose hand was severed, who was almost eaten by fish, and who was chased by a terrifying giant baby. No matter what happened, he was determined to save his daughter.

Even if his daughter Rose is split into five parts in the story, he still wants to bring her back.

She is a child of the curse, and in some ways, she shares similarities with Ethan's daughter. Neither of them are truly human; both are infected. But Rose's father would do anything, even have his heart crushed, to save his daughter with his infected body.

And what about myself? I was abandoned at birth. I became a test subject, an assassin.

Even though Rose had never met her father or spoken with Ethan in person, her love was definitely conveyed.

But what about myself? I have nothing…

But things are different now. If it's really as Liu Yuan claims, that she can build her own world, even if it's virtual... she'd be happy to accept it.

Moreover, who dares to say that the things in this internet cafe game are fake?

At the very least, Tina obtained the Perfect Mold Virus after playing Resident Evil 8. However, this stuff is somewhat useless for Tina. As a cursed child, her body has extremely strong regenerative abilities, and the Perfect Mold Virus only grants her regenerative abilities similar to Ethan Hunt's, and prevents her from being affected by the virus mentally. Its other uses are minimal.