I'm just an internet cafe owner

"Boss! There must be a lot of stuff in the treasure vault, right?"

"There are so many! Their value is beyond simple quantification."

The entire Royal Treasury contains the prototypes of all the world's Noble Phantasms, and even some weapons forged and used by the gods.

Inside, there was even the Sword of Ea.

While its destructive power in the real world is generally limited, it becomes a devastating weapon when encountering barriers or even weaker dimensional worlds.

"Sell! Sell them all. I want to be a rich woman!"

To be honest, this sentence almost made Liu Yuan lose control of his desires, after all, he was promised to take 40% of it.

Even with just 40%, he could easily get hundreds of millions in profit, but Liu Yuan still managed to control his desire for that money because the items in the King's Treasury were too precious.

“I don’t recommend you sell everything. I’ll help you sort out some very useful items. Keep those, as well as the gems, food, and the like. Sell most of the rest. After paying off your debts, the remaining money will be enough for you to face enemies like Tiamat a few more times.”

"I'll do whatever you say, boss."

Fujimaru sold most of the Noble Phantasms, keeping the rest for herself, and also threw the Holy Lance into the Royal Treasury.

According to Fujimaru Kaori's own observations, Liu Yuan left behind many functional Noble Phantasms, along with some light-based Noble Phantasms. Since she was not the original owner, she could only use them to launch one light-based attack per day, but even that was enough.

With so many powerful artifacts, it's possible to keep using them all day long.

Thanks to the share of the profits from Wang Zhibao's vault, the internet cafe gained over 200 million yuan. Liu Yuan didn't hesitate at all; he used all of it to buy more machines, ensuring that everyone in the cafe could successfully access the internet.

In addition, at Fanlou's invitation, players from all fourteen races in the Game of Life world, besides the Machine Race and the Human Race, flocked to internet cafes.

Now their world begins to develop, and under the guidance of Shubi, Rick, and Hanro, they set their sights on the stars and the sea.

Those who were willing to develop together were brought in.

Therefore, there is more than enough space to replenish all the machines.

At that moment, Liu Yuan received a notification from the system that a large number of tasks had been completed.

"Congratulations, host, you've achieved a daily income of one million! Monthly discounted game bonus +1!"

"Congratulations, host, you have achieved a daily income of 10 million. The maximum price for game purchases has been reduced to 100 million."

"Congratulations, host! You have completed the task of earning a small daily goal. All games have been completed, unlocking the ability to create custom mods after completing the highest difficulty level, and unlocking more world anchor points. Host, please note! Some worlds are highly aggressive; please be prepared to resist external invasions."

"The company host has passed the probationary period. From today onwards, the internet cafe will be responsible for its own profits and losses. Please manage the internet cafe reasonably, do not neglect your duties, and do not indulge in women."

For a moment, Liu Yuan felt dizzy; there was too much information. Not only him, but Tong hope's eyes were completely glazed over. The plan from above was to unlock various permissions little by little.

However, they also considered the possibility that Liu Yuan might have a stroke of good luck and unlock a large number of permissions at once.

Tong hope just didn't expect Liu Yuan's side to move so fast. The weapons, props and materials in the King's Treasury are not very valuable one or two pieces, but the quantity is too large.

This treasure trove contains roughly half of all the treasures in the world, from its birth to Gilgamesh's time of collection.

The fact that he could obtain this is enough to prove Liu Yuan's methods. Whether it's connections or the favor of his customers, these meet the minimum requirements to get Liu Yuan to take action.

Liu Yuan was sorting through all sorts of information, but as he looked at it, he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

Well, to put it simply, he was originally an employee helping his boss run the company. Profits went to the company, and losses were borne by the boss. Now, although he's still an employee, the boss has handed the company over to him. The internet cafe is his own, and he can do whatever he wants with it. All the profits are his, but he has to be responsible for his own profits and losses.

If not managed properly, negative equity or even bankruptcy are possible.

Simply put, you've passed the newbie protection period, but future development will be more troublesome.

He also finally understood why the game's purchase price was ultimately capped at 100 million. Because when he could earn 100 million, his daily income would just exceed his expenses.

Starting today, the number of people in the internet cafe will remain around 30,000 per day. Daily internet usage alone amounts to 18 million. Considering that some people will make additional purchases, a daily revenue of 20 million is easily achievable.

Buying a game every five days seems like a great idea.

However, considering expenses, it would be quite good to have five to ten million left each day.

The expenses aren't just internet fees; there are also the costs for each person to travel through different worlds. In worlds with cooperative relationships, the travel costs are very low, only a couple hundred per person. However, in worlds without deep cooperation, each person needs four or five hundred.

The expenses for himself and his employees' food, clothing, and other necessities, the maintenance costs for various games and software, the monthly rent for each shop, etc., all amount to an astronomical sum. Now, food is the only thing that's absolutely profitable, because the cost of making food is only a few cents. It sells for twenty yuan, and the profit margins for other items are very low, but unlike running a normal shop, he's guaranteed to make a profit no matter what.

In general, as long as each branch maintains more than 100 people online every day, it can cover the expenses of employees and itself. If you want to make more money, you still need to attract more people.

If you want to release a game every day, you need to get more people from more worlds to become your guests.

"I really wish there were more Fujimaru Kaori like this!"

Seeing this, Liu Yuan felt a pang of emotion. If there were a few more people as good at making money as Fujimaru Kaori, they'd be willing to give him 40% of the profits.

With the division of profits, you don't have to do anything; you can just switch games as you go.

There are countless games of all kinds in every world. It's easy to play several a day, let alone one a day.

Unfortunately, after the store became my own and I started to bear the profits and losses myself, it took much longer to prepare for many things.

However, this approach also had an advantage: while he took on more responsibility, he gained more power. He also acquired bargaining power, allowing him to freely adjust prices at the internet cafe.

But Liu Yuan was too lazy to change the price. This price was probably carefully considered by his boss. If he made any changes under these circumstances and it affected his customer base, he would have no one to blame but himself.

However, that's all for the future. After expanding the machines and customer base, Liu Yuan still has a little money left. The current purchase price of the game is only 2048 million, and the money he has left is more than enough to buy two more games.

Now he needs to consider what games to add to the internet cafe.

With around 30,000 visitors now, it should be feasible to develop some single-player games that are primarily based on online multiplayer.

Chapter 328 The Job Taker: Makise Kurisu (Bonus Chapter)

Now that he's responsible for his own profits and losses, Liu Yuan can no longer afford to slack off like before. At the same time, someone needs to take over his position.

Kisara? Forget it, that idiot is a lazy bum who's always trying to slack off. I keep her with me every day to prevent her from making mistakes. If I leave the important things to her, she'll just slack off even more. I feel at ease and comfortable having her by my side.

Giving it to the elderly? That's not appropriate.

Tongxi is a system, so giving her the job of a store manager is enough. As a system, it's already the limit that it can assign one person to do simple work. If they mess around any more, their boss will probably kill them.

The result is obvious: they need new employees.

"System, recruit a new employee. Position: Main store manager, same as always."

"Yes."

The system also understood that Liu Yuan's current status, even as the main store owner, was no longer suitable for the role of store manager; he was now the true boss. The boss's main job wasn't dealing with all sorts of customers, but rather defining the overall direction of the internet cafe.

Although the guests are chosen by each world itself, communicating with other worlds is a very troublesome and energy-consuming matter. If communication was previously based on material matters, then from the moment Liu Yuan completed all the basic tasks and became the store manager, he entered the realm of communication based on rules.

However, it's not a big problem. The system is confident that with its own assistance, its host can definitely do a good job.

Time flew by, and a newcomer appeared at the entrance of the internet cafe.

"here it is…"

Makise Kurisu looked around in confusion. She remembered that she was about to enter the research institute to carry out her own research, but then a voice appeared in her head asking her if she wanted to know the real world.

She thought it was a hallucination and agreed, only to find herself suddenly in this environment.

At the entrance of branch number three, Tongxi greeted the newcomers, saying, "You are the most well-mannered among the newcomers."

"Where is this place?"

Didn't that voice tell you?

"An internet cafe connecting different worlds? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Another world? Time travel? Or an internet cafe? Her mind was in a complete mess.

"You're trying to solve problems with science? That's fine; all rules can be explained by science. But unfortunately, everything you're dealing with is as simple as a baby learning to walk in my eyes."

Where exactly is this place?

"This is a four-dimensional internet cafe, and it is also a rest stop and a passage connecting various worlds."

Makise Kurisu remained silent, looking around. Just as she was about to ask something, Kisara approached her.

She looked Makise Kurisu up and down, and even curiously pinched the newcomer.

"what are you doing?"

"I'm a woman."

"Female pervert?"

"Is there a problem with me being a pervert?"

Kurisu Makise was speechless; it seemed that the law only applied to indecent assault cases involving the opposite sex. It seemed that reporting indecent assault by someone of the same sex was largely ineffective.

As she was thinking, Liu Yuan came out.

"Is this a newcomer?"

Kisara nodded and said, "It seems so, Hitomi confirmed it."

Liu Yuan introduced himself: "My name is Liu Yuan, and I am the owner of this store. I would like to invite you to become the store manager."

"Ha, is this how you invite someone? Forced into a relationship?"

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "No! We extended a very formal invitation to you. You personally confirmed your agreement, and confirmed it twice."

Makise Kurisu wanted to object, but when she recalled the voice that had appeared in her mind earlier, and how she had only agreed out of curiosity, her expression changed.

I definitely agreed to it...

"It seems you've remembered."

Can I refuse now?

"Of course! Our store operates with integrity and never forces you to buy or sell. If you don't feel comfortable with it, you can simply turn around and leave."

Just as she was about to get up and leave, Kinji Toyama, who was working at the branch, took off his glasses and asked curiously, "Accelerator, your ability is vector manipulation. Is time also part of vectors? Can you manipulate time?"

"How many times have I told you? I am a vector manipulator! Vector! Vector."

But Misaka Mikoto took off her glasses and retorted, "But you don't even know magic, the Unknown..."

"You can control matter, electricity, and temperature, and you still call yourself a vector manipulator? I think your most obvious superpower is manipulating vectors, isn't it?"

Accelerator retorted, "I don't even know what the end of the universe is, how would I know what my superpower is? Besides, are you just picking a fight because you lost?"

"That wasn't a loss for me."

"Is this what you call a strategic retreat?"

"Noisy!"

Misaka Mikoto sat back down, while Accelerator said calmly, "According to the time machine principle in Red Alert, it is theoretically possible to achieve the effect of time travel."