I'm just an internet cafe owner

It is even said that if humanity were to wage several wars during this period, and if some Buddhist teachings were to be spread at that time, the number of believers would increase exponentially.

Chapter 601 Sun Wukong Knows How to Compromise

Neither Buddha nor the Jade Emperor, nor even those above them, are fools. To monopolize? Forget it. Anyone who dares to monopolize will inevitably face the wrath of other powers. Since monopolization is impossible, why not just actively help push things forward? Then they can take control of their own territory, and all three religions can spread within their domains.

Liu Yuan didn't know what these gods, demons, monsters, and Buddhas were thinking. After all, this world belonged to Sun Wukong, and he was just here to have fun, so there was no need for him to worry about these things. But after listening to Guanyin's words, he understood Guanyin's attitude.

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "That's good. This is just the beginning. I guess it won't be long before those guys from the Heavenly Court start descending to the mortal realm, right?"

Liu Yuan wasn't guessing; Sun Wukong had invited him to help arrange the internet connection. After all, in this world, many things couldn't be done with technology; magic and connections were needed. Sun Wukong felt his connections weren't strong enough, so he asked Liu Yuan for help. Liu Yuan, however, had considerable influence. He not only helped Sun Wukong run the internet connection to the underworld, but also allowed Sun Wukong to launch some high-powered satellites into the sky. However, launching satellites required approval from the Jade Emperor, so Sun Wukong went to see the Jade Emperor.

Sun Wukong brought some gadgets called "Intelligent Machines" to the Heavenly Court. After his introduction, the Jade Emperor was quite impressed. Intelligent Machines weren't clones and didn't require a lot of magical power to maintain. Furthermore, they could store magical power; once programmed, they would perform their tasks precisely on time.

Complex tasks are difficult to perform, such as those of the God of Wealth, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and the Old Man of the Moon. These deities have very important jobs and cannot be easily delegated to machines. The work of celestial soldiers and generals, who maintain order in the Three Realms, also cannot be neglected.

But the Jade Emperor's job is simple! Every day he just goes to court, listens to his ministers chatter, and then the court is over.

Once this day is over, a year has passed in the underworld. The next day, court resumes, and the ministers continue their rambling.

Such a lifestyle could naturally be replaced by the intelligent machines brought by Sun Wukong. And right now, Sun Wukong is in the Lingxiao Palace, arm in arm with the Jade Emperor.

Jade Emperor: "Wukong! I'd like to do this, what do you think?"

Upon hearing the Jade Emperor's request, Sun Wukong chuckled and said, "No problem. Since it's your request, Jade Emperor, I, Old Sun, will certainly grant it. I, Old Sun, can definitely create something that Heaven will turn a blind eye to. But, Jade Emperor!"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Sun Wukong grinned mischievously, "Jade Emperor, you don't want your laziness to be exploited by others, do you?"

You know that, right?

The Jade Emperor was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and scolded, "You monkey, you've even learned to threaten people. Tell me, what do you want?"

Sun Wukong: "Hehe~ It's nothing really. I've been thinking about setting up something called a wireless network lately. I discovered that this signal requires a satellite, and the satellite has the best coverage in the Thirty-Three Heavens, you see…"

Jade Emperor: "Oh? Is the internet you're talking about something your city developed?"

Sun Wukong nodded: "That's right, that's right. With this, the entire Three Realms, except for the Underworld, can receive the signal."

Jade Emperor: "No problem, but Wukong, if you do this, the Goddess Houtu might be unhappy."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "I, Old Sun, have my own way."

The Jade Emperor is unaware that, under Liu Yuan's manipulation, the Underworld had actually been connected to the network before the Heavenly Court.

Hearing that Sun Wukong was so shrewd and worldly-wise, the Jade Emperor nodded in satisfaction: "By the way, Wukong, how many of those satellites do you want to launch?"

"A thousand!"

"How many?"

Sun Wukong gestured with the number one and then said with a chuckle, "Hehe~ I, Old Sun, am a little greedy, one thousand."

"no!"

Sun Wukong continued to chuckle, "Jade Emperor, look! With these, you and all the celestial beings in Heaven can go online. And for your mechanical clone, I, Old Sun, will give you the best, the very best."

The Jade Emperor said, "No, you've asked for too many."

Sun Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks, seemingly anxious: "Then five hundred!"

The Jade Emperor shook his head: "No, a maximum of one hundred!"

Upon hearing the number, Sun Wukong was overjoyed: "Great! One hundred it is."

Sun Wukong knew how to manipulate things. He originally just wanted to see if he could launch fifty, but the Jade Emperor said one hundred, so he just went along with the Jade Emperor's orders.

"Thank you, Jade Emperor! I, Old Sun, have taken care of your matter perfectly."

Sun Wukong left, and watching his departing figure, the Jade Emperor couldn't help but laugh and scold, "That monkey! Really!"

Sun Wukong has already taken care of the Three Realms Network. Although city expansion and world development will take time, with the network, these developments will be much faster.

As cities develop, many deities in the celestial realm, besides the Jade Emperor, try to come down to the mortal world for a visit. While some deities may not be as carefree and irresponsible as the Jade Emperor, they have naturally found ways to make their way to the mortal world after spending so much time in the celestial court.

After all, everything in Furui City is really too interesting. It has everything for eating, drinking and having fun. Even if you don't dare to do anything, you can just find a house, lie on the bed and do nothing. For the gods, it's like living the life of a god.

Here's a joke: what people call the life of an immortal is actually the life immortals crave most. They don't have to do anything, just laze around all day. They have everything they want—good food, good drink, whatever they want. When they need something, they travel around; when they don't, they meet up for meals.

It's supposed to be a Journey to the West world, but now the gods are just sitting around doing nothing.

When the internet cafe reopened, Sun Wukong happily went there.

"Boss, turn it on!"

Sun Wukong was very happy, firstly because he was pleased to see the fruits of his labor after so long of farming in the human world. Secondly, as he made more and more friends, Sun Wukong discovered that when it came to fighting, he didn't need to lift a finger.

And now, a demon king has suddenly appeared out of nowhere in Xiniu Hezhou. He has the same fearless and arrogant spirit as Sun Wukong back in the day. Upon discovering the prosperity of Furui City, he wants to test his skills against Sun Wukong.

However, before he could even do it, his younger brother sold him off. And that was that; the local land deity and mountain god reported it to the underworld and the heavenly court, respectively.

Good heavens! The Heavenly Court immediately dispatched celestial soldiers and generals to bind the person, and the Underworld sent people to capture their soul. What? The person's lifespan hadn't ended yet? If they captured the wrong person, they can just send them back. If they've committed many evil deeds, they can just tell the contact person to kill them on the way back, and then they'll be back in the Underworld, right?

When the body dies, the soul dies too; it should remain obediently in the underworld.

The Monkey King used to enjoy fighting. But after training in an internet cafe and befriending so many gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters, he found it even more satisfying to just kill his opponents without daring to do anything.

He was so happy that he bought a hundred servings of delicious peaches from the front desk and was eating them while playing games.

"Wukong, are you feeling very comfortable?"

Sun Wukong nodded and said, "Yes! I've never had such a satisfying fight before. I used to charge in alone. Now, others are charging in for me."

Liu Yuan laughed and said, "This is the benefit of making many connections. When your interests align, or even when you offer them something they want, they will naturally try to curry favor with you."

Sun Wukong: "Got it! This is what you meant by cultivating immortality—it's all about understanding human relationships. Hey, these days I'm incredibly busy, so this is the only place I can truly relax. Let me go to the Food World and feast to my heart's content."

With that, Sun Wukong entered the internet cafe and began his enjoyable gaming experience. His world wasn't fully developed yet, but many things would require time to mature. Even though the time scales of the two worlds were different, in this world teeming with gods and demons, it would still take hundreds of years to see the results of Sun Wukong's farming efforts.

However, for Sun Wukong it was a hundred years, but for this internet cafe it was only a hundred days or even a little over a year.

Sun Wukong sat down, and Kosara, licking his popsicle, complained, "I feel like ever since he arrived, you've been paying more attention to him than I have!"

Liu Yuan sat down next to the wooden frame.

He held her hand: "Of course, she's my ideal woman, of course I care. What? Jealous? I'll care about you forever~"

"Ew~ So cheesy!"

Watching the interaction between the owners, Yakumo Ran sighed. This shop was great in every way, from the work atmosphere to the work itself. Even the customers, who were initially scared of demons, gradually became less menacing and more friendly.

Although everything was great, she really couldn't stand the occasional flirtatious remarks from her boss and his wife.

Chapter 602 New Guest Yang Jian

As the new day began, Yakumo Ran prepared to start work at the front desk, just like any other day. With the opening of the internet cafe, Sun Wukong, the only customer at branch number six, walked in.

"Standard! Standard!"

Without saying much, Sun Wukong sat down and began his carefree adventure. Playing games in an internet cafe was, in his opinion, an incredibly enjoyable experience. Whether it was cultivating within a sect in a fantasy world, sleeping soundly in the modern world, or indulging in the world's culinary delights, it was all pure bliss.

"Ok!"

After Yakumo Ran agreed, she brought out ten large peaches. Although the peaches from the internet cafe didn't have as many benefits as the peaches from the Heavenly Peach, they were delicious.

After finishing with the only customer in the internet cafe, Yunlan sat back down to rest.

Meanwhile, Mu Geng was cracking sunflower seeds, and as he did so, he asked Liu Yuan, "By the way, what's going on with this branch? It's been so long and there's only Monkey Brother here?"

Liu Yuan explained helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. There are few customers in this area, but those who do come have strong spending power. Look at Brother Monkey, apart from his daily internet use, his spending in other areas is top-notch."

Internet cafes don't just make money from internet fees and snacks/drinks. They also charge for transactions in the player-run shop, and Sun Wukong's spending power is exceptionally high among all players. After all, in his current world, even the three major religions have to give him some respect. Don't give him respect? No problem, Sun Wukong will simply disconnect from the internet on the spot.

As for peaches, you can't just eat them whenever you want, but it's not a problem to find some leftover peaches from previous peach festivals at the peach orchard.

Yakumo Ran asked curiously, "Boss, aren't the next guests going to be a little scary?"

To be honest, if Sun Wukong was already terrified when they first met, then another one would really be unbearable.

Watching Sun Wukong eat so heartily, Liu Yuan also took out a peach, took a bite, and muttered, "It shouldn't be. It's impossible for the Heavenly Court's Three Rebellious Bones to happen to have a second one. I estimate that the next ones will be some ordinary people, or at most, guys with a little bit of magic power."

Kisara couldn't help but retort, "Is this some kind of jinx?"

Liu Yuan was shocked: "How is that possible? We've known each other for so long, have I ever made a bad prediction?"

Just as Liu Yuan finished speaking, the door to the internet cafe was pushed open.

The group turned to look closely and saw an ordinary young man, who appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, but with extremely handsome features. However, no matter how Liu Yuan looked at him, he felt that the man's appearance was familiar.

The guest had his head down. Although he was handsome, he was actually very weak, as if he had just barely survived a roundup.

After checking the other party's origin and background, Liu Yuan leaned back slightly: "Mogen! You've turned my 'poisonous prediction' into a 'poisonous prediction'."

"What do you mean I turned your 'poisonous milk' into 'poisonous milk'? You yourself are a 'poisonous milk' and you still won't admit it."

"It's alright, just eat something non-toxic tonight to detoxify."

"You bastard!"

Kisara reached out and pinched Liu Yuan's soft flesh. Yakumo Ran, unconcerned about her boss and his wife flirting, naturally welcomed the new guest.

But just as she was about to welcome them, she had a very bad feeling.

Bloodline suppression, 100% pure bloodline suppression. Although Liu Yuan's adjustments to the internet cafe meant the customers' bloodlines wouldn't have a significant impact on Yakumo Ran, a significant impact doesn't mean no impact. This inexplicable sense of oppression made her tail bristle again, though it was much better than last time.

"Hello, this is 4D Space Internet Cafe. How can I help you?"

The moment Yakumo Ran uttered her question, the boy, his eyes bloodshot, uttered a single word: "Mother!!!"

Then he fainted.

"Boss? Who is he? He's clearly weak, so why does he give me such a dangerous feeling?"

Upon hearing the question, Liu Yuan grabbed Yang Jian's arm and, while dragging him towards the lounge, introduced him, "Yang Jian, the future Erlang Shen. While others hold back on water, he holds back on the sea."

"what?"

Upon hearing this name, Yakumo Ran's tail bristled even more. Erlang Shen? This is Erlang Shen? Someone so weak that she could kill Erlang Shen.

Liu Yuan placed Yang Jian in the rest room so he could rest for a while. Mu Geng put down some melon seeds and said, "Whether it's a human or a god, everyone has a weak period. But I remember Yang Jian was quite strong in Journey to the West, able to fight Sun Wukong to a draw?"

At this moment, Liu Yuan came out and said, "More or less! After all, Yang Jian was born early and is the Jade Emperor's nephew. His master is also the Jade Cauldron Immortal. However, judging from his appearance and physical condition, he must have gone into a state of demonic possession while cultivating and thinking of his mother."

Yakumo Ran asked curiously, "Is there any way to solve this?"

Liu Yuan sat down next to Mu Geng, picked up some sunflower seeds, and muttered as he cracked them open, "Simple, just let him wake up. Actually, so-called 'qi deviation' is just a mental and physical disorder, nothing too serious."

"That's the matter. Now that we're here, his mother is saved; all her inner demons will be gone."