Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

[Rare Evolution Chain, costs 10 Wealth Points/chain]

[Hidden Evolution Chain, costs 100 million Wealth Points per chain]

Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth and clicked the first option. The screen immediately refreshed:

[Puppymon, standard evolution chain ①: Puppymon → Gatomon → Impersonatormon → None]

[View evolution requirements for this evolutionary chain? Mature stage requires 1 evolution points, Ultimate stage requires 10 evolution points, Mega stage requires 100 evolution points]

"Check the conditions for maturity evolution." As soon as Cheng Yuan finished speaking, his wealth points decreased by 1.

[Conditions for Puppymon to evolve into Gatomon: 10+ Light, 5+ Holy, 100+ Beast, 80% probability]

"We've already met these conditions," Cheng Yuan muttered, then spent another 1 to check the next evolution chain. The interface displayed "No more regular evolution chains found for this Digimon."

"???" Cheng Yuan was completely dumbfounded. "Only one? System, did you cut back on my evolution path?"

The little dog tugged at his collar with its paws: "Cheng Yuan, you look so strange..."

"It's alright, I'm arguing with the unscrupulous merchant." Cheng Yuan took a deep breath and resolutely clicked on [Rare Evolution Chain].

His 10 yuan fortune vanished instantly, but the result that popped up made his heart race—

[Puppymon, Rare Evolution Chain ①: Puppymon → Gatomon → Angewomon → Ophanimon]

"That's it!" Cheng Yuan slapped his thigh excitedly, almost knocking the little dog beast off. "This is the ideal evolutionary chain I've been looking for!"

He couldn't wait and spent 10 to check the evolution conditions of Angewomon:

[Evolution conditions for Gatomon → Angewomon: Angel Mode 500, Light 15, Holy 10, Spirit of Light]

It turns out that evolving into Angewomon requires not only a light-based attribute but also a Spirit of Light. I wonder if a Tamer with that attribute would count? However, his Spirit of Light is still a seed, not yet sprouted into a flower of light.

He had a feeling it was possible; the trainer could transfer digital spiritual power to his partner through the Digivice or Arc Machine.

He did a rough calculation and found that if he were to spend money based solely on wealth points, he would need over 3000 million Spirits of Light to unlock Angewomon.

Exorbitant price! Strengthening the bond with Digimon and consuming high-quality data resources can effectively reduce the amount of wealth points used.

As for the conditions for evolving into Ophanimon, it requires 100 million wealth points, which he is reluctant to spend now and will consider when he has more wealth points.

Cheng Yuan gasped, "But at least we have a clear goal now."

Once you have a goal, just keep moving towards it.

So, we still need to work hard to earn wealth points!

The Digimon plan is a network, a web woven from chains of evolution, which he needs to unlock continuously using his wealth points.

At the same time, he was also curious about what other rare evolution routes the system might have besides the Angewomon route.

How about trying another small purchase?

[Wealth Value -10 million]

[Puppymon, Rare Evolution Chain 2: Puppymon → BlackGatomon → LadyDevimon → Lilithmon]

Just as he expected, he thought that his little dog beast not only had a holy ring but also a shadow ring, so it would probably have a dark evolution path.

[Wealth Value -11 million]

[Evolution requirements for Puppymon → BlackGatomon: Darkness: 15+, Beast Type: 100+]

[Evolution conditions for Gatomon → LadyDevimon: 500% Darkness Points, 20% Dark Spirit Points.]

As expected, a dark spirit is needed! He couldn't help but think of the dark seed that had been blocked by the system.

If one wants to master the Dark Evolution Chain, one will probably need the power of this Dark Seed.

However, how to quickly germinate and blossom the seeds of light and darkness, transforming them into spiritual power, remains to be studied. Slowly hammering away at them is too inefficient.

"System, can I use this Dark Seed on my back?"

[Ding, answering the host's question: This dark seed resides within the host's body and belongs to the host's spiritual power. However, due to residual abnormal consciousness within it caused by programming methods, the system cannot completely remove it at present. After the system is upgraded again, it will have the ability to remove this residual consciousness.]

"With you here, can this residual consciousness still possess me?"

[To answer the host's question, no, the system's permissions cannot be taken away, so no consciousness can possess the host. However, if you restart and use this seed, the host may hear some noisy voices from that consciousness, but you can use the system function to block them. Each time you block interference, it will cost 100 wealth points...]

Cheng Yuan's lips twitched: "...System, have you merged with pay-to-win mobile games?"

He continued to research the new features and discovered that the evolution simulation was not limited to Gatomon; other Digimon bound to the system could also be viewed—of course, for a fee.

This gave him a bright idea: "Maybe I can make some money and wealth points with this? But I need to think of a way that won't attract attention."

Another point is... can this skill point addition function be added to other Digimon?

[Ding, answering the host's question: The skill point addition function can only be used on Digimon bound to the system.]

"A system-bound Digimon?" Cheng Yuan thought for a moment and said, "System, please add some points to Cheng Yuanmon."

system:"……"

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There will be one more chapter tonight.

Chapter 127 System Expands Business Scope

[Ding! Cheng Yuan Beast meets the binding requirements. Scanning in progress.]

A system notification suddenly sounded in his mind, and Cheng Yuan was stunned for a moment.

【Cheng Yuan Beast】

[Developmental Stage: Adolescent]

[Status Analysis: Excited]

[Digital Attributes: Light Seed: 335, Dark Seed: 810, Others: None]

1 attribute point = 100 wealth points

This... actually works?

Cheng Yuan was shocked.

The system itself seemed shocked.

"System, you didn't expect this, did you?" Cheng Yuan couldn't help but laugh. "Haha, I didn't expect it either..."

The little dog tilted its head and looked at him: "Cheng Yuan, who are you talking to?"

"A shrewd businessman who just discovered his business scope has expanded." Cheng Yuan rubbed the little dog's head, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Without hesitation, he spent 1 wealth points on himself, and the system interface immediately refreshed:

[Cheng Yuan Beast's Spirit of Light: Seed of Light → Flower of Light → Spirit of Light → Digital Soul of Light]

[View Spirit Seed Evolution Requirements? Flower of Light requires 1 Wealth Points to evolve, Spirit of Light requires 10, and Digital Soul requires 100.]

Cheng Yuan and the system both fell into a brief silence.

“System, tell me honestly,” Cheng Yuan suddenly became serious, “did you secretly upgrade the pay-to-win module?”

The system did not respond, but Cheng Yuan clearly felt an awkward atmosphere of "you've found out".

"Never mind, I'll just spend the money first!" Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth. "Check the conditions for the Digital Spirit Seed to bloom and the conditions for the Digital Spirit to condense!"

[Wealth Value -11 million]

[Conditions for Seed of Light to Flower of Light: 1+ Light Spirit; Flower of Light to Digital Light Spirit: 10+ Light Spirit]

Cheng Yuan stared at the interface, lost in thought. Humans could actually possess attribute values ​​like Digimon—what did that mean?

"System, give me 100 points and see?" Cheng Yuan had a bold guess in his mind.

[Wealth Value -1 million]

【Cheng Yuan Beast】

[Digital Attributes: Light Seed 435 (+100), Dark Seed 810, Other: None.]

A warm current suddenly surged from his heart to his limbs and bones. Cheng Yuan felt his senses become sharper, and he could even vaguely perceive the data particles floating in the air. He tried to activate the Seed of Light within his body and found that the divine energy was much more active than before.

“I understand…” Cheng Yuan murmured to himself, “With the merging of the human world and the digital world, not only are Digimon materializing, but humans are also gradually transforming into digital life forms.”

This discovery made his heart race. According to this theory, could humans gradually become a special kind of Digimon? Digital life forms capable of contracting with other Digimon and supplying them with energy and data?

But when Cheng Yuan learned that the system could also add points to his account, he became even more motivated to earn wealth points.

"Digital anthem! Digital armor! Evolutionary chain!" Cheng Yuan excitedly counted on his fingers, "These are all money-making machines!"

The future is expected.

The little dog tugged at his collar with its paws: "Cheng Yuan, what are you grinning about again?"

"It's alright, I'm planning our money-printing machine... oh no, I mean, planning our future!" Cheng Yuan rubbed its little head. "First, we need to figure out how to get out of this godforsaken place..."

He looked around; the eerie blue crystal mine emitted a cold light. The system called this place the "Underworld Region," which sounded similar to the "Dark Region," but he didn't know the specifics.

Including his recent spending, he still has 362 million wealth points left. In this unfamiliar environment, blindly adding points is too risky; he needs to understand the situation first.

"System, is there any more information about the Underworld?" Cheng Yuan asked tentatively.

Since this system was upgraded by absorbing digital underlying data, it seems to have become smarter and more flexible. Perhaps we can get some information from it.

[Ding, answering the host's question. Data shows that the Yellow Springs region is the underworld of the Eastern Digital World, equivalent to a dark area in other worlds. It has a unique ecosystem and is home to many Digimon that exist only in this place. The value of this entry is 100 Wealth Points, which will be automatically deducted by the system. Wealth Points -100]

"Wait a minute!" Cheng Yuan jumped up in anger. "Can't you ask before deducting points? Did your system go down the wrong evolutionary tree and evolve into a profiteer? What's the difference between this and a restaurant at a seaside tourist spot where you point at seafood and they immediately scoop it up, kill it, and force you to pay?

The system is frozen and unresponsive.

Cheng Yuan shook his head helplessly, picked up the little dog, and walked out of the mine.

The sight outside made him gasp – the sky was as gloomy as if filled with lead, with low-hanging, inky clouds that created a suffocating sense of oppression. A warm breeze blew by, but it carried a putrid smell, devoid of any sign of life.

The land was desolate, and winding paths, like dried-up veins, stretched into the distance. Most unsettling were the black wisps of mist drifting in the sky—the mist of death formed from fragments of death data.

"Woof! That cloud of fog is drifting over!" The little dog suddenly perked up its ears alertly.

Cheng Yuan turned his head and was immediately chilled to the bone—a huge cloud of black mist was slowly moving towards them.

"run!"

He picked up the little beast and ran, but how could a human's speed match the drifting black mist? In the blink of an eye, the surroundings were plunged into darkness, and a strong, stench assaulted his senses.

"boom!"

Cheng Yuan tripped over something and fell headfirst into a pile of crystals. Just as he was about to get up, a strange "crack" sound came from above.

By the dim light, Cheng Yuan could make out his surroundings—they seemed to have fallen into a huge nest surrounded by thorns and crystals. Several eerie flashes of lightning streaked through the black mist, and a dark figure was falling from the sky.

"Could it be... the poop of a bird-type Digimon?" Cheng Yuan instinctively tried to dodge, but then heard a sharp scream—the falling black shadow vaguely resembled a human figure!

"Gatomon! Sacred Barrier."

The weakened little dog beast barely managed to maintain a thin barrier of light. The next second, with a muffled thud, a figure crashed heavily onto the barrier, shattering it.

A muffled groan came from a woman, followed by a voluptuous body falling onto Cheng Yuan, knocking the Gatomon in his arms to the ground.

The woman was still reeling from the freefall. Instead of noticing Cheng Yuan, the human cushion beneath her, she struggled to get up, only to grab Cheng Yuan's arm...

"Ouch—it hurts! Let go!"

"Who!" The woman exclaimed in surprise as she realized there was someone beneath her, a strange young man.

"Holy crap, let go of my hair first!"

The woman hurriedly stood up, but her body went limp and she collapsed again, landing right on Cheng Yuan's chest. Her bright, sparkling eyes met Cheng Yuan's eyes in terror.

Her heart was pounding incredibly fast, and her warm breath sprayed onto Cheng Yuan's face.

Huh? It looks like a little boy?

"Who are you?" the woman asked, trembling.

Her heart was pounding. She had almost been eaten by the Black Bardora Beast. It was too exciting. If it weren't for the soft energy barrier and the boy who stopped her, she would definitely have been crushed.

"Just a passerby," Cheng Yuan said helplessly. "Seriously, do you want to get up first? You're about to flatten me."

The woman snorted after hearing this and said nothing more, but her legs were still weak, so she could only sit there. For a moment, the darkness fell silent, with only the pounding of their hearts breaking through the silence...

There were also the sounds of wild Digimon gradually gathering around, and red dots of light appearing all around...

"Woof! We're in trouble!" the little dog suddenly barked. "This is that big bird's nest, and the Digimon inside are going to eat us..."