The System Being Useful

The next day in a courtyard for guests, Ren had just awakened from his night's sleep and began the start of his day after taking the sleeping koala, Lilly, off from him. Ren, after washing his body off with water and cloth, went to the clan entrance and waited for Qingcheng. He started calling her that after meeting her grandfather who thought Ren was trying to court her but Ren bluntly denied any intentions of pursuing her love, leaving Old Gu, the grandfather stunned with a blushing Qingcheng. While Ren was waiting, he called out for the system a couple of times until he finally got a response, "Ah, I'm awake! Ren, you're finally awake! Are you finally going to have the chance to finally use me?" Ren said inside his mind, "Yep, we're finally going to have a plot of land to create my shop. Could you show me status?"

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[Info]

Name: Ren

Age: 8,532,118 Years (18)

Life-force: 2,001,093 Years, life-force decreases twice as quick due to body being polluted from Extreme Yin.

Bloodline: Ancient Dream God

Innate Talents: Immortal Fate Palace, Immortal Life Wheel, Seven Apertures Mystical Heart

[Cultivation]

Ancient Godly Monarch -

Cultivation Rank: N/A

Constellations: N/A

Emperor's Domination:

Cultivation Rank: Physique Accumulation

Stage: Blood Strengthening, Not Started

[System Info]

Currency Points (CP): 0, how about you quickly open that shop and sell things?

DLC: Emperor's Domination, Ancient Godly Monarch

[Quests]

Open A Shop - Open your own shop and begin your path of creating the greatest marketplace! Reward: 10,000 CP, 1 DLC of Choice, and Life Treasure Creation Ticket(Materials are needed.)

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"This is your first time using the status function, huh? Well, I added a quest that will help you finally progress in your ED cultivation while also motivating you to open your shop and expand it! I promise it's not a chain quest. :^)" Mommy gave Ren's status info while spouting its usually nonsense that Ren was forced to acknowledge. Thankfully before it started to rant after getting attention after over 8.5 million years, Qingcheng had arrived and apologized for being late, "Sorry that I'm late, I met my grandfather and he started asking me questions." Ren shrugged and said, "Whatever, just show me to my shop already. Time is money and life-force, I only have 2 million years left to live." Qingcheng snorted and refuted, "You're awfully haughty for someone who is living here. Also, I know many would sacrifice entire towns just to have another 500 years to live. Why are you in such a rush?" Ren looked at her and said, "I die twice as fast a normal person and my cultivation methods require life-force. If you knew you were dying at a rapid pace, you would cherish every second; the only peace of mind that I get is when I'm asleep due to my life-force halting. Oh and when I'm selling things, I might be a kleptomaniac."

Qingcheng didn't say anything and simply lead the way while thinking to herself, "He really doesn't care for anything else but time and money. So many would go dumb over my beauty, yet he isn't even bothered by it. Either he is pretending or perhaps he's..." While thinking of the last part, she stopped herself and shook her head in defiance, blushing.

After arriving at the shop with the help of Little White, Qingcheng's demonic beast. Ren smiled and looked around, it was located in a less active part of the marketplace but this will be good for when he expands. He could simply buy out all the nearby shops and renovate everything towards his liking, of course if the shop owner's refused he would use force. He isn't a saint and nor is he an entirely good person anymore. Ren walked towards the shop's door and opened it, followed by a notification from Mommy, "Congratulations, you have opened your very own shop! Your rewards have been distributed, please choose your next DLC!" Ren began to smile since this was his first true step in both the economy and cultivation. He knew that without strength, he wouldn't be able to keep what is his even if he can escape without fail. Qingcheng seeing Ren happy also smiled and they both went in. Ren didn't waste any time and used his Heaven Devourer Evil Physique to suck in all the dust and debris, shocking Qingcheng from the sudden action.

Ren surveyed around and noted down the details of the shop. There were shelves on both sides of the walls and behind the counter along with a few cabinets. The front of a store had a glass window and there was a total of 2 floors and a basement. The basement had the necessary things to properly store things in an organized fashion and the second floor was almost identical to the first floor, save for the cabinets and counter. While Ren was planning where to set everything up, Mommy interrupted him and asked cautiously, "Aren't you going to pick your next DLC?" Ren nonchalantly replied in his mind, "Why the need to rush? It's best to plan ahead than to dive straight in when creating a business." Mommy sighed in sadness while thinking about the time being wasted to make money. If Ren knew what the system was thinking he would call them a gold digger, thankfully he didn't; sparing Mommy's artificial feelings.

After thinking for a moment, Ren decided to go with selling pills due to his Seven Apertures Mystical Heart allowing him to have a great early foundation. Customer's could also ask for requests for Ren to complete at a price, just like how he had in his past life. The problem that he faced after deciding was being able to offer something unique to attract customers, his request services alone wouldn't be attractive enough alone due to not having a reputation. It could be solved by using the Mo Clan's status, but Ren didn't know if they would vouch for him.

Ren was interrupted by Qingcheng while he was in deep thought, "Are you just going to stand there all day? Tell me what you're going to selling, I could be your first customer!" She was excited to see what Ren would be offering, since he was someone who has been alive for millions of years. Ren had an idea to get more capital for his business and turned around with a grin that was filled with greed. "I'm going to be selling pills, but my main feature will be fulfilling requests. How about you request something of me? I need to get materials to start concocting pills so I can't do that right now." Ren said to Qingcheng who was interested of what services he would provide, though mostly interested of what pills he could make. Even so, the only thing he could offer currently was his request, so she decided to take it and help him out; Qingcheng asked Ren, "Alright, tell me a secret of yours!"

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Quests Received!

[New Quests]

Complete your first transaction - This will be your first transaction, a stepping stone into becoming an economic giant! Reward: 25,000 CP, Shop Decorator Ticket

A Secret For A Price - Expose a secret to Qingcheng at a price; the more unspeakable the secret, the more profit you get! Reward: ???

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