Chapter 9: A Genius Scoundrel!

Today is Monday, both the day for the game platform's revenue sharing and the system's settlement day.

For Pei Qian, this should have been a day he eagerly awaited. However, at this moment, he felt disinterested and even wanted to cry.

The guaranteed 50,000 yuan was gone!

But what was destined to come, eventually came.

Pei Qian didn't call up the system interface, but perhaps due to the settlement, the interface automatically appeared in his field of vision.

[Wealth Conversion System]

[Host: Pei Qian]

[Profit Conversion Ratio: 100:1, Loss Conversion Ratio: 1:1]

[Settling soon...]

[System Funds: 125,463.5 (↑75,463.5)]

[Personal Wealth: 153]

[Settling...]

[Converting Wealth...]

[System Funds: 125,463.5]

[Personal Assets: 907.6 (↑754.6)]

Seeing these two numbers, Pei Qian felt like a salted fish, collapsed on the bed, losing all his dreams.

In just two weeks, the game's sales had reached over 200,000 copies!

For other game developers, this would have been a dream start – something to brag about for a lifetime!

But for Pei Qian, it was nothing short of a nightmare...

New entries continued to appear on the screen.

[Next Settlement Time: 30 days later]

[About to replenish system funds, target amount: 300,000]

[System Funds 174,536.5 being replenished...]

[System Funds replenishment completed.]

[System Funds: 300,000]

[Personal Assets: 907.6]

Seeing these lines of text, Pei Qian completely lost his dreams, feeling no different from being dead.

Adding insult to injury!

Pouring salt on the wound!

When the profit of 70,000 yuan was converted to only 700 yuan, it was already heartbreaking for Pei Qian.

But at that time, he still comforted himself that at least the extra system funds could be invested in the next round, and he could lose even more money then.

However, after the settlement, Pei Qian discovered that after each settlement, the system funds seemed to have a fixed minimum value.

If the funds were below this fixed value, the system would replenish it!

The first time the minimum amount was 50,000, the second time it was 300,000, which meant that if Pei Qian's system funds were currently below 300,000, regardless of whether it was 10,000 or 290,000, it would be replenished to 300,000!

Before the last settlement, whether he lost or made money, it didn't affect the starting funds for the next phase, unless Pei Qian could earn more than 300,000 with the initial 50,000.

Pei Qian could no longer calculate how much money he lost this time, just feeling a wave of heartache.

"Look on the bright side; I still have over 700 in extra income, which can slightly improve my life..."

Looking at the 300,000 system funds, Pei Qian drooled.

Unfortunately, he couldn't spend this money as he pleased.

Pei Qian checked his bank card balance online and found that it had indeed increased by 754.6 yuan, perfectly matching the number shown on the system.

However, there was no transfer information, as if the bank card balance had changed automatically.

Pei Qian roughly understood the system's operating mechanism.

The powerful ability of the system is to directly change the balances of company accounts and personal bank accounts without arousing suspicion from anyone or any institution.

Initially, the 50,000 yuan issued by the system was deposited into the account of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. As the company's owner, Pei Qian could independently use this money to invest in any industry.

However, once any irregularities occurred, such as spending the money on personal consumption or entertainment, the system would immediately withdraw the funds, suspend the current wealth conversion cycle, and even sever the binding relationship with Pei Qian!

How specific irregularities are determined depends on the system but also follows general rule cognition.

For example, spending money on meals is allowed for company gatherings and team-building activities, but not for treating friends to dinner personally.

After the game generates profits, the funds from the game platform's settlement will also be deposited into the company's account, just like other game companies.

But Pei Qian still couldn't spend the money recklessly!

During the system's settlement, it would convert the company's account balance changes into personal assets at a fixed ratio and directly alter Pei Qian's personal bank card balance.

And this money was what Pei Qian could freely spend without any system restrictions!

"The next settlement is in a month."

"No, this time I must find a way to squander all of the 300,000 yuan, not leaving a single cent behind!"

Pei Qian sat up from the bed, turned on his computer, and began searching for "how to lose money."

However, all the results that came up were "how not to lose money."

"Garbage Qiandu!"

Pei Qian looked up at the sky, his frustration showing on his face.

"There's no class this afternoon, so let's play together!" someone shouted, and the people in the dormitory responded enthusiastically.

Ma Yang poked his head down from his upper bunk again, "Qian, are you in? You haven't played with us for a long time. You look so worried... Did you encounter any relationship problems?"

Relationship problems? No way.

This was much more important than relationship problems. The 50,000 yuan he had just got was gone!

Pei Qian didn't want to say anything, nor could he say anything.

Because the system stipulated that Pei Qian couldn't reveal or imply the existence of the system or the challenge to anyone in any way, nor could he arouse too much suspicion from others.

"Fine, I'll play a game with you guys today." Pei Qian turned on his computer and launched "Divine Revelation."

Pei Qian had researched the game before. It was quite similar to DOTA, and although he wasn't great at it, he wasn't bad either.

With his advanced understanding, Pei Qian should be able to carry his dorm mates during their gaming session.

Ma Yang was delighted, "With Qian joining us, we'll definitely crush the opposing dormitory!"

Soon, the sound of keyboard taps and mouse clicks filled the room, accompanied by occasional shouts.

"NICE!"

"Awesome!"

"Showtime! Showtime!"

"Ma Yang, where are you?"

"Old Ma, why are you never with us during team fights? Stop being greedy for minions!"

The intense battle made Pei Qian temporarily forget the pain of losing the 50,000 yuan, and he quickly immersed himself in the game.

Although Pei Qian wasn't familiar with "Divine Revelation," he still managed to deliver an impressive carry performance, thanks to his extensive understanding of similar games from his memory!

Half an hour later.

"Defeat!"

Pei Qian stared at their exploding base on the screen and then glanced at his own performance in the upper right corner.

11-2-7.

"How the hell... did we lose?"

Pei Qian felt like throwing up. He had been doing well, dominating and carrying the game, but somehow they lost in the late game after a single team fight.

His gaze swept over his four teammates, and Ma Yang's "2-2-2" performance was particularly glaring.

Unfortunately, "Divine Revelation" didn't have a feature for tracking participation rates. Otherwise, Ma Yang's participation rate would probably have been quite touching.

Pei Qian carefully recalled the various events during the battle.

It seemed... their side was always fighting 4v5...

When others were team fighting, Ma Yang was farming minions.

When others were contesting key resources, Ma Yang was happily stealing the opponent's small jungle monsters.

When a teammate was caught, Ma Yang would shout "missing" and then continue farming.

Well...

How tiring!

Ma Yang said regretfully, "Ah, it's a pity we lost."

He poked his head down to look at Pei Qian, "Qian, you can't just focus on getting fed. You have to carry."

Pei Qian almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

How was this not carrying?

Did he expect Pei Qian to use cheats, and blow up the enemy's main base with a single skill to be considered carrying?!

But Pei Qian didn't argue because he knew Ma Yang was just like that...

Ma Yang wasn't trying to be annoying; he was just genuinely bad...

The type with a not-so-high lower limit and an extremely low upper limit.

In Pei Qian's memory, throughout the four years of college, Ma Yang actively participated in various clubs, ran errands for teachers, and attended classes seriously without any absences.

However, upon graduation, he didn't gain any advantages or find a good job. In the end, he went back home to work at the company arranged by his parents.

Of course, everyone has their own aspirations, and this choice cannot be considered bad.

But it's definitely not good either.

Speaking of playing games, Ma Yang belongs to the type that doesn't excel in any aspect.

You could say he plays well, but his reaction is always a bit slow. After playing games for so many years, he has basically never carried a team.

You could say he plays poorly, but in every match, his stats are passable, and you can't say he's the worst player.

This level of skill can't be improved, nor is there much room to decline.

That's the kind of person he is.

To be honest, he's a natural-born slacker.

Pei Qian couldn't help but think of the famous quote "Silver is equal to late-stage cancer" by Otto. What's the point of arguing about this kind of person?

Wait a second.

Pei Qian suddenly realized something.

He had just realized that Ma Yang was a natural-born slacker, insufficient in achieving success and more than capable of causing failure, belonging to the type who professionally drags teammates down for a hundred years.

Isn't this exactly the kind of talent he needs?!