Snail Beauty (Tianluo Xishi)

"Are we really buying all of them?"

"Of course, not just to save money, but we're buying all the skill books in Tucheng and even the ones in Hongming Village."

"But we don't have enough in-game currency."

"Well, I'll use real money to buy some."

They went on a wild shopping spree. While each skill book wasn't expensive individually, buying dozens, even hundreds of them added up to a substantial sum. Legend had just started its fourth day of public testing, and it was impossible to earn that much in-game currency, even if they did, it would all go towards buying potions.

With no other option, Chen Yu reluctantly spent 800 yuan to purchase one million in-game currency.

"That's quite expensive, 800 yuan for one million in-game currency."

"Well, it's not like you don't know how hard it is to earn in-game currency now. Even for one million, we had to buy it in multiple transactions."

"In that case, can we make money by gold farming in the future?"

"Maybe, but it doesn't require much skill."

Chen Yu shook his head, not endorsing the idea of gold farming in the game.

In reality, most gaming workshops used this method to make money.

However, this method was simply too exhausting, and Chen Yu didn't approve of it.

"Did you buy out all the skill books in the bookstore?"

"Except for some low-level skill books, I bought out all the high-level ones."

"Great. Let's check if the bookstore refreshes at midnight. If it doesn't, we'll be in profit."

Although Chen Yu thought it was unlikely that the bookstore owner would refresh such high-level skill books, he couldn't be certain of how Shanda had set up the game. Still, he had some concerns and reminded Zhang Jianming.

"I'll check at midnight."

"Yeah, and by the way, are you tired lately? If you're tired, take a break at midnight. Your health is important."

"Don't worry, I'm not as fragile as you. Besides, I can't sleep now."

"Okay, just take care."

Because he had promised his parents to come home, Chen Yu didn't stay up all night that day.

At 8 PM, Chen Yu returned home.

However, his parents weren't home at that time, and they didn't return until 10 PM.

"Dad, Mom, why are you back so late?"

"It's 10 o'clock, and you're not asleep?"

"No, I thought you guys might have taken the money and run, leaving your son behind."

"You rascal! If we really get rich someday, your dad and I might just take the money and leave, leaving you to starve."

Zhang Wenxiu smiled and asked, "Have you had dinner?"

"I had dumplings outside."

"That's good."

"Mom, have you been doing some renovations?"

"Yeah, we have. It's exhausting, buying this and that. It's even more tiring than going to work."

Zhang Wenxiu fanned herself with a hand-held fan, and Chen Simian, who was smoking, said, "Fortunately, everything has been bought, and the renovation team said it would take about three days to finish."

"Three days? Isn't that too short?"

"It's a bit short, but the store had already been renovated before, and the walls are already white. We don't need to put in too much effort. A little touch-up will do."

"Yeah, a small snack shop doesn't need high-end renovations. A simple touch-up will suffice."

Chen Yu nodded in agreement.

Certainly, he knew that the reason he was pretending was because he didn't have much money.

But Chen Yu wouldn't say something like that. Instead, he consoled his parents, "Actually, if the decoration is too upscale, people might not dare to come."

Though it was meant as comfort, it was also the truth.

Their small shop was positioned as a mid-range to low-end establishment. If you made it look like a KFC, there was no guarantee it would attract customers.

The best thing was for passersby to take one look and know what your shop sold, as well as whether they could afford it.

"Your son is clever."

Zhang Wenxiu nodded in agreement, "Your dad kept saying that the decoration is too simple today, lacking class. In my opinion, what's the need for class? We're just selling snails. I think your dad's brain must have short-circuited."

Hearing this, Chen Simian chuckled, "I was a bit embarrassed because I noticed many shops near Guoguang were well-decorated. We kept it so simple, but now that Xiaoyu mentions it, I think he's right."

"By the way, Mom, have you decided on a name for the shop?"

"Not yet, we were just discussing it. Your dad suggested calling it 'Four Cottons Snail Shop'. What do you think?"

"Simian Snail Shop... um, that's..."

Chen Yu felt a bit awkward.

The name sounded quite arbitrary.

"Old Chen, I told you that the name isn't good. Your son doesn't even agree."

"I just came up with something casually, but your 'Spicy Snail' isn't anything special either."

"Who says that? Spicy Snail sounds better than your Simian Snail. Listen, Spicy and spicy, both fragrant and spicy. Others would start salivating at a glance. What do you think, son?"

"I..."

Chen Yu chuckled.

His father, Chen Simian, also laughed, "See, even our son doesn't think your name is good."

"How about this, son, you come up with one."

"Mom, I'm not good at naming things."

"You're in high school now, and you can't even come up with a name? What's the use of going to high school? You should drop out and come back to help me fry snails."

"I..."

Choked by his mother's words, Chen Yu thought for a moment and said, "Mom, how about 'Snail Beauty'?"

"Tianluo Xishi? What kind of name is that?"

Zhang Wenxiu was a bit puzzled, "Who is Xishi?"

"Who doesn't know Xishi? Xishi, Xishi, one of the Four Beauties of ancient times."

Chen Simian explained.

"Oh, I see, the Xishi they recently featured on TV."

"Exactly, that one."

"I'm not sure about that, though. Who among us is Xishi?"

Zhang Wenxiu was a bit confused.

Chen Yu pointed to his mother and said, "You have to ask, Mom, you're Xishi."

"I'm Xishi?"

"Yes, you are. Xishi isn't just a person's name; it also represents a beautiful woman. Mom, you once said that when you were young, you were the beauty of the factory."

"That's true. I can vouch for it. Your mom was indeed a flower in the factory when she was young."

"Old Chen, are you trying to flatter me?"

"I'm just telling the truth."

"But..."

"There's no 'but'. Xiaoyu, your name is really good. Let's go with it. Our shop will be called 'Snail Beauty'."

The name had a meaningful and cultural touch to it, and Chen Simian was very satisfied.

In the end, both Chen Yu and Chen Simian in the family approved of the name, and one dissenting vote didn't matter. The name was settled.

...

Early the next morning, Chen's parents left home once again.

Chen Yu wasn't surprised; after all, it was still the holiday season. He had breakfast and then headed back to the internet cafe.

At the moment, Zhang Jianming was sleeping on the computer desk, but Chen Yu didn't disturb him.

He called the owner to open a computer for him and logged into his Wizard character.

"Chen Yu, you're here?"

"Just arrived."

"Oh, I checked at midnight yesterday, and the bookstore didn't refresh any more skill books."

"That's good. By the way, you played all night last night, why not get some more sleep?"

"It's okay, I went to bed at 3 AM last night. Anyway, are we starting to sell skill books today?"

"Let's check the market first."

Chen Yu didn't immediately broadcast a message on the public channel. Instead, he carefully checked the system for any updates in the bookstores across various maps.

Luckily, apart from several low-level skill books, there were no high-level skill books available.

At this moment, Chen Yu also opened the server-wide level ranking list.

The highest level had already reached level 30.

"We'll have to wait a bit longer."

Currently, the advanced skill books for the three major professions in Legend were the Warrior's Fiery Swordsmanship, the Wizard's Magic Shield and Ice Roar, and the Taoist's Dogma.

Fiery Swordsmanship required level 35 to learn, and no one's level was that high yet, so it couldn't be sold for the time being.

The Taoist's Dogma also required level 35 and had to wait.

However, the Wizard's Magic Shield could be learned at level 31.

Although Magic Shield wasn't the ultimate skill book for Wizards, it was undoubtedly one of the most important ones.

At noon, the level ranking list was updated once again.

The highest level across the server had now reached level 31.

Moreover, there weren't just one but ten players at level 31, and all of them were Wizards.

This was quite normal.

Wizards always leveled up faster than Warriors.

Chen Yu knew that the money-making opportunity had arrived.