When she found a way to make money her life immediately improved.
Unfortunately, her first way was less than perfect. It was risky and not very wise, so in the following months she began to slowly improve it.
First of all, I need more people than just this one boy.
Relying on just one person was too risky. Therefore, she told the boy to recruit more people. This was not difficult - there were many homeless people who would do anything for a bit of money.
Little Xiao had become some sort of a leader. May gave him directions, which he passed on to other people. In those few months, the “group” already had more than 12 members.
Everyone but the boy thought they were serving some powerful cultivator.
Another thing is that we should not rely on just one merchant.
Over time, each recruited person had their “own” merchant to whom they sold items. Of course, they were verified beforehand. A requirement of the sale was confidentiality. Of course, sooner or later there will be some rumors.
However, each of the people recruited knew only a boy - Little Xiao. They did not know about May.
The only risk was Little Xiao, however, she made sure that he did not betray her. She spent time with him and gave him more money. The risk was still there, but she hoped he would remain loyal. She also bought a poison pill from the system, which she gave him. If someone tortured him he was told to swallow it. He didn't mind. Of course, whether he would do so was another matter.
“Let's see how much I've already managed to gather.”
"For only four months, it's pretty good. I will earn even more in the future. I predict that as early as next month my earnings will exceed 1,500 per month."
She was already earning practically more than any normal person in the East Outer Court. Her earnings were approaching those of her father. The difference was that she didn't have to feed her family.
My cultivation was quite slow.... Time to start buying!
"Hehe! Finally. I thought I'd never hear it again," Minnie began to say with a hint of merriment.
"I think I'll start by upgrading the system from level 0 to 1. You said it costs 1000? I'll take it."
I wonder what has changed. Let's see the profile.
It seems that my training wasn't in vain after all. All my stats have grown. I am also already close to entering the second stage of Qi Refinement.
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Well, more importantly there is a new feature! Talent... Just like Minnie said. Hey Minnie could you explain what 1:100 means? It concerns the function of the system so it shouldn't be a problem.
"You are right. 1:100 means that your talent happens once in a hundred people. If you had 1:10 it would mean that it happens once in ten and so on and so forth. In short, you are in the top 1% of the most talented." She said. When it came to explaining the system's functioning, she could always be relied upon. It's just a shame that with everything else she was always a greedy cunt.
"You say I'm in the top one percent? Honestly somehow I don't feel that." She had to admit that her progress was pretty good, but that was mainly due to the system.
If she hadn't bought cheap pills from the system she certainly wouldn't be in Peak Stage 1 Qi Refinement. Although her parents also supported her by giving her various resources, this was incomparable to the benefits that the Pay-To-Win system provided.
Just getting to the first stage in just one day was only possible thanks to a system of... Without it, she would have wasted up to a couple of weeks on it.
“Not surprising.” She replied immediately.
"It sounds amazing in theory, but in reality your talent is nothing special. You see I'm going to explain it to you for free because it's also beneficial to the system for you to know about it."
“Okay, I'm listening.” It was rare for her to explain something for free.
"Or you know what... I changed my mind, you have to pay 300. There is nothing for free... However, I will give you a piece of advice, you better buy this information."
Ugh! This asshole! Was this her plan? Whatever.
After paying Minnie 300, she began to explain the talent.
"1 in 100 refers to the general public. However, in cultivation families, the average person has higher talent. In nutshell, ordinary people diminish these statistics. Or alternatively, it is cultivation families like yours that inflate them. Simply speaking, your talent is amazing in the context of all people, but in the sect is rather average.""
"So I'm pretty talentless?"
"Well, no. Your talent is quite comparable to your father. It's not some amazing one, but you could still be at the top of your sect's Outer Eastern Court thanks to it."
While it didn't sound bad, she wanted more. She longed to belong to the Inner Court. Good thing she had a system.
“How much does it cost to upgrade a talent to 1:1000?”
"I was waiting until you asked. It only costs a thousand mu! A thousand mu for a 1:1000 talent!"
It didn't sound that bad. However, she decided to wait a while longer.
"One more thing. Despite the name, not all talents are equal. There is a huge difference between the best talent 1:100 and the weakest talent of the same category. Although they are categorized the same in reality it can be a huge difference of talent of barely 1:100 and someone really close to one in thousand."
So I have the Intermediate 1:100 talent?"
“Yes. Also, they are classifed as: Weak, Intermediate, Strong and Peak Talent. If you don't want to upgrade your talent to a higher level right away, you can upgrade your talent from Intermediate to Strong, which is almost like buying something on an installment plan.”
"I see. Thanks."
After all expenses, she has only 3260 mu left. She still had to allocate this budget to items for sale.
At the end of the week, she met little Xiao.
"These are the items for this week. This dagger goes to Lu Jiang, who'll sell it to merchant Lefon for 350 mu. These green pills go to Mary and she is to sell them for 150...."
She distributed a huge number of items to Little Xiao.
"That's all for today. Leave the money in hiding place No. 5 make sure as always that no one is following you. The next day meet me at the Fat Hog bar. There I will give you a payout for you and the rest. Do you have any questions?"
"No I don't. Everything is going well. My reading study also are going great, thank you for paying it forward."
"No problem. It is profitable for me as well."
If he learned to read they could limit face-to-face meetings. That's why she paid him for a reading tutor.
She still has more than 1,800 mu left after all the matters were taken care of.
Should I improve my talent? I need to do it sooner rather than later anyway.
She opened a store and searched for talent. The cost of fully refining the talent cost 1000 mu. Although her heart ached at the thought of such a high price, she clicked on the screen.
She felt the difference immediately. Before, her sense of Qi in the area was quite poor, but after buying it, she immediately felt like she had reached a new level.
"Amazing. With this kind of talent, I should have no problem getting into the Inner Court."
She immediately went to her home and locked herself in her room to start cultivating.
Subsequently, she acquired the Yellow Rare Tallgrass pill for 150 mu, which significantly expedited cultivation. For 200 mu, she acquired a potion that enhanced her Qi sense. Today she will manage to break through to the next stage!
Her pace was much faster. It was more than twice as fast as usual. She felt the Qi in her body many times more clearly. Absorption from the environment was also faster, as was assimilation into the body.
She felt the energy throughout her body. Her speed was insanely fast, despite the fact that it was a combination of the pill and the mixture in addition to her talent!
After a few hours, she finally succeeded! She was on the 2nd stage of Qi Refinement!
In less than a year after the start of cultivation. She knew she must be a genius by now. She learned that it took her over two years for her older sister, who was presently at Eastern Cloud Academy.
