Chapter 16

After finishing the meal, Ding Yiyi and Qingjie hadn’t come down yet, so Jiang Han didn’t stay any longer. He said goodbye to the others and went home.

On the way home, Jiang Han kept thinking about how to tell his mother that he wanted to go out and explore. In the past, he might not have cared much, but after what happened last night, he now saw his mother as no different from his own mother.

If he told her directly, he knew without a doubt that his mother would be very sad, but he couldn’t lie either, because he would be gone for a long time, and lying wouldn’t work.

As he walked, his head felt like it was splitting. Before he knew it, he was already at his doorstep. He stood there for a while, still unable to think of a good way to say it, so he shook his head helplessly and went in.

"Well, I still have a few days, I’ll think about it more."

His mother was washing clothes in the yard. Seeing Jiang Han come in, she wiped her hands on her apron, stood up, and smiled, "You’re back. Go change your clothes, I’ll wash them for you."

"Okay, okay." Jiang Han hurried into the house to change. Then he took the dirty clothes and walked to his mother’s side, but hesitated as he was about to hand them over.

"Mom, maybe I’ll wash them myself," Jiang Han said softly.

His mother was taken aback, then her eyes showed a look of satisfaction. She smiled and took the clothes from Jiang Han, "You have the heart, that’s enough. Let me handle these trivial things, you focus on your cultivation."

Jiang Han stood there, not knowing what to feel, just a bit of a sour feeling in his nose.

"What are you standing there for?" His mother turned around, with a scolding tone, "If you’re tired, go to sleep. If not, go cultivate. Why are you just standing there?"

"Uh, okay, I’ll go to my room." Jiang Han snapped back to reality, nodded hurriedly, and turned to go into his room.

"This kid..." His mother shook her head and turned back to continue washing clothes.

...

In his room, Jiang Han sat cross-legged, his eyes fixed on the light screen in front of him, searching for what he wanted.

On Earth, Jiang Han was a small businessman. He started low, but with his keen eye for business opportunities, he had achieved some success.

After coming to this world, Jiang Han had been in a daze, the unfamiliar environment leaving him confused for a long time. It wasn’t until the past few days that he had fully come to his senses.

A few days ago, Jiang Han realized that with the system, he had a significant and unparalleled advantage!

This advantage wasn’t just in cultivation, but also in business.

Many of the strange things in the system were unheard of by Jiang Han, and similarly, they were non-existent in this world!

The items from the cultivation, martial arts, and magic worlds might have some similarities to the Tianwu Continent, but they were completely different from the mechanical world!

He could imagine the huge impact that high-tech products from the mechanical world would have when they appeared on the Tianwu Continent!

Even the most ordinary cars and motorcycles could sell for astronomical prices!

Cosmetics and other items for women were also good business opportunities. Jiang Han deeply understood that in any world, women were extremely concerned about their appearance.

For their looks, they would spend a fortune!

And...

There were many more opportunities, all of which could bring him significant profits.

What Jiang Han needed to do was to promote!

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Jiang Han stared at the light screen, grinning foolishly, as if he could see the items in the system turning into gold coins flooding towards him.

At that time, he wouldn’t have to worry about exchanging for good things in the system!

Of course, excitement was one thing, but Jiang Han hadn’t lost his mind. If he wanted to sell the system’s items, he needed to have some self-defense capabilities!

Although no one else could see or use the system, the key was that others didn’t know!

Someone might notice him and have the idea of killing him for his treasures, and then it would be a big problem!

In short, he still needed strength!

"Damn, strength is everything, strength is everything, I can’t get away from these four words!"

Jiang Han sighed. He had already chosen some relatively cheap items that might bring huge profits, and planned to exchange them later.

"System, how many dream coins can this thing sell for?"

Jiang Han took out the 200-year-old Purple Heart Grass he had found by chance. He wanted to know the system’s approximate pricing for herbs. If the value was reasonable, he would consider going to the Ten Thousand Beast Ridge to find some.

"This herb is a 200-year-old Bronze-level herb: Purple Heart Grass, it can be exchanged for 100 dream coins."

Jiang Han frowned. This price was lower than he had expected. The Blood Orchid was only 10 years old and could be exchanged for 50 dream coins, while the 200-year-old Purple Heart Grass could only be exchanged for 100 dream coins. Even with the level difference, it shouldn’t be so much lower, right?

"Why is it so low?" Jiang Han asked, puzzled.

"Herbs between 100 and 500 years old, Bronze-level, are all exchanged for 100 dream coins."

"Damn, what’s the logic behind this?" Jiang Han was speechless, "What about those under 100 years old?"

"1 to 50 dream coins, depending on the age."

Jiang Han was taken aback, his brows furrowed as he thought.

Soon, his eyes lit up. He had discovered a loophole in the system, though not a real one.

It was simple. If he had a 500-year-old herb, he could exchange it for several 100-year-old herbs at a pharmacy and then sell them to the system, thus getting several times the dream coins.

In fact, this couldn’t be called a loophole. If he had a 99-year-old herb, he would lose a lot if he sold it to the system.

Putting away the Purple Heart Grass, Jiang Han decided to exchange it for two 100-year-old herbs and then sell them to the system.

"This is good, I should go to the Ten Thousand Beast Ridge more often these next few days."

Actually, going to the Ten Thousand Beast Ridge was partly to collect herbs, but more importantly, Jiang Han needed to overcome his fear of beasts as quickly as possible.

Since he lived in a world full of killing, he had to be brave enough to kill, but not to the point of being a killer.

Jiang Han believed that the future wouldn’t be smooth sailing. There would definitely be friends and enemies. If he couldn’t even face beasts, how could he face humans?

"Should I become an assassin?"

Jiang Han smacked his lips. He knew there were specialized assassin organizations in this world. As long as you could pay, an assassin would take care of your enemy... or you might be the one eliminated.

Having watched too many martial arts TV shows on Earth, Jiang Han was very interested in killing evil people and wouldn’t have any psychological burden.

The important thing was that he could earn money...

"Maybe later..."

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Han put aside this idea. Killing beasts was one thing, but the thought of killing humans made him feel uneasy.

A thought came to him, and a blue light flickered in his hand. The laser sword appeared instantly, and he swung it a few times, the air humming.

This laser sword was his biggest trump card for going to the Ten Thousand Beast Ridge alone!

In fact, the sharpness of the laser sword was not inferior to that of a Legendary weapon, but most Legendary weapons had other characteristics, such as built-in skills, sword qi, and blade light. The laser sword, besides being sharp, had no other bonuses.

But for Jiang Han, sharpness was enough!

Moreover, the laser sword could appear instantly in his hand, allowing him to kill enemies in an instant when they weren’t paying attention!

If he didn’t have the laser sword, he wouldn’t dare to go to the Ten Thousand Beast Ridge alone, no matter how brave he was. That wouldn’t be training, it would be suicide!

"If only I had a suit of armor."

Jiang Han thought about it. The inner armors from the martial arts and cultivation worlds were either too cheap and of poor quality or too expensive to afford. As for the magic world, the mages had their own protective shields, so they didn’t need armor.

The only option left was the mechanical armor from the mechanical world, which was both heavy and resilient!

With this in mind, Jiang Han opened the exchange interface, went to the mechanical world equipment section, and directly chose the Bronze level.

He was sure he couldn’t afford the Iron level!

The items were listed in descending order of price, and Jiang Han didn’t even look at the top ones... mainly because he couldn’t afford them and would only drool over them. He quickly scrolled to the bottom and started looking from there.

After nearly half an hour, Jiang Han’s eyes lit up, and he clicked on an item.

[Boar Battle Armor] (Battle Armor)

Description: A battle armor from the mechanical world, made with high technology, with good hardness and resilience. Named for its boar-like appearance.

Level: Bronze

Exchange: 400 dream coins

"400..." Jiang Han pinched his brow, troubled. He only had the Purple Heart Grass to sell to the system, and even if he exchanged it for 100-year-old herbs, he would get no more than 300 dream coins. Where would he get the remaining 100?

"Right, do you accept gold coins?" Jiang Han took out the bag of gold coins Wei Yifei had given him and asked.

"1000 gold coins can be exchanged for 1 dream coin. Do you want to exchange?"

Jiang Han’s eyes widened, almost shouting in anger.

"Are you f***ing with me?! Do you think I’m stupid? 1000 gold coins should at least be worth 100 dream coins, and you’re giving me 1 dream coin?"