Chapter 469: The "Get Rich Quietly" Survival Guide
"Ru Yi, time to pay the travel fee!"
Riding on Zhui Yun's back, Qi Han counted out one million gold coins from his storage spirit tool and handed them over to Ru Yi, his face full of smug satisfaction. "Didn't expect I'd gather the travel expenses just like that, huh?"
"Hmph!" Ru Yi snorted unhappily before replying, "Even if you've gathered the travel fee, it's useless. You still need to operate under the name Han Shi for more than thirty days to complete Main Quest 9!"
"I know, I know." Qi Han grinned.
Main Quest 9 had two requirements. So far, he had only completed one of them, meaning he still needed to open a shop and run a business in the Sun Moon Empire.
However, completing the one-million-gold-coin travel requirement in advance was already a great benefit to Qi Han.
If he had to rely on opening a shop to earn one million gold coins within a month, that meant averaging over thirty thousand gold coins per day. Even for Qi Han, achieving that level of income wouldn't be easy.
He would not only have to bring out 3-Star recipes that caused phenomena, but also open his shop in a bustling district with heavy foot traffic to even stand a chance of earning that much in a single month.
But 3-Star recipes that caused phenomena created too much commotion. And with the deliciousness of Han Shi's dishes, opening in a high-traffic area would make the shop famous in no time. Both outcomes went against Qi Han's principle of "staying as low-key as an old schemer."
Now that he had already secured the one million gold coins, it meant he only needed to operate for thirty days—regardless of revenue.
In other words, even if not a single customer showed up, he could still leave after thirty days of operation.
That felt incredibly comfortable.
If you can coast through a mission, why work hard?
Decision made—once he entered Mingdu City, he would buy the most remote shop location in the entire city, slack off for a month, then return to Shrek City with Main Quest 9 completed.
Perfect plan!
Inside the system space, Ru Yi heard every single thought Qi Han had as clearly as day. She gritted her teeth in frustration.
"Trying to slack off?" she muttered in a voice Qi Han couldn't hear. The pink-and-blue-haired little girl scribbled on the Quest panel inside the system space for quite a while before finally revealing a satisfied smile. "Let's see how you slack off this time!"
Qi Han had yet to realize that Ru Yi had secretly made certain modifications to his Quest panel. At the moment, he was still immersed in his pleasant fantasies.
Ever since arriving on Sun Moon Continent, his mindset had clearly changed.
Back on Douluo Continent, not long after opening his shop, he had formed a friendship with the Tang Sect. Later, he even became acquainted with the Tang Sect Master and the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, receiving considerable care from both the Sea God Pavilion and the Tang Sect. He naturally remembered those favors.
In the future, the Sun Moon Empire was destined to come into conflict with both of them. That made Qi Han instinctively resistant toward this continent.
Although the two continents had not yet discovered each other and were not currently hostile, running Han Shi on this continent made him subconsciously want to work half-heartedly—avoid being proactive, stay low if possible.
The other reason was related to the cultivation system.
After making brief inquiries, he finally confirmed something: the Sun Moon Empire, which had not yet established contact with the Douluo Continent, had absolutely no concept of "Spirit Masters." While they also possessed martial spirits, spirit rings, and the same Spirit Power rank classifications, the titles from Spirit Master to Spirit Elder all the way up to Titled Douluo simply did not exist here. Instead, they were replaced by Level 1 to Level 10 Spirit Engineers.
On this continent, he had no backing whatsoever. If his cuisine attracted the attention of certain powerful figures or even the Sun Moon royal family, he would only be protected by Ru Yi while inside Han Shi. The moment he stepped outside the shop, he would be in serious danger.
And if he were ever forced to display Spirit Master abilities that were fundamentally different from the Sun Moon Continent's cultivation system, it might even create unnecessary complications—possibly alerting the Sun Moon Continent to the existence of Douluo Continent ahead of time.
With those two reasons combined, Qi Han had established his personal "Get Rich Quietly" survival guide the moment he arrived on the Sun Moon Continent.
So far, he felt he had been following it quite well.
There was still some distance between Banlan City and Mingdu City. After flying for more than an hour, Zhui Yun finally landed far outside Mingdu City.
Even from a great distance, the sight of Mingdu City left Qi Han clicking his tongue in amazement. The city was even larger than Star Luo City and Heaven Dou City, almost comparable to Shrek City. Its buildings reflected a metallic cold sheen under the sunlight, giving the entire city a futuristic and imposing appearance.
After sending Zhui Yun back into the system's small world, Qi Han carried Pururu toward the towering city gates of Mingdu City. Soon, after undergoing inspection by the gate guards, he entered the city.
Walking on city bricks forged from some unknown metal, Qi Han recalled how the guard had just used a Spirit Power detection spirit tool to measure his Level 53 Spirit Power. He also remembered the similar inspection before entering Jing Yang Mountain Range. A thought suddenly struck him.
"Ru Yi, wait a second, that's not right."
"Didn't you give me a Spirit Power Concealment Card before? Why were they still able to detect my Spirit Power level?"
Was that reasonable?
It didn't seem reasonable!
"It actually can conceal it," Ru Yi immediately explained. "But if you don't conceal it, they'll simply assume you're some prodigy from somewhere. If you conceal your Spirit Power and their detection spirit tool fails to register anything, you'll likely face more questioning. You don't have household registration in the Sun Moon Empire, you wouldn't withstand close interrogation."
I see.
That made perfect sense.
Qi Han nodded in understanding. After walking a short distance, he suddenly noticed a fairly large storefront along the street with a sign reading "Agency Office."
In such a massive city like Mingdu, finding a shop wouldn't be easy. Maybe he should check out the agency?
The thought immediately piqued his interest, and he stepped inside.
"Honored guest, welcome! What kind of brokerage service are you looking for? Our Cao Agency has everything! As long as you can afford the brokerage fee, we can even procure precious rare metals!" A young attendant hurried over, introducing the agency while enthusiastically boasting.
"I don't need rare metals." Qi Han smiled. "Do you have any shops for sale?"
"Yes, yes! Please come this way!" The attendant grinned and led Qi Han toward a reception room. As they walked, he casually asked, "What requirements do you have for the shop? Even on Sun-Moon Avenue—the most prosperous street in Mingdu—we have several storefronts listed. We can definitely satisfy your needs."
"Oh?" Hearing this, Qi Han relaxed completely. "Please get me the most remote shop you have. The kind where barely anyone passes by."
The attendant: "???"
Although Qi Han's request was extremely unusual, the agency surprisingly did have suitable options. After several rounds of selection, Qi Han quickly chose the one he liked best.
Among all the remote shops, this was the only one with two floors. He could even leave one floor for Ru Yi to renovate into a living area.
Besides the structure, the location pleased him greatly as well.
Within Mingdu City, aside from the main thoroughfare Sun-Moon Avenue, all other streets were named in the format "Ming X Street."
This particular shop was located at Number 13, Mingke Street.
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