Chapter 18:
"Open the treasure chest." With a thought, Tang Yu spoke to the system.
He wasn't overly shocked by the system's appearance anymore.
{Ding: Treasure chest opening…}
{Ding: Host obtains full attribute enhancement — Endurance +10, Stamina +10, Strength +10, Charisma +10, Lasting Power +30.}
{Ding: Host obtains Mysterious Funeral Supply Channel. This channel will regularly supply the host with certain funeral items. Contact information has been saved in the host's phone. Whenever the host needs funeral supplies, one call is all it takes.}
{Ding: Host obtains Combat Mastery. The host can now kill a cow with one punch.}
{Ding: Host obtains 50 sets each of black and white stockings. When worn by 2D beautiful girls, attack speed increases! Note: Black stockings are already stored in the system space. Claim them with just a thought.}
A string of notification sounds made Tang Yu's face light up with joy.
In this moment, he suddenly felt an endless surge of power. Even if Mike Tyson stood in front of him, he was confident he could knock him down with one punch.
In his mind, a stream of combat memories that didn't belong to him automatically appeared.
With these memories, he was now a true combat master.
"Open personal attribute panel," Tang Yu thought again.
Soon, a panel appeared in his mind.
Name: Tang Yu Gender: Male Items: 50 sets each of black and white stockings Skills: Combat Mastery
The information was sparse—no stats for strength or anything else were displayed.
But Tang Yu didn't mind. Having a skills section was enough.
As long as he had skills, he wouldn't have to hide behind Hu Tao whenever danger appeared.
As for the black and white stockings… Tang Yu thought that if the opportunity arose later, he could ask Hu Tao to try them on.
Those long, fair legs wrapped in black stockings… tsk tsk tsk! They'd be absolutely stunning!
Beside him, Hu Tao noticed Tang Yu's expression constantly changing—first shock, then delight, and finally a somewhat perverted grin.
She found it very strange. She waved her small hand in front of his eyes and asked softly: "What are you thinking about? Did a ghost possess you?"
Hu Tao's voice pulled Tang Yu back to reality.
Tang Yu scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "No, no… just feeling really happy."
Hu Tao didn't press further. She said to Tang Yu: "The apparitions have been dealt with. Tomorrow you can have people come renovate."
Tang Yu nodded. "Okay."
He noticed a faint worry between Hu Tao's brows and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Hu Tao frowned, a little troubled: "To open the shop, I need funeral supplies. But I don't have any channels in this world."
"If I have to make the funeral items myself, it'll be super exhausting."
"No problem—I'll handle that for you," Tang Yu said immediately, patting his chest confidently.
Hu Tao looked at him in surprise, not fully believing him: "Really?"
"Really." Tang Yu nodded heavily and gently scraped the tip of her nose.
The worry on Hu Tao's face completely vanished.
While Tang Yu wasn't paying attention, she leaned forward and lightly pressed her soft pink lips against his forehead.
{Ding: Hu Tao affection +1 — current affection: 99%.}
The next day, Tang Yu got busy.
He first contacted the landlord to confirm the rental. After signing the lease online, he immediately hired a renovation team.
Then he had them renovate according to the style of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor from the game.
During this time, Tang Yu and Hu Tao streamed whenever they could. Their combined streaming income had already reached three million yuan.
So, for easier travel, they bought a car. They also got Hu Tao a phone.
One week later, renovations were complete. Wangsheng Funeral Parlor officially opened for business.
Because it was located in a remote, old suburban area, they didn't hold any grand opening ceremony. They simply moved in.
On the morning of opening day, Tang Yu took out his phone and made a call.
"Hello, I need funeral supplies," Tang Yu said directly once the call connected.
The person on the other end replied respectfully: "Understood, sir."
Tang Yu said: "I'll send you the address."
The other person replied: "No need. I already know it."
Then the call ended.
"Done? Come on, let's start streaming," Hu Tao said from behind Tang Yu.
"Yeah, done." Tang Yu pocketed his phone and walked over to her.
Hu Tao was holding her new phone, fiddling with it to set up.
"What should the stream title be?" she asked once Tang Yu got close. She had only had the phone for a few days and still wasn't very familiar with it.
Tang Yu smiled, thought for a moment, and said: "Let's go with this: Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Grand Opening Sale — Buy More Get More, Buy One Stele Get One Free."
"Perfect! You're a genius!" Hu Tao was delighted. She jumped up happily and planted a kiss on Tang Yu's cheek.
With the title set, they went live.
{Wow! Wife is live! Where is this place?} {This place looks so creepy and weird!} {Looks like a funeral home/mortuary!} {Hiss! Don't scare us!} {Wangsheng Funeral Parlor… interesting name, but buy one stele get one free? Is this actually a funeral shop?} {....}
The viewers saw the eerie background and noticed something off about the title. They immediately started guessing wildly.
Hu Tao looked at the barrage and gave a playful smile. She said: "Mhm, some of you guessed right. I opened a shop. I hope everyone will come support it a lot in the future~"
Opened a shop? It really is a shop!
{WTF! Wife, you typed the wrong character! It should be buy one cup get one free!} {Yeah! Milk tea shop—we'll definitely support!} {Hahaha! Dying of laughter—one cup written as one stele!}
By default, the viewers assumed Hu Tao had opened a milk tea shop and just mistyped "cup" as "stele."
Looking at the barrage, Tang Yu nearly burst out laughing.
Hu Tao corrected them: "It's not a milk tea shop~ It's a funeral parlor called Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
The moment those words came out, the entire chat went dead silent.
The viewers were completely stunned.
No way! A funeral parlor? A beautiful girl—a 2D beautiful girl—at that—opening a funeral parlor? What kind of international joke is this?
But looking at Hu Tao's expression, she didn't seem to be joking.
In an instant, they began questioning life itself.
It took a full minute before the barrage slowly started flowing again.
{WTF! Wife… you actually opened a funeral parlor?!} {That's not fun—we wouldn't dare visit!} {She's serious… I'm crying.} {.....}
Right at that moment, a sudden commotion came from outside Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Hu Tao and Tang Yu turned toward the door. The next moment, both of their eyes widened in shock.
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