area51novel Chapter 279 A tempting choice: money or stone tablet, a difficult decision!
Chapter 279 A tempting choice: money or stone tablet, a difficult decision!
"Boom boom boom!"
The next morning, Qingyuan was awakened by a brief but urgent knocking on the door.
"coming!"
Hearing the knock, Qingyuan rubbed his eyes and walked towards the door.
Last night, his dream of getting rich was shattered, which caused him so much pain that he couldn't fall asleep.
It wasn't until four or five in the morning that his physical exhaustion finally forced him to fall asleep.
It's only a little past eight in the morning, not quite nine.
With his dream of getting rich shattered and not getting enough sleep, Qingyuan's emotions were unusually unstable.
He swore that if the person outside didn't bring him good news...
He absolutely wanted to have the fire-breathing dragon carry him upside down and fly him in the sky for half an hour.
It just so happens that Charizard hasn't done much weight training these past two days.
"Who is it? What are you doing so early in the morning?!"
Qingyuan opened the door while complaining.
"It's still early, the sun's already high in the sky!"
Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Qiao Yina smiled and said to Qingyuan.
"Sister Na!"
Why are you here?
Upon seeing Joyna in front of him, Qingyuan's bad mood instantly disappeared.
Although he didn't say it, he had already guessed about 80% of the purpose of Joyna's visit. She must have come to bring him a treasure!
"Your family reward has arrived. Come inside and we'll talk!"
Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Qiao Yina waved her spatial handbag at Qingyuan and pointed inside the room.
"Okay, Sister Na, please come in!"
Upon hearing this, Qingyuan quickly invited Qiao Yina into the house.
After moving a chair for Joyna to sit down.
Qingyuan went to the bathroom to change out of her pajamas.
He splashed some cold water on his face to clear his head, which was a little dizzy from staying up all night, before sitting down opposite Joyna.
"Is everything done?"
Looking at Qingyuan across from her, Qiao Yina asked with a smile.
"Okay, all done!"
Hearing this, Qingyuan nodded somewhat awkwardly to Qiao Yina.
"Then I'll begin!"
Upon hearing this, Joyna nodded to Qingyuan.
He then took out several agreements from his spatial handbag.
"This is?"
Seeing these agreements, Qingyuan asked with a puzzled look.
"Based on the value of the fossil cave, the family has given you two options!"
"The first thing is that from now on, you will own 60% of the fossil cave, and the Joey and Officer Jenny families will give you a share of the profits each year based on this share!"
"The second one..."
At this point, Joyna took out a small, broken stone slab from her spatial handbag!
"The second option is this: a ground-type stone tablet from Arceus, the legendary creator god of the Sinnoh region, plus five percent of the Fossil Cave!"
"Based on our research over the years, this stone slab is 89% intact!"
"Joynako raised the stone slab in her hand and said to Qingyuan."
Qingyuan stared blankly at the stone slab in Qiao Yina's hand.
Joey and the Officer Jenny are being incredibly generous.
Just take the first option, the fossil cave, for example. It accounts for 60% of the market share, and Qingyuan doesn't have to spend any effort managing it.
This is equivalent to Joey and the Officer Jenny giving Qingyuan hundreds of millions or even billions of Alliance Coins every year for free.
With that money alone, he could buy two quasi-gods every year and then raise them to their full potential.
The second option is Arceus's ground-based stone slabs.
Needless to say, with this thing, Scorpion King is guaranteed to be a champion, and might even become a legendary Pokémon! (This refers to a divine Pokémon, a legitimate level-two deity, not the one caught in a fishing net!)
Qingyuan knew exactly how talented Scorpion King was.
Now, with this ground-type stone slab added, wouldn't it be like Guan Yu obtaining the Red Hare, truly becoming the number one in the world?
Is it to enjoy the life of the wealthy in the future, or to take a gamble with the Scorpio King and bet that he can elevate the Scorpio King to godhood in the future?
At this moment, Qingyuan's mind was engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
On the one hand, Qingyuan really wanted to choose that 60% share, which was worth over a billion Alliance Coins every year.
Wasn't his initial dream when he set off on his journey to become a tycoon?
Now that his dream was right in front of him, the temptation for him was unimaginable.
Looking at the 60% share of the contract, Qingyuan's desire grew stronger and stronger, almost overflowing.
Meanwhile, Joynako watched this complicated scene with a blank expression.
She could understand whether Qingyuan chose the 60% share or the Slate of Arceus.
After all, not everyone is as lucky as her to have gained the favor of a divine beast and become a divine beast tamer.
However, Joyna still preferred that Qingyuan choose the stone slab.
After all, judging from the clan leader's intentions, one of the family members, Joey, will definitely have to marry Qingyuan in the future.
A brother-in-law who can raise legendary beasts in the future, and a brother-in-law who will have hundreds of millions of Alliance Coins in the future.
As a divine beast wielder, she still prefers the former.
Looking at the contract for 60% of the shares, Qingyuan felt as if he was losing control of his body.
His hand slowly rose, reaching towards the contract.
"Take the contract! With the contract, he can earn hundreds of millions of Alliance Coins every year. He could never spend all that money in his lifetime!"
"With this money, he can live the life of a tycoon he's always dreamed of, and he can also provide better resources for the Scorpion King and the others to raise!"
"Even if he becomes stronger in the future, he will still have to spend money to buy resources under the rule of the alliance!"
"In that case, why not just choose money? With money, we can buy resources directly!"
"Sign it! Sign it now!"
Like the whispers of a demon, it slowly echoed in Qingyuan's heart, constantly tempting him.
The more Qingyuan listened, the more sense it made, and his hand reaching for the contract unconsciously quickened.
"Did you still choose money?"
"After all, we lived a hard life before, so choosing money was inevitable!"
Watching Qingyuan's actions, Qiao Yina silently murmured to herself.
However, even though she could understand Qingyuan, a hint of disappointment still unconsciously crept into her eyes.
After all, who wouldn't want to see someone who has firm beliefs, isn't swayed by money, and gets stronger step by step through hard work?
Just as Qingyuan's hand was about to touch the contract.
A sudden, abrupt sound rang out.
"Gore! (Qingyuan, where are you?)"
Thank you so much to the generous supporter of Xue Qinghe for the author's recognition! I will try my best to add six more chapters for you, but I'll leave it to you for now, as I don't have any drafts saved up yet!
Thank you so much, sir!