After dinner, Pei Jin saw Zhu Ning back to the Jinting Domain Mansion.
They waved goodbye. Just as Zhu Ning was at the door, she saw Cen Shen driving the Divo into the garage.
"Miss is back?"
Zhu Ning nodded and walked over. The car had been deeply maintained, and the fuel tank was full.
"Has Duan Zimo left?"
"Yes, he just left not long ago. Also, Young Master Duan sent you a box of baked desserts and said he hoped you would do him the honor of tasting them."
Duan Zimo had sent a message about this on the way back, so Zhu Ning wasn't surprised. "Okay, I see. Thank you for your hard work."
Hearing the commotion next door, Song Ya quickly came out and let out an exaggerated "Aiyo".
"Isn't this the God of Wealth?"
He clasped his hands in salute. "The God of Wealth has come to the house. May we be rich and prosperous."
Zhu Ning scolded with a smile, "You're crazy."
Song Ya said, "You don't know your new nickname yet, do you? It's Zhu Three Billion."
"Thanks to you, now many car companies want to cooperate with me. For me, aren't you the God of Wealth?"
"It's just some pocket money. Don't take it so seriously."
Song Ya thought that only Zhu Ning would regard three billion as pocket money.
He said, "I've been too busy these two days to thank you. There'll be a celebration banquet tomorrow. You must do me the honor of coming."
"How could I dare not accept an invitation from President Song?"
"The God of Wealth is flattering me."
They joked with each other. Suddenly, Song Ya said, "By the way, the procedures for all those cars of yours are done. As soon as you decide on the manor, they can be delivered."
"But there are no suitable fancy license - plate numbers for now. If you have a need, I can call on car owners who want to sell their fancy numbers for an offline negotiation."
"That's great!"
Zhu Ning was just worried about where to spend her money. "I do need some license - plate numbers. I have a sufficient budget, and the price is negotiable. Please help me prepare them."
Song Ya knew the weight of the words "sufficient budget" coming from Zhu Ning's mouth and quickly agreed.
After chatting for a few more words, they each went back to their own homes.
When Zhu Ning returned to the villa hall, the servants voluntarily stepped forward to take the things from her hands and put them away.
Cen Shen came in and voluntarily reported, "Miss, I've handed over the person you asked me to investigate to the lawyer. After he lands tomorrow, he will handle it for you in a more secure way."
The general idea was to take legal measures so that no one could find fault.
Zhu Ning nodded. "Okay, you handle it as you see fit. By the way, how much did the lawyer you hired cost? I'll transfer the money to you."
"No need, Miss." Cen Shen said, "The family has a reserve fund. All household expenses can be applied for and withdrawn from the reserve fund. Miss doesn't need to worry about it."
Zhu Ning was shocked.
"System, are you guys so comprehensive?"
[Yes, Host. Any household expenses will be paid by the system. There's no need for the Host to subsidize.]
!
Originally, Zhu Ning thought that it was already the limit for the system to pay for the salaries of household servants, water, electricity, food, and other consumption.
She never expected that for the things she asked Cen Shen to handle, as long as they required funds, they could also be counted as household expenses.
Didn't this mean that while all the money she earned completely belonged to her, the system would also support her?
How awesome!
"Good system. I'll still be bound to you in my next life."
[…]
[Host, please do your daily consumption quickly.]
"I'll do it now, I'll do it now."
As she said this, Zhu Ning paused slightly, then entered the entertainment room, turned on the computer, and the gorgeous and delicate game login interface appeared.
*Ask the Gods*
An open - world mobile game that came out of nowhere two years ago. Before the pre - heat, the outside world was full of negative comments. But within a week of its launch, it relied on its novel PVP mode, unique card - drawing system, gorgeous art rendering, and magnificent story music to achieve 50 million downloads. It topped the charts in 16 countries within three months, and its first - month turnover directly exceeded 200 million US dollars!
Last year's publicly disclosed total revenue was 2 billion US dollars, with a net profit of 900 million US dollars, which was equivalent to 6.3 billion yuan in RMB! It became a phenomenon - level hit!
With the popularity of the game, the profession of game - leveling service for *Ask the Gods* emerged. Zhu Ning also relied on this game to earn money and make a living during the disaster of being hunted down by Qian Lili and Wang De.
The prompt sound of successful login rang out. Zhu Ning entered the public world, and a magnificent and ancient - style city - state appeared in front of her. The homepage interface prompted that the 'Miracle' equipment 'Divine Punishment' had arrived at the card - drawing pool. Players were welcome to draw.
The 'Miracle' was the highest - value equipment weapon in *Ask the Gods*. Due to the high difficulty of obtaining it, only 1% of the players in the whole server could own this equipment.
This unique scarcity led to the crazy pursuit of players. There was even a player who sold a 'Miracle' for a price exceeding one million!
This was enough to prove the value of this equipment.
Zhu Ning used to be too poor to play the card - drawing system, so she didn't have any good equipment. Today, she was stimulated by a former game - leveling client and remembered the card - drawing system of this game. So she was going to experience the joy she had missed in the past two years.
She had only been online for less than two minutes when a player controlled their character and came towards her. At first, Zhu Ning thought the player was just passing by and didn't intend to pay attention. But the next moment, a message popped up.
[Are you Xiaoning?]
Zhu Ning's finger paused. [I am. How did you guys know about me?]
[Damn it, we finally caught you!]
[Bitch, you stole and sold Brother Suihen's 'Legendary' equipment!]
[Guys, attack together and kill her to avenge Brother Suihen!]
[I despise bitches like you who take advantage of others' trust and steal other people's property the most!]
[Attack her! Such bitches deserve to be punished by everyone!]
The next moment, the player who had just greeted her suddenly used their equipment and attacked her. Zhu Ning's character immediately entered a battle - ready state.
Zhu Ning said coldly, [What do you mean? What do you want to do!]
The public chat channel immediately exploded with discussions.
[The bitch is still pretending to be stupid!]
[Don't waste time talking to her. Attack her first to get the reward, and then see if Brother Suihen's 'Legendary' weapon is on her.]
[It's 50 yuan for each attack on her. It's a waste not to attack!]
Outside the city - state was not a safe zone where fighting was prohibited. Once one person made a move, other players swarmed towards her.
Enemies surrounded her from all directions. Zhu Ning shot an arrow, but the enemy's health bar remained unchanged.
But with just one of their attacks, they could cut off half of her health.
Although there wasn't any valuable equipment or weapon in her account and it didn't matter if she gave it up.
But the feeling of being bullied by a group of people still made Zhu Ning extremely angry.
Considering that there might be a misunderstanding and the players might have been deceived, she spoke up.
[I stole and sold the 'Legendary' equipment? Where's the evidence? Show it!]
Zhu Ning's subconscious act of kindness instead earned her even more crazy ridicule.
[The bitch is still asking us for evidence. It's all over the forum!]
[Stop pretending to be innocent. If your hands and feet are dirty, cut them off. Just watch how we kill you.]
After saying that, someone publicly called for help on the public chat channel.
— Punish the evil on behalf of the heaven. The bitch game - leveling service stole and sold her employer's 'Legendary' equipment worth 20,000 yuan. I call on all the chivalrous warriors in the whole server to jointly punish her!
As soon as the message came out, someone immediately responded on the public chat channel.
[What? A mere game - leveling service dares to steal and sell her employer's equipment worth 20,000 yuan? Is she tired of living?]
[I hate such heartless game - leveling services the most. The employer gives her orders to earn a living, but she backstabs the employer. It's disgusting!]
[I can't stand it! Where is she now? I want to attack her once to vent my anger!]
Soon, more and more players rushed towards Zhu Ning.
[It's her @Xiaoning. Guys, this is the game - leveling service who betrayed her employer!]
[Brother Suihen has said that it's 50 yuan for each kill of her!]
[Damn it, 50 yuan. Go, attack her!]
As the voice fell, players swarmed in from all directions.
Soon, they directly surrounded Zhu Ning like a wall, and then a bunch of 'Fine' equipment appeared, encircling and killing her in turns!
Zhu Ning controlled her character and desperately fled towards the safe zone, but the players behind her chased after her like hyenas.
Someone attacked, killing her again and again!
The character was resurrected and then killed again, resurrected and then killed again!
One attack after another landed on the character, as if they were going to cyber - torture her!
Countless unbearable insults and curses scrolled wildly. Zhu Ning's anger could no longer be suppressed.
She typed, [10,000 yuan for each person. Leave now!]
[Oh, she's pretending to be rich. If she really has that much money, why did she steal Brother Suihen's 'Legendary' equipment worth 20,000 yuan?]
[Who knows if her money is clean? Maybe she stole and sold Brother Suihen's 'Legendary' equipment to get it!]
[@Xiaoning, you bitch, whatever you say now is useless. Even without the reward, we'll still attack you and kill you!]
[In the future, every time you log in, we'll chase and attack you until we completely destroy your account and make you unable to survive in this game!]
A proud message popped up on the private chat interface.
Suihen: [How does it feel to be besieged by the whole server?]
[This is the consequence of rejecting my order!]
[Now the whole server knows that you're a heartless backstabber who steals and sells other people's equipment. Your reputation is ruined!]
[You wanted to earn money from the game? I'll make sure you can't even be a game - leveling service from now on! I'll leave you nowhere to go!]
These words precisely touched Zhu Ning's sore spot.
The characteristic of *Ask the Gods* was that once a player controlled their character and entered the public world, it meant that the player defaulted to being ready to accept challenges at any time. The winner could seize the equipment and property of the loser, and the loser could also challenge other players to seize their equipment.
The public world was a chaotic arena where battles were common.
Zhu Ning used to often come to the public world to collect resources, but she had never been treated like this before.
Now, not only was she being targeted with a reward, but someone even threatened to destroy her account and cut off her source of income?
Zhu Ning's eyes turned cold as she controlled her character to enter the safe zone. Then she simply clicked on the card - drawing interface.
Trying to defeat her with money?
How ridiculous!