Chapter 161: Today's New Product (1/4)

"A drama-binging voyage to another world?" Fang Qi glanced at the system panel.

He had released the official Diablo novel and done all these things essentially for this very task, yet after a stroll around the capital city, he had been quite merry and almost forgotten about it entirely.

The standard for this quest depended on the respective activation numbers for both games and movies within Fang Qi's shop.

At this moment, it had finally met the requirements.

The system reward was the restored novel edition of "Zhu Xian."

The update schedule was two episodes every Monday and Tuesday.

At the same time, he noticed an additional line on the system panel: four episodes would air on the premiere day.

Fang Qi checked the time; today was Sunday.

Which meant that tomorrow, episodes one, two, three, and four would update.

However...

Fang Qi pondered for a moment; originally, the Resident Evil movie could not be viewed by others, but now that they had the large livestream screen, could it be broadcasted?

Though the chances seemed rather slim, Fang Qi asked anyway.

To his surprise, the system actually provided a response: the television drama could be livestreamed for two episodes a week, and the broadcast time must be after eight o'clock in the evening.

Simultaneously, livestream permissions were also unlocked for movies, but that had to wait until a month later.

Livestreaming, naturally, carried no cultivation-enhancing effects; the audience would simply be watching the plot purely for entertainment.

Fang Qi's face twitched: "Golden prime time at eight?"

At the same time, Fang Qi also spotted a notification for a completed achievement appearing on the system panel:

Achievement Completed: One of Life's Greatest Joys

Achievement Reward: Cola, priced at 3 crystals

The production and selection of ingredients for Cola were largely identical to Sprite, except—

"Huh? Where did this achievement even come from?"

Just then, Fang Qi received a communication from Song Qingfeng and the others: "Boss! We're touring the capital tonight, come out and play!"

Fang Qi's face twitched: "Play your foot, I've already returned to Jiuhua!"

Only at this moment did a line of words manifest beneath the achievement: Dedicated herewith to all players who find happiness through games.

"Shouldn't it be 'Creating happiness with your heart, no money means no play'?" Fang Qi muttered to himself.

Following that, Fang Qi saw another line: Clearance level raised, Super Cinema virtual environment activated, partial actions unlocked, catering to the players' need to eat snacks while watching movies.

"..." What was the virtual environment like? They could even eat snacks?!

Fang Qi's face darkened: "Then what about this boss? This boss works hard livestreaming and providing soul-stirring tutorials, isn't there any kind of reward for me?"

The system panel displayed: Clearance level raised, internet cafe functions fully equipped, dormitory renovation initiated.

"Dormitory renovation?" Fang Qi recalled that previous roof collapse incident; at that time, the system had only renovated the internet cafe, clearly leaving the upstairs bedroom untouched, "The renovated dormitory won't suffer from that kind of thing again, right?"

"It will not."

"Clearance level raised, partial employee benefits unlocked for distribution: The boss may issue discount vouchers to employees, valid for a single crystal-free purchase within this internet cafe, capped at a value of 5 crystals, limited to one voucher per employee per month, and this voucher cannot be exchanged for crystals."

This made him look a bit more like a real boss, actually able to hand out employee benefits?

Even though it wasn't a benefit for himself, Fang Qi still nodded slightly in approval.

"Clearance level raised, crystal income increased by three percentage points."

"Could you possibly be any stingier?!" An increase from one-tenth to one-point-three tenths?!

Fang Qi remembered that previously, the system took a full nine-tenths of the crystals!

But thinking about it, if he had possessed this permission earlier, the thousand or so crystals currently in his pocket would have increased by an extra three hundred...

Reflecting on it this way, it seemed alright?

Thinking of money, Fang Qi began to imagine himself earning wealth in the future—perhaps buying a house in the center of the capital?

After all, one of his greatest wishes before crossing over was to buy a house in the capital city.

It would be wonderful if it could also be renovated into a dormitory; otherwise, sleeping anywhere else wouldn't feel as peaceful as it did here.

"Please strive diligently to raise your clearance level, Host."

The system panel displayed as such.

Not only must he have a house, but he also needed to get a car, though his current ride would have to be a flying sword; a car simply could not satisfy his requirements.

Thus, Fang Qi recalled the quest for the Wu Chen Sword once more, wondering when the system would finally release it.

Fang Qi shrugged helplessly.

Glancing over, there was still a quest to master the art of sword-riding that remained incomplete, so he zipped right out the door to practice his flying.

By evening, while practicing his sword-riding, Fang Qi conveniently escorted Mu Donglai back to the capital along the way, giving him a taste of what a private chauffeur service felt like.

...

The next day.

Fang Qi continued his daily routine of opening the doors at eight o'clock; quite clearly, there were significantly more customers today than ever before, and even in the early morning, the entire internet cafe became bustling with activity the very instant the doors opened.

Take Dong Qingli for instance; to avoid waiting in line, she arrived exceptionally early every day, and attentive customers would even notice that Wind and Moon Pavilion's boycott against the Origin Internet Cafe had already been lifted.

Dong Qingli and Zhang Wanyu had only just walked to the entrance of the internet cafe at this moment.

"Young Mistress, are we no longer suppressing this shop?" Zhang Wanyu looked at the lively atmosphere inside and outside the internet cafe, which was already filling with life, and said in a low voice, "Doesn't this mean we have to wake up early to queue every day...?"

Dong Qingli felt a wave of gloom, so gloomy she wanted to weep: "After watching yesterday's livestream, do you think it can still be suppressed..."

"True..." Zhang Wanyu was equally gloomy, a strange anxiety rising in her heart; looking at it this way, they would have to wake up early to come to the internet cafe every single day from now on, otherwise if they arrived late, they might truly not even get a spot in line!

The two pushed open the door and entered the shop, immediately spotting the very top of the small blackboard written in colored chalk:

New Arrivals Today: "Zhu Xian" TV Drama, 3 crystals per episode; Cola, 3 crystals per bottle.

"Boss, there are new items today?!" The eyes of both women instantly lit up.

"But... what is a TV drama? And what is Cola?" Dong Qingli knit her delicate, beautiful brows, looking rather perplexed.

"Cola is a beverage similar to Sprite," Fang Qi explained, "As for a TV drama... haven't we released movies before? In your understanding, a movie is a biographical novel where you can see real imagery; explaining it that way, a TV drama is equivalent to a full-length serialized novel."

She had certainly heard of Sprite, as people in her own shop used to compare it day in and day out with the beverages of Wind and Moon Pavilion, though she had never tasted it herself; now that a similar one had appeared, she hurriedly said: "Give us two bottles of Cola!"

"Xiaoyue, bring two bottles of Cola for these two ladies!"

Jiang Xiaoyue fetched two bottles of Cola, inserted straws, and the two took a sip each.

Immediately, they felt a rush of dancing bubbles carrying an extremely thrilling and refreshing sensation, stimulating every single taste bud on the tip of their tongues; compared to the crispness of Sprite, the flavor was richer, more lingering, and packed a greater punch!

"So delicious!" Dong Qingli narrowed her eyes and exclaimed in delight; taking a sip, both of them felt their entire mood instantly uplifted!

"Oh dear, I want to finish drinking this before playing games..." Zhang Wanyu said, "But if we don't claim our seats now, there won't be any place left to sit!"

"It doesn't matter," Fang Qi said, "When the Super Cinema is activated, you can watch while eating snacks."