Chapter 875: Mysterious Mythical TV Series Bundle!?

System upgrade at 60%, the "Wrath of the Lich King" version commences.

Energy crystals remain scarce; the system upgrade progresses sluggishly.

"What!?" Owner Fang stood stunned. He knew that the daily income of spirit crystals (magic crystals)—even if he could only infer the total from his own share—was an absolutely staggering sum. Yet this broken system actually claimed it lacked spirit crystals!?

Watching the progress of the system upgrade, which crawled at a snail's pace before grinding to a halt, Owner Fang could only offer a silent: "..."

Just then, a new task materialized before him.

System Upgrade Task: Acquire a vast quantity of energy crystals.

Task Description: As a truly excellent proprietor, strive to make more money!

Task Reward: Mysterious Mythological TV Series Gift Pack (Includes the activation rights for the series and one treasure from within the show).

"A mythological TV series...? Which myth...?" Owner Fang was completely bewildered, feeling a faint spark of realization flash across his mind, though he couldn't be entirely certain.

"Forget it, I won't overthink it. It is what it is." What he needed to consider now was how to earn that money.

...

At this moment, Owner Fang's system panel lit up: The God of War series is now unlocked.

Received the sales task for the God of War series.

Just like the previous Assassin's Creed and Harry Potter series, God of War required the sales of the preceding title to unlock the sales rights for the sequel.

These serialized titles were still being released steadily, boasting a loyal following of players and spectators. For instance, in Assassin's Creed, the Brotherhood from the Canglan City shop—led by assassins like Irina and Hassin—would replay every single installment numerous times.

This time, the shop had not only released a new title in God of War, but God of War 1 and God of War 2 were being launched simultaneously.

Furthermore, God of War 3 and God of War 4 would be unlocked based on sales volume.

Perhaps because the God of War series had been drawn from a high-quality system treasure chest, or perhaps... because the player base across all branches was steadily expanding and the population had surged, Owner Fang glanced at it and muttered, "This follow-up task seems rather simple... only 5,000 activations..."

Leaving aside the established shops like Jiuhua City and Half-City, even the new locations drew players from all corners of the world. The daily foot traffic easily reached seventy to eighty thousand. The entire shop was divided into multiple folded spaces, rendering the nearly fifty thousand computers vastly inadequate. An activation target of 5,000 seemed exceptionally straightforward.

...

"Should I... open a few more lower-level branches?" Owner Fang pondered. For example, one could be established in the Orc Kingdom, and he could simply dispatch Merlin, the manager from the Canglan City shop, to recruit a team of orc managers there.

Or perhaps... a branch could be opened at the Lianshan Principality along the border where they had once fiercely battled the Shadow Legion, which would also divert a massive crowd.

Secondly, regarding some of the older shops, it was time to consider adding sub-branches. Over the years, people like Li Wuya had helped train some excellent managerial staff for him, so overseeing the shops wouldn't be an issue. These veterans could simply be dispatched to the new shops to hold down the fort for a short time.

"Whew..." As he weighed his options, Owner Fang rubbed his temples.

It was no wonder Fang Qi had absolutely no desire to meddle in other affairs; after all... before his reincarnation, he wasn't some management prodigy, but rather a guy involved in esports.

He was perfectly capable of playing games, streaming, and organizing tournaments, and if life were a bit more leisurely, he could even display a bit of clever wit.

But that was clearly out of the question now. The sheer management of his own internet cafes left him somewhat overwhelmed, let alone finding the time to play games and elevate his own strength.

Forcing himself to juggle so much would only result in neglecting one end while trying to secure the other.

...

At that moment, Nalan Mingxue approached holding two crystal glasses, pouring a glass of iced black tea for Fang Qi.

"Something on your mind?" the owner asked.

"How did you know?" Nalan Mingxue poured a glass for herself as well.

"How many years have we known each other?" Owner Fang casually lifted the iced black tea and took a sip. "If you didn't have something up your sleeve when treating me to iced black tea, I might suspect you were a demon god from the outside world in disguise."

Nalan Mingxue: "..."

"Very busy?" Nalan Mingxue tilted her head to look at him, inquiring.

Seeing that Owner Fang was already preparing to stand up, Nalan Mingxue finally spoke, "It's a genuine matter, and others can't resolve it."

"Let me state this clearly first: don't come to me for things that are too troublesome," Owner Fang countered. "Don't look for me for things that burn too many brain cells, and I'm temporarily not doing any fighting either."

"Aside from that... what is it for?"

"None of those are required." Hearing Owner Fang's words, Nalan Mingxue expressed confidence instead. "There are people to handle the troublesome matters, I will take care of the brain-taxing tasks, and as for fighting... when have I ever looked for you to fight?"

"The final point: it makes money."

"..." Owner Fang took another sip of the black tea, set the empty glass on the table, and said, "Let's do it!"

...

At this juncture, the mortal realm and the Nine Serenities, the mortal realm and the divine realm, appeared tranquil on the surface, but undercurrents rumbled beneath.

Since their defeat, unable to ascertain the true situation, the two realms had dispatched emissaries to investigate. Similarly, the collective cultivators and warriors had not abandoned their exploration of the outer domains and the new world.

Those "gods" and "demons" that once existed only in ancient legends—what kind of worlds did they inhabit?

As the gaze of these cultivators began to look beyond the horizon of their world... the trajectories of the three realms seemed to gradually converge...

...

To the gods and demons who reigned high above the heavens, these humans were invariably fragile.

For countless ages, they had accepted the worship of these weaklings, who begged for mercy and compassion.

Much like the sprawling sacred mountains where the Pantheon resided.

These entities that far surpassed humanity were either born of the later eras, or... born of the primordial dawn!

They had ruled this heaven and earth since the most ancient times—primordial deities who were matchless from birth, destined from their very inception to enjoy eternal divine majesty.

The Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals was thus, and the Pantheon was no different.

They resided high upon the sacred mountains, looking down upon all living creation.

They were the most perfect... and the greatest existences in this world.

In every single aspect.

"The Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals was thwarted just like that?" Upon that sprawling sacred mountain that remained eternal through countless tribulations, there lay a vast divine kingdom, and a deity who resided at the highest peak.

A chestnut ponytail was tied crisply at the back of her head. Clad in dark crimson armor, her flawless and exquisite face met the golden light of the summit, making her resemble a brave and inspiring divine statue brushed with gold dust.

Unlike other deities—such as the God of Radiance, who was the descendant of an ancient divine clan—Isabella, this young Valkyrie, was the latest to be born into this world, yet she possessed equally incomparable and mighty divine power.

"You need not concern yourself. Though that Exalted Master Miaofa possessed some capability within the Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals, his name does not even rank within the Heavenly Courts." Behind her stood a female priestess clad in a pristine white divine robe.

"Whether it is so or not, I will know once I test it myself." Her eyes were resolute. "I only hope the opponent does not disappoint me too greatly."

"You intend to... descend in person?!"

...

At this moment, Owner Fang was still within the cultivation room, holding the Golden Cudgel. Before his eyes, golden light erupted.

A colossal, incomparably massive palm slowly pressed down from within the golden radiance.

"Holy crap—!" Instantly, his vision turned completely dark.

Synchronization ended!

Monkey King synchronization rate: 22.1361%, this cultivation session increased by 0.0063%

Tathagata Buddha synchronization rate: 0.6326%, this cultivation session increased by 0.0002%

"Would you like to continue."

"Yes!"

"That Five Elements Mountain palm... damn, it was magnificent..." Having said that, he even gestured the strike himself, "Could I learn it...?"

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