Zhou Tianhao looked at his small and run-down apartment and suddenly felt out of place.
"What level are you at? Why are you still living in such a place?"
He suddenly had the urge to move out. He felt that it would be unsightly to place a computer worth more than 80,000 yuan in a rented house that cost less than 300 yuan a month.
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but laugh again. He only had 100,000 yuan, and he was already so arrogant?
Seeing that there was still no news of the bug being fixed, Zhou Tianhao packed up and prepared to go out for a meal.
He had a PC budget of 86,000 yuan, so he still had 14,000 yuan to spend. He could eat whatever he wanted now.
The residential area where the rented house was located was very old. It was at least a product of the 90s. It was said that it was about to be demolished and rebuilt.
Although the building was a little dilapidated, the good thing was that there were many cheap and affordable restaurants around that had been open for more than ten or twenty years.
It was already common knowledge that one would be stuffed after eating fried noodles that cost ten yuan.
As he was still thinking about the system's mission, he wanted to use the body modification fluid as soon as possible. Therefore, he did not dare to go too far away from the rented house for fear of wasting time.
"Young man, what do you want to eat?"
Zhou Tianhao was a regular customer here. As soon as he entered, an honest uncle greeted him with a smile.
"Uncle, give me some fried rice noodles. Make it slightly spicy. What happened? Why are you smiling so much?"
The uncle was the boss of this shop. Zhou Tianhao knew him. He was kind but not so enthusiastic. There must have been something that made him happy recently.
"Did you know that my son got into a big company?"
The uncle looked at Zhou Tianhao in surprise and complained, "This brat, I told him to take the civil service exam, but he didn't. He just wanted to go to some online company, and he even succeeded in the interview."
"Now, he's bragging to me every day about how good the company's benefits are and how he can get a salary of more than 10,000 yuan a month."
"Sigh, I really can't keep up with the times now. What kind of job can earn more than 10,000 yuan a month? I used to work for a few cents a day. I don't know if it's hard work or not. This child really makes me worry."
As he spoke, the uncle could no longer suppress his smile. He began to fry the noodles while laughing foolishly. His expression was filled with pride.
"Oh, then your son is indeed very powerful."
Zhou Tianhao didn't go against his conscience. A big company wasn't a place that ordinary people could enter. They either had the ability or connections. In any case, those who could enter were quite powerful.
However, he was hungry and only wanted to eat, so he didn't want to talk too much. The bug issue hadn't been settled yet.
Soon, a bowl of steaming hot fried rice noodles was served to him.
Perhaps he was too excited, the uncle smiled and asked, "Young man, what are you doing now?"
"What? Nothing. I just earned some extra money. I haven't officially started working yet."
Zhou Tianhao didn't want to say much, but the uncle obviously didn't want to let him go. He said earnestly, "Young man, you still have to find a job. If you don't work hard when you're young, you won't have a place to cry when you're old."
"Ah, right, right."
"Then how much can you earn in a day?"
"100,000."
"Pa! Face Slapping Points +1."
The uncle was obviously stunned for a moment. It took him a long time to react. What kind of side work could earn 100,000 yuan?
Was this guy trying to scare him?
Zhou Tianhao's eyes lit up. This could also generate Face Slapping Points?
"Young man, I'm just advising you out of kindness. You'd better find a job as soon as possible."
"Alright, no problem."
Zhou Tianhao was in a good mood after getting a point. Even though there was only one, it would add up to his total.
Seeing Zhou Tianhao's helpless look, the uncle decided to ignore him.
While he was busy with his customers, Zhou Tianhao opened the video comments section.
At this moment, the comment section was filled with curses accusing him of cheating and being caught by officials.
There were also a few people who came out to clarify that he was only banned because of a malicious bug and not because he cheated.
Although the two were fundamentally different, the result was the same. Therefore, he was still scolded in the end. It didn't make much difference whether he cheated or not.
There were even people who scolded him in private messages, but Zhou Tianhao ignored them.
Everything he did was to spread the existence of this bug and alert the game officials so that he could complete the system's mission.
He believed that in less than a month, everyone would mysteriously disappear and no one would remember him.
The Internet was like words written on the beach. As long as there was a new wave, the past would be washed away.
One month was enough for the internet to go up and down several times.
As for the Goose Speed, he had already thought of how to deal with the Goose Speed's official account.
They had clearly made a bet in the comments section. But they were an official media account after all, so it was fine if they didn't keep their word.
They even slandered him and said that he was banned because of a malicious bug.
He knew the truth better than anyone else. If he could endure this, he might as well find a piece of tofu and kill himself.
Of course, he had to wait for the bug to be fixed and get the system's reward first.
This was because he suspected that his next move would very likely endanger his own safety. Therefore, he had to ensure that he had the capital to escape if he could not win.
Soon, Zhou Tianhao got up and took out his phone.
In the end, his phone was frozen and the camera could not be turned on for a long time.
In the awkward atmosphere, the uncle smiled and said, "It's okay. You're my regular customer. You can give me the same next time."
"Thank you. Don't worry, I'll definitely pay you."
Zhou Tianhao didn't insist on waiting for his phone to recover. Instead, he left the place.
Seeing that his phone was still not working, Zhou Tianhao could not help but smash it.
He had just said that he had earned 100,000 yuan, but then his phone froze and he couldn't pay for the meal. This made him feel like he had been slapped in the face.
It was no surprise that if one walked by the river, they would wet their shoes. The ancients did not deceive him.
"Let's go get a new phone first."
Zhou Tianhao wanted to wait until the system mission was completed.
But now that his phone was bricked, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Plans could never keep up with changes. Zhou Tianhao made up his mind and walked towards the nearby phone shop.
Soon, he arrived at a big mobile phone store. As soon as he entered, a shop assistant in casual clothes looked over from behind the counter.
With just a glance, she could tell that Zhou Tianhao did not have more than 100 yuan on him.
This kind of person was most likely here to ask about things and not to spend money.
Therefore, when he arrived, the shop assistant sat behind the counter without moving, waiting for him to take the initiative.
Zhou Tianhao was not in a hurry to ask. Instead, he looked at the cell phone in the glass cabinet and began to browse around the store.
When he walked to the place where the model machines and display machines were placed, he picked up one of the models. The shop assistant suddenly said, "Be careful. You'll have to pay for it if you break it."
'I'm just taking a model phone, not a real one. You seem really worried. If I were to take a real one, what would happen...' Zhou Tianhao acted as if he didn't understand and held the model phone in his hand while asking, "How much is this phone?"
"3999 yuan. If you can't afford it, there are cheaper ones here too. Do you want to take a look?"
The shop assistant seemed a little impatient.
"Cheap?"
Zhou Tianhao was expressionless. He took out his phone from his pocket and unlocked the screen. He placed it gently on the counter and pushed it over.
At this moment, the screen lit up with his wallet balance, which he had transferred from his bank card in advance.
The shop assistant looked over with a puzzled expression.
She saw a very familiar interface on the broken screen.
Wallet Balance: ￥20,088.96
"Take out your most expensive one. I want it!"
"Pa! Face Slapping Points +1!"
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