During this year, not only did Chen Yu fully master the cosmic martial arts, but he also engaged in some business activities with the help of Moroboshi. Moroboshi was puzzled as to why Chen Yu wanted to make money and initially thought it was just a special interest or hobby of his. It wasn't until a year later, when Chen Yu gathered his first pot of gold, that Moroboshi realized Chen Yu was earnestly interested in earning money.
So, as Chen Yu was counting the money he earned within the year, Moroboshi brought him a large box. Chen Yu was confused and did not know what was inside this ordinary wooden box, which was not locked. He suspected it might contain some goods.
"You said you wanted to make money, so I casually picked up a piece for you," Moroboshi said. "I don't know if it will be enough for you."
"A piece?" Chen Yu, puzzled, approached the box. "It's not jade, is it?"
"No, it's not jade. If you want jade, I can get you a piece from another planet," Moroboshi said, looking out the window.
Chen Yu became even more intrigued and immediately opened the box. Under the indoor lighting, the contents of the box reflected a golden glow.
"Wow!" Chen Yu couldn't help but exclaim loudly.
The box didn't contain any ordinary item but a whole piece of irregular gold! Then, glancing around and closing the door, he whispered to Moroboshi, "You casually picked up such a large piece of gold in the universe?"
Moroboshi nodded, "Yes, don't worry. I've used my power to eliminate any harmful radiation it contained, so it won't cause any harm to humans on Earth."
"Why didn't I think of that?" Chen Yu regretted not realizing sooner that he could have been collecting gold in space instead of doing business on Earth. Primarily because of his poor family background, he was eager to make money and overlooked a more direct and effective opportunity to become wealthy.
"Do you Ultra Brothers bring a piece or two of this to Earth?" Chen Yu curiously asked. "Bringing too much would devalue gold on Earth, wouldn't it?"
"No, we don't do that," Moroboshi said with a smile. "We only need to maintain our basic life and don't need more wealth."
As members of the Land of Light, the Ultra Brothers indeed had no desire for wealth. Initially, Chen Yu's first earnings were intended to be exchanged for gold to take out of the game world. Gold is universally valued, easily convertible to cash both in the game world and in reality.
"However, directly exchanging such a large piece of gold might raise suspicions," Chen Yu pondered on how to deal with the gold.
The next day, he found a gold black market to exchange the gold for cash and then bought a piece of ice-green jade from a large jewelry company for 2 million RMB. While gold is difficult to dispose of in the real world, jade can be sold to jewelry companies, even at a loss. But for Chen Yu, it was inconsequential. Gold could easily be obtained in the universe, so a small loss in the black market and jade exchange was negligible.
With martial arts learned and funds secured, Chen Yu bid farewell to Moroboshi, Hayata, and Hokuto and chose to leave the game world.
Back in the hotel room, Chen Yu's figure slowly materialized from the void to reality. After checking the jade in his luggage, he noticed only a day had passed in the real world. The discrepancy in time between the game world and reality wasn't consistent.
"I need to hurry back; I have classes to attend!" University life was flexible, with maybe only one or two classes on a Monday and the rest of the time free.
Chen Yu hurried back to his dormitory, running into his roommates on their way to class.
"Chen Yu, where have you been? Why are you dragging a suitcase?" his roommate Wang Jing asked, puzzled by the luggage.
"I took a trip over the weekend. Wait for me, guys; I need to grab my books!"
After tossing his suitcase and backpack into the room, Chen Yu frantically grabbed his textbooks and a pen, catching up with his roommates. Their curiosity piqued by his rush, Liu Yuan pointed out, "Are you planning to attend class dressed like that?"
Chen Yu looked down and realized he was still wearing a white training suit due to his hurry.
"I thought I looked more handsome, but those people were just staring at my clothes!"
In the classroom, the teacher's gaze turned to the door as Chen Yu and his roommates entered, creating a memorable entrance.