"Wish I had unlimited money so instead of doing late-night deliveries, I would be enjoying myself with beauties at this hour."
"Hey, move that truck of yours, I don't have time to wait."
Noir yelled at the truck parked in the middle of the road, but seeing no reaction from the truck driver, he decided to somehow move around it and make the delivery on time.
But just as he went past the truck, a speeding car coming from his right tried to brake to avoid colliding with Noir's bike, but it was too late.
"Shit!"
Noir saw his life flash before his eyes as the car hit his bike, and with a heavy impact, he went flying toward the wall.
Blood oozing from his body, Noir took his last breath as his dream of a rich life, surrounded by beauties, ended.
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Suddenly, he felt pain in his body. The thought of the accident came to his mind, and he was surprised that he hadn't died, even after such a bad accident.
Hoping to wake up in a hospital, he opened his eyes only to see a punch coming toward him.
"Pow!"
"Smack!"
"Ouch!"
He yelled, "Who is stupid enough to beat a person who just had an accident?"
Just then, he looked at his surroundings and couldn't believe his eyes. He was in the middle of a busy village market, surrounded by a few men in different clothing.
"Stupid!"
"You little beggar! You just stole from my shop, and now you're calling me stupid? Seems like today's beating isn't enough for you," said a man wearing an odd chef's outfit while glaring at Noir with anger.
"Who are you, fatty? And when did I steal from you?" Noir spoke as he got to his feet. Just then, he looked at his clothes. "This is… What am I wearing?"
"What you are wearing? HA-HA-HA! You're a beggar! Did you dream of wearing silk clothes or clothes made for immortals?" another bystander laughed at Noir.
"Beggar!"
Noir looked around him to find himself in a very different environment than he had thought. He checked his injuries from the car accident, but they weren't there.
Looking here and there, he saw something and ran toward it while others yelled, "Catch him! He's running again!"
Noir ignored them and ran toward a large bowl of water. He then saw himself in the water's reflection.
"This is me?"
"Did I just transmigrate?"
He wasn't oblivious to such novels in his world where the MC transmigrates after having an accident, but things were hard to believe.
Seeing the group of angry people coming toward him, he raised his hands. "Wait… wait!"
"This is all a misunderstanding," he yelled, as he wasn't sure himself why they were so angry with him.
"Misunderstanding! You and your friend just stole a whole piece of meat from my shop! Tell me where that bastard friend of yours is, and I might let you go," the fat inn owner spoke.
"I…"
Noir was speechless. He tried to remember, but he failed to remember anything. Just then, he saw something unusual in front of his eyes.
[Prince of Wealth system has found its owner]
[System is binding to the owner: Master Noir]
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[Welcome]
Noir (Owner of the Prince of Wealth system)
Balance: 10 gold coins (binding bonus)
Cultivation: None
System mission: Solve the situation with the fat inn owner.
Reward: Seed of cultivation (This will grant the spiritual veins, which will help the master to begin their cultivation journey towards immortality.)
"Am I seeing things?" Noir thought while rubbing his eyes, but the screen in front of him was still there.
Without thinking much, he splashed water from the bowl on his eyes and looked again, but the situation was the same.
Seeing his strange behaviour, the fat inn owner yelled, "Hey, you beggar! Can't you hear me? Today, I'll hand you over to the authorities if you don't return the meat your friend stole from my inn."
"How much does that meat cost?" Noir asked while his eyes were fixed on the balance section of the screen.
"Huh? You beggar wouldn't ever know the price of such meat! You better answer my question," the fat inn owner spoke, but he was stopped by Noir.
"I'll pay you, so tell me how much it costs," Noir gave him a direct answer.
The inn owner frowned. "You will pay? It cost me 50 bronze coins. Now, let's see how you'll pay." He gave a mocking grin toward Noir.
Noir thought, "Hope this works. God, please…" He put his hand inside his robes and thought of a single gold coin. To his surprise, one gold coin was deducted from the screen, and ten gold became nine, while one materialized in his hand.
Taking out his hand, he spoke with a proud smile, "Here, take this."
He threw the gold coin toward the fat inn owner, who caught it with both hands open, while everyone's eyes were wide open.
"Gold coin!"
"It's a gold coin!"
"This is… Where did you steal it from?" the inn owner spoke while glaring at the coin in his hands.
"Steal?" Noir spoke, while cleaning dust from his clothes. "It's mine. Now that I have paid for that piece of meat, tell me how you'll pay back the rest to me."
His tone changed, while the inn owner didn't know how to answer. He might have some bronze coins and even silvers, but if he paid everything back to Noir, he'd have nothing left except the gold coin, which would be hard for him to use.
He wanted to use another method of accusing Noir of stealing the coin, but if he did that, then the gold coin would end up in the hands of the authorities, and he'd end up with nothing.
"Well…"
"Yes, why not we discuss this inside?" The inn owner's demeanour changed as he invited Noir inside the inn.
"Hey, bring something to eat for him," he ordered the servants while gesturing for Noir to enter.
Others wanted to intervene, as seeing gold coins was rare for them, and in the hands of a beggar, it was unimaginable.
Noir smiled and went inside, while one of the bystanders spoke to the inn owner, "Brother Fatty, why are you treating him like some noble? That gold coin must be stolen from somewhere."
The inn owner spoke in a low tone, "What do you know? If it was stolen, then we would have known. I feel he has some background. Let's not offend him."
Seeing the inn owner, who just minutes ago had punched the beggar while accusing him of being the meat thief, now the same person was treating that beggar like some noble.
"Go, go! Don't stand here. Do your work," he said to the gathered crowd.
Saying this to the crowd, the fatty inn owner went inside with a smile.
Noir sat on the chair, waiting as a servant came with a bowl of soup and a plate full of boiled mushrooms.
The inn owner also came and stood beside Noir. "You can eat to your fill," he smiled.
While Noir, with the same stern tone, asked, "My change, when will you give it to me?"
"This!" The inn owner was caught in a strange situation. "I don't have that many silvers to pay back. Can we think of something else?"
Noir thought for a moment while the inn owner came up with an idea. "You can…" he paused, "You can have free meals from today onwards. You don't have to pay, and you can eat your fill."
Noir laughed. "Not enough… I need free food and accommodation, without any disturbance. If you accept, then okay, or… you can find change for me."
The inn owner glared at Noir, but after thinking about how much it would cost him to have Noir eat and live freely there, he felt it wouldn't hurt too much, so he agreed.
"Okay, you can have free meals and accommodation here, but for five years. One person's five-year expenses are equal to 100 silver coins, which are similar to one gold coin, and one silver coin is equal to 100 bronze coins. I hope you know that."
Noir nodded as if he knew this, but it was his first time learning how the currency in this world worked. Well, no problem then.
With a smile, he focused on the soup and plate full of boiled mushrooms while the inn owner left Noir alone.
[System]
System mission: Solve the situation with the fat inn owner. [Completed]
Reward: Seed of cultivation (This will grant the spiritual veins, which will help the master begin their cultivation journey toward immortality.)
Noir Balance: 9 gold coins (binding bonus)
Cultivation: None
Storage: Seed of cultivation (1)
Seeing the notification, Noir smiled, knowing his life was about to change. Though he failed to live his dream of having a rich life in his previous life, it seemed in this life, with the help of the system, he was going to achieve his dream.
"Beauties, wait for me… I'm coming."
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
He laughed as he finished his food, but seeing him laughing like a madman, the servant came. "Is there any problem with the food?" he asked politely.
Noir stopped laughing. "No… no, I'm going to my room. Thanks for the food."