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The old man Yu grew more and more fond of this illustrated comic version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Chen Yiyang squatted nearby without saying anything.

After more than ten minutes, Old Yu finally realized he should try to stand up.

Chen Yiyang quickly went over to help Old Yu up.

The old man had been squatting for so long that his legs had gone numb.

"Young man, name your price. I really do like this set of books very much."

"You're the expert, you set the price." Ever since Chen Yiyang learned the old man wasn't simple, he had a mind to befriend him.

If the old man's offer wasn't too low, Chen Yiyang planned to sell it to him.

"I don't have any cash on hand lately. I need to sell some of my collection to come up with enough funds. How about this?"

Old Yu thought for a moment and said, "This set of comics is indeed in good condition. Based on reference prices from the market a few years ago, it's definitely worth over 300,000.

We can sign a contract. I'll give you 100,000 in cash and mortgage that car to you at a value of 200,000. Once I save up 200,000, I'll pay you to get the car back. What do you think?"

"That's too courteous of you. I don't need the car. The cash will do. Just give me the 200,000 when you have it."

"That won't do. In business matters, things need to be kept separate." The old man was quite stubborn.

He insisted that Chen Yiyang accept the car.

Chen Yiyang thought this was a way to get closer to the old man, so he agreed.

So Chen Yiyang and the old man signed a simple contract.

The old man gave Chen Yiyang 100,000 in cash and mortgaged the car to him, while Chen Yiyang handed over the complete set of illustrated Romance of the Three Kingdoms comics. If the old man couldn't come up with 200,000 in cash within a month, then the Hongqi car worth over 300,000 would become Chen Yiyang's.

After the old man joyfully completed the transaction and took the comics away, Chen Yiyang noticed he also liked some of the old books here, so he picked out a few more to give to him.

Of course, now that the old man's car became Chen Yiyang's, Chen Yiyang also had to take responsibility for driving the old man home.

Following the address given by the old man, Chen Yiyang drove the car into a neighborhood with armed police on guard, then personally carried the books to the old man's home before leaving.

At night, Chen Yiyang was in the gaming room playing a game, when the junior accountant walked in carrying a plate of fruit.

"Boss, have some fruit."

"I'm busy, just put it on the table." Chen Yiyang was at a critical point in the game. He had a diamond in his pocket, but all his teammates were dead, and there were gunshots all around outside.

He needed to figure out a way to get to the extraction point.

"Come, let me feed you." The junior accountant personally popped a small piece of apple into Chen Yiyang's mouth.

Though his hands were busy, Chen Yiyang's mind remained completely composed.

"You're not Shen Yifan, who exactly are you to be so attentive today?"

"Boss, I just want to ask, does this count as overtime for cutting fruit for you at night?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Yiyang thought, after all, the junior accountant's salary wasn't coming out of his pocket anyway.

"By the way, Boss, there's more. While checking the hotel bills today, I discovered the hotel had previously received a lot of catfish."

"What's the problem?" Chen Yiyang asked, puzzled.

"That batch of catfish is suspicious. Although the accounts state the variety as native catfish, I checked the original documents and they say this batch of catfish are Egyptian Bagrus catfish."

Chen Yiyang's gaming hands paused.

He turned to look at the junior accountant.

"Are you sure?"

The junior accountant nodded emphatically.

On the internet, there are widespread beliefs that catfish aren't clean, even that they can live in extremely dirty environments.

So, many people in many places don't eat catfish.

Of course, there are some misunderstandings here.

Not all catfish can live in very filthy conditions.

Most catfish, as long as their farming environment is decent, are fine for consumption.

But there's one exception.

And that is Egyptian Bagrus catfish.

This species is considered an alien species; it was introduced domestically due to its ease of artificial cultivation in the early days.

However, it was later found that this fish not only reproduced quickly, adapted well, and was omnivorous but could also survive in extremely harsh environments.

Even if thrown into a cesspool, they could continue reproducing and surviving normally.

Chen Yiyang instantly recalled the strange noises that had been reported from the hotel earlier.

So he tapped his fingers on the table and then said to the junior accountant, "Help contact a cleaning company to have a check on the hotel's septic tank. Oh, and record the whole process."

"Alright, boss." The junior accountant nodded and then pointed at the computer screen, saying to Chen Yiyang, "But boss, it looks like you've died."

"You're the one who's dead." Chen Yiyang turned his head after speaking.

His game character had indeed been shot dead on the spot.

"It's your fault." Chen Yiyang rubbed the junior accountant's head and pushed her out.

Next morning.

Today's intelligence from Southeast Asia: At stall number 82 in the West Capital City Antique Market, a boxed 19th-century Thai plaque is up for sale. Snag it for under a thousand and it counts as a successful find.

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Another foreign antique.

West Capital truly is different; ever since Chen Yiyang arrived, the antique finds haven't stopped.

Chen Yiyang visited the Antique Market over a month ago. So, after getting up and having breakfast prepared by the little accountant, he drove over in his newly acquired Hongqi car.

The Antique Market wasn't bustling early in the morning; there were very few vendors and buyers around.

Fortunately, the stall mentioned in the intelligence had opened early.

Chen Yiyang walked over and took a glance.

This stall had many gold and silver items for sale.

Although it was difficult to determine authenticity, the craftsmanship of these items was exquisite.

However, Chen Yiyang noticed that some pieces looked like modern silver jewelry.

"Boss, how much for this?" Chen Yiyang asked, selecting a silver necklace first.

"Five thousand bucks." The owner opened his palm completely to indicate the price.

"You're basically robbing me," Chen Yiyang exclaimed, "Even if it were gold, that's about the price it would go for."

"Friend, I'm selling antiques here. Can they be priced the same as ordinary jewelry?"

"In that case, forget it, I won't buy it." Chen Yiyang used the walk-away technique.

"I'll give you a discount, how about three thousand?" The stall owner hurriedly called out.

This seemed to work as expected.

But the price was still too high.

This stall owner dared to quote such a high price for silver jewelry—clearly not too eager to sell.

So, Chen Yiyang decided to let the owner stew a bit.

He opted to walk away and left the market.

He needed to host the developers from Rabbit Games at noon.

Originally, Chen Yiyang thought a team capable of producing a blockbuster with over a billion in revenue would surely send at least five or six people this time.

To his surprise, after waiting at the restaurant for quite some time, only one young man with sparse hair walked in.

"Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm Wang Yuan, the developer from Rabbit Games."

"Hello, hello." Chen Yiyang warmly greeted this potential financial boon.

Even though he suspected the developer probably viewed him the same way.

"Before I came, I just discovered that I was in the same group as Ms. Liu, the developer of Daughter of the Snow Mountain. I added her last night and had a chat with her.

Ms. Liu praised you as the best game investor. If it weren't for you, Daughter of the Snow Mountain might not have enjoyed its current fame."

"You're too kind," Chen Yiyang quickly said humbly.

He had originally thought of Wang Yuan as a naive game creator. But clearly, that was not the case.

Before coming over, Wang Yuan verified Chen Yiyang's identity and made sure he wasn't a fraud.

"Did you bring the game?"

Although Chen Yiyang was tempted to say, he wouldn't even bother checking the game and just discuss what investment percentage they could accept, offering as much as needed.

To appear reasonable, he felt obliged to go through the motions first.

"I brought it, take a look," Wang Yuan said as he took out his laptop.

He opened it and handed it to Chen Yiyang.

Hmm, it looked like a casual game.

Chen Yiyang glanced at the game's interface.

It appeared to be a modified version of a typical match-three game.

Compared to other match-three games, it added a row of cells below to store pieces, allowing slightly more strategic flexibility than ordinary match-three games.

Although the game seemed simple, many match-three games also generated hundreds of millions in revenue.

After all, the simpler the game, the broader its audience.

As long as the level designs incorporated strategy and subsequent versions introduced fresh elements,

this game seemed quite promising.

So, Chen Yiyang continued playing with patience.

The first level was simple, and Chen Yiyang cleared it in a few moves.

Then came level two.

After failing several times, Chen Yiyang turned to Wang Yuan.

"There's a problem with the second level of this game, isn't there?"

Upon hearing Chen Yiyang's comment, Wang Yuan immediately explained,

"Mr. Chen, our game's second level is actually random. So sometimes, even if all actions are correct, it might still be impossible to pass normally."

A strategy game where the second level content is random?!

Chen Yiyang was completely stunned.

After playing games for so many years, he felt like a novice.

Seeing Chen Yiyang's shocked expression, Wang Yuan quickly explained further, "Actually, our game only has three levels. The first is easy, the second is random, and the third is moderately difficult."

"So if a player happens to randomly pass the second level and then clears the third, have they basically beaten the game?"

"Of course not," Wang Yuan explained, "If players clear the third level, they encounter a fourth level, which is essentially another random second level."

From Wang Yuan's explanation, Chen Yiyang felt that out of ten thousand players, it's unlikely anyone might pass the second level, and even if they did, they'd be stuck again at the fourth level.

It's an intentional obstacle preventing players from playing properly.