Chapter 14

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

By the time Guo Li was done repairing the fishing boat, a week had passed in the blink of an eye. Over the past few days, there had been numerous high-level players privately messaging him to purchase golden carps. Each of them were basically forced to buy two golden carps, one female and one male, in addition to an unspecified number of aquatic plants.

This allowed Guo Li to earn boatloads of money within just a week. His aquatic products store had a steady stream of customers every day.

Thanks to the newly-repaired fishing boat and nets, there was a steady stream of aquatic products for sale these few days.

Under the combined effects of his active skills, the mobility and range of the fishing boat, as well as the increased number of fishing equipment, the turnover of Guo Li’s store exceeded two million within just a few days!

Including what he had on hand, Guo Li now had more than three million coins. He had collected enough money to pay off the loan in one go.

In the [World Chat] channel, many people were discussing the small store, Heavenly Fishing.

“Awesome! Heavenly Fishing managed to achieve a turnover of two million coins in a week! Who the hell is this guy?! I wanna get to know this big shot!”

“Stop dreaming. Those who can do business with Heavenly Fishing are all high-level players. They’re not like trash like us.”

“Let me tell you all a piece of gossip. The owner of Heavenly Fishing is also a newbie player.”

“What? That’s complete nonsense! I’m also a newbie. I’m still struggling to make ends meet. That guy’s a big boss.”

“Yes, there’s reliable news about it. The boss of Heavenly Fishing is a newbie player.”

At this moment, a notification from the fox merchant appeared on the [World Chat] channel.

[@all Newbie players, please take note. The first installment payment for the load is due next week, which is the middle of this month. Please remember to pay.]

At the bottom of the chat box, there was a cartoon image of a fox’s head. It kept flashing, and was especially infuriating.

When all the novice players saw this message, they cried out in anguish and even felt like cursing. These players seemed to be on the verge of having a mental breakdown; terrified that the fox merchant would visit their island first to collect the debt.

“F*ck! Looks like I can’t even afford to eat anymore. Where can I find the money to pay the loan installment? Who will save me…”

“I have less than 500 coins. I still need 2500 more coins to pay the loan installment. Not gonna lie, I feel pretty useless.”

“Can you postpone the loan repayment? I just had my first full meal. How could I have enough money to pay…”

“It’s over, it’s over. I really don’t have the money to pay!”

While the novice players were complaining incessantly, Guo Li had already gathered all the money needed to pay off the loan completely. He had a total of three million coins.

Those experienced players who were browsing the [World Chat] channel sighed endlessly. They recalled their own experiences of going through the same situation back then. When they made their first month payments, they cried tears of blood.

“Look, newbies, it was really miserable for us back then too.”

“Sigh… We also suffered like this back then. The quality of this batch of newbies isn’t too good.”

“Hahaha, I really don’t dare to recall the scene back then when we were repaying our first loan installment.”

At this moment, in the [World Chat] channel, Guo Li responded to Li Ke, which caused the bustling world channel to quieten down.

When everyone saw his message pop up, they were puzzled. Some of the experienced players had a bad feeling when they saw Guo Li’s ID appear.

Within the circle of experienced players, the ID ‘Heavenly Fishing’ was very famous. After all, he had earned a lot of money from them.

Guo Li typed, “Can the loan be paid off in one go?”

This sentence instantly caused the [World Chat] channel to erupt into chaos. Even the fox merchant, Li Ke, widened his eyes in shock!

The total sum of the loan was three million. Not to mention novice players, there were even quite a number of experienced players who had yet to fully pay off the loan!

Guo Li was a newbie who had just entered the game world half a month ago. Was he actually able to pay off the huge sum of three million? What nonsense!

“Is this for real? Are you kidding me? If you mess with Li Ke, you will be punished, right?”

“Three million is such a huge sum. Can I ask how this brother managed to earn it? Please teach me!”

“As long as you help me pay off my three million, I can sell my body and do whatever you ask me to do.”

“It doesn’t have to be three million for me. Even if this brother helps me pay off my first month’s loan installment, I will still help warm your bed.”

“Brother, are you still lacking workers on your island? I’m available for hire, okay?”

“That’s [Heavenly Fishing]! That small aquatic shop with a turnover of more than two million!”

At this moment, the fox merchant replied, “@[Heavenly Fishing], are you sure you want to pay off the entire three million loan?”

[Heavenly Fishing]: “Yes, but I have a request as well. If you agree to it, I’ll pay it off in one go.”

Everyone was shocked once more. This awesome newbie was actually negotiating with Li Ke.

[Li Ke]: “Tell me what your conditions are first. If it doesn’t violate my principles, I’ll agree to them.”

[Heavenly Fishing]: “You’ve seen my island’s revenue generating capacity. I’d like to increase the loan amount to 15 million!”

Guo Li’s words were downright shocking. The people in the [World Chat] channel almost dropped to their knees. 15 million? Was he crazy?

Li Ke was shocked. He had never seen such a player ask for a 15 million loan before. Li Ke had seen so many new players over the years, but this was the first time he had seen someone like Guo Li.

However, according to the rules of the game, giving loans to players was one of his duties. Therefore, Li Ke asked, “You have to tell me why you want the 15 million loan. If the purpose of the loan is reasonable and legal, I will loan you the amount.”

While Li Ke was chatting with Guo Li, he also reviewed Guo Li’s account. In just half a month’s time, the amount of money in his account had reached an outstanding 3.5 million, with a net income of 3.3 million.

Such an amazing newcomer was rare, very rare indeed.

[Heavenly Fishing]: “I want to expand my home. I need you to give me a [house expansion permit], [special building permit], and some other relevant documents like…”

After Li Ke finished reading the message, he understood. This request did not violate his own principles, nor did it violate the rules of the game. As such, he immediately got to work and increased Guo Li’s loan amount to 15 million.

[Li Ke]: “Very well, I will increase the amount loaned to the novice player [Heavenly Fishing] to 15 million, and provide him with all the documents necessary to expand his home.”

The moment these words appeared in the [World Chat] channel, whether it was the novice players or the experienced players, everyone was shocked. In the channel, there were all kinds of compliments and requests like, “Boss is awesome! Please take me with you.”

At the same time, Guo Li received an email from Li Ke.

The email attachment included the documents that Guo Li had requested as well as the official authorization of the new 15 million loan.