Chapter 20: Chapter 20 Borrowing Money
Fu Yunhe naturally asked, and Nian Shutong answered unexpectedly.
"Don't talk about money, talking about money makes us strangers." Nian Shutong first peeled the charred husk of the corn, which tasted completely different from boiled corn, making Fu Yunhe realize she was preparing a big move.
However, he definitely wasn't going to leave now, so he might as well eat first.
Fu Yunhe took the corn, broke off a kernel, and popped it into his mouth, the more he chewed, the tastier it got, and after a few kernels, he said, "Go ahead."
Nian Shutong put on her most amiable smile and began speaking softly.
"I want to advance some of your meal allowance."
Advance? Meal allowance? That just meant borrowing money.
Fu Yunhe looked at Nian Shutong, who made borrowing money sound so elegant and fresh, and he couldn't help but admire her.
Still, the loan had to be made.
"How much are you advancing?"
Fu Yunhe's straightforwardness pleased Nian Shutong. She raised a finger and said, "Ten thousand Star Coins."
Fu Yunhe, who had some knowledge of Nian Shutong's finances, readily agreed.
"That's fine, are you buying a Black Hole Transmitter?"
"Yes! If I don't buy it, I'll never make any money. Let's buy it first and talk later."
After Nian Shutong finished speaking, she opened her Star Network account and said to Fu Yunhe, "Can you help me buy it?"
She was still a bit slow to accept this kind of technology.
"Sure."
Nian Shutong transferred the money for the Black Hole Transmitter to Fu Yunhe, along with the just advanced ten thousand Star Coins, leaving her with just over four thousand Star Coins.
But that didn't include the ten thousand she had advanced from Fu Yunhe, so in reality, she was now in debt for over six thousand.
Life is tough! This might be the poorest she's ever been.
Fu Yunhe placed the order, a standard price of one hundred thousand Star Coins, firm. Watching his account balance dwindle, Fu Yunhe felt a strong sense of urgency.
He had to start making money fast; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to keep up with Nian Shutong's spending rate.
Now that the shipping issue was settled, Nian Shutong thought about her own plans.
Sell corn, make some money, plant potatoes, sell more, buy seeds, and farm again.
Round and round, she was finally ready to really start.
One of the many benefits of interstellar is definitely speed.
Forty minutes later, the Black Hole Transmitter Nian Shutong purchased was delivered.
A small black box, twenty centimeters square, with two buttons on it, green for on and red for off, very simple to operate.
After giving a five-star review, Nian Shutong prepared her boiled corn on the Light Computer holographic projection and put it up for sale.
Each shelf displayed ten virtual corns, trying to reproduce the corn's shape and taste exactly.
Nian Shutong even raised the price on each shelf, fifteen hundred Star Coins, with a total of fifteen shelves.
Now, all she had to do was wait for orders.
Fu Yunhe watched Nian Shutong bustling around and didn't have the heart to dampen her spirits.
Though they say a fine wine needs no bush, if your alley is a hundred thousand miles deep, that might not hold true.
Everything all set, they each returned to their rooms, one to comb through spiritual power, the other to prepare for Cultivation.
Just as Nian Shutong was getting ready, she heard Daodao's call.
"Master! Master! I've made a great discovery!"
Nian Shutong sat up from her Cultivation posture and communicated with Daodao via Divine Sense.
"What great discovery?"
"Master! This planet is actually the same one from our Cultivation World!"
"What?" Nian Shutong was unmistakably shocked. How could that be possible?
"Really, Master, it's just that it's been a long time. Our era of Cultivation gradually disappeared, akin to their ancient times! After several hundred million years, they moved to a phase of men farming and women weaving, then to technology, apocalypse, and now to this era of interstellar, spanning several hundred million years again."
"Then wouldn't the heart of this planet be a treasure?"