Shanghai, Geological Mineral Crystal Museum.
Tang Yuan strolled through the empty hall, his eyes as calm as water as he gazed at the colorful mineral crystals before him.
No one knew that Tang Yuan was not from this world; he came from another world, or rather, a parallel dimension's Blue Star, where the technological level and cultural system were similar to Earth's.
The only difference was probably that the histories of the two worlds were not quite the same.
On Blue Star, Huaxia had always been the world's hegemon from ancient times to the present. Although there were occasional periods of decline, it quickly revived. Whether it was the Eastern nations or the Western barbarians, they always relied on it, not daring to show any disrespect.
Tang Yuan grew up in such an environment. He excelled in both character and academics from a young age. Although he came from a poor background, through his decades of unwavering effort, he successfully achieved a magnificent reversal, accumulating hundreds of millions in wealth before middle age. Even among all the rich people on Blue Star, he was well-known.
Unfortunately…
Before he could properly enjoy it, he died suddenly at home from overwork.
Two days ago, when Tang Yuan woke up again, he had traveled through time and become a prospective graduate student, 22 years old, with the same name as him, who was about to study for a master's degree in finance at Zhonghai Jiaotong University's Advanced Institute of Finance.
Compared to his impoverished family in his previous life, Earth's Tang Yuan was a winner in life. Both his parents were successful businesspeople. His father ran an overseas real estate company in Australia, while his mother managed a red wine winery in France. Their annual household income, even in a first-tier city like Shanghai, could steadily rank in the upper-middle class.
If there was any unfortunate part of Tang Yuan's childhood, it might be the lack of parental companionship. Since he could remember, he could count on one hand the number of times he saw his parents each year. He lived with his grandparents and maternal grandparents from childhood to adulthood.
However, although Tang Yuan's parents were usually busy with their careers, their care for Tang Yuan never diminished. The schools Tang Yuan attended from childhood were all international private schools with annual tuition fees of hundreds of thousands. His monthly pocket money was never delayed or withheld. Such a growth environment was completely incomparable to Tang Yuan's previous life.
Tang Yuan sorted through the memories in his mind, but his feet did not stop for a moment. The colors of the mineral crystals before him constantly changed, from pink to red, red to purple, purple to black. Their shapes were also bizarre; some resembled butterflies about to spread their wings and fly, some looked like round and cute white steamed buns, and others were like dog ears flying in the wind.
Unconsciously, when Tang Yuan came to his senses, he had already walked through the entire exhibition hall of the Geological Mineral Crystal Museum. The exit of the exhibition hall connected to the souvenir shop, where various mineral crystal souvenirs were displayed.
Tang Yuan walked in and came to a glass counter.
"Student, which mineral crystal do you like? I can take it out for you to see."
When the saleswoman saw that Tang Yuan was interested in the souvenirs, she immediately walked over and asked Tang Yuan.
As for why she called Tang Yuan "student," it was because Tang Yuan looked exactly like a college student: a plain white short-sleeved T-shirt, military-green cargo shorts, white and gray AJ1s on his feet, and a black single-shoulder bag. His appearance, hairstyle, and outfit all looked very fresh.
"Please get me one each of malachite, rhodonite, amethyst, yellow fluorite, and black tourmaline. Just calculate the total."
Tang Yuan pointed continuously at the glass counter and said politely to the saleswoman.
"Okay, please wait."
The saleswoman nodded slightly, then turned to get the items for Tang Yuan. Five minutes later.
Tang Yuan walked out of the Shanghai Geological Mineral Crystal Museum, carrying a souvenir bag containing five kinds of mineral crystals.
In September, the average daytime temperature in Shanghai was still close to 30 degrees Celsius. The scorching heat and dazzling sunlight quickly raised Tang Yuan's body temperature. He did not stand idly in the sun but found a quiet, shaded place and quickly walked towards it.
After he walked under the shade of the trees, he took out the five kinds of mineral crystals from the souvenir bag.
As souvenirs, these five mineral crystals were about the size of an adult's thumb, totaling less than 100 yuan. Each mineral crystal was sealed in a small glass cover. When the five colors were placed together, they looked quite beautiful.
A gentle breeze brushed through the branches, creating rustling sounds.
Tang Yuan looked left and right, confirming again that no one was around. He then focused all his attention on the five-color mineral crystals in his palm, while silently muttering in his heart: "Mission submission."
"Congratulations on successfully completing experience mission 1/5: Collect 5-color mineral crystals."
"Congratulations on successfully triggering the novice benefit: Hundredfold Critical Reward."
"Congratulations, you are about to receive the following rewards: 5 Ferrari LaFerrari Apertas, 100 million RMB."
"Note 1: All rewards given by the system are reasonable, legal, and compliant. You can use them with confidence."
"Note 2: Collectibles submitted as mission items cannot be resold. Violating this rule will result in a warning from the system. After 3 warnings, the system will automatically freeze."
…
As Tang Yuan silently muttered in his heart, in less than three seconds, "ding, ding, ding" sounds continuously rang out in Tang Yuan's mind, and various system virtual prompt boxes kept popping up before his eyes.
Hundredfold critical hit?
100 million RMB?
5 Ferrari LaFerrari Apertas?!
At this moment, even Tang Yuan, who had been in the business world for many years in his previous life, found it difficult to remain calm in the face of such a reward.
Tang Yuan had received all the memories of this body, so he naturally understood the value of this reward. 100 million RMB goes without saying; it was real money. For ordinary people, they could simply choose to lie flat and live a life of financial freedom from then on. As for the Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta, it was a convertible commemorative model launched by Ferrari to celebrate the company's 70th anniversary. It had just been released in 2017, with only 209 units sold worldwide. The official price alone was as high as 4 million euros, and it was priceless, leaving countless Ferrari owners worldwide desperately applying for it but unable to obtain it.
In 2018, no one in China had ever owned one, yet Tang Yuan had obtained 5 at once. Even without considering other additional values, the total value of these 5 Ferrari LaFerrari Apertas exceeded 20 million euros, which translates to 160 million RMB.
Tang Yuan paid a cost of less than 100 yuan but reaped a return of nearly 2.6 million times.
Such a return rate was simply terrifying!
If Tang Yuan, who had just transmigrated, still had a slight idea of starting a business, now he had no ideas at all.
Starting a business?
What a joke!
With the da shou cang jia system in hand, he only needed to follow the system's collection missions step by step, and he could receive a continuous stream of rewards. He didn't need to worry about money at all. Moreover, according to his guess, the current da shou cang jia system had only revealed the tip of the iceberg. Perhaps only after he completed all 5 experience missions would the full picture of the system truly appear before him.
Tang Yuan looked at the five-color mineral crystals still lying in his palm, his eyes gradually burning with passion. His previously somewhat confused life goal suddenly became clear.
In his previous life, Tang Yuan had always been running tirelessly on the path of struggle, never stopping for a moment. Although he gained a lot in the end, he also missed a lot.
Since heaven had given him a chance to start over, in this life, he only wanted to be a vulgar person, free and unrestrained, enjoying life.
Struggle?
Hard work?
Go to hell with all of it!
I'm going to lie flat!