Being the weakest even though he had awakened the highest rank known to exist. All of that happened just because he was a poor guy.
Was it even a sin to be poor that the universe mocked him with such an OP talent that he could only utilize it with an exaggerated amount of money he never had in the first place?
If you were to be in James's shoes, would you be able to live with it?
But James had no choice. With two younger siblings depending on him, he couldn't risk dangerous jobs that paid well. Instead, he was forced to grind through ordinary work, earning scraps and saving every money for their future.
Until today…
Because everything changed the moment he saw a translucent blue display in front of him.
[Ding! Your wealth has reached $100,000.]
[Ding! Awakening the Ex-Rank Ultimate Tycoon System.]
[Ding! Error has been detected.]
[Ding! Merging the host's Ex-Rank Wealth Ascension System and Ex-Rank Ultimate Tycoon System…]
[Ding! Merger Successful.]
[Ding! You have successfully created the Infinite Tycoon Ascension System.]
"James, why are you spacing out?" A middle-aged man in his early 50s called out the young man in front of him.
James shook his head slightly as the middle-aged man's words made him come back to his senses.
As he clenched an envelope in his hands with excitement, James answered with a smile. "Ah, it's nothing."
"Are you sure?" The middle-aged man knitted his eyebrows. "Even though I can't help you much, I might be able to help you fork out the next month's payment if you're in need of money, you know."
"Uncle Liam, thank you for your concern, but I'm not in need of money at the moment." James bowed slightly, expressing sincere gratitude to Uncle Liam for his assistance throughout the years.
Sigh!
"It's been difficult for you." Uncle Liam sighed and patted his shoulder softly, knowing what James had been through for the past few years to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings in his parents' stead.
James smiled and thanked Uncle Liam once again for his concern before leaving the construction site, heading towards the nearest ATM.
While on his way towards the ATM, James learned about his new systems and instantly became overjoyed as he started to jump around and hummed happily like a kid, thinking about his bright future ahead of him because of the new upgraded system.
His previous system had allowed him to use money to upgrade his rank directly. Not only that, but he could also buy skills, weapons, etc., directly from the system as long as he could afford them.
Even though there were some changes in his previous system, and it could be said that the system was nerfed because he couldn't buy things from the system with money again and couldn't increase his strength by absorbing monster cores, things have improved because the main issue has been resolved, as the upgraded system provided him with a means of amassing wealth.
However, he found it strange that the way he could obtain money by utilizing the system was by spending it.
Yes!
He had to spend money… to earn more money.
It sounds stupid, right?
Furthermore, he needed to spend the money on someone else. In addition to that, there were also some restrictions on who to spend the money on.
He then looked at the translucent blue display in front of him and thought about some things, as he couldn't be careless since this could affect his siblings' future if things went wrong.
[Mission: Spend $100,000 on someone with at least 80% favorability.]
[Time Limit: 24 hours.]
[Reward: Highest rebate bonus chance.]
After thinking for a while, KJames finally decided about how he would spend $100,000 and complete the mission.
He pulled out his phone and called his younger brother, asking him to meet at a location he had already chosen.
Following that, he entered the ATM and put this month's salary into his bank account, then flagged a taxi to their meeting place.
A few minutes later, James stepped out of the taxi after paying the fare to the driver with a kind smile.
"Brother James, why did you call me here?"
James was immediately greeted by a young man, about 175 cm tall, with a lean build. He has short black hair and a handsome face, almost like a model. He's dressed casually in a black shirt, long pants, and worn-out black shoes.
"What if I told you that we're here to buy a car? A really expensive one." James smirked as he patted his younger brother's head softly.
"W-what?" The young man exclaimed in surprise and asked James excitedly. "Did you just win a lottery? How much is it? Shouldn't we save that money for emergencies instead?"
James laughed and ruffled his younger brother's head, then replied casually. "No, I didn't win any lottery. In fact, I'm planning to use all of our money to buy a car today."
"Brother, are you insane?!" The young man slapped James's hand and shook his shoulders with both hands.
"Kai, calm down." James chuckled and looked at his younger brother with a warm heart.
"Calm down, my ass!" Kai snorted angrily.
James stayed calm and asked with a smile. "Do you trust me?"
"Of course I do, but—"
Before Kai could reply, James pulled him along as he walked to the car dealership.
"Trust me. I just awakened a new system. With it, we're going to be rich." James chuckled, ruffling Kai's hair as he looked at the small blue translucent display above his head.
[Favorability: 100]
As they walked into the showroom, James heard a woman's displeased voice. "What are these two shabby guys doing here? Someone call security to throw them out."
"Look at them, one of them is wearing an orange safety vest and is still filled with dust all over his body, while the other isn't that much better." Another woman sneered.
After hearing what they said, James asked calmly. "Can anyone show me a list of cars priced around $100,000?"
"Hmmmph! Acting tough, huh? He probably can't even afford the cheapest car here, let alone the car with that price." Another woman snickered.
James glanced at the women who mocked him for a second before sighing softly and starting to walk away with Kai.
However, just as he was about to get out of the showroom, James heard a young woman's shout. "Sir, please wait!"
James stopped and tilted his head, noticing a young woman in her early twenties walking hurriedly from the direction of the women who had mocked him.
She looked gorgeous with her beautiful blue eyes, as if they could captivate you at first glance.
Her beautiful figure was tightly wrapped in a black uniform. Her collar revealed a glimpse of smooth white skin as her bosom was almost bursting out of her blouse. She wore tight black stockings, exposing some of her slender legs.