Even if Ge Liang didn't save Orochimaru, when he truly had no other option, Orochimaru could still use the Impure World Reincarnation to 'repair' his hands.
Rather than waiting until then, it was better to extort some money from him now.
With a thought, a Medicinal Pill exuding a herbal fragrance appeared in Ge Liang's hand.
"This Medicinal Pill can repair some of your injured Soul, and incidentally restore your hands."
"How much?"
Orochimaru didn't doubt Ge Liang's words; he just stared intently at the Medicinal Pill in Ge Liang's hand.
His expression seemed to say, if you don't sell it, I'll snatch it.
"Ten million Ryo."
Don't misunderstand, Ge Liang wasn't extorting Orochimaru. It's just that in the System store, items for treating the Soul have always been expensive.
It cost him one million Ryo just to buy it himself; he merely multiplied it by ten. That's not too much, is it?
Perhaps Orochimaru even thought it was cheap.
"Only ten million Ryo? That cheap?"
See, this is what they call 'demand creates market'.
Under normal circumstances, battles between Ninja rarely damage the Soul, so the Ninja World lacks methods for treating the Soul.
This is also why Orochimaru came to Ge Liang first, instead of Tsunade.
Because he wasn't sure if Tsunade, as the Ninja World's top doctor, could treat his hands that had lost their Soul.
Precisely because the Ninja World lacked adequate methods for treating the Soul, Orochimaru came to Ge Liang this time fully prepared to be fleeced.
Unexpectedly, a mere ten million Ryo could heal his hands and even mend his Soul.
It was simply too good to be true.
"Kabuto~"
Hearing Orochimaru's command, Yakushi Kabuto immediately took out a scroll and released the money stored within it.
"Boss Ge, here are sixty million Ryo. Ten million Ryo is for the Medicinal Pill, and the other fifty million Ryo is for my second installment of life-saving money."
Ge Liang glanced at Orochimaru, then tossed the Medicinal Pill to Orochimaru.
"I'm curious, didn't you say you were out of money last time? How can you produce so much now?"
How long had it been since Orochimaru last gave Ge Liang money?
He had thought it would take at least two or three months for Orochimaru to deliver the second installment of money.
Yet, in less than a month, he had already gathered so much money again.
One had to admit, Orochimaru's money-making ability was simply too formidable.
"No choice. To heal my hands, I put in a lot of effort to raise funds."
Orochimaru licked his lips, then swallowed the Medicinal Pill.
He wouldn't be so foolish as to tell Ge Liang that the sixty million was originally all for treating his hands, but he hadn't expected the Medicinal Pill to be so cheap, so the remaining fifty million Ryo naturally became the so-called life-saving money.
In truth, even if Orochimaru didn't say it, Ge Liang could guess that the source of this money was none other than Orochimaru's plundering.
No matter how miserable Orochimaru was now, killing some Jonin-level Rogue Ninja was still very easy.
"Alright, if you two have nothing else, hurry up and leave. I'm going to sleep."
Snapping his fingers, Ge Liang accepted the sixty million. Seeing Orochimaru's look of enjoyment after taking the Medicinal Pill, Ge Liang had no interest in keeping them any longer.
"In that case, we'll leave now."
"Kabuto, let's go... wait."
Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto had already walked out the door, and Ge Liang was about to close it again, when suddenly Orochimaru seemed to remember something and turned to ask Ge Liang.
"Boss Ge, do you also have Medicinal Pills here that can enhance Physique and treat injuries and illnesses?"
Ge Liang knew what Orochimaru wanted as soon as he heard it.
"Kimimaro?"
That's right, besides buying medicine for Kimimaro, Ge Liang couldn't think of any other reason why Orochimaru would want these two types of Medicinal Pills.
"There's nothing Boss Ge can't figure out."
Orochimaru nodded.
"Of course there are, but do you still have money now?"
Orochimaru naturally had no money left.
Even if he had money, he would say he didn't.
"Come back and buy them when you have money. I think Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai illness should be able to last a while longer."
"I will raise the funds as soon as possible."
The funds Orochimaru mentioned raising weren't just for Kimimaro's Medicinal Pills. With his personality, he would definitely raise the third, and final, installment of life-saving money before coming back.
Just as Ge Liang said, Kimimaro could hold on for a while, and this time was enough for him to raise the money.
After Orochimaru and Kabuto left, Ge Liang went straight back to his bedroom, lay on the bed, and looked at the amount of money in the System, a lewd smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"It's almost eighty million Ryo. This speed is unmatched."
This mission required one hundred million Ryo. If things continued normally, the twenty million Ryo gap would quickly be earned.
However, he wouldn't be leveling up that quickly this time.
Firstly, unlocking a branch store required ten million Ryo. After opening a branch store, he would also need to buy computers, decorate the internet cafe, expand the space, and build Training Rooms.
All of this would cost a large sum of money.
Secondly, the internet cafe already had enough games. Whether in terms of gameplay or Cultivation, these few games were currently sufficient.
Therefore, Ge Liang wasn't planning to upgrade so quickly at this stage.
At most, he would add some small games that were icing on the cake.
As for what kind of small games to add, and what type... hehehe, does it even need to be said?
...The next day, when Ge Liang opened the door, he was almost startled.
"What's going on here?"
Looking at the circle of customers gathered outside the door, Ge Liang seemed a bit confused.
"Boss, open the door quickly! We specifically came this early today just to witness the glory of the pixel bird monthly champion."
"Oh, that's what it is."
Today marked the first month since pixel bird 'debuted'. The reason these Guys came so early was to see what the monthly champion's prize would be like.
After all, they had already seen the prizes for the champions of the previous four weeks.
Among these four prizes, besides Kakashi's 'Dragon, Tiger, Leopard' being a bit... that, the other three prizes were even more... that.
The pixel bird champion of the second week was Sasuke. At that time, the gift he wanted was'Strongest Eyes', and then he received a pair of Mangekyo-type cosmetic contact lenses, and they were even daily disposables!
The champion of the third week was Neji. What he wanted was very ordinary: simply money.
Then he received ten half-price coupons for Akimichi BBQ Restaurant.
According to Choji, Guy once took Team Guy to eat BBQ. Usually, Guy paid half, and The Rookie Three paid the other half.
However, this time, when they were about to pay after eating, Neji generously said, "I'll pay half, and the rest of you split the other half."
Just when everyone was wondering if Neji had struck it rich, he silently pulled out a half-price coupon... It is said that Neji was pinned down and thoroughly beaten by Tenten and Rock Lee that day, and he was miserable!