Chapter 40: Chapter 40: The Shock of a Million Ghost Coins, Enough to Buy an S-Rank Dungeon?

Actually,

the use case for Ghost Coins could be compared to the Dragon Country in the 1970s.

Back in that era of scarcity, an ordinary worker in the Dragon Country earned about 20 yuan a month. The same logic applies in the Ghost World, where most ghosts earn even less than 20 Ghost Coins.

This was enough to prove how precious Ghost Coins were!

Unlike ordinary currency, Ghost Coins themselves had extremely high utility. Ghosts could absorb their Yin energy, so many powerful ghosts hoarded the coins they earned instead of circulating them.

The Dragon Country had its "ten-thousand-yuan households" and wealthy individuals back then. Similarly, in the Ghost World, most Ghost Coins were monopolized by the ghosts in high-level dungeons. They were the "ten-thousand-yuan households" of the Ghost World.

Very few Ghost Coins were left for humans.

Currently, the total number of Ghost Coins brought out of the Ghost World by all players worldwide was only a few thousand.

A small dungeon, like the D-rank "Deathly Newspaper" or the C-rank "Terror Convenience Store," could be purchased for just over ten thousand Ghost Coins!

But Yun Zhenyue?

She was a "millionaire household!"

Enough for the Dragon Country to easily acquire dozens of dungeons!

If they were even more ambitious!

They could spend it all to buy an A-rank dungeon!

Or maybe even have a shot at an S-rank dungeon on the verge of collapse!

Even if she didn’t buy any dungeons!

In all her future missions,

whenever she encountered a ghost, she could just casually pull out a few Ghost Coins as a bribe and walk all over them!

Every viewer in the Dragon Country was dumbfounded, in utter disbelief!

Everyone was stupefied by this outrageous fortune!

Many were so agitated their eyes turned bloodshot!

A frenzy erupted online!

[HOLY SHIT, a million Ghost Coins? Yun Zhenyue is loaded now!]

[You can’t even hate on this. She’s the real deal.]

[I’ve watched so many livestreams, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a nearly seven-figure sum of Ghost Coins.]

[Buy, buy, buy! Yun Zhenyue can buy up all the dungeons!]

[As someone who makes three thousand a month, I’m so jealous I could cry!]

[This is terrifying. And this is with a five-times subsidy. The Ghostly Marriage Pairing is really something else!]

[Older players never got this kind of treatment. Working yourself to death is no match for finding a good husband!]

...

In stark contrast,

viewers from other countries were sick with envy and jealousy!

They stared at that passbook until their eyes turned red!

This was especially true for the viewers from the Great Cold Country.

Seeing that Han Sumei had gotten absolutely nothing,

the stark comparison made them burn with anger and hatred toward Yun Zhenyue!

Their teeth were practically aching with jealousy!

[How is that fair?! It’s completely unfair! She did nothing and earned a million Ghost Coins?]

[That should belong to our Great Cold Country, you damn thief!]

[Oh my god, if we had caught that cat, the Blood Moon Restaurant’s revenue would’ve been ours! Add that to Miss Sumi’s hard work, and a ten-times subsidy wouldn’t be unreasonable. That’s two million Ghost Coins!]

[Damn that Dragon Country! Damn that Yun Zhenyue! They made our Great Cold Country lose two million Ghost Coins for nothing!]

[If we had that many Ghost Coins, we could make the Flower Flag Country our dog.]

...

「Research Headquarters.」

When Wang Xiuwen heard "a million Ghost Coins,"

he shuddered instantly.

His old legs nearly gave out and buckled.

"Holy fuck!" he cursed.

’Yun Zhenyue wasn’t completing a mission; she was stocking up on inventory!’

’Not only did she get a top-tier, crimson-robed ghost cat for free, but she also scored nearly a million Ghost Coins!’

The immense shock made Wang Xiuwen’s head spin.

He felt as if he were in some wonderful dream.

"Meds... hurry, get me my medication!"

Wang Xiuwen immediately had a subordinate bring him his blood pressure medication.

After taking a pill, his heart rate slowly returned to normal.

But his legs still wouldn’t stop trembling.

The surprise Yun Zhenyue had delivered was simply too great!

When it came to the Ghost World,

every country was currently on the same level.

They were like a bunch of beggars who couldn’t afford food or clothes.

Everyone was a poor brother-in-arms.

And while no one had any money, at least they didn’t compete with each other.

But now, someone had suddenly told the Dragon Country, that one beggar, "Here’s a million. Spend it however you like!"

’Holy shit, isn’t this a one-way ticket to the top?!!’

’Who’s poor brothers-in-arms with you?’

’This young master was just being polite. Don’t tell me you actually took it seriously?’

Even a high-ranking and powerful leader like Wang Xiuwen found his heart pounding erratically.

After all,

a foreign organization had once sent a spy to bribe him with hundreds of millions of Flower Flag dollars, piled into a small mountain on a table, and he hadn’t even batted an eye!

Now, his left eyelid was twitching so hard it was about to cramp.

Just as Wang Xiuwen was taking a deep breath to compose himself,

a subordinate came over and reported,

"Sir, the president of the Flower Flag Country has sent a diplomat. He says they want to become the Dragon Country’s closest strategic partner."

"He also mentioned strengthening economic cooperation between the Dragon Country and the Flower Flag Country, with mutual tariff exemptions, and that they are preparing to extradite a large batch of fugitives back to the Dragon Country."

"He also said that if we want to teach the Sun Country and the Great Cold Country a lesson, we just have to say the word, and they will always be the Dragon Country’s best friend!"

Hearing this spiel,

Wang Xiuwen’s right eyelid also began to twitch violently.

’The Flower Flag Country and the Dragon Country have never gotten along. Could they really be this kind?’

’Friends? What friends?’

’To put it bluntly, they’re just after the one million Ghost Coins!’

’Besides, why are they telling me this? I’m not in charge of these matters.’

Sure enough,

the subordinate’s next words made Wang Xiuwen sneer.

"Finally... the Flower Flag Country hopes that the Dragon Country can lend them five hundred thousand Ghost Coins. They promise to pay it back within ten years..." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Five hundred thousand? To hell with the Flower Flag Country!"

Wang Xiuwen slammed his hand on the table, which boomed with the impact. His expression was one of uncontrollable rage.

’Is the Flower Flag Country treating the Dragon Country like a sucker?’

’His superiors trust him and have put him in charge of all missions in the Ghost World. He couldn’t afford to make such a foolish mistake!’

Besides,

this million Ghost Coins didn’t even belong to the Dragon Country. It was Yun Zhenyue’s personal property, and she still had to give the Blood Moon Restaurant’s revenue to Gu Yuan.

"Tell them they won’t get a single cent."

"If Yun Zhenyue is willing to lend it to them, that’s her business. Our Dragon Country Research Department has no authority to interfere with her personal choices!"

Wang Xiuwen said, his face ashen with anger.

...

「Meanwhile.」

It took Yun Zhenyue a long while to come to her senses.

The one hundred eighty thousand Ghost Coins in her passbook remained untouched.

The extra Ghost Coins were deposited into the marriage pairing system, available for withdrawal at any time.

She looked around.

The other women were all frozen in shock.

Each one looked as if she were suffering from a bout of vertigo.

They had no idea

why the ghost manager would offer the Blood Moon Restaurant’s revenue to Yun Zhenyue.

They assumed he was rewarding her for taming the ghost cat.

Disbelief, shock, envy, bewilderment, yearning...

A variety of emotions flickered in their eyes.

But in the end, they all converged on a single thought.

Which was...

’Why wasn’t I the one who got a million Ghost Coins?’

’Is this any different from winning the lottery grand prize?’

’Watching someone right next to you hit the jackpot!’

’How could anyone possibly stay calm?!’

Compared to this million Ghost Coins, the one or two hundred they had earned were complete bullshit!

Suddenly, the wages the women had just received didn’t seem so great anymore.

Yamada Aiko, in particular, wore a strained expression, her face pale. The regret in her heart swelled uncontrollably.

Soon,

Yun Zhenyue and Lin Jiu said their goodbyes to Mr. Li and the other ghosts.

With a flash of white light,

all the women returned to Wansheng District.