Building The Perfect Harem With My Heavenly Desire System-Chapter 8: Money First Pride Later
Chapter 8
"You have got to be kidding me right now. Only twenty dollars and fifteen cents. 2009 or not... Broke is broke."
Alex dropped his head dejectedly against the pillow and gave out a short, crazy laugh.
"Heh... So even though I’m handsome and stronger, I’m still fucking broke."
The tiny chibi gave a shrug, while sitting down on his chest.
[Well, at least that twenty dollars is something right?]
"Yeah maybe for something like a week, but then what? Afterall it won’t take me long to burn through it."
The chibi remained quiet not knowing what else to say again. Alex sighed, then forced his depressed thoughts away and began to think deeply about how he was going to get cash.
’Ok... this is 2009, the year where most people ignored the internet and houses were still dirt cheap. With my memories of the future I already know which businesses are going to end up successfully and which that are going to flop.
Even with that knowledge, the major problem right now still boils down to capital, so how am I going to gain that capital? Because God knows that twenty dollars isn’t going to be enough for anything. And in this life I’m not really ready to work for anyone. Especially after what my greedy boss did to me in my past life.’
Just thinking about it was enough to make him angry. Calming himself down he took a deep breath, then a new thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
’Wait, since Desire Energy were normally used for leveling up, then what are desire points used for?’
Then it clicked.
Yes! It’s so obvious. Since they are called points, then that means they must be used to buy something.
Still,just to be sure he decided to ask the chibi.
"Hey system, those desire Points I earn, what can I use them for?"
The chibi slowly turned her head towards him and smiled.
[What do you think, they are used for?]
[Of course it’s to purchase items from the shop]
[Read a system novel sometimes doofus]
"Well You never really told me I had a shop, I literally had to figure it just now."
[Oops... looks like I forgot to tell you about that]
[My bad]
Alex rubbed his forehead and gestured for the chibi to show him the store. Immediately, a soft ding! echoed inside his head, as a translucent blue window unfolded in the air.
[Desire Shop: unlocked]
• Minor Luck Boost for twenty four hours — 50 Desire Points
• Charm Amplifier Lvl.1 (Temporary increases attraction towards the opposite sex) — 80 Desire Points
• Random Gacha spin — 100 Desire Points
• Body Recovery Water (Heals injuries) — 50 Desire Points
• Profit instinct (active skill) — 200 Desire Points
• Aura Of Seduction Lv.2 — 500 Desire Points
• X-ray Vision — 500 Desire Points
• Time rewind (Only within one minute) — 700 points
Alex gaze moved through the items on the shop, he immediately stopped, when he saw the item, profit instinct. From the name alone it looked like something that could help him, but when he checked the points, he couldn’t help but yell.
"WTF! Why is it so expensive?"
[Ohhh a future billionaire is complaining about a tiny investment? How embarrassing...]
[Besides, you are even lucky that it only cost two hundred desire points, normally I’m supposed to make it like two thousand points, since it is an extremely op skill]
Alex looked at his total desire points; 255 Desire points, and grimaced in pain, but remembering about his urgent need for money, he decided to purchase the profit instinct.
"I’ll just buy the profit instinct." He muttered grudgingly.
[Now that’s the spirit]
[Points dropped from 255 — 55]
Suddenly, a warm-like sensation invaded Alex head. It felt like someone had just cleaned years of dust off his thoughts.
[Congratulations Alex, active skill acquired: profit instinct]
The chibi said with a wide grin on her face.
Alex nodded slowly, at least with the profit instinct he now had the ability to make money, But now the only problem that remained was how he was going to test it?
The chibi immediately floated toward the door and pointed at it.
[How about we go to a place where it will be extremely easy to make money, while testing the profit instinct ability]
"Like where?" He said with a confused expression.
[Doofus, where do you think all kinds of people go to make quick cash]
Alex frowned.
"...You mean a gambling den?" The words tasted bad in his mouth.
[Uhh... Duh!]
"I just got a second shot at life and your first advice is to make me a gambler"
The chibi rolled her eyes and shrugged nonchalantly.
[Hmm hmm]
[At least I came up with something, I don’t see you coming up with anything]
[And besides that’s currently the fastest way to make money]
Alex had to agree with the system on that, currently his only chance to make quick cash was to gamble, but still it felt wrong. Gambling felt like he was about to stoop low.
The chibi’s clicked her tongue while nodding her head sideways.
[Tsk. look at the person who earlier today, was saying that he will do anything in his power to grow strong and make people respect him blah! blah! blah!]
Alex expression stiffened.
"... That’s different."
[Is it?]
She floated closer until she was right in front of his eyes.
[You said you would do anything]
"Yeah I meant anything reasonable." He tried to defend.
She crossed her arms and stared at him flatly.
[Oh please. You were able to seduce and almost have sex with Zacks mom but now that I’m asking you to gamble, suddenly you’re a saint]
Alex gritted his teeth and looked away. The system was right, both things were the same thing. Both things were what the old him would have hesitated to do.
Gambling did disgust him but the feeling of being powerless disgusted him even more. Afterall in his old life, even though he worked honestly, what did it give him at the ending? Nothing!
His gaze slowly sharpened.
"You know what? money first, pride later."
The chibi’s eyes curved into a beautiful smile.
[There we go. Now let’s go make some dirty money]
