I sat there for a long time, silently digesting every detail that had flooded into my mind.
Status, I thought.
Almost instantly, the translucent panel appeared before me once again.
This time, several new lines of information had been added:
[Available Capital: None]
[Fixed Assets: House, Warehouse, Farmland (2 mu)]
[Total Net Worth: 122 silver taels and 568 copper coins]
[Recommendation: Please initiate your first lending as soon as possible to establish a Fate Link…]
"Money lending…"
I muttered, taking a deep breath as I finished reading the updated information.
Only now did I truly understand it.
The only way to use this so-called system effectively was to lend money to others with proper contracts and clear terms.
I turned my gaze toward the window.
The sky outside was no longer pitch black.
A thin veil of deep blue stretched across the sky, slowly pushing away the darkness.
"Morning is about to arrive…"
Alarmed, I immediately rose from the bed, moving as carefully as I could to avoid making any noise.
I slipped out of my room and quietly headed toward my parents' bedroom, now shamelessly occupied by my eldest uncle and aunt.
As I looked at the bed, at how peacefully they slept while plotting to steal everything from the rightful owner, my heart twisted violently.
For a moment, a terrifying thought surfaced.
I want to grab a knife and stab them.
I clenched my teeth and forced myself to calm down.
My gaze fell on the man sleeping closest to the edge of the bed, the eldest brother of my father.
His face was round and fleshy, his breathing heavy and uneven.
No one would ever think this man was a farmer who worked the fields every day.
And then, information surfaced before my eyes.
[Name: Li Zhenhao]
[Fate Color: Green]
[Fate Value: 1556]
[Destiny: Born as the eldest son of a farming family, he inherited the majority of the land. After his younger brother's death, he swallowed the entire fortune left behind. With vast fields under his control, his son later married into a prestigious family. He eventually became the head of a wealthy household across the surrounding cities and died peacefully at the age of 82.]
[Total Net Worth: 567 silver taels and 69 copper coins]
What?!
My heart screamed in disbelief.
This man has more than ten times my Fate Value and more than four times my net worth, yet he still wants to steal from me?!
What the hell was wrong with him?
He wasn't poor.
He wasn't desperate.
He already had far more than enough.
I clenched my fists, anger and frustration surging uncontrollably within me.
Just like those wicked cultivators… this man only knew how to snatch from the weak and vulnerable when they were at their lowest.
He even had a green Fate Color.
According to the system, Fate Colors determined a person's life achievements and opportunities.
From lowest to highest, they were:
Gray, White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, and Crimson.
Gray was the lowest of the low, reserved for those destined to suffer miserably or die young.
Because my original destiny was to die at thirteen, my Fate Value was pitifully low.
Yet this heartless man, who would live comfortably his entire life, was blessed with green fate.
Grinding my teeth, I turned away.
I quietly moved to the corner of the house.
Without making a sound, I pressed gently against the loose wooden floorboard near the bed.
It shifted easily.
Beneath it lay a clay jar.
Holding my breath, I carefully took it out.
Without wasting a single moment, I slipped out of the house.
It took some effort, but I managed to push the door open and step into the cool early morning air.
"There really is a lot of money there!"
I whispered, my heart pounding with excitement and disbelief.
"The Heavenly Ledger Eye didn't lie!"
Every details that appeared through Heavenly Ledger Eye must be true as well.
Clutching the jar tightly, I sprinted toward the southeast end of the village.
On the way I noticed how available capital already changed from 0 to 18 taels of silver and 183 copper coins.
After running several hundred meters, I finally stopped before a large house, twice the size of my own.
The walls were neatly painted, solid and dignified. Above the main door hung a carved wooden plaque bearing three bold characters:
Chen's Pawnshop.
Thanks to my parents' teachings, and the guidance of the kind man from another world, I could read and write.
Standing before the large wooden doors, I paused, silently observing the faint golden lantern light glowing from inside.
With a determined expression, I lifted my hand and knocked firmly.
Even though my arm was small, the sound echoed clearly through the quiet dawn.
At first, no one came for a while, but just as I was about to knock again, the door opened slowly with a heavy sound after the lock was removed.
A man in his early forties appeared before my eyes.
He was wearing a simple robe and yawning sleepily.
Adjusting a single monocle resting over his right eye, he looked around outside the house to see who had knocked.
Finding no one, he casually lowered his gaze and saw a boy with dark brown skin and crimson eyes.
The boy was holding a clay jar bigger than his face with both arms, hugging it tightly as if it were a precious treasure.
His eyes widened in bewilderment before he exclaimed,
"Xiao Tianyuan! What are you doing here…?"
As he asked, he looked around again to see if anyone else had come with me, but found no one.
Before I could answer, I was stopped by the information that suddenly appeared in front of me.
[Name: Chen Guangyi
Fate Color: Dark Green
Fate Value: 1871
Destiny: Orphan, raised by kind-hearted merchants after being abandoned as a child. Due to his adoptive parents' teachings, he learned the ways of earning money early on. At the age of fifteen, he left the capital city, Yanjing, and came to the rural areas to start his own business without any help from his foster parents. He always wanted a son, but due to heaven's play, he was blessed instead with three beautiful daughters. Though initially dejected by the lack of an heir, he soon found a capable and honest young man deeply in love with his eldest daughter. With his son-in-law as his heir, his business gradually expanded, earning him a considerable reputation among merchants throughout the country.
In the final decades of his life, he was blessed with a grandchild possessing cultivation talent. Once again, his fortune soared. He eventually passed away peacefully in his late eighties.
Remarks: He hates dishonesty and people who do not follow rules. He believes that trust is the most important core of any business.
Total Net Worth: 201,567 taels of silver and 852 copper coins]
I was shocked beyond belief as I read the details.
Uncle Chen… he is super duper rich!