Chapter 1 Life is also a chess game
Time: March 2024, 6

Location: Room 1, Building 404, Male Dormitory, Caiyun University

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Zhou Wangzheng, with unshaven beard and messy hair, said goodbye to the last roommate who left.

"Brother Gou, are you really not going to my house to play for two days?"

"No, I have an interview tomorrow."

"Okay then, let's go, we'll contact you on WeChat!"

After watching his roommate disappear around the corner of the corridor with his suitcase, Zhou Wang looked at the empty dormitory, let out a breath, picked up the broom and began to do the final cleaning.

I finally graduated...

The deadline for leaving school is the day after tomorrow. The last roommate who just left is the last one to leave because he is from the provincial capital.

Those who live far away from home and have already found jobs left two days ago.

After finishing the cleaning, Zhou Wang sat in a chair, his face confused and with a hint of unwillingness.

What about yourself?

He picked up the Xiaomi 12 with a broken corner of the screen, reopened a group app, and found the train ticket list.

His home is in Jingcheng in the same province, not far from the provincial capital. The intercity train takes one and a half hours to get there. There are many flights to choose from tomorrow, so he can even leave today.

Most of his luggage had been sent back in advance, and the school only left some daily necessities, so there was nothing else to pack.

But... Zhou Wang was hesitant to make the final decision.

His parents called him two days ago and they unanimously agreed that Zhou Wang should go back and find a job.

After all, they are just an ordinary family. It is already difficult for them to buy a house in the provincial capital. There were some changes in the family before, which made the situation worse. It is impossible for them to give Zhou Wang any support.

Life in a small city isn't stressful, and my parents have some connections, so I can find a similar job, marry a similar girl, and that's pretty much how my life will be...

Bah, I’m not a rapper!

The sudden ringing of the cell phone interrupted Zhou Wang's thoughts.

He looked down and saw that there was an "@" message in the class group, but it was not specifically for him. Instead, it was a girl with the group nickname "It's Ding Yi" who @ed everyone.

"Classmates, my birthday party is on the 3rd of next month. If you are still in the provincial capital, you are welcome to come and have fun. Just send me a private message. Sorry for disturbing you. I wish you all a bright future and smooth sailing!"

"Kitten waving.gif"

Staring at the other person's profile picture, a hint of complexity flashed across Zhou Wang's eyes.

Ding Yi is the most beautiful girl in their class, and she is also a winner in the Caiyun University forum's campus beauty contest. She has fair and smooth skin that doesn't look like that of the locals, and bright facial features thanks to a little bit of mixed-race genes. In addition, she has a tall figure and killer legs. She is the goddess in the hearts of countless boys.

Speaking of which, Zhou Wang once had a period of ambiguous relationship with the other party.

After all, Zhou Wang himself is not bad looking, he is just an ordinary class flower. During his freshman year when everyone was relatively innocent, he was still quite capable.

Unfortunately, something unexpected happened in his family later, and Zhou Wang, who wanted to start a business to have a bright future, failed. In addition, something else happened, and Zhou Wang became depressed for a long time, and naturally he and Ding Yi drifted apart.

Nowadays, the two may be more unfamiliar than ordinary classmates.

On the laptop in front of him, which was not yet closed, the game interface was still on. It was "Teamfight Tactics", commonly known as "chess", which Zhou Wang had been playing for three years.

"You've been eliminated: number eight."

Staring at the gray game interface, Zhou Wang smiled at himself.

Assuming that life is a game of chess, I guess I’ve played it terribly during these four years at university, right?

Ding!
A suitable host has been detected and the chess system of life has been loaded successfully!

[The game of life has just begun, a perfect start will always put you ahead step by step]

[Host triggers the novice reward and obtains the privilege "Prismatic Start"]

[Host, please choose the first Hex Enhancement Rune]

[Note: The next Hex will be unlocked after five "action rounds" are triggered]

[Current action round: 0]

(Tip: Not having played the game will not affect the reading experience of this book)

Before Zhou Wang could react, a series of prompts sounded in his mind.

Then, an illusory light screen appeared in front of him, and three different options appeared:

"The Way Forward", "Hedge Funds", "Devil's Contract".

Everything happened so suddenly that Zhou Wang, who was still a little confused, completely followed his instinct when playing games. He clicked on "hedge funds" almost without hesitation and didn't even look at it carefully.

Ding!
[Host has selected "Hedge Fund"]

[Hextech is taking effect. The first income will be credited to your account at 0: the next day. Please enter the system interface for details.]

What the hell?

At this moment Zhou Wang suddenly came to his senses and stood up in an instant.

Does he have a system too?

Perhaps because of his many years of immersion in Qidian, Zhou Wang was excited, but also easily accepted this fact.

He couldn't wait to check the system interface.

【Effective Hex: Hedge Fund】

[Hedge Fund (Prismatic Stage): All disposable cash in the host's personal account will receive 10% daily interest, with a maximum interest of 10 yuan]

10%? Daily interest?
Zhou Wang was a little bit unbelievable after confirming that he was not mistaken.

The average return on a money market fund is 4%, with some offering returns of 6%, and the most common returns are 2% to 3%...

Note that the time unit for the above benefits is "year".

What does 10% daily interest mean?
Even loan sharks are not this exaggerated!

Although it is capped at 10 yuan, assuming you have one million yuan, the interest income alone will be three million yuan a month!
The speed of robbing money may be faster than this, but who can rob 100,000 yuan steadily every day?

Why are you still going to work or looking for a job?

Zhou Wang walked around the dormitory in high spirits. It took him a while to calm down and realize a new problem:
That is, he doesn't have a million.

Not only does he not have it, his family can't afford it either, and even 100,000 might be difficult to come by.

The old house at home may be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but you can't ask your parents to sell it for no reason, right?
In addition, he also noticed the system's wording... disposable cash.

According to Zhou Wang's understanding, this means that he must have complete control over the money, rather than having it temporarily placed in his account which he cannot actually use.

In this case, the restrictions will be even greater!

Zhou Wang gathered the money from his several cards, and finally, looking at the 973 yuan balance in his WeChat account, he fell into deep thought.

So poor...

This also includes the internship subsidy that was just paid two days ago, otherwise the money in Zhou Wang’s card would probably be difficult to exceed 500 yuan.

Where to get money?
He opened Alipay and took a look. Huabei had a credit limit of 2000, and Jiebei had 4731... because he still had more than 5000 left to pay back.

The failure of his previous business venture and the fact that he had to bear all the expenses of college by himself made Zhou Wang a debtor at a young age.

Not only Jiebei, but also several thousand yuan from "Jin Tiao" and more than ten thousand yuan from "Moule".

I had originally planned to pay it back slowly after I got a job, but now maybe I can try to make some extra money.

After some operations, Zhou Wang's WeChat balance became 8273 yuan.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have a formal job and can't get a credit card. Now is not the time when the lending order is the most chaotic, otherwise he might be able to easily get hundreds of thousands of yuan.

"But if it's just spending money, then borrowing money from friends should also count, right?"

Zhou Wang thought about it and decided that it would be best not to pay it back in a hurry. Otherwise, if he just borrowed it today and paid it back tomorrow, the system might judge it as "unavailable for use".

Zhou Wang opened the address book on his phone, thought for a while, and finally chose only two people to send a voice message to.

He had been through lows, especially during a period when something happened at home, and he had a deep understanding of such a sensitive matter as borrowing money.

First, if you are not sure whether someone will lend you money, your best option is not to ask.

Second, in the adult world, silence is a disguised form of rejection. Sometimes you may borrow money, but you may also lose a friendship.

Third, if you must find someone for help, it is best to find someone who has helped you before, because someone who has helped you once is likely to help you a second time.

Ding Dong!

A few minutes later, WeChat lit up, and a contact named "Adopted Son No. 3000" sent a transfer of yuan, along with a voice message.

Zhou Wang clicked on the voice message and heard a teasing voice: "My son is in trouble, so of course his father has to support him!"

"roll!"

Zhou Wang replied to the message and received the transfer at the same time.

It's a pity that it's only three thousand... Although Yang Hao's family is well-off, he loves to play and has a girlfriend who spends a lot of money. His family only gives him eight thousand a month for living expenses, so he can hardly save any money.

Zhou Wang estimated that these three thousand were his last remaining food, and he could not ask for more.

The other childhood friend hadn't come back yet, but Zhou Wang was not in a hurry. He looked at the time. It was just past five o'clock. He lay down on the bed and started studying the system again.

According to the system, there will be a second and third Hextech black technology later...

But how can we trigger this "action round"?

The system didn't explain it clearly, so Zhou Wang was a little confused.

Also, I was in such a rush just now that I didn’t have time to look at the other two options. I don’t know what the effects of “The Road Ahead” and “Devil’s Contract” are?
Devil's Contract... It can't be that you're exchanging your life for money, right?
Oh, then maybe many people already have this buff.

In addition, since the "Prismatic Level" Hextech is given only for novice protection, according to the classification in the game, there may be "Silver Level" and "Gold Level" later, and the "Prismatic Level" is undoubtedly the best.

After repeatedly confirming that the system was not an illusion, Zhou Wang was thinking about other ways to quickly accumulate capital when his cell phone rang again.

He picked up his phone and realized that it was already past seven o'clock. The message was sent by another contact, and the note was the normal name "Liu Zixi".

"Can you pay it back within three months?"

Just a simple question.

"can."

Zhou Wang replied immediately. He had already roughly calculated that even if he only had a capital of 10,000 yuan, it would become more than 200,000 yuan in a month.

So he is both anxious and not anxious.

Borrowing money is just to speed up the initial progress and save some time.

A few seconds later, Liu Zixi sent the transfer message.

Ding Dong!

"Please collect payment: 50000 yuan"

Zhou Wang: “?”

　I’m a newbie and I’m trembling with fear as I’m writing a book for the first time. I beg for your care.

　　PS: Not having played the game will not affect your reading of this book~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)