"This, this, this..." Zhao Xue'er trembled as if she had a toothache. This wasn't just twenty million; it was two billion!

The customers, sensing the commotion, crowded around to watch. Their gazes landed on the string of zeros on the receipt, and their eyes bulged, completely dumbstruck. Two billion! An amount of money countless people couldn't earn in their entire lives.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the selection. You have received the following reward: a tenfold critical hit on feedback points. The related funds have been automatically transferred to your bank account.]

A crisp notification sound echoed through the air, breaking the surrounding silence. On the phone's screen, a string of digits popped up. It was a deposit notification from the bank. This time, the amount reached a staggering two hundred million.

Li Weiqiang, Zhao Xue'er, and the surrounding crowd were all plunged into astonishment.

"Two hundred million! Another two hundred million deposited! Who on earth is this guy?"

"Oh my God, he's a true tycoon!" the crowd began to exclaim and speculate.

Li Weiqiang and Zhao Xue'er's eyes widened; they couldn't believe what they were seeing. Could it be that Chen Zheng, the poor guy they once looked down on, was actually so wealthy? They remembered how spending a few tens of thousands on a diamond ring had nearly been the death of him. This had to be a joke, right?

Gently pressing his phone's sleep button, Chen Zheng glanced around as if admiring a painting. His gaze lingered on Li Weiqiang and Zhao Xue'er, a smile playing on his lips. "Sorry, I didn't disturb you, did I?" he chuckled. "I do seem to have a bit more wealth on hand."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"A bit more?" they asked, puzzled.

"Yes, a bit more," Chen Zheng replied firmly.

"That's not 'a bit more,' that's billions more!" someone jested.

"Chen Zheng, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you?" Zhao Xue'er retorted angrily. "We planned to buy wild ginseng, but you swept the entire counter clean. What are we supposed to buy now? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have money?"

"Having a lot of money certainly does let you do many things," Chen Zheng said with a smile.

The people around him nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Damn it! I wanted to buy that precious Lingzhi. If you're so capable, then buy it all!" Zhao Xue'er challenged, pointing at the Lingzhi in the display case.

Chen Zheng gave her a faint look. Do you really think I'm an idiot?

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully triggering a selection task.]

[Option One: Purchase all the medicinal ingredients Zhao Xue'er wants and receive the following reward: a random top-tier medicinal formula.]

[Option Two: Refuse and mock Zhao Xue'er, and receive the following reward: a sum of money equal to the value of the medicinal ingredients.]

Chen Zheng chose option one without hesitation. He had a deep understanding of the value of all the medicinal ingredients at the Pharmacy of the World. The total value of all the herbs was an astronomical figure, but only amounted to one or two hundred million. For him, that was hardly an unattainable sum. He believed that the peerless medicinal formula rewarded by the system, though something he'd never seen before, would surely be of extraordinary value. The Chen Zheng of today was no longer someone troubled by money.

"What's wrong? Not buying anymore?" Zhao Xue'er's taunting words stung like venom. "Aren't you rich? You have over two billion, and this is all the magnanimity you can show?"

"Swipe the card!" Chen Zheng's voice was firm and powerful. "I'll take it all!"

HISS...

The entire store instantly fell silent, save for the sharp sound of indrawn breaths echoing in the air. Some of the quicker people immediately took out their phones to record, and many influencers started livestreaming on the spot.

"Sir, please don't be impulsive!" the clerk pleaded anxiously.

Chen Zheng gave the clerk a reassuring smile. "It's fine. It's just a little money!"

"Hey! You're just a clerk, stop meddling!" Zhao Xue'er scolded.

The clerk shot Zhao Xue'er a look filled with disapproval but said nothing more. He simply began calculating the price and swiped the card. In an instant, a receipt was printed, and Chen Zheng signed his name on it.

"Hmph... Keep going. If you can buy all the medicine from this Pharmacy of the World today, then I'll admit you're a real man."

"I want to buy this ambergris, this natural cordyceps..." Zhao Xue'er pointed casually, picking out the most expensive items.

Chen Zheng paid it no mind and agreed to buy everything. However, he didn't swipe his card immediately, instead asking the clerk to package the herbs and calculate a new total. Throughout the entire process, the onlookers recorded videos, letting out occasional gasps of surprise.

Meanwhile, the viewer counts in various livestream channels were skyrocketing like volcanic eruptions.

"Oh my god, he's a real tycoon! Who buys so many medicinal herbs?"

"Tycoon? This guy is rich enough to buy a country!"

"Look at all that! How much do you think it costs?"

"Hey! Isn't that the guy who got dumped in the coffee shop? This girl looks unfamiliar, though. Don't tell me she's another ex-girlfriend?"

"Yeah, that's definitely him!"

Soon, the livestream viewers recognized Chen Zheng. The atmosphere in the chat was blazing with passion.

"Dear viewers, let me unveil the mystery of this event for you..." the streamer said, smiling like a blooming flower as he watched the star-like constellation of comments fill his screen. He was one of the people who knew about the diamond incident and was also a student from Chen Zheng's school. He began to recount the story, every detail as clear as a crystal pearl.

As the streamer narrated, the comment barrage surged like a tidal wave, filled with passion and excitement.

"My God, is she even human? Who dares to pull a stunt like that?"

"Too bad for her, she tried it on Mr. Tycoon, hahaha... Go, Mr. Tycoon! Your money is your all-powerful weapon!"

"That's right, Mr. Tycoon is so damn cool!"

In the comments, some criticized Zhao Xue'er while others praised Chen Zheng. The voices intertwined, creating a unique symphony.

At this point, about half an hour had passed. Zhao Xue'er was panting, looking like an exhausted little bird. The majority of the medicinal ingredients at the Pharmacy of the World had been bought out. The clerks in the shop were bustling about like diligent bees, busy packaging, printing receipts, and calculating totals.

"Chen Zheng! I'm done picking. If you have the guts, swipe your card now! Or are you too much of a coward?" Zhao Xue'er sneered at him.

"What's the total? Just swipe the card," Chen Zheng said nonchalantly.

"Esteemed sir, the total for all the medicinal ingredients comes to one hundred thirty-five million. We've waived the smaller change for you!" the staff member said, his face a mask of shock as he stared at the final sum on his calculator.

"Okay," Chen Zheng nodded.

"Holy shit, that's insane! He just dropped over a hundred million like it was nothing?"

"Where are the gift rockets? Let's see some Super Rockets!"

WHOOSH!

In that instant, the comment barrage in the livestream skyrocketed. The young streamer's smile was as warm and brilliant as the spring sun.

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