Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

Cheng Yuan took the gift box, opened it, and his eyes widened immediately—inside was a data cube!

Data Cube is a high-energy compressed version of Data Cube. With the same capacity, it contains nearly 10 times more data, and the data is cleaner with fewer impurities.

Seeing Cheng Yuan's expression, Cheng's father asked, "Is this little Rubik's Cube very precious?"

"Of course, this is a compressed package of metal data blocks, which can permanently enhance the metal properties of Digimon. One of these probably costs several thousand."

"Oh dear, look at this... I'll have to thank him properly later."

Cheng Yuan shook his head regretfully: "It's a pity I plan to have Meow Meow Beast follow the sacred path, so I won't need the metal type..."

"Oh? What should we do then?" Mr. Cheng asked, somewhat annoyed. "Should I return it tomorrow?"

“No need, no need,” Cheng Yuan’s eyes darted around, “I have a classmate who happens to need resources from the metals department, we can exchange.” Actually, he was already secretly planning something—

If I sell this, I'll not only get a few thousand dollars for free, but I'll also increase my wealth value by a few thousand.

As soon as this thought popped into Cheng Yuan's head, a sudden inspiration struck him—

If he buys a data package from the store and resells it to classmates who need it, wouldn't he be able to "get" wealth points for free?

Digimon data resources are priced uniformly in the official store, which is a recognized price anchor. Even if he buys them and sells them to his classmates at a discount, he can still make a profit with his wealth points.

In this way, he can quickly accumulate wealth and accelerate the evolution of Meow Meow Beast!

Chapter 5 The Code to Wealth

The morning sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains. Cheng Yuan suddenly sat up in bed, startling the cat-like creature beside him, which immediately rolled off the covers.

"Meow!" the little guy meowed in dissatisfaction, shook his fluffy fur, and glared at him with his round eyes.

"Sorry, sorry!" Cheng Yuan quickly picked it up and rubbed its head. "We have a big plan today, so we can't stay in bed."

Meow Meow tilted its head, looking puzzled, clearly not understanding what the "big plan" meant, but still rubbed against his palm politely.

Back at school, Pengcheng No. 1 High School was much more lively than usual. Since the senior students started signing up for Digimon, various baby Digimon could be seen everywhere in the corridors and on the edge of the playground.

Some were chasing and playing, some were lazily perched on their owners' shoulders, and some were even secretly gnawing on the corners of their desks—like a certain buoyant beast being disciplined by its owner by having its ear pulled.

"Cheng Yuan!" Zhao Lu waved from the classroom doorway, her silver electric mouse perched on her shoulder. "I heard you signed up for a Digimon yesterday too? What Digimon did you sign up for? Let me see!"

As soon as Cheng Yuan released Meow Meow Beast from the Digimon machine, a chorus of exclamations erupted around him.

"So cute!"

"The fur is so beautiful!"

"Is it a purebred Divine type?"

"Huh? Meowthon? Isn't that Baby 2? Cheng Yuan, how come your Digimon evolved so fast?"

Many of the students present had only recently signed up for Digimon, and their Digimon were still in Baby I stage. For example, Zhao Lu's Electamon was still at this stage.

The students crowded around, chattering amongst themselves, and the shy Meow Meow Beast burrowed into Cheng Yuan's arms.

"Quiet! Class is starting!" Teacher Liu Liuyan's voice came from the back of the classroom, and the crowd immediately dispersed. She walked up to Cheng Yuan, carefully examined the Meow Meow Beast, and rarely showed an approving smile, "Not bad, it's already in Baby II."

Cheng Yuan smiled sheepishly, "It's still a long way off..."

Teacher Liu nodded, turned and walked to the podium, and began the class as usual.

The first lesson was about Digimon nutrition, but Cheng Yuan couldn't concentrate at all.

His gaze kept drifting to the desk in front of him—Zhao Lu from the sheriff's family, who had signed a contract with Electric Mouse Beast.

At this moment, the electric mouse was dozing on her head, occasionally crackling with a spark.

“Mechanical Digimon, metal resources are a necessity…” Cheng Yuan thought to himself, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table.

As soon as the bell rang, Cheng Yuan immediately tugged at Zhao Lu's ponytail.

"Ouch!" Zhao Lu turned around abruptly, startling the electric mouse beast, which puffed up its fur and floated up. "Cheng Yuan! What are you doing!"

"Your electric mouse beast has been signed up for several days now, why hasn't it evolved yet?" Cheng Yuan went straight to the point.

Zhao Lu rolled her eyes: "Do you think evolution is like eating? You have to absorb data little by little, okay!"

"I have a resource here, a metal-based mini data cube," Cheng Yuan said, getting straight to the point.

Zhao Lu: "This is a hot-selling item, do you have any?"

Cheng Yuan nodded, took out a red gift box from his bag, opened it, and took out a Rubik's Cube with a metallic texture. He opened the Dinosaur Machine's store and looked at it carefully: "This is 4500 in the store, how about I give it to you for 4300?"

Zhao Lu glanced at the kitten-level 2 cat on Cheng Yuan's shoulder and said, "Cheng Yuan, are you short of money? If so, I can lend you some..."

Cheng Yuan has tested it and found that borrowing money does not increase wealth!

He quickly shook his head: "No, it was a gift from an elder in my family. Just tell me if you want it or not. If you don't want it, I'll find someone else."

Zhao Lu: "Wait a minute, I want it! Why wouldn't I take it if it's 200 cheaper!"

The transaction was completed, and Zhao Lu transferred the money on the spot. The electric mouse beast pounced on the data cube impatiently, swallowed it in a few bites, and the metallic luster on its body surface visibly intensified.

"Considering what I've accumulated last week, plus this Data Cube, if I push myself a bit more tonight, I reckon Electamon will evolve into Baby 2 Caprimon tomorrow," Zhao Lu thought.

Wealth value: 4300 (+4300)

Cheng Yuan was overjoyed, but on the surface he remained calm and composed.

During the break that followed, Cheng Yuan, like a fox that had caught the scent of its prey, kept scanning the students in the classroom. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he rushed up to Xue Qian, a boy with curly hair, startling him as he was placing an order on his digital phone.

"Old Xue, let's talk in private." Cheng Yuan hooked his arm around Xue Qian's shoulder and lowered his voice, "Order this earth-type data package using my Raptor, transfer the money to me, and I'll treat it as a sale to you."

Xue Qian looked completely bewildered: "Why should I place an order with you? I can accumulate points by buying it myself."

Damn it...

Cheng Yuan thought he still had to spend some money. If it was a long-term transaction, relying solely on his classmates' help wouldn't last. He said, "I'll sell it to you at a 98% discount, which is more cost-effective than you hoarding points, right?"

Xue Qian narrowed his eyes: "95% off, cash only."

Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth: "...Deal!"

A standard feeding data package priced at 100 yuan was sold at a 5% discount, resulting in a 95 yuan cash loss, but—

Wealth value: 4595 (+95)

I gained 95 wealth points, a small profit!

At noon, Cheng Yuan tallied his results: 5 transactions completed, his wealth value increased to 4975, and he lost 25 yuan in cash. However, he was still a bit far from his wealth value target of 120000.

“The efficiency is too low…” he sighed. Most of these students only had pocket money to feed their Digimon, and “rich girls” like Zhao Lu were ultimately a minority.

Sigh... If only we could get some big orders...

Cheng Yuan sat in the classroom, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the desk, his gaze sweeping over each of his classmates. He needed a bigger deal, not these petty feeding data packages.

He wanted to find top students from other classes. Most of these top students had started raising Digimon much earlier. They purchased Digimon at high prices through their own means, without using government subsidies, and raised them in advance. Some of them had even evolved to the adult stage.

Cheng Yuan's gaze swept across the corridor, locking onto Wang Wei from the next class—this guy's Puslimon was already in Baby II form, and it was said that it would soon evolve into Hedgehogmon.

During break, Cheng Yuan slipped into the next class and grabbed Wang Wei's shoulder: "Brother Wang Wei, do you want some Beast-type Rubik's Cube resources? I'll sell them to you at a 95% discount!"

Wang Wei sneered: "My family has connections; we can get it at a 92% discount."

After some haggling, Cheng Yuan tearfully sold a Beast-themed Rubik's Cube at a 9% discount (4050 yuan), losing 450 yuan in cash!

but--

Wealth value: 8645 (+4500)

Earn 4500 wealth points with tears in your eyes.

To achieve high sales volume, we still need to rely on large clients!

Following the same method, Cheng Yuan closed two more deals with major clients, and word of his "business" spread throughout the campus. Smaller clients flocked to him, with some even proactively asking, "Cheng Yuan, do you still have any discount resources?"

As school was about to end in the afternoon, Cheng Yuan happily tallied up his spoils:

[Wealth Value 21030], Cash Loss NT$1680.

We're one step closer to our wealth goal of 12!

But the cash loss was real. Fortunately, the metal Rubik's Cube sold to Zhao Lu subsidized a lot of the cost, so breathing wasn't so painful.

Finally, the bell rang, signaling the end of class. Cheng Yuan quickly packed his bag and was about to leave when Teacher Liu Liuyan called him back: "Cheng Yuan, stay for a moment."

Cheng Yuan's heart skipped a beat, but he forced himself to remain calm and turned around: "Teacher, is something the matter?"

Teacher Liu Liuyan pushed up her glasses and said in a serious tone, "Recently, some students have reported that you are engaging in digital resource trading on campus?"

Cheng Yuan's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm: "No, I just bought some data packages for my classmates. They didn't have time to buy them from the store, and they needed some points to redeem gifts, so I helped them out."

After speaking, Cheng Yuan showed his purchase records to prove that he was "purely helping out" and not maliciously hoarding goods for profit, which was beyond reproach.

Teacher Liu stared at him for a few seconds, and finally sighed: "Be careful of the impact, don't make a big fuss."

Cheng Yuan nodded vigorously: "Understood! Don't worry, teacher!"

Enter the village quietly, don't shoot.

Cheng Yuan lowered his head, pretending to be sad and embarrassed.

Teacher Liu Liuyan nodded: "Go ahead, don't be late getting home."

As he walked out of the classroom, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "I need to hurry up and max out my wealth points before the school catches up with me!"

Chapter 6 Unexpected Gains

As soon as Cheng Yuan entered the house, he threw his schoolbag onto the sofa and eagerly pulled out his Dinobot: "Meow Meow Beast, get ready to take off!"

Wealth Value: 21030

"First, fill up with divine attributes!" He rubbed his hands together and opened the system interface.

Wealth Value: 2830 (-18200)

[Divine Attribute: 1000 (+182)]

As its wealth value rapidly decreased, the golden ring on Meow Meow's tail became increasingly bright, its fur shone with a pearly luster, and even its eyes became more noble.

"Add the rest to the Light attribute!"

Wealth Value: 30 (-2800)

Light attribute: 41 (+28)

"Meow~" The Meow Meow Beast suddenly sprang up from the ground, spun around in the air as if it had been electrocuted, and almost lost its balance when it landed.

Cheng Yuan quickly caught it: "How is it? How does it feel?"

The Meow Meow Beast shook its head and suddenly opened its mouth—

"Snapped!"

A tiny beam of light shot out from its mouth, burning a small hole in the poster on the wall.

Cheng Yuan: "......"

Meow Meow Beast: "...Meow?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Cheng Yuan wiped away his cold sweat. "Let's go for outdoor training tonight."

After finalizing the skill point allocation, Cheng Yuan began to plan new ways to make money.

“Reselling resources at school is too slow…” Cheng Yuan muttered to himself as he lay on the bed. The Meow Meow Beast was perched on his chest, its tail patting his chin intermittently.

He counted on his fingers, thinking, "I've watched the Digimon anime, vaguely remember some of the plot, played a few Digimon games, and can sing those familiar Digimon songs?"

"What does all this have to do with making money!" Cheng Yuan wailed and collapsed onto the bed.

The Meow Meow Beast jumped onto his chest and patted his face with its tail, as if to comfort him.

"Working is out of the question, it's only twenty or thirty yuan an hour..." Cheng Yuan casually scrolled through his phone. Suddenly, a news article popped up:

Seven Beast Tamers exploring the secret realm of the Fallen Dragon Abyss were attacked by a mature-stage Giratina; only one survived.

"A mature-stage Giratina?" Cheng Yuan suddenly sat up, and Meow Meow almost rolled off.

The comments section was incredibly lively:

[User 34939: Another Digimon attack! Is this the third one this year?]

[Tamer Xiaobai: A Dragon-type Digimon! That's so rare!]