Tomb Raider: The man is in the Nine Gates, but the system insists it's the Primordial Era.

"Oh no, I forgot to tell them we're opening today."

"However, we can have a trial operation for a few days first, otherwise they might be overwhelmed when things get busy."

"..."

The long-awaited plan was about to unfold, but Su Mu, lying in bed, still couldn't close his eyes.

It was just as the morning star was being obscured by the light of day.

The slum dwellers gathered again in front of Sumu's house, waiting for his awakening.

In the slums, one dollar a month was more than enough to make ends meet.

Last night, each of them returned home with a full hundred silver dollars and some loose gold, and they were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.

Most of them may spend the rest of their lives and all their energy and time earning more money for themselves and their families than they could ever earn.

Last night, they simply verbally agreed to Su Mu's demands and received one hundred silver dollars.

So what if one were to truly give their life for Su Mu, and genuinely serve their employer from the bottom of their heart?

Will that mean we'll get more?

That way, they could be like the rich people in the city, buying property, driving luxury cars, and hiring servants to look after their homes.

So, even though I didn't sleep all night.

But the spirits of everyone present were exceptionally high.

From then on, whatever Su Mu asked them to do, they did it willingly.

As Su Mu once said, it's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow.

Before this, they were all cowards who were looked down upon and petty thieves.

After that, they all have the potential to achieve great success and rise to prominence.

"Huh, everyone's already up so early?"

When Su Mu went out to wash up, he unexpectedly saw the complete team of the bearded uncles, with not a single one missing.

"Come on, all of you, give me a shout."

"Master Su!!!"

The uniform calls that echoed throughout the slum transformed into sound waves, spreading continuously in all directions and lingering for a long time.

Su Mu, who was washing his face, was startled by the sudden shout.

Su Mu: "What are you guys doing...?"

A bearded man, now dressed in clean, newly bought clothes, stepped forward and said, "Without rules, there can be no order. From now on, this will be our only way of addressing you. If you don't like it, we can change it to something else, like 'boss,' 'master,' 'manager,' 'boss,' or 'boss.'"

Su Mu shook his head: "Whatever, it's like a triad operation."

Su Mu wiped his face and gave a wry smile.

But it really is a triad.

The Unloading Warriors are...

The same goes for The Nine Gates.

The Sumu gang is the same now.

"We were originally planning to open today, but we were worried that you wouldn't be able to handle it, so we're going to have a trial run for a few days first to see how it goes."

"What is a trial operation?"

"It's just that... we won't open for business yet. We'll use these few days to familiarize everyone with the rules of buying and selling shops, so that when we actually open, everyone won't be in a panic."

Su Mu thought for a moment and then explained it this way.

"Understood." The bearded man and the others nodded in agreement.

Su Mu, who had hung a clean towel on a nearby rack, walked forward with his hands behind his back: "Let's go."

"yes!"

The unified roar of voices rose again.

Su Mu shook his head helplessly, no longer bothering with these irrelevant matters.

Old Tea Street.

The owners of teahouses, tea shops, and tea stalls on both sides of the street were puzzled when they woke up and found no signs of fighting or bloodshed.

Didn't Buddha Zhang Qishan say that he would let the kid who seized the shop that should have belonged to Qi Tiezui experience what the wickedness of the world is like?

How come it seems like nothing happened?

While everyone was puzzled.

Having all bought new clothes, the refreshed Sumu procession once again marched together from the street corner.

It was the familiar scene of Su Mu walking in front and everyone following behind.

"Is the kid alright?"

"That shouldn't be the case!"

"What exactly happened last night?"

"Look, isn't that Miss Huo? Why is she up so early today?"

"Look who's that man in the straw hat!"

"Who?"

"Sixth, Sixth Master!"

"When did he arrive? Quickly, have someone prepare the best breakfast and tea. I'll go invite Sixth Master over for tea right now!"

"My God! It's Sixth Master from the Nine Gates! He's here too!"

"What? Even the Buddha's adjutant has arrived?"

"What's going on?"

"Look! Who's that in the moon-white robe!"

"My God! Fifth Master! Fifth Master is here too!"

"Let me count: Buddha's adjutant, Fifth Master Dog, Sixth Master Blackback, the Huo family—four of the Nine Gates are already present?"

"What a grand display!"

"Wait a minute, isn't that Eighth Master? He looks like he just woke up too. Does he know what happened yesterday?"

"..."

Qi Tiezui stretched lazily, opened the door of the hall, and walked out.

When he saw that the person standing in front of him was Black-Backed Sixth Master, he was so frightened that he shrank back behind the door of the hall, only sticking out his head and greeting him with an awkward smile: "Sixth, Sixth Master, are you here to have your fortune told...?"

"Waiting for someone."

The man in the straw hat with his hands behind his back didn't say much. He nodded slightly and then spoke.

"The Buddha refused to come, but I felt you should know something, so I secretly brought my personal guards to celebrate your shop's opening. Congratulations!"

Zhang Rishan cupped his hands and subconsciously led his personal guards to stand behind Su Mu, not wanting to steal the limelight from this man today.

"Are you here to celebrate this kid's shop opening? Did you two have a falling out?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down! You could call me 'little boy' yesterday, but look at this scene today, try calling me that again!"

"Just who is this person?"

"..."

Holding an exquisite wooden box, Huo Xian'er playfully ran to Su Mu's side: "I also called Auntie, but she said she would come later. Here, this is a gift I carefully selected for you."

"Why is Fifth Master here too?" Zhang Rishan turned his head and looked at the guards behind him, as if to remind the newcomers.

Dressed in all white, Wu, still holding the tiny puppy in his arms, said, "If you can come, why can't I? Besides, I've probably known Brother Su longer than any of you, right, Brother?"

"Fifth Master," Su Mu said, bowing.

"Yes, I also had some small gifts prepared and brought them over after I found out your shop was about to open." Wu Naigou nodded and ordered his men to present the gifts.

"Finally here. I've been waiting for you for ages." The black-backed sixth brother, who was shirtless and wearing only a bamboo hat with a yellow paper talisman pasted on his right shoulder, looked up and revealed his ferocious smile.

Su Mu's gaze swept quickly over the crowd.

It seems he wasn't the only one who hadn't slept all night.

Huo Xian'er, Hei Bei Lao Liu, Zhang Rishan and his group all looked like they hadn't slept well, with faint dark circles under their eyes.

"Wow!"

"Greetings, Fifth Master! Greetings, Sixth Master! Greetings, Lieutenant! Greetings, Miss Xian'er!"

The bearded man and his companions had never seen such a lavish display before. While they were trembling with fear, a strange sense of pride welled up within them.

The person being fawned over was none other than their boss, Su Mu, the person they were following and who they admired.