Super Rich: Starting the game by going back ten years to buy Bitcoin

When the alarm rang at six o'clock, Li Yichen was already dressed and brushing his teeth.

He swirled the toothbrush in his mouth a couple of times, then muttered to himself, looking at his still sleepy face in the mirror, "For the first time in months, I've gotten up earlier than the sun."

My watch vibrated.

Ling'er's voice came out close to my ear, full of schadenfreude.

"Master, are you being chased by a ghost? Don't you usually sleep until you naturally wake up? When we wake you up before 9:30, your heart rate fluctuates as if someone has poured cold water on it."

Li Yichen stuck the toothbrush into the cup.

"Today is a big day. The core components of the energy shield are being manufactured, and I need to oversee it personally."

"Oh—" Ling'er drawled, "Then I wish you success in your work and that you will soon become the number one iron turtle on Blue Star."

Li Yichen ignored her and changed into a dark gray sweatshirt before going out.

Looking up, I watched the U8 turn out of Tomson Riviera through the morning mist and onto the empty Pudong Avenue. At this time of day, there were very few cars on the road, and the traffic lights were almost all green.

twenty minutes.

Downstairs at the Future Technology Building.

A dark green military SUV was parked at the entrance, with four soldiers in camouflage standing beside it. The squad leader, seeing the black SUV approach, snapped to attention and quickly raised his right hand to the brim of his hat.

"General Manager Li! Commander Gu asked us to deliver these materials. Please sign for them!"

Li Yichen jumped out of the car, took the handover form, glanced at it, and signed it in a flamboyant manner.

"Please thank Brother Gu for me. He's faster than I can order takeout."

The class monitor's expression froze; he didn't know whether he should laugh or not.

Li Yichen went around to the back of the off-road vehicle to take a look. There were seven or eight aluminum alloy material boxes stacked in the truck bed, not very big. He reached out and picked one up to weigh it—about twenty or thirty pounds.

"Alright, I'll move it myself."

The squad leader quickly stepped forward. "Mr. Li, we're here to help you—"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Yichen grabbed three boxes stacked in his left hand, two in his right, and two more tucked under his arm.

Seven boxes. They weighed nearly 200 pounds in total.

He carried the bag as if it were several supermarket shopping bags, walking steadily into the lobby.

The four soldiers froze on the spot.

The squad leader's mouth hung open for a long time, unable to close it. A young private next to him muttered softly, "Is this... even human?"

Inside the elevator.

Security guard Xiao Wang was yawning against the corner of the wall when he saw Li Yichen carrying a bunch of boxes in, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Mr. Li? Are you moving?"

"No." Li Yichen piled the box in a corner and pressed the 66 button. "Materials for the new toy."

Xiao Wang's curiosity was piqued, and he craned his neck to get a closer look. "What toy is it?"

Li Yichen smiled but didn't reply.

Ding.

The 66th floor.

The elevator doors slid open. A wave of cold white light and the low hum of mechanical operation washed over them. Li Yichen carried the boxes to the control panel in the eastern isolation area and stacked them neatly.

"Ling'er, let's get to work."

A holographic projection popped up from above the watch. The little girl rubbed her two virtual hands together, her ponytail sticking up high.

"Let me see what good stuff we have!"

Li Yichen pried open the latch on the first box. The lid popped open, revealing shock-absorbing foam inside, with several sealed silver metal rods lying in the groove in the middle.

Ling'er floated over, her two large eyes scanning the area twice. Data streams cascaded down behind her.

"High-purity dysprosium, 99.97% purity! That's 0.07 percentage points higher than the formula requirements!"

She jumped onto the top of the next box.

"Yttrium fluoride seed crystals, three sets, with excellent lattice integrity!"

It bounced again.

"Liquid helium storage tank, standard 5-liter capacity, perfectly sealed!"

After sweeping everything, Ling'er turned around, her two little fists clenched in front of her chest.

"Master! The quality of the materials exceeds expectations by thirty percent! Colonel Gu provided all of the military's best-kept secrets!"

"Of course." Li Yichen patted the foam crumbs off his hands. "When has Brother Gu ever failed to deliver?"

Ling'er snapped her fingers. The closest of the three industrial machine machines roared to life, its silver-gray robotic arm extending. The conveyor belt turned, and the precision grippers opened, waiting to "feed."

"The superconducting magnetic confinement container is preheating. The liquid helium cooling system will reach operating temperature in thirty minutes." Ling'er flipped through a virtual notebook in mid-air. "According to the synthesis formula, the crystal growth cycle is seventy-two hours. Adding the initial furnace loading and calibration, and the later cutting and polishing..."

She held up four fingers.

"Four days. That's a sure thing."

Li Yichen nodded. "Four days then. First, adjust the environmental parameters to the correct settings, and I'll oversee the first furnace loading process."

Over the next hour, he personally fed dysprosium and yttrium fluoride seed crystals into the magnetic confinement container in precise proportions. The liquid helium injection pipe emitted a faint hiss, and the thermometer readings plummeted.

Everything is ready.

Seal the container. Start.

The display screen next to the control panel showed a real-time monitoring screen—the temperature, magnetic field strength, and crystal growth rate inside the container were all in the green zone.

Li Yichen straightened up and moved his wrists.

"Ling'er, keep an eye on things from behind. Notify me immediately if there are any parameter deviations."

"Don't worry, Master, I'm online 24/7." Ling'er patted her little chest, then blinked her pixelated eyes. "You're leaving already? Not at the company today?"

"With you here, what do I have to worry about?" Li Yichen grabbed the car keys from the coffee table. "I have other things to take care of."

Ling'er tilted her head and gave a meaningful smile.

"Are you going on a date with some older sister?"

Li Yichen's ears burned slightly, and he glared at her. "Don't talk nonsense. I'm going to inspect the investment project."

"Oh—investment project—" Ling'er trailed off as she pulled back to the watch face, adding before leaving, "Then I wish you a pleasant inspection and that you stay safe."

This girl is getting more and more annoying.

The elevator went down to the first floor, Li Yichen got into the car, took out his phone and dialed a number.

It made two sounds.

"Yichen?" Xiao Yuqing's voice came from the other end of the phone, filled with surprise. "What brings you here today?"

"I'm passing by Lujiazui and I'd like to stop by your shop."

"That's great!" Xiao Yuqing exclaimed excitedly. "I happen to have something I want to discuss with you, come quickly!"

Looking up at U8 turning onto Century Avenue, heading towards Lujiazui.

Fifteen minutes later.

At the entrance of a jewelry store.

Li Yichen had just parked his car when he peeked inside through the floor-to-ceiling windows—good heavens, it was packed with people. Several elegantly dressed ladies were gathered around the counter, and sales assistants were sweating profusely as they handed out trays.

"Business is booming?" He pushed open the door and went in.

The doorbell rang.

Xiao Yuqing looked up from behind the counter. The moment she saw him, her whole face lit up.

She quickly walked around to him, rushed over in two steps, took his arm, and smiled up at him.

"You're finally here! I've missed you so much!"

Li Yichen patted her hand that was resting on his arm. "It's only been a few days since we last met, and you already miss me?"

Xiao Yuqing pouted. "It's not just a few days, it's been almost two weeks! You're so busy every day, like a spinning top, you don't even call first."

"It's my fault, it's my fault." Li Yichen raised his free hand in surrender. "I came here today specifically to apologize."

The two went up to the VIP room on the second floor.

Xiao Yuqing brewed him a cup of Tieguanyin tea, then moved a chair over and sat down next to him, her knees almost touching his thighs.

"Look." She took out her tablet and opened the sales data. "This month's revenue has exceeded 20 million, and the profit margin is stable at 40%. It's more than tripled compared to last quarter."

She pointed to the steep growth curve on the chart.

"Ever since you made the news, all the wealthy women in the Lujiazui area have been coming here by name. They know you have a share in this store, and they feel it's a status symbol to patronize it. Last week, a female customer swiped her card for 1.8 million yuan without even blinking."

Li Yichen glanced at the data and nodded.

"The results are good. But this is mainly due to your effective management, and has little to do with my reputation."

Xiao Yuqing blushed upon hearing the praise. "Not at all, it's all thanks to the ample start-up capital you provided, which allowed me to source the best products."

Li Yichen reached out and flicked her nose with his index finger.

"Don't be modest. Your product selection and marketing strategies are your core competitive advantages. These are things that no amount of money can buy."

Xiao Yuqing's ears turned completely red when he touched her, and she quickly looked down and flipped through her tablet to hide it.

After chatting for more than half an hour, she checked the time and it was almost midnight.

"Yichen, want to have lunch together? A new Huaiyang cuisine restaurant just opened nearby, my friend said it's amazing."

"Let's go. I'm actually hungry."

The two left the store and walked along the pedestrian street in Lujiazui for five minutes.

The restaurant was elegantly decorated, with views of the Huangpu River from the windows. Xiao Yuqing chose a quiet booth, took the menu, flipped through a couple of pages, and then closed it.

"Waiter, please add extra sugar to this squirrel-shaped mandarin fish; my boyfriend likes it sweet. Also, a clear-broth braised lion's head meatball and a stir-fried eel with sizzling oil."

Li Yichen raised an eyebrow. "When did you figure out my tastes?"

Xiao Yuqing rested her chin on her hand, looking at him with a smile that crinkled her eyes. "I remember all your preferences. Last time we ate together, you devoured all the sweet dishes."

The dishes were served one after another.

Xiao Yuqing would occasionally put a piece of meat in his bowl and wipe his mouth with a napkin. Her actions were so natural that they didn't seem like she was trying to please him, but rather a habit she had developed.

Several people at nearby tables were glancing furtively. A middle-aged man in a suit gestured to his companion with his chin and whispered, "Where did that young man get his good fortune from?"

Xiao Yuqing didn't care about the stares of others. She leaned on Li Yichen's shoulder, poking at the shrimp in her plate with her chopsticks, her voice soft and sweet.

"Yichen, when are you coming to stay at my house next time? I've stocked up on your favorite foods in the fridge, and they're almost expired."

Li Yichen picked up a shrimp and stuffed it into her mouth. "Eat your food, stop thinking about all that nonsense."

Xiao Yuqing's mouth was covered, and she glared at him with her cheeks puffed out. After glaring for two seconds, she laughed first.

After the meal.

Li Yichen took Xiao Yuqing back to the jewelry store.

Doorway.

Xiao Yuqing turned around and stood on tiptoe. Her lips lightly touched his cheek, carrying a faint scent of osmanthus perfume.

"Thank you for spending time with me today." She stepped back and poked his chest with her index finger. "Remember to think of me. Don't go two weeks without calling me, okay?"

Li Yichen reached out and pinched the tip of her nose. "Okay, go to work. Call me anytime if you need anything."

Xiao Yuqing waved to him, turned around and ran into the store in her high heels. After running a few steps, she looked back once more.

Li Yichen watched the figure disappear into the store.

He turned around and opened the car door.

My watch vibrated.

Ling'er's voice drifted out, sarcastic and unpleasant.

"Master, you just said you were going to inspect an investment project?"

"Yes, I invested in the jewelry store."

"So, kissing on the cheek is also part of the inspection process?"

Li Yichen slapped the watch face, making Ling'er disappear from sight.

Looking up, I saw the U8's engine humming deeply as it merged into the afternoon traffic. In the rearview mirror, the skyscrapers of Lujiazui gleamed in the sunlight.

He rested one hand on the steering wheel, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

My phone vibrated again.

Gu Shounian's WeChat.

"Tonight at 7 PM, Dashengli Private Kitchen. Don't forget."

It was followed by three kitchen knife emojis.

Li Yichen gave a thumbs up in response.

He tossed his phone back onto the passenger seat, stepped on the gas, and the car merged into the traffic jam in Pudong.