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

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 rolled off the covers.

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

"Sorry, sorry!" Cheng Yuan quickly scooped it up and rubbed its head. "I have a big plan for today, so I 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 livelier than usual. Since the senior students started signing contracts with their Digimon, various baby Digimon could be seen everywhere in the corridors and on 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 one of the floating creatures being disciplined by its owner by having its ear pulled.

"Cheng Yuan!" Zhao Lu waved at the classroom door, her silver Electric Mousemon perched on her shoulder. "I heard you went to sign up for a Digimon yesterday too? What Digimon did you sign up for? Let me see!"

As soon as Cheng Yuan released the Meow Meow Beast from the Digivice, a chorus of exclamations arose from the surroundings.

"So cute!"

"The fur is so beautiful!"

"Is it a purebred Holy type?"

"Huh? MeowMeowmon? Isn't that a Baby Digimon from Season 2? Cheng Yuan, how did your Digimon evolve so fast?"

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

The students crowded around, chattering excitedly, and the shy Meow Meow Beast snuggled 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 Stage 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 Rat Beast.

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

"For mechanical Digimon, metal-type 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 rat 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 small data cube with a metal element," 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 that felt metallic to the touch. He opened the Digimon Shop and looked at it carefully: "This costs 4500 in the shop, how about I give it to you for 4300?"

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

Cheng Yuan tested it and found that borrowing money cannot increase wealth value!

He quickly shook his head: "No, it was a gift from my elders. 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 not take the 200 yuan discount!"

The transaction was completed, and Zhao Lu transferred the money on the spot. The electric mouse beast couldn't wait to pounce on the data cube, swallowing it in a few bites, and the metallic luster on its body surface visibly intensified.

"Considering last week's progress, plus this Data Cube, if I push myself a bit more tonight, I estimate that Electamon will evolve into Baby 2 Caprimon tomorrow," Zhao Lu thought to herself.

Wealth value: 4300 (+4300)

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

During the next break, 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, the curly-haired boy, startling him as he was placing an order on his Dinosaur device.

"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 Tyrannosaurus Rex, transfer the money to me, and I'll consider it a sale to you."

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

Holy crap...

Cheng Yuan thought he still had to spend some money. If it was going to be a long-term business, relying solely on his classmate's help wouldn't last. He said, "I'll sell it to you at a 98% discount, which is more cost-effective than you accumulating 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, making a small profit!

At noon, Cheng Yuan tallied his results: 5 transactions completed, wealth points increased to 4975, and cash loss was 25 yuan. However, he was still quite far from his goal of 120000 wealth points.

"The efficiency is too low..." he sighed. Most of these students only have pocket money for feeding their Digimon, and "rich girls" like Zhao Lu are 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 student in the class. He needed a bigger deal, not these petty data packet feedings.

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

Cheng Yuan's gaze swept across the corridor, and he locked 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 classroom and grabbed Wang Wei's shoulder: "Brother Wang Wei, want some beast-type Rubik's Cube resources? I'll sell them to you, 95% off!"

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), suffering a cash loss of 450 yuan!

but--

Wealth value: 8645 (+4500)

Earned 4500 wealth points with tears in my eyes.

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

Following the same method, Cheng Yuan secured two more large clients, and word of his "business" spread throughout the campus. Smaller clients flocked to him, 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 1680 yuan.

We're getting closer to our wealth goal of 12!

But the cash loss was real. Fortunately, the metal Rubik's Cube sold to Zhao Lu provided a considerable amount of compensation, so breathing wasn't too painful.

Finally, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class. Cheng Yuan quickly packed his bag and was about to leave when Teacher Liu Liuyan called out to him, "Cheng Yuan, stay 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 adjusted her glasses and said in a serious tone, "Recently, some students have reported that you are engaged in digital resource trading on campus?"

Cheng Yuan's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm: "No, I just helped my classmates buy some data packages. They didn't have time to go to the store to buy them, and I happened to need 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 impeccable.

Teacher Liu stared at him for a few seconds, then finally sighed: "Be mindful of the consequences, don't let this escalate."

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

Enter the village quietly, don't fire.

Cheng Yuan lowered his head, feigning sincerity: "I understand, teacher, I will definitely pay attention!"

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

Stepping out of the classroom, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "I need to hurry and max out my wealth points before the school notices me!"