Great, we're doomed now!

She then realized something was amiss and changed the subject, turning to face the sea and opening her arms to let the wind wash over her.

"The weather is so nice today, and the sea breeze is so refreshing."

Having the whole place to myself makes all the difference! I can wear more daring swimsuits than usual without any worries. I really hope we can have this kind of employee perk more often!

“Let’s make it a regular practice then,” Gui said, his tone much more relaxed than before. “Let’s go ask Ruri-nee for permission.”

“I think going hiking would be nice too,” Jianzi said thoughtfully. “Coming to the beach every time is too monotonous…”

A wave crashed over them, soaking the three of them. As if triggering some kind of chemical reaction, they immediately forgot all their worries and started laughing and joking around. Meanwhile, Chika was already waving to them from a distance.

"Come on! The loser gets a drink!"

Mengye was wearing the most daring bikini, with a swimming ring around her waist, and she was splashing water and laughing brightly next to her.

"Come on, come on! We won't hold back!"

...The seawater gradually rose above my ankles, knees, and waist. My body swayed slightly with the waves, and I felt a sense of weightlessness under my feet. When I looked up, I saw that Qianhua had already thrown the ball over to me.

"Hey!"

The benefits of her diligent practice of Ripple Qi Gong became apparent. Asuna's surrounding waters were calm for a moment, and as the ripples appeared, she suddenly jumped up and caught the ball. Her exceptional athleticism allowed her to successfully serve in mid-air and quickly counterattack.

Puffy~

Chika missed, and the soft volleyball landed in front of her high chest. With a cushion and subsequent bounce, it was launched out in an unexpected way.

"Hey! Seriously, Asuna-chan did that on purpose, didn't she?"

"My hand slipped."

"You did it on purpose!"

"That's great! I want to learn this skill too!"

"Kei-chan can't do that, can she?"

"Sister Qianhua, that's so mean! Don't dampen people's enthusiasm!"

The group laughed and joked, quickly turning into a chaotic mess. The volleyball was knocked aside, but no one bothered to retrieve it; instead, they splashed water on each other, chased each other, and were pushed around by the waves…

"What a nuisance... Humph! They're just kids~"

Liuli stood alone at the entrance of the dressing room, watching the commotion from afar, but showed no intention of joining in. She was wearing a black bikini, her hair was neatly pinned up, and she held a bottle of sunscreen in her hand.

After standing there for a while, making sure the girls were completely absorbed in their play, she turned and walked towards Ye Shou.

"Lord Ye Shou, aren't you going?"

"Don't go."

"why?"

"Too much trouble."

Liuli smiled slightly... but she followed Ye Shou's gaze to the sea.

"...Who are you looking at?"

"I'm checking the weather," Ye Shou said.

"..."

Liuli paused for a moment, then didn't press the matter—a good woman doesn't pry.

She squatted down, placed the sunscreen next to the mat, laid out the beach mat, then stood up and untied the hair clips, letting her already long black hair fall down, slightly messy in the sea breeze.

Instead of running into the sea like the others, she smiled slightly at Ye Shou and said, "Let me scrub your back."

"May I?"

Ye Shou didn't seem to mind, and simply rolled over on the mat, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"It's nothing, this way you can't see it."

"What did you say?"

"nothing."

Ruri bent down and gently touched the back of the fruit, which was about the same size as Asuna's.

"Now you just need to keep an eye on me—this is my vacation."

Volume 11: To the Day of Destiny: Chapter 487: The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam—(4K)

Who suggested playing this first? There's absolutely no gaming experience!

—In a certain room, Ye Shou, Liu Li, Asuna, and others are playing a newly released virtual mini-game.

The theme is "Fantasy Realization Board Games," which simply means taking popular board games from the past and using advanced technology to create more visually appealing, more interactive, and more immersive virtual games.

Classic IPs such as Dungeons & Dragons, Lord of the Rings, and World War II wargames have long been adapted, and now even various skin versions have been released.

For example, Gandalf the strategist, Diablo the boundary, Barton the god... and so on.

I don't know why, but these kinds of games always make a lot of money but have low ratings (or rather, have a lot of room for improvement).

But looking at it from another angle, as the saying goes, those who pick the goods are the buyers. It is precisely because so many people give low scores with each version update that it proves that there is a group of players who are consistent and say one thing but mean another when it comes to the game.

After expending a lot of energy during the day, everyone was a bit tired, so they took a bath and then gathered in Chika's room to play a card game.

Everything was normal at first. Just like many male protagonists in light novels, Ye Shou enjoyed a pleasant time being surrounded by beautiful girls in this room with a serious gender imbalance.

Things took a turn when Chika was caught cheating with her Stand ability by secretly marking the cards.

After being relentlessly attacked by Ruri's sharp tongue, Chika was so ashamed she wanted to disappear. She could only try to change the subject by showing off her newly acquired game.

That is, the C series, which stands for "THE MONEY OF SOUL AND POSSIBILITY CONTROL".

A player whose life has hit rock bottom and who was almost locked up in an underground factory to work illegally for the rest of his life, enters a different dimension called "Financial Street" under the guidance of NPC Masaki, and engages in various battles related to money.

Yes, although it's adapted from the "Monopoly" board game, it's actually a competitive game.

There's a certain charm to playing a strategy game that ultimately turns into a duel between generals.

However, skill points in this game need to be earned through simulated business operations. Depending on the difficulty setting, the trading tasks assigned by the system will also have differences between simple and high-precision operations. Subsequently, based on personal style and operational strategies, different ultimate skills and finishing moves will be unlocked.

Once you get the hang of it, it's actually a lot of fun. Even if you have no business experience, you can choose the simple mode to outsource the operations and just enjoy the cool special effects of the commercial street PK battle.

Ye Shou and his companions entered the "Financial Storm" instance, which vividly depicted the financial impact of Wall Street on Southeast Asian countries in the last century as a siege battle.

Ye Shou played the role of the attacking side, while the girls each chose a country as their fortress. The final battle, a tallying of wins and losses, took place on Hong Kong's financial district.

There is no suspense.

Unlike the course of history, Ye Shou's conquest of cities and territories was not hindered in the slightest, and he achieved a final victory with almost overwhelming force.

After all, putting aside the "Golden Rule," Ye Shou's strategic thinking and psychological warfare far surpassed those of the girls' camp. After he defeated them one by one, the girls' debts were on the verge of exploding during the final battle, and they were completely supported by Liuli's (Hong Kong) "mysterious funds."

Having won a few rounds, Ye Shou, who neither wanted to deprive others of their gaming experience nor was willing to throw the game, simply became the first to quit.

Because when he's around, even if others play slot machines, they always have very bad luck and have absolutely no chance of winning.

Those with a stronger competitive spirit, such as Asuna and Chika, already had strange expressions... Even the usually composed Ruri frowned.

In reality, the maid had already resorted to underhanded tactics:

He sent a message to Lucy, who was enjoying a spa next door, and instructed the teenage hacker to hack into the game system while she was pretending to be asleep, secretly changing the system parameters.

However, this was already the third consecutive round... As long as Ye Shou was still at the table, everyone else's luck seemed to be sucked away by something. Good cards were never theirs, investments were always made at the highest point, and even random events would precisely hit the people who shouldn't be there.

This is really hard to understand, after all, the so-called "random number" is just pseudo-random, and the system should be able to significantly reduce Ye Shou's "strong luck"...

"I thought I could at least beat you once in the game." Liuli smiled helplessly. "Oh well, I guess I'll just accept my fate... I can only say that you are worthy of being Lord Ye Shou."

"Whoo~"

Gui then took off his glasses and let out a long sigh, as if he had been freed from some kind of high-pressure environment.

Although she knew they were virtual assets, the immersion was so strong that the intense data fluctuations put her under considerable pressure...

Perhaps due to her family background, even though there was a period when the family was extremely strapped for cash, her father and brothers took good care of her and never made her life difficult. Therefore, she is not very sensitive to numbers.

For a long time, the "large sums" she encountered in her life were things like 5,000 Japanese yen or 10,000 yen.

Even in her past "dreams," her future with Ye Shou, was still one of thrift and hard work.

But after spending a long time in the Kuse family, one's views on money will inevitably change through various experiences, and Kei is no exception.

Fluctuations in amounts of tens or hundreds of millions are quite common, sometimes even measured in seconds.

The thought just naturally flashed through my mind.

Kei was afraid of what she was thinking, which caused her to unexpectedly feel pressure in this entertainment game...

Chika didn't feel anything special. She simply threw her glasses on the table and slumped into the sofa.

Halftime!

"How could this happen?"

She drew out the last syllable, her tone full of disbelief: "We clearly got the 'monopoly right' at the start of the last game, so why did we initiate the anti-monopoly bill so quickly?"

Moeha and Miko also withdrew one after another. The two of them were in high spirits, probably because they didn't have any psychological burden. Although they lost, they kept looking at Ruri and Asuna's asset panels. These were the only two who could have a little bit of a match with Ye Shou.

After a while, just like a player who had quit the game and then saw a new character who was only 1.3 meters tall and was a mature woman, everyone was eager to try their luck again and started "drawing cards".

Without Ye Shou causing trouble this time, the assets of all parties seemed much more balanced. However, as the number of rounds increased, the difference in experience and courage began to show, and the girls were eliminated one by one, until only two people were left at the table.

In the illusory financial district, at the end of a straight road, amidst countless gold coins and ever-changing digital waterfalls, Liuli sits leisurely on a magnificent throne. With a light tap of her finger on the betting button, rows upon rows of golden dog-head soldiers immediately spring forth from the ground.

Her assets are slowly and steadily increasing, and she has calculated all variables and prepared contingency plans in advance for every operation.

Opposite her was Asuna, who stood upright with her feet slightly apart, wearing magnificent but tattered armor and holding a white longsword. The knights behind her, though suffering heavy casualties, were still highly motivated and had been upgraded to elite status—removing bad assets had actually increased the mobility (circulation) of the remaining combat force.

A thin layer of sweat beaded on her forehead, and Asuna's fingers trembled slightly. Her assets fluctuated wildly, falling below the danger line several times before she managed to pull them back up.

The numbers kept changing...

Nearby, Chika, who was watching the match, leaned close to Kei's ear and asked in a low voice, "You've been learning from Koshou for a long time, haven't you? Do you understand what he's saying?"

"Barely... I'm not in charge of the specific operations," Gui answered honestly, "but it seems like I'm very capable."

Wearing VR glasses with all effects turned on, Moye's field of vision was different from what Chika and the others saw, and she would occasionally let out a cute "Wow!"

As the crowd watched, the contest between the two had reached its final stage—

“Interesting.” Liuli’s lips curled up slightly. “You’ve learned more than I imagined.”