Chapter 2: Copy

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Chen Chuan withdrew a total of thirty golden leaves. It was just a pinch from the mountain of gold. If he had taken all out, Chen Chuan predicts that it might actually fill his entire room. 

A single golden leaf weighed approximately ten grams. Based on the 2017 price of gold, a single golden leaf would fetch around 2,500 Yuan. Hence, thirty golden leaves would fetch over 70,000 Yuan. 

“Chen Chuan, I’ve left 2,000 Yuan on the table. Go to the market and get yourself a new phone today. We’ll be leaving now,” shouted the mother from outside. 

“Alright!” 

Chen’s father had his own company, and he left with Chen’s mother early in the morning. 

Chen Chuan was left alone in the house. He found himself a big hammer and flattened all thirty golden leaves into “golden biscuits”. 

“Die! Die! Die!” Chen Chuan grunted as he hammered down. 

Not long after, he created thirty flattened “golden biscuits” and put them away in a bag. He wore a mask, carried the bag, and went out of the house. 

Haijin City. Inside the Zhou Dahong Gold Shop.

The shop manager pushed his glasses and slowly said, “So, each golden biscuit here weighs about ten grams. Based on the current gold price of 265 Yuan per gram, I can only offer you 240 Yuan per gram. Even though the gold you own here is 99.9% pure, you do not have any proof of ownership.” 

Chen Chuan nodded and placed the bag filled with gold on the counter. It was a sign of his agreement. 

“Each golden biscuit is ten grams. That is 2,400 Yuan each and you have thirty of them. The grand total would be 72,000 Yuan. Do you want me to wire the money to you or do you want cash?” said the manager after he had finished tapping away at his computer. 

“Cash.” 

Chen Chuan knew that despite the beauty of the golden leaves, the unique art that went into creating the golden leaves may not even exist in reality. As a precaution, he flattened the leaves. 

Ten minutes later, when Chen Chuan left the shop, he had 72,000 Yuan in cash inside his bag. 

He went into the market to get himself a nice set of clothes and a new phone. He walked by a boba milk tea shop and, since he did not eat breakfast, he decided to order a cup of boba milk tea. 

During payment, he felt a message ping inside his mind. 

[The item on the second slot has been unlocked.]

Chen Chuan took a sip of his boba milk tea and stood in place, thinking… 

He had just spent 10 Yuan purchasing a boba milk tea, and he had unlocked the second item. What about the third item then? How much would it cost for him to unlock the third item?

Chen Chuan walked until there were no people around. He then withdrew the item from the second slot inside the Spirit Storage Ring. 

Copy Card: Upon equipping the item, you will obtain the skill [Copy]. 

Chen Chuan took out the [Copy Card] that looked like a namecard and placed it in his palm. In the next second, the card disappeared. 

“You have obtained the skill [Copy].”

Chen Chuan was surprised. 

“I got the skill [Copy] just like that? How do I use the skill?”

He went about touching the items he had at hand, but found that he could not make copies of any of them.

Chen Chuan gave it some thought and as he walked, he stumbled across a mobile phone store. 

Since school was about to start, he should get a new phone. He set the thought of [Copy] to the back of his mind and walked into the phone shop. 

Many people were in the shop, all of them students selecting phones of their choice. It was to prepare themselves for school. 

Chen Chuan selected a silver-colored phone and went to the counter to pay.

The queue at the counter was long, and Chen Chuan accidentally brushed shoulders with another boy. 

“Skill: [Copy] activated. Contacted target [Du Hao]. Obtained special tool [Silence is Gold]. Simultaneously, the effect of the original tool will be reduced.”

‘Du Hao?’

Chen Chuan turned his head and saw the boy. He had a buzz cut and was a little handsome by his appearance. 

‘So, this is Du Hao.’ 

It was such a coincidence to stumble across the main character of his novel, Du Hao, in that phone shop. 

In the novel he wrote, Du Hao was just an average joe. When he graduated from his third year of high school, he obtained the [Golden Touch]. The Golden Touch was something that provided Du Hao with many tools to get money. Du Hao used that method to help progress his life and reach his peak. 

Chen Chuan understood something. The skill [Copy] had managed to copy Du Hao’s tool when Chen Chuan accidentally touched Du Hao. 

“So, that’s how [Copy] works.”

That meant that with the [Copy] skill, Chen Chuan could obtain any tools that Du Hao would get from Golden Touch. Furthermore, the effect of the original tool that Du Hao owned would be reduced. 

It looked like Du Hao did not notice Chen Chuan, hence Chen Chuan did not greet him. 

After paying for the phone, Chen Chuan left the shop. 

When he left, Chen Chuan received another message inside his head. 

“Upon using [Silence is Gold], on the condition of maintaining silence for the next three hours, you will receive 100 Yuan every minute. After lasting for three hours, you will receive an extra reward: a random skill card at the end of three hours duration.” 

“Ding, a critical bonus was achieved by [Copy], the effect of [Silence is Gold] will be increased tenfold. You will receive 1,000 Yuan every minute.” 

“Do you wish to use [Silence is Gold] now?” 

After listening to the system’s voice, Chen Chuan decided to test whether the tool was truly effective. He mentally replied, “Use it.” 

‘Ten times the effect of the tool I copied from Du Hao? That sounds good.’

TL note: Eighty eighty eighty is die die die. 　”八十!八十!八十!”陈川一锤一锤的砸.a word play for 死吧, which literally means die.