Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 300 - 290: Working Emperor

How could her family be allowed to fall behind at the starting line?

This gave the old couple ideas. Even though the Ruan Family had warned them not to touch their child’s money, they still pressured her from time to time.

Every word, spoken or implied, was about how hard things were for them, all for the sake of the family.

A child should think about their family.

Now that you’re taking off, you can’t forget your roots.

Facing these master-level manipulation tactics from her own family, Lu You couldn’t even sleep well.

She always felt that being at home was like owing her parents a debt from eight past lives; she couldn’t help but want to shut herself off from the world.

If it weren’t for the company of her Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster and Gu Ming’s support cheering her on, her Sword of Courageous Spiritual Sense would have already cracked.

The Ruan Family also heeded Gu Ming’s words and firmly rejected the Lu Family parents’ ideas. All commission payments from the Visualization Images were deposited directly into Lu You’s account, not her parents’.

Otherwise, if the Ruan Family had transferred the funds to her parents, Lu You would be completely broke. She wouldn’t even be able to afford to raise her own Pet Beast and would have to rely solely on the cultivation funds provided by Wenquxing University, which would put her in a very passive position.

After all, you can’t raise a Pet Beast on a planned budget. Unexpected situations always arise, and if the cultivation progress exceeded the university’s projections, they wouldn’t provide extra money.

When Lu You heard how much money Gu Ming could make from a summer job, she was tempted.

’She did some quick mental math. She was, at the very least, the sole assistant to the national competition champion.’

’If she put that title out there, even if it wasn’t as famous as Gu Ming’s name, she could still earn half or at least thirty to forty percent of his salary.’

She stole a glance at Manager Ruan.

The manager naturally understood what was on her mind and nodded.

"Lu You, if you want to work too, I can introduce you to the same jobs I introduced to Gu Ming.

"However, the salary might be about ten to twenty percent lower. If you don’t mind, you can start anytime."

Lu You didn’t even consider refusing. "I don’t mind!" she said without a second thought.

...

Elder Ruan has issued you a special mission:

Rely on the Power of Time from Time Dragon Cyan Treasure to perform a Time Reversal and investigate clues of corruption within the Main Grandmaster Sect!

To outsiders, it is a Grass and Wood Flood Dragon, but Elder Ruan, who knows Cyan Treasure’s true nature, has recently figured out its undeveloped Talent Ability—Time Reversal!

You know this is a formidable task.

Never mind how Cyan Treasure, who has only just escaped its great lifespan limit, is supposed to reverse time to find clues.

Even if you have the Power of Time, it’s not meant to be squandered like this.

You want to refuse, but the other party has offered a reward of twenty thousand Spirit Stones. You currently have two pets and are also considering temporarily raising someone else’s hamster, so the financial pressure is a bit high. You can’t help but feel conflicted.

’Oh?’

Seeing the system’s description, Gu Ming had an idea.

Originally, Gu Ming had wanted to ask if there were any better jobs.

But upon seeing the Spirit Stone reward, his eyes were glued to the screen.

’Twenty thousand Spirit Stones? I have to get them!’

You have to understand, Gu Ming’s scholarship and other awards only amounted to about one hundred Spirit Stones.

He couldn’t exchange much money from Teacher Zhang either, as there was always a limit.

One hundred Spirit Stones wasn’t even enough for Cyan Treasure for two days; its consumption was growing larger and larger.

What’s more, Ah Kun was now two-star. With both Pet Beasts using them, his Spirit Stones were nowhere near enough.

Besides, Teacher Zhang was currently trapped in the Cloud Country with his fate unknown. The money in Teacher Zhang’s bank account couldn’t be withdrawn, turning it into a frozen asset.

His parents still had jobs and could support his Pet Beast cultivation, but in the system’s eyes, they were already dead, so their money couldn’t be converted into Spirit Stones.

Gu Ming had secretly tested this a while ago. The system said he was picking up Netherworld Currency and didn’t trigger the bug that turned money into Spirit Stones.

"I’ll take this job!" Gu Ming said solemnly.

Ruan Jing nodded, not finding it surprising. These jobs were meant for Gu Ming to get some practice; they were practically tailor-made for him.

But then a thought occurred to her. ’What exactly did Gu Ming agree to?’

"Which job do you want to do?" she asked.

"Can I do all of them?" Gu Ming asked tentatively.

In truth, he was using Ruan Jing’s question to grill the system.

’Can’t you give me more missions?’

’I’ve been transferred to the Main Sect of this Hidden Sect, after all.’

’Is a measly twenty thousand Spirit Stones enough for a "Time Dragon" and a "Juvenile Kunpeng" to cultivate?’

’Oh, System, System...’

’Show me your limits! Give me more Spirit Stone missions!’

"What? All of them?!"

"Aren’t you going to study during your summer break?"

"Aren’t you going to work on self-improvement?"

Ruan Jing looked slightly astonished. Mr. and Mrs. Gu’s expressions also changed, and they quickly put their hands on Gu Ming’s shoulders.

Ruan Jing knew the hours for these jobs were fragmented and not particularly demanding, perfect for a student like Gu Ming to gain experience.

In fact, this was a resource the Ruan Family was providing for Gu Ming. It wasn’t to drain all his time and work him to death like a beast of burden; besides, it wasn’t time for that yet.

The Ruan Family valued Gu Ming and wanted to incorporate him into the social network of their next generation.

If Gu Ming could grow strong, he would definitely be able to help the Ruan Family’s younger generation in the future.

Once Gu Ming reported to his club at Wenquxing University, the leading figure of the Ruan Family’s younger generation would contact him and build a good relationship.

Even gold needs time to mature.

Overworking him would be detrimental to realizing Gu Ming’s future value.

If Gu Ming took on all these fragmented-time jobs, he would have very little time left for his own growth, perhaps even none at all.

Ruan Jing frowned, disapproving of Gu Ming’s decision.

Gu Ming’s parents also grew anxious. They grabbed his shoulders, pulled him back into his room, and asked him what he was thinking.

Even Elder Gu’s face flushed with irritation. He couldn’t understand what his grandson was thinking or why he couldn’t see his priorities.

But Gu Ming had his own ideas.

Facing the special mission assignment from Elder Ruan, your eyes light up.

You know full well that, at fifty years of age, you are already on the downhill slope of life.

Having finally gotten the chance to go to the Capital and attend a Beast Taming University, you can’t possibly go down the path of taking out loans again.

What do you do when you have no money?

You steel your resolve—of course, you’ll take on multiple jobs and become the ultimate part-timer!

"Are there any other Sect missions? Give them all to me! I need resources to cultivate them!"

You request this from Elder Ruan with great sincerity.

Elder Ruan gives you a deep look.

As it happens, she was just promoted back to the Main Sect for her meritorious service in discovering the new pet’s Time Element Talent, and she can now influence the distribution of missions within the Sect.

"I know you have a Time Dragon and want to develop its Power of Time more so it can learn Time Reversal."

"Since you have this intention, I’ll assign more missions to you..."

DING!

Elder Ruan has assigned you additional missions. Please check your log!

Gu Ming received several missions all at once.

’This is perfect. I really am becoming the ultimate part-timer.’

As for how difficult the actual jobs would be, Gu Ming hadn’t given it much thought.

Slacking off on the job was still a job. No matter how he did it, he would be "working."

Given the system’s usual antics, a mission it described as "formidable" might, in reality, just involve sitting at a desk for two hours and zoning out to complete.

If Gu Ming really couldn’t handle so much work, it wouldn’t be too late to turn them down later.

He had signed a long-term partnership contract with the Ruan Family. They were still counting on him to adjust their Cultivation Techniques and perfect their Visualization Images, so they would never watch him run wild on a path to ruin.

At the very least, they would wait until Gu Ming had finished all the Visualization Images before letting him go off the rails.

"Mom, Dad, don’t try to talk me out of it. I have my own plans," Gu Ming said, his eyes filled with determination.

He had just looked at the missions the system had issued. If he completed all of them, it would be equivalent to earning a whopping one hundred thousand Spirit Stones in a month!

What did that even mean? It meant he would be set for Spirit Stones for at least the next month or two!

With an overflow of Spirit Stones, giving some to Mouse Treasure wouldn’t be a problem, which would be a nice way to help out Lu You.

The old couple didn’t know any of this and started scolding him anxiously.

"What does a kid like you know! Get out here and apologize right now!

"Manager Ruan isn’t holding it against you because she’s looking out for you!

"I know those jobs she mentioned don’t have a huge workload.

"Take the Cultivation Technique design job, for example. You just have to be there to consult on the design requirements, do a little today, a little tomorrow, and a month will pass by before you know it.

"It doesn’t matter if you can’t finish the Cultivation Technique. Your focus should still be on your studies. These part-time jobs are just for a bit of practice."

Gu Ming’s expression softened. He verbally agreed, but inwardly he thought, ’Explaining this to my parents is a waste of time, and it’s not like I can explain it properly anyway.’

’I’ll deal with it once I get to the Capital.’

’The legs are on my body. It’s not like they can fly to the Capital and monitor me, can they?’

’The ultimate part-timer! That’s what I’m going to be!’