Jiang Yuntan was speechless. "Then why were you yelling so loudly? My head already hurts, and your shouting only makes it worse."
[Oh, you're right.] The system's tone was sheepish.
Seeing how foolish it seemed, Jiang Yuntan's irritation faded. She suddenly understood how Shen Hegui and Qi Ruoshui must have felt dealing with the original owner.
She teased, "Since you're not afraid of being smashed, I'll call you Tiedan."
[No, no, no!] The system shouted in her mind again.
Jiang Yuntan compromised. "Fugui."
[No!]
Jiang Yuntan thought that if she traded with others in the future, having them hear her system's name wouldn't sound good either. Indeed, taking this opportunity, she quickly familiarized herself with the system's functions.
She took a firm stance. "Since it's a system for trading, it has to make money. Choose between Zhaocai and Jinbao."
After a moment of silence, the system said, [I'll pick Jinbao.]
Based on the data it had grabbed from this world, Zhaocai didn't seem like a good word.
"Alright, Jinbao." Jiang Yuntan smiled, her stunningly delicate face drawing eyes.
Jinbao cleared its throat. [Next, I'll introduce the functions of the Dimension Plane Trading System.]
Jiang Yuntan nodded. Although she already had some understanding, she still wanted to hear what Jinbao had to say.
[The Dimension Plane Trading System has three functions. First is your merchandise showcase, where you can sell items from this plane. Each showcase has a maximum of 999 slots. The showcase can automatically identify an item's function and set a price.]
[Selling one item earns you one point. You are currently a Level 0 Plane Merchant. Earning ten points upgrades you to Level 1, and one hundred points to Level 2. A Level 1 merchant can connect with one merchant from another plane; Level 2 connects with two, and so on.]
[The items you sell can be converted into plane coins, which you can use to buy items from other plane merchants. However, the merchandise showcase refreshes daily with different items.]
Jiang Yuntan understood. She needed to sell goods.
Jinbao continued, [To help you trade better, the system comes with a time-stasis warehouse. Currently, it's only one cubic meter. When you upgrade to Level 1, it will expand to ten cubic meters.]
[If you have any other questions, you can ask me.]
Jiang Yuntan waved her hand. "Not for now."
While exploring the system's functions, she considered her current situation. She had a golden finger, but she still needed time to grow. She didn't think she—a fresh graduate—could survive as a lone wolf in this dangerous apocalypse. So she had to cling to a strong ally.
They were currently in Haicheng. The reason they had come so far was that Shen Hegui was attending a business conference. The original owner had insisted on coming along when she learned Lin Tingxue would be accompanying her brother.
Once back in Jing City, she planned to rely on Shen Qingshan, who treated the original owner like his own daughter. Since she had taken over this body, fulfilling the original owner's filial duties wouldn't be a problem.
As for Lin Tingxue, if the opportunity arose, she would get her revenge. But it was still too early to discuss that now.
Feeling the speed ability she had awakened, and looking at the system's space, Jiang Yuntan already had a plan.
Remembering that she needed to sell items to upgrade the system, she began rummaging through the room.
Eventually, she found some unopened cosmetics, perfume, jewelry, and an unworn evening gown.
After putting them in the showcase, she noticed that cosmetics, skincare, and perfume were quite cheap—only 5 plane coins each, even though they had been expensive pre-apocalypse.
A set of diamond jewelry was 100 plane coins, and the haute couture evening gown was 30 plane coins.
Jiang Yuntan didn't care about their exact value. Her urgent goal was to sell ten items to reach Level 1 and expand the space to ten cubic meters.
So she took down the hanging paintings from the room, along with the hotel's paper and pens, and some plush toys the original owner had bought at a theme park.
However, these items were only valued at one plane coin each by the system.
Perplexed by the valuation, Jiang Yuntan called out Jinbao.
Jinbao explained, [The value of these items is linked to their value in the original world. In the apocalypse, such things are everywhere. If your jewelry and evening gown weren't originally expensive, they wouldn't sell for so much.]
[The advantage of connecting with plane merchants is that you can exchange what you have and what you lack without the mall taking a cut. You can also obtain things unavailable in your own plane. If you manage to connect with a cultivation plane, you might even be able to practice immortality.]
"What level is a cultivation plane?" Jiang Yuntan asked.
[Level 5.]
"Heh." Jiang Yuntan let out a dry laugh. "How long do you think it'll take me to rack up a trillion points? Will I become immortal first, or will I kick the bucket first?"
Jinbao chuckled sheepishly. [Don't lose heart, Host. Maybe a high-level plane will proactively match with you.]
"Fingers crossed." With that, Jiang Yuntan lay back on the bed.
Then she removed the Blood Jade Bracelet from her wrist and placed it into her space. Instead, she put on a ruby bracelet.
Although the Dimension Plane Trading System was now bound to her, the bracelet was a gift from Shen Qingshan. Since the system couldn't be taken by Lin Tingxue, she wanted to keep the bracelet safe.
Soon, Jiang Yuntan fell asleep.
When she woke up, she found Qi Ruoshui sitting on the sofa in her room.
Qi Ruoshui smiled. "Miss Jiang, you're awake? President Shen said to let you know when you're up; he wants to discuss something."
Jiang Yuntan nodded, put on a light jacket, and followed her out.
They entered the next room, which was clearly a study. So this is what it's like to transmigrate into a novel and get rich—seeing the study in a presidential suite.
Lin Xuan, Lin Tingxue, and the others had originally been in a different suite, but since everyone was from Jing City and the apocalypse had hit, they had gathered together.
Shen Hegui's expression was unreadable. He looked at Jiang Yuntan and asked, "What ability did you awaken?"
Jiang Yuntan replied calmly, "Spatial ability. But for now, it's only one cubic meter."
Without further ado, she stood up and demonstrated by putting the chair she was sitting on into her space and then taking it out again.
The others were stunned.
Present in the room were Shen Hegui, his assistant Xue Zhao, the lawyer Jiang Yufeng, and Yu Ke, whom both of them knew—Qi Ruoshui was his secretary.