By late July, on the 25th.
That night, the stars and moon adorned the dark canvas of the sky, unobstructed by clouds or fog, with the bright moonlight pouring directly onto the surface of the Anling River, twinkling with flecks of silver light.
The night deepened.
The Little Landlady's face was rosy, and she lay beside Lin Chuan, sleeping soundly.
Lin Chuan rubbed his slightly aching back and thought to himself that he had been paying a bit too much rent lately and needed to cut back a bit.
He pondered for a moment, then opened the system panel.
[Work: "Touch Gold Notes."]
[Current Status: Listed.]
[Popularity Value (Average Subscription): 39888/40000.]
[Assessment Task: Excavate 2 ancient tombs (2/2).]
In this period,
The popularity of "Touch Gold Notes" had surged, and its average subscriptions had also increased significantly, rising from 20,000 to nearly 40,000 in about half a month.
On the other hand, the excavation of the Nanyue Royal Family's ancient tomb, with Lin Chuan's involvement, had also been completed.
The assessment task was met.
As for the other tomb robbing gang encountered in the ancient tomb, they had vanished without a trace, without the slightest noise.
Only on a certain mountain road were two abandoned pickup trucks found.
This surprised Lin Chuan as well.
This tomb robbing gang must have stolen a certain amount of cultural relics from the tomb, and there were five injured members. How did they leave Dabao Mountain?
Upon further thought, Lin Chuan was inwardly shocked by the meticulous planning of this organization.
Undoubtedly, the organization had anticipated the possibility of a traffic blockade from the start, opting to abandon their vehicles and escape via back roads.
Given the vast territory of Dabao Mountain, it was impossible to completely block their escape routes by merely sealing off the roads.
As for the injured members and the relics.
It reminded Lin Chuan of a particular profession on the dark web.
—Cleaner.
Cleaners, colloquially known as "cleaning the scene," specialize in taking care of the aftermath so that no traces are discovered. A professional cleaner often possesses extremely specialized methods.
The "crime scene processing" ability Lin Chuan obtained in the "Assassin" career simulation is one such professional method used by cleaners.
With Dabao Mountain's vast area, both the injured members and the relics could be hidden.
Even some of the useless wounded could be dealt with on the spot, a common and ruthless tactic on the dark web.
The capabilities displayed by this organization made Lin Chuan categorize them as a force on the dark web, unseen.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
Their guns couldn't possibly have been brought in from abroad, meaning they had a domestic source for weapons.
All these were conclusions reached by Lin Chuan after much deliberation.
Lin Chuan also reported each one to the Anling Police.
This matter, let Zhang Biao worry about it.
As for Lin Chuan himself, he just wanted to focus on strengthening himself.
During these days,
He had been discreetly investigating overseas entities like AW and Baisheng Group, both large-scale gray organizations, which were indeed looking for leads to unveil the "mysterious hacker"/"Old Street Factory District informer."
The investigative efforts by AW were far less intense than those by Baisheng Group.
Baisheng Group also attempted to find the assassin who took out Old Bao, the leader of the Old Street Factory District, but unfortunately, their hopes were dashed.
Fortunately, Lin Chuan's information security measures were tight enough.
Not a single critical detail had been leaked.
"When you're broke, the only worry is not having money, but once you have money, the worries just multiply," Lin Chuan muttered to himself.
If he had to choose all over again...
Lin Chuan glanced at the Little Landlady sleeping soundly beside him, warm and soft, with Xinxin's supple body pressed against his, holding him even tighter in her sleep-talking embrace.
Cough, if I had to choose again, I'd still take this path!
"Let's just focus on writing a good novel first, achieve platinum status, enjoy the high income, and face no excessive risks. Once I have enough money, I'll take over Sailing Novel and raise the full-attendance benefit for the dear web novel writers by three hundred yuan," Lin Chuan murmured to himself.
I'm a pretty decent person, huh.
At this moment, the system panel in Lin Chuan's mind refreshed.
"Touch Gold Notes" reaches 40,000 average subscriptions, achieved!
[Always love, always look forward to.]
[Host, congratulations, "Touch Gold Notes" has reached 40,000 popularity value, assessment task completed, you may now unlock the next profession.]
[Host, would you like to experience the next profession immediately?]
"Come on, system, let's see what the next criminal profession you have for me is," Lin Chuan said calmly in his mind.
[Host, please note, this system is a standard Career Life Experience System, and the professions experienced are randomly drawn by the host.]
—The system replied.
'Yeah, I know.'
Lin Chuan trusted the system's sophistry and then said, "Come on, let's see how many more criminal professions I can draw."
On the river outside Linjiang Mansion, a gentle breeze caressed the surface, blowing through the window and into Lin Chuan's room.
With a light sniff, Lin Chuan was greeted by the fresh scent of grass and the moisture of the water, enveloping him in a feeling of comfort.
Although the system always assigned him crime-related professions that made one grumble, Lin Chuan was still very much looking forward to experiencing new lives.
The next moment, Lin Chuan's vision began to blur.
The virtual world and the real world started to intertwine in Lin Chuan's senses, with an unknown expectation lingering in his heart.
[Host, every virtual life experience you undertake is a beautiful footprint you leave behind. This system will preserve these memories for you in the form of a novel.]
[Now, we are randomly selecting a profession for you, please wait.]
The system's voice echoed soothingly in Lin Chuan's mind.
Lin Chuan waited a moment.
Soon enough, the system randomly drew a profession for him.
[This time, your profession is...]
[Self-made Entrepreneur.]
Lin Chuan's eyebrows furrowed.
Well aware of the system's routine, he was not thrilled by the draw of the 'Self-made Entrepreneur' profession.
He was waiting for the system's reversal.
"Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill—Pharmacy Manufacturing Technique."
"Currently generating a new world for you using 'Virtual Reality' technology."
"Pharmacy Manufacturing Technique?"
Lin Chuan frowned, "Is this legitimate pharmacy manufacturing?"
The system didn't leave Lin Chuan much time to think, and in the next moment, the things in the virtual world began to brighten in Lin Chuan's view.
He was now in an office of a company, and there was a work card on the desk.
It read: Director of Lin Pharmaceutical, Mr. Lin.
"Real pharmacy manufacturing?"
Lin Chuan began to doubt it.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door.
Lin Chuan looked up to see a young man with a crew cut standing there, about the same age as Lin Chuan, dressed in a suit and shoes, his face full of smiles.
The crew-cut young man walked in briskly, then closed the door familiarly behind him, came in front of Lin Chuan, and grinned, "Director Lin, mission accomplished, the goods were traded successfully!"
Lin Chuan frowned, "What goods?"
"The batch of drugs," the crew-cut young man said with a smile.
"Drugs..."
Lin Chuan murmured quietly.
The crew-cut young man then added, "Director Lin, the buyer is asking whether we have drugs with a higher purity?"
"Higher purity?" Lin Chuan suddenly froze, "Drugs, purity?"
At this time, the mobile phone on his desk vibrated slightly—it was a message alert.
Lin Chuan glanced at the crew-cut young man, who tactfully turned his head away, allowing Lin Chuan to pick up the phone and check the message.
It was a notification of a change in bank account funds.
An overseas account had received a transfer of 10 million.
Lin Chuan's brow tightened, his mouth twitched involuntarily—good lord, drug trading, one sale and it's 10 million, transferred to an overseas account too?
Damned if it wasn't criminal!
Lin Chuan immediately started to review the Pharmacy Manufacturing Technique in his mind.
So, my identity now isn't 'Self-made Entrepreneur,' but a 'Drug Lord'?
Damn system, you really know how to play!
This identity could get me shot full of holes if caught.
"Director Lin?" The crew-cut young man, seeing Lin Chuan silent for quite a long time, couldn't help but tentatively ask.
Lin Chuan looked at the crew-cut young man deeply and asked, "Who were the goods traded to?"
"The United Kingdom," the crew-cut young man replied.
Lin Chuan pondered for a long time before asking again, "We don't sell domestically, right?"
"No, haven't you always said that such drugs cannot be sold domestically, only exported?" The crew-cut young man's face showed a trace of confusion, not quite understanding why Lin Chuan was asking this.
Lin Chuan breathed a slight sigh of relief, his sense of guilt decreasing a little.
Export is good, export is very good.
"Good that there are no domestic sales."
Lin Chuan nodded and said, "Also, take two million from the company's account and donate it to the impoverished mountain areas, to accumulate some good karma."
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to take care of it right away," the crew-cut young man promised, then asked again, "Director Lin, what about the purity issue?"
Lin Chuan thought for a moment and then said, "Well... Let's focus on quality and improve the purity of the drugs."
The crew-cut young man looked troubled and said, "Our current equipment and technology are limited; it's very difficult to increase the purity. But if we could, we would definitely get a good price."
Lin Chuan recalled the 'Pharmacy Manufacturing Technique' in his mind, sighed, and said, "Let me give it a try, show me the way."
"Alright!"
The crew-cut young man's eyes lit up, and he immediately led Lin Chuan out.
This was a pharmaceutical factory with a large scale.
The steps of mixing, brewing, and crystallization were all semi-automated and regulated production.
But down below was a hidden workshop for producing drugs.
Lin Pharmaceutical made their 'drugs' right here.
Afterward, Lin Chuan personally demonstrated drug purification techniques to the crew-cut young man and instructed him.
The crew-cut young man, acting as Lin Chuan's representative, did not disappoint Lin Chuan's trust and produced batch after batch of high-purity drugs, defeating one competitor after another.
As Lin Pharmaceutical continued to develop, Lin Chuan expanded into more pharmaceutical projects and specifically recruited a large number of professionals to conduct drug research.
Actually, this was to cover up 'drug manufacturing.'
A large amount of drugs was produced by Lin Corporation and sold overseas.
Lin Chuan had become the 'Medicine King' in the virtual world.
Time passed by minute by minute, and in the real world, the stars and moon faded, and the pitch-black night turned into a dim deep blue.
Hu—
Lin Chuan took a deep breath.
Outside the window, all was silent, eerily quiet except for the faint sound of the wind, as if the gentle flow of the Anling River could be heard.
"Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony..." Lin Chuan kept muttering in his mind.
At the same time.
The system's voice also sounded.
"Congratulations, host, for fully experiencing the 'Self-made Entrepreneur' career life."
"You have obtained the skill: Pharmacy Manufacturing Technique."
"Based on your experience in the 'Self-made Entrepreneur' career life, the novel 'Black Ice' has been automatically generated for you, with an approximate length of 1.05 million words. It is being automatically exported, and the export will be completed in about 10 hours. Please check for it then."
Additionally, the system panel updated.
"Work: 'Black Ice'."
"Current status: Exporting."
"Current Popularity Value: 0/50000."
"Assessment Task: Manufacture a drug with 99% purity (pending)."
Lin Chuan looked at the system panel, his eyes widening, "Manufacture drugs? System, you might as well just send me straight to jail!"

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