Chapter One: The Twenty-Yuan Silver Coin

Haiyue was where the scarred man laundered questionable goods. Su looked directly at him. “Walk away. You lose twenty yuan.” New text appeared beneath the System penalty. [Current Anchored Value: ¥1,280,000.] [Insufficient assets. Estimated lifespan deduction: 11 years, 7 months.] Shen Yan turned off his screen. “Sometimes twenty yuan is expensive.” At eight that night, he entered Haiyue Auction House in the suit he had worn when he was fired. The coin was in his pocket. His bank balance was ¥3,862. Su accompanied him as an external museum consultant, while Zhou had obtained an invitation. Gu Chengze met them inside with a wineglass. “Shen Yan? Fired in the morning, bidding on junk by night. You adapt quickly.”