Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Wealth Level A10

「The next morning.」

Gu Heng sat by the window in the executive lounge, a lavish breakfast spread out before him.

"Dean Jiang, I’ll have to ask for your help with this."

...

"Transfer Liu Dan to ophthalmology along with Momo, and make Liu Dan her head nurse?"

"Won’t that be too much trouble?"

...

"Alright."

"Then thank you, Dean Jiang."

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is in two weeks. I’ll get in touch with President Wang and Governor Qian, and we can all get together at Zhenyu. It’ll be my treat this time."

...

"Yes, yes, of course. That sounds good."

"I’ll let you get back to it, Dean Jiang."

...

After hanging up, Gu Heng set down his phone.

He picked up his coffee and took a sip. His gaze passed through the glass curtain wall, overlooking the cityscape of Beichun in the early morning, and a wave of emotion washed over him.

’The power of capital is just too immense.’

’Ability?’

’Experience?’

’Rules?’

’In the face of capital, they all have to obediently step aside.’

Wishes that ordinary people struggled to achieve, despite spending so much effort and money, were nothing more than a phone call for the rich and powerful who wielded capital. That’s just reality.

’The essence of social interaction is value exchange.’

’If you have value, everyone is willing to help you. Everywhere you look, you see friends.’

’If you have no value, it doesn’t matter who you know. Even your own relatives and friends will go out of their way to avoid you.’

Just as Gu Heng was lost in these reflections, a crisp voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Prerequisite Mission 1: Rest and Recuperation]

[Mission Progress: Complete]

[Mission Reward: Basic Body Optimization Agent has been issued.]

[Use now?]

...

A sci-fi-esque screen of light suddenly materialized before Gu Heng, followed by several prompt boxes.

Seeing this, a look of delight immediately spread across Gu Heng’s face.

He didn’t choose to use the Basic Body Optimization Agent right away. Instead, his focus shot straight to the [Golden Tower of Wealth].

After both prerequisite missions were completed, the fog that had previously shrouded the second level of the Golden Tower of Wealth had, at some point, silently dissipated.

As Gu Heng’s thoughts settled on it, the glittering, towering Golden Tower trembled slightly.

[Challenge Mission: Reduce body fat percentage from 22% to 15%.]

[Mission Time: 10 weeks]

[Mission Reward: Unlock Level 2 of the Golden Tower of Wealth. Your Wealth Level will be raised to—A10.]

THUMP-THUMP...

Gu Heng stared blankly at the text before him, clearly feeling his own heart begin to beat faster and faster.

Wealth Level—

A10!

’What does this mean?’

It meant that as long as Gu Heng successfully completed this challenge, his assets would once again skyrocket.

One had to understand that the mere threshold for Wealth Level A10 was a staggering one billion yuan.

And based on the rewards Brother Tongzi had given Gu Heng for unlocking the first level of the Golden Tower of Wealth, the generosity of the reward usually far exceeded the threshold.

Reaching a Wealth Level of A10 made you a rare sight, a one-in-a-million existence, even in one of the four super-first-tier cities.

After the excitement passed, Gu Heng took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

The mission reward was certainly generous, but the difficulty of this challenge was equally high.

Ten weeks to lower his body fat percentage from 22% to 15%.

To achieve this goal, Gu Heng would likely have to half-kill himself again.

’What does a 15% body fat percentage even mean?’

It was the ideal, healthiest state for a normal man.

Commonly known as "slim with clothes on, muscular with them off."

His muscle definition would be clear and distinct, but not exaggerated like a professional bodybuilder’s. It was pretty much the physique most girls liked best.

It might seem like only a 7% difference in body fat, but achieving it in just ten weeks was no less difficult—and perhaps even harder—than the challenge of losing 29 pounds in 30 days.

Of course...

Times had changed. Gu Heng now commanded vast wealth and resources, so he no longer had to rely on grueling, solitary training like he did at the beginning.

Now, Gu Heng could throw money at the problem and hire the country’s best trainers, best nutritionists, best physical therapists, and the best support team to help him achieve this goal.

With this in mind, Gu Heng picked up his phone and called Luo Xiwen directly.

"Chairman Gu, good morning."

Luo Xiwen answered the phone quickly.

Although the two had grown much closer since that night, their day-to-day interactions hadn’t changed much.

"Xi Wen, drop everything you’re doing right now. I need you to assemble a top-tier athletic training team for me within one day."

"I’ll call Governor Qian shortly and have him mobilize CMB’s resources for you to use. The budget is unlimited. Remember, I only want the best and most professional."

Gu Heng got straight to the point, directly stating his request.

Hearing the exceptionally serious tone in Gu Heng’s voice, Luo Xiwen quickly replied, "Okay, I’ll get started on this immediately."

"Contact me as soon as you have any news," Gu Heng added.

"Understood."

After their brief conversation, the call ended.

Afterward, Gu Heng left the executive lounge and walked briskly back to his executive suite.

Opening his system inventory, Gu Heng looked at the faintly glowing Basic Body Optimization Agent and silently chose to use it.

[Basic Body Optimization Agent has been used.]

[Host, please lie down as soon as possible. The Basic Body Optimization Agent will take effect in one minute. Countdown beginning: 60 seconds.]

Seeing this, Gu Heng quickly walked to the bedroom and lay flat on the bed.

Sixty seconds passed in a flash.

The moment the countdown hit zero, Gu Heng felt his entire body begin to heat up rapidly. Then, it felt as if countless small hands were kneading every inch of him.

The pleasant sensation was so intense that Gu Heng almost let out a moan.

However, this pleasurable feeling didn’t last long.

As the intensity of the "kneading" continued to increase, Gu Heng gradually started to sweat.

If the feeling just now was like being massaged by a young maiden, it now felt as if the maiden had been replaced by a hulking brute.

Pleasure had begun to turn into pain, and it was a pain that covered his entire body.

Gu Heng sucked in a sharp breath, his teeth chattering slightly.

Fortunately, the pain didn’t increase endlessly. Once it reached a certain level, it plateaued.

He wasn’t sure how long this sensation lasted.

The pain gradually began to subside. The hulking brute seemed to transform back into a young maiden, until finally, all sensation disappeared completely and his body temperature returned to normal.

[Use of Basic Body Optimization Agent complete.]

Seeing the notification from Brother Tongzi, Gu Heng let out a long sigh of relief.

He lay in bed for a long time before slowly sitting up.

He picked up his phone and glanced at it. It was 10:57 AM.

Nearly two hours had passed since he had used the Basic Body Optimization Agent.

"Let’s see what’s changed."

Gu Heng murmured to himself, then got out of bed barefoot and walked toward the full-length mirror in the suite’s entryway...

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