1: System Awakening

PS: (Brain Storage Center, once stored, no cursing allowed!) →

PS: (Handsome Men and Beautiful Women Check-in Center) →

PS: (Top-Tier Partner Reception Center) →

PS: (God of Wealth Wish Center) →

Note 1: Initially, there's less social interaction. The protagonist is penniless and prioritizes self-development. Supporting characters and the female lead will appear later.

Note 2: This book's content slowly progresses with fishing as the main storyline. Fishing begins in Chapter 13. Viewers who dislike fishing, please quietly leave. Please do not curse, thank you!

Linhai City, Jiangnan Province.

Chen Xiangbei walked out of the Financial Building, holding his resume, feeling a bit dejected.

He had come for an interview today, and the result was self-evident: he had been politely rejected.

This was not the first time he had failed an interview this month.

He had already spent hundreds of yuan on resume printing fees.

Having just graduated from university this year, he faced the problem of employment difficulties.

Since the global disaster that occurred a few years ago, the market economy has become increasingly sluggish.

This has also led to a year-on-year decrease in the employment rate of university graduates in recent years. Many university students cannot find good jobs and end up working in factories screwing in parts.

Some people can't even find a job at all. Ordinary university students nowadays are not hired by employers if they don't have a special skill.

This also confirms a saying: "The least valuable thing right now is a university student."

Chen Xiangbei glanced at his bank card balance, which was less than three digits, and his mood instantly worsened.

"What is all this? Are university students really that worthless now? I can't even find a job with five insurances and one housing fund. How many days will this little money in my pocket last me for steamed buns?"

"Ding! Detecting host's destitution, Daily Settlement System activated."

"Ding! Detecting host's current balance is insufficient for normal living, hereby lending host 1,000 yuan for daily expenses."

"[Bank Card No. 4539] received 1,000 yuan at 15:25, balance 1088.30."

Chen Xiangbei received the text message on his phone, looking incredulous.

"What?"

"System?"

"No way, am I having delusions?"

"I'm not dreaming either."

"Ding! Host, please accept reality as soon as possible. You are not dreaming. This system has come to save you."

"Ah? There really is a system!"

"System, System, what functions do you have? Quickly tell me, boohoohoo!"

"Ding! This system is dedicated to creating a comfortable life for the host. Daily work settlements will be rewarded to the host with an additional multiplier."

"For example, if the host earns 100 yuan today, then today's reward to the host will be 100 yuan and other rewards."

"The first day is a 1x money reward, the second day is a 2x income reward, and so on."

"In addition, there are extra attribute skill rewards, depending on the host's work situation."

"When the host achieves a hidden achievement, the system will trigger additional rewards."

"For detailed information, please refer to the system panel."

"Oh my god! I'm rich, I'm rich! A new lease on life! System, you are the daddy, you came just in time!"

He opened the system panel.

"[Host]: Chen Xiangbei"

"[Age]: 23"

"[Physique]: 0.7 (Adult normal standard is 1)"

"[Intelligence]: 0.9 (Adult normal standard is 1)"

"[Skill]: Intermediate Finance"

"[System]: Daily Settlement, Current Settlement Multiplier: 1x. Increases by 1x daily. (Daily settlement time is 24:00)"

"[System Level 1]: Settlement Points: 0 / 1000 (Settlement points are used to exchange items in the System Shop. System upgrades require reaching the target value but do not consume these settlement points.)"

"(Note: The System Shop will unlock at Level 3. The System Shop can use settlement points to exchange for various skill items.)"

"This physique is too weak, isn't it? Is it because I spent all my time in the dorm playing games in university without exercising, leading to sub-health?"

"What's with this intelligence? How can I, a normal person, not even meet the standard? Am I a hidden intellectual disability??"

"Forget it, I'll find a temporary job and test the system's effect."

Chen Xiangbei looked at the data panel with some confusion, but he didn't dwell on it too much.

He opened his phone's job search website to look for nearby daily-paid jobs to test the waters.

"Baxing Supermarket Warehouse Unloading, 2 hours, 80 per hour, 5 people needed, contact number: 138......2560."

"KFC Temporary Delivery, 8 yuan per order, sufficient orders today, contact number..."

"Limabang, needs 10 healthy males, moving with a truck, 120 per hour, large items need to be moved up and down stairs, contact number..."

Chen Xiangbei looked at these temporary jobs and felt a bit troubled. He hadn't been able to find a job before.

It was because he didn't want to do dirty or tiring work, feeling it was unfair to his years of hard study. Now, the jobs online were all like this.

"Forget it, I'll give it a try. It's not like I'll be doing this every day anyway."

So he weighed his options and chose the supermarket unloading job, which was more cost-effective.

He called the supermarket warehouse manager and got the address. It wasn't far, just nearby.

When Chen Xiangbei arrived at the supermarket, the warehouse manager saw Chen Xiangbei's fair and clean physique. Although he was quite tall, around 180 cm.

He still had some doubts about whether he could do this kind of physical labor.

Perhaps noticing the warehouse manager's strange look, Chen Xiangbei quickly said to him.

"Don't look at me just because I'm fair and clean, I'm very strong. I used to be on the school's track and field team."

"Alright then, you can try first. Don't overexert yourself if you can't. We'll pay you for whatever you do."

"Thank you, I won't force myself."

Since Chen Xiangbei was nearby, the others hadn't arrived yet. After waiting a while, once everyone was there, the truck entered the warehouse.

They opened the truck door and began unloading.

Chen Xiangbei was stunned when he saw the goods.

Goodness, it turned out to be large bags of rice, 50 kg per bag. No wonder the warehouse manager looked at him with distrust.

If one had to continuously do this for two hours, most people really couldn't handle it.

However, Chen Xiangbei's hometown was in the countryside, and he often helped his family with farm work before, so he had plenty of strength.

The reason he was fair and clean was due to genetics, good genes, which is why he looked good.

One truckload was about 6 tons, and there were two trucks. The supermarket originally had 3 warehouse managers helping, so there were 8 people in total, making it quite easy on average.

But the trucks were unloaded one after another until the warehouse was almost full, taking about two hours in total.

The three people partnering with Chen Xiangbei were all uncles. They specialized in this kind of work because they were uneducated.

One of the uncles, surnamed Wang, was a cheerful person.

After working for a bit, he became familiar with Chen Xiangbei.

"Young man, you look very young. Aren't you studying anymore? Why are you doing this kind of physical labor?"

Chen Xiangbei replied while moving the goods.

"Uncle Wang, I just graduated from university and can't find a good job. I ran out of money, so I came to do daily-paid work. I have to live, don't I?"

"That's right, jobs are hard to find in the current environment. Even daily-paid jobs are not easy to come by. Before, a job like this could pay 120 an hour, but now it's almost halved."

"It's okay, there's always hope. Life will get better. We have to believe in our country and ourselves."

"Haha, someone who's had an education is different. Well said, having hope is a good thing."

...

Two hours later, the last truckload was also unloaded.

Because he hadn't done physical labor for too long, Chen Xiangbei was so tired that he sat down on the ground, regardless of how dirty it was.

"Come, come, I'm settling your wages. Exactly two hours, a total of 160. Open your payment QR code, I'll scan you."