Chapter 2: Impoverished Student in Magic City

Parallel world, Water Blue Star.

2015, Dragon Nation, Magic City.

Lin Yi is a junior student majoring in Mechanical Automation at Magic City University of Engineering.

However, although the name "Magic City University of Engineering" sounds quite good, it is actually a second-tier institution.

It is neither a 985 university nor a 211 university.

It is just a public polytechnic university, abbreviated as "Engineering University."

Of course, as the leader of the Flower Nation's economic development—Magic City,

Engineering University's engineering majors (such as mechanical, electrical, automation, vehicle engineering, etc.) are second only to Jiaotong University and Tongji University in terms of employment.

And Lin Yi is a very ordinary junior student at this university.

175cm tall, 65kg in weight, everything about him seems very average.

Even his appearance can only be considered average; while one cannot say he is ugly, one cannot say he is very handsome either.

He can only be classified as one of those plain, unremarkable people in the masses, failing to attract anyone's attention at all.

Added to this is the fact that he was born in a poor mountain village in Gui Province, and even his tuition for the first semester of his freshman year was scraped together by his parents begging everyone they knew.

Naturally, such a life has no advantages whatsoever when it comes to finding a partner.

However, Lin Yi did not give up because of this, nor did he feel inferior.

Indeed, when he first arrived in Magic City, the economic leader of the Dragon Nation,

seeing the rows of skyscrapers, the endless stream of traffic,

and the fashionable, beautiful, and alluring women,

he, coming from the mountains of Gui Province and previously not even knowing what lay beyond the mountains, felt a deep sense of longing.

At that time, he secretly swore to himself.

He must make something of himself in this metropolis and gain a firm foothold here.

His name contains the character "Yi," meaning perseverance.

Perhaps because of this character, for the three years of university, he has been studying while doing business.

Since the second semester of his freshman year, he has not asked his family for a single cent;

on the contrary, sometimes Lin Yi would use the money he earned to subsidize his family's expenses.

Of course, living in a big city is not simple.

When he first arrived, he was looked down upon by many because of his old-fashioned clothes.

He was also mocked by others because of his way of speaking.

Even his business dealings were despised by others.

However, Lin Yi did not care about this.

He has always remembered one saying:

"Endure the bitterness of bitterness, only then can one become a person above others"; a sharp sword is honed from grinding, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

Therefore, for the three years of university, compared to most people who still live a life of drunken dreams in the ivory tower,

Lin Yi had actually already stepped into the university of society.

"Selling tea eggs, 1.5 yuan each, 5 yuan for four... Also, there are sunflower seeds, instant noodles, ham sausages..."

Carrying a thermos pot he had modified himself, Lin Yi was hawking his goods in the male dormitory at 9:00 PM sharp.

The reason he chose this time

is because, at this hour, the school's convenience store is already closed.

And many students are just beginning their nightlife.

"Give me five yuan worth of tea eggs... and a cup of instant noodles!"

A sophomore boy immediately ran out of his dorm room.

"That's 13 yuan in total, just scan this!!"

Lin Yi took out the WeChat and Alipay QR codes hanging around his neck.

Immediately, a 'ding' sound was heard.

"Your Alipay has received 13 yuan!"

"Give me five yuan worth of tea eggs too, and a corn sausage!"

"Your Alipay has received 8 yuan!"

Before long, Lin Yi was surrounded by many people.

The tea eggs in the thermos pot and the items in the backpack on his back were visibly decreasing.

Generally, he makes two pots of tea eggs every day, about 100 in total.

At 1.5 yuan each, according to his cost calculations, 0.3 yuan each plus electricity and material costs,

each tea egg does not exceed 0.4 yuan.

And when he sells them, most people choose to buy four,

even if they can't eat them all themselves, they'll be gone in a dorm room.

Although in this case, the actual price per tea egg is only 1.25 yuan,

even so, he still has a profit of about 80%.

100 eggs mean 80 yuan.

Plus various wholesale meat sausages, sunflower seeds, etc.,

he can earn 150 yuan every night.

And generally, he only comes to sell things from 9:00 to 10:30 PM,

an hour and a half, earning 150 yuan—

in terms of time cost, he is already comparable to some white-collar workers in Magic City.

Of course, because the number of students in the school is limited,

and even in Magic City, there aren't many people willing to spend more than ten yuan every day.

In general, a daily profit of a little over 100 to less than 200 yuan is the limit.

Expanding revenue is simply impossible.

However, even this small business, ===== CHAPTER 3 =====