[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-have-a-wealth-gathering-array":3,"chapter-i-have-a-wealth-gathering-array-i-have-a-wealth-gathering-array-chapter-2":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Have a Wealth Gathering Array",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1659547,2126,"Chapter 2: Picking Up Money","i-have-a-wealth-gathering-array-chapter-2",2,"\u003Cp>\"Did it really appear?\" Qin Yun felt a surge of joy as he sensed the magical light in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little over a year ago, he had picked up a copper coin by chance, and shortly after, a strange message about the Wealth System appeared in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the initial shock and confusion, it took him over a month to accept such a mystical occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the activation of the Wealth System required making money. He spent over a year working part-time while studying and finally earned enough to collect ten thousand yuan. Now, he had actually activated a Wealth Gathering Array!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System, what function does this Wealth Gathering Array serve?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun asked as he looked at the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Wealth Gathering Array is a formation. You can choose to set it up in an area to gather wealth,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>came the mechanical voice in his mind in response to his query.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Set it up in an area?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun’s heart stirred at these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although wealth was an abstract concept, everything he experienced felt very fantastical, so he didn’t have much doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I set up the Wealth Gathering Array over a shop, wouldn’t I be able to earn more money than usual?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Qin Yun asked, his heart secretly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" the mechanical voice replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It works!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the affirmative response, Qin Yun was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, it’s getting increasingly difficult to make money outside; the market is saturated. To earn money, one can only work a job, and starting a business is even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many stores outside have closed down. Qin Yun knew that a large hotpot restaurant in Qingwu County was bustling at its opening, but it shut down after just five months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that the owner lost over a million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are countless similar cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qin Yun opened a shop himself, he believed his chances of failure would be high too, but now with a level one Wealth Gathering Array, he had a high chance of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about his family’s situation, Qin Yun felt even more eager, wishing he could open a shop immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering his own situation, Qin Yun felt a sense of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only have over ten thousand yuan right now. It’s impossible to open a shop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the smallest shop would require tens of thousands to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re home.\" Suddenly, Qin Yun looked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a dilapidated residential area, a low-maintenance district, built over twenty years ago. It looked quite run-down in the ever-developing Qingwu County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite its condition, the rent here was very cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yun, you’re back?\" At home, a middle-aged woman was busy in the kitchen. Hearing the commotion outside, she immediately smiled and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman appeared to be in her fifties, slightly hunched, looking utterly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom,\" Qin Yun called out, \"Smells great, I can smell the aroma of stewed ribs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sniffed the air and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman was his mother, Zhao Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Mei smiled and said, \"Your college entrance exam is coming up, so I’ve made something nourishing for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Creak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the door opened, and a middle-aged man walked in, looking visibly worn from a long day of hard work. His skin was tanned, his hair a mess, and his worn-out clothes were covered in dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These clothes were Qin Yun’s old school uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad.\" Seeing the man, Qin Yun immediately called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his father, Qin Guodong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhao Mei brought out the last dish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bowl of rib soup, a bowl of cucumber salad, a bowl of celery, and a bowl of lettuce. For the Qin family, this was considered a feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the meal, Zhao Mei looked at Qin Guodong and asked, \"What did Boss Qian at the construction site say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I asked today, and they promised to pay me 5,000 yuan before the 20th,\" Qin Guodong said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was dark and rough, with strands of gray hair appearing, much like Zhao Mei’s hair, which was also graying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his parents looking so weathered, Qin Yun felt a deep pang of sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His parents weren’t even fifty yet, but they seemed almost sixty. The burden of life was too heavy on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qin family had five members. Qin Yun had two older sisters; the eldest was married, the second was in college, and Qin Yun was a senior in high school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the financial situation of the Qin family wasn’t great, supporting Qin Yun and his second sister through school wasn’t too burdensome. The real pressure came from the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent years, house prices in Qingwu County had skyrocketed, increasing by two to three thousand yuan per square meter annually. In this small county, barely considered a fifth-tier city, house prices exceeded 8,000 yuan, with prices in central areas even surpassing 10,000 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, having a house in the city was almost a prerequisite for marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Guodong and Zhao Mei were anxious. With the current rate of increase, they wondered what house prices would be like by the time Qin Yun married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They heard that in big cities, house prices were several tens of thousands per square meter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they borrowed money and made a down payment on an apartment in Qingwu County. The total price was 800,000 yuan, with a 240,000 yuan down payment. That left over 500,000 yuan in loans to pay off over thirty years, with interest making the total repayment over a million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad works on the construction site, earning hard and laborious money, unwilling to take a day off because every day off costs a day’s wage. Mom doesn’t have much education, so her job pays very little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense societal pressure and the burden of providing education for their children and paying the mortgage weighed entirely on his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they were younger, they managed, but as they grew older, they became more desperate, living even harder lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have the Wealth System, which could completely change my parents’ lives,\" Qin Yun thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, he spent the past year doing various part-time jobs. He distributed flyers, moved packages, cleaned tables, and washed dishes in small restaurants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, Qin Guodong rested for a few minutes, then stood up and said, \"I’m heading to the construction site.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The construction site where Qin Guodong worked wasn’t far from there, so he chose to walk home for meals, saving ten yuan on takeout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yun, study well at home. If you go out, make sure to lock the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his father left, his mother, Zhao Mei, busied herself for a bit and quickly left, as she had work to do in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How exactly should I set up this Wealth Gathering Array?\" Qin Yun wasn’t staying home as he also had a part-time job in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked, he pondered silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now understood the function of the Wealth Gathering Array but had nowhere to set it up. He couldn’t just place it anywhere else, could he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, any money earned would be lost to him. So opening his own shop was the best option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he currently had no money, and his parents had nothing to spare; opening a shop was out of reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was worrying, Qin Yun suddenly noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten yuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a ten-yuan bill on the grass by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Checking around to make sure no one else was there, he stepped forward to pick it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun continued walking, and after ten minutes, he was dumbfounded by what he saw ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found another five-yuan bill in the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(New book release, one Chapter at midnight, one Chapter at noon.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1297,"2026-06-06T12:28:30.596Z",1,"novelbin.me","a232a93e5c5c462b631dfb1f3ee52482d76ac61612be250200ed9e876b4755ca","i-have-a-wealth-gathering-array-chapter-203","i-have-a-wealth-gathering-array-chapter-202",566,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-have-a-wealth-gathering-array-cover.jpg"]