[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-idle-tycoon-system":3,"chapter-idle-tycoon-system-idle-tycoon-system-chapter-52":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Idle Tycoon System",{"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},1828136,2431,"Chapter 52: Viscount Vex (2)","idle-tycoon-system-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>\"I could offer you one of my prized specimens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nightshade Lotus—extremely rare, it has beautiful purple blooms that—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What would I do with it?\" Noah interrupted, imagining his apartment overrun by the tiny plant monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it’s quite beautiful when it blooms—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it eat meat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vex paused mid-pitch. \"Only small animals. Rabbits, cats, the occasional small fingers if they’re not careful—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, I’ll pass on acquiring a pet that views me as a potential snack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would I possibly want it for? To eat me? No thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The viscount’s shoulders slumped in defeat. His grand bribery scheme had crumbled against Noah’s complete lack of interest in acquiring a deadly flora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry, Vex. I prefer my plants to be decorative and non-carnivorous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Vex stood there, deflated, Noah’s entrepreneurial instincts kicked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon clearly had money and motivation to feed his little flower, he fit the classic premium customer profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you considered the tea?\" Noah gestured toward the glass bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It increases the mana regeneration and reserves for ten minutes, and it also tastes amazing, according to all my customers. It will complement the bread’s effects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vex’s eyes widened as if Noah had revealed the secrets of the universe. TheVenusDemonicperked up too, her tiny head swivelling toward the bottles with obvious interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even this demonic plant wants the peach iced tea. It’s wanted in all worlds, haha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that Peach Iced-tea was one of Noah’s favourite drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enhanced mana regeneration?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten minutes per bottle,\" Noah explained, lifting one bottle to catch the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vex didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty gold coins were placed on his table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why I love rich customers. They don’t hesitate, they just buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will this truly help her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it depends. Like I said, the iced tea is soothing to the throat and heart. It has a very cool sensation, and it mainly increases your mana. Perhaps, combined with the bread’s effects, it might provide some slight improvement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vex accepted the glass bottle before popping it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Vex carefully tilted it toward his precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her petals flared wide, tiny teeth chattering with excitement. She practically vibrated with anticipation as the peach iced tea approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the tea touched her delicate mouth, Precious began to shake—not with weakness, but with pure, unbridled joy. Her entire bloom quivered as mana coursed through her tiny system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plant is having some kind of spasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colour flooded back into her petals like sunrise breaking over mountains, and her tiny vines reached out to embrace Vex’s finger with obvious affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magnificent!\" Vex breathed, tears of joy streaming down his crimson cheeks. \"She hasn’t been this excited in months!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out that watching a grown demon viscount cry over his plant companion is unexpectedly quite touching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precious finished the tea and immediately began exploring her renewed vitality. She snapped playfully at Vex’s other hand, clearly playing with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s trying to hunt again!\" Vex sobbed with happiness. \"Look at that killing instinct! So beautiful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only demons would find homicidal plants beautiful. But honestly? She does look kind of adorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Vex departed with his revitalised plant companion, Noah finally had a moment to process the morning’s strange success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system notification flashed across his retina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your idle income has been updated!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Daily Revenue: $3,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three thousand dollars daily. If I sat at home doing nothing but binge-watching my favourite show, I would still be making $90,000 a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bread had locked in at ten gold coins, tea at twenty. Combined, they granted him a total of thirty golden coins a day idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could fully appreciate his financial progress, a familiar silhouette appeared at his doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s heart rate spiked immediately upon realising who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus. Lola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood just outside his threshold, her ruby eyes glinting with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her curves were accentuated by form-fitting clothing that seemed designed to short-circuit any man’s rational thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dark black hair was especially beautiful under the sun’s rays, creating a halo effect that made her look like sin incarnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too beautiful. Dangerously beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah immediately averted his gaze, studying his inventory with sudden fascination. Anything to avoid those hypnotic eyes and the trouble they promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t look directly at the succubus. Basic survival instinct. I can’t fall for her tricks again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lola’s soft laughter drifted through the open doorway like honey laced with poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying to ignore me, mysterious man?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mysterious man...She still doesn’t know my name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel rude, I should’ve asked for your name yesterday, when we were so...close..to each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was naturally seductive without trying, and with trying, it made her double the trouble. The demons in the plaza turned around to take a closer look at the man who had caught the succubus’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lola was a succubus, she had never done such things to a demon before, much less a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah continued organizing his shelves, hyperaware of her presence but refusing to engage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep busy. Don’t make eye contact. Don’t fall for whatever game she’s playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I tried to enter, but something’s blocking me. What kind of magic did you use? I like it, it’s quite aggressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice dropped to a sultry whisper that seemed to caress the air itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you please... let me in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last sentence carried enough seductive power to make grown demons weep. Even with his back turned, Noah felt the pull of her charisma like gravity made of temptation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. I’m keeping you outside for longer. Consider it punishment for yesterday’s performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought. Despite that, he felt worried. The succubus couldn’t enter his store, this might be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’System, why can’t she enter? Is the ban permanent?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t lose a rich customer to petty revenge. That’s three thousand dollars in potential sales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The succubus Lola is unable to enter because you expelled her from the store. The shop maintains a passive security feature preventing re-entry of ejected individuals. However, you retain authority to grant access privileges.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1012,"2026-06-09T06:05:14.334Z",1,"novelbin.me","f34a8a55c1523f984a866963f7f3ab7a1831091e3cc17cc6fab65518a0390c9b","idle-tycoon-system-chapter-53","idle-tycoon-system-chapter-51",438,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fidle-tycoon-system-cover.jpg"]