’Play it safe... Don’t get carried away!’ After careful consideration, Gao Neng decided to set the quest reward as the materials and a manufacturing schematic for a Super Soft Armor.

It was a little more troublesome, but once he had the schematic, he could keep manufacturing Soft Armor, which was a benefit in itself.

The quest reward was set.

The next step was to figure out what the quest should be.

Gao Neng once again considered a quest to catch a mouse, but he quickly shook his head. ’The Crap System isn’t stupid. Who knows if, after I post a quest to catch a mouse, this "mouse" will turn out to be the minion or son of some super monster?’

That was just suicidal!

’I need to post a risk-free quest.’

’And it absolutely can’t involve any fighting or killing. That’s too brutal. I’m still just a kid who needs to grow up slowly.’

’What if I open a studio?’ Gao Neng had actually had this idea for a while. His daily trips to the Manufacturing Academy to audit lectures were, in fact, preparations for his grand plan to get rich. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

His second attribute gave him a 100% success rate. It would be a waste not to use it for manufacturing.

And once he had a studio, he could start taking clients...

Clients would provide the materials.

He’d be responsible for the manufacturing and profit from the labor charge?

A good business model.

Gao Neng had saved up a total of 1.3 million Alliance Coins, which was enough to buy some manufacturing tools.

Once the studio opened...

...he was absolutely confident he could make money. If he couldn’t turn a profit with a 100% success rate, then no other studio could possibly stay in business.

’Opening a studio...’

’How could the Crap System mess with him on this?’

Gao Neng thought it over and concluded there wasn’t much room for the system to cause trouble. ’It can’t possibly make me serve 1,000 clients in a single day, right?’

’Alright, post quest: Open a studio! Quest Reward... one complete set of materials for a Super Soft Armor, including the manufacturing schematic...’ Gao Neng thought for a moment and made a slight modification, adding a note in parentheses after "Super Soft Armor": (quality no less than the one Fang Tangtang wears!).

At this point...

Gao Neng felt it was pretty much foolproof.

But just as he was about to click "Post," he paused.

’What if the Crap System really does make me serve 1,000 clients a day?’ Even though Gao Neng felt it was unlikely, he couldn’t let his guard down.

After a moment’s hesitation...

He changed the quest name to: "Open a studio that doesn’t need to operate for now."

’Perfect!’

’If I can’t complete the quest even with this, I’ll be damned!’

’Post!’ Gao Neng clicked.

"DING! Quest submission failed!" a mechanical voice announced.

’Failed?! Why did it fail? I thought you said I could post quests freely!’ Gao Neng was indignant. ’This rule is ridiculous!’

"Hint: The concept ’doesn’t need to operate for now’ is too vague. A more precise time frame is required."

’So that’s why... The system can’t determine the specific time frame for "doesn’t need to operate for now," so I need to specify it? That actually makes sense.’ Gao Neng subconsciously prepared to revise the quest.

’Ten days?’

’A month?’

’Wrong!’

’If the system just waits a month and then tacks on a requirement to serve 1,000 clients a day, won’t I still face the same problem?’

’I can’t specify a time...’

’Absolutely not!’

Gao Neng felt he couldn’t let the system lead him by the nose. He had to be in complete control. This quest was supposed to be a lifeline, not a death sentence.

’I have to play it safe.’

So the question became: How could he clearly express the concept of "time" without actually specifying a number of days?

’I’ve got it!’ Fiendishly clever as he was, Gao Neng only needed a moment to come up with a solution. He revised the quest name once again.

Open a studio that will be open for business whenever Gao Neng feels like opening it for business.

’Foolproof!’

’This is absolutely foolproof!’

’The studio’s operating hours will be determined by my own thoughts, which successfully solves the problem of a vague "time" concept. Plus, the system has absolutely no room to play any tricks with this now, right?’

Gao Neng mentally patted himself on the back.

’Who would believe I’m not a genius for coming up with an idea like this?’

’I can post it now...’

’This move is airtight!’

’But I still feel like there’s one tiny little problem...’

’But what could it be?’

Gao Neng fell into thought once more. A moment later, his eyes finally lit up.

’Right, the hint!’

’Before the system evolved, it actually had a ’Quest Hint’ function. Even though it’s evolved now, that function should still exist, right?’

’A quest to open a studio with business hours I control, plus a system-provided quest hint...’

’If I can’t even complete a quest like that... I might as well just die!’

Gao Neng modified the quest again, adding another parenthetical note to its name: (The system will automatically provide a hint.)

’Hahaha... I’m not just a super-genius, I’m a peerless one!’ This time, Gao Neng was brimming with confidence and hesitated no longer.

He clicked "Confirm."

The motion was as smooth as flowing water... Airtight!

"DING! Quest submission successful."

’It succeeded? Hahaha, I knew it! As long as there’s a concept of time, it goes through! All the materials for a Soft Armor with quality no less than Fang Tangtang’s, plus the manufacturing schematic... I got it all, just like that! This is a massive win!’ Gao Neng burst out laughing. Then, he heard a series of mechanical sounds.

"Quest Name: Open a studio that will be open for business whenever Gao Neng feels like opening it for business. (The system will automatically provide a hint.)"

"Quest Description: An empire begins with a studio of one’s own. The Host’s talent is like the most brilliant star in the sky; it cannot be concealed. Go forth, reveal your brilliance, and be unstoppable!"