The next day, Eli opened the system interface. The glowing blue screen hovered before him, waiting.
Eli signed in and was able to earn 10000 yuan.
NEW TASK HAS BEEN ISSUED
Eli was happy as he knew there will be rewards for completing the tasks.
[New Task Available]
Task: Assist a struggling shop owner in making a profit within a day.
Reward: 5000 yuan
Punishment :3000 yuan will be removed from your balance
It wasn't much, but it was something. He accepted.
Eli called his manger and told him he will not be coming to work due to being ill. His manager although annoyed granted him a leave without pay.
Eli knew that if he wanted to find a struggling convenience store he will have to go to the poorest part of the city because it will have a higher chance of struggling businesses.
Unlucky for him he lives in the poorest part of the city. Eli left his house and tried finding a convenience store that looked like it was struggling. He finally found one and after thirty minutes of observation he finally walked in.
The small convenience store was nearly empty when Eli entered. A tired-looking man in his forties stood behind the counter, rubbing his temples.
"Excuse me," Eli said. "Are you the owner?"
The man sighed. "Yeah. What do you need?"
"I want to help you make more sales today."
The owner gave him a doubtful look. "You some kind of salesman?"
"Something like that," Eli replied. "Just trust me."
After a bit of convincing, the owner allowed him to try. Eli quickly scanned the shop. The shelves were cluttered, and the products weren't arranged properly. The entrance was dimly lit, making the place look uninviting.
First, he moved the best-selling items closer to the front. Then, he adjusted the lighting and propped open the door to make the shop feel more welcoming. Finally, he convinced the owner to offer a small discount on bulk purchases.
Within an hour, customers started trickling in. By evening, the shop had made more money than it had in weeks.
The owner clapped Eli on the back. "I don't know what kind of magic that was, but you really saved me today. Here take this bottle of wine, i know its not really expensive but take this to show my appreciation"
Eli took the bottle of wine and thanked the owner and then he left.
[Task Completed!]
Reward: 5000 yuan as been added to your balance.
Level 1: 40% complete
Not long after completing the task a notification popped up on his phone. Eli filled with joy.
Eli checked his balance and realised he had 21000 yuan, he knew he had to pay the loan shark in the next two days, but now all he needed was 3000 yuan to be able to fully pay back his loan.
Eli decided to go back home. When he hot back home he opened a saving box and counted the money Indonesia and realised there was only 2450 yuan inside after finding out. Eli decided to start delivering takeaway in order to gain enough money to payback his debt.
Eli worked from seven pm to one am. When Eli checked the time he realised it was almost two am and he had only made 560 yuan so far and he will need to do one more order, but it was so late that eli did nor think anyone would place an order.
After waiting for 45 minutes an order finally came in. Eli went to deliver the package to the house.
When he reached the community, he found out it was a community for the upper middle class. The houses where large and beautiful, and the driveways were parked with cars such as porsches,cadilac,Mercedes,BMW,audis.
Eli finally arrived at the house. It was large and beautiful, with neatly trimmed flower bushes lining the pathways. The scent of fresh blooms filled the evening air as he made his way to the front door.
He rang the doorbell, and a voice called out from inside.
"I'm coming!"
He waited for a few moments before the door finally opened.
A middle-aged man stood there, looking slightly tired but polite. He offered a small smile as he reached for the package.
"Thank you for delivering this," the man said. "We just got back from the airport, so we didn't have time to go out and get it ourselves."
He then tipped Eli with 200 yuan
El thanked him and left after confirming the order.
As Eli left he looked around the community and said one day I will have a home in a community like, if not better than this one.
Eli got home but he felt tired and happy because he knew he now had enough money to payback the loanshark.
Eli went to bed comfortably knowing that one of his troubles had been solved.