It seemed that his system could be upgraded!
In an instant, Chen Fan was thrilled.Upgradable? That was incredible!
The rewards the system currently provided were already extremely generous. If it could be upgraded, wouldn't the rewards become even more outrageous?
Just as Chen Fan was getting excited, the system's voice chimed in:
[Ding!][Would you like to enable upgrade mode?][Yes] / [No]
"What will happen if I activate the upgrade mode?" Chen Fan asked.
[Once upgrade mode is enabled, the system will issue tasks that—depending on their difficulty—award experience points (in addition to normal rewards). Once sufficient experience points are collected, the system will level up.]
[With each level up, both daily rewards and task rewards will increase by several times—or even tenfold.]
"Several times... even tenfold?!"
Chen Fan's breathing quickened.
After severing ties with the Chen family, his system's daily rewards were already worth over one billion yuan.
If the system could level up, then his daily rewards might increase to several billion, or even tens of billions?
That was insane!
And this was just one level up. If he could reach level 2, or level 3... wouldn't his daily rewards exceed 100 billion yuan?
One hundred billion per day. With that kind of power, crushing the entire Xu family of Jinling would be child's play.
At that rate, Chen Fan could potentially become the world's richest man in just a few years—or even less.
"But… if I activate upgrade mode and fail a task, is there any punishment?" Chen Fan asked cautiously.
[No penalties for failed tasks.]
Hearing that, Chen Fan made his decision without hesitation.
"Activate upgrade mode!"
From that moment, life would become much more thrilling. As long as he worked hard, his net worth would skyrocket at an insane rate.
Forget the Xu family. Even crushing the number-one clan in all of Daxia wouldn't be impossible.
And since there were no penalties, upgrading the system was an absolute win—all reward, no risk.
Thank goodness he discovered this today—otherwise, he'd have missed out big time!
[Ding!][System upgrade mode activated][Current system level: 1 (0/1500 XP)][You need 1500 XP to reach level 2]
"1500 XP to level up? That's not too bad," Chen Fan muttered.
At just level 1, his daily rewards were already a billion or more.Imagine what would happen at level 3, level 4, or even higher...
Just thinking about it made his heart race.
Suddenly, a new message popped up on his phone.
It was from Xia Mengmeng—she was planning to visit her sister's company, Xia Group, and asked if Chen Fan wanted to come along.
As Chen Fan was considering it, the system chimed again:
[Ding!][New Temporary Task: Accompany Xia Mengmeng to Xia Group and visit your own Financial Tower.]
[Time Limit: 2 hours][Reward: 1x Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime (one of 7 in the world)][Experience Points: 53 XP]
"Huh?"
"Already a task?" Chen Fan's eyes lit up. He had just enabled the upgrade mode, and now here came the first task.
Sure enough, upgrade mode added experience points to the reward pool.
Completing this challenge would grant 53 XP, bringing him a step closer to level 2.
And the reward was one of the rarest watches on Earth—a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime.
They say, "The poor drive cars, the rich wear watches."A luxurious watch that matched his identity was more than just style—it was status.
Patek Philippe was the most prestigious luxury watch brand in the world, known as the King of Watches—a symbol of power and nobility.
Even their cheapest models cost hundreds of thousands, and the Grandmaster Chime was among their most elite pieces.
Out of curiosity, Chen Fan looked it up online.
Turns out the Grandmaster Chime was a special edition commemorating Patek Philippe's 175th anniversary.Although seven were made, only six were ever sold publicly.
So technically, you could call it a limited edition of six worldwide.
"Alright, I'll go," Chen Fan replied to Xia Mengmeng.
Ten minutes later, Chen Fan picked her up and the two drove toward Xia Group headquarters.
Elsewhere...
Chen Haoyu returned to the Chen family estate in a hurry.
Inside the villa, not only was the old master present, but also Chen Yuzhen and several other core family members.
"How'd it go, Haoyu? That ungrateful brat Chen Fan must be living like garbage now that he's cut ties with our family, right?"
Seeing him return, the old master asked casually.
"Of course! Leaving the Chen family, that little punk is guaranteed to become more pathetic by the day!" several others chimed in.
Hearing all this, Chen Haoyu's face paled. He answered with a trembling voice:
"Grandfather… I failed your mission."
"Hmm?" The old master's brows furrowed.This was just a simple task—go rub salt in Chen Fan's wounds. Haoyu couldn't even manage that?
Just as he was getting irritated, Chen Haoyu dropped a bombshell:
"Grandfather… not only is Chen Fan not doing worse, he's doing better than ever."
"I saw it with my own eyes—he drove past me in a Lamborghini Aventador, worth over ten million yuan."
"W-what?!"
"Haoyu, are you joking?" Chen Yuzhen asked, stunned."Chen Fan is driving a ten-million-yuan supercar?!"
"I swear, I saw it myself," Chen Haoyu nodded firmly.
For a moment, the entire Chen family fell into dead silence.
This development completely overturned everything they believed.
By all logic, after cutting ties with the Chen family, Chen Fan should be poor, miserable, and falling into ruin.
So how the hell was he driving a luxury supercar?!
It didn't make sense!
Their faces were full of disbelief and confusion.
Among them, the old master's expression was the darkest.
He refused to believe what Chen Haoyu just said.
How could that worthless brat Chen Fan possibly be doing better?That was impossible. Impossible!
To him, Chen Fan had always been the most mediocre and unimpressive member of the family.That's why he had no hesitation in offering Chen Fan as a marriage pawn to the powerful Xu family of Jinling.
But now, they were saying that Chen Fan made it all on his own?
If that were true, it would mean he had misjudged Chen Fan—and badly.
No. Absolutely not.He still firmly believed that Chen Fan was doomed to mediocrity and would never amount to anything!
Suddenly, Chen Haoyu spoke again:
"Oh right, Grandfather. On the way back, I also heard… something else about Chen Fan."