After watching the last customers leave, Han Feng turned to Noelle and said,
"Close the shop. That's it for today's business hours."
Noelle nodded, hung up the Closed sign at the door, and began tidying up inside.
Meanwhile, Han Feng began tallying up the day's performance.
In the morning, he had served 18 customers.
In the afternoon, 21.
A total of 39 customers today.
Gross income: 3.9 million Mora.
"Though I came up short by one compared to my target, overall it's not bad at all."
Han Feng was quite satisfied.
Just today's takings alone equaled the last two days combined.
At that moment—
The system panel popped up:
[You have finished today's business. Please draw one random reward from the manga currently available.]
"Time for the daily reward draw again. Can't wait to see what I'll get."
A faint smile played at Han Feng's lips.
Compared to yesterday, he now had four more manga in his collection: Detective Conan, Journey to the West, Tom and Jerry, and Doraemon.
If this had been his first day, he wouldn't have hesitated to pick Journey to the West.
After all, the powers within were unmatched—enough to let him walk sideways across Teyvat.
But now, he already had two solid trump cards. He wasn't desperate for more raw power.
So, without thinking too much, Han Feng directly chose Doraemon.
He wanted to see what kind of gadget he'd draw from that manga.
If luck really shined on him and he got something like the If Phone Booth, a weapon that could tamper with causality itself—
tsk tsk… that would be truly game-breaking.
"System, start the draw!" Han Feng commanded.
[Drawing…]
[Reward obtained—Gourmet Tablecloth]
[Gourmet Tablecloth: Can conjure any food out of thin air. Just say the name of the dish, and the tablecloth will produce it.
The food is real, completely free, and unlimited.]
"Well, what do you know—Venti and Paimon's dream treasure just landed in my hands!"
Han Feng couldn't help but laugh and shake his head.
It wasn't some earth-shattering item, but this Gourmet Tablecloth was still immensely satisfying.
From now on, whatever he wanted to eat or drink, it would always be available.
A true blessing for the lazy!
"System, claim reward!"
The moment he spoke, a golden light flashed.
A patterned tablecloth materialized in his hands.
"Dinner's sorted, then."
Han Feng was in an excellent mood.
But there was still a bigger matter to attend to—
the upgrade of the manga shop.
After checking his balance, Han Feng confirmed he now had 6.9 million Mora.
Enough to meet the requirements.
"System, upgrade the manga shop."
[Confirm deduction of 5 million Mora to proceed with shop upgrade?]
"Confirm!"
[Ding! 5 million Mora deducted. Beginning shop upgrade.]
As the words rang in his mind—
a loud rumbling shook the building.
The whole manga shop trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
"Boss, what's happening?! Could it be an enemy attack?"
Startled by the sudden commotion, Noelle hurried over, clearly flustered.
"Don't worry. It's just the shop upgrading. It'll be over soon."
Han Feng gave a calm smile.
Since this was his own shop, everything was under his control.
There was no need to worry about safety.
"So this is the renovation you were talking about!"
Relieved, Noelle's tension eased.
Now she was just filled with curiosity and anticipation.
The system carried out the upgrade strictly according to Han Feng's designs.
The area around the shop was incorporated into the property.
Interior renovations followed his plan—
figures, posters, decorations, all arranged to create the right atmosphere.
With the system's power, the transformation was completed in no time.
And so, a brand-new manga shop was born.
The shop still had two floors as before.
But the inside was completely different.
First—the space.
Each floor used to be only 100 square meters.
That was fine for a few readers,
but once it got crowded, it became noisy and cramped.
Some liked to discuss loudly while others preferred quiet reading.
This clash had been something Han Feng hadn't fully considered before.
Now, after the upgrade, each floor had nearly 1,000 square meters—
almost ten times the original size.
Han Feng divided the space into two main areas:
A reading zone, for those who wanted to immerse themselves in manga.
A discussion zone, for those who wanted to chat freely.
With the system's soundproofing enchantments,
the two areas no longer disturbed one another.
The bookshelves and counter remained near the entrance.
But the most striking change was the anime atmosphere.
Previously, only a few manga patterns decorated the walls.
Now, every wall was adorned with vibrant posters of iconic characters—
Luffy, Conan, and more.
Most eye-catching of all were the figurines.
Every major character from his available manga had their own figure—
Luffy, Sakura, WarGreymon, Yugi Mutou, Rikka Takanashi, and others.
Even notable props and items from the stories were displayed.
For anyone who had read the manga, seeing this would be a thrill.
Noelle was already overwhelmed.
Her eyes shone with excitement as she looked at the figurines and posters around her.
At last, she understood what the boss had meant by a surprise.
"Boss, you're incredible!"
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