Florida Man's General Store in Cultivation World
chapter-106

Chapter 106 – Florida Man Raises Fund to Arm His Children with 12-Gauge Shotguns for Self-Protection in School

Planet Rabbit Trent A-3

Local beasts are the lords of this unexplored world. As it is thick in wood and earth Qi, the local monsters excel in defense and self-regeneration. However, due to the recent infestation of Sweet Dream Mushroom, a portion of this world is not suitable for weak cultivators to explore. Please tread with caution.

Primary Objectives:

1 – Kill Rabbit Trent King. (Completed)

2 – Absorb Gnosis of Rabbit Trent King. (Completed)

Secondary Objective:

1 – Locate Entity Fate Crystal in Sweet Dream Mushroom Forest (Completed)

2 – Absorb Entity Fate Crystal. (Completed)

Exploration Rewards: 3 Free Tickets, Ownership of Planet Rabbit Trent A-3

Secondary Rewards: 1 Lucky Draw

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This was the quest that Leo was supposed to do. However, unintentionally, Leo completed all objectives.

DING

<You have obtained 3 Land Expansion Tickets, the ownership of Planet Rabbit Trent A-3, and one lucky draw.>

<Planet Rabbit Trent A-3 has been added to your domain. You can build a permanent portal to Planet Rabbit Trent A-3. Please check the Mystic Realm Portal Building for more details.>

Leo was overjoyed when the system mentioned a permanent portal. If he could erect a permanent portal to this world, he could make his mystic realm platform a tourist attraction. He could also use this place as his secret farmland so that he could breed and harvest dangerous plants or sweet dream mushrooms.

However, not all good things come without flaws. The next system's messages shut down Leo's dream.

<Please be advised. You can build structures in this world when your Humble General Store reaches level 10 or higher, which automatically unlocks necessary facilities.>

<Please be advised. The local monsters and beasts are not considered your subordinates. You must subjugate the local monsters first before you can expand your store to this world.>

<Please be advised. The system cannot collect, steal, or deduct the life force of the local monsters and beasts. You must defeat them yourself.>

Reading the three messages, Leo had a headache.

The first headache was the humble general store's level. He still remembered that upgrading the store to level 10 would disable the auto-protection perk of his system. When that happened, the stores, buildings, granaries, warehouses, and the apartment would be defenseless – Any cultivator might be able to destroy them.

Fortunately, a hundred unicorns just migrated to his domain. Leo wondered if he could entrust the security duty to them.

Also, Leo had a sick idea of how he could arm his subordinates, such as Gao Yan, Wu Buyi, and future trustworthy employees. He ejected the modified handgun that he used to shoot Situ Nantian.

The gun was still brand new. Judging from its performance, it was effective against a tough cultivator. Leo wondered if he could arm Gao Yan or Wu Buyi with similar guns.

Thinking about the gun, Leo's blood boiled. His Floridian instinct was tingling, and he had the urge to shoot something.

"Hah. I wish the domain system has a gun store. Should I start crafting a homemade 12 gauge and spend some lifespan upgrading it? No, that won't work. The upgrade cost is too steep. It's a lot of investment."

Leo put the thoughts aside and contemplated the second and third issues. As this world was still plagued with unknown creatures, monsters, and animals, it would take a long time to subjugate or capture them all. As such, this project should be left to the employees in the future.

Exploiting employees was what a good capitalist should do. Leo crossed his arms and nodded, believing that it was a good idea.

All issues were temporarily solved. Leo shifted his attention to the rewards.

The free tickets came in the form of digital assets. It only showed in the domain system menu.

However, the main attraction was the lucky draw ticket. Leo saw an icon of gold paper in the online shopping menu. He pressed on it, checking what it was.

DING

<Please select the category you wish to pull the lucky draw from.>

"Category?"

The system prompted him with a list of texts – Food, Beverage, Medicines, Furniture, Weapons, Armor, Quality of Life Tools, Vehicles, Electric Appliances, ETC.

The list went on. Leo frowned and skimmed through the list as most of the items could be purchased through the online shopping system. Thus, he didn't need to look at the common things.

After scrolling down the long list, Leo's eyes picked up a few interesting categories – Unique Domain Building, Gnosis, Fate Crystals, Cultivation Resource, and Authority.

Aside from the unique buildings and cultivation resources, the rest of the choice was locked. He pressed on the locked choice, hoping to learn why they were inaccessible.

DING

<Gnosis Lucky Draw requires Shopping Mall Level 10.>

<Fate Crystal Lucky Draw requires Shopping Complex Level 20.>

<Authority Lucky Draw requires Franchise Headquarters Level 20.>

"…"

These options seemed to be exclusive to the endgame content. His headquarters building was still called "Humble General Store", but the structures in the list hinted at the existence of higher-tier buildings.

Since the unique domain building choice was the only thing Leo couldn't access from the online store system, Leo picked it.

DING

<You have unlocked the shop domain system. This option is available!>

<Will you use the lucky draw ticket on the category "Unique Domain Building"?>

Leo shrugged. As he had no luck with lottery tickets or gacha games when he was a human, he didn't care if he would get something useless. After all, nothing good came for free.

"Yes."

DING

All system windows were closed, and a new one appeared in front of Leo. The window sounded the drumrolls, and a lottery ball machine showed up on the screen. It stirred the balls in the machine around.

Inside the machine, Leo noticed a few gold balls, purple balls, blue balls, and grey balls.

"Four tiers of rewards?"

Leo gulped, hoping to get a golden ball.

KLUK-KLUK

The gacha machine twisted its handle, and a ball was chosen. Leo gulped, praying to all alligators and Floridian neighbors in the past to bless him with great luck.

Unfortunately, Leo's luck was bad. It was a grey ball.

Leo bit his lower lips and counted the number of grey balls in the machine. It occupied 60% of the content while the blue ones took one-third. The rest were gold and purple.

"Yeah, my luck sucks. Anyway, what's the reward?"

Leo waited for the system to inform him what he got. He pressed on the window screen, hastening the process.

PLOP

The grey ball was open. Then, a building icon came out.

<Congratulations. You have unlocked Gunsmith Workshop!>

"…"

It was a gunsmith workshop. The building should not be considered a gunsmith workshop at all as it was just a shack with random junk in front of the structure. Leo thought it came straight from a slum or a junkyard.

Fortunately, the icon came with a brief description, showing its potential and its max level.

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Gunsmith Workshop (Max Level 20)

This workshop is a must if you pursue the art of hot weaponry. At a low level, you may craft weapon parts to make ancient firearms, such as flintlock pistols. After upgrading it to level 10, this building can be evolved into a Gunsmith Factory, which unlocks advanced firearms of the 21st century.

Upgradable Perks

Gunsmith Mannequin (0/1)

Handloading Mannequin (0/1)

Firearm Technology (0/6)

Product Quality (0/6)

Structure Quality (0/6)

[Upgrade] – 10,000 Years of Lifespan.

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Leo drooled. He couldn't stop looking at the detail of the gunsmith workshop. Still, the upgrade cost ruined his mood.

"10 freaking thousand?! Are you nuts? Why is it so expensive?!"

Looking at the upgrade cost, Leo calculated how much he needed to invest in this building. As every structure came in as level one, Leo might have to upgrade it 19 times, which translated to 190,000 years of lifespan!

Thinking of the investment made Leo sweat. He grabbed a leaf from a random tree and wiped his face with it. He checked his current lifespan.

<Current Lifespan: 141,346 Years…>

"Huh?"

Leo remembered that he used 80,000 years for the handgun and ammo during the chase, yet he still had this many.

"Oh, right. I ate a lot."

Once again, Leo shrugged it off as lifespan fluctuated daily. He sometimes used them to buy modern items to improve his quality of life, such as clothes, new rubber gloves, and toilet paper. He also gained a lot from food that he picked up from the wild.

Leo stopped messing around. He came down from the cliff and landed next to the deep hole. Ignoring the pit, Leo kicked the ground and leaped east, heading toward Wu Buyi's campsite.

His mission was over. It was the right time to start collecting goodies in his spatial rings. Also, he could use this opportunity to practice riding a flying sword.

While jumping and leaping across the forest, Leo had a feeling that he forgot something. He rolled his eyes, wondering what he had forgotten.

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At the pagoda tower, Hua Jiashan and Dongfang Mei still cultivated, gathering as much Qi from the tower as they could. Even though they were slightly injured from the last incident, they never stopped working to grow stronger.

As for the disciples on the first floor, they also worked hard. However, Xu Nuan, Yao Qiqi, Han Hao, Han Meng, and Tiger Swordsman were more adventurous. They began climbing the pagoda tower, following the footsteps of Hua Jiashan and Dongfang Mei.

Yao Qiqi, despite being the only junior among the group, wasn't afraid of the Qi suppression and the gravity of this tower. She skipped and hopped as if she was walking on the moon.

Xu Nuan watched the little child play as she traveled together with the elder's group. She was jealous of the disciple.

"Don't run too fast. You will fall."

Yao Qiqi giggled, "I'll be fine! I'm about to reach the bottleneck of the nascent soul stage!"

Han Hao, Han Meng, and Tiger Swordsman almost vomited blood when they overheard her. All of them cultivated for decades, but they had the same cultivation base as the little girl.

Ashamed of their talent, the men closed their mouths and refrained from talking. They rushed forward, trying their best not to mingle around with the two.

Xu Nuan looked at the fleeing men and chuckled. She also had a similar thought when Yao Qiqi suddenly advanced from the golden core stage to the nascent soul stage last night.

Looking at the little girl, Xu Nuan thought of Leo. She wondered if he was the cause of Yao Qiqi's fast growth. She thought.

'If I have time, I should bring her to Senior Florida Man again. Maybe, she should study under him rather than me. She might have a brighter future with a stronger mentor. Haiz. I have nothing to teach her other than the common sense.'

Xu Nuan lamented her inability and lack of knowledge. While thinking, Xu Nuan also wondered if Leo needed a servant or an elder to oversee his store and subordinates.

'Should I ask him to be his store's assistant? Should I bring some girls from the sanctuary to study under him?'