Regression Again Of The SSG

Ch1: Starting Again

Shi Feng woke up thinking about the long journey he had.
He still couldn't believe he had returned again and that it was also years before the launch of God's Domain.
It had been a week since he returned, and he was now getting ready to go to the university.
He had been thinking what to do now to change the status quo, because once he got to the greater domain he would be at a disadvantage again if he carried that load alone.

He got up, washed, and then went about his morning routine.
He started a bit of exercise and a bit of running without being too heavy, as he lacked the money to buy potions for now.

"Good morning, honey," Mom said, looking at me lovingly.
"Hi, Mom," I replied while walking to take a shower, preoccupied with my thoughts.
"Breakfast is ready," she said.
"Okay, coming," I replied.
I don't need to be thinking about these things right now; let's just enjoy family time for now.

After I came down, I saw my father reading the news. He looked up and said,
"Good morning, champ."
"Good morning, Dad," I replied while looking at him with nostalgia.
"What's with that look? You're going to college, not war. You're all grown up now and need to man up. So even if you miss us, you will need to be okay with it."
"What do you mean, 'be okay with it,' honey? Who was it last night that almost cried because his son was leaving?" mom said while taking a seat next to him.
"Eh... eh... Who said I almost cried? I just said he will need someone to take care of him," coughing, dad said.
"Hahaha, haha. Don't worry, Dad, I will be fine," I said as I laughed.
"Well, good. If you need anything, call us and we'll be there," dad said.
"Okay, Dad, thanks," I said, smiling.

After breakfast, I talked with them for a while, then they went to work, so I got to my room to continue my thoughts.
First, I need money, and it's lots of money, I said inwardly as I looked at the notebook I had written in the past week.
"Money now will help me a lot to build a good foundation and not struggle in the beginning of the game like last time, and make a lot of things easier later in the game."

So I thought about being a martial arts instructor or working in a guild for the online games that are popular nowadays, but I don't know how to play other games, and martial arts nowadays are still not like the time when God's Domain begins. Even stocks, which I know about because of Aqua Rose's insistence for me to get a commercial degree, need a lot of money.

As I was looking at the notes, I saw a notification pop up about the lottery. "Shit, that's right!" I jumped up as I recalled the winning ticket I remembered because of the old guy, Iron Forge.

"Black Flame, do you know I almost won a lottery ticket 18 years ago?"
"Yeah, I know; everyone knows that because you won't shut up about it," I said inwardly but asked with enthusiasm, "Really?"
"Yeah, it was 14 years before God's Domain's opening, and I spent years before I got over it. Who would have known that it was a blessing in disguise? If I had won the lottery, I wouldn't have become what I am now."
"Yeah, who would have known," I said as I was hoping for him to stop talking and get down to work.

But he didn't, as he said, "Yeah, it was 29th August 2125. I remember it was a hot day, so as I got my salary, a pop-up advertisement about the lottery came to me. I said why not and bought one, and boy, you know the number I chose was only two numbers away from the grand half-a-billion credit! Can you imagine?"
"No, no, I can't," I said, surrendering to my fate.
"Yeah, I chose 14.51.87.32.93.71, and the grand prize was 14.51.87.32.93.69. That number haunted me for years; I remember it more than my name and wasted six years over it. I even joined God's Domain two years later; that's why I didn't join any guilds, because they refused me when I was in need."
"Hey, I offered you to join my workshop so late because you weren't near me. If I had known you were living near me, I would have asked you to join me earlier than the others," I said, but this time it was true. Iron Forge was the best forger in the past two lives, but I didn't know him personally in the first, and in the second, when I researched him and didn't find him, I also thought it was weird and then forgot about it, only to hear about him later when he became an artisan in the greater God's Domain and refused to join any guild after becoming a master.
"Hahaha, haha, well, life is always about chances. Because if you had known me, or if I had the lottery ticket, I may not have been able to become an artisan with the legendary quest I got after being refused by the guilds."
"Well, that's also true," I said, because in my first life I only knew him by his fame as the best blacksmith and a free player, but I didn't know about that quest until the second life.
"Well, here you go, one legendary shoes, but its price is going to be high," he said seriously as he started talking money.

I smiled as I remembered the guy, because this time I'm going to recruit him before the game begins, and I even know about the quest, so I won't change his quest even if he joined me earlier. But most importantly, I remember THE LOTTERY TICKET number because everyone who goes to him with a deal hears about it or about the legendary quest he got.

I looked at the date and saw there were still two days, so I booked the ticket and laughed because it wasn't taken yet. This is the good thing about this lottery website; you get the money to your account without anyone knowing that you won, but every ticket has one chance, which is why I didn't know if someone had won the grand prize or not.

Now that the money problem has been solved, I don't know if I should tell my parents or not, as I need to do some investment to get the money where I can buy a building for the guild headquarters, equipment for training martial arts, and, of course, potions.

Mmmmm... well, I will tell them, as they have the right to know, and I wish for them to come with me so I can take care of them and give them some potions. They're the only ones I can trust to handle the money now, and with their experience in management, they can manage the acquisition of the things I need without looking suspicious due to my age right now.