Chapter 002: Multi-Millionaire

And so, Wang Bo received an upgraded version of the Gourmet Tablecloth.

At lunchtime, Wang Bo spread out the gourmet tablecloth and ordered a serving of char siu rice, but when he ate it, the taste seemed not much different from before.

In that case, what exactly was different about the upgraded version of the gourmet tablecloth?

After thinking for a moment, Wang Bo tentatively said, "Give me a serving of Six-in-One Magical Mapo Tofu."

In an instant, a brand-new mapo tofu appeared.

Wang Bo looked at the mapo tofu, and his smile gradually turned perverse.

Generally speaking, mapo tofu is a unity of five flavors: the spiciness from chili peppers is the first; the second is the fragrance of garlic sprouts; the third is the color formed by the 'red' of chili, the 'white' of tofu, and the 'green' of garlic sprouts; the fourth is the scalding heat emitted; and the fifth is the numbing sensation on the tongue from Sichuan peppercorns.

But the six-in-one magical Mapo Tofu has a sixth flavor: the crispness achieved by frying minced soybeans.

It is precisely this flavor that elevates this magical Mapo Tofu to the next level.

But these are not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this six-in-one magical Mapo Tofu dish comes from another world—a dish made in "Cooking Master Boy"—rather than being a delicacy from the Doraemon world.

In other words, the upgraded version of the Gourmet Tablecloth could actually present delicacies from other worlds.

This immediately made Wang Bo think of the cuisine from the world of 'Toriko'.

That is the true holy land for foodies.

"Give me a bowl of Bliss Rice, braised Gem Meat, charcoal-grilled boneless saury, a glass of Air Water, steamed Lobster Fish, grilled Bacon Leaves, Chocolate Mushrooms, and braised Bacchus Dragon!"

One delicacy after another, accompanied by Wang Bo's words, appeared on the gourmet's tablecloth.

This moved Wang Bo deeply.

These were all delicacies that ordinary people could never taste, but Wang Bo could eat and drink to his heart's content.

However, Wang Bo soon discovered a problem.

The upgraded version of the Gourmet Tablecloth could only provide food with a capture level below one hundred; once it exceeded one hundred, it was unable to provide it.

Therefore, Wang Bo did not know what the taste of food with a capture level above one hundred was like.

But that's okay; maybe one day, one would be able to enter the world of [Toriko] and eat food with a capture level above 100.

Moreover, food below level one hundred is also very delicious.

At least Wang Bo had never been able to eat such delicious food before. In a sense, traveling between worlds wasn't entirely a bad thing—at least he now had the life he had once dreamed of.

After lunch, Wang Bo began to think about his future life.

First of all, the Wuming he had replaced was merely a temporary worker at a garage, raised since childhood by a dancer, drifting at the bottom of society, with no friends around except for a brother named Taishan.

Of course, this brother named Taishan was not Wanming's biological brother either.

It's just that the two of them had a pretty good relationship, or rather, they were very close.

Seriously, the name "Play-With-Life" is way too casual.

Wang Bo couldn't help but complain inwardly, 'Play for keeps, play for keeps'—who on earth was he going to play for keeps with?

Because Wanming lived at the very bottom of society, had no education, and aside from repairing cars, had no other skills, his life was very hard.

Every day, he and his brother, whose name was Taishan, depended on each other for survival.

But the two were naturally optimistic; even though life was hard, they still laughed and joked every day.

The only thing that surprised Wang Bo was that this Daredevil, having drifted at the very bottom of society, was often bullied as a child, so he trained himself relentlessly and frequently got into fights.

Unbeknownst to himself, he had honed a set of impressive skills.

A strong physique, agile movements, and lightning-fast reflexes allowed this daredevil to easily handle several people at once; taking on ten opponents was absolutely no problem.

But since Wang Bo has now taken the place of Wan Ming, he naturally won't live such a poor life, fighting and brawling with people every day—that's not what Wang Bo wants.

Wang Bo wanted a simple life, facing the sea with spring blossoms—and he had the means to realize such a life.

After all, Wang Bo was still very wealthy; in his four-dimensional pocket, there was a large amount of gold.

And with the replication mirror, Wang Bo never had to worry about gold.

But this time, Wang Bo did not plan to take out gold. After all, as a destitute thug, suddenly producing a large amount of gold would be too conspicuous.

So this time, Wang Bo took out a ruby the size of a fist from inside his four-dimensional pocket!

This gem was obtained by Wang Bo from the Miracle Treasure Cave.

After all, it was a truly wonderful place, with gold and precious stones everywhere.

A ruby the size of a fist was absolutely a rarity in this world, but in Aladdin's world, inside the Cave of Wonders, it was truly nothing special.

Inside the Cave of Wonders, there were many rubies larger than the one Wang Bo had taken out.

But in Wang Bo's view, this fist-sized ruby was already enough; if it were any larger, it would likely cause unnecessary trouble.

Then he used the Copy Mirror to produce a duplicate, put the ruby back into the four-dimensional pocket, and brought the copied ruby to an auction house on Hong Kong Island.

Although it was a copy, it was still a genuine ruby.

When the expert in charge of appraisal saw this gemstone, he was practically drooling. "Beautiful, truly beautiful, simply perfect! In all my years in this trade, I have never seen such a large and exquisite ruby."

Wang Bo was not interested in his obsession and said bluntly, "Just tell me, how much is this gem worth?"

The gem expert coughed a few times and said, "If it were to be auctioned, the starting price would be at least fifty million US dollars, and it could even sell for one hundred million US dollars, or even more."

Wang Bo said, "Then give me eighty million dollars, and I'll sell this gem to you."

"Well..." The gem expert did not agree immediately, but instead said, "I need to discuss this with my superiors."

"Okay." Wang Bo nodded.

The gem expert put down the diamond and walked out of the room.

After about half an hour, he came back with a young man, who was clearly a senior member of the auction house, or a shareholder, and readily agreed to Wang Bo's request.

But eighty million dollars was not a small sum for them either.

The young man said, "I can agree to your request, but I need to pay in installments. The first payment can be thirty million dollars, and for the remaining fifty million, I will give you ten million each month, to be paid off within half a year. If you agree, we can sign the contract immediately."

Wang Bo nodded and agreed.

He was not afraid that the young man would play tricks. If this guy dared to fool him, Wang Bo would throw him to Africa to dig mines. For a wizard like him, this was not a difficult task.

On the contrary, this matter was extremely simple.

More than ten minutes later, Wang Bo walked out of the auction house, transformed from a poor man with less than ten thousand in savings into a multimillionaire—and in US dollars, no less.