I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 1388 1392: Resorting to Swindling, Deceiving, and Cheating

Beams of light shot down from the sky, with some people being teleported away from the Nine-story Tower, while Zhang Menglong and the others, under the guidance of this light, headed to the second floor of the Nine-story Tower.
Interestingly, this time everyone was teleported to the same area, rather than being scattered like before.
"My power! Why is it all gone?"
"Mine too!"
A panicked voice rang out among the crowd, as those Main Gods discovered at that moment that their abilities had disappeared, and even their bodies became extraordinarily fragile, as if they had turned into ordinary people.
Of course, the "ordinary people" here were certainly better than Earthlings, but compared to their original Main God powers, their current bodies were as weak as ants.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhang Menglong also noticed the loss of power in his body, as if it had been stripped away by some force.
[Dean, this should be a "forbidden" space-time.]
"Speak plainly!"
[Simply put, this is a world where the World Force is very complex. It might exist in two forms, or even more, and these World Forces suppress the evolution of life in this world.]
"Then I don't understand," Zhang Menglong said. "A world where life evolution is suppressed could still threaten the Main World to the point of destruction?"
[That's something the Dean will need to explore on your own, but this world should be very interesting.]
"Hmm? What's this?" Zhang Menglong suddenly noticed a few flashing numbers in an inconspicuous spot before him. The number was 10:00:00, which looked like the time count on Earth, and it was slowly decreasing.
"Do you see numbers in front of you?" Zhang Menglong asked Nazha and the others around him.
"Yes, 100:00:00, and it's decreasing."
"Bigger than mine?" Zhang Menglong was confused, not knowing what the endpoint of the number signified, but he was sure it wouldn't be anything good.
"The second challenge of the Nine-story Tower is a world where strength and life are restricted, and everything here requires equivalent exchanges with life. The numbers you see in front of you reflect your remaining life, and you must find ways to replenish your Life Force to survive for a year. Struggle, ants!"
"Oh, by the way, one of you broke the balance during the first trial, so you will be punished. Your remaining life is only one-tenth of what others have, as a punishment for breaking the rules."
"Oh, no wonder," Zhang Menglong nodded, realizing that his remaining life was only 10 hours, right?
Though it seemed perilous, Zhang Menglong felt no fear. Instead, his rebellious spirit was ignited again.
Saying I broke the rules and punished me? Then this time, I'll turn your second trial upside down once more!
But before that, Zhang Menglong needed to figure out how to increase his remaining life.
At this time, the other Main Gods began walking off in various directions, realizing that the place they had gathered seemed only a temporary opening, and passing through an invisible membrane, they found themselves in a bustling Metropolis.
"This place, it feels familiar." Although the tech level here was far beyond Earth, without the scent of combat and bloodshed, the atmosphere was more familiar to Zhang Menglong.
"The voice just mentioned that our remaining life can be replenished. Let's explore this world for an hour and exchange intel later."
After the first trial, Zhang Menglong had built some prestige among the people, gaining a great influence, so no one opposed his suggestion.
"Store, plaza, sports center, neighborhood..." Though the societal structure differed, Zhang Menglong noticed shadows of Earth's civilization here.
"Are these people still alive?" Zhang Menglong observed the various people on the street, logically thinking this should be a destroyed world; why would there still be living people here?
[They are indeed alive and have their own thoughts and actions,] Gou Dan answered, [I guess this world gave birth to some special entities, and perhaps those entities were the ones destroyed, leaving the civilization largely intact.]
"They are indeed quite lucky." Compared to a completely destroyed civilization or world, this one was indeed relatively fortunate.
"Hmm? Job posting?" Zhang Menglong suddenly noticed a holographic display nearby, and with Gou Dan's translation, he understood the words on it.
Job Vacancy
Number of Positions: 5
Salary: 50 Time Coins per day
Requirements: ...
"Time Coin? This seems like some kind of currency." At that moment, Zhang Menglong seemed to have figured out what this trial was about.
There was a movie once called "In Time," where humans obtained time through labor, and this time equated to life. If time ran out, they died, but with infinite time, they had endless life. They seemed to have arrived in a similar world.
[Dean, I just browsed through the network data of this world and it's roughly as you judged,] Gou Dan relayed the information he found to Zhang Menglong.
This indeed was a fascinating world. Here, time was currency, formed from the world's World Force that could be absorbed into the body, converting into life, or extracted from one's life to make Time Coins.
Another trait: not all people here were ordinary; they could become stronger through cultivation and technology. The longer their lifespan, the greater the power they could exert!
In other words, for people of the same realm, one with 1 hour of lifespan left and another with 100 years, the one with 100 years could wield greater power.
With most of the strength stripped away, in this world, time was everything; time was money.
And if they had enough money, they could even restore their Main God-level powers! Then, in this world, they would have a higher degree of freedom and survival chances.
[Dean, it's clear. To get enough time, you need to work. A day in this world is roughly 40 units of time. This job pays 50 Time Coins daily, so working a day leaves a surplus of 10 Time Coins.]
"Working is impossible. I'll never work in my lifetime." To Zhang Menglong, those words were foreign; since inheriting his family fortune, he never worried about money.
[Then what will you do?]
"I'll swindle, deceive, cheat, and steal!" Zhang Menglong said, "With all the skills I possess, how could I not get some money?"