My CEO Harem Cultivation System

[ Yes. Host Can Purchase For Individual Ying Yue He ]

[ However, There Is A 25% Increase To Product Price ]

[ Would You Like To Purchase Constitution Refinement For 625 Charm Points? ]

The CEO stared at the increase of price and had to ask the System for the reasoning behind it. 'Is it because I'm not purchasing for myself?'

[ All Outside Individuals Will Lead To An Additional Increase Of Product Price ]

'Outside… then I assume people in my so-called Harem will not have this price increase?'

[ Harem Members Cost The Same For The Host ]

Li Yang inwardly sighed, but almost expected this kind of thing to occur. There had to be benefits to adding an individual to his Harem, and this was one of them. In the long-run it would be a waste to keep purchasing for people outside of his harem.

"Mister Li?" Ying Yue He glanced at him. "We're going back to their office now?"

[ Deducting 625 CP From Host…. ]

[ You Have Purchased Constitution Refinement For Individual: Ying Yue He! ]

He gave a nod. "I'll be right down."

—

Ying Yue He wrinkled her nose as she lifted the cup of the Black Ocean Pearl…. Paste? The woman gave a look at Mou Gu and asked, "Are you trying to make me sick? This looks like some kind of sludge."

"Woah, woah—your boss asked for a greater purity and consistency, there's what you got. I didn't tell you to drink it. I mean… you're better off using it as some kind of salve."

Li Yang stared at the contents in his own cup. It was indeed grotesque to look at, and if one used their imagination, something might have crawled inside of it, or the entirety of it could have been alive. However, the man knew better than that. "But there's no harm in drinking it, I assume? How many pearls did you use for this?"

"Well, there were only twenty-eight pearls in the treasure chest, I used fourteen of them to make this batch. Yes, she can… drink it?"

Those were a lot of pearls. "I see."

[ The Observer 'Trite' Is Pleased ]

[ The Observer 'Owl Brain' Questions The Effectiveness ]

[ The Observer 'The One Who Slaughters' Would Consider It ]

Bao finally appeared on the table and peered at the small bowl filled with the rest of the black sludge. "Down the money, goes the drain—er, money goes down the drain."

Ying Yue He chewed on her lip and stared at the sludge uneasily.

All of these pearls were meant for her, so if she chose not to drink it... the CEO might really just have wasted money, and so he cleared his throat. "I heard the benefits are greater when they're drunk, Miss He."

"A-ah, okay… boss?"

"Yuck, yuck." Taiga rested on a couch and was upside down. "Smells salty and icky, Taiga wouldn't eat that. Barf."

There was a clear visible hesitation in Ying Yue He's face that the CEO didn't exactly consider when he purchased the pearls. He thought she'd be happy to drink this when he bought it. And yet he wasn't leading by example, was he?

He downed his cup in one go and then stifled his own expression—Taiga's assessment was right. He could feel the salty taste stuck in his throat. Bo Lifen choosing to make it a tea now made a lot more sense, but he noted the immediate increase in his status intake.

[ Ocean Black Pearl Intake ]

Consume 24 pieces to increase lifespan by 3%

Consumption: 2.2 / 24

Current Lifespan: Average Human

"How… how is it Mister Li?"

The CEO managed a weak smile. "It tastes… it's actually consumable."

"Pfft… look at his face. You can read the expression so clearly!" Taiga burst into laughter and fell off the couch. Mou Gu made a sound of protest along the lines of 'Pearl Purity' while Ying Yue He stared at him and then lifted her cup.

She opened her lips and poured the entire contents down her mouth, not even one drizzle leaving the corner of her mouth, and then she held a hand over her face. Ying Yue He barely stopped herself from retching it out and was quickly handed a glassful of water by the silent guy in the room.

"Saved her from choking to death—eh, Song?" Mou Gu laughed. "Are you okay Ying Yue He?"

"Ah… I'm fine. The taste was just overpowering." She gave her own weak laugh and placed the cup down on the table.

Taiga frowned and waved a hand. "Eh, what an over exaggeration. Almost wasted the drink." 

The CEO stared at his secretary's expression and felt an ebb of guilt wash through him. And yet he still checked her status screen to see if there was any worth through the trouble he put her through.

[ Name: Ying Yue He ]

[ Age: 26 years old ]

[ Cultivation: Qi Condensation First Stage (1/9) ]

[ Body Cultivation: Flesh Training - Body Transformation ]

[ Constitution: Gourmet Body (46%) ]

[ Bloodline: Epicurean Bloodline (awakened) - Concentration (15.99%) ]

There was an increase to the Constitution percentage because of the 'Constitution Refinement' but the Body Cultivation didn't exactly show any changes and neither did the qi condensation stage. He wondered if he got it wrong, but his understanding was that consumption of resources improved the body cultivation of those with the Epicurean Bloodline.

Perhaps he was expecting too much from just one cup and she needed to drink more to experience benefits?

"Mister Li?" his secretary asked.

The CEO glanced at the rest in the small bowl and picked it up. The salty scent engulfed his nose and yet he still asked, "Miss He… do you think you can drink it all down by yourself? If you do not mind it, that is."

"Oh…"

"You don't have to, if you do not wish to." Li Yang considered it would still be healthy and helpful for him to consume it. Perhaps Bo Lifen can salvage this disaster and make it into a tea? He had wanted to speed up the process by having his secretary consume them in a short amount of time, but if she couldn't even swallow it down easily… 

She walked over to him and held out both of her hands. A look of determination crossed over her face and she gazed up at him. "I'll drink it all and won't let anything spill or go to waste, boss. You can count on me, Mister Li, so please give it to me."