The system's voice faded.
Chen Fan immediately opened his phone to check.
Sure enough, in the Personal Center, he saw a line of text: 【invitation code Center】.
Chen Fan did not hesitate and clicked in immediately.
The page was very simple.
At the very top, there was only one line of text: 【Current invitation code Count: 1】.
Below that was a string of extremely complex characters: 【SY-7 QX9 - LM21 - ZR】.
It looked like garbled code.
Chen Fan frowned slightly.
"Just one?"
He had originally thought they would be distributed in batches.
To his surprise, there was only one.
The next moment, a system prompt popped up again: 【invitation code can be used to actively invite users.】 【invitation code is a special privilege resource.】 【Current selling price: 10,000 yuan each.】
Seeing this price, Chen Fan's eyelids twitched violently.
"Ten thousand each? Why don't you just go rob someone?"
The system showed no reaction.
Chen Fan's mouth twitched.
However, upon closer thought, it seemed reasonable.
After all, this thing was no ordinary registration code.
It was an entrance ticket to the lifespan trading market!
What did that mean?
It meant having the qualification to touch "immortality."
Given that, ten thousand was nothing.
If word got out, people would snatch it up even at one hundred thousand.
Just as Chen Fan was deep in thought, suddenly—thud!
Many people nearby were startled.
A middle-aged man had actually knelt directly in front of Chen Fan.
"Brother! Please, I beg you! Tell me how to download it! I'm begging you!"
The man looked haggard, his eyes red, as if he hadn't slept for days.
He gripped Chen Fan's pant leg tightly, his voice trembling. "My daughter is sick, and the doctor said... she can't hold on for much longer. I beg you! As long as you can extend her life, I'll be your slave, I'll do anything!"
As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and began to kowtow heavily.
Before Chen Fan could react, the ground was already stained red.
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't do this! Get up! Let's talk properly!"
Chen Fan hurriedly tried to stop him, but the man wouldn't listen.
At that moment, his eyes held nothing but despair.
Chen Fan was silent for two seconds.
After some thought, he suddenly spoke. "I have an invitation code here."
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell instantly silent.
Everyone's breathing quickened.
An... invitation code?
Did that mean having an invitation code allowed one to download that software?!
The middle-aged man jerked his head up, his eyes turning red, completely ignoring the blood trickling down from his forehead. "Really?!"
Chen Fan nodded. "You should... wipe that off."
When this was said, the surroundings fell silent for a moment.
Only one?!
What did that mean?
It meant only one person could obtain the qualification!
The gazes of many people around began to shift.
The air suddenly became subtle; some people even started rubbing their palms, preparing to compete.
It was just kowtowing until they bled, right? Who couldn't do that?
Chen Fan naturally noticed, but he ignored them.
Instead, he handed his phone over. "Write it down."
The man was stunned.
The others around him were also stunned.
He was just giving it away like that? He didn't want any benefits?
What benefits?
Chen Fan had already calculated it in his mind.
By publicizing that the invitation code was an entrance ticket, whenever he sold invitation codes in the future... wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?
Furthermore, while the invitation code currently appeared precious, the problem was that no one knew if it was real or fake.
He needed someone to verify it first so that everyone would have some assurance.
Therefore... a mere invitation code, what was it worth?
It was better to just give it away.
As long as the other party successfully completed a transaction, wouldn't that be the best kind of word-of-mouth marketing?
By then, he wouldn't even need to explain himself; the other party would be the one singing the praises of the lifespan treasure.
Moreover... this was the first user of an invitation code.
Chen Fan also wanted to see what this was all about.
The middle-aged man scrambled to take out his phone and typed the complex code into his notes.
Then, looking nervous, he asked, "And then? How do I download it?"
This question actually stumped Chen Fan.
Oh, right? How do I download it?
Just as he was preparing to ask the system, someone nearby suddenly reminded him, "Could it be in the app store? Try typing it into the search box?"
The middle-aged man subconsciously obeyed; it wouldn't hurt to try.
After copying the code, he opened the app store.
However, as soon as he opened it, he didn't even need to input the invitation code.
The next second, an app popped up on its own.
It had a golden hourglass icon with an ancient "Longevity" character in the middle: 【lifespan treasure】.
"It's here!" "Holy crap!"
The crowd instantly erupted.
The middle-aged man's hands were shaking as he hurriedly clicked download.
The download process was ridiculously fast.
Almost in an instant, the app was installed.
There were no permission requests, no risk warnings, and not even any developer information.
It was as if it didn't belong to any normal internet program at all.
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and opened it.
The next second, the page automatically expanded: 【Authentication successful.】 【Welcome, user: Wang Jianguo.】
There was no registration, no phone number, no password, and not even a login screen.
Wang Jianguo's expression changed. "How... how does it know my name?"
Without thinking too much, Wang Jianguo continued to look down.
Soon, a personal information page popped up: 【Name: Wang Jianguo】 【Age: 37】 【Assets: 32,842.15 yuan】 【Life Rating: A】 【Health Status: Mildly Abnormal】 【Remaining lifespan: 28 years】.
Wang Jianguo was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly clicked on the 【lifespan Trading】 tab, wanting to see how to purchase lifespan for his daughter.
Soon, the purchase page refreshed: 【Purchase 1 year of lifespan: 1,000,000 yuan】.
Seeing the string of zeros, Wang Jianguo froze instantly.
"One... one million?"
He subconsciously looked at his balance: thirty thousand-something.
Let alone buying a year, he didn't even have enough for the change.
Furthermore, what was more important was the note below: 【This transaction is limited to personal use and cannot be transferred.】
Seeing this, the light in Wang Jianguo's eyes dimmed bit by bit.
Many of the patients' families around him also fell silent.
So... it wasn't that one could extend a life just by downloading the app.
It required money. A lot of money.
Moreover, it was limited to the person who owned the software.
The hope that had just been ignited was like being doused with a bucket of cold water.
Despair once again crept onto his face.
However, soon after, Wang Jianguo seemed to recall something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Just below that trading page, there seemed to be an option for 【Sell lifespan】?
He hurriedly returned to the main page.
Sure enough!
Without a second thought, he clicked it.
The next second, a new page popped up: 【Your Life Rating is: A】 【Selling Price for lifespan: 500,000 yuan/year】 【Irreversible after sale.】 【lifespan will be deducted directly by the system after sale.】 【Please select the duration to sell.】 【Minimum is one year, maximum is 28 years.】
The air suddenly went quiet.
Wang Jianguo stared fixedly at those words.
His breathing grew rapid.
Five hundred thousand... his own life could be sold for five hundred thousand a year?
Someone nearby had also seen it and immediately exclaimed, "Holy crap?! You can actually sell your lifespan?! And his life is worth five hundred thousand a year? Is this real or fake?!"