It seemed like he had already spent a lot of gold and hearth points. The rating was only a matter of time, but gathering those stat points meant he'd have to buy a lot of things from the market.
And most importantly: Rank 2 essence cores? He needed a hundred toughened-level cores?!
Suddenly, the one core he gave to get the spoilers in the first place felt a bit wasteful.
"That said, even if you upgrade, the costs of each building might be too high for you, la. You're too poor. Gather gold first."
He bit his lips. He already had hundreds of gold now. Not counting his debt, which would start gathering interest in a couple of months, he had thought his rate of earning gold was enough. He had a steady flow of customers, and he could sell a lot of dishes every day.
But what Pang was saying was definitely a hint. Even if he upgraded now, he might not be able to buy the buildings.
