by orionbeast
Xerxes Blackwood woke up with a simple destiny: Die in the Tutorial. Transmigrated into the body of a third-rate aristocratic villain, he has zero magic, zero combat skills, and a Hero destined to behead him in Chapter 1. His only survival strategy? Use his family's fortune to bribe the Hero to go away. He throws a bag of gold at the Hero’s feet and tells him to get lost. Then, the blue screen appears. [System Awakened: Supreme Philanthropy System] [Action Detected: Financial Aid to the Chosen One.] [Context Interpretation: "Selfless Donation to Save the World."] [Crit Multiplier: 100x.] [Refund Processed: +100,000 Gold.] Xerxes realizes the truth: The System doesn't care about his Intent. It only cares about the Result. As long as his selfish bribes are misunderstood as "Charity," he gets paid. Exponentially. Now, Xerxes has a new plan: Weaponized Capitalism. Trade Blockade starving the city? Buy the entire market’s stock at 10x prices to "save the merchants." (Profit: 500 Million Gold). Assassin sent to kill him? Hire them for triple their contract rate to "support local labor." (Result: S-Rank Bodyguard acquired). Demon Lord invading? Buy the mortgage on his Dark Castle and evict him for zoning violations. To the world, he is the Saint of Blackwood, a noble soul sacrificing his fortune for the people. To his enemies, he is an economic monster who destroys guilds, crashes markets, and buys kingdoms on a whim. He just wants a quiet, lazy life. But unfortunately, he keeps accidentally buying the world. What to expect: 📈 Ruthless Economic Domination (Market manipulation, hostile takeovers, inflation weaponization). 💰 System Exploitation (Math-heavy gains and massive refund dopamine). 🤣 Misunderstanding Comedy (The more selfish he acts, the more they worship him). 😈 Villainous Protagonist (He doesn't save people; he saves his assets). 🔥 Accidental Harem (Powerful women are attracted to competence... and money).
