Chapter 3

After waiting for about 2 minutes, a series of creaking footsteps came down the stairs. Leading the way was a slightly plump man in a suit, with a bald head that only had a few strands of hair left, looking like a shiny, large balloon. Behind him was the beautiful saleswoman from earlier.

"Sir, my name is Zhu Gan, and I am the manager of Shengshi Jewelry Store. May I ask if you are here to sell gold?" the bald man asked hurriedly.

"That's right, I have some gold to sell at your store," Liu Ben replied with a smile.

"Then please follow me upstairs."

After going upstairs, the fat man led Liu Ben into the manager's office and closed the door. The office was not small. On a sofa to one side sat an elderly man in a Tang suit, with a small white box beside him.

"Let me introduce you. This is our appraiser, Mr. Kang, who has been in the appraisal business for over 40 years. He has never made a mistake in his appraisals," Zhu Gan introduced.

"May I ask your honorable surname, young man?" Mr. Kang stood up and asked with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Kang. My name is Liu Ben."

"Then could you please take out your gold for me to examine?"

"That would be a bother for you, Mr. Kang." Liu Ben took out the 5KG of gold from his bag, one by one, and placed them on the table for Mr. Kang to inspect.

Mr. Kang took out his tools from the box and began the appraisal.

"Good job, Liu brother. To have acquired so much gold at such a young age, you must be quite capable. Please, have a seat."

"Thank you, I'm just making a living."

Liu Ben and Zhu Gan chatted casually for about half an hour, and then Mr. Kang's voice came from the side.

"The quality is excellent, all 999 pure gold, with a total weight of 5008g."

"Liu brother, I'll take your gold. I won't cheat you; the current purchase price is 274 yuan per gram."

"Alright, then how much is it in total?"

"The total is 1,372,192 yuan. I'll round it to 1.375 million. Do you want cash or a bank transfer?"

"1.3 million to this card, and the remainder in cash," Liu Ben took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Gan.

"Alright, please wait a moment, young man."

A short while later, Liu Ben's phone received a notification: "1,300,000 yuan has been transferred to your card ending in 2494. Your balance is now 1,300,330 yuan."

"Brother, the 1.3 million has been transferred to your card. Please check it," Zhu Gan handed the bank card back to Liu Ben.

"I've already received the notification, the money has arrived."

"Here is the remaining 75,000 yuan. Please keep it safe."

When Liu Ben took the stack of money, he felt a heavy weight in his heart. His parents had worked hard their whole lives and never seen so much money. He had earned this much in just one day, and this was just a fraction of what he had. He still had nearly a ton of gold in his ring, and with the dimensional trading device, he would have a continuous source of wealth. Liu Ben couldn't help but sigh: "What a sinful golden finger."

After leaving Shengshi Jewelry Store, he took a taxi to various supermarkets to stock up on a ton of salt.

To avoid drawing attention, he visited several supermarkets, buying 100 to 200 kilograms at each. After a whole afternoon, he spent 3,000 yuan to get a ton of salt into his spatial ring.

Rushing home, he activated the dimensional trading system.

"Xiao Bai, contact Kipra and start a video call."

After a short while, the video call with Kipra was finally connected.

"Liu Ben, I rushed over as soon as I got the system's message. How is it? Have you gathered enough salt?" Kipra, usually elegant, was disheveled and had red marks on his face, clearly Liu Ben had interrupted something important.

"Sorry to disturb you. I have gathered the salt. When can we trade?" Liu Ben said awkwardly.

"Let's do it now," Kipra said eagerly.

"Alright, get ready to receive it." Liu Ben then teleported the salt to Kipra.

"This will solve the salt crisis. I sincerely thank you, Mr. Liu Ben. Can you supply me with salt every month?"

"As long as you can provide me with sufficient funds, I don't think there will be any problem with the salt."

"Great, then I'll count on you." After the transaction, Kipra ended the video call. After hanging up, Kipra laughed maniacally: "I got a ton of salt and a 200 cubic meter spatial ring for just a ton of rocks. This is a great deal. Liu Ben is a good business partner."

While Kipra was marveling at Liu Ben's potential, Liu Ben was lying in bed, marveling at the magic of fate. Just the day before, he was a penniless man, and now he was a wealthy man with a mountain of gold.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Liu Ben, you little brat, open the door for me!" came the shout from outside the door, from Aunt Liu, the landlord.

"Ah, Aunt Liu, what brings you here? If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll come over," Liu Ben opened the door and smiled at Aunt Liu, who was frowning.

"You're quite clever, aren't you? When are you going to pay the six months of rent you owe me?" Aunt Liu sneered.

"How could I not? I'll pay it right away. It's 400 yuan per month, so 2,400 yuan for six months. I'll get it for you right away, please wait a moment."

"Count it to make sure it's correct." He turned back to his room, took out 2,400 yuan from his bag, and handed it to Aunt Liu.

"How did you get so much money? Did you find a job?" Aunt Liu didn't take the money, crossing her arms and asking.

"Recently, I've been doing some small business with classmates and made some money. I feel bad for delaying the rent for so long," Liu Ben said with a sheepish smile.

"Good for you, you're growing up. I was going to introduce you to a job, but it seems you don't need it now. I'll take the rent. You must be tired, so get some rest." Aunt Liu took the money without counting it and left.

Closing the door, Liu Ben felt warm thinking about Aunt Liu. She was a good person, warm-hearted but with a sharp tongue. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stay here for six months without paying rent.

Now, this place was no longer suitable for him to live in. He needed to buy a house. This area was full of all sorts of people, and it was no longer safe for him, especially with the secret of the dimensional trading device. He had to be as cautious as possible, and he couldn't risk exposing the device, even the slightest possibility of exposure was unacceptable.

After staying up all night, Liu Ben quickly fell into a deep sleep. He slept soundly, unlike before when he had to struggle for survival and even in his sleep, his brows were furrowed.

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