Chapter 6

After obtaining the inheritance from the first Demon King's dungeon, I returned to the room of the Super Advanced Class.

It was a good harvest for my first dungeon exploration, I thought, as I looked at the ring and sphere in my hands.

"Chrono, come over here. I'll explain the tasks to be done after returning from the dungeon."

Riza, who had returned with me, called out from the corner of the room. Wondering what she was going to do, I went over to her, and she was fiddling with a mechanical device placed against the wall.

The device, which seemed to be a combination of crystals and lenses, had several switches, and Riza was pressing them one after another.

"What is this?"

"Oh, this is a magical appraisal device created by one of the Demon Kings. See, there's a pedestal here? If you place the inheritance from the Demon King on it, it will analyze it and provide data. So, using this to check the harvest is what we do after returning from the dungeon."

As she said this, Riza pressed the switches on the device. Then, light entered the place she had explained as the pedestal for the inheritance.

"Alright, it's ready now. Place them one by one."

"Got it. Then, let's start with the ring."

I placed the ring with the black gemstone on the pedestal. A few seconds later, the light enveloped the ring.

"Is it being checked now?"

"Yeah, that's right. The results are written on the paper that comes out from the side of the device, so you should check it."

As she spoke, a sheet of paper came out from the slot at the bottom of the device. Wondering what it said, I looked at the paper.

'Product Name: Ring of the First Demon King Mistia Category: Equipment'

First, the name and category were written in large letters at the top of the paper. It seemed to be the ring of the first Demon King, as I had thought. However, the problem was what was written below it.

'Special Ability: Unknown Appraisal Value: 500,000 Gold'

"Huh? It says the special ability is unknown..."

Wondering what this meant, I showed the paper to Riza, and she tilted her head.

"Huh, really? That's rare. It's unusual for the device to be unable to appraise an inheritance. Maybe the data in the device is insufficient?"

"Is it usually known?"

"Yeah, basically, all the treasures up to the 49th Demon King are within the appraisal range. But if it's unknown, we can just look it up later. Just keep the ring for now."

Riza took the ring from the pedestal and placed it in my palm.

"Keep it, you mean, I should?"

"Yeah, in the Dominators, the person who finds it usually keeps it. You can use it up, or if it's a bother, you can throw it into the storage room here, but do you want to?"

"No, I don't mind keeping a ring."

I could just wear it on one of my fingers. It was a small gemstone, not too flashy, and wouldn't interfere with daily life.

"Alright, then Chrono can keep it. Next, let's appraise that sphere."

"Sure, I'll do that."

I placed the sphere on the pedestal as I had done with the ring. As before, it was enveloped in light, and a sheet of paper was ejected from the bottom of the device.

'Product Name: High-purity Gold and Mithril Box Category: Precious Metals Special Ability: None Appraisal Value: 1,200,000 Gold'

This time, the data was clearly listed on the paper.

"Yep, this is a normal success. Usually, it clearly shows whether it has any special abilities. The ring from before was an exception."

"Ah, I see. By the way, the appraisal value is quite high, isn't it?"

I had lived a semi-self-sufficient life in the countryside, so I was not very familiar with money. However, I could tell that this amount was a large sum.

"Yeah, it's a huge amount. It's high-purity gold and mithril, so it has considerable value as a precious metal. With this much, we could probably add a professor or two to the academy."

As she spoke, I noticed that more text had been added to the bottom of the paper.

'Sell? yes/no'

"Huh? What's this?"

"Oh, the data from this device can be sent to antique dealers and art dealers. If you want to sell something, you can put it up for auction right here. Making money is one of the goals of the Dominators, so you can earn money with just a switch."

Riza pointed to the 'yes/no' switch on the device.

"By the way, only registered merchants can participate, so there's no risk of someone setting a price and running away. The collection rate is also good."

"I see. ...So, are we selling this?"

"That's up to you, Chrono."

"Huh?"

"I told you, you own it. Well, precious metals are not very useful unless you convert them to cash, so I think it's better to sell them, but the decision is yours! Either way is fine."

Smiling, Riza stepped away from the 'yes/no' switch, indicating that I should press one of them.

...Well, there's no point in keeping a box of precious metals.

Since it's the first time, I'll try selling it. Thinking this, I pressed the 'yes' switch. Instantly, the device's glow intensified.

"Whoa, it's glowing. Is it okay?"

"It's fine, fine. It's just sending the data to the merchants right now."

It's a simple explanation, but I think this appraisal device is quite impressive.

...To think that the Demon Kings could create such a device, they must have had incredible technology.

While thinking this, I looked around the device, and a sheet of paper was ejected from the bottom.

'Sale Contract Established'

"Ah, it seems it was sold."

"Wow, that was fast!? It's only been a few dozen seconds since I pressed yes."

Despite that, the sale was completed. How does this work?

"The items sold from this device are popular. It's common for items to be bid on the moment they are appraised. Some people can't wait long, so there are also immediate sale prices set. In any case, it allows for quick and substantial earnings. This time, it was an immediate sale, and the payment should have been transferred to the Demon King's jurisdiction bank by now."

"Wow, what an incredible system..."

"No, you're the one who's incredible, Chrono. After all, you earned 1,200,000 gold on your first day! It's the fastest and highest record in history!"

Riza said this while putting the box that had just been sold on a shelf nearby. Although everything happened so quickly that I couldn't fully grasp it, I thought it was good that we made a profit.

"Alright, here you go. This is your share, Chrono."

She placed a stack of bills on my hand.

"...What is this?"

"Huh? It's the 1,200,000 gold appraisal value. It's in paper money. I took it from the safe on that shelf."

"Um... shouldn't it go to the school's operating expenses?"

I thought the purpose of the Super Advanced Class was not for personal gain, but Riza shook her head with a wry smile.

"No, no, no, if we did that, the person who sold it would be working for free. The Dominators don't do that. The basic idea is to pursue personal profit while contributing a portion to the operating expenses."

"A portion, you mean?"

"Yeah, that's right. Since the sales method is an auction, we let the merchants compete and drive up the price. Usually, we can sell items for more than double the appraisal value. The immediate sale price is also at least double. Giving the appraisal value to the owner is no problem at all. Of course, it's the minimum guarantee, and we can negotiate to give more if the owner wants it."

I see, they are using an auction to stimulate speculative interest.

It seems they have a well-thought-out sales method.

"So, this 1,200,000 gold is yours. Congratulations on your first day's harvest, Chrono! Your abilities are even more impressive than I expected, and today was really fun!"

Riza gripped my hand tightly and said this with a happy smile.

And so, I obtained a large sum of money from my first activity in the Super Advanced Class.