Chapter 00099: Ring of Strength
# Ring of Strength
Chapter 99
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 99: Ring of Strength
The morning after discovering how valuable the potions were, Li Chengxi was on the phone.
“It seems you've figured out how to use it. Are you completely shocked?”
Qian Sen's voice came over the phone, tinged with an air of someone enjoying a good show.
“I am indeed shocked…”
“Now you understand why we at Section Nine don't just hand out money as subsidies, don't you? Giving you access to the channels is far more profitable than just giving you cash.”
“I'm starting to suspect you all ganged up to play a trick on me.”
“You'll get used to it. This little bit of money is nothing.”
Just as Qian Sen finished speaking, a beeping alarm sound came from his end, sounding just like being locked on by a missile.
“What's that sound?”
“It's nothing, I just got a new job on my end. No more chit-chat, let me confirm, one bottle of Potion of Remove Disease, right?”
“Yes, just one bottle.”
“Okay, we'll send someone to pick it up soon. You should get the money in about a week.”
Li Chengxi had agonized over it for half the night yesterday, but still decided to sell one bottle of potion first.
It wasn't that he was short on money now, but he was thinking that if a time came when he needed money, the pittance he had on hand might not be enough.
For example, Viola's side was about to go to war and was in urgent need of supplies.
If Li Chengxi had the money, he could just contact a food factory, place an order, buy a huge screen, and ship everything through it.
Job done.
The output of the modern food industry supplying an ancient army was simply a piece of cake.
Of course, the premise was that you had to have money.
Considering this, Li Chengxi decided to first sell a bottle of Potion of Remove Disease.
With this as a safety net, he wouldn't panic if anything unexpected happened.
“We'll handle the transport and appraisal, you don't have to worry about it, but don't forget to pay the tax.”
“Didn't you guys already take a cut… and you still want tax?”
“Those are two different things. That's all, I'll send someone over in a bit.”
With that, Qian Sen hurriedly hung up.
Section Nine's Trading Zone was equivalent to a trading platform.
From delivery and transport to authenticating the merchandise, Section Nine was responsible for it all.
This way, not only could the identities of the buyer and seller be concealed, but it also ensured the smooth progress of the transaction, roughly similar to an online shopping platform.
But the difference was, Section Nine took a 10% cut of the total transaction amount.
It was indeed high, but not outrageous.
After all, they had to endorse the entire transaction process.
Even auction houses took a 5% cut, and they didn't even cover shipping.
Although Section Nine was a managing organization, they held an encouraging attitude towards this kind of private trading activity.
After all, they knew it was better to guide than to block.
No matter how strictly they forbade it, some people would definitely trade secretly in private.
Then, a black market would likely form, and dangerous items could be distributed.
Since that was the case, it was better for the officials to run it.
Both buyers and sellers could be at ease, it would also ensure dangerous items didn't circulate, and finally, they could earn some extra cash.
Killing three birds with one stone.
Li Chengxi put down the phone and looked at the small glass bottle sitting on the cash register.
He suddenly thought that maybe he should get some packaging for it.
This was a fragile item, after all.
If it broke on the way, the loss would be huge.
So he took out some tape, and went to the storeroom to find some bubble wrap used for glass jars.
This was stuff he had intentionally saved to pop for fun when he was bored.
He used the tape and bubble wrap to wrap it in several layers, inside and out.
Now he wasn't afraid of it being dropped.
Just as he finished wrapping it, his phone dinged, indicating a new text message.
Li Chengxi opened it and saw it read, 'Your transaction order has been generated.
A specialist is now en route to collect the item.'
You guys are way too down-to-earth…
Just as he was lamenting that Section Nine's style wasn't quite right, a high school girl about Lei Lei's age walked into the store.
At first, he thought she was there to buy snacks, but to his surprise, she walked straight towards Li Chengxi.
“Hello, you must be Mr. Li Chengxi. I was sent by Section Nine to pick up the goods.”
“You guys at Section Nine hire high school students?”
The young girl smiled embarrassedly:
“I'm still just an intern, I don't have an official position, so I usually only handle very simple tasks.”
This was similar to a university student interning at a factory, except she started her internship in high school.
Li Chengxi pointed to the wrapped-up potion on the table.
“That's it.”
The young girl was holding a metal-edged case.
When she opened it, the inside was filled with thick foam, much like a weapon case from a movie.
She carefully placed the potion inside and closed the case.
“You should receive payment in about a week. This is because it needs to be sent to the head office for appraisal first.”
Qian Sen had mentioned this earlier, so Li Chengxi expressed his understanding.
“By the way, did you walk here?”
“The car is at the door, a colleague drove me here.”
Li Chengxi stood up and looked.
A black SUV was parked at the entrance.
“If there's nothing else, I'll be going now.”
“Okay, be careful on your way out, the step is a bit high.”
The little girl was very pretty and loved to smile.
She smiled at Li Chengxi, then walked out of the store and got into the car.
A moment later, Li Chengxi received another text: 'Your package has been collected.
Please wait for the transaction to be completed.'
It wasn't an illusion, Section Nine really was very down-to-earth.
Their style was completely unlike the secret agencies in spy movies like 007.
Speaking of which, that little girl who came to pick up the item... “Why does she look a little familiar? I feel like I've seen her somewhere before.”
She definitely wasn't someone who lived nearby.
Li Chengxi was familiar with the faces of all the local residents.
This feeling was more like he had seen her picture somewhere, but he couldn't remember where.
“Forget it, maybe I just ran into her on the street sometime.”
Unable to recall where he had seen her, Li Chengxi gave up thinking about it and opened his laptop.
The timing was just right.
At this moment, Viola and the others were gathered in the Chapel for prayer.
Since this game didn't have functions like major event notifications, Li Chengxi had gotten into the habit of checking the content of Viola's and the others' prayers every day.
Just as he was about to click on Viola, who was leading the prayer, he suddenly saw a small box on the altar not far from her.
Could it be, more potions from Audel?
To be honest, there were already quite a few.
Li Chengxi now wished he could sleep while hugging the potion box, terrified it would be stolen by a thief.
He had even specially ordered a home safe just to store the potion box.
The owner said he would send someone to deliver it in the afternoon.
But when Li Chengxi used the mouse wheel to zoom in on the screen, he discovered that it didn't seem to be a potion.
Inside the square, pixel-style little box was a velvet lining, and on the lining, there was something that looked like a ring.
He right-clicked and selected Item Properties from the dropdown menu.
Name: Ring of the Demon King (Part Four: Ring of Strength)
Grade: Legendary Magic Item (Divine Artifact)
Effect: Grants the wearer the ability to increase their physical strength.
Description: A Divine Artifact that belongs only to the Demon God.
Legend says there are ten in total.
Only the Demon God can unleash its effects, and all must be collected to activate its full power.
Another Ring of the Demon King?
Where did they get it?
Although Li Chengxi had been paying more attention to Yang Yiyi's situation these past few days, he still checked on Viola's group's prayers twice a day, morning and evening, to avoid missing any major events.
If there had really been news of a Ring of the Demon King, he should have seen it last night.
He clicked on Viola.
After reading the prayer content, Li Chengxi finally understood.
It turned out this thing had been around Viola's neck the whole time, she just hadn't known it herself.
(End of this chapter)