Chapter 124 - 84: Visitor

Chapter 124: Chapter 84: Visitor

"Sell stuff? A piece of cake!"

Luo Qian immediately puffed out his chest, a magnanimous look on his face.

"Leave it to me! Back in the day, all those ’local specialties’ my old man got from raiding tombs were sold on the down-low. His channels are unorthodox as hell, but they’re safe and efficient! What are you selling?"

Lin Yi stood up, picked up the tactical backpack from beside the sofa, unzipped it, and showed its contents to Luo Qian.

"In here are three hundred and sixty First Grade Blood Replenishing Pills, and forty-two Spirit Medicines I brought back from the Star Realm. I need to sell them off as soon as possible—the faster, the better—and turn it all into cash."

When he saw the backpack stuffed to the brim with Pill Bottles overflowing with Spiritual Qi, and the strangely shaped Spirit Medicines shimmering with light...

Luo Qian’s eyes went wide, and he cried out in shock:

"HOLY! SHIT!!!"

He lunged toward the backpack, his voice jumping an octave in shock.

"Lin! Did you... did you just clean out some Otherworld big shot’s entire Spirit Medicine Garden?! There’s so much!"

He carefully took out a Tier Three Spirit Medicine with leaves that flickered like flames and radiated a gentle warmth.

His heart ached so much he winced:

"What a reckless waste! These are all genuine Tier Three Spirit Medicines! Absolute treasures! And you just stuffed them in a tactical backpack like a bunch of cabbages?! You didn’t even use a basic Jade Box? The Medicinal Power will leak out, man!"

Luo Qian berated him with a pained expression while quickly and professionally taking inventory.

「A moment later.」

He looked up, a sharp glint in his eyes, and gave his estimate:

"These First Grade Blood Replenishing Pills have a market retail price of about twelve thousand each. But you know this stuff is mass-produced by pharmaceutical companies, so a large quantity drives the price down. Selling this many at once, I estimate we can negotiate a price of ten thousand each at most. Three hundred sixty pills, that’s three million six hundred thousand."

"As for these forty-two Tier Three Spirit Medicines..."

Luo Qian rubbed his hands together.

"Using my old man’s special channels, we’ll have to pay a commission, but I can guarantee safety and a high price. I reckon if we sell them as a bundle, you’ll get around twenty million in hand! If anything, it’ll be more, not less!"

"Good!" Lin Yi nodded without hesitation. "Let’s do that. Sell them as fast as you can!"

Twenty-three million six hundred thousand!

The number was about what Lin Yi had budgeted.

He immediately started calculating.

’I’ve still got a few Tier One Spiritual Weapons I confiscated from Yan Hao. No need to bother Luo Qian with those. I can just list them on a second-hand Martial Artist trading platform. They’ll sell quickly, probably for around six hundred thousand.’

’Then there’s the one million in prize money from the Governor’s Mansion.’

’So...’

’The grand total is twenty-five million!’

’I’ll spend it all on Bone Tempering Pills!’

’That’s enough to buy twenty-five hundred pills!’

’Enough to complete the Refinement of twenty-five bones!’

He had fifty-one torso bones, and he had already completed the Refinement for thirty-four of them.

In other words...

As long as these resources arrived quickly...

...he could, in a very short time, finish the Refinement of the remaining seventeen torso bones in one go, thereby breaking through to the realm of a Second-Grade Martial Artist!

’Second Grade!’

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Yi’s eyes.

’There’s still a full six months until the college entrance exam!’

’At this rocket-like pace of improvement...’

’By the time the exam comes around, just how high will I be able to climb?’

The very thought made his blood boil with excitement!

"Don’t worry! Leave it to me!"

Luo Qian patted his chest, carefully zipped up the tactical backpack, and hugged it to his chest.

"I’ll get on it right away! I guarantee the money will be in your account, every last cent, before school starts on the fourth day of the New Year!"

He looked at Lin Yi and teased,

"Tsk tsk, Lin, you’ve really struck it rich overnight! You’re a multimillionaire in the blink of an eye!"

Lin Yi smiled, then said seriously,

"Don’t I still owe you twelve million? Once the money comes in, I’ll pay you back first."

"Hey, what’s the rush!"

Luo Qian quickly waved his hand, a hint of gloom, barely perceptible, crossing his face.

"If I can’t get rid of this damn thing inside me, I’ll probably never be a Martial Artist. What’s the use of having money then!"

"Money is just a number to me. It’s just sitting there anyway, so you use it first! It’s not too late to pay me back when you’re a real top expert. Who knows, by then, the loose change that slips through your fingers might be enough to pay me back for several lifetimes."

Lin Yi saw the disappointment in Luo Qian’s eyes and understood.

He thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Alright then! How about this: I’ll lend you the Energy Pistol I have for self-defense."

He knew full well that the Energy Pistol was worth far more than twelve million, and that it was strictly controlled. You couldn’t buy one even if you had the money.

But since Luo Qian couldn’t cultivate, in his hands, this gun would be a trump card to save his life in a critical moment.

He himself mainly relied on his own martial strength now and had no immediate use for it.

Upon hearing this, Luo Qian’s eyes lit up with astonishing brightness. He said in pleasant surprise,

"Really?! That’s awesome! Lin, you’re a true friend!"

He was so excited he almost jumped to his feet.

Lin Yi warned him with a serious expression,

"Luo, this gun was specially approved for me by the Public Security Bureau. It’s a strictly controlled weapon that you can’t buy on the market at all. Now that you have it, don’t you dare show it off, and especially don’t let anyone from the Public Security Bureau see it! Otherwise, it’ll be huge trouble, for both you and me."

"Understood! Understood!"

Luo Qian nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, his face filled with irrepressible excitement.

"Don’t worry! I know the rules! I’ll definitely just mess with it secretly at home... uh, I mean, I’ll keep it safe and sound! I’ll just study it in private and will absolutely not cause you any trouble!"

Just then—

"DING DONG!"

The doorbell rang again.

The sudden ringing of the doorbell interrupted Lin Yi and Luo Qian’s conversation.

Luo Qian immediately zipped up the tactical backpack and carefully placed it on the other side of the sofa.

"Who could that be?"

A trace of doubt flashed through Lin Yi’s mind.

But he still quickly got up to open the door.