I Start with a Mysterious Island

HUMMM...

Having absorbed the Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Artifact let out a barely audible hum.

Lin Li, who had been watching to see how Zhang Yuxi would use the Spiritual Artifact to inspect his pearls, saw a faint white light appear in her eyes after she activated it.

Wearing the Spiritual Artifact glasses, Zhang Yuxi looked at the five perfectly round and flawless white pearls in the plastic-sealed bag in her hand and nodded slightly.

A moment later, the faint white light in her eyes disappeared.

Taking off the Spiritual Artifact glasses, Zhang Yuxi turned to Lin Li and said with a smile, "It’s just as you said, Mr. Lin. These are all completely natural pearls."

’Huh?!!! That’s it? The whole inspection process took less than three seconds, and she’s already confirmed my pearls are real?’

Lin Li hadn’t expected her pearl inspection process to be so fast. A look of surprise appeared on his face as he stared at the Spiritual Artifact glasses in Zhang Yuxi’s hand—the tool used to verify the pearls’ authenticity.

Seeing Lin Li’s gaze fixed on the Spiritual Artifact glasses in her hand, Zhang Yuxi smiled and explained, "This Spiritual Artifact grants me the ability to discern the quality and authenticity of pearls in a short amount of time."

Lin Li nodded, then asked, "How much can I get for these pearls?"

"For pearls of this quality, going by the highest current market price, I can offer two hundred yuan apiece," Zhang Yuxi said.

’That’s the same price I was thinking! I have over twenty thousand pearls of this quality on hand, which means... more than four million yuan...’

Although Lin Li was overjoyed inside after hearing Zhang Yuxi’s offer, his expression remained calm.

When Zhang Yuxi saw that Lin Li’s expression hadn’t changed after hearing her price, she thought he might not be satisfied with the offer and quickly added,

"Mr. Lin, the price I’ve quoted is very fair. If you’re not satisfied, you’re welcome to check prices elsewhere before making a decision."

Lin Li, who was inwardly ecstatic about the four million yuan he was about to make, heard Zhang Yuxi suggest he check prices elsewhere and immediately waved his hand, saying,

"There’s no need. I’m not unsatisfied with your price. Before I came here, I did a quick search online for the current market price of pearls.

The price you’ve given me is fair... Besides, online, customers who have bought from your jewelry shop all praise the reputation and quality of ’Jiabao Pearl.’

With a reputation like that, I trust that you, Boss Zhang, wouldn’t do anything to rip off your customers."

Hearing Lin Li’s words, Zhang Yuxi’s pretty face broke into a small smile. She then asked him,

"Since you’re satisfied with my purchase price, Mr. Lin, when shall we make the transaction?

Oh, right, I forgot to ask. How many pearls are in your batch, Mr. Lin?"

"The sooner the better for the transaction. As for the number of pearls I have, it’s about twenty thousand three hundred," Lin Li said calmly to Zhang Yuxi.

"Ah?" When Zhang Yuxi heard Lin Li say he had 20,300 pearls of such quality, her mouth fell open in astonishment.

’Why is Miss Zhang reacting like this? Don’t tell me she can’t take this many pearls, right?’

Seeing the shocked expression on Zhang Yuxi’s face, Lin Li thought she couldn’t handle the quantity of pearls he had and spoke up.

"Boss Zhang, if you can’t take this many pearls, that’s fine. Just take as many as you can!"

Zhang Yuxi never imagined that the young man before her possessed such a large quantity of high-quality, natural pearls.

She had originally thought he’d have a few hundred at most—tops—but she never expected the number to exceed ten thousand.

’As for not being able to take this many pearls, what a joke! I’m actually short on stock right now! Even if he had several times this amount, I could still take them all.’

"I’ll take them all, Mr. Lin. Find a time to bring the pearls over, and I’ll arrange for our finance department to transfer the money to you," Zhang Yuxi said to Lin Li.

When Lin Li heard Zhang Yuxi say she would take all of his pearls, he could barely contain his joy, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl upward.

"There’s no need to find another time. I can give you the pearls right now, is that okay?" Lin Li said.

At the same time, he raised his right hand and brushed the back of it against the corner of his mouth, forcing the smile back down.

"Now?" Zhang Yuxi had been about to say that the shop was closing soon and he should bring the pearls tomorrow, but the thought that she was short on stock made her nod with a smile.

"Alright, but you’ll have to be quick. The shop is about to close, so I’ll have our finance person stay a little late."

After speaking, Zhang Yuxi lifted her left hand, glanced at the watch on her fair wrist, and added, "It would be best if you can bring the batch of pearls to the shop within an hour and a half."

"I won’t need an hour and a half," Lin Li said. Then, under Zhang Yuxi’s puzzled gaze, he stood up from the sofa and walked to the center of the office.

With a single thought, large bamboo baskets filled with perfectly round, flawless white pearls appeared out of thin air in Zhang Yuxi’s office.

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’This Mr. Lin is actually a Cultivator who has awakened a Superpower, and it’s the extremely rare Storage Space Superpower!!!’