Chapter 40
No face. A robot rolled up, its mechanical voice chiming, “Glory M, welcome home.” De patted its AW. The bure down open, and Felix stumbled out, looking groggy. “Pose, what brings you here?”
“Coding on that rare given in the Mack market.” She needed to see how much the price had skyrocketed. Pelodd and allowed her to the info roo. The big screen was a flurry of ginseng chatter – over two hundred thousand posts and two billion views. But the order? The price was going through the roof? The chart in the corner had stuck at a billion dollars!
No cars. All cit crossed her arms, frowning. “Bax, we sure you don’t have it?” Felix eyed her. She stayed quiet, making him second-guess. Elizabeth shot him a look, eyebrow raised. “Ran into Esme. She claims she has it.”
“Blutting. No one’s pinned it down yet. Or maybe she got a fake?” Felix scratched his chin. “Scrab my info about this ginseng from the black market,” Elizabeth said, turning to leave.
Felly’s eyes went wide. “What does that mean??” Elizabeth meant the ginseng had already shown up! She glanced at Felix, eyebrow raised. “Wanna see this ginseng?”
Felixx’s eyes got even wider. “Boss, you really have it?!” Beth didn’t say a word and walked out. Felix was right on her heels! She led him to the underground warehouse. Elizabeth scanned her fingerprint, and small compartments storing precious items popped open, showing… Felix had been there many times, the sight still blew him away. People said Alexander was the richest young guy in Lisban. Felix thought, actually.
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He looked at the compartments. He’d never noticed any ginseng here. The place was huge, and Elizabeth kept walking. Felix said, “Poss, any further and we’ll hit the A-level item of it at all.” The warehouse was divided into levels: 555, 53, S, and A, with A being the least valuable. Surprisingly, Elizabeth didn’t even stop at the A-level section. She stopped at a pile of sink storage.
Felix tugged at her sleeve. “Boss, you must’ve gone too far.” He figured Elizabeth hadn’t been to the warehouse in ages and probably forgot where the ginseng was stashed. “Let me check!” Felix was about to fire up the smart system, but Elizabeth stopped him. Elizabeth cleared her throat, looking a bit sheepish.
Felix’s jaw dropped as Elizabeth pulled the ginseng, which had sent market prices soaring, from the junk section? Felix’s eyes went wide with shock. Elizabeth calmly placed the ginseng on a flat surface. It was in a clear container, looking pristine like a white rose, but a bit dimmer. The kicker? Its dark blue root! Felix’s device scanned and categorized it instantly: [Waste Area – Ginseng – To Be Destroyed].
Felix clutched his chest, stunned. This rare ginseng had been tossed in the waste area and marked for destruction by Elizabeth. “I was about to destroy this stuff when I shut down Hidden Camp,” Elizabeth said wistfully. “Never thought it would fetch such a price after all these years…”
Felix had never been more grateful for Elizabeth’s decision to close Hidden Camp. Today, he really wanted to thank her for closing her base, which saved this ginseng from being trashed. This ginseng, now commanding exorbitant prices on the black market and coveted by many, had been in Elizabeth’s possession all along!