Liu Qingshan actually didn't have much to say to Lin Ye; he merely mentioned the weather is nice and then went about handling his own business.
In reality, this nice old man just wanted to dissolve the small conflict that had occurred in the hall earlier; he didn't genuinely have anything he needed to discuss with Lin Ye.
Lin Ye was no fool; he could discern this much.
At present, inside the VIP room, there were only Lin Ye and Zhang Ruiqi.
"Brother Lin Ye, we've already appraised your items, and they can be sold for a bit over ninety-nine thousand eight hundred yuan. I'll just adjust it to a hundred thousand for you!"
Zhang Ruiqi, as the general manager of the Professional Center, had the authority to raise the employees' efficiency to its peak with just his word.
In less than ten minutes, all of the items Lin Ye wanted to sell had been inventoried.
The total value of the items was over ninety thousand, and he used his privileges to adjust the price to a hundred thousand yuan for Lin Ye, which was quite generous.
"Thank you, President Zhang, for your consideration!" Lin Ye hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
"Oh, no need to be formal! If you want to give me face, just call me Brother Zhang!" Zhang Ruiqi said, trying to get closer.
Lin Ye didn't refuse and nodded, saying: "Alright! Brother Zhang, thank you!"
Zhang Ruiqi nodded repeatedly, his face full of smiles.
Actually, when he first invited Lin Ye in, it was only due to Liu Qingshan's face.
Though Lin Ye broke the historical record, his social standing was just what it was; given Zhang Ruiqi's status, there was no need to curry favor with Lin Ye.
But now it's different.
Because when Lin Ye just pulled things out from his spatial bag, it genuinely shocked him.
Based on his experience, the items Lin Ye was selling were just materials produced by Basic Secret Realm—nothing special.
The most valuable were only two green pieces of equipment.
But the key point was, the total volume of these items definitely exceeded four cubic meters!
According to the capacity multiplication rule for spatial bags, bags exceeding four cubic meters only exist at eight cubic meters and sixteen cubic meters.
The latter is out of the question; it's a luxury worth over a billion and exceedingly rare, something common folk couldn't hope to see.
So it's basically certain that the spatial bag Lin Ye possesses is eight cubic meters!
But even at that, it's worth tens of millions!
Even Zhang Ruiqi, being the general manager of the Professional Center, couldn't afford a bag at this level, only using a four cubic meter one.
In his view, Lin Ye's identity is absolutely not simple!
Coupled with his acquaintance with Liu Qingshan...
Zhang Ruiqi felt a bit uneasy; this lad's background might be deep waters?
That is why his politeness toward Lin Ye at present is not inferior to that toward Liu Qingshan, the Cyan Robe Bishop.
Lin Ye accepted the hundred thousand yuan.
Currently, his balance has restored to six figures!
Indeed, entering the Secret Realm is the fastest way to make money!
Of course, only he could earn so much; if it were someone else, perhaps one trip to the Secret Realm wouldn't fetch even one-tenth of what Lin Ye got.
Taking into account the loss of supplies and investment in equipment, maintaining a break-even point in the early stages would already be something to laugh about—making profits was out of the question.
"By the way, President Zhang, I'd like to apply for a Professional loan from your center!" Lin Ye spoke again.
Zhang Ruiqi perked up!
A major deal was forthcoming!
Completing this would probably firm up his targets for the year.
"Sure, sure, no problem! Younger Brother Lin, just say how much you want to loan!" Zhang Ruiqi said, patting his chest.
Given Lin Ye's identity, he surely should be pulling a few million at the least?
Thinking of this, Zhang Ruiqi felt a little excited.
"I want to loan a million!" Lin Ye opened his mouth to say.
Zhang Ruiqi was somewhat bewildered: "A million? Is that enough?"
This was rather different from what he imagined...
"It's enough; my expenses aren't large." Lin Ye calmly replied.
Zhang Ruiqi's eyes turned, cursing himself for being foolish!
A lad of a Noble Family, who hides his identity and comes to a fourth-tier settlement like Shan City to train, must be under a lot of restrictions.
Otherwise, why would he even bother training!
A million surely wouldn't be his limit but merely self-restraint!
And what's that called?
This is called self-discipline!
This is called having strength without desire!
Zhang Ruiqi was full of respect, immediately saying, "No problem, a million is easy, I'll promptly handle it over here!"
Lin Ye nodded, steadily picked up his tea cup, and drank...
What thoughts were brewing in Zhang Ruiqi's mind, Lin Ye did not know, since he didn't have Mind Reading Technique.
But this million was of great use to him!
It related to whether he could tackle the Abyss Level difficulty Secret Realm next.
Everything went smoothly, Lin Ye acquired a million in funds.
Aside from this fund, Zhang Ruiqi specially prepared for Lin Ye a black card with gold edges.
This thing is the famous 'Professional Black Card,' a symbol of status!
Lin Ye owned one in his previous life as well.
But that was only after he had transitioned into the Anger Flame Priest for several years and ascended to greatness.
He did not expect to obtain such a card so quickly in this life.
Lin Ye showed little expression and pocketed the card directly.
Being well familiar with it, it left him unimpressed.
This calm demeanor made Zhang Ruiqi all the more sure—Lin Ye is no ordinary person!
"Brother Zhang, I don't want to occupy you too much; I have other matters to attend to!" Lin Ye stood up and said politely.
"No need to be formal, no need! Younger Brother Lin, visit anytime for tea whenever you're free!" Zhang Ruiqi said, smiling and accommodatingly.
Lin Ye nodded slightly, as if agreeing.
This demeanor, put on a student, seemed somewhat out of place.
But it just made Zhang Ruiqi more convinced that this young man before him was far from simple!
The duo walked out of the VIP room, with Zhang Ruiqi trailing Lin Ye slightly, his posture slightly stooped.
Back in the hall, the scene startled the center's staff...
When have they ever seen Zhang Ruiqi so humble?
Was breaking a historical record in a regular difficulty novice Secret Realm worth such reverence from Zhang Ruiqi?
...
Leaving the Professional Center, Lin Ye directly found himself a shop.
This was a small store specializing in selling various mechanical puppets, a shop catering to Mechanics and Puppet Masters.
Although other professions could use mechanical puppets, lacking associated skills meant they could hardly command them efficiently.
Thus, other professions rarely considered using mechanical puppets.
"This young brother, what would you like to buy?" The owner put on a smiling face as soon as a customer entered.
Lin Ye walked straight over and said, "Give me ten sheep puppets and pack them into these spatial bags!"
Saying that, he threw a stack of spatial bags onto the counter.