Chapter 40
Elizabeth walked in, the door recognizing her face. A robot rolled up, its mechanical voice chiming, "Glory M, welcome home."
She patted its head.
The lounge door swung open, and Felix stumbled out, looking groggy. "Boss, what brings you here?"
"Checking on that rare ginseng in the black market."
She needed to see how much the price had skyrocketed.
Felix nodded and followed her to the info room.
The big screen was flooded with ginseng chatter—over two hundred thousand posts and two billion views.
But the kicker? The price was going through the roof!
The chart in the corner was stuck at a billion dollars!
"No one's snagged it yet," Felix said.
Elizabeth crossed her arms, frowning.
"Boss, you 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."
"She's bluffing. No one's pinned it down yet. Or maybe she got a fake?" Felix scratched his chin.
"Scrub any info about this ginseng from the black market," Elizabeth said, turning to leave.
Felix'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?"
Felix's eyes got even wider. "Boss, you really have it?!"
Elizabeth didn't say a word and walked out. Felix was right on her heels!
She led him to the underground warehouse.
The place was fully automated. Elizabeth scanned her fingerprint, and small compartments storing precious items popped open, showing off countless treasures!
Even though Felix had been here many times, the sight still blew him away.
People said Alexander was the richest young guy in Lisbun.
Felix thought, actually, it was Elizabeth.
He looked at the compartments. He'd never noticed any ginseng here. No memory of it at all.
The place was huge, and Elizabeth kept walking.
Felix said, "Boss, any further and we'll hit the A-level items."
The warehouse was divided into levels: SSS, SS, 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 junk 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!
