Porter of Two Worlds Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Showing Presence

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

In the Million Treasures PaG.o.da auction house, just minutes after Bai Yang left, three armed escort vehicles rushed to the scene and a dozen armed personnel went upstairs to escort Bai Yang's ginseng to safety!

Then, in less than 10 minutes, “rumors” reached the ears of almost every single magnate, claiming that a thousand year old ginseng would be auctioned off in the Million Treasures Auction House's autumn auction sale….

The rumors spread fast and far. Soon, the rich mobilized, even those overseas came to know about it. Everyone was prepared and ready to get their hands on it.

A thousand year old ginseng, something like that only appeared in words of others, how many in this world had actually been seen one before? To some extent, a thousand year old ginseng could be a lifesaver to many. Even though there was no guarantee that a thousand years old ginseng could bring the dead back to life or make one immortal, if the rumors about it were true, it would definitely have no problem extending the life of a dying man for a few more days. A treasure like that, who wouldn't want it?

No one in this world was a pure idiot, it was only natural for them to figure out that the rumor was most likely released by Million Treasures PaG.o.da. But the rich couldn't rein in their curiosity. Furthermore, a photo suspected to be the thousand years old ginseng was ‘accidentally' leaked out from insiders, fanning the flames even more.

When the rich reached a certain stage, money became nothing but a number to them. If they were able to extend their lives with small things like money, only a few would resist that kind of deal.

But the thousand year old ginseng was locked in an underground treasure vault of a bank. The next time it was taken out of the vault would be the day of the auction. Thus, it would be an excruciating period for the rich magnates that had nothing else left but money to wait for the day of the auction to come.

But Bai Yang was oblivious to all of this. He was only responsible for digging the hole for these people to jump into his scheme, anything else was not of interest to him. 

But of course, if he knew about the rumor, he would've given a snort of contempt. What thousand years old ginseng, the certificate of authenticity clearly wrote that the ginseng was purely cultivated in the wildlife and was between some four or five hundred years old.

Therefore, one should never trust these so-called rumors and any gossip. Such was the art of life. If a show was not put up, how was it possible for them to gain more attention from the crowd? 

In the end, even if the auction bidder came to find out that the ginseng was actually not a thousand years old but only half of the purported age, they wouldn't complain either. This was because a four or five hundred years old ginseng was more realistic and believable for them to accept. A ginseng hundreds of years old was a precious treasure already.

After he was finished with the wild ginseng, Bai Yang rushed to his next destination. What did it matter that it was the traffic rush hour now? He was riding a motorcycle that allowed him to drive in between the cars. But by the time he arrived at the Testing Inst.i.tute of Product Quality Supervision, it was already closed. 

d.a.m.n, if it weren't for those so-called professors in the auction house that wasted half an hour of my time, I wouldn't have missed the operating hours.

He grumbled in his heart and returned home.

When he arrived back home, it was already six something. At the same time, Bai Jianjun had also just parked his car.

When his father saw Bai Yang's motorcycle, his father's eyelids thumped and glared at Bai Yang with a finger pointing at him. Clearly, Bai Jianjun was not satisfied with Bai Yang's squanderings and not knowing how hard it was to earn money.

“About that… I bought it cause I was lacking a means of transportation. Furthermore, I'm going to make my own living soon too.” Bai Yang smiled with a thick face.

But Bai Jianjun just turned around and entered the house without even replying.

“I'm really going to bring home some cash, a huge amount of it. Why don't you believe me at all.” Bai Yang was speechless.

In the house, his mother had already prepared dinner. Bai Yang shamelessly sat down on the dining table and waited for dinner to be served, not realizing that he had already moved out of the house. 

When they were eating, Bai Yang suddenly looked at his mother and asked, “Oh mom, the university has a lab, right? Can you help me test something?”

“What trouble are you giving me again, brat?” Zhen Guoping didn't even raise her head to look at him when she answered.

“How dare I trouble you. So, umm, during my school days, I have a friend who comes from the countryside. Some days ago, he met with a group of monkeys and got his hands on some Monkey Wine. He parceled some to me but I don't know if it's safe to consume. So I want to get it tested and checked first just in case.”

“This friend of yours, he really is quite capable. Just a few days ago, he sent you some “wild boar meat” and now the “Monkey Wine”.” Bai Yang's father looked at him with a strange facial expression.

“Ehem, there may be more good stuff coming in another few more days. Given the quality of our friends.h.i.+p, can't help it…” Bai Yang said without even flinching.

“Fine, pa.s.s me the Monkey Wine. I will bring it to the university tomorrow. It's a nice excuse to let those lazy postgraduates something to do. The results should come out before nightfall.”

Then, Bai Yang pa.s.sed the bottle of jade wine to his mother, settling yet another task. His mother was the disciplinary dean of the university, she had some powers in her hands so it was nothing for her to get the testing done. Furthermore, the efficiency was much higher than letting the Testing Inst.i.tute of Product Quality Supervision do the work which often required more than a week to get the results.

After dinner, Bai Yang entered his room to get the chainsaw and the oil. He told his parents that he would go back to his rented house and left the husband and wife stunned in the house.

“Didn't he say his job is related to trading and logistics? Is a chainsaw required for that?” Bai Jianjun was dazed.

“He is your son, don't you know his personality? He has never done anything good before, he is surely up to something now….” Zhen Guoping said helplessly.

After leaving the house, Bai Yang tied the chainsaw and oil bottle on the motorcycle. He looked up at the sky and mulled for two seconds. Then, he started the motorcycle and headed not back to the villa he rented, but to the outdoor military store he visited two days ago.

The store was still open even past 7 PM. Bai Yang entered the store and saw the young owner in his usual posture, looking down behind the counter doing something.

“Hey, brother, I'm here again.” Bai Yang greeted him as if they were old friends.

The owner clearly remembered Bai Yang, after all, any businessman would be fond of an idiotic customer like Bai Yang who didn't negotiate when buying stuff. 

He looked up at Bai Yang and asked, “What do you want this time?”

After that, he looked down and continued doing his stuff again.

Ho, don't feel like entertaining me? Bai Yang murmured in his heart, his upper body leaned over the counter to try and peek at what the owner was up to, but the owner was incredibly quick. 

Bang—

The drawer was closed before Bai Yang could see anything.

“Selfish guy, you won't get pregnant for allowing me to take a look.” Bai Yang curled his mouth and said to the expressionless owner.

The owner raised his hand and pointed a finger towards the door, “If you aren't here to buy anything, the door is that way. Thanks for coming.”

“Hey, hey, hey, your business won't sustain if this is how you treat your customers…. Alright, alright, it doesn't have to get physical.” Bai Yang said and he saw the owner rolling up his sleeves.

Then, Bai Yang cautiously looked around before leaning forward and whispering quietly, “Brother, get me some good stuff, will ya.”

“I don't know what are you talking about. This is all I have. You can buy them if there is anything you need here, but if what you need is not here, then please proceed to another store. The store is closing soon.” The owner looked at Bai Yang and answered with the same old expressionless face.

“Brother, don't you pretend in front of me. Alright, I'm going to be straightforward. I like adventures and am planning to enter the woods to hunt some wild animals. Please help me get some special merchandise.” Bai Yang raised his brows and said as if they have both reached a consensus.

“Door's that way. Thank you.” The owner pointed at the door again.

Then, Bai Yang turned and left without hesitation. After all, he never expected the owner to give in so easily. Even if the owner did, he wouldn't have enough money to buy the special merchandise either. Thus, he left without pursuing further.

Simply put, he was only here to show his presence to the owner…

The young owner watched Bai Yang leave and frowned softly as he mulled. Then, he opened the drawer behind the counter and continued working on his stuff…

However, Bai Yang didn't return to the villa after leaving the military store. Instead, he went to a supermarket and searched around. He found the sweets section and bought over 10 kilograms of rock candy.

The barbarians in the other world seemed to be incredibly fond of sweet foods. These rock candies were bought so that he could buy their hearts. He was still hoping that the barbarians could bring him into the forest and help him find some trees.

But why rock candies? That was naturally because if he had given the best and high-quality stuff in the first place, it would be difficult to satisfy them with the lower-quality ones in the future. Furthermore, if he bought the normal candies, who would help him peel the candy wrappers one by one? As well as how to preserve the candies from melting under the other world's hot weather? 

Not to mention that Bai Yang thought it would be better for everyone that they don't see the words of Earth.

Upon returning to his rented villa, Bai Yang sank into his bed after bringing the chainsaw into the house. Although it seemed like he had done nothing the whole day, he was actually exhausted.

Ahhh, I can't continue on like this anymore. I have to train my body. I am as weak as a little chicken in the other world, how can I survive there without a good body? 

It was all fine before until now. Bai Yang was more than 180 cm tall and was considered tall among his friends. But after meeting the people there in the other world, he couldn't help but feel inferior about his height.

Although it's impossible for me to be as strong as them in this life, I should at least graduate from being the ‘weak chicken' I am now….

Bai Yang lay in a soft bed and was soon asleep….