"Gold shop… let's take a look."
Benjamin tilted his head, murmuring to himself as he read the large characters on the gold shop's signboard. He then strode inside.
Although the gold bars he had taken from Liam weren't many, the hidden prompts indicated they were worth around 800,000 to 1 million dollar.
However, leaving them in his space wouldn't make the money grow. It was better to cash them out as soon as possible.
With only one month left before the apocalypse, he needed to stock up on supplies quickly to increase his chances of survival.
"Welcome."
As soon as he entered, a well-dressed woman in a suit gracefully approached him.
The badge on her chest identified her as the manager.
She wore a polite smile, showing no signs of disdain despite Benjamin's casual attire.
She asked warmly, "Hello, sir. What kind of jewelry are you looking for?"
Benjamin replied, "I'm not here to buy. I'm here to sell something."
"To sell?" The manager asked in surprise.
Benjamin raised his arm, holding a worn canvas bag. "Gold bars."
The manager courteously said, "Please come this way, sir."
"Wait, it's you?"
A woman suddenly exclaimed in shock.
Benjamin turned around, equally surprised.
"Emma?"
This woman was none other than his girlfriend's "best" friend, Emma.
Thanks to Emma's "help," he had been bullied and manipulated by Mia in his past life, left with nothing.
Moreover, his being pushed into a horde of zombies by Mia was also indirectly related to this woman!
This time, he wouldn't let her off easily!
"What are you doing here? This is a gold shop, not a place for you to scavenge trash."
Emma looked down on him with arrogance, her tone filled with contempt.
The manager immediately bowed apologetically to Benjamin, "Sir, I'm sorry for the inconvenience."
She then scolded Emma, "Emma, you can't speak to a customer like that. Apologize to this gentleman right now!"
Being publicly reprimanded, Emma felt her face burning with embarrassment.
She glared at Benjamin and said grudgingly,
"Manager, do you really believe he has gold bars?"
"His entire outfit probably costs less than 200 dollar. Gold bars? Hmph, if he can pull out a gold bar, I'll kneel down and kowtow to him twice."
As soon as she finished speaking, Benjamin immediately pulled out a gold bar. "Kowtow, then."
Emma's arrogant expression instantly crumbled.
She stared in shock at the gold bar in Benjamin's hand, unable to believe her eyes.
A gold bar?!
Didn't this simp hand over all his salary to her best friend?
Where did he get the money to buy a gold bar?!
No!
It must be fake!
Emma widened her eyes and pointed at Benjamin's nose, shouting, "Kowtow my ass! A poor guy like you can pull out a gold bar? This must be gold-plated!"
"If you're mentally ill, go get treated. Don't come here to annoy people."
Benjamin retorted without hesitation, "Of course, I'm talking about you. This is a gold shop. If I brought a fake gold bar, wouldn't it be exposed immediately? Yet you call it gold-plated. What an idiot!"
His words left Emma's face red with anger.
The commotion drew the attention of many customers in the shop.
The manager sighed and said, "Enough, Emma. Go over there."
"No, let her stay here," Benjamin said indifferently.
"Sir…" The manager looked at Benjamin, feeling uncertain.
"Appraise this and see how much it's worth," Benjamin said calmly, handing the gold bar to the manager.
"Of course, sir. Please wait a moment," the manager replied politely before taking the gold bar for appraisal.
Not long after, the manager returned with the gold bar.
"Sir, this gold bar is 99.9% pure and weighs 300 grams. Today's purchase price for 99.9% pure gold is 430 dollar per gram. This gold bar can be cashed out for 129,000 dollar."
The manager smiled as she delivered the news.
Emma stood frozen by the counter, utterly dumbfounded.
What?
The gold bar Benjamin brought out was real!
129,000 dollar!
She might not even earn that much in half a year by dating a rich man!
But remembering her earlier words, she still said grudgingly, "Only 129,000 dollar? What's so great about that? It's not even enough for a down payment on a house."
"Even if you sell this gold bar, you're still a poor loser."
Hearing this, Benjamin laughed. "You really do have a mental problem."
"What did you say?" Emma was on the verge of losing her mind.
This Benjamin had one gold bar and was already acting so arrogantly.
He kept saying she had a mental problem!
Just wait!
She would definitely exaggerate this incident and tell Mia about it.
She would also encourage Mia to swindle the money from the gold bars.
Then, she'd make Mia dump him!
Benjamin smirked. "I never said I only had one gold bar."
"You…" Emma started to speak but was instantly stunned by what she saw.
The unremarkable canvas bag actually contained several more gold bars.
Their size and quality were identical to the first one.
One gold bar was nearly 130,000 dollar. Eight gold bars would amount to over a million dollar!
A few gold bars were worth over a million dollar. How much was Benjamin really worth?
When did Benjamin become so rich?
Mia was so lucky!
Not only was her boyfriend handsome and easy to control, but he was also a hidden millionaire!
Wait!
If she stole Mia's man, wouldn't all this money be hers?
Just as she was about to grovel and try to steal Benjamin from Mia, Benjamin suddenly spoke:
"What did you say earlier? If I pulled out a gold bar, you'd kowtow to me twice. Now that I've pulled out eight gold bars, shouldn't you kowtow to me sixteen times?"
Emma's face instantly turned pale.
Kowtow? Kowtow!
Was Benjamin even a man?
Why was he so fixated on that one sentence?
Emma was filled with resentment and anger.
But remembering Benjamin's terrifying wealth, she forced a sweet smile and said in a soft, charming voice, "Hehe, I was just joking earlier."
She kept making seductive gestures and batting her eyes at Benjamin.
But the next second, Benjamin shattered her dream of marrying into wealth!
"But I don't think it was a joke," Benjamin said with a cold smile.
Before she could react, Benjamin quickly moved behind her and kicked the back of her knees hard.
Her legs buckled, and she fell to the ground with a thud.
Then, Benjamin moved in front of her and, with lightning speed, pressed her head down, forcing her to kowtow repeatedly!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The loud sounds of her head hitting the floor and her terrified screams echoed throughout the gold shop.
The entire place fell into stunned silence.
Everyone watched the scene in shock, too afraid to intervene.