You Can't Go In Here

"Will this do? You can't buy one of these even if you have money. Is that enough to show my sincerity?"

Yang Baobao reluctantly pulled a ring off her finger and handed it to Li Ran.

Li Ran took the ring, his eyes lighting up.

[Finger: Immunity Ring (Fine)]

[Attributes: None]

[Effect: Passive Skill: Immune to poison, petrification, freezing, burning, curses, taunts, Charm, and other effects. Has no effect if the opponent's Mysterious Power exceeds the player's. Only one effect can trigger at a time; once one triggers, the others cannot. Cooldown: One hour.]

"Holy crap, this ring is incredible."

"Other than not increasing any attributes, its immunity effect is practically perfect."

"Wear this into battle, and you won't have to fear any special attacks. The enemy's control effects will be completely useless."

Li Ran kept his expression calm, but inside, he was over the moon.

He equipped the ring and said with displeasure, "You think you can fob me off with one lousy ring? Do I look like a beggar to you?"

Li Ran was completely unafraid. His Golden Finger had told him he could ask for three benefits.

How could he let such a golden opportunity pass him by?

Besides, why should he show mercy to a murderous lunatic?

"Don't push it!" Yang Baobao snapped angrily, biting her lip.

Li Ran waved the ID card in his hand without saying a word. Scarlet Iris, on the other hand, played along perfectly, baring its fangs and roaring fiercely, as if to say, "This is a robbery! If you don't want to die, hand over all your valuables to me!"

Yang Baobao looked bitter, her face practically screaming "This hurts," and reluctantly gritted her teeth before removing a badge from her collar.

"This badge is worth more than that ring. Now can you give me back my ID?"

Li Ran took the badge and examined it closely.

[Accessory: Summoner Emblem (Fine)]

[Attributes: None]

[Effect: Wearing this emblem activates the Summoning Space, where pets can be stored. In addition to their own attributes, pets also receive a bonus equal to 20 percent of the player's attributes. Applies to all pets.]

"Wow, this gear was practically made for Scarlet Iris and me!"

Li Ran was so excited that words couldn't describe it. He knew exactly how valuable this piece of gear was.

Li Ran had always been troubled by how to store Scarlet Iris and help her level up.

Scarlet Iris could shrink down to a miniature size, and she could be tucked into a pocket or carried on his person. But there would always be times when carrying her around wasn't convenient. And if he had other summoned beasts or pets, they might not be able to shrink down.

A Summoning Space would make things much more convenient.

And this emblem could also solve the problem of leveling up his pets.

In other words, whenever Li Ran's attributes increased in the future, Scarlet Iris would gain additional attribute bonuses on top of her natural growth.

After putting on the Summoner Emblem, Li Ran could indeed sense an Otherworld Space that he could open or close with a thought. It was vast beyond measure. He let his consciousness enter and glanced around, seeing an endless grassland.

"The little one must be so happy in there," Li Ran thought, delighted.

He took another look at Scarlet Iris. Sure enough, all her attributes had increased.

Dark Three-Tailed Fox

B-Class Mental Infector

Mysterious Power: 400+(116)

Strength: (24)

Agility: (24)

Constitution: (20)

Active Skills: [Rending Claw] [Illusion Transformation] [Shadow Instant Strike] [Dance Strangling]

Passive Skill: Dark Darling: In darkness, all of her attributes increase, and her injuries heal automatically.

Before this, Li Ran hadn't been able to see Scarlet Iris's skills.

After equipping the Summoner Emblem, he could clearly see all of Scarlet Iris's active and passive skills.

Four active skills and one passive.

The little one had some pretty good stats.

Still, Li Ran kept his expression blank, even letting a hint of dissatisfaction show.

Yang Baobao was on edge, watching the man on the sofa with unease, afraid he would change his mind again and extort her endlessly.

If that man dared to threaten her with the ID card again, she would kill him at any cost.

"These two items are pretty good."

Li Ran stood up from the sofa and started strolling deeper into the Beauty Salon.

"I can give you back your ID card, but I don't think you've shown enough sincerity."

"Not enough? Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now! At worst, we'll die together!" Yang Baobao said furiously.

(He was furious. In theory, you could demand benefits three times, but in practice, it depended on the situation. If you insisted on asking a third time, he might fly into a rage and kill you!)

(The basement was his collection room and another fatal weakness of his. If you used it well, you could demand a hush fee once.)

At that moment, a notification appeared above Yang Baobao's head.

Li Ran had more or less guessed as much, and the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably.

Those two pieces of gear really were good. It wouldn't be right to extort her a third time. If they'd been ordinary junk, Li Ran figured three rounds of extortion wouldn't have been too much.

But the opposite was true: Yang Baobao cared deeply about keeping her past from coming to light, and the items she'd offered showed plenty of sincerity.

That was why his Golden Finger had given him a new prompt.

Li Ran continued farther inside, ignoring Yang Baobao's threats. He reached the stairwell leading to the basement, peered down, and then went straight down.

Yang Baobao panicked. In a flash, she appeared in front of Li Ran. "You can't go in here!"