Progress throw season 3.0 and lv80 ring

I pre order dragon dogma online season 3 physical edition throw amazon japan I will recive it by 22 of aug is it ok to progress throw the main story without loosing the benefit of the lv80 ring cause I want to start the main solo mission but I am afraid to finish it without equipping the lv80 ring can anyone explain to me if I can activate the ring at any time or what .