Chapter 33: Rent the entire back mountain

Rich! He was rich! The smile on George's face could barely be contained. In his eyes, the "wall" in front of him had turned into a heap of golden coins. Even without thinking much, he knew that these high-quality ores must be very valuable. The mine in front of the village is just a poor mine. The types of ores produced in it are small, the quantity is small, and the quality is still very poor. But even so, for the small mountain village, it is a big fortune. . The "wall" in front of him was rich in many types of ores and the vast amount of them was of superior quality. In every aspect, it was far superior to the mine at the head of the village. Although inferior ores could also be used to make weapons and agricultural tools, they needed to be tempered to remove impurities first, which was a waste of time and manpower. Secondly, even if all the impurities in inferior ores were removed, the weapons and agricultural tools made were all defective in terms of quality. They were incomparable to those made from high-quality ores in terms of sharpness and durability. Therefore, the price of high-quality ore was very high, and every piece of it was the favourite of blacksmiths. George automatically learned about this after he learned the art of forging. Therefore, when he saw so many high-quality ores in front of him, George couldn't help but be ecstatic . Moreover, this was just what he saw in front of him. Who knew how far back this metal "wall" extended to? This was definitely a huge fortune! "No, I must get the ownership of this 'wall'!" With such a huge fortune right in front of him, George was naturally unwilling to give up. As Blacksmith Sun said before, the mines in the wild seemed to be ownerless, but in fact, the ownership belonged to the government, and they cannot be mined without permission. As for the "wall" in front of him, if the government knew of its existence, it would definitely take back ownership. Then George would be left with nothing. Even if the village chief knew about it, George felt that he wouldn't have any chance with this "wall" anymore. Therefore, this "wall" must not be made known to others. Thinking of this, George hurriedly went to the entrance of the cave, and then jumped up using the Tiger's Leap. Then, he covered the entrance of the cave, and then ran towards the village without looking back. "Village...Village Chief, I want to rent the entire back hill, not...not just the vacant land, but everything!" George ran to the village chief's house and said breathlessly. Only by renting out the entire back mountain can George hide the existence of the "wall" and quietly mine it. Then, the ownership of the "wall" would be in his hands. Even if the village chief found out about the "wall", he couldn't say anything. "What were you doing earlier? Panting, covered in dust, did you go digging holes like a mouse?" the old village chief chuckled as he saw George's dishevelled appearance. The old village chief was right. George had indeed dug a hole earlier. "Village chief, just tell me. How much will it cost to rent the entire back mountain per year?" George said. "Do you really want to rent the entire place? The area there is not small. However, there is no way to breed or plant crops in lots of the places around the hills. If you rent it, it will just be a waste." The old village chief said. "What I want is the area around it!" George thought to himself. Of course, he couldn't tell the old village chief this. He was also afraid that the old village chief would learn about the existence of the "wall" and refuse to rent the back mountain to him. "I've thought it through." George said. "If that's the case..." The old village chief looked at George and said, "The back mountain is much larger than our village. Although there are some places that are of no use, they are still rich in resources, so the price is naturally quite high. Of course, we are acquaintances, so I will give you a discount. How about five thousand gold coins a year?" "Five thousand? Why don't you rob a bank?!"George shouted, "Such a large piece of vacant land only costs 500 gold coins a year. Why would it be ten times more by just adding some barren mountains and woods? Chief, you are too generous. ” "You can't say that." The old village chief's calmness was a huge contrast when compared with George's anxiousness, "I already asked for a minimum five hundred gold coins before, and those barren mountains, woods, and rivers are full of resources. As long as you contract the entire place, those things will be yours. Speaking of which, you will still get a big advantage." There were animals and herbs in the woods, fish and shrimps in the river, and wild fruits in the mountains. George knew this, and so did the old village chief. However, George understood that with no more than ten villagers in the village, there was no way for them to make full use of those materials. In other words, if George didn't contract the place, then all the resources on the mountain would probably go to waste. However, now that the old village chief said so, the resources have become the wealth of the village. If they were contracted to George, the village will lose a lot of profit, so George had to pay a big price. When George saw the shrewd eyes of the old village chief, he realized that he had been too eager to contract the back mountain earlier. Hence, the old village chief used his eagerness to his advantage and charged a high price. Of course, even without the "wall" in the mountain, the materials on the mountain, in the water, and in the forest alone were worth 5,000 gold coins. If they were rented for 5,000 gold coins, George would not suffer a loss, and the village would also make a profit. The old village chief refused to relent, so George finally had no choice but to accept the price. "However, with the "wall" around, I am definitely not at a loss." With that in mind, George felt much better and couldn't wait to mine the "wall". "There is definitely something wrong with this kid." The old village chief looked at George leaving while murmuring to himself, "He must have discovered something in the back mountain. Otherwise, he would never be so eager to rent the entire place.” Originally, the old village chief asked for five thousand gold coins, but he would've been fine as long as the price was still above two thousand gold coins. After all, just as George thought, the village simply did not have the ability to use the various materials in the back mountain. However, in the end, George actually agreed to the price of five thousand gold coins, which made the old village chief even more suspicious of what George had discovered in the back mountain. "Forget it, no matter what he found, just let him be." the old village chief said to himself, "We are all old, and it's useless to ask for those extraneous things. We'll just leave them to the youngsters."