Chapter 35: Unexpected phone call
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Updated : Dec 2nd, 2024
It's over!
Blacksmith Sun's words made George's idea of making a fortune from the ore come to nothing!
There were indeed a lot of ores in the cave, and the quality was good, but they were just ores. If he wanted to make money, he had to sell them. But now, there was a problem. Not only was it hard explain the ore's source, it was also difficult to find someone who could acquire them in large quantities.
Of course, George did not need to consider acquisitions now. After all, Blacksmith Sun could still acquire some, but in the long run, he would need to find other buyers.
Thinking of this, George took out a piece of obsidian from his backpack, handed it to Blacksmith Sun, and asked, "Master, how much does this stone cost?"
When George took out the stone, Blacksmith Sun had already looked over. When he saw the obsidian, he was even more excited than before. He grabbed it and said, "Obsidian? It's actually obsidian? And it's of high quality. Obsidian! I haven't seen obsidian of this quality in years! With it, I can create dark gold equipment, or even legendary equipment!”
It seemed like this obsidian was indeed a fine ore, but George was more concerned about how much it could be sold for.
"I want this ore." Blacksmith Sun said without hesitation, "How about I give you three hundred gold coins?"
Three hundred? !
George was overjoyed. He originally thought he would be satisfied if he could sell it for a few dozen gold coins, but he didn't expect Blacksmith Sun to offer three hundred gold coins.
High-quality iron ore was only ten gold coins, while high-quality obsidian was worth three hundred gold coins. This price gap was too big!
In that cave, although the rare ore obsidian was not as abundant as iron ore, the amount was still rather decent.
Rich, he really was going to be rich!
Of course, if he really wanted to make a fortune, he had to sell them.
"Okay, no problem." George said. Apart from Blacksmith Sun, the only person in this village who can purchase ore is probably the unethical Mr. Liu from the grocery store. The price he offered would definitely be lower than Blacksmith Sun.
"Did you also find this ore in that mine?" Blacksmith Sun looked at George and asked.
"Yes." George replied.
"It seems like you are really lucky." Blacksmith Sun nodded, "You actually found an ore of this quality. Maybe you can really find ore in the wild. If there is good ore, you can bring a small amount to me and I would purchase it. If it is a large amount, you'd better sell it in the county or even the main city, where the purchase volume is larger and the price is higher.”
Blacksmith Sun seemed to have some doubts about the source of George's ore. However, he did not expose him. Instead, he gave George some advice and told him where he could sell the ore.
"Yes, I understand. Thank you, master." George thanked him. He was still at a very low level and wasn't ready to leave the place for the time being. What's more, his farming plan in the back mountain had just begun, and he couldn't leave it anytime soon. Therefore, it seemed like he could only stop selling ores in the meantime.
Blacksmith Sun nodded, "Okay, it's good that you understand. There are a few swords in the corner. When you leave, pick one at random and consider it as a gift from me."
Apparently, Blacksmith Sun saw George's eager face earlier as he stared at the pile of swords.
"Thank you, Master!" George was even happier this time.
If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first have good tools. With that sword in hand, it would be easier to kill wild monsters by himself.
It took a lot of time to dig the hole before, so soon after George left Blacksmith Sun's, he was teleported back to reality.
Although he could not sell a large amount of ore to Blacksmith Sun, George was still very satisfied with his earnings from the blacksmith shop.
The ores in the back mountain will not disappear. Even if they cannot be sold now, there was no big problem if they were kept there in the meantime.
"It's just that this way, I have to find another way to make money to pay the village chief. Guess I can only kill wild monsters then." George thought to himself.
This was a very safe way to make money, and others would not suspect anything. Moreover, the monster's body can be dissected and sold to multiple people without having to worry about their buying power.
Moreover, George had just obtained a good weapon. He thought it would be much easier to kill wild monsters with it.
After sleeping for a while, George got up and went for a jog. However, after exercising, George received a phone call that surprised him. The person who called him was the middle-aged man from the day before.
"Is it Mr. George Wu? After our discussion, we decided to hire you as our school's physical education teacher. Do you think you have time to come over and go through the formalities?" The middle-aged man's voice came from the phone.
That fast?
Originally, George thought this was unlikely and that the middle-aged man was joking. After all, he had no academic qualifications and experience. It was not easy for him to be a primary school teacher, let alone a university teacher. It was even more impossible to be a teacher in one of the top five universities.
However, what was going on now? How did things go so smoothly? And, so fast?
Could it be that the middle-aged man was joking?
"I'm in the school now and can head over any time." George decided to go and have a look before deciding.
"Okay, come to the teaching building now, I'll wait for you in the office." The middle-aged man said.
George didn't expect the man to be there that early. At this point, many students had not even gotten up. However, as the vice principal, the man had already gotten up and arrived at the office.
"Okay, I'll come over now." George said.
The teaching environment in Jiangzhou University was still quite good. There weren't just a lot of classrooms, but also the library, laboratory, teachers' quarters and so on. George followed the other party's instructions and found the office on the ninth floor of the teachers' building.
"He really is the vice principal." George looked at the sign hanging outside the office and muttered to himself.
So...it wasn't a joke?
George adjusted his clothes subconsciously. In the past year or so, he had quite a lot of experience in job interviews, so he didn't feel that nervous.
"Knock knock!"
"Come in!"
George pushed open the door and walked in. In the spacious office, he saw the middle-aged man from the day before again.
"Formal introduction, my name is Angus Yue, and I am the vice principal of Jiangzhou University." The middle-aged man extended his hand and introduced himself.
"George Wu." George also stretched out his hand.