"Narant, what are you looking at?" At this moment, Rael over there finally agreed on the price. Boris saw Narant talking to the middle-aged man in front of the store, and immediately left out of curiosity.
come over.
"Nothing, I just saw a yellow elf's ore and was a little curious!"
"What ore?" Boris also walked closer.
"My lord, this is white crystal ore!" the middle-aged man spoke again.
"Bah! Who are you fooling his grandmother? How could this be crystal ore? How could there be such fine crystal ore! Narante, don't be fooled!" Boris, an aristocratic man, doesn't have a good temper towards outsiders.
, he immediately spoke out.
"Sir, you can't talk nonsense. This is really a white crystal mine. It's just a little special. The crystals are a little smaller. That's why my family let it be sold. And it only costs fifty gold coins!"
"For fifty gold coins, I guess this is an unknown ore that looks like white crystal but is useless, right? No one will buy it even for ten gold coins. Narant, let's go!"
Reese has seen a lot, and some ores that he has never seen before are sold as similar ores with unknown effects, and he can make a lot of money when he sells them.
"Boris, I think it might be a crystal!" Nalant did not leave with Boris.
"My lord is right, it is originally white crystal! My lord, you trust me so much. If you are willing to buy it! This white crystal mine will be sold to you for 48 gold coins by me!" The man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks looked happy and immediately
Open your mouth.
"Narant..."
Boris wanted to say something else, but Narant said: "Boris, if I want to do perfume business, I need exquisite perfume bottles, so I am going to decorate the perfume bottles with small crystals!"
"Although this mine doesn't look like real crystal, I'm still ready to take a gamble!"
Boris opened his mouth when he heard the words, but finally chose not to bite. Nalant had said so, so he had nothing to say.
"I really want to buy this yellow elf, but the price is too expensive!" Boris fell silent, and Nalant looked at the middle-aged man.
"What do you think is appropriate, sir?" The middle-aged man smiled and looked forward to it.
"Ten gold coins!"
"..." middle-aged man.
"Sir, this... this is really too low!" After a moment, the middle-aged man said with a grimace.
"I just wanted to make a bet. If my friend said that it was not white crystal, the ten gold coins would probably be wasted! So are you willing to sell it?" Narant asked.
The face is natural.
"Sorry, sir, this price is impossible!"
"Oh, forget it then! I don't have many gold coins with me!" Nalant shook his head in disappointment after hearing this.
"Let's go, Narant!" Seeing this, Boris breathed a sigh of relief. If he really bought it, the ten gold coins would most likely be wasted.
When the middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks saw that Nalant had really left, his face was filled with confusion.
Of course, this is not a white crystal. His lord has already tested it.
Although the ore particles are transparent, they are not strong at all and will break or turn into white powder if polished casually.
This time, they specially used Tulip City to sell as white crystal, just to trick them once and then run away. Anyway, they are not from the Tulip Earldom.
However, it is obvious that the nobles are not fools, and it is not easy to trick one. The young man just now was the only noble who was willing to buy at a counter-offer.
It's just that the price is too low. After selling it for ten gold coins, the yellow elf has only been in hand for a month. It is almost a loss to the lord's grandmother's family.
While the middle-aged man was struggling, Nalant over there was chatting and laughing with Rael and others and was about to leave.
Rael finally bought the nine-year green elf for seventy-five gold coins. Calculating, the green elf's one-year effectiveness is nearly equal to more than eight gold coins.
"Sir, if you really want it, add a little more, twenty gold coins! My family is in urgent need of money, and I can sell it to you for only twenty gold coins!" Seeing that Nalant really left, the middle-aged man said
He yelled unwillingly.
"Fifteen gold coins, this is my highest price. I am also betting. If you are a liar, all my fifteen gold coins will be wasted!" Nalant hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and gave the answer.
Highest price!
"This white crystal is real, but let's seal the deal! I'm also rushing to send money back to the lord." The middle-aged man agreed heartily.
At this moment, both parties' acting skills reached their peak. Although it was a bit exaggerated, both felt that they had achieved their goals.
The next thing was very simple. Both parties completed the elf contract replacement in person.
After confirming that the elf's age was correct, Nalant handed fifteen gold coins to the middle-aged man.
"Boss, since the transaction is completed, I will also take the ore away!" Before leaving, Nalant did not forget to take the ore as a sample.
"Okay, I still have a small box here, I'll give it to you!" Seeing Nalant paying so readily, the middle-aged man didn't know if he felt a little guilty for cheating him, but he even took out a wooden stick from the side.
The boxes contain the same ore.
"Thank you very much!" Nalant accepted it without politeness.
He asked his bodyguard to take the wooden box with him, and then Nalant and others headed directly out of the market.
On the way, Boris looked at Narant and shook his head. Rael had already heard Boris's story and looked at Narant with a strange expression.
Of course, Nalant couldn't explain it to the two of them because this ore was somewhat special.
Through his past life memories, he basically confirmed that this was a saltpeter mine.
That's right, it was the last time I excitedly asked Thomas, but Thomas replied that he had never heard of saltpeter mines.
Saltpeter: colorless, white or gray crystalline, with glass luster, white powder, easily soluble in water, bitter and cold in taste, this is one of the main ingredients used by the time traveler army to make black gunpowder.
Although gunpowder is not very useful in this fantasy world, saltpeter ore is a must-have for time travellers. Now that Nalant has encountered it, it would be good even if it is just for collection.
Moreover, in addition to making gunpowder, he remembered that the saltpeter could be used to make ice. For him who did not have a refrigerator or air conditioner, the value of the saltpeter was much higher than fifteen gold coins.
Previously, the middle-aged man thought he had made a big deal and defrauded Nalant of his money, but little did he know that even if he didn't pay a penny, Nalant would find a way to raise the money to buy the elf.
In this way, the three of them walked all the way back to the castle. But when they passed the Tulip Square, Boris pointed to a manor next to Narant and said: "Narant, look, there is Orr."
One of Ding’s industries!”
Nalant looked along and saw that there were many people queuing at the door of the small manor.
"Why are there so many people?" Nalant was a little surprised.
Could it be that Aldin brought the perfume business to this point?
"Because of the ice! Narant, didn't I say that one of Aldin's most profitable businesses is ice!"
"Although the title of the Tulip family was inherited by the earl, the old earl also loved Alding very much. He left a lot of manor properties for him in the city, and also built an ice cellar for him, so every summer
Erdin can make a lot of money from ice!" Boris explained.
"Really! What a coincidence! Haha!" Nalant nodded with a meaningful smile on his face!