Compared with a thousand gold coins, a high-grade crystal coin is worth more and often has a premium.
In the Cuijin Kingdom, the White Stone Tower was recruiting students, and the certificate to obtain exemption from the examination was a high-grade crystal coin. Prince Gro spent a full 20,000 gold coins to auction it.
Because it is scarce, it is precious.
Taking a deep breath, Qian Ning called the shop assistant and asked him to take out the safe iron box specially used to store precious small items. He put the high-grade crystal coins given by Richard into the deepest part and locked them with three iron locks. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Richard again, Qian Ning asked aloud: "Okay, sir, the five boxes of emeralds in my shop belong to you. Should I deliver the gems to your residence, or should you take them away yourself? ?”
"No rush." Richard smiled, not looking anxious at all.
"Huh?" Qian Ning was a little confused, looked at Richard and said, "Sir, do you have any more questions?"
"No problem, I just want to ask, apart from the emeralds you bought me, do you have any other emeralds in your store?"
"Other emeralds?" Qian Ning frowned slightly, took a deep look at Richard and said, "Sir, there are some, but their quality is so different that they can hardly be called gems. It can only be treated as a stone, a discarded waste material, and cannot be used as jewelry."
"You don't think that I bought five boxes of emeralds just to use them as jewelry, do you?"
"This..." Qian Ning rolled his eyes, shrewdly guessed a certain possibility, and said, "Sir, if you have other uses for buying these jade feather emeralds, then you can indeed take a look at the rest. The scraps. But I have to trouble you, my lord, to go to the warehouse with me to look at them, because they are piled in the corner of the warehouse and it is difficult to move them."
"Okay, lead the way."
"Yes." Qian Ning nodded and walked towards the warehouse.
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Walking into the warehouse, you can see that it is a huge room covering an area of more than 200 square meters. There are all kinds of things stacked in it, many of which are obviously not within the scope of the jewelry store's business.
For example, a stone statue over three meters high, brightly colored cloth, or a whole box of women's clothing.
Looking inside the opened box, Richard took a glance and found that the style of women's clothing was obviously different from the local styles in Rice City. The biggest difference was that many parts lacked the necessary fabric to cover them.
This style is a bit too fashionable... Richard commented in his mind.
Sensing Richard's gaze, Qian Ning's face turned slightly red, and she took two quick steps to reach the box and closed it.
He turned his head and explained to Richard apologetically: "To make you laugh, the recent jewelry business has not been very good, so I also sell some other goods. If you are also interested..."
"Let's take a look at the remaining jade feather emerald waste first." Richard interrupted.
"Yes." Qian Ning nodded quickly and led Richard to the corner of the warehouse, where he saw that there was indeed a pile of discarded stones left after cutting.
What Qian Ning said before is true. These stones don't seem to have much value at all, and the stones used for construction are not of good quality.
However, Richard didn't have any objections. He squatted down, picked up a broken stone, and observed it carefully. A faint light flashed through his eyes, and his gaze opened briefly, looking directly into the stone.
After checking one piece, he looked at another piece, and soon determined the status of all the abandoned stones.
He could confirm that there were indeed no emeralds that could be used as jewelry among these discarded stones. Qian Ning had obviously squeezed out the maximum value of these stones, and it was impossible to pick them up.
But that doesn't mean it's useless.
These are still beryllium ores and still contain a certain amount of beryllium, which can be obtained as long as they are purified through a certain process. Speaking of which, these waste ores are actually more valuable than the previous five boxes of emeralds.
After confirming this, Richard looked at Qian Ning and asked, "I want all your rubbish. Please give me a price."
"This..." Qian Ning rolled his eyes, not knowing how to speak. In his opinion, after all the high-quality emeralds are cut out, the remaining waste rocks are really waste rocks with no value and belong to the category of garbage. Not to mention selling for money, if you want someone to handle it, you still have to spend extra money. Now that Richard asked him to quote, it was really hard to get a quote.
After thinking for a long time, Qian Ning stretched out a finger tentatively and whispered: "Sir, look, all these waste stones are sold to you, and they count as one in total..."
"Gold coins?" Richard asked.
"No, no." Qian Ning shook his head vigorously and said with a smile, "How dare I be so black-hearted. These waste stones are really not of much use. All the emeralds you bought before have already taken up a lot of money for me. It’s a big bargain, if you really want to take it away, just give me a silver coin now.”
"A silver coin? What do you mean?" Richard raised his eyebrows slightly and took a deep look at Qian Ning. Originally, he thought Qian Ning would quote a high price and try to make more money from him, but he didn't expect that the other party would be more loyal than he thought. Or, the other party is too shrewd and knows very well what money should be made and what money should not be made.
Looking at Qian Ning, Richard thought for a while and made a decision: "I'd better give you a high-grade crystal coin, the same price as the five boxes of Emeralds I just bought."
"This..." Qian Ning was stunned for a moment, showing a bit of embarrassment, "Sir, this is inappropriate, these things like mine are really like rubbish."
"But in my heart, it is worth every penny." Richard said calmly, "In addition, I will give you the price of a high-grade crystal coin. I am not just giving it to you, I also need your help to do something."
"call-"
After hearing this, Qian Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "Sir, please tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you."
"It's not that difficult." Richard said, "I told you, I bought the jade feather emerald from you for other purposes. In fact, I need a total of two kinds of ore, one of which is This emerald is also called sweet green stone, and I prefer to call it beryllium ore. In addition, there is also a rhenium ore. In order to obtain these two ores, I came to Rice City.
After purchasing all the emeralds and waste rocks from you, part of my need for beryllium ore has been met, but it is not enough. Therefore, I need you to take me to the origin of beryllium ore in Rice City and find a way to get more beryllium ore. Once completed, use all your abilities to help me find enough rhenium ore in two days. If everything is done, the high-grade crystal coins will be yours. "
"I understand." Qian Ning nodded seriously after hearing this.