"All were leveled?" Waltz was a little surprised and confused after hearing what Richard said, and asked, "Why are they all leveled?"
Richard did not explain, but just said: "Mr. Waltz, you don't need to know the specific reason, just promise me, I will give you a large sum of money to buy your mine, which can completely solve your current predicament. "
"This..." Waltz's expression changed, hesitating a little.
But after hesitating for more than ten seconds, he agreed: "Okay, I agree."
After all, he has no deep feelings for Mine No. 13, he just sees it as a tool that can make money. After the massacre, in his eyes, Mine No. 13 had become an unknown place, and he was eager to sell it.
"By the way." After getting Waltz's consent, Richard added, "Mr. Waltz, before I buy your mine, I have a request."
"What?"
"That is, I bought your mine. I don't want others to know. I hope that the nominal owner of the mine will still be you. If possible, I hope you can help me manage the mine and handle the affairs. Of course, I You will be paid accordingly." Richard said.
Waltz looked at Richard, frowned and said, "So, Master Wizard, are you going to hire me?"
"You can say that."
"But the price of hiring me is not cheap." Waltz said seriously, "You should have seen the situation in Shambhala Town now. I just want to take the money and leave here as soon as possible. If you must keep me, then I ask Get double the pay for this position.”
"I'll pay you three times." Richard said calmly after hearing this, not taking it seriously at all. "If you can meet my requirements, five times the reward will be fine. Even when the matter is over, I will give the mine to you." The control of the land is back in your hands. At that time, there may not be minerals to mine and sell, but the land can also be sold for a lot of money."
After listening to Richard's words, Waltz's mouth couldn't help but open wide, and his expression became complicated. After a while, he looked at Richard and said quietly: "Are the rumors true? Are wizards like you really not short of money?"
"In fact, wizards are also divided into poor and rich people." Richard said, thinking of Popovich, and slowly said, "Most wizards are poor. They may have a better life than normal people, but they are just It’s just that they live better than normal people, and only a small number of people are rich. Fortunately, I happen to belong to this category.”
"Okay then." Waltz was speechless, because he couldn't figure out whether Richard was simply stating the facts or indirectly showing off his wealth.
Receiving favors from others is a matter of loyalty. After standing there and thinking for a while, Waltz entered the position of being employed. He looked at Richard and expressed his views: "Master Wizard, if you really want to hire me to manage the mine. If you want to level the entire mountain, then there is one thing I must make clear to you."
"What? Please tell me." Richard asked.
Waltz replied seriously: "That is, it may be difficult for you to hire enough miners in Shambhala. After the previous massacre, all the miners in the mine ran away and refused to come back. In their eyes, here It is undoubtedly a devil's cave.
Although I have just entered the mine myself and confirmed that there is no danger inside, it is still too difficult to convince the miners. Furthermore, inexplicable attacks have been happening, and more and more miners are losing their lives. It has been quieter in the past two days, but people are still panicked, and many people are not interested in working. As a result, if you want to hire qualified miners, you must go outside the town of Shambhala. "
After hearing what he said, Richard thought for a few seconds, shook his head and said to Waltz: "Mr. Waltz, it doesn't have to be so complicated. First of all, I want to tell you one thing, that is, the attack will never happen again from now on. Because the culprit of the attack has been dealt with by my companions, other wizards."
"Has it been dealt with?" Waltz's eyes were stunned for a moment, then he blinked, became excited, and asked with rapid breathing, "Has it really been dealt with? Who is the culprit who keeps attacking people and killing Hua Nuo? Is it really true? Is it a demon?"
"They are not demons, just some beasts with extraordinary abilities. We call them demonized creatures. They are indeed dangerous and cruel to ordinary people like you, but they are not powerful enough for us. —Once it attracts our attention, there is only a dead end." Richard said.
"Is that so..." Waltz opened and closed his lips a few times and rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
"So!" Richard took a deep breath and said to Waltz, "I think, if there are no accidents, after a few days, people in Shambhala Town find that the attacks are no longer continuing, and their fears should be alleviated. It will also become less difficult for miners. Of course, if employment is still difficult, miners are still resistant and afraid of this place and do not want to work here. The solution is simple.
I have always believed that money is the easiest way to solve problems in any world. Money may not solve all problems, but it can solve most of them. If the miners don't want to come, raise the wages. First it is 50%. If 50% is not achieved, it will be doubled. If doubling doesn’t work, just double or triple it!
I have heard this saying before: if there is 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere; if there is 20% profit, it will become active; if there is 50% profit, it will take risks; for 100% profit, it will be used everywhere. It dares to trample all human laws; with 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime and even risk being hanged.
Now, I will give 300% of the benefits. Even if the miners are not interested, I believe there will be intermediaries who will be. Then they will take the initiative to help us hire miners from other places and give them to us to use. And you, Mr. Waltz, will be responsible for managing everything in the mine according to some of my plans. "
"I -" Waltz looked at Richard with a big mouth. After a while, he asked Richard seriously, "Master Wizard, you should not be an ordinary rich man among wizards."
"Um?"
"You should be the rich among the rich, the richest handful among wizards." Waltz said seriously.
"Oh, in a sense, you can say that." Richard did not deny it, and thought for a while, "Actually, for me, money is just a prop. When I want to use it, it never lets me use it. I’ve been disappointed, which is pretty good.”
"Uh..." Waltz responded, looking at Richard with a complicated expression.
He couldn't help but think that when he was the richest, he only had a few thousand silver coins in total. In Richard's eyes, these silver coins may be just a fraction, or... not even a fraction.
He really couldn't imagine the world of rich wizards...
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