diskusbooks Chapter 533 Who's Laughing at Whom?
Chapter 533 Who's Laughing at Whom?
The next day, Lin Feng went to the Hongyu City Chamber of Commerce and rented two carriages.
Elena stood with her arms crossed in the chamber of commerce, waiting to see Lin Feng make a fool of himself.
She helped Lin Feng buy the iron mine, so he naturally knew that it was an abandoned mine, and the iron ore inside had long been mined out.
There was only a thin layer of iron ore in the mine, not even enough to fill a single horse-drawn cart.
Elena waited to see Lin Feng cry himself unconscious in the iron mine.
Elena walked to Lin Feng's side and said, "Two carriages aren't enough. Why don't we rent another one? I'll pay for the last one."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng was surprised to find such a good thing and quickly agreed.
"Thank you, then I'll rent three carriages for six months."
Elena's smile froze; she had thought Lin Feng was only renting it for one day.
Renting a carriage for six months would be quite expensive, and Elena wasn't about to be taken advantage of.
Elena broke her promise in the end.
She said she would treat Lin Feng and others to dinner that evening to celebrate Lin Feng's auspicious start to his work.
Lin Feng still rented three horse-drawn carts for hauling goods.
Lin Feng, Zhang Xiaoyu, Lu Cangsong, Yi Qingfeng and six others, plus Elena, Aliya and mine owner Hua Manxue.
A group of twelve people rode in a horse-drawn carriage, heading towards the iron mine in a grand procession.
Upon arriving at the iron ore mine, the tools were unloaded from the vehicle.
Lin Feng didn't rush to start mining, but instead asked everyone to repair the mine's perimeter wall first.
It was already noon by the time I finished this task.
The group took out the meat and dry rations they had brought from the city and began to eat.
After eating, Lin Feng carried a shovel and walked into the mine.
Before entering the cave, he smiled and said to everyone, "Brothers, I'll go in and take a look first. I'll call you when you come in to get the ore."
Be quick and efficient.
The others nodded in response, "Big brother, be careful on your own."
Lin Feng instructed his subordinates to call him "Big Brother" when they were in Taixu.
"Don't worry," Lin Feng said as he walked into the iron mine.
Elena and the mine owner, Hua Manxue, exchanged a glance and smiled.
Neither of them were good people; they were just waiting for Lin Feng to go in laughing and come out crying.
Lin Feng entered the iron mine and inspected it. He found that the geological structure of Taixu was quite stable. He could just keep digging and there would be no collapse problem.
Lin Feng switched to an extra-large shovel and began digging furiously.
His life attribute is high, and his strength is great, so mining is as easy as digging tofu.
Lin Feng dug dozens of meters in one go and put the excavated soil into his storage space.
He felt it was about time, so he filled this section of the mine with ore, enough for three horse-drawn carts to carry for ten days.
He poured the ore from his storage space into the mine and then walked out of the mine.
Lin Feng wanted to tease Elena and that Hua Manxue.
He walked out of the mine covered in dust and expressionless.
Everyone thought something had happened.
Zhang Xiaoyu frowned and asked, "Xiaofeng, what's wrong?"
"Brother, what's going on inside?"
Lin Feng did not reply.
Hua Manxue smirked and said, "If you can't find any ore, you can only blame your bad luck. The magic crystals you paid won't be returned."
Elena crossed her arms and said, "If you don't want the iron ore, you don't have to pay the rent for the remaining months, but you will have to pay a penalty for breach of contract."
Aliya looked at Zhang Xiaoyu and Lin Feng with a worried expression.
"Hahaha," Lin Feng laughed twice and hugged Zhang Xiaoyu and several brothers, "Brothers, we're going to be rich! There are lots of iron mines inside."
Aliya was stunned. Shouldn't it be an abandoned mine? Where did this iron ore come from?
Hua Manxue didn't react for a moment.
He knew the iron ore her family sold best. After the mine was emptied, she was unwilling to give up and mined for another two months, but she didn't find any ore.
How come there's ore as soon as it gets into someone else's hands?
Elena looked embarrassed, realizing she had spoken too soon.
Lin Feng looked at Elena and Hua Manxue and said coldly, "Don't worry, not a penny less will be spent on buying the mine."
This is a goldmine; it could make me a fortune every day.
"Brothers, let's get started."
Lin Feng directed people to go inside and transport the ore out.
After they went inside, they indeed found a lot of iron ore.
The group carried the ore out basket by basket, and soon three trucks were filled.
Elena and Hua Manxue were dumbfounded when they saw so much iron ore.
Hua Manxue felt as if her heart was bleeding.
Did I really sell a rich mine for a pittance?
Hua Manxue glanced at Elena, thinking it was all because of that bitch who insisted on getting her to buy iron ore.
Otherwise, if I had mined for another day, I might have struck a rich ore deposit.
Hua Manxue snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Elena was even more embarrassed.
However, she wanted to acquire the iron mine owned by Lin Feng, so she did not leave.
Elena seized the opportunity to approach Lin Feng and said, "Young Master Feng, sell me your iron ore. I'll give you a thousand magic crystals for every thousand catties."
Elena only gave the average market price.
She never expected that Lin Feng would actually be able to find an iron ore mine, and she hadn't discussed the acquisition of the iron ore mine with the Chamber of Commerce beforehand.
Aliya walked over with a piece of iron ore and said, "What we dug out is all rich ore with 50% iron content."
"We'll take it. I can offer 1,200 magic crystals for 1,000 jin."
Lin Feng felt the price was acceptable.
One pound of iron ore can produce half a pound of iron, and a few pounds of iron ore can make a weapon weighing several pounds.
A single weapon can sell for at least ten to several dozen magic crystals.
Therefore, iron ore is absolutely worth this price.
Elena has no say in the pricing.
She said to Lin Feng, "Wait for me a moment, I'll go back and discuss the price with the Chamber of Commerce."
Elena didn't take the carriage anymore and ran straight into the city.
Aliya said, "Wait for me a moment, I'll call the mercenary group's convoy."
Once the ore is mined, I weigh it and haul it away immediately.
This way you can even save on shipping costs.
Lin Feng thought it sounded good. "Okay, then hurry up and go. I've sold you all the iron ore for today. It'll be priced at 1,200 magic crystals per thousand catties."
In the afternoon, Aliya brought ten carriages.
Lin Feng and his men put all their effort into mining, filling all ten of Aliya's carriages to the brim.
Each carriage can carry about 10,000 jin (5,000 kg).
On that day, Lin Feng earned a little over 100,000 magic crystals.
After communicating with the Chamber of Commerce, Elena also obtained a price of 1,200 magic crystals for 1,000 jin.
She returned and negotiated with Lin Feng, but Lin Feng refused to sell her a single piece of iron ore, citing his promise to Aliya.
Elena thought to herself with resentment, "Lin, let's see how long you can be so smug."
The veins in Taixu are generally very short, especially the rich ones; a vein can be mined out in just one or two days.
Elena hoped that Lin Feng would only dig up rocks tomorrow, and preferably not iron ore at all.
Lin Feng and the others were all very tired after a busy day.
But they were all very happy, because finding iron ore meant there was hope for the future.
With financial resources, an organization can quickly achieve its goals.
That evening, Lin Feng said to everyone, "Tonight, everyone should rest in the mine to prevent any unscrupulous individuals from stealing our iron ore."