Chapter 22

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Chu Ge quickly arrived at the gold shop where he had previously gone. Seeing him enter the shop, the gold shop’s assistant instantly recognized him, “Welcome, Mr. Chu. How may I assist you today?”

“Same old thing. I have things to sell. Get your manager to speak with me,” Chu Ge said.

The shop assistant nodded and picked up the phone nearby. Within moments, Jin Fugui came down from the office upstairs.

Seeing Chu Ge, Jin Fugui’s expression quickly changed into one of overwhelming enthusiasm, “My, oh my! Isn’t this Mr. Chu? What can I do for you today? Did you bring more business for me today?”

“That’s right, and I have a large deal for you today,” Chu Ge told the man. “Come to think of it, do you guys have a limit on the gold you buy?”

“Well, it is true. We do have a limit,” Jin Fugui looked at Chu Ge with a slight smile, “However, frankly speaking, for normal gold transactions, it would be difficult to hit that limit.”

“That’s good, then,” Chu Ge replied. Then, he swiftly took out the gold he had kept wrapped in the plastic bag. He did not dare to sell it all at once and only took out five pieces of Kobold’s gold to sell.

“These are the Kobold’s gold that I’m selling today.”

The manager’s facial expression became gobsmacked for a moment, obviously taken aback.

He peered at the few pieces of Kobold’s gold carefully, still a little stunned. Soon, he ascertained that the few pieces of gold in front of him were authentic Kobold’s gold.

Chu Ge felt a little puzzled by the man’s reaction. His tone had been quite boisterous and braggart-like previously, but he became stunned in just a few moments? Technically, the few pieces of Kobold’s gold, when added up, was only worth over 100,000. Did he have to be that shocked?

Jin Fugui soon recovered his composure, “In that case, would you still wish to sell it with the same method as the previous time?”

Chu Ge nodded. Money, to him, was no longer something unreachable or incredible. So long as he could maintain his daily expenses and he had enough money to purchase whatever he needed for the game, it would be enough. What mattered to him, were the items in the Instance Dungeon. Hence, he had decided to utilize the seven-day cool-down period to train himself fully. He had no time to waste on selling gold. If he had the time to spend, he might as well head into the Instance Dungeon to kill more monsters. That way, he did not have to worry about money at all.

Hence, he would naturally choose the easiest method.

“We will purchase the Kobold’s gold using the current market rate of gold then,”

the manager nodded towards his staff to proceed with the testing. The current testing time took much longer than previously. After all, there was more Kobold’s gold than the previous time. Chu Ge waited over 40 minutes before the test results came out.

Holding the test results in his hand, Jin Fugui recited the results to Chu Ge.

“The total weight of the Kobold’s gold is 537 grams. The lowest purity rate is 63%, and the highest is 95%. After calculation, the total value of the Kobold’s gold is 47,954. Please check if there’s anything wrong with the results,” with that, he handed the results slip to Chu Ge.

Taking the papers over, Chu Ge pretended to glance through the results. However, his gaze was concentrated at the final figure right at the end.

It was close to 50,000. “That’s still quite a large sum of money,” Chu Ge thought.

Considering that he still had a few Kobold’s gold on hand, he estimated that he would be able to gain around 00,000 for the remaining gold. Furthermore, he still had a sapphire and a golden crown. However, he had no intention of selling all the gold in one shot. For one thing, he did not need such a large sum of money. Two, it attracted too much attention.

“We’d leave it at that,” he handed the slip over to the manager. Within moments, the money was transferred into his bank account.

Seeing the addition of 50,000 into his account, Chu Ge did not feel the same excitement as he did previously. He merely nodded his head and told the manager, “I’ll contact you again if I have any business deals.” Then, he left the gold shop.

Jin Fugui’s expression was quite conflicted as he watched Chu Ge leave the gold shop. His face changed from hesitant, conflicted, and even a bit greedy.

Suddenly, he whipped out a phone and speed-dialed a number.

“Hello? Is this Brother Yu? Could you come over to the shop for a while, I have something to show you.”

Half an hour later, a black BMW pulled up in front of the gold shop. A man in black sitting in the shotgun seat jumped out of the car and opened the backseat door. A middle-aged man in a black suit stepped out of the vehicle in high spirits.

The man was over 40 years old, and his face was fat and round. Although he wore a suit, he did not wear a tie but exposed his chest, revealing the thick, curly chest hair and a gold chain with the thickness of a finger. With one look, the man gave off a very nouveau riche feel.

“You’ve finally arrived, Brother Yu. Please, come this way,” Jin Fugui anxiously invited and led the man into his office.”

Shoot. What did you call me here for?” He Zhenyu asked impatiently as he threw himself on a chair with his legs spread wide.

Jin Fugui quickly flipped open a box lying on his desk and pushed the box towards the man.

He Zhenyu took a piece of the item in the box and looked at it. His facial expression became puzzled, “What’s this? Gold?”

“It’s Kobold’s gold,” Jin Fugui hurriedly explained. “That is, it’s a naturally formed gold ingot.”

Hearing Jin Fugui’s reply, He Zhenyu was stunned.

“Kobold’s gold? All of these?”

“That’s right.”

“How did you get so many Kobold’s gold?” He Zhenyu toyed with the Kobold’s gold in his hand by weighing it up and down. Then, he threw the gold back down into the box.

Although there was quite a bit of Kobold’s gold in the box, for someone of He Zhenyu’s status, it was negligible.”

Someone brought it in to sell today, and he sold it using the market price of normal gold. Judging by his attitude, it seems like he doesn’t care about the price difference. And, my gut feel tells me that he may have more gold in his possession. And, all of it could be Kobold’s gold.”

He Zhenyu was amused by what Jin Fugui’s said, “And here I thought, what had happened? It’s just a pile of gold, what’s so great about it? We are no longer the gangsters of the past, don’t get jealous because someone else is rich. Have you forgotten our older brother’s instructions?

“However, Jin Fugui quickly explained, “Brother Yu, if it were any other ordinary Kobold’s gold, it wouldn’t be that rare. However, if a large amount of Kobold’s gold appears at the same time, then it would be strange. Also, typically, when a person finds a Kobold’s gold, they would treat it like a windfall. So, they would naturally sell it for the highest price they can get.

After all, they wouldn’t be getting a windfall every day. However, this person doesn’t seem to care about the price difference at all. He sold the gold at the price of the current gold market rate, and that was too suspicious.

You see, think about it, if he managed to find one or two pieces of Kobold’s gold, it might be a coincidence. But, if he managed to find a place with a large amount of Kobold’s gold, what would that mean?”

He Zhenyu wasn’t stupid. He immediately caught on to what Jin Fugui was implying. Large amounts of Kobold’s gold would typically only be found near open-air gold mines.

“So, what you are saying is that young man found a high-quality natural gold mine?”Jin Fugui nodded his head.

“That’s right. Such a large amount of Kobold’s gold can only be found in a gold mine, and it has to be an open-air gold mine. If not, it is impossible to find so much gold.

Of course, perhaps the young man had obtained some kind of inheritance or obtained the gold through other means. But, from what I see, the chances of the young man discovering the gold mine is more feasible.

And if my guess was right, I think that the young man did not let others know of his discovery, but secretly took a few Kobold’s gold out to sell it. If there was really such a gold mine, and if we were able to take over the gold mine…”

Jin Fugui did not finish his sentence, but the meaning was obvious enough. If it was merely the Kobold’s gold that was worth only 100,000, there was nothing to be alarmed about. But if it was a gold mine, it changed the game entirely. It could make an entire clan prosperous or give rise to a powerful and influential group.

So, the gold’s worth could not be measured by standard means anymore.He Zhenyu’s agitated emotions flashed across his eyes, but he became hesitant the next moment, “Brother…” he was about to say something but swallowed it back in, and his expression became conflicted.As someone who managed to climb to where he was right now, he was not someone who was kind-hearted or saintly.

He Zhenyu only hesitated for a moment before nodding his head, “Alright, since there is such a possibility, then we cannot let go of the opportunity. I will arrange for someone to look into the young man. If there is no gold mine, then we just let it be. If there is a gold mine…” He Zhenyu’s eyes flashed with viciousness. “Then, I will have to come out of my retirement.”