Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1016 - 451: The items to "snatch" this time are extraordinary!_2

Chapter 1016: Chapter 451: The items to "snatch" this time are extraordinary!_2

Watching the people coming and going, Oliver Bear’s interest noticeably increased:

"Have you developed this place into a marketplace? It looks like these locals are here to sell their items?"

"Yes, I exchange our domestic products for their supplies. It’s an exchange of necessities," Sean Knight explained.

The three students behind him were even more curious. However, they could tell that Sean Knight didn’t seem particularly easy to talk to, so they didn’t ask much else.

From time to time, team members came to report something to Sean Knight. The fact that these team members were all carrying guns made it clear to the visitors from the Geological Research Institute that this place was definitely not like home.

After a simple meal, Sean Knight arranged accommodations for them.

Seeing that it was still early, Oliver Bear insisted that Sean Knight take them to see their work site.

Sean Knight then called for a car.

Two Humvees left the base, with seven security personnel leading the way in front, and Sean Knight taking the four people from the Geological Research Institute.

"Mr. Knight, by exchanging goods with them, do you make a lot of money?" Nora Wilson was the first to speak up.

"Nora Wilson, don’t talk nonsense," Oliver Bear chided.

"It’s okay, Professor Brown, there’s nothing wrong with talking about this kind of thing. I do indeed make a lot of money in this profession," Sean Knight said with a laugh:

"The stuff from China is basically exchanged for their supplies at a markup of eight to ten times our price."

"That high? Aren’t you a profiteer?" Nora Wilson blurted out, then immediately realized her blunder, covering her mouth.

"Nora, what nonsense are you talking?" Oliver Bear was angry. His student was really a handful! She had been spoiled by others back at the Research Institute and was completely oblivious to reality!

"Profiteer?" Sean Knight had not yet spoken when the car’s driver became upset:

"Do you think just anyone can come here to trade? Our boss took risks coming here and did many things for them, improving their living conditions, and that’s how he gained their trust.

Would ordinary people dare to come here? Could they? And isn’t there a freight cost for shipping stuff over? How much would it cost just for the air freight of a plane?

In Xinjiang, apricots cost ten per kilogram locally, so why does it become fifty or sixty when sold inland? Isn’t it because air freight is expensive? And that’s within the country! This is abroad!"

Nora Wilson was so rebuked that she lost her fight, speaking meekly:

"People... don’t know, do they? This..."

"If you don’t know, then don’t talk nonsense!" The security team member had no patience for her. They earned a monthly wage of three or four thousand as security guards domestically, but here, they could earn two or three times that, with additional allowances, all thanks to Sean Knight.

Besides, Sean Knight had achieved what they couldn’t even dream of doing while in the army; they barely had time to admire him! They would not allow anyone to speak ill of Sean Knight!

Not even a beautiful girl!

As the darling of the Research Institute, Nora Wilson was seldom reprimanded like this and her eyes reddened on the spot.

But no one comforted her.

Where was this place?

Nora Wilson didn’t know, but Oliver Bear, Caleb Stevens, and Daniel Ward were very aware.

The people here were famous in the news for being conservative and combative, among other things.

At the slightest disagreement, they would resort to guns!

Was it easy to develop trade routes here?

"Photovoltaic power, huh!" Daniel Ward suddenly pointed outside and said, "Look, photovoltaic solar panels!"

"This is also something Mr. Knight pulled strings to arrange for them locally," said driver Little Hu proudly, "including this highway and those electric tricycles you see on the road!"

It was only then that the others looked through the windows to see the asphalt road, with electric tricycles passing by occasionally.

It somewhat resembled the country highways back in China, but the drivers here were big-bearded men with guns on their backs, creating quite a jarring image!

"Mr. Knight, this is great work!" Professor Brown said, laughing as he gave a thumbs up, "This is way more impressive than establishing a college or something!"

"It’s different, different," Sean Knight waved his hand, "At its core, I’m still doing this to make money. This was like planting willows without intention." He didn’t want others to put him on a pedestal, as it might affect his profits.

"But in business, for me, it’s also about making friends. An exchange of necessities. It is also thanks to the strength of our nation; otherwise, they would probably not trust me. That 100 tons of pine nuts sold so quickly, showing them the kindness of the Chinese people."

Sean Knight’s explanation resonated with everyone else in the car.

After driving on the asphalt road for a while, the car turned onto a gravel road and continued on, eventually leaving the gravel and hitting an unsurfaced road, heading into the mountains.

Thankfully, the Humvees’ off-road capabilities were up to par. After about half an hour into the mountains, they parked on a hillside.

As the trailing dust settled, they got out of the car, and Sean Knight explained:

"We mainly brought you here to check the coal mine’s reserves and the quality of the coal. The locals actually discovered the coal mine a long time ago and have been mining it on a small scale. But to develop it, a significant investment is needed, so it requires an evaluation."

"We’re quite a distance from the asphalt road. If we start mining, we will need to build a road," Professor Brown noted as he looked at the road beneath his feet.

"That’s a minor issue," Sean Knight said with a smile, "If the coal yield is valuable enough, building a road is trivial."

"Well then, let’s go check out the coal mine," Professor Brown said, following the direction Sean Knight had pointed.