Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1451 - 697: This is my Great Han ancestral land!

Chapter 1451: Chapter 697: This is my Great Han ancestral land!

"Two hundred million dollars!" Douglas exclaimed to Sean Knight, "Boss, do you realize this is two hundred million dollars? Just sitting in front of me... with that many zeros in my bank account!

You’re really testing me here! At that time, I seriously considered taking the money and disappearing... Thankfully, I withstood the temptation!"

Douglas wiped away a mock sweat and continued,

"But to tell you the truth, now that we’ve made a name for ourselves, after I sold the diamonds, a lot of people came looking.

Some were afraid the diamonds were fake, after all, the Moissanite man-made diamonds from our country are quite famous. But when they tested on the spot and found out they were real diamonds, those women... those topless rich ladies were throwing themselves at me!"

"Hahahaha..."

Hearing Douglas’s vivid description, Sean Knight, Elijah Hastings, and Lincoln Harrington all laughed.

"I mean it! After all, we’re selling them cheap, right? And the quantity isn’t that large, more wolves than meat, which one of those socialites doesn’t want to show off a Pigeon Egg diamond? The result is... there’s not enough stock."

Sean Knight turned to Lincoln Harrington and asked,

"Tom, how many diamonds over ten carats do we have now?"

"Not many, roughly forty or fifty stones, totaling over two thousand carats."

"Not bad, not bad at all," Sean Knight said with a smile. "Leave those with Douglas."

He then turned to Douglas and said,

"Take a few days off, then take these diamonds and go sell another wave. After this sale is done, we’re going to take a break. Keep the connections, just tell them that we’re temporarily out of stock. Contact them when we have more."

"I get it, hunger marketing!" Douglas said with a laugh.

"It’s not just that," Sean Knight nodded and then shook his head. "We’re selling diamonds under the table, which is like tearing a hole in the unwritten rules established by those diamond giants. They naturally aren’t happy about it. So, there’s a risk in you selling the diamonds."

Sean Knight didn’t continue, but Douglas understood.

We’re talking about deals worth hundreds of million or even tens of billions; Douglas absolutely believed that those people might resort to murder.

After transferring the money to Sean Knight, Sean very straightforwardly gave each of the three people one million, then transferred an additional two million to Elijah Hastings, and one million to Lincoln Harrington.

"Distribute this money among the workers as their reward for this trip. Elijah’s side has more people involved with the ivory, so give them a little more."

Sean Knight was always generous with money, and of course, he also made a lot, so everyone was happy to follow him.

"Boss, what are we going to do next?" Elijah asked.

"After we move out the ivory, there’s not much left for us to do in Russia. Regarding the diamonds..."

Sean Knight was also hesitating whether to keep Lincoln Harrington here. After all, Elijah and the others had always been with him, and now that Douglas was off to sell diamonds, and with Lincoln staying behind, Sean Knight felt like he could take a holiday.

Just Elijah staying with him didn’t feel very safe!

"I heard that... what’s his name... Alyosha mentioned that in the Tuva Republic, near our Tanu Oolonghai, there’s an ancient city they’re planning to dig?"

When Elijah mentioned this, both Douglas and Lincoln’s eyes lit up.

They didn’t speak but just looked at Sean Knight.

"How about it, you want to go?"

"Of course, we do!" Elijah laughed. "That place is the historical land of our Han and Tang Dynasties! Even though it belongs to others now, everything inside... it’s all from our ancestors..."

"Boss, if we’re free, we should just go on a trip! Consider it my vacation... Pretending to be a businessman lately, I don’t even feel like myself..."

Lincoln didn’t speak, but his intentions were clear; he wanted to go as well.

"So... shall we go?" Sean Knight said uncertainly.

"Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!" The three of them said in unison.

"Alright then. If we’re going, we need to prepare well. This is an unauthorized expedition, and we might have to dig, so we need to be discreet and well-prepared...

You guys start gathering supplies in the next two days. Since it’s a secret operation, we don’t need many people, ten or fewer should be enough."

"Boss, are you bringing Miss Viola?" Elijah suddenly asked.

"Not this time." Sean Knight didn’t feel as deeply for Viola as he did for Joanna Davis or Aria Wilson, so he decided not to bring her, "Take Sam Baker though; if something really happens, he’ll be good as our translator."

"Okay."

Elijah and the others went off to prepare.

After spending the evening moving around in the castle, Sean Knight, holding Viola, said,

"I’ll be sending you to China for school soon, and I suggest you visit Small Town for a few days, as a farewell to the people there. I’ll arrange for a few people to follow and protect you."

"Okay," Viola said submissively, leaning into Sean Knight’s embrace. "I want to go back and see it too."

"I’ve still got some things to take care of here, so I won’t be able to go with you."

"Mhm." Viola didn’t ask Sean Knight what he needed to do. She knew her place and didn’t pry into matters she shouldn’t.

"Take plenty of cash when you go. You should show your gratitude to those who have taken care of you in the past," Sean Knight thought for a moment and then said, "I’ll bring you cash. It’s not easy to withdraw it in a Small Town."

A touch of gratitude appeared on Viola’s face. Moved, she quietly nestled further into his embrace.

What could she do for Sean Knight who considered her needs so thoroughly?