Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1469 - 703

Chapter 1469: 703

"Just now, their fishing boat made individual contact with several other boats and then transferred some items over. The items on this rubber dinghy... were moved down from the boat..."

"No worries, it’s not dangerous goods." Sean Knight stroked his chin and said, "Interesting."

"Hello, my name is Ben, I would like to trade with you..."

The captain, who was holding the white flag, voluntarily stopped more than twenty meters away from the yacht. He had seen someone on the yacht cocking a firearm and feared that if he moved any closer, they would open fire.

"Trade?" Lincoln Harrington was a bit startled.

Sean Knight smiled and said,

"Let him come over."

Lincoln Harrington shouted to Ben, whose English wasn’t quite standard:

"Come over here. Play it straight—no tricks!"

Thrilled by the invitation, Ben eagerly instructed his subordinates to row the rubber dinghy closer to the yacht.

The team members on the yacht still had their guns trained on him.

When the dinghy approached within less than ten meters, it stopped on its own. Then, Ben took a basket full of porcelain out of the dinghy and, with a beaming face, said to Sean Knight and Lincoln Harrington:

"Gentlemen, this is what we’ve salvaged—we’re offering it at a bargain..."

Lincoln Harrington turned to look at Sean Knight.

Sky Eye was on the whole time, and Sean eyed the items, noting that although the porcelain was all from Min Kiln, each piece was in relatively good condition, apparently hand-picked by Ben.

Among these utensils were plates, bowls, and vases. Some were still covered with remnants from underwater, but it was rare for all of them to be intact.

The boss seemed to have a sincere offer.

He nodded his head and asked,

"How much for this basket?"

"500 dollars..." Ben had counted earlier. There were ten pieces of porcelain in the basket, and he quoted a price of 50 dollars per item.

Of course, in his view, the price was certainly high, but who could guarantee the people on the yacht—Chinese People—weren’t willing to spend the money?

"100 dollars." Sean Knight pulled out a bill from his pocket and waved it, stating:

"100 dollars and I’ll take it off your hands. There’s such a huge quantity of these items underwater, they’re not worth much. However, since you seem quite sincere, I’ll offer you a good price."

"Can you add a bit more?" Actually, 100 dollars was already within Ben’s acceptable range, but he wanted to try for a bit more.

"No increase." Sean Knight said as he waved the bill in his hand, waiting for the other party’s response.

He believed that if the captain below was smart, he would definitely accept the deal.

After all, they weren’t expecting this trade but merely putting in some effort. If things went well, making several thousand dollars in one day wouldn’t be a problem.

In the Philippines, where the average monthly wage was two or three hundred dollars and the GDP per capita was only around 4,000 dollars a year, earning a year’s salary in a day was naturally something the boss would want.

Sure enough, seeing Sean Knight’s firm stance, the boss immediately nodded, agreeing to the trade.

The dinghy continued to approach the yacht, and the team members threw down a rope to secure the dinghy, then hoisted the basket of porcelain up.

Sean Knight tossed the bill down, and the boss quickly picked it up, wiped it, and put it into a bag, then he lifted the cloth that was covering the other items to reveal them.

The dinghy wasn’t carrying much in terms of weight, but it was loaded with a variety of items.

Several bronze wares, a few silver ingots, some golden coins, a firearm, a piece of gloomy wood, and a pile of copper coins that had rusted into a lump.

The bronze ware was too corroded, the gloomy wood wasn’t something valuable, and Sean Knight didn’t care much for the copper coins. So he only took the golden coins and silver ingots.

"If you see something you like, you can buy it too. These items might not be worth much, but when taken back to China and cleaned up for restoration, they could be exchanged for some money."

Sean Knight’s words immediately excited several team members. One of them boldly asked:

"Boss, how much should we pay?"

They were speaking in Chinese, not worried about being overheard by the captain.

"The copper coins... the quality isn’t great, but there are quite a lot of them, so 20 to 30 dollars would do. As for the firearm, 10 dollars should be enough—definitely someone will want it. The gloomy wood is popular in China; it’s a steal at anything below 50 and could make quite a few times that."

After Sean gave his assessment, the team members immediately started bargaining with Ben.

At first, Ben hadn’t expected to sell everything, so it was within his expectations that Sean did not take a few items. However, he didn’t expect others might want them—now that was a pleasant surprise!

This trip turned out to be an unexpected fortune!

Ben sold over 500 dollars worth of items, mainly because the golden coins and silver ingots were priced higher.

He had spent just under 300 dollars to acquire these items, so doubling his investment was thrilling!

With this rate of return, he was confident he could make enough to buy back a fishing boat by tomorrow!

"Sir, I was wondering..." As he was leaving, Ben hesitated before saying to Sean Knight:

"Can we trade exclusively?"

"If you’re around, we can." Sean Knight didn’t want to waste words with others, so he said, "Just make sure no ill intentions are harbored. Come to trade with sincerity—that’s what I want. I really don’t want anyone to try and cheat me..."

"Understood, understood!"

"Moreover, if you’re not around, I will definitely trade with others!"

"Got it, got it!"

Ben left excitedly, while Sean Knight’s team members had already begun cleaning their finds.

"We keep 30% of what we salvage underwater for ourselves," Sean Knight declared, "Tell the team members on those two other yachts, same deal."

Lincoln Harrington nodded and the team members went to relay the message to the others on board the yachts.

Ben, having returned to his boat, immediately took his fishing boat to visit each boat again—now with over 500 dollars in hand, he was able to collect more items than before.

Previously, with little capital, he had been choosy with his holdings, but now knowing that not only the boss but also his subordinates were willing to buy, his mind grew active.

This was his opportunity to strike it rich!

With things well-managed, he was sure to make an instant fortune this trip!

Not an hour had passed before Ben returned.

This time, he steered the fishing boat, still standing at the bow with the white flag held high to prevent any "misunderstandings" from the yacht side.

Sean Knight laughed.

Having someone consolidating the purchases was indeed a good thing!