Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 867 - 500: Making Money Can Also Be Indirect_3

Chapter 867: Chapter 500: Making Money Can Also Be Indirect_3

"How much?" Cheryl asked curiously, "10,000 US dollars?"

"No, no, no, sold... Fifty thousand trees." Haruda Tomoko said the number and then observed Cheryl’s expression.

"Oh... Then, is that a lot of trouble? Why not just trade for money?" Cheryl didn’t quite understand.

"Think about it, if it’s fifty thousand rosewood trees, how much money would that be worth?" Haruda Tomoko was very eager to know what Cheryl’s reaction would be if she knew the snake had been traded for fifty thousand rosewood trees—apparently, Sean Knight had not shared this news with Cheryl.

"How much money?" Cheryl shook her head; she was not familiar with rosewood, but at that moment, she was more concerned about Haruda Tomoko’s complexion:

"That should be a lot, right? Sean would not make a losing deal. However, I suggest you go to the doctor now; your complexion is really poor..."

"No, no, no, there’s no need." Haruda Tomoko quickly waved her hand, "I will go, but it will be after the deal with Dutt... The treasure must be distributed!"

Seeing Haruda Tomoko so insistent, Cheryl shook her head and stopped trying to persuade her.

If Sean Knight had been there, he would have told her: Kind words can’t persuade the damned dead.

Haruda Tomoko returned to her room, growing angrier the more she thought about it, and then felt a bit dizzy, eventually falling heavily asleep.

Cheryl went to find Sean Knight.

"Haruda Tomoko said you traded your snake for fifty thousand trees?" Cheryl entered Sean Knight’s room and saw him packing, so she asked.

"Yes." Sean Knight put down his things, turned around to put his arms around her waist, and said with a smile, "There are quite a lot of rosewood trees in this jungle. They are considered quite precious in the wood market. As long as the procedures and transportation are taken care of, they can be sold for a good price."

"That’s really nice." Cheryl looked up and kissed Sean Knight lightly, saying, "I originally thought you might have lost out this time... not too shabby."

"Pretty good, you’ve brought me good luck." Sean Knight was in a good mood too, and kissed Cheryl on the forehead, "I still need to thank you properly... How about I give you a car?"

"No need." Cheryl waved her hand, "I don’t need a car."

"Then how about a yacht?" Sean Knight offered another alternative, "I think you might like this..."

The rest of the night passed without words.

The second day, after the two got up and washed up, they went to where breakfast was served.

Elijah Hastings and several others had already arrived.

Whether considering everyone’s dining habits or for the convenience of eating, they had turned it into a self-service style.

Elijah Hastings and the others were already eating, while Sean Knight and Cheryl went separately to choose the food they liked.

While picking food, Elijah Hastings came over and whispered to Sean Knight:

"Boss, do you know what treatment Dutt gave that snake?"

"What treatment?" Sean Knight asked while picking up steamed buns.

"He provided twelve specialists snake keepers and used gold and gemstones to quickly construct a snake stand—by the way, I heard that one of the snake keepers was bitten to death last night, and the person’s family was especially happy!"

"How do you know?" Sean Knight asked. "This... seems a bit exaggerated, doesn’t it?"

"Gru told me. They say it’s an incarnation of the Serpent Deity on Earth, and being bitten by it is an honor..." As Elijah Hastings said this, he too seemed to barely believe it, "Supposedly a lot of people are fighting to actively serve the Serpent Deity..."

He looked around left and right, then continued in a low voice:

"Dutt didn’t come because some of the traditional nobles nearby heard about this and wanted to discuss with Dutt how to worship the Serpent Deity..."

Sean Knight thought, if a living snake is worth so much money, then that jade snake statue in his spatial realm that seemed just as alive, could it also be very precious?

He remembered there was a strange energy within the jade snake statue, but at the time in the underground, he hadn’t looked closely; it seemed he needed to find time to study it.

After telling Sean Knight the news, Elijah Hastings went to eat with Lincoln Harrington and the others. Sean Knight sat down with Cheryl to eat.

"What news have you got?" Cheryl asked in a somewhat lazy manner.

"Dutt has found twelve servants for that snake, and one was bitten to death last night," Sean Knight said vaguely with a mouthful of steamed bun, "Many people have volunteered to serve the snake..."

"Alright, I really can’t understand these people’s fanaticism." Cheryl took a sip of milk, leaving a drop on her lips, "What century is it..."

Sean Knight didn’t express any opinion; he didn’t want to judge these matters—the first religious fanaticism probably dates back to the Middle Ages in Europe when people were burned at the stake, right?

He was thinking about how to talk to Lana Brown and get a place on Big Island to build a wood processing factory. As for how to find the skills, Sean Knight felt it wouldn’t be difficult for her.

It seemed to him that many would be happy to build a factory on Big Island.

Sean Knight only needed to cover the cost of chopping and transporting the wood; if it really came down to it, he could use Joanna’s father Robert Davis’s ocean-going cargo ship for a while, which wouldn’t be bad either.

Currently, most guests on Big Island were domestic, and most of them weren’t short of money.

Being able to open up a market for rosewood on Big Island was something Sean Knight still saw as promising.

However, this would require careful planning, especially since Dutt’s place was still some distance from the southern port.

From here, chopping the wood and then transporting it to the port would likely be the most difficult step in his closed-loop business model.

While eating and pondering, Sean Knight thought it was necessary to find some people to come over from the domestic side.

Of course, this wasn’t urgent, and Sean Knight wasn’t worried about Dutt breaking the agreement.

If Dutt did break the agreement, Sean Knight had ways of dealing with him.

After breakfast, Sean Knight suddenly remembered something and asked:

"Why haven’t I seen Haruda Tomoko?"

Cheryl also thought about this issue:

"Her complexion didn’t look too good yesterday; could her injuries have worsened?"

Sean Knight was just curious from not seeing her, while Cheryl, considering her employer, felt a need to show concern and thus asked one of the manor’s servants.

"Sean, something’s wrong! Miss Haruda Tomoko... has a high fever and has fainted!"