Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 868 - 501 This lad insisted on getting it!

Chapter 868: Chapter 501 This lad insisted on getting it!

Haruda Chika was taken to the hospital only after an hour had passed.

Though Dutt Rivera was highly educated, he still had to compromise with certain customs for the sake of comfort and wealth acquisition.

Therefore, his manor was quite far from the modern city.

Normally, this distance didn’t seem like a big deal as the scenery along the way was quite pleasing, but at a critical moment like now, it became a matter of life and death!

After Haruda Chika was rushed to the hospital, she was immediately sent to the emergency ward.

After two hours of intense rescue efforts, she was finally out of danger. However, at this moment, Haruda Chika remained unconscious and was unable to speak for the time being.

According to the doctor, her wound had become inflamed and suppurated, affecting her internal organs. If she had been brought in earlier, it wouldn’t have been a big issue.

But the delay, compounded by the overheated weather and other factors, turned a minor injury into a serious illness.

Dutt Rivera was not heartless and had specifically assigned a maid-servant to attend to Haruda Chika.

However, he himself did not come. Sean Knight guessed that the matter of the Serpent Deity was too crucial, so Dutt’s focus was entirely on that and he could no longer attend to anything else.

Because of the incident with Haruda Chika, the discussion about treasure distribution with Sean Knight and his group had to be postponed.

Sean Knight no longer cared whether he got these items or not; the 500 logs of wood were already enough for a small fortune for him.

But with Cheryl Suweton still there and Haruda Chika not awake, the items couldn’t be divided, and Cheryl couldn’t leave. Since there was nothing else pressing, Sean Knight simply decided to stay.

Setting aside issues of local customs and cuisine, the scenery here was indeed lovely.

There were temples nearby Dutt’s manor that still received offerings and divine temples that had become relics.

Since Dutt had won the favor of the Serpent Deity and united some of the local nobles, Sean Knight and his group had access to many more places.

They began to enjoy themselves in the vicinity and even encountered tourists who came to visit, including a tour group from China.

Of course, the Chinese tourists were quite envious of the treatment Sean Knight’s group received, with attendants at their service.

Some even specifically inquired about the origins of Sean Knight’s group.

The locals naturally knew they were distinguished guests of Dutt Rivera, and since they were fellow Chinese, they gave a brief introduction.

Sean Knight and his group instantly appeared taller and more mysterious in the eyes of these tourists.

Such matters didn’t concern Sean Knight, but he did not expect that within two days, someone would come seeking him out to talk business.

"My name is Riley Montgomery, from Henan Province back in our country," said the youth as he sat across from Sean Knight, visibly nervous.

He had previously dealt with indigenous nobles and knew how difficult they could be. Some even held onto backward thinking.

Some were just foolish.

Doing business with them really required a lot of thought, for not everyone thought in terms of win-win like the Chinese did.

In places long ruled by the Queen, influenced by their mindset, many people favored zero-sum games, thinking that business was a winner-takes-all affair.

Thus, despite Riley Montgomery having been there for quite some time, he could say that he’d achieved almost nothing.

Had it not been for this time, hearing from his compatriots that the most stubborn and largest prince state had received some Chinese noble guests, Riley would have had to go back to his country empty-handed.

Observing the young man who seemed of similar age but bore much more worldly experience on his face, Sean Knight asked with interest,

"Tell me about your intentions. What business do you have with me?"

"I was hoping... to buy some wood from you, Mr. Knight," said Riley Montgomery. He had intended to build rapport with Sean Knight, but when Sean Knight directly asked for his intentions, he realized that beating around the bush wasn’t necessary and got straight to the point.

"How did you know I have wood?" asked Sean Knight with interest. "Tell me."

"I’ve actually been here for quite a while," replied Riley Montgomery, sensing that there was a chance of success as he hadn’t been turned away, he said immediately: "I know the wood here is abundant and there are some precious types like rosewood and phoebe zhennan.

It’s just that this Dutt can be hard to handle. Many big wood dealers from our country have approached him to buy wood or to represent his wood, but he ignored them all.

I tried as well, but even without meeting Dutt face-to-face, he rejected me."

Sean Knight understood that his compatriots had long discovered the value of the wood here; it wasn’t that they couldn’t take it out, but that they had no opportunity to do so.

"Recently I heard that Dutt’s manor has some guests, noble guests, including people from our country, so I paid attention," continued Riley Montgomery.

"Dutt is pro-Western Realm, and nearly no Chinese can enter his manor. So when I made specific inquiries and learned it was Mr. Knight, I was surprised.

Then, through the manor’s servants, I found out that Mr. Knight have already obtained the purchasing rights for wood in Mr. Dutt’s manor, so..."

"Then tell me, what’s your edge," said Sean Knight, not minding the idea of collaborating with Riley Montgomery. What difference did it make whom he partnered with? Helping a fellow countryman was a good thing after all.