Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 869 - 501 This Guy Insisted on Having It!_2

Chapter 869: Chapter 501 This Guy Insisted on Having It!_2

"I... I can find workers to chop the wood." Riley Montgomery suddenly felt happiness come too abruptly as he stammered:

"Right, I can also arrange to transport the wood to the Southern Port, which is the most convenient method to ship it back domestically."

"Real or fake?" Sean Knight felt his luck was just too good, wasn’t it?

He was previously worried about logging and transportation issues, how could the person solving these problems just show up on his doorstep?

"Of course, it’s real." Afraid that Sean Knight wouldn’t believe him, Riley Montgomery stood up and said:

"I’ve been here for quite some time and have established some relationships with local tribes. I can hire some indigenous people—

Of course, not from here, but from hundreds of kilometers away to come here and work. As long as you feed them, they are very willing to do jobs like chopping trees!"

Sean hadn’t expected that Riley Montgomery would actually be able to contact the locals.

So he puzzled:

"If you can contact local people, why not buy wood from them?"

"Because they simply don’t have any wood. Or rather, they are actually proletarians, even poorer than our domestic farmers were in the past..."

Riley Montgomery said with a wry smile:

"Mr. Knight should know about the caste system in India. Some people from the low castes, not only lack status, they may not even own property, everything belongs to the high castes—the former nobles."

Sean Knight nodded, this was not surprising.

"Then how can you prove it?" Sean thought for a moment and said, "I can’t just take your word for it and believe you, can I?"

"What does Mr. Knight need for proof?" Riley Montgomery was overjoyed; he wasn’t afraid of his opponent making conditions, as long as there were conditions, it meant there was hope!

"How about this. In three days, bring the people over and chop down a hundred trees... right, I have another question, do you know how to identify wood?"

"Of course, I do," Riley Montgomery confidently said: "I have a basic understanding of those precious tree species..."

"Good, now I will take you to Dutt Rivera’s forest, and you first pick out some valuable woods for me."

Sean stood up and said:

"Pass this test, and then if you can, in three days, chop a hundred trees and prepare them, we can then preliminarily reach a deal..."

"Yes!" Riley Montgomery felt this was no big deal; as long as he could establish cooperation with Sean, his career’s spring would arrive!

"My plan is this: you help me chop and prepare the timber and deliver it to Bombay Port in the south, and then, for every ten trees, I will give you one. How about that?"

"Really? Mr. Knight... you are so generous!" Riley Montgomery was almost stunned by the huge pie that fell from the sky!

It was said that Sean Knight’s lot included tens of thousands of trees; ten percent means thousands of trees!

Each tree would have several cubic meters at least, and with precious rosewood, that price...

Take Indian red sandalwood, which is considered very high-end rosewood, costing several hundred thousand to even a million per ton!

If found, a single tree could weigh several tons!

Even phoebe zhennan would cost tens of thousands per cubic meter, not cheap!

And in the forests of India, there is also eaglewood; if he could find eaglewood, its value would be even higher!

At that moment, Riley Montgomery’s heartbeat quickened, turning his face red. If it wasn’t for his experience with big scenes, he would probably faint from excitement on the spot!

"Let’s go, let me see your ability," Sean said, pointing outside, "I will take you to the forest now."

Sean had a special status in Dutt Rivera’s Manor, so he came and went freely.

Before leaving, Sean paid a visit to Cheryl Suweton.

Cheryl was trying on a local sari with the help of her maidservants, and when she heard Sean mentioned going to the jungle, she waved her hand in dismissal.

Her previous half-month’s life in the jungle had left her very resistant to going back into the woods.

Sean then called Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper. He asked Lincoln Harrington to stay and protect Cheryl.

With three men and minimal equipment, Sean left the backyard.

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Gru was waiting outside, so Sean Knight called to him to lead the way, taking himself, Riley Montgomery, and others into the jungle.

Since Gru had told Dutt about Sean catching the Divine Serpent, which directly led to Dutt gaining control of it, Gru became one of Dutt’s trusted insiders, and his status at the Manor rose significantly.

However, Gru knew what his life was worth and understood how he had gained his current status, so he was very responsive to Sean’s requests and immediately guided them into the jungle.

As soon as they entered the jungle, Riley Montgomery began to showcase his expertise:

"Mr. Knight, this is a Bodhi tree... Its seeds can be turned into prayer beads, and this one is not small... This is an Agarwood plant, also known colloquially as eaglewood, although it seems it hasn’t produced any agarwood..."

On their way deeper into the jungle, Riley Montgomery continuously assumed the role of a tour guide, describing the trees they passed.

"Look here!" Suddenly, Riley Montgomery shouted, rushing forward, and then pointed at a tree stump, saying:

"Mr. Knight, do you see? This is a precious piece of Indian old mountain sandalwood wood!"

"It’s just a stump, why get so excited?" Douglas Cooper asked with confusion, "It’s only half a meter tall with a diameter of less than fifty centimeters. Is it worth money?"

"Of course, it’s worth money!" Riley Montgomery felt like he was talking to a summer insect about ice:

"This is sold by the kilogram! One kilogram costs hundreds of dollars... If this were found anywhere else, why would they leave the stump? They would definitely dig out everything, including the roots!"

Seeing his excitement, Gru was somewhat puzzled, but he didn’t want to engage with Riley Montgomery and instead said to Sean:

"Mr. Knight, this kind of tree should be quite common in this part of the jungle. If we go deeper, there are trees so big that it takes two or three people to wrap their arms around them. There might not be many, but we should be able to find some!"

Sean hadn’t expected Gru to know about these trees as well, but then he understood.

The fact that Gru was selected by Dutt to be a guide meant he was familiar with the jungle. So, he said straightforwardly:

"Then lead us to one that’s larger."

Upon hearing this, Gru did exactly that, leading Sean and his party through the jungle.

It hadn’t been half an hour before Gru stopped.

In front of him stood an old mountain sandalwood tree large enough to require two people to embrace it.

Riley Montgomery rushed over excitedly, knocking on it vigorously. Then he moved to a different side and knocked again, his expression slightly disappointed. After looking up and estimating the size, he turned to Sean and said:

"Mr. Knight, this old mountain sandalwood is about twenty meters tall, good quality wood, but it’s a pity there’s a hollow in the middle. However, the hollow isn’t big, and wood of this size... it’s really rare in the market nowadays..."

Sean Knight’s Sky Eye was in use, and the trees that Riley Montgomery had described to him earlier were mostly correct.

Now, looking through his Sky Eye, the old mountain sandalwood did indeed have a hollow about ten centimeters in diameter that started around half a meter off the ground and vanished past the five-meter mark.

It seemed Riley Montgomery was indeed skilled at assessing trees.

"Alright, our preliminary evaluation of you is over." Sean patted Riley Montgomery, "In the next three days, I want to see the wood you’ve cut down..."

"Mr. Knight, I can find people to do it today!" Riley Montgomery said immediately, "But how can I bring them here?"

Sean turned to look at Gru, who promptly replied:

"Mr. Knight, the master has ordered that people you bring can enter this part of the jungle without reporting. As for cutting down trees, as long as it’s not wholesale deforestation, you can cut however you please."

"Then that’s settled. Bring your people to the Manor tomorrow, and I’ll speak to the butler here." Sean said, "The rest is up to you. Oh, and you better rent a warehouse over at Bombay to store the wood..."

Riley Montgomery gritted his teeth and agreed.

He was almost out of money now. The money to hire people still needed to be raised, so where would the money for the warehouse come from?

But as long as he could accomplish this task with the wood, would money still be an issue?

Riley Montgomery was truly confident!

They didn’t hurry back but instead utilized the local resources, hunting a small black deer and Gru gathered some fruits, then they enjoyed a satisfying picnic.

Upon returning to the Manor, Riley Montgomery declined Sean’s offer to stay and left in a hurry.

This trip allowed him to see Sean’s status with Dutt and deepened his desire to complete this deal with Sean.

If it worked out, would he have to worry about not making money?