Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 871 - 502

Chapter 871: 502

"Okay, I understand," Elijah nodded and said nothing more.

After breakfast, Sean Knight prepared to go out with Cheryl Suweton—He had found a historic relic that was quite far away, but it would likely be attractive to Cheryl Suweton.

Meanwhile, Elijah went to the jungle and found Riley Montgomery, who had already entered the depths of the forest.

"Mr. Hasting, you’ve come," Riley Montgomery knew Elijah was Sean Knight’s bodyguard, but he did not dare to take him lightly:

"We’ve already completed three-quarters of the mission, and today we should be able to cut down one hundred logs with a diameter of over a meter."

"Hmm, not bad," Elijah looked at the tall stacks of wood and said, "The boss said that cutting wood is hard enough for you guys, so take some of the branches from the old mountain sandalwood to trade for some meat or something like that. It wouldn’t be good if cutting wood wore people out."

"Really? Did Mr. Knight really say that?" Riley Montgomery’s eyes lit up, "Does that mean we’ve already passed the test?"

"Yeah, basically," Elijah was well aware of what Sean Knight meant. Having one hundred logs cut down was intended to show whether Riley Montgomery could manage the operation.

Now that Riley Montgomery’s capabilities were more or less proven, there was no need for further verification, and the treatment they were promised still had to be provided.

Riley Montgomery, of course, knew the value of the old mountain sandalwood.

But without Sean Knight’s say-so, he would not dare take it.

If he lost Sean Knight’s trust for a small gain, when a big fat piece of meat was just about to reach his mouth, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?

Now that he got the go-ahead from Elijah, he immediately ordered people to continue cutting trees while he personally took several kilograms of old mountain sandalwood out himself.

The price of old mountain sandalwood is high not only domestically in China but also on the local wood markets in India.

Such wood, once taken out, is definitely easy to sell. The money Riley Montgomery obtained was not squandered; he directly used it to buy food and rented a truck to head back.

The initial agreement was for a three-day trial period, and he had been somewhat anxious, but now he could set those concerns aside and was ready to tackle the task wholeheartedly.

Riley Montgomery was about to leave with the supplies he had purchased when he was approached.

"Young man Riley, I heard you got some old mountain sandalwood? How about it, can you share some details?"

Riley Montgomery remembered the person who came to him. His name was Logan Jenkins, a fellow countryman from China also striving in India.

He primarily dealt with wood, and when he initially came over, he made his fortune by digging up the roots of a rosewood tree that had been cut down years earlier.

However, later on, he became too bold and trespassed into a prince state’s noble’s domain looking for wood. He got caught, was beaten up, and fined a considerable sum of money.

Not only that, he also damaged the reputation of the lower class of Chinese merchants. Those like Riley Montgomery lost some opportunities because of the likes of Logan Jenkins.

Many people, therefore, felt that Chinese merchants behaved recklessly and without regard for laws or customs.

If it wasn’t because Riley Montgomery had a good relationship with a low-caste indigenous tribe, having saved an important person’s life in the tribe, he probably would not have a foothold here by now.

"Mr. Logan, I’m just trying to make a living, I don’t have any special connections," Riley Montgomery did not want to deal with such a person. If he got involved with him, it would not only harm himself, but might also anger Sean Knight, and that would be a big problem.

"Come on, young Riley, don’t be shy here," Logan Jenkins wouldn’t let Riley Montgomery go, and hurriedly said, "I already know that you have put several kilograms of old mountain sandalwood on the market.

I’ve seen it myself, and it’s fresh from the cut! How about it? Let me handle it, I guarantee to buy it for 10% more than the market price!"

"Big brother Logan, really, there’s nothing," Riley Montgomery was afraid of catching Logan Jenkins’ bad luck, waved his hands and said: "I’m just working to make a living, that stuff was entrusted to me by someone else, I’m just earning the processing fee—"

With that, he pointed to the supplies in the back of the pickup truck and then ran off.

Logan Jenkins was skeptical as he watched the truck disappear into the distance. After a moment of thought, he decided he couldn’t give up.

He had to find out the truth about this matter; if it turned out to be as Riley Montgomery had said, then he would poach his supplier!

Of course, Riley Montgomery was oblivious to Logan Jenkins’ wolfish ambitions. He happily drove toward the jungle, prepared to put in a lot of hard work.

As for whether anyone was following, he wasn’t afraid.

The jungle areas here are divided into sections. If you have connections, you can do what you want. Otherwise, nobody would care even if you lost your life.

Riley Montgomery was happily heading into the jungle when Sean Knight, along with Cheryl Suweton, was planning to leave the country.

"Adam’s Peak? If you hadn’t mentioned it, I really wouldn’t know," Sean Knight said to Cheryl Suweton inside the car.

Originally, Cheryl Suweton was not inclined to go out anymore. But then she received a phone call from the hospital stating that HarudaTomoko’s condition had not improved and that it would take some more time before she could regain consciousness.

So Cheryl Suweton simply discussed with Sean Knight and decided to travel further away for some enjoyment.

Sean Knight, reminded by her, started looking for scenic spots and then discovered Adam’s Peak.

"What’s there to enjoy about this place that has been revered as a sacred site by various major religions—"

Sean Knight really did not know about this place before.

Adam’s Peak is not in India but located in the southeastern part of Sri Lanka.

At the top of the mountain, there is a temple, and inside the temple there is a rock with a huge footprint on it, about 1.8 meters long.

Regarding the origin of this footprint, there are different stories among different religions: