Due to the reason that the cost of setting up was very low, no less than five large mining companies' ore purchase points had sprung up on Shrimp B1 Island in the recent two to three months.
These companies used the acquisition of ores to determine the reserves of known mineral deposits and the use of unknown minerals on the island in advance. For this reason, the purchase price given for the rare and unknown ores was quite high.
There was only one long counter in the Dubo Brothers Mining Company.
There were four to five gray-haired ore appraisers dressed in blue overalls sitting in front of the spotlight, and a few receptionists who were also dressed in blue uniforms.
Zhang Lisheng counted the banknotes in his hand and nodded at the receptionist who was a head taller than him in front of him. "It's 7,000 dollars per serving, not bad. Let's clear the deal then." "That's right. His imitation of the 'new cowboys' that were gradually increasing in the gathering place could be said to be very vivid.
"You can rest assured, sir. Our Dubo Brothers Mining Company has always been a fair trade. You're always welcome to come again if there's a good harvest next time." Upon hearing the young man's words, the receptionist still smiled politely even though the business was extremely busy, fully showing the quality of a big company's employee.
“OK。” Zhang Lisheng shrugged and patted the stack of banknotes in his hand. He squeezed out of the mineral purchase point and asked Min Lan, who had been following him closely, "Now that we have money, what would you like to eat, Sister Min?"
"I can't believe that you're actually quite useful." The Gate of Witchcraft's woman frowned and studied the young man from top to bottom again. "Let me teach you a lesson. It's not important what we, the younger generation, want to eat. What's important is the taste of the seniors in the Gate of Witchcraft. Senior Uncle Ouyang likes fresh and tender meat, my Master only likes aromatic barbecue, and Junior Uncle He Yun …"
"Stop, Sister. We're on a barren foreign world's island, not a Michelin restaurant on the Upper West Side of New York." Zhang Lisheng spread his hand and interrupted Min Lan's words. He looked around and pointed at a shop on the street that was labeled 'Island's Unique Pizza' and said, "Let's go with this one. Pizza should have all kinds of flavors."
Even though the Gate of Witchcraft's woman had made a lot of requests, it was hard for her to insist on her own opinion on this big island where the language barrier and the environment was unfamiliar. For this reason, she could only follow Zhang Lisheng's idea and buy more than ten 13-inch pizzas of various flavors.
The two of them carried the pizzas back to the cement room and found that a dim light had been turned on in the room. A few wooden tables were put together under the light, and the Grand Wizards were sitting around them as a conference table to discuss matters.
As soon as the two of them entered the room, Yang Tianyun, who was the most outspoken, sniffed a few times and muttered, "Smells so good, smells so good. I haven't smelled something so good in a long time." He looked around.
Upon seeing his greedy look, Zhang Lisheng hurriedly said, "Seniors, I've bought dinner for tonight. Where should I put the fragrant pizza …"
"Pizza! This pizza is a good meal! Put it here! Put it here! Young man, you really don't have good eyesight! Can't you see that the table is already set?" Yang Tianyun's eyes lit up right away. 'Pa! Pa!
"It's really simple and can make do with what's available …" Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment and muttered to himself as he placed the pizza on the wooden table.
Ouyang Boxiong watched Yang Tianyun tear open the paper box and fold the 13-inch pizza that was still hot before opening his mouth and swallowing it in a few mouthfuls. With a frown, he said, "Brother Tianyun, when can you act like a teacher in front of your disciples?"
Yang Tianyun did not talk back when he was reprimanded by the old man. Instead, he pretended to be a fool and chuckled before tearing open another box of pizza.
When Ouyang Boxiong saw how indifferent he looked, he felt helpless as well. Turning his head to look at Zhang Lisheng, he said, "Young man, you're quite efficient! You've already sold the ores and bought the food, but the portion is a little insufficient.
How about this? Go to the corner and pick up some ores to sell and buy a few more servings. "
"Senior Ouyang, I spent 7,000 dollars on those few ores and 350 dollars on the pizza, so there's still a lot of money left." Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before replying, "But if a Grand Wizard like you like to eat as much as you want, it won't be enough even if you buy up three to five pizza shops. Such an appetite is just too suspicious …"
"Good heavens! You've already bought over 7,000 dollars worth of 'rice' with those few pieces of ores! You're really something, kid!
Stop talking nonsense and go now! Just buy as many pizzas as you can and go to a few more shops if you're afraid that people will be suspicious! "Yang Tianyun swallowed the third pizza like a whale and laughed out loud." If you really can't do it, just tell me if anyone is suspicious! I'll swallow his pizza alive! "
Zhang Lisheng widened his eyes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He felt that he really had nothing to say. At this time, Min Lan, who was by his side, whispered, "Didn't you hear Senior Yang's order? Hurry up and go!" Then, she pulled the young man out of the cement house.
In the next few days, Zhang Lisheng was busy with two things. One was to go out with Min Lan to inquire about the new policies on Shrimp B1 Island and which big shots were worth paying attention to.
The other was to go around the gathering place to buy food for the Grand Wizards who worshiped the three Mountain Gates of witchcraft and a group of disciples to chat in the cement house all day long.
Actually, one could not blame these Grand Wizards for not doing anything on the island. It was just that the restrictions given by the Old Gods in the Gate were just too heavy, causing them to be unable to do anything at all.
Now that they had lost the conditions to display their brutal means, this group of Grand Wizards was equivalent to being beaten back to their original form of mortals. The things that they could do was really limited.
However, it was not a solution to just eat and wait for death. Finally, one day after lunch, the two-meter tall burly man surnamed Xu hesitated for a while with a gloomy expression before saying loudly, "Brothers, it's not a good idea for us to stay on the island. If we really can't do it, why don't we retreat to the Mountain Gate first before making any further plans?"
Zhang Lisheng, who had been hanging out with these Gate of Witchcraft's Guardians and disciples for many days, had long known that the burly man was called Xu Longguo, the Gate Guardian of the Witchcraft's Gate of Sacrifice.
However, it did not cross his mind that this guy who usually looked capable and calm would actually fight to be the one who would harm himself to benefit others at the critical moment.
Sure enough, when Ouyang Boxiong heard Xu Longguo's words, he immediately said, "Brother Xu, do you really mean it or are you just saying it out of anger?"
"Of course, it's just out of anger! It's just out of anger …" Xu Longguo's fellow Gate immediately covered it up for him. However, to his surprise, when he heard this, this burly man became even angrier and became more responsible instead. "Senior Brother Liu, please don't cover it up for me. Don't tell me that we're going to die of old age here?
Zhang Lisheng, let me ask you. A few days ago, you said that you can buy a direct ticket to New York, is it true? "
"Of course it's true, Senior Xu. Now, you only need a ticket for a direct civil ship to New York. The navigation on the island is getting easier and easier now." Zhang Lisheng nodded.
"That's good then!" Xu Longguo slammed the wooden table with a grave expression and said loudly, "I'll say that I'm leaving first and this is my only chance. So, are you guys going or not?"
Upon hearing his domineering words, the surrounding Grand Wizards were so agitated that their expressions changed at the same time. However, when they recalled the risk that this burly man who was more than two meters tall would have to take when he said such words, they could only suppress their anger and smile awkwardly.
"Since Brother Xu said that we're leaving, let's go then.
However, before we leave, we still need to prepare some 'explanations' for the Old Gods. "Ouyang Boxiong rubbed his forehead and blocked the embarrassed expression on his face." Let's pick a few more aborigine nests tonight and kill more monsters to bring back our Gold Cores. What do you think? "
"Brother Ouyang, it's easy for you to say. Do you think it's so easy to pick the aborigine's nests? I almost died there last time!" The fattest Old Man Zhu, who looked like a Maitreya Buddha, smiled wryly. "Speaking of which, it's really like ants trying to bite an elephant to death. Being surrounded by a few monsters and being harassed by tens of thousands of aborigines, it's really hard to guarantee that we won't fail miserably. Sigh."
"For this reason, this time, we won't divide our forces and advance rashly, nor will we pick those big tribes that have hundreds of thousands of aborigines. Instead, we'll look for some small aborigine nests that are protected by monsters and work together to kill the monsters and take their Gold Cores. We won't entangle with those aborigines and just turn around and leave. What do you think?" Ouyang Boxiong said sinisterly.
"That's a good idea, but we'll have to guard against the surveillance of the US devils and leave far away from the earthen city. Not only that, but we'll also have to look for a suitable aborigine's nest to fight. One night is not enough …"
At this time, Zhang Lisheng, who had only found out that these Grand Wizards had long had conflicts with the aborigines on Shrimp B1 Island and seemed to have even killed some tribes, suddenly had a jolt in his heart. After a moment of hesitation, he suddenly interjected, "Senior, I heard that someone in the market has sold the tribal distribution map on Shrimp B1 Island before. It's basically true …"
"There's actually such a thing? Isn't this great then?" Yang Tianyun slapped his thigh and said joyfully, "Go, Lisheng! Go now and buy the tickets first. Then, go and buy a distribution map of the aborigine's nest. Go now! Go now!"
"This …" Zhang Lisheng looked at Ouyang Boxiong hesitantly. The old man pondered for a while before waving his hand and saying, "Didn't you hear your Senior Yang's words? Go now and come back quickly."
"Yes!" Zhang Lisheng cupped his hands in an old-fashioned manner and turned to run out of the cement house. He first went to the civil aviation ticket office on the beach to look for those beautiful blondes and bought 19 tickets before strolling on the street.
After strolling for a while, the young man suddenly stopped a 'new cowboy' who had a dusty face and was obviously living a hard life on the island and asked, "Sir, do you know where I can buy the distribution map of the aborigine's tribe on Shrimp B1 Island?"
"There's actually such a thing? I'm sorry, buddy, I don't know."
"That's really a pity. My boss is willing to spend 3,000 dollars in cash to buy a map and has even generously given 200 dollars as a tip fee." Zhang Lisheng sighed and walked to another 'new cowboy'.
Just like this, after asking less than ten people, he managed to obtain some good news from a young white man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who looked honest.
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