Chapter 823: Chapter 821: The World of the Rich Is Beyond Imagination
“They’ve all been flattened?” Waltz was a bit surprised and puzzled after hearing Richard’s words, and asked, “Why have they all been flattened?”
Richard didn’t explain, he simply said, “Mr. Waltz, you don’t need to know the specific reason, just agree with , and I’ll give you a large sum of money to buy your mine, which could completely solve your current predicant.”
“This…” Waltz’s expression changed, showing hesitation.
But after hesitating for just a dozen seconds, he agreed, “Alright, I agree.”
After all, his attachnt to the No. 13 Mine was very shallow; he saw it rely as a tool for making money. After the massacre, in his eyes, the No. 13 Mine had beco a place of ill on, and he was eager to sell it.
“By the way,” after getting Waltz’s agreent, Richard added, “Mr. Waltz, before buying your mine, I have one request.”
“What is it?”
“That is, after I buy your mine, I don’t want others to know, and hope that legally, the mine’s owner remains as you. If possible, I also hope you can help manage the mine and handle so affairs. Of course, I will pay you accordingly,” Richard said.
Waltz looked at Richard, frowned, and replied, “So, Master Wizard, you’re planning to hire ?”
“You could say that.”
“But hiring doesn’t co cheap,” Waltz said seriously. “You’ve seen the situation in Shambhala Town; I want to take the money and leave as soon as possible. If you insist on keeping , then I demand double the pay for this position.”
“I’ll give you triple,” Richard said coolly, not taking it seriously at all. “If you et my requirents, five tis the pay is possible. And once things are settled, I’ll hand back the control of the mine to you. By then, maybe there won’t be any minerals left to mine, but the land can still fetch so money.”
Hearing Richard’s words, Waltz’s mouth couldn’t help but gape, his expression beca complex. After a while, he looked at Richard and asked softly, “Are all the rumors true? Are wizards like you really not short on money?”
“In fact, there are both poor and rich wizards,” Richard replied, thinking about Bobbobovic, and spoke slowly, “Most wizards are poor, maybe better off than ordinary people, but just slightly better. Only a few are rich. Fortunately, I happen to belong to the rich category.”
“Alright then,” Waltz had nothing more to say, unable to discern if Richard was simply stating facts or indirectly flaunting his wealth.
Receiving the salary, fulfilling the duty; after thinking for a while in place, Waltz entered the employed mindset, looked at Richard, and expressed his view: “Master Wizard, if you really want to hire to manage the mine and flatten the entire mountain, then there’s one thing I must clarify for you.”
“What is it? Please speak,” Richard asked.
Waltz solemnly replied, “That is, it might be very difficult to hire enough miners locally in Shambhala. After the massacre, all the miners fled and refused to return, seeing this place as a den of devils in their eyes.
Even though I personally went into the mine and confird there’s no danger inside, persuading the miners is too difficult. Moreover, mysterious attacks keep happening, causing more miners to lose their lives. Recently, it’s been a bit quieter, but fear still looms over many, making them unfit to work. Therefore, hiring qualified miners will require looking outside Shambhala Town.”
After hearing these words, Richard thought for a few seconds and shook his head saying to Waltz, “Mr. Waltz, it’s actually not that complicated. First, I need to tell you, the attacks won’t happen again, as the culprit behind them has been dealt with by my companions—the other wizards.”
“Dealt with?” Waltz was initially stunned, then blinked in excitent, breathing rapidly as he asked, “It’s really dealt with? What was the culprit continuously attacking people and killing Hua Nuo? Was it really a demon?”
“No, not a demon; just so beasts with extraordinary abilities, which we call Demonized Creatures. They are indeed very dangerous and ferocious to ordinary people like you, but to us, they’re not strong enough—once they catch our attention, there’s no escape but death,” Richard said.
“I see…” Waltz’s lips moved, his eyes darted around, unsure what he was thinking.
“So!” Richard took a deep breath and said to Waltz, “I believe, barring any surprises, in a few days, when the people in Shambhala Town realize the attacks have ceased, their fear should hopefully ease, making hiring miners less difficult. Of course, if it’s still difficult and the miners resist and fear coming here to work, the solution is simple.
I have always believed money is the simplest ans to resolve matters in any world. Money might not solve every problem, but it resolves most. If miners are unwilling to co, then raise the wages. Start with a 50% increase; if that’s not enough, double it. Still not enough? Double, triple!
I once heard a saying: If there’s a 10% profit, it’s guaranteed to be employed everywhere; with 20%, it becos active; with 50%, it becos adventurous; for 100%, it dares to trample all human laws; with 300%, it dares to commit any cri, even risking capital punishnt.
Now, I’m offering 300% profits. Even if the miners aren’t tempted, I believe interdiary rchants will be. They’ll voluntarily help us hire external miners and hand them over for our use, while you, Mr. Waltz, just need to follow so of my plans to manage everything at the mine well.”
“I—” Waltz looked at Richard, his mouth gaping wide, and after a while, asked Richard seriously, “Master Wizard, you’re not just an ordinary wealthy wizard, are you?”
“Hmm?”
“You should be among the wealthiest of the wealthy, the richest among wizards,” Waltz said earnestly.
“Heh, in so sense, you could say that,” Richard didn’t deny it, thought for a mont, and said, “Actually, for , money is just a tool. It has never let down when I wanted to use it, which is very nice.”
“Uh…” Waltz responded, looking at Richard, with a sowhat complex expression.
He couldn’t help but recall that at his wealthiest, he only had a few thousand silver coins. And in Richard’s eyes, those silver coins might just be a rounding error, or perhaps… not even that.
The world of wealthy wizards, he truly couldn’t imagine…
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