noveltune Chapter 122 Selling Gold Mine, Adding Ingredients, Construction Begins in Paradise Valley!
Chapter 122 Selling Gold Mine, Adding Ingredients, Construction Begins in Paradise Valley!
Chapter 122 Selling Gold Mine, Adding Ingredients, Construction Begins in Paradise Valley!
"You!" The man in the suit finally lost his composure, his eyes blazing with anger. "Do you know what the consequences of breaking a contract are?" he said through gritted teeth, his words dripping with sarcasm.
Tom remained calm, even with a hint of amusement: "The price? Guess—"
His voice suddenly dropped to a low hue, like a devil's whisper, clearly reaching everyone's ears, "Could I just use explosives to send this gold mine, mountain and all, flying into the sky?"
Boom—!
This time, a silent thunderclap exploded in everyone's minds!
He's insane! This guy is absolutely insane!
That's a gold mine!
Who would blow gold into the sky!
It must be a joke!
Yes, it must be!
The faces of the onlookers were filled with absurdity and disbelief.
Only Zack, Cooper, and a few others behind Tom stood ramrod straight, their eyes serious.
They knew all too well how to use explosives.
Tom is serious!
The man in the suit stared intently into Tom's eyes. There was no hint of jest in his deep gaze, only a cold, resolute determination to destroy everything.
The veins on his forehead throbbed, his jaw clenched, and finally, he squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth: "Good!"
The crowd was numb; they were so shocked that they stopped reacting.
With the sheriff in the presence of the officer, the contract, in black and white, was quickly signed.
A 10% down payment is required, with the remaining balance to be repaid in ten installments over five years, with each installment occurring every six months.
In 1884, under the gold standard, the official price of gold was fixed.
$20.67 per troy ounce.
100,000 ounces of gold?
That's $2,067,000!
Tom's mind was racing with calculations; the money for the transformation of Paradise Valley was finally coming!
Of course, he would never allow just anyone to mine.
Bank guarantee, settlement every six months!
As for how the guy in the suit got the guarantor? That's none of his business!
"Zack, how much down payment can you accept?"
"An astronomical figure!" Zack's eyes were bloodshot and his throat was dry.
That's truly an astronomical figure.
"Two hundred and sixty-seven hundred dollars!"
The air suddenly froze.
Several people gasped in shock! No wonder everyone wants to strike gold!
Suddenly, a dark figure blocked the way.
"Tom, you shouldn't have done that!" Snow Wolf's sharp eyes grazed his neck.
"You know perfectly well why I did this," Tom sneered. "For the sake of our past friendship, I'll give you a piece of advice: the tide of history is like a torrent; those who go with it live, and those who go against it perish!"
Whether he understood or not, Tom couldn't care less!
The "Snow Wolf" froze into a stone sculpture.
Just as Tom was about to take a step, another gaunt figure lunged at him!
"The gods have chosen you to save the Klaue people! This is a divine decree!" The shaman successor spread his arms, and his bone chains rattled.
"Ha!" Tom laughed angrily, his five fingers gripping the other man's shoulder like iron clamps. "The only one who can order me around," he shoved hard, sending the man staggering and falling, "is the devil among devils!"
His leather boots crunched through the dust as he walked forward without looking back.
"Tom!" The howl of "Snow Wolf" was torn apart by the wind.
They should go to the bank first.
Billings Bank.
The white-gloved manager bowed and handed over the draft: "The gold coins have been transported from San Francisco and will arrive in fifteen days!"
Tom selects the payment method with his fingertips:
Nine thousand three hundred and thirty-five Double Eagle gold coins ($186,700), each worth twenty dollars, not one less.
Silver Deposit ($20,000), in black and white, redeemable for Morgan silver dollars at any branch within six months!
All that's left is to wait.
Tom couldn't understand why the man in the suit was so convinced that he would definitely make money from the gold mine.
Gamblers!
In Tom's eyes, the man in the suit was a gambler!
Tom wanted to buy seeds in front of Billings Grocery Store.
The boss poured even more cold water on the idea: "Beets, radishes, spinach? They can survive if planted now, but the seeds..." He shrugged under the oil lamp, "If three out of ten seeds sprout, you're lucky! As for oats and barley?"
The sneer scraped like razor blades against my eardrums: "They'll be out of stock by May! Want some good Chicago stuff? Order three months in advance!"
Tom wanted to buy live animals, like pigs.
The boss, pipe in mouth, said, "Eighty miles southwest, at Marad Post, they have live animals—pigs, sheep, turkeys, freshly slaughtered and dragged along!"
A cold glint suddenly flashed in Tom's eyes.
Three days later, the livestock pens at the Marad post station were completely emptied.
Thirty pigs grunted and burrowed into the pen, fifty goats pawed at the ground, a hundred turkeys flapped their feathers, and there was also a red-eyed rabbit!
"Who's going to take care of these ancestors?" Cooper asked, bewildered, clutching the feed bag.
Tom casually said, "Jonah!"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment!
The carriage lurched and swayed through the dust on its way home. Tom stared at the twisted ruts and a thought began to grow in his mind: Shouldn't this broken road be repaired?
As soon as you enter Paradise Valley, a wave of heat mixed with the smell of sweat hits you.
The riverbed was packed with a sea of black heads, and the roar of picks smashing rocks made the ground tremble!
"Hmm!" Zack's Adam's apple bobbed. "How much money will this cost?"
James and the others were stunned when they saw the pigs, sheep, chickens, and rabbits that Tom had brought back.
"What's going on here?" Mother Margaret asked calmly, her expression unchanged. "Who's going to look after this?"
"Jonah!"
Tom held up the bag of seeds: "Hurry up and plant them! It'll be too late if you wait until the frost!"
He believed they knew how to farm.
"Other seed stores don't have them, and the quality is poor, so we can only order from the east next year."
"Apart from breeding rabbits, everything else is edible; turkeys lay eggs."
He explained that his late return was due to delays caused by purchasing supplies.
Upon hearing the word "eggs," little John's eyes lit up, and he hugged Tom's leg: "Are there any eggs?"
Tom looked at John's expectant eyes and shook his head: "Not now."
He added, "There will be more in the future."
When James saw that Tom had brought these things back, he could only resign himself to settling them in.
Wait until nightfall.
Inside James' tent!
After hearing about the gold mine, James sneered through gritted teeth: "The Klaue tribe is using the Dutton family as human shields?"
Firewood was thrown into the fire, and sizzled and smoke rose up.
"Selling well!"
Margaret's hands, busy twisting the wool, asked, "How much did you sell?"
Two million.
John's snoring broke the deathly silence.
James asked again in a low voice, "How much!"
"Two million," Tom repeated.
Margaret's fingertip snapped as the wool thread broke.
A blush crept down her neck to her ears, but her voice remained as steady as a hammer being turned: "Dollar?"
Tom nodded and explained everything.
When Tom lifted the curtain and left, two stunned figures remained inside the tent.
Even Zach was stunned by the 200,000 yuan.
I don't even remember what the total amount was!
Tom understands.
This money is enough for Tom's family to live on for a lifetime.
But some things need to be passed down!
For example, Paradise Valley, which they built themselves!
Looking at Paradise Valley before him, Tom seemed to want to transform it into something even better!
early morning!
Tom started running towards the sunrise.
The soles of the boots trod across the meadow, leaving winding tracks among the dew-covered grass.
A screech suddenly shattered the silence!
On the vast grassland, the two steeds, "Mudfish" and "Snow Woman," galloped freely.
It tears open waves of fresh summer air!
Run freely!
Tom shot towards them like an arrow released from a bow!
He grabbed the "loach's" mane with one hand and flipped it over.
Tom is riding a "loach".
The "Snow Woman" moved side by side with the left side.
Roll up the grass and charge forward!
"Whoosh—!"
"Whoosh—!"
The neighing pierced the thin mist, and the hoofbeats of "Loach" and "Snow Woman" struck the earth like rolling thunder.
A triumphant roar crashed against the mountainside, splashing golden sunlight across the valley!
When everyone found Tom.
Four wolves followed closely, protecting him.
Two fine horses followed closely behind, their hooves pounding the waves of grass.
His figure seemed to blend into the vast valley.
They became one!