256 Caiyi Stree (1/2)
The boss, Mr. Zhao, who was analyzing the gold content, also came forward. He returned the coin to Chen Fan. Then, he said with a ruddy face, ”Based on our analysis results, the coin's purity is 98%, so it is still good in terms of quality. How about we settle it with the price of 275 yuan per gram?”</p>
Since the price of 275 yuan per gram matched the current market price, Chen Fan agreed to sell the coin at the proposed price. After seeing the two people off, Chen Fan rode on the electric eel to Argyll's world again, where he would look for him to renegotiate the deal regarding the crossbow.</p>
After realizing the price and importance of palladium from Zhang Xueyang, Chen Fan thought that he should grab this opportunity to collect some. Chen Fan currently possessed five oil tankers, two freighters that were sailing in the sea, and one more intermediate shipyard. This was considered not to be a great deal, even if the metal business was included in the small company, which only handled finance and daily business.</p>
While waiting for Chen Fan to drive the armored personnel carrier to the beach, Argyll, who was wearing a purple robe, was busy doing something on the deck with the muscular Barru. Argyll was focused on tidying up some glass bottles and tin cans. Barru, whose height could be compared with Yao Ming's, carried a red bag, which held a steel javelin and a huge knife.</p>
”What are you guys preparing for?” Chen Fan walked to the deck and saw the two heavily armed men. It looked like they were preparing for a war.</p>
”We are going to capture the Hurricane Bird!” Argyll smiled gently, as he inserted a bottle of red powder into his pocket. ”The Hurricane Bird is a rare species that is only found in Rork Island. Their wings are 20 meters in length and their feathers are a dusty brown color. They are expert in long-distance travelling and are able to fly for two days continuously, without resting! Barru and I are preparing to capture a fledgling, so that each of us can train them as flying mounts.”</p>
”Comparing the Hurricane Bird with my Golden Hawk, which is more powerful?” Chen Fan aimed to vet his own ride.</p>
Argyll answered, ”Excluding all of the intelligent animals, your Golden Hawk could be considered to be one of the three top mounts. It is also the biggest and fastest among all of the mounts. If it were to have intelligence, it could compete with even gigantic dragons!”</p>
Argyll's praise made Chen Fan feel embarrassed. ”Then, why don't you go and capture this Golden Hawk? Aren't you always boasting that you've slayed dragons by yourself before? Based on what you have said, capturing a Golden Hawk wouldn't be a problem for you!”</p>
”That…That was an adult dragon, not a gigantic dragon!”</p>
”Golden Hawks may not be born with magic casting talent, but with their gigantic size, I would have been long dead if I had not killed off their parents immediately. Besides, they build their nests on some extremely steep cliffs, so surely you aren't expecting me to climb the mountains to get there!”</p>
”Ok, right!” Chen Fan took out the palladium coin from his pocket, then swung it in front of him and said, ”I feel this kind of coin, which is used by the orcs, is quite good. So, for this deal, let's make it with half gold ingot and half silver ingot!”</p>
”Well…” Argyll looked down. He was rubbing his beard repeatedly, not making a sound. </p>
Seeing his hesitation, Chen Fan then asked, ”Aren't you one of the six elders of the Royal Magic Caster Council? Even the king enjoys having conversation with you! Can't this small request be fulfilled?”</p>
”This is not the reason for my hesitation. Rather, it is because our kingdom is a small country, with a population of less than five million. Thus, we don't have a big amount of silver coins on reserve.”</p>
”If that's the case, then just cooperate with Barru!” Chen Fan snuck a glance at the big man. ”Didn't you say that he is the most outstanding genius in the War God Tribe? Since the patriarch of that tribe is his relative, exchanging even hundreds of millions of silver coins with the tribe shouldn't be a problem, right?”</p>
Hearing the mentioning of the orc Barru, Argyll mumbled and bantered, then felt that it was impossible to continue fooling around anymore. So, he replied, ”The War God Tribe is just a small tribe. As such, they do not have much. Besides, exchanging two hundred tons of silver coins, isn't that too much?”</p>
”Then, I will get you a discount!” Chen Fan thought for a few seconds, ”How far is your country from this island?”</p>
”A whole thousand miles!”</p>
”How about this? I will construct a 500-ton transport ship for you, which can travel for seven hundred miles and will take three days for a round trip. While you are operating the transport business, you can also assign someone to trade the silver coins in other countries.”</p>
”Well...Erm...Well...”</p>
”That's settled, then. I won't sell it otherwise!” Chen Fan, who had monopolized the resources, fully utilized his style of conducting forceful business, then said, ”I will send the transport ship here, once everything is completed!” After saying that, he blew a whistle, summoning Cloudracer out of nowhere. He then mounted his hawk and disappeared in front of the two envious people!</p>
”How about we go and capture this Golden Hawk?” Barru gulped.</p>
”One must be realistic!” Argyll said. ”Let's go! Let's capture our Hurricane Bird!”</p>