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Chapter 527 Elena, who specializes in ripping off her friends

By the time Lin Feng and his companion returned to Red Rain City, it was almost dark.

When Zhang Xiaoyu passed by a tavern, she went in and bought a jar of the best liquor.

When they arrived at their doorstep, they found Elena and Aliya waiting for them there.

The two of them came over together at noon and found the courtyard gate locked.

They thought Lin Feng and his companion had gone out to eat, but they waited and waited and waited and never saw them again.

Elena was filled with anxiety; she still hoped to improve this year's performance through Lin Feng's help.

In the morning, she had already contacted two iron mines and was just waiting to discuss the price with Lin Feng.

She was most afraid of the two of them going hunting.

Many newcomers don't know the importance of safety, and if they don't have an experienced person to guide them on their first hunt, most of them won't make it back.

When she saw the two return, she hurried to greet them.

"Hey, where have you guys been?"

Lin Feng waved to the two of them.

"We went out to hunt demons?"

Aliya ran to Zhang Xiaoyu's side, "Brother Yu, are you alright?"

Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and touched the dent on the armor. "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

Aliya frowned and said, "You two are too reckless. You dare to go to the Demon Hunting Wilderness with just the two of you."

Witchers typically travel in five-person teams.

Zhang Xiaoyu said, "It's okay. My brother is worth five people. I'm just here to be a bystander."

Elena looked at Lin Feng, "How was your harvest?"

"The harvest was so-so. We hunted down two horned demons and one thunder-horned wolf demon."

The gains are secondary; our main goal is to gain experience.

Elena was somewhat surprised. "Oh? You two actually hunted three demons in one day."

"Including travel time, you probably didn't even spend an hour hunting three demons, right?"

Zhang Xiaoyu said, "It didn't even take half an hour."

The two women exchanged a glance; it seemed these two were indeed quite capable.

A martial artist from Shenzhou who has elders to take care of him is different from an ordinary martial artist from Shenzhou.

Their equipment is not something that ordinary witchers can possess.

Lin Feng opened the door and invited the two inside to sit down.

Aliya looked at the wine jar in Zhang Xiaoyu's arms and smiled. "Was this prepared for me?"

Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and nodded. "Of course, I guess you'll like this kind of wine."

There was also some meat in the house.

Zhang Xiaoyu and Aliya went inside to eat meat and drink wine.

Lin Feng brewed a pot of tea and sat in the courtyard with Elena, chatting and drinking tea.

Elena said, "I asked about it for you this morning."

There are two iron mine owners around Red Rain City who are willing to sell, and the mines are located relatively close to Red Rain City.

However, the output of both iron mines was only average; otherwise, the mine owners wouldn't have sold them.

Lin Feng wasn't concerned about production volume. He took a sip of tea and asked, "How's the price?"

"A higher-yielding one sells for one million magic crystals."

The other one, with lower production, sells for 600,000 magic crystals.

Lin Feng was taken aback. "So expensive?"

Lin Feng felt he was already quite wealthy with 50,000 magic crystals in his pocket, but he never expected that he couldn't even afford half an iron ore.

Immediately, he felt that the price might not be too expensive.

After all, it's an iron ore mine, and iron ore is a treasure trove that can lay golden eggs.

Elena quickly said, "This is not expensive at all. If the mine owner didn't need magic crystals to keep the business running, no one would sell iron ore."

There are cheaper options available.

However, the production volume is even lower than the two mentioned above; it can be obtained for 300,000 magic crystals.

Lin Feng was stunned again; it was so cheap.

He can't even come up with 300,000 magic crystals; he still needs to sell a batch of weapons.

Lin Feng asked, "Is the iron mine worth 300,000 magic crystals far from Red Rain City?"

"Not far, just ten miles outside the city."

That iron mine belongs to an elder of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, who is also from your homeland of Shenzhou.”

Lin Feng sneered inwardly; the worst thing about being away from home was running into fellow countrymen.

He was at odds with all the major sects in Shenzhou.

These old guys have been operating in the Taixu for thousands of years, and they are all incredibly wealthy.

Lin Feng then asked, "Does your chamber of commerce support installment payments?"

Elena's heart skipped a beat; she felt this business opportunity had a chance.

"The Chamber of Commerce supports installment payments."

The maximum term is five months.

For the next five months, 20% of the magic crystals must be paid each month without delay.

If payments are delayed or not made, the mine will be reclaimed.

The magic crystals paid previously will not be refunded.

Lin Feng felt this was a good idea; in the first month, he only needed to pay 60,000 magic crystals to buy the iron mine.

Once you have the iron ore, you can trade it with other minerals from China.

We'll have as many magic crystals as we need, enough to cover our needs for the next five months.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and then said, "Alright, if you have time in the next few days, take me out of the city to see these three iron mines."

The deal was half done, and Elena was in a good mood.

She put down her teacup, squinted her eyes, and smiled.

"Okay, I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

Lin Feng knows few people in Taixu, and he wants to develop rapidly, so for the time being he can only rely on Elena.

Suffering a small loss is nothing to Lin Feng, as he has no shortage of resources, whether it's weapons or iron ore.

Master Li did business in the Chinese mainland and acquired many properties, including several iron mines.

The two chatted for a while longer before Elena got up to say goodbye.

Not long after Elena left, Aliya also came out of the house. She greeted Lin Feng and then left.

Zhang Xiaoyu came out of the house and said, "Xiaofeng, Aliya told me that this Elena is a bad person."

The iron ore dealers Elena introduced were all swindlers.

Elena herself had been cheated by these scammers.

As a result, Elena turned around and recommended these scammers to her friends, joining them in deceiving her own friends.

Deep down, this woman doesn't want her friends to be happy.

Lin Feng said calmly, "I haven't considered Elena a friend yet. We're just getting what we need."

We've only known Elena for a short time.

Don't worry, I'll be careful.

Lin Feng already had a complete plan in mind: no matter how many magic crystals were spent on buying the iron ore, the buyer would eventually have to give it back.

Now that the iron ore mine has been secured, the next step is to recruit manpower.

Those who do hard labor on the city walls are the perfect candidates.

One magic crystal can reduce their labor time by a year, and recruiting one person costs a maximum of two hundred magic crystals.

Lin Feng plans to recruit ten people first.

We'll let them be in charge of transporting the iron ore.

Before that, I need to improve my skills.

That evening, Lin Feng took out a batch of weapons from his storage space, a total of fifteen.

Three of them are of good quality.

If you sell them all to Elena, you can get at least 70,000 magic crystals.

He used 50,000 magic crystals himself, and the rest was enough to buy a mine and recruit people.

The next morning, after breakfast, Lin Feng asked Zhang Xiaoyu to go find Elena and Aliya.

Zhang Xiaoyu quickly brought the two of them over.

With a clang, Lin Feng threw the weapon onto the table.

Make an offer.

Aliya picked up a large hammer and said, "Sister Elena, this time let's have a fair bidding process."