Building My Empire in the Frozen Apocalypse (Riley Carter) novel Chapter 221

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Chapter 221 The Whale Seller

Chapter 221 The Whale Seller

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At the other end of the sofa, Riley held a freshly brewed cup of hot cocoa, leaning lazily against the cushions.

Just a moment ago, that member of the Golden Rose Chamber of Commerce, who was trying to lowball her for coal, sent another message.

“GoldenAbacus(GRCC Elite): Come on friend, don’t be so quick to say no. That’s just how business works, right? A little back and forth.” I know you’re sitting on a decent stockpile. We can find a price that works. If you don’t want wood, we can swap for other hard currencies.”

“GoldenAbacus: Stone, food, even some rare tools and materials-we have it all. As long as you’re willing to part with the coal, the price is negotiable.”

“GoldenAbacus: You have to realize that in this weather, holding onto coal keeps you warm, but if you lack other things, like stone for upgrades or weapons for defense, you’re gonna have a bad time.”

The man spoke without leaving any openings, using bait while subtly hinting at the risks of “single-resource dependency.”

Riley blew on the foam of her cocoa, the corners of her mouth curling into a slight upward tilt.

If she were an average player hording coal but starving, she might actually be swayed by this logic. After all, you can’t eat coal, and it won’t stop a monster.

But unfortunately for him, he was dealing with Riley.

Riley set her cup down and began her reply.

“SpicyBurger: Oh? Sounds like you guys are a big deal. But I’m a bit lazy; selling in small batches is a pain. How much can you actually handle?”

The reply from the other side was nearly instantaneous.

“GoldenAbacus: Hehe, just name your price, friend. Since the Golden Rose is buying publicly on the world channel, we have the backing to handle whatever you’ve got.”

Riley thought for a moment, checking the numbers in her system inventory.

Between yesterday, today, and the extra effort from Joseph’s crew, her inventory of High- Quality Anthracite had reached 1,400 units.

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Besides, that open-pit mine was a literal gold mine; as long as people were digging, it produced several hundred units every single day. (D)

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“SpicyBurger: I’m currently holding about 1,400 units of coal. If you can provide materials that actually satisfy me, I’ll consider a bulk trade for the whole lot.”

Once the message was sent, the chat box on the other side fell into a long, profound silence.

“GoldenAbacus: 1,400? Hang on a second.”

“SpicyBurger: I thought we were doing business. Why are you making me wait?”

At this very moment, somewhere on a vast snowy plain.

Inside a Lv. 4 shelter built from heavy, massive timber logs.

A slightly chubby man wrapped in a thick bearskin coat was staring at his interface, his eyes bulging out of his head.

“O-one thousand four hundred?!”

The fat man, GoldenAbacus, sucked in a breath of freezing air.

At this stage of the game, what did 1,400 units of coal even represent?

Based on the current thermal conversion, that was equivalent to 7,000 units of lumber!

It was enough for a standard shelter to burn comfortably for hundreds of days!

GoldenAbacus wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

If it were dozens or even a hundred units, he could have authorized the buy himself. But this volume was a strategic reserve; the amount of goods involved was too high for him to handle.

GoldenAbacus immediately switched windows, finding a pinned ID at the top of his list.

“GoldenFlowerSea (VP of GRCC).”

“GoldenAbacus: Vice-President! Urgent! I found a solo seller in this region, a total whale! She’s holding 1,400 units of coal!”

A few seconds later, the reply came through.

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