Before the pool was dug up, the old priest of Caporeni came back first.

He went out with more than a dozen sturdy guys, and now they all looked tired.

The old man left for two days, and as soon as he came back, he found Lin Xiaobao, carefully put the package on the table, and the plaster on his hands had not been washed.

He spread out the sheepskin, revealing bright blue objects of various sizes, and asked with a tired face, "Can these gems be exchanged for the solar generators you mentioned?" I have considered that it is not necessary for every house to have electricity, but a few light bulbs in each village are sufficient, and only for them to see things at night. ”

Lin Xiaobao picked up a "stone" the size of a pigeon's egg and a rough surface, and held it up to meet the light.

After reading it, I found that it was a deep and charming blue inside.

I was so shocked that I couldn't close my mouth.

After studying marine geology for so long, of course, I didn't just play games in the dormitory, guessed something on the spot, and asked, "Did you go to the ancient volcanic rock formations to find sapphires?"

Sapphire is one of the types of molten magma crystals that often form various gemstone crystals during volcanic eruptions, in the heat of the earth's depths.

These crystals are often encased in cooled lava, so some sapphires have rough surfaces and are probably forcibly knocked down.

On the table, some of the gemstones were shattered, revealing a charming deep blue color, which was of extremely high quality at first glance.

The old priest of Caporeni nodded, and told Lin Xiaobao, "There are also such gems in the river, which look even more beautiful, and I thought of asking you if you could sell them first, and if you could exchange them for something useful, then I would let people continue to look for them." ”

Sapphires are well stocked and not worth as much as hyped diamonds and rubies, but high-quality sapphires still cost a lot.

Just by the naked eye, most of these in front of them are very high-grade, at least the color is mostly dark blue, which belongs to the kind of high-end goods that are valued by businessmen.

Thinking that this island was really surprising, Lin Xiaobao replied:

"If you find the right person, you should be able to sell it at a good price, but I don't know what the market is, and the price of power generation equipment also needs to be asked, but the more sapphires this kind of, the better, and the more the quantity, the easier it is to find a suitable buyer."

You can dig first, and then I will go out to purchase, and by the way, find an opportunity to help ask, so as not to toss back and forth. In fact, the island should buy a speedboat first, even if it is an ordinary small boat that burns oil, rather than the power generation equipment. If there is a boat, it is convenient to travel, and the materials on the island can be exchanged for the daily necessities that people need, and we have a saying that if you want to get rich, you must build roads first, the same reason. ”

The old priest was a wise man with feelings.

After hearing this, he smiled, agreed with Lin Xiaobao's idea, and said: "Yes, you should go and buy a boat first, as long as there are merchants who are willing to buy these gems, then I will let people go back and continue digging today, there is a big gem stuck in the rock formation, you must bring tools to take it out." ”

The corners of Lin Xiaobao's mouth moved slightly, and he hurriedly asked the old man with interest: "It's big...... How old is it?"

The old priest of Caporeni looked around, but could not find a suitable reference, so he gestured with his hand and made an OK gesture.

"It's so big. ”

Seeing this gesture, Lin Xiaobao almost didn't come up in one breath and choked himself!

Even if the old man described it with a little moisture, even if the sapphire was a little smaller, according to this head, it is estimated that it can be called a collector's grade.

Like diamonds, the bigger it is, the rarer it is, and the more valuable it is.

He remembered that after the release of "Titanic", a jeweler made an ocean star out of sapphire according to the props in the movie, and sold it to the outside world at a sky-high price!

My heart was pounding, and I secretly sighed that I was small.

It's not that the gem is small, but that its own pattern is small, and the level can't go up.

Originally, I was stimulated by twenty gold coins and couldn't find the north, but I didn't expect that there were more valuable treasures hidden on the volcanic island, and it was correct that I didn't go.

Just like the salesman who saw the customer dressed in tatters, preconceived and felt poor, and was slapped in the face after looking down on him, Lin Xiaobao also felt shocked when he looked at the old man at this time.

The old priest of Caporeni didn't know his image in Lin Xiaobao's heart, and suddenly he was tall and majestic again, and he only felt that he was a little strange today.

Lin Xiaobao immediately looked upright, pretended to be calm, and said to the old priest: "Such a big one should be able to exchange for two solar power generation equipment...... Plus a nice little boat, isn't that gem as blue as these?"

"Almost, I just found it this morning, and I didn't take it out after a while. ”

“......”

Suddenly heartbroken, Lin Xiaobao painfully instructed: "Don't break it, otherwise the boat will be gone!" It's best to take the stone next to it to chisel together, it doesn't matter if the gem can't be taken down, anyway, the tools in the outside world are more advanced, and they have a way." ”

Like a profiteer.

The information is not equal, and the old priest of Caporeni only knows that beautiful stones can be exchanged for money, and he does not know exactly how much can be exchanged, but he does not notice anything wrong.

Didn't talk about these gems anymore.

The old man handed it all over to Lin Xiaobao, got up and washed his hands, he was too tired to run around these days.

Looking outside, Mona was playing with her kitten.

The old priest had contact with Mona, and learned more or less about her background, and then added:

"You usually have to take good care of her, not everyone understands the rules, especially those barbarians who have left the tribe and live alone in the jungle, even I can't restrain them all. In addition, preparations are made today, a bonfire is lit in the evening to celebrate, and a festival is held tomorrow...... Are you afraid of pain?"

Suddenly, when he heard the old man ask if he was afraid of pain, Lin Xiaobao looked puzzled.

The old priest of Caporeni stopped talking, but finally said: "I will find you a smaller totem, I see that many prisoners also had tattoos back then, it doesn't matter." ”

Lin Xiaobao was stunned for a moment.

Thinking of seeing a little doll tattooed in the village, crying a lot during the period, he also secretly gloated, retribution came so quickly, how could it be his turn so soon, and it can be the same with a hand as with a machine!?

Gritting his teeth and stomping his feet, Lin Xiaobao chased out after the old man and shouted:

"It's not safe, can you stop tattooing, I'll draw one!

If I can't wash it off, what will people think of me in the future, ruffian, rascal, I'm a serious person!"

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Those who should come still have to come, and they can't escape.

Fortunately, the old priest of Caporeni also knew that this was a bit excessive and not within the scope of the previous agreement between the two.

However, the chief had to tattoo a special totem, which has been the case for thousands of years, and in the minds of the villagers, it is a medium of communication with the gods.

So after discussing it again, the old man was very annoyed by Lin Xiaobao's chatter, and took the initiative to say that he was willing to compensate him with an additional five gold coins, and then the negotiation was settled.

What can I do, it's the uncle who has more money.

After the bag was settled, it didn't seem so unacceptable to see the eagle pattern on the gold coin.

Of the five gold coins, three are so new that they seem to have never been used in the market, which means that they are collectible and more valuable. Coupled with the dollar bill accidentally found in the freighter, Lin Xiaobao earned money equivalent to several years' salary in just half a month, and he was of course in a very good mood.

Delia didn't show up in the afternoon.

It wasn't until the sky began to get dark and a huge bonfire was lit on the beach by the sea that she came to Lin Xiaobao's side.

Dressed up carefully, changed his hairstyle, and hung a necklace around his neck.

She is not beautiful to mention for the time being, anyway, this chain is about to make Lin Xiaobao unable to take his eyes off, I don't know if the surrounding is inlaid with diamonds, but the green stones are mostly emeralds, and the color is easy to identify.

There are more than a dozen small emerald gemstones, connected into a string of necklaces, exquisite craftsmanship, and it is by no means a product of the island.

It reminds me that Delia had mentioned in front of him that there was a treasure trove in the temple with many gold, silver and jewels, all of which were dedicated to the gods. Lin Xiaobao wondered if the ancestors of these island residents had robbed the treasure ships of the colonists......