Chapter 147: The Blue Crystal That Goes Crazy
In the VIP reception room of the workshop, Charles was eating a snack while marking some of the translations of the demon language on a porcelain pattern.
The conversation between him and Elizabeth was overheard by the head of the workshop who had come to entertain her, so the manager invited Elizabeth to be the gatekeeper of their translation.
However, Elizabeth was not interested in doing this, so she threw the opportunity to make extra money to Charles.
Elizabeth chatted with the head of the workshop about the latest porcelain trends.
"Since last month, the color blue has become popular in Mason City. "Because a new blue pigment has recently appeared. ”
"Oh?" said Elizabeth, intrigued, "what kind of blue?"
The manager asked people to bring three sets of tea sets that were mainly blue, as well as three blue crystals of similar color.
Although these three sets of tea sets are all blue, they are different from each other, one set of tea sets with ocean motifs, the blue in the pattern is the color of the ocean, on the tea sets with the theme of the sky, the blue is like a clear and cloudless sky, and on the third set of some abstract tea sets, the blue is like a dream bubble.
The manager introduced: "These three sets of tea sets use three blues called 'sea blue', 'sky blue' and 'dream blue', which are realistic, lively and smart, and are very popular with everyone. ”
Elizabeth picked up the three blue crystals on the table and looked at them, they were extremely beautiful crystals, and the sunlight reflected the colorful blue on them. After grinding them into an extremely fine powder, they can be used to make the blue pigment on porcelain.
The manager then continued: "Many people now think that these crystals are worth much more as jewelry than they are used to make pigments. ”
Elizabeth put the three crystals back on the table and asked, "So where can you buy these paints?"
The steward replied, "It can only be bought on the docks, and every day or two a ship from the Chamber of Commerce arrives in a shipment. ”
Elizabeth nodded, and after a few polite words, she pulled Charles, who had finished making extra money, away.
At this time, the owners of many shops have already placed some orders with this workshop, and are ready to go back with a batch of goods to see how the market is doing.
Elizabeth took Charles by the hand and followed the men, and she asked Charles, "Any ideas?"
Charles pondered, "I think they used a mold that would improve productivity. ”
"That's not what I'm talking about," asked Elizabeth, "did you hear our conversation just now?"
Charles nodded.
Elizabeth continued: "Let me give you a question, there is a huge business opportunity in our conversation just now, you can think about it. This is my assignment for you, and the deadline is before we get back to the hotel. ”
Charles recalled Elizabeth's conversation just now, what was in that conversation, the new pigments that were popular, the crystal looks good, and it is not bad to use them to make jewelry, and the suppliers are delivering them by water in batches......
If he hadn't seen something at this time, then he would have played "Age of Exploration 4" for many years.
"It's nothing more than hyping up this material, and then selling it at a high price, and this kind of thing has happened many times. Charles said to Elizabeth, "It's up to whoever is lucky enough to get the goods out before the crash." ”
Charles was rubbed his head again, and Elizabeth said, "You're only half right." ”
"First of all, this blue crystal is in high demand. Whether it is used as a pigment or jewelry material, its demand can be regarded as a rigid need. ”
"Secondly, I'm afraid that this time the bookmaker has the only source of goods, so they have a lot of ways to operate. If they want, they can maintain this crystal at a high level and then control the shipment to keep the price down. ”
Charles grasped the point at this time, "Where is the origin of this crystal?"
Elizabeth smiled and said, "Ask the knight of your family to go." ”
Charles's face turned black at this moment, could it be that this time it was the Rurik Kingdom, or Aunt Leif and their dragons were going to make trouble?
After Charles raised this question, Elizabeth spread her hands, "I don't know about this, although most of this Yanghe crystal is produced in the Yanghe River basin in the south-central Rurik, but it cannot be ruled out that this kind of crystal has also been dug up here in the east." ”
Then she said: "It's okay that what I found is a large-scale crystal mine, but if it's just a small-scale mine, then the dealer is likely to run away after cutting the leeks like crazy." ”
"Alas......" Charles sighed, "I always feel like there is going to be a 'blue storm' this time." ”
The two discussed the matter in a barrier of soundproofing magic, and before they knew it, they had returned to the city.
In Mason City, in front of a stall selling trinkets, Mordred stood and watched the row of jewelry in front of her, which she had picked out from the stall.
The boss next to the stall smiled and said to Artoria: "This lady, you can let the child choose more than one, and it won't cost much." ”
Artoria shook her head, "No, if I say I'll buy one for her, then I'll only buy one, and I can't set an example for the child to be untrustworthy." ”
"Alas, you are so harsh. The boss shook his head, then took a die from his pocket and handed it to Mordred, "Little girl, if you don't make a decision, roll the dice." ”
In the end, Mordred chose a bracelet made of blue crystals by rolling the dice.
As Artoria put on her first jewelry, a voice rang out.
"Hey, boss, pack these together. ”
"This and that, and this, this and this are another package. ”
"Well, huh...... That's not bad, I want it, and those are also wrapped separately. ”
"Take a look at the headband...... The lion's head on this is very cute, so I want it to be wrapped separately. ”
Charles seemed to be helping the dormitory people bring food at the cafeteria window, and chose a number of blue crystal jewelry from the stall that had recently become popular.
In the end, he said to the boss: "Boss, I can get a discount if I buy so much." ”
"What are you doing with so much?" asked Elizabeth, "do you wear so much yourself?"
Charles, who was handing over the money, twitched his face, and then took the linen bag containing the jewelry from the boss who was dancing with his eyebrows.
Charles stuffed the bag of jewelry that Mordred had just picked up into Mordred's hand, and replied, "I'll have to prepare some souvenirs to give away." ”
"How many little girls do you want to give?" said Elizabeth, looking at the several bags in Charles's hand with a comical expression.
"There are quite a few. Charles shoved the bag with the blue crystal lion's hair rope to Artoria.
Then he shoved a bag containing a blue butterfly hairpin into Elizabeth's hand, "All little girls have a share." ”
Charles slipped away before being beaten.
When Charles found out that the two young girls in their 300s had no intention of beating him, he stopped running.
Then he found himself in front of a shop that displayed bricks, and the sign hanging outside the shop read: Selling the world's hardest bricks.
Next to the sign was a smashed and dented breastplate, under which lay several intact bricks.