Jake was stunned. Stunned speechless. This was something that completely eluded him. There were people out there who happened to come across these blue prints and didn't know their value.
Sure, after a few weeks, they would catch on pretty well, but it would still take a few weeks. And Jake had to capitalize on that.
"No wonder The Roman Empire was so dominant back in the day. They knew how to act before it even happened. The blacksmith revolution is bound to happen a few months from now, but Horace jumped on the train so early!" Jake was shocked.
And the thing was, if he wasn't here, and if he didn't hear what Nolan said, maybe he wouldn't have thought of the fact that a few auction houses were going to have a few of these blueprints and each one was going to sell for an undervalued price.