章 35: unexpected phone call
Finished! Glen's words shattered Jake's plan to make a fortune with the ores. Although there were plenty of ores in the cave on the mountain, and they were of good quality, they were still just ores. To make money, he needed to sell them. However, now there was a problem. Not only couldn't he explain their source, but it was also difficult to find someone who could buy them in large quantities.
Of course, in the short term, Jake didn't need to worry about buying. After all, Glen could still buy some of them here. However, in the long run, he would need to find other buyers. With this in mind, Jake took out a piece of obsidian from his backpack and handed it to Glen, asking, "Master, how much is this stone worth?"
As soon as Jake took out the stone, Glen's eyes focused on it. When he saw the obsidian, he became even more excited. He snatched it from Jake's hand and said, "Obsidian? It's actually obsidian? And it's of high quality! I haven't seen such high-quality obsidian in years! With this, I can forge legendary-grade equipment, or even aim for divine-grade!"
It seemed that this obsidian was indeed a very good ore, but Jake was more concerned about how much it could be sold for.
"I'll take this ore," Glen said without hesitation. "I'll give you three hundred gold coins. How about that?"
Three hundred?! Jake felt joyous. He had expected to sell it for a few tens of gold coins and would have been satisfied, but he didn't expect Glen to offer three hundred gold coins. High-quality iron ore was only worth ten gold coins, while high-quality obsidian was valued at three hundred gold coins. The difference was huge!
In that cave, although obsidian, as a rare ore, wasn't as abundant as iron ore, it wasn't scarce either. It seemed like he was truly going to strike it rich. Of course, in order to truly get wealthy, he had to sell them.
"Alright, no problem," Jake said. In the village, besides Glen, Mason, the unscrupulous merchant at the general store, might also be willing to buy the ores, but his prices wouldn't be as high as Glen's.
"Did you find this ore in that mine?" Glen asked Jake.
"Yeah," Jake replied.
"It seems like you have good luck," Glen said, nodding at Jake. "You can actually obtain ores of this quality. Perhaps you might discover ores in the wilderness. If you have good ores in small quantities, you can bring them to me. I can buy them. But if you have a large quantity, it would be better for you to sell them in the county or even the main city. They offer larger quantities and higher prices."
Glen seemed to be somewhat skeptical of the source of Jake's ores, but he didn't expose Jake. Instead, he offered guidance and told him where to handle the ores.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Master," Jake expressed his gratitude. Currently, his level was still low, and he didn't plan on leaving this place for the time being. Besides, his cultivation plan for the mountain behind hadn't even started yet, so he couldn't leave temporarily. It seemed like the sale of ores would have to be put on hold for now.
Glen nodded and said, "Alright then, you know what to do. There are a few swords in the corner. Feel free to pick one as a gift from your master."
Clearly, Glen noticed the way Jake had looked at those long swords with desire. "Thank you, Master!" Jake was even happier this time. A worker must first sharpen his tools. With a long sword in hand, it would be easier for him to kill monsters.
Since digging in the mine had taken up a lot of time, shortly after Jake left Glen's place, he was teleported back to reality. Although he couldn't sell the ores in large quantities to Glen, Jake was still satisfied with his gains from the blacksmith shop. The ores in the mountain behind wouldn't disappear, and even if he couldn't sell them temporarily, leaving them there wouldn't be a big problem.
"However, this means I'll have to find another way to earn money for the village chief. It seems like I can only go kill monsters," Jake thought to himself. It was a reliable way to make money, and others wouldn't suspect anything. Plus, he could sell the monster's remains to multiple people without worrying about their purchasing power.
Moreover, Jake had just obtained a decent weapon, so killing monsters should be much easier. After taking a short nap, Jake got up and went to exercise. However, after his workout, Jake received a surprising phone call from the middle-aged man he met yesterday.
"Is this Mr. Jake? After discussing it, we have decided to hire you as the physical education teacher at our school. When can you come over to complete the formalities?" the voice of the middle-aged man came through the phone.
So fast? Originally, Jake thought this matter was unlikely and that the middle-aged man was joking. After all, he had no academic qualifications or experience. It wasn't easy to become an elementary school teacher, let alone a university professor, especially at one of the top five universities in the country.
However, why was this happening now? Why was everything going so smoothly? And why so quickly? Could it be that the middle-aged man was joking?
"I am currently at the school and can come over anytime," Jake decided to go and see what was going on.
"Alright, come to the faculty building now. I will be waiting for you in my office," the middle-aged man said.
Jake didn't expect the person to arrive so early. At this time, even the students had many who hadn't woken up yet. As the vice principal, he was not only awake but already in his office.
"Okay, I'll go now," Jake said. Princeton University's teaching conditions were quite good. Not only were there many teaching buildings, but there were also library buildings, laboratory buildings, faculty buildings, and more. Following the instructions given, Jake found the middle-aged man's office on the ninth floor of the faculty building.
"Indeed, he's the vice principal," Jake murmured to himself as he looked at the sign hanging outside the office. Could it be that all of this wasn't a joke? Jake subconsciously adjusted his clothes. In the past year, he didn't have much experience in anything else, but he had gained quite a bit of experience in job interviews. As a result, he didn't feel too nervous.
"Knock, knock, knock!" Jake knocked on the door.
"Come in!" a voice came from inside the room. Jake pushed the door open and entered. In the spacious office, he saw the middle-aged man from yesterday once again.
"Let me formally introduce myself. I'm Carter, the vice principal of Princeton University," the middle-aged man introduced himself, extending his hand.
"Jake," Jake also shook hands and introduced himself.
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