"Your Excellency General, I have one small request. I wonder if you could agree to it?" Nangong Xue asked General Chafei after a pause.
Chafei looked at Nangong Xue. After several seconds, he slowly nodded. "Let's hear it."
Although the deal had already been settled, if Nangong Xue made excessive demands, not only might the deal be called off, but she could also be thrown out of here.
"Your Excellency General, I'd like to ask a few questions about the goldstone you gave me last time," Nangong Xue said.
"Oh? Goldstone?" Chafei thought for a moment, then said, "Goldstone—the associated ore found in jade mines? Do you want to buy that stuff?"
"Yes." Nangong Xue grumbled inwardly. Chen Mo was the only one who cared about something like goldstone. No one else would care about such ore.
It resembled metal, yet it was not metal, and it lacked the luster of jade. Besides, Chafei had said last time that it was only slightly better than ordinary stone, produced in small quantities, and had no practical value.
"I actually don't have much of that stuff either. There's very little output," General Chafei said.
"Oh! Does this goldstone come from Your Excellency General's mine?" Nangong Xue asked.
This question also made Chen Mo, who was standing nearby, prick up his ears. He had come here precisely to find out where it was produced.
"That's right. It comes from my mine! If you want this stuff now, it may be rather expensive because it's scarce," General Chafei said.
When Chafei heard Nangong Xue bring up goldstone, he had originally considered it a useless associated ore. After it was mined, he had even taken some away to study it, only to discover that it had no use. So, he had simply left it at