Zhao Chuan still shook his head.
"Normally, harvesting crystals requires underwater robots, and those things are incredibly expensive.
"You all know that my shop is doing fairly well, but it only just opened. The working capital I have on hand is genuinely limited.
"I still haven't paid off my loan. If I start mining crystals as well, my funds simply won't be able to handle it."
"Pfft! We're partners, so what are you afraid of?
"Besides, when it comes to cash flow, hehe, who's better off than Ye Yuan?
"At worst, you can borrow some from him. I refuse to believe he'd charge you interest?"
Zhang Wujin still looked completely unconcerned.
In his opinion, none of the things Zhao Chuan had mentioned counted as a problem.
"I need to go back and work out the numbers. It isn't as simple as you think.
"Golden rutilated quartz is genuinely scarce.
"So at first, I thought that even Ye Yuan wouldn't be able to get much of it.
"Who would've thought this guy would say he'd found a source of golden rutilated quartz?
"And the yield is supposedly pretty good. That's what has me in a difficult spot."
Zhao Chuan offered an explanation.
The more Zhang Wujin listened, the more something felt off. He turned his head toward Zhao Chuan and asked in confusion,
"What do you mean? You're happy when there's little of it, but troubled when there's a lot? What kind of logic is that?"
Zhao Chuan smiled bitterly. He knew that unless he explained things clearly, not only Zhang Wujin, but even Ye Yuan would think he was being pretentious.
After taking a huge gulp of beer, he finally explained,
"Golden rutilated quartz has extremely demanding processing requirements.
"Ordinary equipment can barely cast it into shape.
"So if we