A Windfall

A Windfall

The next morning, Luo Wen woke to find his whole body aching.

The soreness was especially noticeable in the smaller muscle groups.

Luo Wen was delighted by this.

Anyone who worked out knew that pain was a sign of progress.

After getting up and washing up, he found that Hill had already left early for work.

On the table were still-warm milk, eggs, and corn.

After finishing the breakfast Hill had left for him, Luo Wen drove to the warehouse where he had stored the rice.

Looking at the hundred thousand bags of rice in the warehouse, Luo Wen pondered for a moment.

"Hmm... I should be able to transport all of it to the Swallowed Star world in one go, right?" Luo Wen thought.

Luo Wen raised his right hand, and the ring on his index finger flickered with a faint blue light.

Only four gemstones on it were still glowing.

"I forgot to borrow the Arc Reactor from Tony yesterday. Forget it, I'll call him this afternoon. First, I'll go see Zhou Huayang."

Luo Wen snapped his fingers.

A blue-black vortex appeared.

Luo Wen tried to manipulate the vortex with his mind.

When he had returned yesterday, carrying the briefcase in his hand, he had discovered that he seemed able to freely alter the shape and size of the Spacetime Vortex.

Drawn by Luo Wen's consciousness, the blue-black vortex gradually expanded until it became a massive black hole!

Like the gaping maw of an abyss, the black hole swallowed all one hundred thousand bags of rice around Luo Wen.

The next second, Luo Wen and the hundred thousand bags of rice vanished from the warehouse together.

When Luo Wen opened his eyes, the warehouse scene had changed slightly. The space was broader, and the ceiling was different as well.

Clearly, this was a warehouse in the Swallowed Star world.

Looking at the rice piled up through half the warehouse, Luo Wen smiled.

It seemed that the Spacetime Vortex could indeed be enlarged or shrunk at will. It was very convenient to use.

Luo Wen took out his phone, intending to call Zhou Huayang and have him come haul the goods.

However, the moment he raised his hand, he froze.

Luo Wen stared blankly at the ring on his right hand.

Of the four gemstones that had originally been glowing, only two were still giving off light.

"..."

The corner of Luo Wen's mouth twitched.

Sure enough, there was no such thing as a free lunch. Enlarging the portal consumed more energy too, huh?

"If only I had an Infinity Stone. Infinite battery life."

Thinking this, Luo Wen dialed Zhou Huayang's number.

"Hello, Brother Zhou. The address is 311 Qingping Road. Bring some trucks over to haul the goods."

After giving Zhou Huayang the address, Luo Wen began to wait.

While waiting, Luo Wen slowly performed another set of the Basic Ten Forms.

Because his muscles were sore, he moved relatively slowly.

Even so, after one set, a light sheen of sweat had formed on his body.

Just then, the sound of vehicles came from outside the warehouse.

Luo Wen walked out and saw Zhou Huayang's car pull up, followed by two large cargo trucks.

"Brother Zhou, you're here."

Luo Wen greeted him.

"I'm here!"

Zhou Huayang was all smiles.

He had been so excited last night that he had barely slept.

If Luo Wen had not lied to him, he might truly strike it rich in the future.

"Come on, I'll let you inspect the goods first."

Luo Wen did not waste any time. Turning around, he led Zhou Huayang into the warehouse.

The moment Zhou Huayang entered, he saw that it was packed full.

"Brother Zhou, take a look around."

Luo Wen made a casual gesture.

Zhou Huayang was thrilled. He pulled out the folding knife he carried with him and sliced open a bag of rice.

At once, plump, crystalline white grains spilled out.

Zhou Huayang's eyes widened.

With looks like these, the quality definitely couldn't be bad!

Zhou Huayang reached in, scooped up a handful, and held it beneath his nose. It had a fresh fragrance of rice, without the slightest stale smell.

"Brother Luo Wen, this quality is incredible!"

Without another word, Zhou Huayang gave Luo Wen a thumbs-up!

He had thought he'd scored a bargain yesterday, but he hadn't expected it to be such an enormous one!

Rice of this quality was already considered top-grade on the market.

Logically, its wholesale price should have been no less than 9 yuan per jin.

Yet Luo Wen was only charging him 7 yuan per jin.

A profit margin of 2 yuan per jin—on 2,500 tons of rice, he could make 10 million Chinese Yuan in one go!

A windfall!

That was practically his entire net worth!

"If there's no problem, Brother Zhou, you can haul the goods away. I guarantee that anything you get from me in the future will be of this quality."

"Okay, damn it, Brother Luo Wen—if you tell me, Zhou Huayang, to go east from now on, I absolutely won't go west!"

Zhou Huayang put the rice in his hand back and immediately made his stance clear.

If Luo Wen had not been so young, he would have wanted to kneel and kowtow, acknowledging him as his big brother right then.

Making ten million from a single deal—this was his provider, closer than his own father!

"Haha, alright. Happy cooperation."

Luo Wen smiled and patted Zhou Huayang on the shoulder.

One could imagine that as Zhou Huayang earned more and more money, his standing within the Zhou Family would rise sharply.

By then, the Zhou Family would become Luo Wen's shield for selling grain in the Swallowed Star world.

The Zhou Family was indeed no great behemoth, but it had more than enough influence to protect a rice business.

Luo Wen actually had other, better options.

But he found them too troublesome.

Once you had enough money, it was merely a number.

Strength was what truly mattered.

There was no need to fuss over such minor gains and losses.

At most, in a few more years, once his strength reached the Planetary Level, these Earth currencies would be nothing more than numbers to him.

Zhou Huayang grinned throughout the process, shouting instructions to the drivers and workers as they hauled the rice away load by load.

At the same time, Luo Wen's bank account gained another 35 million Chinese Yuan.

Including the 200,000 Chinese Yuan left over from selling the watches, he now had a total of 35.2 million Chinese Yuan in his bank account.

He had gotten rich overnight.

Luo Wen had also arranged with Zhou Huayang for him to come pick up another load a week later.

The reason for the one-week interval was to give Zhou Huayang and the grain and oil merchants he had contacted time to clear their inventory.

Dumping too much rice onto the market at once would only cause rice prices to plummet, which would not be a good thing.

In one week, Zhou Huayang could sell the rice to other forces, or even to other base cities.

"I have more than 30 million Chinese Yuan on hand now. I can first purchase a batch of Level 1 to Level 3 Kroll Alloy and get the alloy company up and running."

Luo Wen arrived at the apartment he had rented beside the Limit Martial Hall and pondered.

He had just asked Zhou Huayang about it.

Level 1 Kroll Alloy cost 50,000 Chinese Yuan per kilogram.

Level 2 Kroll Alloy cost 50,000 Chinese Yuan per kilogram.

Level 3 Kroll Alloy cost 40,000 Chinese Yuan per kilogram.

Among them, Level 2 Kroll Alloy had hardness comparable to Diamond. It possessed all the advantages of steel while also having Diamond's hardness. Level 2 Kroll Alloy would definitely be fiercely sought after by all the major forces in the Marvel world.

Therefore, Level 2 Kroll Alloy would certainly be a bestseller.

Luo Wen silently calculated and decided to first purchase 1,000 kilograms of Level 2 Kroll Alloy and 200 kilograms of Level 3 Kroll Alloy.

That came to exactly 23 million Chinese Yuan.

That much Kroll Alloy was enough for him to hold an exhibition.

Once he sold this batch of Kroll Alloy, he would become rich overnight in the Marvel world.