[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mercenary-s-war":3,"chapter-mercenary-s-war-mercenary-s-war-chapter-460":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mercenary’s War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1612900,2077,"Chapter 460 - 460 Four Hundred Fifty-Seven Jewelry","mercenary-s-war-chapter-460",460,"\u003Cp>460: Chapter Four Hundred Fifty-Seven: Jewelry 460: Chapter Four Hundred Fifty-Seven: Jewelry Experts estimated the price to be between $14 million and $18 million, however, this price included all the top-grade emeralds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with Gao Yang and his colleagues having taken three quarters of the top-grade emeralds, being able to sell for $15 million was quite an achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one thought occupied Gao Yang’s mind, “This is already $15 million, I can’t ask for more, let’s agree to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salo uttered his bottom line, while Ivan still looked at Gao Yang with a troubled face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a great deal of internal struggle, Ivan finally said to Gao Yang, “Sir, Salo is my friend, and I trust him a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he says these two big stones are not worth $10 million, then they truly are not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t understand emeralds very well, maybe we really got it wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deliberately hesitating for a moment, Gao Yang finally nodded and said, “I trust you, if you say it’s good, then it’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, Salo’s expression relaxed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t afraid of sellers who knew the business; he was afraid of those who knew nothing yet thought what they brought was a treasure beyond price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Salo encountered a seller who was clueless and stubborn about the price, he usually chose to let them go play on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seller Ivan brought had a pile of emeralds; if Salo could acquire them, it would indeed be a huge profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he really didn’t want to give up on this deal, and he had to patiently haggle with Gao Yang, offering a price above the market value to try to close the sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salo thought the result of his persistence was not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan and the big seller he brought finally agreed to the deal, which considerably improved Salo’s mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Salo was about to suggest they celebrate the deal’s completion, Ivan suddenly reached out, sifted through the second-grade emeralds on the table, and while smiling, said, “The rest on the table are yours, $15 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll take a few emeralds to make some jewelry; I presume you have no objections?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are none, then we can announce the completion of this deal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salo watched Ivan take seven or eight emeralds from the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were second-grade, together they were worth three to five hundred thousand dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salo definitely didn’t want to let Ivan take them but was even less willing to lose a larger deal over a smaller one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salo magnanimously waved his hand, saying, “Of course, take them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to make jewelry, you can have it done in my shop for free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan laughed and replied, “Forget it, my friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knows your shop is just a front, and your craftsmen’s skills are not that great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d rather find a better craft shop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shrugging his shoulders, Salo said, “Well, if you’re looking for a better craft shop to make some jewelry, turn right out of my shop, the corner shop is Patrick & Sons Emerald Processing Shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have good skills, the best on this street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the processing fee is a bit higher, you won’t mind that, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Salo stood up and reached out his hand to Ivan, saying, “If there’s nothing else, then let’s conclude this deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>$15 million, all in cash, I have already prepared it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan shook hands with Salo, and after Gao Yang did the same, the deal was formally completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, Salo had his men pull over three large suitcases and place them on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the suitcases, they revealed bundles of hundred-dollar bills inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salo extended his hand and said, “Check it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five million per case, fifty thousand per bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single US dollar will be missing, buddy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You insisted on a cash payment, which really made me go to great lengths to find these bills.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan laughed and said, “I trust you, no need to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s time for us to say goodbye, see you, my friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang gave a signal with his eyes, and the people standing behind him stepped forward to repack the suitcases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suitcases had wheels, so dragging them wasn’t too strenuous, but suitcases filled with five million in cash were truly heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When going downstairs, it took two people to carry one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Salo’s shop and getting back into the car parked at the front, Gao Yang finally let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he gave Ivan a hefty pat on the shoulder and laughed, “Buddy, I’m impressed with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought these gems would sell for at most nine million US dollars; I didn’t expect to get fifteen million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan laughed heartily and said, “Negotiation requires a bit of strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, out of the fifteen million, two million are mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll split the remaining thirteen million, six hundred fifty thousand US dollars each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need cash for some things now, but if you don’t need the cash, I can transfer your share to your account right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Ivan took out an emerald from his pocket and said, “Here, you and Little Fly don’t need to spend money to buy this anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emerald Ivan took out was the one he had just grabbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t the highest quality, it was still very good stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan’s grab had saved Gao Yang and Ivan at least three to five hundred thousand US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan was generous, and Gao Yang didn’t stand on ceremony with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the gem, he couldn’t help but give Ivan another hearty pat and laughed, “Thanks, man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time I really need to negotiate with someone, I’ll definitely come to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sharing a laugh, Ivan told the driver to head straight to the corner of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finding the Patrick & Sons shop Salo had mentioned, Ivan told the driver to stop and said, “Let’s go, it’s time to make jewelry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting out of the car, Gao Yang went to the front of the other car and shouted, “Anyone who needs jewelry should come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golov and Frey definitely needed it, and since Bruce had just hooked up with Lucica, he surely had to make a set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for everyone else, they didn’t have a need for jewelry—after all, even if they made it, they had no one to give it to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan had swindled Salo out of seven lower-quality emeralds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a free score, so there was no need to talk about forking over more money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all brothers; whoever needed them would get them, fair and square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruce and Lucica together had four top-quality emeralds, so they didn’t need more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golov was giving to Catherine and Adele, so he took two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey also took two, and as for Gao, he had to gladly accept the remaining three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no helping it; he had the most people to give to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao’s plan was to make all four top-quality emeralds into jewelry: two sets for his mother and two for Yelena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering his future mother-in-law, Natalia, had been very kind to him, not giving her a set wouldn’t be right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had to show his appreciation to Catherine and Adele too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the shop, confirming the grade of the gems, weighing them, selecting the jewelry designs, deciding on what auxiliary materials to use, and making a written agreement on how damages would be compensated among other complex procedures, all that was left was to determine when to pick up the finished jewelry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(To be continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote and support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your support is my greatest motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1303,"2026-06-06T10:19:38.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","9b1029af8af757971994d1a7b55d8b596d46d3b1cbd1f1ed5450e451d4ab246d","mercenary-s-war-chapter-461","mercenary-s-war-chapter-459",2343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmercenary-s-war-cover.jpg"]