Hearing George's words, the bystanders attracted by a bag of George's treasure were pressed against the outside of the merchant, and they shouted in surprise.
And some of the daring and quick-witted ones had turned and left, preparing to gather their belongings and explore the mountain.
Such incidents were not the first. When a small team of soldiers from Snowman City was sent to clear out the lookout tower bandits, some valuable items were left behind because they couldn't carry everything.
The quick-witted residents of the town immediately went up the mountain to pull down those left things.
Although not much was sold, it was still equivalent to half a month's income from normal farming.
This time, not only the bandits, but even the undead inside the ancient grave of the barren slope were cleared out. It is certain that more valuable items were left behind.
If you run fast enough, you might even manage to get rich quickly.
No one is dumb. After seeing someone leave, everyone immediately realized this opportunity for wealth and started calling their friends, preparing to go up the mountain together.
"A total value of 100,000 Sapphire!"
Pathus evaluated each item one by one and finally reported the total value of this bag of treasures, which made everyone bite their tongue.
"Add the reward of 3,000 Sapphire for the Golden Dragon Claws, it totals to 10,300 Sapphire, which should be enough for the short term."
George calculated in his heart and nodded in approval, accepting Pathus' quote.
He knew that there was some room for negotiation in this price. If he took them to Snowman City and sold them one by one, he could make as much as two or thirty thousand.
Dealing with those nobles who have a passion for and research into the culture of the Ancient Nord era, the selling price would be even higher.
But for him, there was no need for that.
With his strength, making money was too easy for him.
Whether it's finding an Ancient Nord tomb to loot or targeting a well-known bandit gang, renegade camp, or vampire castle, it's all too easy for him.
He could earn tens of thousands of Sapphire within a few hours.
Moreover, he was running a business, and making money was precisely what he aimed to do.
When you're a hardworking worker, haggling over a 200 yuan pair of shoes with the boss for tens of minutes, and finally getting it for 150 yuan, feels like a victory.
But when you are the wealthiest person in the world, would you still haggle over a 200 yuan pair of shoes with the boss?
If the boss is in a good mood and makes you feel well taken care of, buying a 200 yuan pair of shoes and giving another 200 yuan as a tip is quite normal.
Compared to the boss of the Riverwood Town, Pathus, George is almost as rich as a world's wealthiest person.
Pathus, who was waiting for George to haggle over the price, was also taken aback when George accepted his own quote without hesitation.
His face then revealed a look of surprise.
"All right, but I don't have that much on me right now. I need two hours to raise the money."
Ten thousand three hundred Sapphire is not a small sum.
As the boss of the trading shop, most of his money has been turned into goods in the store, and he doesn't have much working capital on hand.
But that's not a problem. He can borrow money from the blacksmith Alvo, the sawmill boss Gordo, and Delfin from the Sleeping Giant Inn.
The assets of the three people are not much less than his own, as long as he adds a little interest, it will be easy to borrow.
And the ten thousand Ancient Nord treasures, he can make a profit of twenty thousand after several months, not to mention that if he's patient and waits for the buyers, he can sell even more.
"I happen to want to see what's in your store as well; there might be something I need."
George nodded again, not in a hurry for those two hours.
"Mr. George, please take your time to look around. Any items you're interested in, I'll give you a 30% discount."
Pathus quickly waved to his sister, who was still in a daze over there:
"Kalila, introduce the items in the store to Mr. George. I'll go raise the money!"
After realizing what was happening, Kalila quickly put down the broom, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she took her brother's place and looked at George.
"I didn't expect you to be so capable!"
It's not just capable, it's super capable.
She had heard adventurers boast about their experiences in the tavern, like killing three or five undead all by themselves, which was already impressive.
But the Mr. George in front of her not only wiped out the bandit nest but also solved all the undead in the ancient grave of the barren waterfall.
She felt that George was probably as capable as the comrades of the Warpath.
If George could read Kalila's thoughts with his psychic abilities, he might think internally:
"As you're not an adventurer now, seeing me like a grasshopper looking up at the moon, if you were to become an adventurer, seeing me as a tiny ant compared to the sky."
Warpath? Even all of Warpath combined wouldn't stand a chance against him.
"I've told you, I do have a bit of confidence in my own abilities."
George smiled and blinked, taking the list of items for sale in the general store from Kalila's hand.
He wanted to see if the store had any magical books he could buy and study on his own.
As a mage, constantly fighting with one's own body is just not elegant enough.
Moreover, if he wants to join the Winterfell College, it seems he needs a certain level of magical foundation, or they wouldn't accept him.
By the way, he also bought two decent outfits. The clothes of this doppelganger were too cheap and did not match his status.
Finally, he bought a set of all the ordinary books in the store as well. Through these books, he could gain a more detailed understanding of this world.
With Kalila's help, George quickly found what he needed and packed it up. He sat down and chatted with her while sipping tea.
Mostly, it was Kalila who asked the questions, and George answered casually.
In less than two hours, Pathus returned to the trading post with ten large silver bills.
What George didn't expect was that there were similar institutions to banks in the world of ancient scrolls.
Since there were no banks in the game world, all items were carried by themselves, or given to followers and placed on horses.
The banks here are established by imperial merchants, and the ten large silver bills that Pathus exchanged, each worth 10,000 Sapphire, can be exchanged in banks across all provinces and cities in the empire.
Even the forces of Storm's Blade, which are currently at war with the empire, can still exchange them normally.
"Two thousand five hundred Sapphire."
He took the ten large silver bills and then calculated the cost of the books and clothes he had bought, after applying the 30% discount.
Finally, Pathus handed George another 500 Sapphire.
Saying goodbye to the tearful Kalila, George picked up his things and went to the caravan of Riverwood Town.
Nice, it's not just the big cities like Snowman City, Lonely City, and Wind Vane City that have carriage yards.
In this world, every city and town has carriage yards and can rent horses and carriages. They are relatively safe.
Because the carriage yard itself also has accompanying guards.
Without sharing a carriage with anyone else, George spent 200 Sapphire to hire a carriage all for himself, which carried him and his purchased books towards Snowman City to the north.
When passing through the bridge and crossroads, George brought along Avell, who was waiting there.
It takes five days to travel to Snowman City by carriage. He could exactly enjoy the scenery along the way and finish reading all the books he bought.
