58. The Great Merchant Bert of the West Region

in business, everyone is always looking for opportunities to make money. It's no surprise when people have valuable things to sell.

However, Odover was still a bit upset, so he ignored the other party and sped up the carriage.

Bert sat in his luxurious carriage, surrounded by thick blankets, until his men told him they had just passed Odover.

Bert wasn't bothered. He ordered his men to speed up and sent someone to gather information about the foreign nobleman rumored to be from the far east.

During the journey, Bert had heard many stories about this young nobleman. People said he was kind, had once saved a dying baby girl, and brought magical goods from the far east that the Stark family in Winterfell loved.

Bert wasn't interested in the rumors. All he cared about was whether this nobleman had enough magical goods. He planned to buy a large amount and sell them back in the west for a profit.

He even brought several carriages for the purpose.

When Bert's convoy arrived at the market town, his men gave him some useful information. Two things stood out: the nobleman, Jason East, was buying natural gold nuggets at high prices, and his store had new products – something called "soap."

Bert, curious, stayed at the largest inn in town. He couldn't head back to the west yet, so he decided to wait until morning.

That night, after a bath using soap bought from Jason Liu's store, Bert felt refreshed. The greasy, sweaty smell was gone, replaced by a strong floral fragrance, making him quite happy. It seemed the rumors were true—this soap was indeed high quality.

After putting on a new, fancy outfit, Bert, along with his men, went straight to Jason Liu's store.

Introducing himself as a wealthy merchant from Golden Tooth City in the west, Bert was warmly welcomed by Jason Liu. Jason saw Bert as an important client, even better than Odover, since he could supply more gold.

Jason invited Bert to sit and chat. As expected, Bert was there to buy goods.

Jason assured Bert that his store had plenty of stock. But Jason also asked something he was particularly interested in: "Can you get natural gold nuggets in the west, Bert? I'm willing to pay the same price as pure gold for them!"

"Are you serious?" Bert asked, still finding the offer strange even though his men had told him about it.

In the past, Bert would have laughed at anyone offering to buy gold with impurities at the same price as pure gold. He would've thought the person was a fool. But now, hearing Jason Liu say it seriously, he couldn't believe it was really happening.

Jason explained that the people from his homeland preferred natural gold nuggets over pure gold. Bert nodded, pretending to agree, but secretly thought it was ridiculous.

Despite his doubts, Bert saw a business opportunity. Gold mines in the west often overlooked natural gold nuggets, but now he realized they could be valuable.

"Sir, I'll contact families in the Western Region to gather natural gold nuggets for you. Just buy them from me at the price you mentioned," Bert said smartly.

"Of course, no problem!" Jason Liu was thrilled. This was a win-win deal for both of them.

After finalizing the gold deal, Bert showed off his wealth by placing a massive order: 2,000 gel pens, 20,000 refills, over 10,000 sheets of A4 paper, 2,000 bars of soap, and 30,000 bars of soap.

This was the largest order Jason Liu had ever received, totaling nearly 300 gold dragons—more than all the money he had made previously.

Jon, who was helping with the bookkeeping, was stunned. He knew Jason Liu's shop made a lot of money, but this 300-gold-dragon deal was unbelievable.

Jason's 10 guards and Bert's 20 men spent a long time loading Bert's carriages with the goods.

After sending Bert off, Jason was excited. The store still had over 5,700 gel pens, fewer than 60,000 refills, 5,800 bars of soap, and nearly 50,000 bars of soap left in stock. But all the A4 paper had been sold out.

Feeling the need to restock, Jason Liu returned home that night with 100 gold dragon coins and contacted Boss Wang from Hengli Gold Store.

Although Jason didn't want to sell more gold coins initially, he needed money to buy more goods. So, he reached out to Boss Wang again.

Boss Wang was thrilled to hear Jason was selling gold coins again. He invited Jason for dinner, but Jason declined.

Upon meeting, Boss Wang examined the 100 gold dragon coins with a magnifying glass and was delighted to find they had good collectible value, just like last time.

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