Chapter 10 Act V - 2

At this time, the call came again. Lawrence hurriedly looked at the street vendor, and he found that the wooden sign for waiting to buy with the abnormally highest value had been removed at some point. That is, pyrite was sold at this highest value. Moreover, the voice was not raised for this matter. For pyrites of various shapes, the wooden cards marked with the highest value were all removed, and the number of wooden cards waiting to be bought decreased. This means that someone has sold a considerable amount of pyrite. Lawrence swallowed the anxiety that was similar to vomiting, and desperately searched for Amati.

Amati is not in front of the vendor. Not anywhere near that either. Lawrence found Amati again among the crowd. Amati was staring at the vendor with surprised eyes. No, it wasn't Amati who sold it. Lawrence didn't have time to feel at ease about this, the new waiting to buy wooden signs were immediately placed on the price board in second order, and the voices resounded from the crowd again. People here must have some stock of pyrite, and they're watching for when to buy and sell.At this moment, the sale of pyrite began to have a big movement, which must have brought their considerations into a new situation.

That said, maybe now is the time to sell. A planned mass sale of pyrite might be possible: an idea that made Lawrence almost give up rekindled hope. "But..." Lawrence immediately changed his mind like a timid rabbit. Lawrence couldn't even guess what Holo was thinking or where he was going, let alone want to understand people's hearts easily.It's too dangerous to think so comfortably. Still, there is hope— Lawrence couldn't help thinking. Expectations, suspicions, assumptions, and facts tugged at Lawrence's thoughts like four claws, shattering his thoughts.

If Holo the Wise Wolf was by her side at this time, what would she say? Lawrence couldn't help but think so hopelessly. Lawrence felt that even if Holo just gave opinions casually, he would make a decision based on Holo's words. It was because he trusted Holo. At this very moment—"That..." At the same time as the voice came, Lawrence's clothes were pulled. Lawrence turned around as if being bounced away, expecting the arrogant girl to appear before him. However, the one standing in front of him was a young man, and after a closer look, he realized that it was Rand.

"Uh, Mr. Lawrence, may I excuse you?" Rand seemed taken aback by Lawrence's rather alarming speed of turning around, but he immediately wore an expression of urgency. Lawrence felt a little nervous. After looking around, he put his face closer to Rand, who was a little shorter than him, and nodded. "A customer came to the store and said he wanted to pay for the wheat in ore." Lawrence immediately understood what Mark meant.What he means is that if Lawrence is willing to buy it in cash, he will accept the customer's request "how much?" Mark specially sent a young man to inform him that the amount would not be too small.

Lawrence swallowed, waiting for Rand to answer.Rand said, "Two hundred and fifty." Regarding this unexpected situation, Lawrence gritted his teeth, trying not to let himself cry out. Although Lawrence was abandoned by the wolf god who controlled the harvest, the goddess of luck did not abandon him. Lawrence stuffed the small sack that Amati gave him into Rand's hand on the spot and said, "Act as soon as possible!" Rand nodded like a special envoy who received a secret order, and then ran out. The price of pyrite continues to fluctuate. The number on the waiting to buy wooden sign has changed drastically, from which it can be seen that the price will not continue to rise all the way.

You can tell at a glance that selling and buying are pushing each other and competing with each other. At the current price, people who think it's okay to sell will start selling their stocks, while those who expect the price to rise will buy. Lawrence would sometimes see Amati's figure appearing at the other end of the crowd, and he thought that Amati must be spying on him as well. Moreover, the reason why Amati didn't sell the pyrite immediately, but spied on Lawrence and the vendors was probably because he still couldn't raise a thousand silver coins. "No." Lawrence thought to himself.

Maybe Amati has already raised a thousand silver coins, and he is considering that in this volatile atmosphere, if he sells the pyrite in his hand, if he is not careful, it may cause the price to rise before all of them are sold. plummeted. Because Amati signed a credit sales contract with Lawrence, in case of a price shock, this contract will cause Amati to suffer a huge loss. Not only that, but there is an important fact. The pyrite worth 500 silver coins held by Amati is not a spot, but a certificate. Although it's a tradable certificate, you won't be able to pick it up in stock until this evening.

The price of pyrite has fluctuated, and its price is no longer rising all the way, but may turn to fall. If you plan to sell such a certificate, what reaction will you get? There is a time gap between cash and goods transactions in credit sales. In an atmosphere where prices are likely to fall, a credit sales certificate that requires payment in advance on the basis of future delivery as a guarantee is like a ghost card with a smiling witch on it. If the market does go down, the last person holding this joke card will be on the road to bankruptcy. The slow-acting toxin that Lawrence had hoped for from the sale of credit had its effect.

Amati looked around desperately. He must be looking for Holo. He must have been looking for Holo, who had guessed Lawrence's intentions and offered him advice. In the atmosphere where the wind direction is about to change, even the offensive and defensive situation is brewing a major reversal. If Lawrence didn't launch an attack at this moment, it would be tantamount to letting the once-in-a-lifetime miracle slip away in vain. People flocked in front of the ore merchant's stall, and the wooden signs on the price boards were constantly being replaced. Lawrence clenched the pyrite in his arms, anxiously waiting for Rand to come back the next moment.

It doesn't take much time to go from here to Mark's vendor and back again. At this moment—“Someone bought it!” Such voices resounded all over the place. Someone must have yelled out of excitement. At this moment, as if trying to stabilize the swaying hull of the ship, the surrounding air began to blow in the same direction. Someone bought a large amount of pyrite, which is a sign that the price will rise again. Such expectations made people's originally wavering emotions return to stability. Rand still hasn't returned. As time passed, the atmosphere at the scene gradually stabilized. However, taking advantage of the decrease in the number of people waiting to buy, Lawrence may be able to sell a large amount of the pyrite in his hand to sweep away the atmosphere. In this way, even if it is only for a moment, the wooden sign waiting to be bought may be removed. At this moment, the act of selling in large quantities should have enormous influence. Lawrence took action. He walked through the crowd, took out the sack from his arms and stood in front of the vendor. "I want to sell!" Under everyone's attention, Lawrence threw the sack in front of the vendor owner. The boss and the boy who was helping him froze for a moment, then started to work. The act of dropping stones on the soon-to-be-calm lake had an effect. After the surveying work was quickly completed, the boys with the wooden waiting signs in their hands ran away from the stalls in order to hand over the pyrite to the customers. Lawrence immediately got what he deserved. He didn't check the amount carefully, so he grabbed the cash and rushed into the crowd again. When rushing into the crowd, Lawrence caught a glimpse of Amati's sad face. Lawrence felt no sympathy, nor did he feel that Amati deserved it. His mind was preoccupied with his own business and purpose. Lawrence sold all the pyrite in his hand, and he had to wait for supplies before he could take advantage of the victory to pursue. Why haven't Rand and Diana's men come yet? If Diana sent four hundred pieces of pyrite at this time, the market would definitely reverse. This is a fork in the road of fate. At this time, a voice came. "Mr. Lawrence." Rand, whose forehead was covered with sweat, called Lawrence among the crowd, and Lawrence immediately ran to Rand and accepted the bag he handed out. The bag contained pyrite worth two hundred and fifty silver pieces. Lawrence hesitated.He hesitated whether he should go to the street vendor to sell the pyrite in his hand again, or wait for Diana's men to come to make full preparations. At this moment, Lawrence couldn't help cursing himself. Didn't you just give up hope on Diana's side? The negotiation time has been extended for so long, and at this moment, I still think that Diana will send the pyrite as she wished, which is too good to think about. That being the case, Lawrence could only give it a go at this moment. So he turned around, ready to run out quickly. The sudden cheers made Lawrence stop. "Oh oh oh oh oh oh!" The crowd blocked Lawrence's view, preventing him from grasping what was going on. However, the moment Lawrence heard the cheers, Lawrence felt the intuition of the businessman who wanted to scream and run away, telling him that the worst was happening. Lawrence pushed through the crowd, and managed to come to a position where he could see the price boards of the vendors. He couldn't help but want to praise himself for not falling to his knees on the spot. The highest value on the price board is updated. The price of pyrite has stabilized. At the next moment of stabilization, the guys who judged that the movement just now was just a temporary market fluctuation seemed to all start to place orders to buy. The wooden cards waiting to be bought are hung next to the wooden cards with the highest value like a raging wave. Lawrence barely controlled the nausea, and he was forced to decide whether to sell the pyrite in his hand again. Maybe if you act now, you still have a chance to succeed. No, it would be a wise decision to wait for the outcome of Diana's negotiations now. In any case, the quantity that Diana negotiated was pyrite worth 400 silver coins yesterday, and these quantities may have exceeded the value of 500 silver coins by now. As long as these quantities can be obtained, plus the quantity in hand, they can be sold in large quantities again. When Lawrence put his hope on such a small possibility, he saw Amati, who had changed her flustered attitude and regained her composure, walking towards the vendor. Amati must be planning to sell the pyrite. It is not known if he intends to sell the full amount. Even if he didn't know Amati's plan, it was obvious that he planned to exchange some of the pyrite for cash.It is believed that Amati herself has also noticed the slow-acting toxin.In this case, he should be planning to deal with the pyrite in the certificate part first. Why didn't Diana's men show up yet?Can't you get God's favor? Lawrence cried out in his heart. "Is this Mr. Lawrence?" Desperate Lawrence thought he had heard wrong. "It's Mr. Lawrence, right?" A small man stood beside Lawrence.The man covered more than half of his face with cloth, only showing a pair of eyes, making it hard to guess whether it was a girl or a boy. This person is Rand. In this way, it means that this person is the person Lawrence has been looking forward to for a long time. "Miss Diana wants me to send you a message." The other party's pale green eyes emitted a calm light, which had nothing to do with the abnormal atmosphere permeating here. The mysterious aura it exudes makes it hard for people not to guess that he is a messenger sent from heaven. In other words, maybe a miracle is just around the corner. "The content of the message is that the negotiation failed." Lawrence paused for a second. "what?" "Miss Diana said that the other party still refused to sell. She said she was sorry for disappointing your expectations." The clear and smooth voice relayed it as if announcing death. The final result turned out to be like this. The so-called despair does not mean that there is no hope at the beginning. It's the tiny hopes that are crushed at the end that turn into despair. Lawrence couldn't answer. Diana's subordinates seemed to understand that Lawrence would have such a reaction, so he quietly turned around without saying anything. Lawrence couldn't help but overlap the figure of Holo, who had disappeared into the crowd like a phantom, with the figure of Holo who had left in the Pazio underground sewer. Lawrence looked at the vendor's price board like an old knight in rusty armor. The number of people waiting to buy has returned to the original number, and the market is showing an upward trend again. Although people can follow the market trend, but only gods can control the market. Lawrence remembered a famous quote from a merchant. If luck lasts longer, the merchant becomes a god. I don't know how much pyrite was exchanged for cash, Amati returned from the front of the vendor to the outside of the human wall with a calm expression. Lawrence thought that Amati would cast a proud look of victory, but he never looked at Lawrence. This means that someone must have appeared in front of Amati's line of sight. Holo returned to Amati's side. "Mr. Lawrence?" It was Rand who spoke to Lawrence.Holo was talking to Amati, but she never looked in this direction. "Oh, sorry...this time...that, thank you for your hard work." "Huh? No, it won't be hard..." "Can you tell Mark for me? Tell him the plan has failed." As soon as Lawrence said it, he realized that it was so easy to admit defeat. Even though the plan failed, from a businessman's point of view, Lawrence got quite good results, which is really ironic. Lawrence still has the pyrite in his hand, as long as he buys some more to make up the quantity and hand it over to Amati in the evening, and then subtract it from the price he got from selling the pyrite just now, he will definitely get some benefits generated calculation results. Not only that, Lawrence can also get a thousand silver coins from Amati, which can be said to be the result of a fortune. For a businessman, making a fortune without expectations is undoubtedly the most joyful thing, but now Lawrence feels empty in his heart. Rand's eyes wandered in the air, looking at a loss. When Lawrence was about to pay him, the first side of his eyes showed self-will. "Mr. Lawrence." Rand's serious expression made Lawrence stop holding a few silver coins. "You...are you going to give up?" When Lawrence was still an apprentice, if he wanted to express his opinion to his master, he had to be determined to be beaten. Presumably Rand also has such determination.His left eyelid trembled, as if he was afraid that the other party would throw a fist at some point. "The master always told me that businessmen should not give up easily." Seeing Lawrence retracting the hand that handed out the silver coin, Rand shrank his shoulders in fright. Even so, Rand still didn't look away. He is serious about making comments. "The master always said that the God of Wealth and Wealth will not favor a guy who can only pray, but will favor a person who stalks and refuses to give up." Lawrence had no objection to these words. However, this time he wasn't out to make money. "Mr. Lawrence." Rand looked straight at Lawrence. Lawrence glanced at Holo, then turned his gaze back to Rand. "I... fell in love with Ms. Holo when we first met. However, the master told me..." The excellent apprentice of the wheat merchant who always silently completes the tasks assigned to him, regains his innocent boyish expression. "If you say such things in front of Mr. Lawrence, you will definitely be beaten hard." Rand said as if he was about to cry.After Lawrence smiled lightly, he raised his fist. "scare……" Rand gasped. Lawrence lightly touched Rand's cheek with his fist, and then said with a smile, "Yes, I wanted to beat you up, really hard." After Lawrence finished speaking with a smile, he couldn't help but feel like crying. Rand should be about ten years younger than Lawrence. But Lawrence felt that his current appearance was no different from that of Rand. "Damn it." Lawrence scolded himself in his heart. In front of Holo, it seemed that everyone would turn into a boy with a sore nose. Lawrence shook his head. A stalker who won't give up? Even though this sentence sounded ridiculous, it made Lawrence feel a devilish charm, and he couldn't help but look up at the sky. The words uttered by a boy who was ten years younger than him made the swirl of smears formed by assumptions and suspicions in Lawrence's mind disappear. That's right! Now that they have reached this point, the remaining interests in their hands are just evidence of defeat, and it would not be a pity to lose these interests at all. In this case, it shouldn't hurt to think about all the situations wishfully and take one last action. Important things don't have to be acquired through hard work. It wasn't long before Mark had pointed out Lawrence like that. Lauren used his proud memory to find the material that could organize his thoughts. And the main axis of this thought was something that Lawrence hadn't thought of until just now. "The ones who stalk and refuse to give up are often unbelievably optimistic guys who observe things with hope." Rand now had an expression appropriate for his age.This is even cuter than the young man who always completes the tasks assigned to him, and even completes the tasks that have not been assigned. Presumably Mark must love him as if he were his own child. "Businessmen do business by planning, predicting the future, and comparing it with the facts. You understand that?" Even when he heard off-topic topics, Rand still nodded obediently. "If you sell that item, it will become like this, and if you buy this item, it will become like that. It is also important to assume that." Seeing Rand nod again, Lawrence moved closer to his face and said, "Honestly, 'what if' this thing can be conceived as you please.Therefore, if you think too much, you will be confused at once, and you will start to feel that every business is full of risks.At this time, in order not to be confused, you must let yourself have an indicator, which is the only necessity for a businessman. " The boy Rand replied with a slightly businessman's expression, "Yes." “Even the wildest assumptions are an indicator as long as they are trustworthy.” Lawrence picked up his head, then closed his eyes. "Perhaps...you should believe it." Lawrence thought, "Stop messing around." At the same time, he couldn't help laughing at himself. Even though he was skeptical, Lawrence looked at Holo's figure with almost certainty. Maybe Holo's outfit hinted at this possibility. Even though this possibility cannot be easily believed, as long as he tries to verify it, Lawrence still feels that it is very possible. However, to realize this possibility, there must be a prerequisite. That was something that Lawrence never thought of, that is, Holo did not abandon Lawrence's prerequisite. Still thinking about this kind of thing until now, it can be said that he is a guy who is completely stalking and refuses to give up, so he has an optimistic view. Even so, Lawrence still thinks that it is more meaningful to have such an optimistic view of things now than to think about the plan that might stop Amati.Because he found the possibility to make the dream come true. Lawrence didn't know how Mark told Rand that Rand was willing to assist him. However, Lawrence believed that Rand's words of liking Holo should be sincere. Lawrence credited Rand with having the courage to speak out in front of him.At least when the positions were switched, Lawrence didn't dare to assert that he would have such courage. In this case, Lawrence must at least show the reserve and courage of a businessman who refuses to give up lightly, otherwise he will not be able to stand firm in front of Rand. After Lawrence patted Rand's shoulder lightly, he took a deep breath and said, "After I went to the vendor to sell the ore, help me spread the rumors you told me." Rand's face glowed, and he nodded with his boyish expression. "Master gave it to you." With that said, Lawrence was about to turn around, but gave up again. Although Rand's eyes said what he wanted to ask, it was Lawrence who asked the question. "Do you believe in God?" Looking at the stunned Rand, Lawrence only said "Second father gave it to you" and walked away. Lawrence had pyrite worth two hundred and fifty silver coins.After roughly calculating the amount of waiting to buy written on the price board of the street vendor, it has exceeded 400 pieces.Even if you sell all the pyrite in your hand, you can't expect any effect. However, it will definitely have an effect.As long as you think right, it will definitely produce results.Lawrence turned his head only once, and his gaze fell to Holo who was standing beside Amati. He thought, as long as a moment is enough.As long as Holo is willing to look this way, that's enough. And then—Lawrence stood in front of the vendor.The frenzy of placing orders had come to an end at this time, and the vendors had recovered a little calm. Seeing Lawrence who came to sell iron ore again, the boss showed a "huh?" expression, followed by a smile.That expression seemed to say: "It seems that you have made a lot of money." Even though there was no conversation, Lawrence couldn't help but nodded.He thought to himself that he would have to earn more next time. Lawrence handed over the bag of pyrite that Rand gave him in front of his boss, and threw out a short sentence: "I want to sell." As many times as there are transactions, there are as many times as handling fees. The boss nodded with a smile on his face, but in the next second, he was stunned. Lawrence closed his eyes and smiled. The indicator in Lawrence's mind was correct. "Shopkeeper, these are also for sale." The sound came from even Lawrence's nostalgia. Then, with a heavy thud, a bag twice the size of Lawrence's bag appeared before his eyes. Lawrence looked aside, and saw Holo's expression on the verge of jumping forward to bite. "Big ass." After hearing this, Lawrence smiled without any other intention and said, "I'm sorry." After the boss was in a daze, he immediately ordered the young man to remove all the wooden signs waiting to buy from the price board at once. The two bags add up to at least 650 pieces of pyrite. Because what Holo brought was pyrite before the price rose slightly, the amount must be even higher now.It was none other than Holo who bought the pyrite from Diana. In other words, the two of them sold pyrite ore worth nearly a thousand pieces. I am afraid that the current buying momentum can no longer make the market continue to rise. Lawrence took down a white feather pinned to Holo's robe and said, "Isn't she a mature beauty unlike someone else?" Holo punched Lawrence in the side. But her hand did not leave. Lawrence felt that this alone was enough. Pushed by the murderous crowd behind him, Lawrence would never let go of Holo's hand. However, I really want to show off to Amati. He couldn't help but smile wryly at the thought of being so childish to himself.