Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2170 The richest man in the oil city, this time he takes off!

"What a pity, what a pity!"

The fifth brother, Ge Xiang, looked at the broken pottery jar on the ground with a look of regret in his eyes.

The earthenware jars of liquor in front of them were covered with red cloth, but each jar had been cracked by the cold weather.

This location, at a relatively high altitude, escaped torrential rains and floods, but not the cold and natural disasters.

If those doors to the cave storage room hadn't been opened, given the cave's natural temperature regulation (warm in winter and cool in summer) and the fact that the wine was stored so deep, it's highly likely they wouldn't have cracked from the cold.

They searched the area and found that all six wine jars in the sealed cave storage room had cracked from the cold.

Without exception, all the wine in the vats was gone.

Perhaps because of the spilled liquor, the ground inside the cave felt sticky, making it difficult to lift their shoes.

Outside the cave.

Fifth Brother Ge Xiang shook his head at Sha Xin: "Big Brother, it's not in Cave No. 6 either."

The series of setbacks made his murderous impulses even more intense.

"What did you just promise me?" Sha Xin asked Ling Bowen, who was squatting on the ground, looking like he was about to cry.

Ling Bowen raised his head, smiled bitterly, and said to Sha Xin:
"Brother Sha, I... I never expected things to turn out like this!"

Murderous intent took a deep breath and silently recited in his mind:
Stay calm, don't get angry, and don't stoop to his level.

A moment later, he walked toward the truck, ready to call everyone to get on and head to Tongling, the place the all-knowing scholar had mentioned.

After all, we've already come all this way, traveling hundreds of kilometers to get here.

They even brought out all the big trucks, because fuel costs are so high.

If we hadn't gone to Tongling to pick up some ore, this trip would have been a complete waste.

Sudden.

He saw the collapsed hole on the far right of the cave chamber, and an idea popped into his head.

Judging from the collapsed rocks in that cave chamber, it must have been there for quite some time.

Perhaps, that's why the cellared wine inside was preserved.

Anyway, they brought excavators and shovels with them.
"Second brother, have someone lower the excavator down and dig open that collapsed cave chamber!" Sha Xin jumped out of the vehicle and shouted to his second brother, Gu Jia, in the distance.

Gu Jia glanced at the collapsed hole, his eyes flickered, and he instantly understood the meaning of the murderous intent.

"Brother, do you think the wine in this cave storage room has been preserved?"

"Yes, do you think it's possible?" Murderous Heart countered.

Gu Jia's eyes brightened even more. "Yes, it really is possible!"

After saying that, he immediately summoned Zhang Baojin, the worker he had recruited this time.

"Zhang Baojin, drive the excavator off the truck and dig open the collapsed hole over there."

Zhang Baojin was the only worker they recruited who knew how to operate an excavator.

He was also the one who received the most points among the ten workers recruited.

With this skill, Zhang Baojin was always able to find work in the oil city, and even in the apocalypse, this skill benefited him greatly.

“Okay, Brother Gu.” Zhang Baojin stood up from the ground, patted his butt, and climbed onto the truck.

Gu Jia looked at the other workers sitting on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly:

"You guys, go and help too!"

The mini excavator was tiny and was parked on one of the trucks.

They first unloaded two iron plates from the truck, placing one end on the ground and the other end next to the truck, to build a ramp for the excavator to drive down.

Zhang Baojin was skilled and drove the mini excavator to the outside of the collapsed cave.

Boom boom boom~
The excavator started working.

The other workers weren't idle either; they took shovels and helped out from the sidelines.

Although excavators are small, they are far more efficient than manual labor.

An hour later, the collapsed cave chamber gradually came into view.

"It's connected! It's connected!" Gu Jia quickly shouted to Zhang Baojin, "Stop for a second!"

The excavator stopped immediately.

He cautiously walked to the outside of the cave and shone his flashlight inside.

The wine stored in the cave is usually hidden quite deep, and the area illuminated by the flashlight is just a passageway.

The storage method for Xuanjiu wine is quite unique, employing a small cellar storage method.

Each cellar should not be too large, as a large space would not be conducive to heat preservation and would affect the sedimentation and fermentation of the wine.

This traditional method of storing wine in earthenware jars is because the long-term storage process in earthenware jars can effectively promote the natural aging of the flavor substances in the wine, achieving the effect of removing impurities and enhancing aroma, thus making the wine taste fuller and more harmonious.

He sniffed carefully. Although there was a smell of wine in the cave chamber, it was very different from the smell of the dried wine he had just smelled.

"Brother, it looks like there's something going on here!" he shouted to Sha Xin, who was walking quickly towards him.

Kill Heart's eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace to run over.

He stopped at the entrance to the cave chamber and looked around.

I secretly said:

The cave chamber collapsed because a mudslide from the mountain rolled over here during a previous heavy rain.

"Go in and take a look. Fourth brother and fifth brother, you two stay outside and keep watch."

After saying this, he took the lead and went inside.

The second brother, Gu Jia, along with Bai Xiaosheng and Ling Bowen, quickly followed.

This is crucial to whether they can make a fortune this time!

Upon entering the cave chamber, the floor was not sticky underfoot, which made everyone feel even more that something was amiss.

Walk through the passageway and rotate to open the two central doors.

Go to the innermost part.

It was dimly lit, and the cave chamber was surrounded by stones on both sides, which were probably used to reinforce the space.

When Gu Jia shone a flashlight inside, he saw two earthenware jars for drinking white wine, covered with red cloth.

At a glance, there are at least a hundred pottery jars, and because the hole is long and narrow with a bend in the front, you can't see the end.

Upon witnessing this scene, Gu Jia exclaimed in surprise:
"Whoa whoa whoa!"

He ran over quickly, ripped off the red cloth covering the wine jar, and then removed the layers of material underneath.

A rich, intense aroma of wine wafted from the vat.

When the light shines on them, the wine has a pale yellow hue and a very clear appearance.

Extremely high quality.

"Big brother! This time we're really going to make it big!" Gu Jia's face flushed slightly, partly from excitement and partly from the intense aroma of the wine. Even before drinking it, he was already slightly tipsy.

The baijiu in this cave storage room belongs to Xuanjiu's high-end series.

It is generally divided into 10 years and 15 years.

In addition to the ten years of aging during the apocalypse, all the liquor in here has been stored in caves for at least twenty years.

Twenty-year-old wine, mellow and rich, a product of time.

Even the usually composed killer couldn't help but burst into laughter at this moment:

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad!"

He placed his hands on Bai Xiaosheng and Ling Bowen's shoulders and patted them forcefully, saying:

"You've done a great job!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Murderous intent naturally brings great strength, and in his excitement, he couldn't control his strength for a moment.

The two of them were grimacing in the photos.

But at this moment, the two of them couldn't help but laugh. So much wine, and of such high quality.

Even if they only get a few percent of the points, they'll still be rich!

"Take a look inside," Sha Xin said to the crowd.

The group then dismantled more than a dozen earthenware jars, and the liquor inside was all well preserved.

"Brother, why don't we just move these liquors out using these earthenware jars?" Gu Jia worried that removing the red cloth from all the jars and opening them would lower the quality of the liquor.

After all, unopened bottles of liquor can be sealed and stored.

Sha Xin shook his head and said:

“No, it’s hundreds of kilometers from here to the oil city, and the road is difficult to travel. These earthenware jars are very easy to crack, and the losses will be even greater.”

"Go and have the workers bring in the pipes and pump the wine, vat by vat, into the stainless steel barrels we've prepared."

“Okay.” Gu Jia was about to walk out.

Suddenly, a terrified scream came from behind: "Dead man!"

Sha Xin and the others quickly ran over.

Bai Xiaosheng retreated in terror, and in front of him was a skeleton.

How could there be someone in here?
Is it possible?
Just as his murderous intent was uncertain, Ling Bowen suddenly said:
"This person should be my friend. I saw that he was wearing a gold ring on his right finger, so it should be him."

Ling Bowen's words confirmed the suspicion that he intended to kill.

He looked at the skeleton on the ground and said:
"Clean up this skeleton, and later find a place outside the cave to bury it and erect a tombstone."

We were able to find this cave chamber thanks to him telling you.

Ling Bowen nodded, his eyes filled with sighs as he looked at the skeleton.

He thought to himself: Brother, thank you.

The group began to move about.

Ling Bowen wrapped the skeleton in cloth, afraid of missing any bones.

He had Zhang Baojin help him dig a pit outside the cave chamber using an excavator.

Then they placed the skeleton down and filled the area with soil.

The outdoor location of the cave offers a wide view and excellent feng shui.

He cut down a tree, shaved it into planks, and stuck them on the grave mound.

The sign read: Grave of the Drunkard.

He met this friend while fetching water from the river.

He didn't know Jiu Gou's real name, but he got along quite well with Jiu Gou.

Unfortunately, after seeing the advertisement for the oil city, he went there instead.

He had wanted to bring Jiu Gou along, but Jiu Gou refused.

And before he went to the oil city, they gave him a bottle of wine.

"Brother, thank you, rest in peace." Ling Bowen poured a bottle of baijiu on his grave.

Inside the cave.

The workers' eyes lit up; they hadn't expected to find so much liquor on this trip.

Judging from the current prices of liquor in the oil city, even the cheapest industrial liquor costs 3 points per bottle.

Sweet potato liquor, in particular, costs 8 points per bottle.

One of these wine vats contains at least a hundred kilograms of wine.

This means that a vat of wine will cost at least 800 points.

Based on the market price in Oil City, a bottle would cost at least 15 points.

Even higher.

Besides, there are so many vats of wine here.

Among the workers, a burly man licked his lips and said with a greedy look in his eyes:
"Damn, they've struck it rich! I never expected them to have so much liquor, and such high quality at that."

A worker next to him glanced furtively at Nandou, who was standing at the entrance.

He whispered:

"Do you think we have a chance to secretly make a little money, watch them get rich, and then we can just have a piece of the pie?"

Many evil thoughts flashed through the burly man's mind, but he was ultimately forced to calm down by the guns in the hands of Sha Xin and Nan Dou and the others.

"Let's forget about it. There are seven people in their exploration team, and none of them are easy to mess with, especially that one named Sha Xin. I heard that he has killed quite a few people in the past."

Besides, they all have guns. Even if we manage to recruit other workers, we still absolutely cannot defeat them.

The shorter worker nodded, saying helplessly:
"Hey, so much wine, and you can't even share a little with us? That's so stingy."

"They can't possibly finish that much."

The burly man was itching to do something, but he dared not.

"There's nothing we can do. We're paid a fixed salary. Five points a day used to seem like a lot, but if you just put a bottle of wine in there, it's worth a whole day's wages."

Just at this time.

Sha Xin narrowed his eyes as he looked at the workers inside the cave, and shouted loudly:

"Everyone, pack and transport the wine properly. As long as we get back to the oil city safely, I'll give each of you 20 jin of wine!"

20 pounds!
That's equivalent to having twenty bottles of wine.

Even if it's such high-quality wine, and each bottle costs 10 points, that's still 200 points.

These workers only earn 5 points per day per trip, and after more than half a month, they can only get less than 100 points in total.

But now they're being given wine worth over 200 points all at once.

Get rich!
Upon hearing this, the workers cheered:

"That murderous boss is ruthless!"

"Boss, you're awesome! You deserve to be rich!"

"The boss is so nice!"

"Don't worry, boss, we'll definitely work hard!"

Upon hearing this, the workers immediately beamed with joy.

Although it can't compare to what Sha Xin and the others have gained, this trip took half a month, and with the salary, I've earned nearly 300 points. Where else can I find such a good job?

Sha Xin smiled and nodded, then his expression suddenly changed as he drew his gun.

He said sharply:
"But if anyone dares to cause trouble, this gun in my hand isn't just for show!"

Murderous intent swept over the workers, staring at each one of them.

The workers quickly assured them that they would do their best.

A sweet date, a big stick.

The workers immediately became much more obedient.

The fourth brother, Nan Dou, walked over and said somewhat displeasedly:

"Brother, why are you giving them alcohol for no reason? We've already paid them more than the market rate. Helping with the moving is just their job!"

Sha Xin shook his head and said:

"The profits involved are too great. Sharing a little bit won't hurt. As long as they do their job well, our most important task right now is to transport this batch of wine back to the oil city!"

"Ok."

"Wait a minute," Kill Heart called out to him. "Although I just told them, just to be on the safe side, have the brothers keep a close eye on them and make sure they don't cause any trouble."

"Understood." Nandou nodded, then returned to the entrance of the cave chamber.

Tread-tap-

Bai Xiaosheng ran over excitedly.

He ran with a bouncy, jumping gait, which looked somewhat comical and childish on an adult.

But this also shows how happy he was at that moment; he no longer cared whether his action was funny or not.

"Boss Killer, we've hit the jackpot! The count of the wine is out."

Sha Xin's brow twitched slightly. "Oh? How much in total?"

Bai Xiaosheng said excitedly:

"There are a total of 634 vats of wine!"

"Among them, 434 are large vats weighing 100 jin (50 catties) each."

"There are also 200 jars of specially supplied small-jar liquor, each jar containing about 20 jin (10 catties). Let me tell you, this kind of small-jar liquor has been sealed for at least 25 years, and the quality is exceptionally high!"

“I had a glass of Yanghe Hai Zhi Lan in the Oil City before; that bottle cost 35 points.”

"I think the quality of these small jars of wine should be no worse than that bottle of wine, and at least thirty points per pound is acceptable."

"I estimate that the wine in the 100-jin vat can be sold for 15 to 20 points per jin."

"Based on this calculation, there are a total of 43400 jin of large vats of wine and 4000 jin of small jars of wine."

"Converted to points, that's a conservative estimate, at least 771000 points."

When Sha Xin heard the number, his eyes turned red.

"77 points!"

That'll take off in no time!

Even after deducting the portion allocated to Bai Xiaosheng and Ling Bowen, there are still 730,000 points remaining.

He had never heard of anyone in the trading market possessing so many points.

Even the owners of Shuilonghui Bar and Tingfenglou could not possibly own so many.

Is he going to become the richest person in the world this time?