Chapter 8: Preparing to Buy Gold

If it weren't for the young man who had just closed a deal with him, Liao Peng might have thought he was a scammer and walked away.

Lin Shi also knew that what he said sounded outrageous, so he gestured for Liao Peng to take out his mobile phone's QR code for receiving payments and transferred 100,000 to him.

"This is your salary for two months."

Now Liao Peng believed Lin Shi's words; who would joke with so much money?

However, being cautious, he still asked Lin Shi to sign a labor contract with him.

Lin Shi also had this intention. The shelter was closely related to his future survival, and he couldn't expect a few words to make Liao Peng work for him wholeheartedly.

After discussing the contract details, they signed a labor contract.

The contract basically stated that Lin Shi would hire Liao Peng as his private butler for an annual salary of 500,000, responsible for handling the construction, supervision, and acceptance of the new house in Sha City, as well as helping Lin Shi deal with some miscellaneous tasks.

And Lin Shi was to ensure Liao Peng's salary and other rights.

Lin Shi required a tight schedule, and Liao Peng immediately resigned and took up the new position.

With this job, he could buy a house in the suburbs of Hai City in just a few years, which was much better than working in a real estate agency.

He secretly made up his mind to work hard and let Boss Lin see his ability.

Little did he know that this job would end in three months.

Lin Shi had no intention of hiring him for long; once the shelter was built, Liao Peng's job would be over.

Three months later, when the apocalypse came, this piece of paper would become waste paper in a world where order collapsed.

Lin Shi directly ordered:

"Liao Peng, you go to Sha City first and find a piece of homestead land that is willing to be sold according to my requirements."

Lin Shi's requirements were that the land should be high, flat, surrounded by no high-rise buildings, located in a remote area, have a large area of land, and be ready for construction.

This was Liao Peng's old profession, and it should not be difficult for him.

"Okay, boss."

Liao Peng quickly got into the role and immediately went to book the earliest flight.

Sanya in Nan Province is a famous tourist destination, and Sha City is the city closest to the equator, with no winter all year round.

After the extremely cold apocalypse, human living space shrank dramatically. The temperature in the north was extremely low and no longer suitable for human habitation. Almost everyone would migrate towards the equator.

Although the equator did not withstand the extreme cold, at least it was 20 to 30 degrees higher than the north, with an average temperature of only minus 30c to minus 50c.

In his previous life, Lin Shi heard that people living near the equator not only had a higher survival rate but also received food distributed by the official authorities regularly.

In this life, with advanced preparation, Lin Shi was not greedy for official supplies.

With the ability to carry a large amount of supplies in space, safety became the most important issue for Lin Shi to consider.

In the apocalypse, the most terrifying thing was not the extreme weather but humanity itself.

In the extreme cold without food, people who were starving would do anything to kill and rob supplies, and cannibalism was not uncommon.

No city's order was stable.

Sha City has the largest official shelter in Xia Country, where most of the high-level officials, scientific researchers, and the military are gathered.

The order is naturally much better than other places.

In this life, he wanted to do the best and directly build his shelter in Sha City.

Although Lin Shi concealed some things from Liao Peng, it indirectly increased Liao Peng's chances of survival.

If Liao Peng continued to work in Hai City, he would most likely die three months later.

But in Sha City, the chances of survival would undoubtedly be much higher.

Lin Shi gave Liao Peng some more instructions on building the shelter before going home.

The next morning, after the usual morning exercise, Lin Shi put everything that could be taken away from home into space.

Some useless things were thrown away downstairs.

Before going out, Lin Shi took one last look at the empty house and turned away without any attachment.

It was just a house; he was alone, and anywhere was home.

Not long after Lin Shi left home, Zhao Xiao went to his house to find him and waited at his door all day.

After waiting for several more days, Zhao Xiao found out that the place was already empty.

He cursed Lin Shi's ancestors eighteen times over.

...

Lin Shi went to handle the house transfer procedures as agreed.

After the money arrived, he transferred 450,000 to Li Ping.

Then he went straight to the bank.

Xia Country Bank, the largest head office in Hai City, is located in the city center.

Because he needed a large amount and was afraid the bank would not have so much at once, Lin Shi had made a phone appointment yesterday.

When he arrived at the bank, it was already afternoon.

On the way, he bought a suitcase to carry the gold.

Now Lin Shi's deposit has reached 24.35 million.

His original deposit, after renting a warehouse and giving it to Liao Peng, and miscellaneous expenses, still has 14.35 million left.

He sold his house for 9 million.

He borrowed 1 million through various online loan apps.

If it weren't for the regulation that a person could not borrow more than one million from different formal platforms, Lin Shi would have borrowed more.

Now Lin Shi has a total of 24.35 million, which can buy nearly 60 kilograms of gold.

According to the rule that the treasure pot doubles the wealth points every time it upgrades.

60 kilograms of gold can upgrade the space four times, and then upgrade the item replication twice.

It is not enough to upgrade the space alone five times or upgrade the item replication three times.

Now the space has a volume of 6*6*6, 216 cubic meters, which should be enough after upgrading four times.

Lin Shi wants to know what changes will occur after the item replication ability is upgraded.

There were many people in the bank, and Lin Shi walked in with the suitcase, which was very eye-catching, and immediately a bank staff member came up to ask:

"What business would you like to handle?"

Lin Shi said: "I am here to buy gold. I have made an appointment yesterday."

"Which manager did you contact?"

"With the surname Chu."

Soon Lin Shi was taken to the door of an office.

...

Chu Xiaodie is a customer manager at the head office of Xia Country Bank in Hai City.

Yesterday, a customer with a deposit of tens of millions called her and said he wanted to buy 60 kilograms of gold at the bank.

Chu Xiaodie was very surprised.

What is the concept of 60 kilograms of gold?

The gold price has risen recently, and each gram of gold costs 424 yuan, plus the bank's minimum processing fee of 5 yuan per gram. 60 kilograms of gold requires 25.74 million.

Most rich people invest in gold stocks or gold futures, and few people buy so much physical gold.

Moreover, in recent years, the situation has been unstable, and the price of gold has been high, so buying so much physical gold is likely to result in a loss.

Chu Xiaodie curiously checked the customer's information.

The information shows that this person is named Lin Shi, only 19 years old.

If it weren't for the fact that Lin Shi has more than ten million in deposits under his name, Chu Xiaodie would have thought it was a prank call.

Chu Xiaodie checked the bank's physical gold inventory and confirmed that there was inventory before replying to Lin Shi that he could come to handle the purchase procedures at any time.

She waited all morning, occasionally looking towards the door.

Selling 60 kilograms of gold, her commission could be equivalent to a month's salary.

After waiting for a long time, she didn't see anyone coming.

At noon, she was preparing to rest more, and there was a knock on the door.

"Manager, the customer who buys gold is here."