Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 154 Marshall's Taunt

Chapter 155 Marshall's Taunt

Stanton, with his large and powerful hands, shook hands with Zhou Xin and Zhang Jianing one by one.

"I'm very happy to see such outstanding new members joining the guild, especially such a beautiful lady!"

Zhou Xin gave Zhang Jianing a brief introduction to Stanton and then said, "You flatter me. It is an honor to be invited to join the guild. The smooth operation of my mine is inseparable from the guild's assistance."

After exchanging pleasantries, Stanton went on to chat with other people.

"Mr. Stanton is Anchorage's most senior gold prospector, having been in the business for over 40 years. If it weren't for his health condition, he would definitely still be Anchorage's gold prospector," James said with admiration.

"It's clear that his strong presence is impressive."

Zhou Xin and James chatted casually and quickly became acquainted.

James and Blair are both very friendly people. They deeply admire Zhou Xin's current achievements and their words are full of anticipation for his future.

"I think it won't be long before you surpass that guy Parker and become the next gold rush king," Blair said.

"Who exactly is Parker? I've heard you guys mention him all the time." Zhou Xin finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been on his mind for a long time.

"He is currently the most skilled gold prospector in Anchorage. Although he is not yet thirty years old, he already has more than ten years of gold prospecting experience."

His most impressive record was harvesting nearly 3600 pans of gold in a single gold rush season, a record that remains unbroken to this day.

“That’s right!” James continued, “This number is the target of all gold prospectors in Anchorage right now, but I think you might break this record very soon!”

Frederick snorted and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Although I admit he's had a lot of luck in the past, it's clear that luck alone is not enough to surpass Parker."

Parker is his idol and role model, and he cannot accept that someone has surpassed Parker before him.

"Hey, looks like you didn't listen to a word we said earlier," James shook his head.

After chatting for a while, James and his friends started talking to other people they knew.

Zhou Xin and Zhang Jianing walked to the food area and began to enjoy the food on site.

"This is delicious!" Zhang Jianing said, scooping up a spoonful of cake and feeding it to Zhou Xin.

A group of men who spend most of their time in the mine and rarely have contact with women cast envious glances their way.

Zhou Xin didn't mind, chatting and laughing with Zhang Jianing, enjoying the sweetness of their newfound love.

"Hey, aren't you a gold prospector from China? How's it going? Is your mine up and running yet?"

Zhou Xin looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the speaker was none other than Marshall, who had accompanied him on the land survey that day and was the one who had fought with others for the land.

At the time, Marshall scoffed at the idea of ​​renting a worthless piece of land and mocked Zhou Xin as a typical Chinese person who loved to take advantage of others.

It seems that he was not in the guild group for some reason and was unaware of Zhou Xin's deeds.

In his imagination, Zhou Xin either failed to develop the mine, or after developing it, he found that he could not find any gold at all and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

In either case, he did not believe that the Chinese people in front of him were qualified to attend the gathering.

Such an amateur has no right to call himself a gold prospector!

Moreover, why would a guy teetering on the brink of bankruptcy have such a beautiful and charming female companion?

Marshall felt extremely resentful and couldn't help but want to put this newbie down.

Although Zhou Xin didn't know what he was thinking, he could hear the sarcasm in his tone, but he still responded politely without showing any emotion.

"Oh, it's Mr. Marshall. Thank you for your concern. My mine is now operational."

Marshall did not become more polite because of Zhou Xin's politeness; instead, he maintained his mocking demeanor.

"You're really working hard, but you've probably heard the saying, 'If you start off in the wrong direction, no matter how hard you try, it'll be in vain!'"

Zhou Xin smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me. I should indeed learn from you in this regard. You rented a very fertile piece of land that day."

Marshall's face was full of pride: "Of course, the fertility of that land far exceeded my expectations. That idiot Griffin tried to bid up the price to compete with me for the land, but who knew he would end up helping me."

He is a petty person and still remembers the time when someone tried to take his land.

"It's clear that you're a gold prospector with vision and wisdom far exceeding that of ordinary people. I imagine your current harvest must be very substantial."

Marshall was very pleased with his flattery and said with a smug look, "Of course, guess how much gold I've amassed so far?"

"Sorry, I definitely can't guess that amazing number." Zhou Xin shook his head with a smile.

Marshall grinned and held out a hand, exclaiming, "500 ounces! In less than three months, I've harvested nearly 500 ounces of gold. I'm confident my mine's annual harvest this year will reach 1000 ounces!"

Zhang Jianing listened quietly from the side, looking somewhat puzzled yet also somewhat enlightened.

Wow, is 500 ounces a lot? You know, our current harvest has already exceeded 1500 ounces.

She didn't really have a clear idea of ​​what the harvest from Zhouxin Mine was like. Although she had heard James and the others express their amazement, she thought it was just polite talk.

It wasn't until now, seeing her colleague so smug about a harvest that was less than a third of theirs, that she truly realized how extraordinary their harvest was.

Zhou Xin, who accomplished this feat, never showed any pride or arrogance.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jianing smiled happily and tightened her grip on Zhou Xin's arm.

Zhou Xin, oblivious to the change in his girlfriend beside him, exclaimed in surprise, "My God, that's a terrifying number! You're amazing!"

Marshall wore the same expression as Wang Yousheng, while stealing glances at the beautiful woman beside Zhou Xin. Unfortunately, he didn't get the admiring look the beauty was giving him.

He patted Zhou Xin on the shoulder and said earnestly in the manner of a senior, "Keep going. You can only grow after experiencing failure. That's how gold mining is. You may have lost money this time, but you might be able to make it back next time."

In the future, don't be tempted by cheap land deals; make sure you thoroughly inspect the land before making a decision!

Just as Zhou Xin was about to continue praising him to death, he suddenly heard a woman's voice beside him say, "Audrey, this is Mr. Zhou. Your grandfather has already met with him!"

The group turned around and saw that it was Blair who was speaking, with another young woman beside her.

The woman had long black hair, pale red eyes, sculpted features, and porcelain-white skin; her beauty was surprisingly comparable to Zhang Jianing's.

The woman looked at Zhou Xin with her beautiful eyes, then her gaze shifted to Zhang Jianing beside him.

The two beauties sized each other up, their expressions suggesting a subtle competition for attention.