Charlie arrived at Champs Elys hot spring villa at noon the next day.
Zachary arrived an hour in advance to wait for Charlie. When he saw Charlie, he said respectfully, “Master Wade, what are your orders for me?”
Charlie smiled faintly and asked him, “Zachary, did you bring the things that I asked you to bring?”
Zachary nodded repeatedly, took out a bag from the car, and said to Charlie, “Master Wade, I’ve brought everything you asked for!”
Charlie responded, “Great! Let’s go in and talk.”
Charlie brought Zachary to the living room in the villa. Zachary then opened up the suitcase impatiently and took out several pieces of wood that were all as black as charcoal but were of different sizes and thickness.
As he took the pieces of wood out, he introduced to Charlie, “You said that you wanted Thunderstrike Wood. These are all the reliable Thunderstrike Wood that I could find from yesterday till now. Nine and a half out of ten of the Thunderstrike Wood sold in our market are fakes that are made artificially. When lightning really strikes the wood, the locals would have already snatched all the Thunderstrike Wood when there are buyers asking for it. Even though the Thunderstrike Wood that I found don’t look like they are in good condition and are not that old, anyone with a discerning eye will tell you that these are authentic Thunderstrike Wood. There’s absolutely no problem with them!”
Charlie nodded and then glanced at the wood Zachary had taken out as he said, “These are indeed Thunderstrike Wood. Although the quality is slightly inferior, it’s exactly what I want.”
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