Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-67.182.231.46-20131226230517/@comment-5596770-20140108151136

Haihong wrote: TheRealPella wrote: 172.250.119.198 wrote: TheRealPella wrote: NO contractor EVER requires ANYONE to spend gems--EVER. Except wolfgang- you need to send the TPE (the one you buy) and one car in that costs 30 gems  But the Johann 5 contract need us to send 3 complete Adler which is 75 gems

No, you do not. There are two basic ways to construct it without using gems.

1. Adler + Adler Mail x4

2. Adler + Adler 2nd Class x4

Alternatively, you could use some combination of the Adler Mail and Adler 2nd Class, but you certainly do not require spending gems to complete any contract.

The basic misunderstanding is that oftentimes the contract picture will show an example train set that includes wagons that are available for gems. The picture is purely for example, and does not represent the exact construction of the train required to complete the contract.