Versatile Mage: Choose one of three Hexes at the start

Chapter 105 Minerals and Contrasts

The valley south of Asuka City.

Two months have passed, and everything here is very different from before.

The valley used to be a wasteland with some grass and trees growing on it, and there was only a small winding dirt road leading into it from the north side of the valley.

Now, with the completion of the first phase of the infrastructure project that took more than two months, an extremely wide highway runs directly from the southern urban area of ​​Feiniao City to the valley. Not only that, along the way, you can see many reinforced concrete foundations that have just been laid.

However, it stands to reason that there should be groups of construction teams working on these construction sites at this moment, but as Su Chi looked along, he only saw stopped machinery and not even a living person.

The special car soon arrived deep in the valley.

The internal structure of this valley is not completely concave. In the center of the deep valley, the terrain is actually convex.

At this moment, on the protruding plain, a huge and magnificent castle stood there.

The castle is surrounded by a moat, which also helps drain the accumulated water flowing down from the surrounding area on rainy days.

When the special car drove steadily across the moat and stopped at the wide open space in front of the castle, a group of people who had been waiting at the castle gate quickly trotted over here.

"grown ups."

As Su Chi slowly stepped out of the car, the people around him hurriedly began to salute respectfully.

"Thank you for your hard work." Su Chi nodded slightly to everyone.

These people have been here to supervise the progress of the project since the beginning of construction. They have been working tirelessly for him for more than two months despite all the ups and downs, so Su Chi would not be polite to them.

Su Chi took Mu Nujiao's hand and walked into the castle gate, and what came into view was a magnificent hall.

After passing through the hall, there is a curved staircase leading to the upper floor.

Led by Liu Xian, the group came to an extremely private meeting room.

As soon as he sat down, Liu Xian handed him a folder.

"When we were clearing out the surrounding demons, we discovered a medium-sized broken crystal vein four kilometers away from the forest west of the valley." Liu Xian said.

"Medium-sized broken crystal mine!!" Su Chi's eyes lit up and he took the document and started reading.

Now that the power is just starting out, it is time to invest money like crazy. Moreover, even if the power is established, if there is no revenue for a long time, it will quickly decline.

These resource veins are like money printing machines, and they provide a stable source of income until the minerals in them are exhausted.

"Yes, we immediately covered it up after we discovered the place."

Liu Xian opened the tablet map she carried with her and pointed to the marked location. "I also looked up some relevant information afterwards. According to the Magic Association's regulations, for newly discovered mineral veins like this, 70% of the ownership belongs to the municipal government and the Magic Association, 10% belongs to the discoverer, and 20% belongs to the territory owner."

There were only four people in the conference room at the moment, so after Liu Xian reported the news, except for Liu Xian, the remaining Mu Nujiao and Liu Ru also looked at Su Chi, waiting for him to make the final decision.

After listening to Liu Xian's report, Su Chi did not say anything directly.

The vast conference room fell silent, the only sound being the unconscious tapping of fingers on the table. After a long moment, Su Chi relaxed his frown, glanced at the three women, and said with a smile, "In that case, let's seal off that vein first. We're just starting out at Dragon's Nest, and the annual dividends from the Lin Group are more than enough for our rapid initial development. We're still too weak right now, and the profits from a medium-sized Broken Crystal Vein are too great."

He understood what Liu Xian meant. If she had followed the rules she had just mentioned, she would have organized people to carry out mining work shortly after the discovery.

The reason why she asked for instructions separately now showed that Liu Xian simply did not want to give up the huge 70% profit.

Su Chi had no objection to this at all, because that was what he planned too.

However, in this case, the medium-sized mineral vein cannot be mined now. One reason is that he himself has basically no reputation now, and those big forces are unlikely to give him face. Another reason is that his strength and influence are too weak now, and basically no one is willing to follow the wishes of the weak.

After Su Chi made the decision, the Liu Xian sisters left immediately.

After all, according to Su Chi's idea, the broken crystal vein should not be touched in the next two years, and the surrounding construction work cannot be stopped all the time, so they still need to complete the subsequent planning work.

In the following time, Su Chi took Mu Nujiao to patrol the surrounding areas of the Dragon's Nest, and cleared out some scattered monsters in the territory.

After having fun for a few days, Su Chi sent his girlfriend on a plane to Shanghai.

The news of the giant snake appearing in Hangzhou has been making headlines on the Internet recently. However, due to the official deliberate cover-up, although there are still some condemnations of the incident, they are obviously much less than in the first few days.

Just when Su Chi was thinking that it was almost time to go to Hangzhou, he suddenly received a call from the little girl Lingling.

Hangzhou, Baizhen.

By the time Su Chi arrived here, Bai Town had been completely blocked by the authorities.

Fortunately, he saw Lingling waiting at the gate at a glance.

The little girl was wearing a white cheongsam with black plum blossom prints. Her hair was tied into two long ponytails. She stared at him with her big, dark eyes in a condescending manner.

"Why are you dressed like this today? Have you changed your style?" Su Chi walked quickly to Lingling's side, couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch the little girl's tender face, and said with a smile.

It has to be said that Lingling's unusually mature dressing style formed a strong contrast with her unique loli figure and appearance, which made Su Chi feel a little surprised.

"How about it, is it pretty?" The little girl was a little unhappy when her face was pinched, and she pouted. However, after hearing Su Chi's words, she seemed to automatically ignore this point, and asked with bright eyes.

"Beautiful, just like a noble and cute little princess." This time, Su Chi rarely followed the little girl's words and praised her, instead of insulting her like before.

Lingling was obviously very satisfied with Su Chi's answer.

You can see that the little girl is also very excited at this moment, and the corners of her mouth can't help but curl up slightly.

"Hmph! You have good taste this time!" The little girl snorted proudly.

"Okay, you'd better tell me what we are going to do next." Su Chi withdrew his hand that was originally pinching the tender little face, and instead rubbed the little girl's head. His fingers slid down along the high ponytail, and a soft and silky feeling surged into his heart.

When Lingling heard Su Chi talking about serious matters, her expression immediately became a little serious.

She then sat down on the small stone block behind her and quickly pulled out the mini-computer she had been carrying from her backpack. She placed it on her lap and began to speak, "About two months ago, my sister suddenly asked me to come here to investigate a batch of blood preparations produced by the municipal government."

(End of this chapter)