Ding Meng's question hit the nail on the head. Li Zhao's honest face disappeared without a trace and became hesitant.
Ding Meng had expected this reaction and simply put pressure on him. "Fifty-fifty?"
"This..." Li Zhao was helpless. The coolies could not resist this sugar-coated attack.
He turned his head and looked around. He found that the coolies in the cave were all working hard and no one was paying attention to them. He pulled Ding Meng into the tunnel and whispered, "Brother Wolf, do you know about the Starbow Group?"
Ding Meng definitely did not know, but Little Rascal definitely did.
"The Starbow Group is the second-largest conglomerate in the Holy Grail Federation. They have countless properties and are involved in many industries. Not only are they incredibly wealthy, but they are also very influential in the Federation. The shadow of this behemoth has always been behind the presidential elections and changes in the Parliament. It is worth mentioning that the exploration company that first discovered the Cypress Ancient Star crystal mine many years ago was the Starbow Group. It was because of this that the Starbow Group rose to become a first-class conglomerate in the Federation. Later, the Federation and the Federation went to war. After the Federation counterattacked, the one who took over Cypress Ancient Star was the Sheng Hao Group. It is currently ranked first in the Federation and is second to none..."
After Little Rascal's explanation, Ding Meng quickly reacted. This Fugui Bird company was most likely related to these two families.
Li Zhao continued to whisper, "Since Brother Wolf knows about the Starbow Group, you must also know that this place has been at war before."
Ding Meng nodded. Basically everyone knew about the war between the Holy Grail Federation and the Devourer, and Cypress Ancient Star was a very important strategic point on the battlefield.
Li Zhao sighed. "I also heard about it from others. It is said that before the Devourer army attacked Cypress Ancient Star, many small companies in this line of business went bankrupt. The big companies also packed up their things and ran away. There were many things that could not be transported away, so they simply buried them to avoid being discovered..."
Ding Meng glanced at him. "Are you talking about the things left behind by the Starbow Group?"
Li Zhao shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about that, but Brother Wolf, think about it. That's possible. After the Federation's fleet reclaimed this place, the Starry Rainbow Corporation did not return. Instead, the Sheng Hao Corporation came to develop this place. These two corporations have always been at loggerheads with each other. Why would the Sheng Hao Corporation come?
It's obvious that they didn't come here for no reason. There's no reason for them to do such a loss-making business … "
Ding Meng nodded again. Li Zhao's analysis was indeed somewhat reasonable. If the Xinghong Group had dug up something valuable that was difficult to transport away, it would definitely be like this: Since I can't get it, I'll bury it. No one else can get it either.
As for why the Xinghong Group did not come later, it was probably not that they did not want to come, but that the Sheng Hao Corporation had done something to prevent them from coming.
Li Zhao added, "The Shenghao Group later dug here for more than 20 years. Even if the Star Rainbow Group hid their private goods, what should be dug up had been dug up and what should be discovered had been discovered. However, at that time, the minerals here were too rich. If I were the boss of Shenghao Group, I wouldn't care about things like crystal mines."
Ding Meng stared at him. "Do you mean that the Sheng Hao Corporation did not clean up this place?"
Li Zhao said, "No, after the Sheng Hao Corporation moved away, the Extreme Robber Corps built this place for decades. Even the residue should have been cleaned up."
Ding Meng finally understood what he meant. "Did the Fugui Bird Corporation have a way to get something that has not been discovered?"
"Exactly!"
Li Zhao snapped his fingers. "Brother Wolf, look at the area we are in now. It's the deepest part of the entire Cypress Star, and it's also the last layer of the underground city. You saw the three passages when you came in, right?
Obviously, they were dug by robots. When it came to us, it was all done by humans. These days, the scoreboard is full of people who have made a fortune by digging boxes. Brother Wolf... are my words clear enough? "
It was indeed clear, and it also confirmed Ding Meng's speculation along the way.
Many years ago, when the war came, the Xinghong Group must have had a batch of very important materials that had not been transferred in time, so they buried it deep in the ground. This kind of extremely confidential information could be hidden from ordinary people, but it could not be hidden from a large consortium like the Sheng Hao Corporation. Therefore, after the war, the Sheng Hao Corporation came to Cypress Star to loot.
The Sheng Hao Corporation did not completely loot it. There must be something that had not been discovered. However, the Fugui Bird Corporation had heard the news from somewhere and continued to dig here.
The signs in this mine seemed normal and could fool the eyes of the outside world, but how could they escape the detection of professional coolies?
The depth of the mine meant that they were looking for an undeveloped area. The robots were mining in the periphery, processing ordinary minerals of low value in batches. The sudden change of manual excavation proved that the things they were looking for were not only valuable, but also fragile and had to be excavated carefully. Otherwise, how could there be such equipment as a miniature engraver in the toolbox provided by the Fugui Bird Corporation?
Most importantly, the senior management of the Extreme Pirate Force were not fools. They had probably vaguely guessed the intentions of the Fugui Bird Corporation. They must be dissatisfied. What right do you have to play in my territory?
Of course, the Extreme Pirate Force did not dare to mess around with a Federation company, so the current situation was: the Fugui Bird Corporation would play with the robots, and then the professional coolies would be provided by them.
As for the result, they would find the things first.
To confirm this speculation, they had to go to the mine in person and ask a miner like Li Zhao.
No wonder Lu Ming and Guan Bai wanted to give extra rewards to the coolies who had dug up good things. This was the real reason.
Ding Meng pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, it's a deal. Fifty-fifty, but follow my instructions."
Li Zhao was so happy that he slapped his thigh and said, "No problem, I'll listen to Brother Wolf."
Dao Xu and the other three youngsters soon returned with good news. Li Zhao's score had now risen to 692 points and he was ranked 2620th.
In other words, the six boxes that were just sent back had earned everyone 20,000 star coins. Ding Meng would have to give out at least 10,000 star coins, and the remaining five people would get 2,000 star coins each. Today, everyone had earned 3,000 star coins each. Now that they were back on the Heaven's Luck, they would be able to eat, drink, and play all day long. It was so good that they could die from the pleasure!
This group of people was really full of energy and excitement. Dao Xu was now also obedient to Ding Meng. "Brother … Brother Wolf, are we still working?"
Ding Meng glanced at him and said, "Of course, but I'll say it first. This time, I want a seventy-three split."
This was definitely not his idea. Only Little Rascal would come up with such an idea. Little Rascal's reason was also very strong: We can't make a loss on this trip to Cypress Grove, right?
It was necessary to plunder some money. You don't want money, but it would be good to give some of it to Captain Sileman. It would be a waste not to earn the money of the pirates and mercenaries.
At the mention of Sileman, Ding Meng suddenly thought of Ah Qiao and Little Shanzi. It would be good to get some money from Cypress Grove to give to the refugees. When the next batch of goods was scanned, he would give an eighty-two split. He would like to see who would dare to say "no".
There was no need to wait until the eighty-two split. Li Zhao's group dug out the third batch of goods an hour later, a full ten boxes full of crystals.
Without Ding Meng's command, this group of people, like foxes who had stolen a chicken, ran happily to the appraisal table.
Li Zhao's points had risen to 1,002 points, ranking 42nd, directly into the top 50.
Being a coolie, he naturally had the consciousness of a coolie. When Li Zhao came back, he very happily transferred 35000 star coins to Ding Meng. Ding Meng's expenses for this trip were all recovered, and at the same time, he made a small profit.
"Brother Wolf, are we still going to continue?"
Li Zhao asked, panting. The huge consumption of physical strength could not stop his dream of getting rich.
Ding Meng said lightly, "We definitely have to continue, but …"
Hearing his tone, Li Zhao's heart tightened. "Eighty-two split?"
Ding Meng said, "Not just eighty-two."
Li Zhao said, "Brother Wolf, do you have any other orders?"
Ding Meng said, "The rest of you won't be able to do it."
Dao Xu could not help but ask, "Why?
We can't do it?
Then who can?
Brother Wolf, we are professional miners. I worked on Mermaid Planet for three years … "
Ding Meng could not be bothered with him. He said to Li Zhao, "Go and get more people. Ten people should be enough."
This time, Li Zhao was a little unhappy. If he got more people to join them, the profits would be lower.
Looking at his expression, Ding Meng knew what he was thinking. Ding Meng could not help but scold him. "You call yourselves professional miners, but you are not in the industry at all. Do you think you can get rich like this?
Let me tell you, one person can't get rich. The right way is for everyone to get rich … "
Li Zhao was suddenly enlightened. Don't look at how we've earned a lot of money these few times. How could others not know?
Their points on the leaderboard had risen so quickly that it was only a matter of time before they were targeted by others. When that time came, there would be many people with bad ideas. Jealousy was a habit that everyone had.
Ding Meng was right. It was not right to eat alone. The safest way was for everyone to earn money together.
"Xiao Xu, go and get some people. Get Old Wang and the others from next door to come over. Tell them that there is a new discovery. Those who want to join us should hurry up. There won't be a chance later," Li Zhao said decisively.
The group expanded to ten coolies, all of them rubbing their hands and eager to give it a try.
Ding Meng said lazily, "I'll say it first. This trip is eighty-two split. I'll take eighty and you'll take twenty. If you're willing to do it, I promise you'll get something. If not, I'll hire someone else."
Everyone listened to him. "No problem. Brother Wolf, please tell us. How should we dig now?"