Seeing the two of them go about their business, Chen Mu pondered how to increase his profits by himself.
He suddenly remembered what Brenton had said that day about the purple fluorescent ore. Although he still didn't know what it really was, from Brenton's tone, it seemed to be quite valuable.
Thinking of that, his spirits were lifted. He had pitifully few valuable things on hand just then.
Although some things looked valuable, that was only for individuals.
Compared to the whole troop, that little bit of value was too little.
For example, a good battle suit would cost 300,000. Chen Mu had more than 300 battle personnel under his command, which would be about 100 million.
The battle suits Chen Mu and the others had bought would have been ordinary goods in the flourishing districts.
But, such specifications of battle suits couldn't be bought in the markets of the ordinary residential districts. They could only be seen in some black markets, where the price would be as high as 600,000 or 700,000.
That showed the benefits of the flourishing districts. There were innumerable good things there — battle suits, apparatuses, battle boots, card appliances, and so on. There were all kinds and varieties.
Chen Mu and the others were green with envy, but the high prices weren't something ordinary people could afford.
Chen Mu now understood a little where Jiao Si had come from when he had lamented the high level of prices in the flourishing districts.
A troop of more than 300 people was a monster that gobbled up money like crazy.
He had planned to put off making cards for a while. They had come to the snow silkworm ravine in order to hide their tracks.
If he were to draw on the reputation of the numbered series of cards, he could certainly get a good income, but the risk of exposure would also increase.
But, that would also increase the urgency of making money.
"Call Brenton over," Chen Mu ordered.
Soon, Brenton was called over.
The cheerful red-haired youth hadn't been happy during that time.
Because of the existence of the purple fluorescent ore in the ravine, he had actually been under house arrest.
Knowing things he shouldn't have known wasn't a good thing, after all.
But, he was glad he was still alive. It was already kind of him not to kill him to keep his mouth shut.
If it had been someone a little more ruthless, he was afraid he would have long since died.
"You were looking for me, Boss?" Brenton found Chen Mu's summons a little strange.
It was the first time Chen Mu had looked for him in those last few days.
"Mmmm, take me to see the purple fluorescent ore, and tell me about it," Chen Mu said.
"As you wish." Brenton was very cooperative.
The two of them left the valley nest and went deep into the ravine, where a lot of rock formations had been blasted apart in the last explosion.
Given Brenton's expertise in perception and smell, they very quickly found a place with purple fluorescent ore.
Brenton picked up a fist-sized purple stone from the ground and handed it to Chen Mu. "This must be the purple fluorescent ore, Boss.
I don't really recognize it, but the concentration of the metal compounds in this rock is very high, and its characteristics are very close to purple fluorescent ore. "
Chen Mu took the stone and asked curiously, "Don't tell me the specialty of perception and smell is used for prospecting?"
Brenton said, "Brenton," and "Mu," the stone, asking, "is."
Perception and smell are completely different. What we can distinguish is the type and concentration of chemical compounds in the gas. "
Chen Mu nodded, not really understanding, and the two of them picked up a few more pieces of purple fluorescent ore to go back.
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Xi Ping quickly displayed his formidable business ability. In a short period of time, he had become acquainted with his peers in Chilei City.
In the eyes of others, Xi Ping was a living, breathing, rich man.
A few billion wasn't a lot in the flourishing districts, but it wasn't often that one could spend a few billion in such a short period of time.
Moreover, judging from the goods Xi Ping had purchased, there were many types of materials involved. Only a team could possibly have such a need.
Obviously, there must be a group behind him supporting him.
Bogner had also brought 200 card artisans to Chilei to register as a card artisan firm.
Xiaobo was responsible for protecting Xi Ping.
As for Wei-ah, apart from Chen Mu, no one could order him around, and no one dared to order him around.
Jiang Liang was in charge of leading more than a hundred card artisans to guard the ravine.
Xi Ping received a request from his boss to purchase a batch of metal processing equipment.
Looking at the long list on the list, Xi Ping had a bad feeling, but when he asked his peers about it, he couldn't help but gasp.
One hundred and fifty million!
And this was after the 20% discount for Xi Ping's sake!
But, since it was the boss' request, Xi Ping reluctantly bought all the processing equipment.
The purchased goods were immediately transported to the ravine.
After being busy for a few days, Xi Ping rushed back to the ravine in a hurry.
He wanted to see if the boss had really come up with anything. One hundred and fifty million wasn't a small amount of money. Even if it were thrown into the water, there would be a series of sounds.
Once Xi Ping entered the Valley Nest, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
He saw all kinds of parts scattered everywhere on the floor in the Valley Nest's main hall. There was practically no place to stand, and the air was filled with a thick smell of engine oil.
After taking a look, Xi Ping suddenly felt that some of the parts looked rather familiar. He couldn't help but bend down to take a look.
When he saw the nameplate on the parts, he felt a sudden pain in his chest, and his breathing seemed to have become a little irregular.
Good lord!
Was this the brand-new machine he had just bought two days ago?
How could it all be like this?
Standing up and looking around, the countless parts made him dizzy.
One hundred and fifty million!
A machine worth one hundred and fifty million had all turned into parts!
The funds on the books were already stretched by the day, and he had to watch helplessly as one hundred and fifty million Oudi went down the drain like that. How could he not feel bitter?
You can't be so prodigal!
Before he could open his mouth, he heard the boss's voice. "Old Xi, you've come."
Looking up, he saw the boss stand up from the pile of parts. His whole body was dirty, and even his face was full of engine oil. His voice carried a trace of exhaustion.
Seeing the boss like that, Xi Ping couldn't bring himself to criticize him.
Just then, Chen Mu waved to him. "Come and see what I've done."
Xi Ping then noticed the oddly shaped machine standing in front of the boss. It was extremely ugly, like a piece of junk that had been patched countless times.
But that piece of junk was huge, about five or six meters tall. It was the size of a small house, with countless intricate pipes tangled together.
There were so many parts on the ground that Xi Ping had no way to step on them. Lu Xiaoru, who had been standing to the side, saw that and flew over to take him to Chen Mu's side.
"What is this thing, Boss?" Xi Ping couldn't help but ask.
Looking closely at the strangely ugly machine in front of him, Xi Ping felt completely baffled.
Lu Xiaoru looked equally curious. She had been standing by Chen Mu's side for quite a few days and had seen with her own eyes how the boss had tinkered with the machine.
But, like Xi Ping, she didn't understand what the machine was for.
Chen Mu hadn't heard Xi Ping's question in his complete oblivion as he muttered to himself, "I hope it works this time."
He took out the purple stone he had prepared earlier and nimbly climbed to the top of the machine, putting the purple stone in his hand into the opening.
Xi Ping and Lu Xiaoru stared wide-eyed, staring at the movements of Chen Mu's hands without blinking.
Once the fist-sized purple stone fell into the opening of the machine, it immediately started to operate.
Zi, zi, zi!
There was a light sound, and after about three seconds, the machine quieted down.
After that, there was no more movement from the machine.
What Xi Ping and Lu Xiaoru didn't understand the most was that after the machine swallowed the stone and made a sound for three seconds, there was no reaction. They didn't see anything come out.
No reaction?
"That shouldn't be.
What's wrong? "Chen Mu was muttering to himself at the top of the machine.
He suddenly slapped his head. "I know. There must be too few stones."
Then, without another word, he jumped down again, picked up a purple stone about half the size of a man, and flew to the top of the machine.
Down below, Xi Ping and Lu Xiaoru were completely dumbfounded.
Looking at the opening, which was obviously a little small, Chen Mu casually released an energy blade, which quickly and efficiently dismembered the stone.
Once the big piece of stone fell into the machine, the machine made another sound.
That time, the machine made a sound for nearly a minute before returning to silence.
The two of them finally saw the result!
There was a row of ten reagent bottles, each of which had a very small amount of liquid.
The liquids were all different colors. Some were bright purple, some were dark cyan, and some were golden. But they all had a special characteristic. They all had a strong metallic luster, which showed the characteristics of liquids.
Among the ten reagent bottles, the most was bright purple liquid.
To say it was the most would be two or three drops. But the other colors were even rarer, with the least being a very thin layer.
"I've finally succeeded!" Chen Mu was relieved, and a rare smile appeared on his wooden face.
"Boss, this is …" Xi Ping couldn't help but open his mouth again.