Chapter 432: The Older the Wiser
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Seeing that Chen Jinrong had relented, Wang Xiao could not help but be secretly happy. This meant that his plan was at least half successful.
Not daring to give Chen Jinrong too much time to think, Wang Xiao paused for a moment and hurriedly said, “The reason why the [Black Gold Ore] is scarce is not only because of the scarcity of its reserves, but also because of the difficulty of mining it. You should know about this, right?”
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Wang Xiao nodded. “The [Black Gold Ore] only appears in the [Black Gold Mountain Range], but only a few hundred units can be mined from a mountain range that is a few kilometers long.”
“Is this because the reserves of the [Black Gold Ore] are small? I don’t think so. It’s because the content of the [Black Gold Ore] in the soil is extremely low, so it’s very difficult to form a scale that can be mined.”
Chen Jinrong took a deep breath. “If you continue talking nonsense, get lost.”
“That’s not nonsense!”
Wang Xiao chuckled and opened the interface of the [Metal Devouring Ant]. “This mutated beast is called the [Metal Devouring Ant]. You were the one who gave me the beast egg back then. You should have an impression, right?”
Chen Jinrong nodded. “I know that this kind of mutated beast feeds on rock and sand. Moreover, it can digest and filter the impurities to refine the trace minerals contained in it.”
“That’s right!”
Wang Xiao chuckled with a smug expression. “There must be a lot of residual mineral elements in the secret realm where the military previously mined the [Black Gold Ore], right? They were left behind because they couldn’t be mined, but the [Metal Devouring Ant] can!”
Chen Jinrong nodded. “Is this the solution you came up with?”
‘ ..That’s right.”
Wang Xiao nodded blankly and felt that something was wrong with Chen
Jinrong’s reaction. “You don’t seem to be very surprised?”
Chen Jinrong sighed when he heard this. “To tell you the truth, the military once tried to use the [Metal Devouring Ant] to mine minerals, but do you know why they gave up in the end?”
Wang Xiao shook his head to indicate that he didn’t know. Chen Jinrong extended two fingers and continued, “First of all, it’s extremely difficult to tame the [Metal Devouring Ant]. However, you’re a [Beast Tamer Lord]. This shouldn’t be a problem for you.”
Chen Jinrong shook his head and refused without thinking. “The military is currently researching a more efficient mining method. Therefore, even if the secret realm with the Black Gold Ore can’t be mined by human strength, it will still be a military restricted area for a long time in the future.”
Hearing this, Wang Xiao immediately revealed a puzzled expression. “But now that you have my [Metal Devouring Ants] , you can already mine it. Why are you still studying a new mining method?”
“But you’re not in the military yet.”
Chen Jinrong said in a businesslike manner, “The [Black Gold Ore] is a strategic-level scarce resource. Even if we leave those secret realms to the descendants hundreds or even thousands of years later, we can’t let a large number of common people enter.”
Wang Xiao was instantly speechless. He originally thought that after clarifying the stakes, this matter was already set in stone. He did not expect Chen Jinrong to actually use such an inexplicable reason to refuse!
Seeing that Wang Xiao was silent, Chen Jinrong leaned back in his chair and continued, “I won’t say anything else. In short, I can accept giving you 20%. If you can accept it, we’ll start. If not, please leave.”
Looking at the casual expression on Chen Jinrong’s face, Wang Xiao pursed his lips and said, “Commander Chen, this matter is completely carried out by me alone. 20% is really too little—how about 30% and 70%? I’ll take 70% and you take 30%?”
“Twenty percent. ”
“I’ll take 60% and you take 40%! No less!”
“Twenty percent. ”
. Fifty-fifty! Fifty-fifty should be enough!”
“Twenty percent. ”
Ten minutes later, after a cordial and friendly discussion—or rather, after Wang Xiao unilaterally lowered the price—the requests of both sides finally reached an agreement.
Chen Jinrong would provide the secret realm of the Black Gold Ore that could not be mined with human strength. Then, Wang Xiao was in charge of mining with the [Metal Devouring Ants]. In the end, the two sides split the gains 30-70. Of course, Wang Xiao was the one who took 30%.
After the two of them left their lord mark on the [Contract Scroll], Wang Xiao accidentally saw the corners of Chen Jinrong’s mouth curl up slightly. He suddenly had an idea. “Commander Chen, there’s no new mining technology at all, right?”
Chen Jinrong did not say anything and only smiled noncommittally. Then, he picked up his pen and wrote a string of numbers on the paper. He handed it to Wang Xiao and instructed, “Take this to Xiao Qi. He will tell you how to enter the secret realm.”
Wang Xiao took the note and realized that it seemed to be some kind of number. However, the way the military used numbers was very different from the civilians, so he did not know what it meant.
“The older the wiser!”
Wang Xiao teased angrily.. Now, he completely understood that the explanation Chen Jinrong had given was most likely nonsense to lower his
benefits!