Plan for the Red Fire Mine

"That's right, the entire mine is mine, at least over 10 billion pounds. This is a massive energy source. Just one pound can burn for an entire night. Imagine the value of 10 billion pounds! The amount is enormous and will surely boost my wealth," Kent said, unabashedly showing his excitement. "However, I'm not planning to organize people to transport it back to the city. Instead, I'll contact several major consortiums in Earthstar City and have them bid for the mine."

"So, boss, you want us to handle this?" Long Buyu asked.

Kent nodded approvingly. "Although the entire mine is mine, and I could even become the Kylin's spokesperson to the human world, with my current identity and power, it's still quite difficult to take over the entire mine myself. There will be many pitfalls if not handled carefully, so I'm discussing it with you first. You've sworn to follow me, and you're people I can trust. I'm sure you feel the same."

The four of them nodded in agreement.

To convince them further, Kent took out his phone and made a call right in front of them.

"Hello, I'm Mr. Li Wan Feng's assistant. May I ask who you are?" A respectful, businesslike voice came through the speaker.

"Hello, please find Uncle Li for me. This is Kent," Kent replied.

"Kent?" The voice on the other end hesitated for a moment, then quickly remembered and said, "Ah, yes, I'll transfer the call to Mr. Li right now."

After a brief pause, the call was transferred.

"Kent, how's everything going at Earthstar University?" Li Wan Feng's cheerful, slightly magnetic voice came through.

"Uncle Li, everything is fine here. Don't worry about me," Kent said with a smile.

"Then why did you call me?"

"Uncle Li, I need you to come to Earthstar City and help me with something," Kent said directly.

"What's the matter?" Li Wan Feng asked, a hint of curiosity in his tone.

Kent took a moment to gather his thoughts and replied, "Uncle Li, while exploring the Mowling Secret Realm, I discovered a massive Red Fire mine inside. This Red Fire ore contains dense fire energy, and it can be used as a new energy source. Just a small piece can burn for an entire night. The owner of this mine is a Saint-tier beast, the Kylin. I made a deal with it. As you know, I am a beastmaster with exceptional skills, and the Kylin has three children that need to evolve from Heavenly-tier to low Saint-tier. This seems difficult for most beastmasters, but for me, it's quite simple. In return, the Kylin is willing to give me the entire Red Fire mine."

Li Wan Feng was silent for a moment, his eyebrows rising in shock as he whispered to himself, "The Kylin? A beastmaster? Evolving to low Saint-tier is easy?"

Kent's words struck him like a bolt of lightning, and he found it hard to believe. After a long pause, he swallowed hard and asked, "So, you want me to come help you oversee things?"

Kent responded, "Yes, I hope you can lend me a hand."

"Alright, I can do that. But I'm quite busy here, so I can't spare too much time. Let me check with Xiao Qian and see how much time I can free up."

After a brief silence on the other end, Li Wan Feng returned to the call and said, "I can push some of my tasks back. The most I can spare is one month. How does that sound?"

Kent was thrilled. "That's more than enough! Please come as soon as you can!"

Li Wan Feng agreed, and the call ended.

After hanging up, Kent noticed Long Buyu and the others looking at him, clearly curious about Li Wan Feng's identity.

Kent chuckled and explained, "The person I just called, Li Wan Feng, is a four-star patrol officer in Microlight City. We have a special relationship."

Kent didn't elaborate on the details of their relationship, as there was no need to. He didn't want everyone to know that his parents were gone, and Li Wan Feng had become his guardian. Furthermore, now that Kent was an adult, Li Wan Feng no longer had a guardianship role over him, so there was no need to mention it.

The reason Kent called Li Wan Feng was twofold. First, he needed help. Second, Li Wan Feng was a powerful individual who was worth recruiting. Kent now had enough capital to approach him, and if possible, he wanted to bring Li Wan Feng into his own faction.

Over the past few days, Kent had come to realize the importance of having a strong network of people. It wasn't enough to rely on just his own power. He needed to build a force of his own and align others with his vision to achieve his grand goals. Otherwise, what was the point of being strong alone? Did he want to end up like the Kylin, isolated and alone?

Sure enough, after hearing Kent's explanation, Long Buyu and the others were wide-eyed, their disbelief evident.

A four-star patrol officer? That title was no joke! There were only a handful of four-star patrol officers in each star city, even though each city had millions of people. If Kent really had a four-star patrol officer backing him, their future prospects were looking much brighter.

At that moment, the door to the private room opened, and the waiter began placing the dishes on the table, followed by several bottles of fine liquor.

Within minutes, all twelve dishes were served, eight of which were main dishes, all looking appetizing and mouth-watering.

"Let's eat, everyone. We can talk while we enjoy the meal," Kent said as he picked up his chopsticks, prompting the others to follow suit.

The meal lasted almost two hours, and the five of them were thoroughly satisfied, their faces reflecting contentment after the feast.

Kent was pleased with the outcome of this meal. Not only had it strengthened his bond with the four followers, but it had also helped finalize a solid plan for their next steps.

"Lastly, let me remind you all again: This mine is extremely valuable, and I need to hire two large mercenary groups to guard it. You three, go contact the mercenary groups. As for contacting the consortiums for the bidding, that will be your responsibility," Kent said, looking at Long Buyu as he handed him a spatial bag. "Inside are samples of low, medium, and high-grade Red Fire ore, along with their uses. Once you're familiar with them, go convince the buyers."

Long Buyu accepted the bag, his senses reaching out to it. He pulled out three different-colored pieces of Red Fire ore: one bright red, one deep red, and one reddish gold.

After studying them for a moment, he nodded and said seriously, "Don't worry, boss. I'll handle it perfectly."

A-Long and the others quickly agreed, "Boss, we'll make sure everything is handled. You can count on us."

Kent nodded with satisfaction, then bade them farewell as he prepared to head back to Changdao Hotel.

Four days had passed, and in ten days, Kent would head to the Mowling Secret Realm. In fact, he'd probably leave a day or two early since, as the owner of the mine, he had a lot of arrangements to make himself.

"Even though I've gained a huge fortune, I can't slack off on my training."

Kent wasn't sure exactly how much the mine would sell for, but even if it were just one credit per pound, he'd still make billions. His wealth was more than assured.

As he thought about it, Kent decided to take advantage of the time he had. He headed to the university training ground, rented an archery room, and decided to use a memory stone to perfect his Spiral Archery Technique.

With the Dragon Breath Blades technique reaching perfection, Kent's close-combat abilities had grown tremendously, and he was not far from becoming an A-grade warrior, which was within reach.

An A-grade warrior could fight on par with Royal-tier beasts without relying on shared beast control abilities, while a B-grade warrior could handle King-tier beasts.

Kent hadn't tested his strength yet, but he estimated he was already in the mid to upper tier of B-grade warriors. He was still young, and as long as he kept improving, breaking into A-grade would be no problem.

He slashed his palm, holding the gem tightly. A strange energy surged into his body, spreading through his limbs. Kent immediately assumed the most standard archery posture, drawing the bow, aiming, and firing arrows one after another.