Chapter 238 Treasure Hunting Team~Start!

“Impossible! This is totally unreasonable!”

Team leader Li squatted in front of the soil sample that had just been mined. He looked distraught. His previous fighting spirit was extinguished in an instant. The feeling of loss was difficult for him to accept for a while.

The sampling of mountain soil was not going smoothly. Team leader Li and his team used Luoyang shovels to dig seventy or eighty mountain soil points, but unfortunately they all returned empty-handed. No gold was found in the samples mined.

“Team leader, take a look at this!” At this time, a member of the exploration team ran down the mountain quickly with a pile of stones in his arms, with an excited look on his face.

The ore in the hands of the exploration team members looked bright and colorful under the sunlight. Team leader Li, who had a decadent look on his face, immediately stood up and took the stone from the team members.

After a careful inspection, Team Leader Li confirmed that what he was holding was gold ore. He also discovered that there were other types of semi-raw ores on the ore. The specific types of semi-raw ores needed to be determined after precise testing.

“Where did you find this ore?” Team leader Li asked the exploration team members with a fiery gaze.

A hint of pride appeared on the dark face of the exploration team member. “I noticed when we were sampling before that we basically encountered the rock layer at a depth of one or two meters during mining. I was wondering at the time why there was so little soil in the shallow layer.”

“After the sampling was completed, I wondered if the mountain might be different from the river basin, and instead of having alluvial gold in the soil, it might be ore!”

“I randomly chose a spot to dig, and after digging about 1.5 meters, I saw the rock layer. When I saw the gold particles on the rock surface, I knew I was right!”

“I dug this ore out with a Luoyang shovel after great effort, and even scrapped a mining tool.”

“You’ve done a great job. I’ll give you a great credit. I’ll report this matter to Mr. Su and Mr. Xiao in person when I return to the camp later. You’ll definitely get a bonus!” Team leader Li patted the exploration team members’ shoulders heavily.

After he finished speaking, he saw that the other team members were looking at the team member who found the ore with envy. He immediately said, “Don’t be discouraged. This is just a punctuation point. It is definitely not enough. We need more ore to analyze the data.”

At this point, Team Leader Li clapped his hands, drawing the attention of all team members, and said loudly: “Try to collect more ore before dark. Then I will ask Mr. Su for a reward for you. Do you have confidence?”

“Yes!” All the exploration team members picked up the tools in their hands and responded loudly, each of them was full of fighting spirit.

“Action!” Team leader Li waved his hand and walked towards the previous punctuation mark in groups of two.

Canyon Camp!

Su Chen and Xiao Chen were lying leisurely on the chairs in the open space, feeling the warm sunshine and the comfort of afternoon tea.

“I don’t know if Team Leader Li has any results.” Su Chen looked at the mountain not far away, and his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the mountain and see the other side of the river.

Xiao Chen took a sip of the coffee on the table. The slightly bitter taste made him frown. “Just wait patiently. Team Leader Li and the others are all professionals. We’ll know the result when they come back.”

Although he said this, there was also a hint of expectation in Xiao Chen’s eyes, hoping that it really was a big gold mine as Team Leader Li said.

At this time, there was a commotion coming from the outskirts of the camp. Just when they were wondering what had happened, they saw Xuan Huang and the other man running in from outside.

Seeing the two men’s anxious looks, Su Chen and the other man stood up from their chairs and looked at each other. They couldn’t help but feel a little nervous in their hearts. Could it be that something happened to Salman and Abdul while they were hunting?

Thinking of this problem, Su Chen immediately called Xuan Huang and the others over.

“What’s the situation? Why are you back? Where are Salman and the others? Did something happen?” Su Chen asked with a slightly nervous tone. If something really happened to the two Salman brothers while they were hunting, it would not be a good thing for Su Chen and Xiao Chen. On the contrary, it might bring them a lot of trouble. After all, Su Chen is the owner of the place.

“Huh?” Xuan Huang and the others didn’t react for a while after hearing Su Chen’s question.

It was Xiao Chen who kicked the two men before they came to their senses. “Mr. Su, Prince Salman and Abdul are fine. When we came back, Prince Salman killed two big guys, so he asked us to come back and ask the patrol members to help!”

Hearing this, Su Chen couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief, but Xiao Chen was so angry that he glared at the two of them and said, “You two should be smarter next time. Don’t you know how to use the intercom to call? You rushed back in a hurry and I thought something happened!”

“Uh~ the walkie-talkie is out of battery!” Xuan Huang and the other man shrank their necks. Even though they realized it belatedly, they knew that it was because of their hurried appearance that caused the two bosses to have a little misunderstanding.

“Okay, take a few patrol members with you to bring back the prey!” Su Chen did not ask them what kind of big prey Salman had caught. They should always have some anticipation. It would be meaningless if they knew it in advance.

Xuan Huang nodded when they heard this, called four or five patrol members, and hurriedly walked out of the camp.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Xiao Chen muttered a few words quietly. Su Chen, who was standing next to him, only heard roughly what they said. He silently prayed for Xuan Huang and the others in his heart, as he didn’t know how they would be trained after returning to their country.

Salman and his group came back very quickly. There were more than a dozen people in the group and it was very lively. When they walked into the camp, Su Chen could see the proud look on his face from a distance.

When the prey was carried into the camp by the patrol members, Su Chen finally understood where Salman got his confidence and pride from.

“They are actually two big black bears!” Su Chen couldn’t help but exclaimed. He never thought that Salman’s prey would be this thing.

“Hahaha~ How about it, not bad, right!” Salman put his left foot on the big black bear’s head, put his right hand on his waist and his left hand on his knee, looking at Su Chen and the others with a smile.

Su Chen and Xiao Chen gave him a thumbs-up in tacit understanding. It was really amazing that he could hunt two big black bears.

He quickly asked the two to sit down and poured a cup of coffee for Salman and Abdul. Su Chen was also very supportive and worldly-wise. He then asked about the two big black bears’ situation and gave them a chance to show themselves.

Sure enough, when Salman heard Su Chen’s question, his eyes narrowed with a smile. He took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat, and then slowly spoke.

It turned out that after leaving the camp, Salman and his companions did not follow the hunting route that Su Chen and his companions had taken before, but instead chose the opposite direction, which was the direction downstream of the river.

At first, after walking along the river for a while, they found many traces of animals on the riverside. Salman and others followed the footprints into the forest under the guidance of the patrol team.

It is not known whether Salman and his friends were lucky or Su Chen and his friends were unlucky, but not long after entering the forest, they discovered animals such as roe deer and sika deer, but Salman had no intention of hunting.

In his words, “These little things can’t show their strength.”

The patrol members actually found traces of the bear. After searching in the forest for more than half an hour, they finally found traces of the black bear under a large tree stump that was so large that several people could hug it.

What’s interesting is that this black bear is a family of three, especially the little black bear, which looks like it was born not long ago.

Salman immediately made up his mind to hunt these bears. As for how to arrange the hunt, that was even simpler. Salman opened fire first, and the others were responsible for outputting firepower. After a burst of fire, even the fierce beasts had to lie down. “Huh? Did you kill the black bear cubs as well?” Su Chen thought that Salman was talking about a family of three bears, but now he only saw the corpses of two big black bears.

Salman shook his head and said, “No, that little guy is quite cute. I plan to adopt the black bear cub. When I came back, I arranged for someone to send it back to the ranch.”

Su Chen didn’t think there was anything strange about what Salman said. Dog-owning countries in the Middle East dare to raise anything. Lions and tigers are the most common, followed by wolves, rhinos, crocodiles and the like. Bears are relatively rare.

It is also because of this that Salman wants to try raising a bear, but he doesn’t know if he can raise it.

I don’t know what Salman was thinking about, but his originally happy face gradually turned into a sad one.

“What’s going on?” Su Chen asked in confusion. They were chatting nicely, why did he suddenly change his expression?

Hearing this, Salman sighed and said, “I will be back tonight. My father called me when I was hunting before and asked me to be his assistant and prepare for the position of crown prince in the future.”

Before, Salman wanted to achieve some results through his own efforts to broaden the horizons of his father and his elder generations. Unexpectedly, a phone call from his father made his plans come to nothing.

Su Chen and Xiao Chen looked at each other and said with a smile: “Then I would like to congratulate you in advance, Crown Prince Salman!”

Hearing Su Chen’s words, Salman also grinned. Who doesn’t want to be the crown prince? If he sits on this position, it means that he will have the final say in the entire royal family in the future. How could he not be happy?

But this road is too difficult, and his other brothers are also eyeing this position. If he is not careful, he will be eliminated.

“Su Chen, my friend, I really like the eagle-shaped dog-head gold you gave me. It may be a great help on my road to becoming the crown prince. Thank you very much!”

The eagle is the totem of the big dog owners in the Middle East. If he brings the eagle-shaped dog-head gold back to his country and then publicizes the fact that he is favored by the falcon, he will naturally get extra points.

Su Chen’s lips curled up slightly. He didn’t expect that the plan he had casually set up would take root and sprout so quickly. He waved his hand calmly and said, “As a friend, I am most happy to be able to help you!”

“Yeah!” Salman nodded excitedly. After all, he had not yet stepped into politics, and he was not so defensive in his heart. He was still a bit casual and simple, which gave Su Chen an opportunity to take advantage of.

After chatting for about ten minutes, Salman said goodbye. After all, it was getting late, already past four in the afternoon, and if it dragged on, it would be dark.

Su Chen and Xiao Chen, along with several patrol members, sent Salman and Abdul to the ranch. They exchanged a few brief greetings and contact information. Salman also warmly invited Su Chen and Xiao Chen to visit the Middle East when they were free.

Watching the luxurious convoy slowly leave the ranch, Su Chen and Xiao Chen stood at the door and watched quietly.

“Brother Chen, do you think Salman can become the crown prince?” Su Chen asked suddenly as he looked at the receding convoy.

“The tradition of the wealthy family is that the younger brother succeeds the elder brother. Salman’s father has several brothers who are still young. If he follows the tradition, his chances are not very great. The key lies in Salman’s father. It depends on what he thinks. The outcome can only be left to time!” Xiao Chen is not very optimistic about Salman becoming the crown prince, unless his father breaks the tradition.

Su Chen nodded silently after hearing this. These things were beyond his control. It all depended on whether they could bear fruit in the future!

It was just a sudden thought. Even if Salman lost the battle for the crown prince, it would not be a big deal. It would not be a big loss for Su Chen, just a gold nugget.

Su Chen took out his cell phone and called Chen Fei, asking him to bring the Mel brothers, Tiandi and others to the ranch. It was time to discuss the matter of the Tsar’s treasure.

“Sir, Mr. Xiao!”

“BOSS!”

Chen Fei and the Mel brothers came back quickly. As soon as they entered the ranch, they respectfully walked up to Su Chen and Xiao Chen and greeted them.

“Hmm~” Su Chen nodded slightly, glanced at Xiao Chen beside him and said, “Let’s go inside and talk.”

When everyone returned to the villa, Su Chen directly arranged for Tiandi and the other two to guard the door to prevent the ranch employees from inadvertently overhearing what they were saying.

After Chen Fei, the Mel brothers, and the five people who had just come from China sat down, Su Chen glanced at Xiao Chen. Seeing this, Xiao Chen coughed lightly and looked at Chen Fei and the five people. “I called you here this time to let you look for treasure. 1,600 tons of gold!”

“Gurgle!” Upon hearing this, Chen Fei and the other six people’s eyes widened, and even their breathing became rapid.

“Oh my goodness, 1,600 tons of gold, how much does that cost?” There was only shock in Chen Fei’s eyes, without any greed in his eyes, and the other five people were no exception.

In response to this, Su Chen, who was sitting aside and observing several people, nodded silently in his heart.

Su Chen took out a piece of paper from his pocket. It was the map he had gotten from the Mel brothers before. He took a look at it and handed it to Chen Fei.

“Mel will be in charge of the treasure hunt. After all, he knows more about treasures. Chen Fei will cooperate with you. As for the personnel, there will be five of them plus Tiandi and the other two. As for the weapons, I will ask Yiwan to provide you with some.”

“Yes, Boss (Sir)!” Mel and Fade Chen quickly stood up and expressed their opinions.

“Well, that’s it. Regarding the treasure, Chen Fei, you can ask Mel more. You two should discuss the details in private, prepare the necessary things, and set off as soon as possible!”

A team of nine people is already considered high-end, and each person is a strong and capable person, so it is more than enough for treasure hunting.

“Um~ Boss, where is I?” When Ciri heard that his elder brother was going treasure hunting but he had no arrangements, he couldn’t help but think wildly. Could it be that the boss was taking him hostage?

Su Chen expected Xili’s reaction. He smiled and waved his hand, signaling him not to be anxious.

“I plan to let you be in charge of the gold mine. After the exploration is completed, we will have to do the preliminary preparations for mining. You have a lot of experience in this area, and I believe you can handle it!”

“Don’t worry, Boss, I will never let you down!” Hearing that Su Chen had given him such a heavy burden, Xili could hardly close his mouth with a smile.

People are not afraid of being exploited, they are just afraid that they have no value to be exploited. If there is a platform to showcase one’s abilities, of course one must seize it.

Just as things were arranged, Su Chen’s cell phone on the table rang.

(End of this chapter)