Chapter 239 More valuable than gold?

The caller was none other than Team Leader Li of the exploration team. Su Chen picked up the phone and answered the call.

“Well~ I’m not patrolling the camp, I’ve already returned to the ranch!”

“You have something important to report? It’s hard to explain it in a few words over the phone?”

“Okay, let a few patrol members escort you back and tell them that it was arranged by me!” After saying that, Su Chen hung up the phone.

“What’s going on? Did Team Leader Li and his team discover anything unusual?” Xiao Chen, who was sitting next to him, asked with some confusion.

Su Chen shrugged, “I’m not sure either. From Team Leader Li’s voice, he seems a little excited, but it doesn’t seem like it’s about gold. It should be another discovery.”

Hearing this… Xiao Chen nodded thoughtfully.

If it was about the gold mine, Team Leader Li could have explained the situation over the phone. They had already prepared themselves mentally and would not be too excited by the information.

Unless they discovered something more exciting than the gold mine, but Su Chen and the others couldn’t think of what it was, so they could only wait for Team Leader Li to come back and report the situation.

Su Chen and Xiao Chen sat in the living room of the villa, drinking coffee and petting their little white tiger, waiting for Team Leader Li to come back. As for Chen Fei and the Mel brothers, they had already returned to their big wooden house to make preparations before departure.

In less than half an hour, Team Leader Li came in hurriedly carrying a black handbag. His hair was soaked with sweat, and even the plaid shirt he was wearing was stuck to his skin.

Seeing Team Leader Li’s appearance, Su Chen immediately put the little white tiger in his hand aside, frowned slightly and asked: “Team Leader Li, what’s going on? Come and sit down!”

As he said this, he thoughtfully poured a cup of warm tea for Team Leader Li.

Team leader Li didn’t say anything polite. He sat aside and picked up the tea and started drinking it in big gulps. He finished it in two or three gulps. Seeing this, Su Chen quickly refilled him with another cup.

After drinking three or four cups of tea in a row, Team Leader Li finally recovered his breath and leaned back on the sofa, letting out a long sigh of relief.

“Mr. Su, Mr. Xiao, this is a great discovery, a major discovery this time!” Team leader Li, who had recovered, looked at Su Chen and the others excitedly and said.

“Are there any other discoveries?” Su Chen asked hurriedly, his eyes naturally looking at the black handbag that Team Leader Li brought back.

“Well, there are indeed other discoveries!” After saying that, Team Leader Li looked around and found that there was no one else in the room. Then he put the black handbag on the table and carefully took out the things inside.

A stone the size of an adult’s head appeared in their sight. The stone was flashing with various bright colors, especially the golden color inlaid on the stone which was particularly eye-catching.

“Is this a gold mine? Did you really find a gold mine in that mountain?” Xiao Chen, who was sitting next to him, asked excitedly.

Although the mountain is only about 20 to 30 meters high, the entire mountain is two to three kilometers long. Add in the width of more than 300 meters, and the size of the mountain is quite huge.

If the entire mountain is really full of gold mines, then the amount of gold mined would have to be measured in tons.

After hearing this, Team Leader Li nodded, and then shook his head.

Affirmation and denial, what the hell is this?

This operation really made Su Chen and Xiao Chen a little confused. Did they find a gold mine or not? Or was there some other discovery?

Just when Su Chen was about to ask what was going on, he saw Team Leader Li holding the ore in front of the two of them, pointing to a not very obvious gray-white area on the stone and saying: “The most important thing about this ore is not gold, but its associated ore – rubidium ore, and the ore content is very high!”

“Rubidium ore?” Xiao Chen exclaimed in surprise when he heard the name, staring intently at the ore in Team Leader Li’s hand.

“Team Leader Li, are you serious? This is no joke!”

“Of course it is true. With my many years of professionalism, I guarantee that it is absolutely true. The volume is also very large. According to our survey, there are at least one or two kilograms of rubidium ore in one ton of ore!” Team leader Li said with an unusually firm expression when he heard the question.

“One or two kilograms!” Xiao Chen excitedly took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking, trying to calm himself down.

The conversation between the two left Su Chen completely confused. It seemed that he had no idea what this rubidium ore was.

“Ahem~ Can you two tell me what this rubidium ore is? Why do you two look so serious?”

Seeing Su Chen’s confused look, Xiao Chen exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a smile: “Something that can make you rich!”

Team leader Li also quickly explained to Su Chen: “Mr. Su, rubidium ore is one of the rarest metals. With its excellent high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance, it plays an indispensable role in many high-tech fields such as quantum computers, aerospace, nuclear power generation, and petrochemicals.”

“Plus, the reserves of rubidium ore are very low all over the world, which leads to its high price!”

“Expensive? How valuable is this thing?” Su Chen said, pointing at the ore in Team Leader Li’s hand.

Xiao Chen touched his nose and said half-jokingly: “Well, it’s not that expensive. One ton of rubidium ore is only worth 46 million… US dollars, which is about billion Chinese yuan!”

“Puff~” Su Chen, who had just taken a sip of coffee, spat it out directly. A look of surprise flashed across his face, and his eyes were fixed on Xiao Chen.

“How much did you say just now? One ton of rubidium ore is worth 600 million US dollars?” Su Chen thought about such a big mountain and wondered how many tons of rubidium ore could be mined.

According to what Team Leader Li said before, there are at least one or two kilograms of rubidium ore in one ton of ore. As long as 500 tons of ore are mined, one ton of rubidium ore can be obtained, and this does not include the gold in the ore.

You should know that rubidium ore is just a by-product ore, and its gold content is much higher. However, compared with one ton of gold, the difference between one ton of rubidium ore is not a little bit!
You should know that one ton of gold is only about 600 to 700 million Chinese yuan based on the current market price, which is several times less than rubidium ore!
“Yes, that’s right. 600 million US dollars. Moreover, it is an extremely scarce resource. If you want to sell it, a lot of people from all over the world will come to you immediately!”

A smile appeared on Xiao Chen’s lips. He naturally noticed the change in Su Chen’s expression. He was so happy to see Su Chen making a fool of himself.

After getting a definite answer, Su Chen lost his composure. He took the cigarette from the table, lit one for himself, and then gave one to Team Leader Li.

Just like that, the three of them smoked quietly without saying anything, but from the occasional changes in their eyes, it could be seen that each of them was thinking about something in his mind.

When the cigarette in his hand burned out, Xiao Chen glanced at Su Chen and found that his face was not as happy and excited as before. “What’s wrong with you? You are not happy even though you found a hen that lays eggs?”

Su Chen put the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray, pressed the cigarette butt hard, and frowned.

He also didn’t expect that a gold mine issue would involve so many things. Not only the Tsar’s treasure, but now there is a rubidium mine.

The things are indeed good, but they are on the Russian side after all. Su Chen feels that it seems to be a little difficult to transport these treasures back to the country smoothly and quietly.

“Brother Chen, have you ever thought that if we mine these things, will the Russians be willing? According to Team Leader Li’s conclusion, the rubidium ore alone is priceless. If we transport it back to China, wouldn’t that be like taking advantage of the Russians? Can they tolerate that?”

Even if this rubidium mine nominally belongs to Su Chen, when the benefits reach a certain level, who will care whether the mine is yours or not.

Just like when the bald eagle marched into the Middle East, it was all for oil!
After hearing what Su Chen said, Xiao Chen seemed to have thought of something and a strange look appeared on his face.

“I suddenly thought of something… It seems that the Russians do not allow private gold mining here. You have to lease or purchase the mining rights held by state-owned enterprises or local governments.”

“I remember you said before that you have a mineral mining license?” Xiao Chen’s eyes fell on Su Chen with some expectation.

Hearing this, Su Chen nodded. This was a gift from the system.

After getting Su Chen’s affirmative answer, Xiao Chen also smiled, “That’s fine~ As long as you purchase the mining transfer rights through reasonable means, you can mine the ore openly, and then directly transport the ore to the country, and the most you have to do is pay a little more tariff!”

After listening to this, Su Chen thought about it seriously and it seemed that this was indeed a good idea. He could just set up a mining company in the Russians and purchase the relevant warrants. It would only cost a little more money, but compared to those ores, it was nothing!
After figuring it out, Su Chen looked at Team Leader Li who was sitting quietly beside him, “The exploration may have to come to an end for the time being. I may have to trouble you to return home early. I also hope that you and your team members will not tell others about what happened here.”

“As for the bonus, you can rest assured. I will never let you down!”

After all, Team Leader Li has been working for decades, so how could he not understand the subtext of Su Chen’s words? He quickly stood up and said, “Mr. Su, please rest assured. We have all signed a confidentiality agreement. In addition, please arrange for Mr. Su to send us back to China tonight.”

Su Chen did not expect that Team Leader Li would be so sensible and plan to return to China overnight. Seeing his resolute expression, Su Chen nodded slowly, “Okay~ Go and call everyone in the team back. I’ll have Fade Chen take you to the airport later and send you back to China on my private plane!”

Hearing this, Team Leader Li was obviously relieved, as if a huge stone had fallen from his heart. After bowing to Su Chen and the others, he quickly left the villa.

Seeing Team Leader Li fleeing in panic, Su Chen looked at Xiao Chen, who was drinking coffee leisurely, and asked, “What’s going on? Why does it feel like Team Leader Li is a little afraid of me?”

“Haha~ It’s still the things we talked about just now. Just imagine how scared Team Leader Li would be if he knew these things. There are only three of us here. If you want to keep it secret…” Xiao Chen stopped talking here and gave Su Chen a look that said “you know”.

Su Chen understood instantly, a bitter smile flashed across his face, and he muttered to himself: “Why would I think like that? Could it be that I am the kind of person who looks cruel and heartless!”

He even took out his cell phone from his pocket, turned on the camera and admired his handsome face. After studying it for a while, he muttered, “Team Leader Li must have watched too many movies and developed paranoia.”

This operation really stunned Xiao Chen who was standing aside. How could he not realize that Su Chen was so showy? He smiled and said, “Okay, stop watching. Let’s arrange for them to go back, so as not to make Team Leader Li and the others worry.”

Hearing this, Su Chen immediately called Chen Fei and told him about the exploration team’s return, asking him to contact the captain of the private plane and communicate with the airport tower about take-off matters.

After arranging everything, Su Chen’s expression became serious. “Brother Chen, I plan to put the gold mine issue aside for now and acquire a mining company here. In addition, we can set up a private mercenary organization here, and then set up a security company. We will officially start construction after the preliminary preparations are completed!”

Even with all the necessary documents and procedures, mining gold or rubidium is not as simple as imagined. Personnel and equipment are important issues, and the preliminary preparations alone take a lot of time.

In addition, the mining of minerals cannot be achieved overnight, it takes years. Instead of mining in a hurry and then making up for the gaps later, it is better to plan step by step and be down to earth!
“This matter does require long-term planning. You need to arrange the people yourself for the acquisition of the company. As for the issue of security company personnel, I will find a way for you.” A glimmer of approval flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. It was rare that Su Chen was not blinded by the huge benefits in front of him.

If it were someone else, they might have already gathered people to mine the gold in the river basin on a large scale.

After the exploration team came back, they all came to pay a visit to Su Chen and the other two. Su Chen didn’t say much. He just asked for Team Leader Li’s bank card number and transferred 10 million to them in front of everyone.

As for how to distribute it, that is not Su Chen’s business, but he believes that Li Sihai, the team leader, will not dare to take the lion’s share alone. In case someone leaks some secrets, no one in their group can escape. He still knows clearly what is important and what is not.

After seeing the exploration team happily getting into the car, Su Chen and Xiao Chen turned and walked into the villa.

As soon as I reached the door of the villa, I was stopped by a loud voice.

“BOSS~”

Ivan and a dozen patrolmen came in from the gate behind the ranch, carrying two black bears.

“BOSS~ How do we deal with these two bears?”

Su Chen felt a bit troubled when he saw these two black bears, which weighed at least 1,500 pounds in total. He had not yet finished eating the brown bear he had hunted before, and now two bigger ones came.

This thing can’t be kept for too long, or it will rot.

After thinking for a while, Su Chen came up with an idea, “Let’s ask all the patrol members in the camp to come back. There is no need to stay there permanently for the time being. We can just arrange people to patrol every day in the future!”

“Let’s have a bonfire party tonight so that everyone can have a good time. Prepare all kinds of drinks. If there are not enough, send someone to the town to buy some.”

“As for the extra bear meat,” Su Chen paused before continuing, “Let’s make it all into dried meat. Oh, and let the previous chef take good care of these bear paws. He did a great job last time!”

Ivan was a little surprised when he heard that all the patrol members in the camp were asked to come back, but when he thought that the explorers his boss had found had already withdrawn, he guessed that something must have happened.

“Understood, Boss, I’ll arrange it right away!” Ivan now has only one belief in his heart, and that is to follow Su Chen. As for other matters, he will not worry about them.

Ivan led his men to carry the two black bears away quickly. Xiao Chen looked at Ivan’s sturdy back and said with a smile: “It seems that Ivan is a talented person.”

Su Chen nodded slightly when he heard this, “He is a talent, but as to whether he can be used, we need to see more!”

After saying that, he turned around and went back into the house. Seeing this, Xiao Chen looked in Ivan’s direction again, narrowed his eyes slightly, and followed him into the villa.

(End of this chapter)