novelraw Chapter 50: Global Assets
Chapter 50: Global Assets
The Southern Ocean nations have experienced continuous warfare throughout their history.
This stems from both internal and external factors.
To mine 'Luwu Black Gold' in the Southern Ocean nations, simply conquering one country isn't enough.
It would face interference from other warlord factions.
After all, the 'Luwu Black Gold veins' aren't located within any single country.
They're scattered throughout the entire Southern Ocean underground region.
Under these circumstances.
Only by leveraging the influence of a grand sorcerer.
Can smooth mining operations be achieved.
This was precisely why Su Yuan specifically sought out Aromu, even going so far as to expend a strand of Mental Force to control him in order to secure this person's allegiance."The subsequent impacts and reactions this matter will cause."
Su Yuan inquired of the gray mirror deep within his consciousness sea.
Buzz~ The gray mirror surface rippled hazily, quickly displaying line after line of text that answered Su Yuan's question.
[Xia Country's authorities learned that the sorcerer lineage in the Southern Ocean nations had changed leadership. After thorough investigation, they determined it was the work of grand sorcerer Aromu from thirty years ago. Xia Country's think tank speculated that after Aromu's great defeat at Kunlong's hands thirty years prior, he had undergone thirty years of arduous cultivation, significantly increased his power, returned for revenge, ultimately killed Kunlong, achieved his vengeance, and regained control of the sorcerer lineage...]
Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror's response and nodded slightly.
Why did he insist on having Aromu kill Kunlong?
This was precisely because only Aromu taking action wouldn't provoke strong reactions from various parties.
After all, no matter how fiercely Aromu and Kunlong fought, it would still be considered internal conflict within the sorcerer lineage. Not just Xia Country, but even the Southern Ocean nations would only watch from the sidelines without intervening.
But if it were someone else... first, Xia Country would intervene to stop it.
Second, the Southern Ocean nations wouldn't accept it.
Finally, the Truth Society would inevitably get involved.
The current situation in the Southern Ocean nations represents a balance achieved by various forces.
If an unknown variable emerged that none of the parties were aware of, the most likely outcome would be all parties intervening together to eliminate this unexpected variable.
As Su Yuan pondered, the gray mirror surface continued to display text.
[The Truth Society learned about the shocking changes in the Southern Ocean situation and felt slight regret. Over the years, they had continuously contacted Kunlong, preparing to secretly control the Southern Ocean nations. Now, with Kunlong's death, all their previous efforts have come to nothing. However, even so, the Truth Society hasn't given up, but has instead formulated a new plan to win over Aromu...]
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"The Truth Society..."
Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror's response. Why did he absolutely have to kill Kunlong?
It was precisely because this grand sorcerer had already secretly reached cooperation with the Truth Society.
If he remained alive, he would create significant obstacles for Su Yuan's future 'Luwu Black Gold' mining operations in the Southern Ocean.
In fact, over twenty years ago, the Truth Society had already discovered unknown metal veins buried deep beneath the Southern Ocean nations through detection technology provided by alien forces.
Specifically, 'Luwu Black Gold'.
However, due to Xia Country's presence, the Truth Society couldn't openly occupy these resources, and could only attempt mining through winning over Kunlong and leveraging the grand sorcerer's influence.
Yet, after twenty to thirty years of effort finally achieving cooperation with Kunlong, the other party actually died?
And died in such a reasonable manner that the Truth Society couldn't find any fault with the circumstances.
"When the Truth Society approaches Aromu afterward, we can have him pretend to play along."
Su Yuan thought to himself.
As for whether Aromu might be turned by the Truth Society? Or defect to them?
Su Yuan wasn't worried at all. Aromu could still distinguish the difference between life and death versus external temptations.
The gray mirror had also answered Su Yuan's related questions, with the final conclusion being that Aromu wouldn't be won over by the Truth Society.
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"Little Blue, send the mining plan I formulated for 'Luwu Black Gold' to Aromu. You will supervise the execution of the mining operation."
Su Yuan went to the basement and instructed the artificial intelligence Little Blue.
The mining plan here naturally came from the gray mirror, capable of mining sufficient 'Luwu Black Gold' at the fastest speed, safely and without hidden risks.
Of course, while the plan was perfect, the only issue was execution.
However, with Little Blue strictly following Su Yuan's reminders to supervise the mining progress, no unexpected variables should emerge.
After all, Su Yuan's reminders already included numerous problems and variables that might arise during plan execution. Little Blue only needed to instruct Aromu at specific times.
"Okay, Master." Little Blue immediately responded.
"By the way, how are my assets currently?" Su Yuan asked casually.
As early as over a month ago, Su Yuan had begun investing, starting from Xia Country and expanding globally.
From stocks and funds to real estate, shopping malls, and other physical businesses, with the gray mirror's guidance, Su Yuan never experienced losses.
"Master, your current global assets, converted to Xia Country currency, total twenty-six point eight billion..." Little Blue answered.
"Hmm, not bad." Su Yuan nodded slightly.
In just over a month, his initial investment of several million had skyrocketed to twenty to thirty billion, achieving ten-thousand-fold growth.
This also represented the limit of what Su Yuan could achieve without attracting attention from other forces.
In fact, if Su Yuan were willing to take some risks, such as getting involved in those nationally monitored projects, his current assets could probably multiply several times over.
However, that would attract unnecessary attention, making it unnecessary.
For Su Yuan, who possessed the gray mirror, acquiring money presented no difficulty whatsoever.
"The growth rate of assets will slow down considerably from now on. Little Blue, initiate the Foundation Plan."
Su Yuan issued the command.
The so-called Foundation Plan involved establishing foundations, connecting with global capital, and beginning to enhance his influence over the world.
This was a plan that could only begin when the capital scale reached a certain level. If the capital scale was insufficient, it would prove challenging when facing larger international capital.
But now? With twenty to thirty billion in Xia Country currency, he had essentially reached the threshold for competing against those international capital forces.
Plus, with Little Blue's presence, Su Yuan's identity wouldn't be exposed, allowing him to fully begin laying out his global strategy.
"Okay, Master." Little Blue responded.
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After instructing Little Blue on several more matters, Su Yuan returned to the Meditation Room.
"The techniques of the sorcerer lineage..."
Su Yuan contemplated with a thoughtful expression. The cultivation world on Blue Star favored developing various applications of soul and Mental Force.
The curse witchcraft of the sorcerer lineage, the Yin-Yang arts of the Yin-Yang Master lineage, and similar practices all represented methods of utilizing Mental Force.
However, these methods appeared extremely crude and immature in Su Yuan's eyes.
With the gray mirror, Su Yuan also knew that during the Level 1 lifeform stage, there was no need to ponder these combat techniques.
Lifeforms at this level should devote all their energy to their own evolution and cultivation.
"Once I transform into a Level 3 lifeform, I can attempt to cultivate combat techniques. Those will be the true divine abilities and holy methods."
Su Yuan thought to himself. As long as he could master any one of the divine abilities and holy methods provided by the gray mirror, it would be enough for him to dominate Blue Star, moving without fear in any direction.