Chapter 150: Chapter 121: Resource Production? A New Industry! The Terrifying Cost of Breeding! (Alliance Leader Bonus)
It’s capable of producing resources: Rainbow Coral.
Although the rank of these coral polyps isn’t high, considering how rare this thing is, the value of this resource must be around Commander Level, right?
It can attract schools of aquatic Pet Beasts. So, if I connect the artificial lake with the Lingxi River and take some measures, I just need to prevent large and powerful Pet Beasts from arriving.
Then, I could set up a paid fishing activity on this artificial lake. That wouldn’t be excessive, would it?
Of course, fishing is fishing. However, the fish you catch aren’t necessarily yours to keep. After all, these Rainbow Corals attract schools of aquatic Pet Beasts.
Are these ordinary fish?
At most, whoever catches them can sell them back to me at a fraction of the market price. HEY!
A single venture could earn double the money! And what’s most important, this business very likely wouldn’t require any initial investment!
Su Ping had been thinking earlier. Although buying Pet Beasts for the botanical garden, the Undead basement, and the Forest Wolf packs required money, it was nothing compared to the cost of purchasing aquatic Pet Beasts for the artificial lake.
Who would have thought that the Pet Beast business could be run without any initial investment?
Even with the Beast Tamer Legions present, there wouldn’t be too many Pet Beasts coming in and out of the connection point between the Lingxi River and West Dragon Lake.
But that’s relative to the entirety of Jianghai Province and the Lingxi River, which flows through both Jianghai and Huaiyang Provinces.
In fact, as one of the main waterways leading to the sea, how many aquatic Pet Beasts pass through the Lingxi River daily?
It’s impossible to calculate!
And now, if I have this, do I still need to buy aquatic Pet Beasts to raise?
That would be an utter luxury.
Once these coral polyps are placed, to the passing schools of fish, it’s an irresistible lure, like Tang Monk’s flesh.
Su Ping’s gaze was clearly too intense.
Dong Muyun finally snapped out of her excitement. When she noticed Su Ping’s fervent gaze, her eyelids twitched.
"Su Ping, you shouldn’t need this, right? Isn’t Heart of Woods mainly focused on the Forest Wolf cultivation industry?"
Su Ping chuckled,
"To be honest, I’ve already bought all the land behind Yun Tian, including the banks of the Lingxi River and that deserted mountain five kilometers away. I was planning to dig an artificial lake on the land behind Yun Tian that connects to the Lingxi River. Otherwise, why would I have cleared out the aquatic Pet Beasts near the Lingxi River that might harbor aggressive intentions?"
Dong Muyun pursed her lips,
"The problem is, I discovered this Rainbow Coral, and Yunning is still down there..."
Su Ping shifted his gaze from the Rainbow Coral—seen through Yunning’s perspective—back to Dong Muyun and blinked.
"But, as I just said, I’ve bought all the land deeds for this area. According to Article Nine of the Dragon Nation’s Land Protection Law..."
"..."
Dong Muyun clenched her fists, wishing she could punch this smug brat who was so easily rattling off the land protection law.
It’s the land deeds again! Always the land deeds!
Previously, with the Secret Realm, she was constrained by this brat because of those damned land deeds, and now it’s happening again because of this blasted land deed!
I hate real estate!
Should Tianyun Group transition into real estate? Who knows, there might be some incredible treasure on that plot of land!
No, that can’t be right. If that were the case, the world would be full of lucky people.
It’s purely this brat’s ridiculously good luck.
Dong Muyun took a slow, deep breath.
"How about this: you’ve always wanted a Mechanical Core, right? Tianyun Group will offer two billion, plus a Mechanical Core, in trade. That should be sufficient, shouldn’t it?"
However, Su Ping shook his head again.
"Your cultivation base is only so big. Even if you manage to build an artificial lake, getting it to a few kilometers in diameter would be a feat. Using this Rainbow Coral on it would be an extravagant waste, wouldn’t it?!"
Dong Muyun was exasperated.
The area behind Yun Tian was only a few kilometers from the Lingxi River at most.
Under such circumstances, even if Su Ping wanted to build an artificial lake, how large could it possibly be?
Su Ping didn’t even blink,
"I’ve changed my mind. I’ve decided to expand the artificial lake’s scale. I’ll directly connect the area behind Yuntian Resort to the Lingxi River and then extend it southward. It will form a large, Taiji-shaped artificial lake with the Lingxi River as the dividing line. I conservatively estimate its diameter to be about twenty kilometers."
Dong Muyun was out of options.
She sighed helplessly. Seeing Dong Muyun looking defeated and ready to give up, Su Ping quickly said,
"Look, we’re in the same boat now. Besides, you hold shares in Heart of Woods; nominally, you’re the second-largest shareholder after my family! If Heart of Woods becomes powerful, wouldn’t that be much better than Tianyun Group? You’re the chairperson of Tianyun Group, but it’s not entirely yours, is it? Your Dong Family has so many brothers and sisters. What if someone else takes over? Wouldn’t all your efforts just be paving the way for someone else?"
Su Ping had laid it all out.
Dong Muyun, however, just glared at this brat who was gloating after getting his way.
It was true that she personally held only five percent of Tianyun Group’s shares. However, her father’s and brother’s shares, totaling twenty percent, were managed by her.
Aside from her grandfather, who had relinquished his authority, she was the Dong Family’s largest shareholder in Tianyun Group. She was the actual person in charge, second only to her grandfather, the highest authority.