Chapter 516 Conspiracy x Mineral Resources

"Keep in touch with Vegapunk! When he is free, let him develop the [Devil Fruit Detector] for us." Xia Jieren instructed.

"Okay!" Kerrigan nodded slightly and kept Xia Jieren's words firmly in mind.

Xia Jieren stretched and yawned as he asked, "I haven't paid much attention to the development of organizations such as the White Tiger Chamber of Commerce recently. Please report to me."

Hearing this, Kerrigan quickly retrieved the data and presented it to Xia Jieren, while describing what had happened: "Due to our war with the World Government, the ocean has been in chaos for a while."

"All organizations under your command have been affected to some extent."

"Merchant ships under the White Tiger Chamber of Commerce, the Umbrella Group, and the Global Transport Group have been attacked many times, causing a sharp drop in trade that month."

"Cyberpunk's prosthetic weapons and Hydra's munitions are selling well."

"The business volume of [Deep Blue Route], [Hunter Guild], [Divine Punishment], [Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils], and [Shadow Bank] has increased dramatically."

“[Infinity Group] was least affected.”

"In the near future, [Infinity Group] also intends to launch a new generation of [Infinity Machines] and computers as originally planned."

"Overall, the forces under your command are like the rising sun, with a good development trend and remarkable achievements."

Listening to Kerrigan's introduction, Xia Jieren couldn't help but smile.

It can be seen that he is very satisfied.

"You've done a great job." Xia Jieren praised, "Also, notify all organizations and ask them to keep a low profile during this period."

"Understood," Kerrigan responded.

Xia Jieren leaned back on the sofa, thinking about his next plan.

At the same time, in some unknown corner, a conspiracy is quietly brewing.

a few days later.

The news spread across the sea, causing an uproar around the world.

[The "World Government" intends to increase "Sky Gold" and "Commercial Taxes"! ]

After hearing the news, it was like a bolt of lightning from the blue, shocking countless civilians and merchants! Despair instantly appeared on their faces, like a group of birds torn by a storm, losing their sense of direction and hope.

The lives of these ordinary people were already difficult, and they were busy and exhausted every day just to make ends meet. Now this sudden bad news has dealt them a heavy blow, making their already fragile hearts even worse; the businessmen were also worried and gloomy - they had worked hard for many years to gain a little family business, but now it might be destroyed because of this news!

For a time, countless people were in a state of panic and the number of pirates increased dramatically.

On the contrary, the princes and nobles sat back and watched, secretly calculating how much benefit they could gain from this storm.

Many knowledgeable people spoke out in newspapers, strongly opposing these policies, but with little effect.

[World Government] may be really hungry.

In addition, the [World Government] also printed a large amount of Beley, causing Beley to depreciate rapidly.

Under this series of operations, a large amount of funds flowed into the [Netherlands Kingdom] or [Shadow Bank] to seek shelter. In this regard, Xia Jieren accepted all the money. This was indeed a pleasant surprise.

The sea was in turmoil, but the Kingdom of the Netherlands was a peaceful scene.

The death of more than 80,000 soldiers did not cause any panic, and people continued to actively join the army.

One person joins the army, the whole family is honored!

In order to motivate the soldiers, Xia Jieren distributed military merits lavishly during the war.

Many soldiers gained tangible benefits and looked forward to the war. Although they were not as happy as when they heard about the war, they were not much different.

"That's right! In chaotic times, peace is a luxury and war is the main theme." Xia Jieren was very satisfied with the soldiers' attitude.

It took another two days for Xia Jieren to understand the general information of his forces and make some adjustments.

For the next period of time, Xia Jieren stayed in the Heart Network to accompany Kerrigan.

That day, Kerrigan suddenly showed a look of regret.

"What's wrong?" Xia Jieren asked curiously.

Kerrigan looked over and sighed, "The Emerald Mine has been mined!"

Xia Jieren was stunned and calculated silently in his heart.

After a while, he also showed a regretful expression: "Calculating the time, the [Cui Jing Mine] should have been mined out."

At this point, Xia Jieren and Kerrigan looked at each other, both feeling a little melancholy.

【Curren Crystal Ore】is an important energy source for the Zerg. Now that it is gone, the Zerg's daily energy income has dropped sharply.

Thinking of this, Xia Jieren felt a little uncomfortable.

Kerrigan consoled him, "The Emerald Mine is dispensable to us. The bulk of our energy income now comes from the Ocean Ranch."

While speaking, Kerrigan did not forget to pull up the energy income information of last month for evidence.

[Ocean Ranch: 113 billion]

[Mining: 12 billion]

[Mushroom: 50 billion]

[Hunting: 13 billion]

[Others: 7 million]

"Yeah!" Looking at the huge monthly energy income, Xia Jieren felt much better.

However, Xia Jieren still reminded him: "Pay more attention and look for other places to find out if there are any other [Cui Jing Mine] or other similar mineral veins."

"Yes!" Kerrigan would do the same without Xia Jieren's reminder.

In fact, while the [mycelium] is expanding, it is also exploring various mineral resources.

As of today, no less than dozens of mineral resources have been discovered, including coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, manganese ore, copper mines, gold mines, silver mines, zinc mines, lead mines, and gem mines, and the reserves are extremely rich.

The only regret is that no uranium and associated minerals were found.

However, most of these minerals are buried thousands of meters underground, making them very difficult to excavate, and are of no use for the time being.

Nowadays, most of the various minerals used by the [Kingdom of the Netherlands] are imported from overseas or mined from the [Red Earth Continent].

I have to say that the [Red Earth Continent] is truly a treasure trove, with countless various minerals.

However, the geology is very hard, and the efficiency is extremely low if traditional mining methods are used, but these difficulties are not a problem for the Zerg.

[Worker Bees] are natural miners, and the [Red Soil Continent] is as fragile as tofu in front of them.

This is also thanks to Kerrigan's repeated enhancement of the capabilities of the [Worker Bees], otherwise the current effect would not have been achieved.

In short, not long after peace was restored in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the land reclamation plan was started again, and various minerals were mined at the same time.

In fact, the Kingdom of the Netherlands's demand for minerals had long been met, but it had never stopped acquiring mineral resources.

Xia Jieren never has too many useful resources, and he doesn't mind even if they are left alone.

Looking at the mountains of resources, Xia Jieren felt a much greater sense of accomplishment than playing [MC (Minecraft)].

This is also a kind of collecting habit.