Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1224: Pleasure Doing Business

Chapter 1224: Pleasure Doing Business

The Deng Family naturally had no reason to refuse. Deng Shentong quickly consulted with Deng Yuanbo, and the response received was agreement to the deal.

Deng Yuanbo said to Deng Shentong, "It's not that Zhang Yi needs us, but that we need Zhang Yi's support."

"All this time, we have been diligently maintaining our friendship with Zhang Yi, which is how we earned this opportunity."

"Him becoming a shareholder of Deng Technology is equivalent to him joining our side. He will become our strongest backer."

"Not to mention he gave us such immense wealth, even if he didn't, I would still give him shares!"

"And this half-percent of the elemental ore vein he gave us is actually him supporting us!"

Deng Yuanbo saw the issue very clearly.

He saw through Zhang Yi's intention, which was to invest the excess resources in his hands for long-term gain.

To be honest, it was somewhat laughable.

Elemental Stones, this newly discovered energy source, were enough to make any power in the world flock to them.

Yet, Zhang Yi, because he had too much energy and couldn't use it all, generously offered half a percent of the Elemental Stone vein in one go.

However, Zhang Yi wasn't being wasteful.

He didn't have anyone around him specializing in biological and genetic research.

Zhou Ke'er was just a Doctor, with some knowledge of medicine.

The field of biology was far more complex than mechanics, delving deeper into the microscopic realm.

It had to be handed over to professionals to handle.

And the Deng Family was the most ideal partner.

Zhang Yi had known the Deng Family for a long time. They had given Zhang Yi a lot of help, and Zhang Yi never had a chance to repay this favor.

So, he took this opportunity to repay the favor while also making an investment.

It was a deal that killed two birds with one stone.

After receiving Deng Yuanbo's reply, Deng Shentong immediately found Zhang Yi to relay it.

"Deng Technology's research on mutations has been ongoing. Although research into the Epsilon level is limited due to a lack of samples,"

"our research on the Delta level and below is already quite mature."

"All these technologies can be made available to you."

Zhang Yi nodded. "Pleasure doing business."

Deng Shentong smiled. "Pleasure doing business."

Zhang Yi's gains from the Shengjing trip were the greatest, but the others also made significant gains.

Liang Yue, Hua Hua, and the others honed their practical combat experience through this battle and absorbed the origin of many mutated beasts.

Undoubtedly, their strength would improve upon returning.

However, Fatty Xu remained sullen, locking himself in his room, not even daring to step outside.

Zhang Yi, of course, knew he was avoiding Li Yangyang.

Li Yangyang understood this too. Recently, he hadn't appeared near Zhang Yi's group's residence, instead having others take care of their daily needs.

Zhang Yi planned to leave Shengjing.

So, he found Fatty Xu again to ask for his final thoughts.

"Hey, Fatty. What exactly are you thinking? Even if you're not agreeing, you should give her a reply, right? That's basic courtesy."

Fatty Xu raised his head, his face etched with exhaustion, stubbled and unshaven for days.

"Boss, I..."

He opened his mouth, then hesitated.

Zhang Yi smiled. "Make up your own mind! Time is running out for you."

He wouldn't interfere in matters of the heart.

Before leaving, someone from Shengjing approached Zhang Yi. Qin Qigong wanted to have a chat with Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi went to the Ming Imperial City and found Qin Qigong in his office.

Qin Qigong got straight to the point, stating the reason for calling him over.

"The issue with the Ground Centipede colony beneath Wuyou Valley has been resolved, but we know nothing about the mysterious existence in the underground world."

"So, mining the Elemental Stone vein from now on will also carry certain risks."

"Now that three-tenths of the share has fallen into the hands of your Jiangnan Region, you must also send people to help with the mining."

Hearing Qin Qigong say this, Zhang Yi nodded.

Perfectly reasonable. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Mining the vein is also hard work; they couldn't just wait idly for distribution.

Moreover, if they didn't send people to supervise, what if Shengjing didn't follow the rules and gave them less ore?

"After I return, I'll have the region send people over to participate in the work,"

Zhang Yi said calmly.

"As for the mysterious existence in the Qinling Mountains underground world, I believe it won't become a threat to us in the short term."

Qin Qigong looked at Zhang Yi curiously. "Oh? Why do you think so?"

He wore a smile, seemingly agreeing with Zhang Yi's view, but still wanted Zhang Yi to explain.

Zhang Yi recalled his experience in the underground world that day, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"I can't really explain it clearly. There are too many unknown things for humanity."

"But I could sense that the White Snake we encountered that day had no killing intent towards us. Otherwise, none of us would have survived that day."

Bai Longzi attacked Zhang Yi's group of four, directly causing Li Changgong and the other two to be seriously injured.

It seemed like a ruthless attack, but upon later reflection, Zhang Yi realized he hadn't actually intended to kill.

Otherwise, even he would have died in the underground world.

Bai Longzi's actions were more like a deterrent, driving them away from the underground world.

"And one more thing, you've been mining the underground Elemental Stone vein for so long; they couldn't have been unaware."

"If they really wanted to act, they would have done so long ago."

Zhang Yi voiced his inner thoughts.

Qin Qigong pondered for a while after hearing this, then also smiled and nodded.

"Your reasoning makes a lot of sense. That makes me feel much more at ease."

"However," he said with his hands behind his back, his expression calm, "even knowing the danger exists, mining the Elemental Stone vein cannot be stopped."

Zhang Yi crossed his arms, looking curiously at Qin Qigong.

"How so?"

Qin Qigong chuckled.

"In the face of immense benefits, bearing a certain level of risk is completely worthwhile."

"Besides, even if an accident happens, at most, it's just sacrificing some miners."

"The miners sent there are all muggles without any superhuman potential. Trading their lives for the Elemental Stone vein is a completely worthwhile deal."

Such cold words spoken from Qin Qigong's mouth didn't surprise Zhang Yi in the slightest.

Those who achieve great things cannot afford to be soft-hearted. Those who are kind-hearted probably wouldn't survive two months after the Apocalypse.

Zhang Yi suddenly thought of a possibility and asked with a smile, "At the very least, they still have reproductive abilities. Perhaps the offspring of these people might give birth to high-level superhumans?"

Qin Qigong smiled and shook his head.

"The abilities of first-generation superhumans come from heavenly gifts and effort, so there's still a chance to defy fate. But the second generation inherits genes from their parents."

"Big muggles give birth to little muggles. Powerful superhumans have a higher probability of giving birth to powerful offspring."

"We only need to keep a limited number of ordinary people, letting their offspring continue as laborers. Too many would just be a burden on society."

"Of course, too few wouldn't work either. We superhumans ultimately need lower-class people to serve us."

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