Outside Shouzhe Pass, there lies an expansive world filled with terrifying fierce beasts. For someone like him who grew up in the safety of human towns, this is quite an unfamiliar realm. The constant possibility of encountering fierce beasts made him uneasy.

But remembering the mission he carried, Sun Xiaole calmed his mind.

Before coming, he already understood what needed to be done.

The Wang Family had good luck in the latest frontier exploration and discovered a rare copper ore belt with considerable reserves. Yet, transporting the mined copper directly back to Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters for smelting would not be suitable in terms of both cost and impact.

One must know, copper ore’s value far surpasses that of iron ore; it’s a lucrative piece of large, juicy meat that, if too much commotion is caused, may inevitably attract unwanted attention.

Therefore, Deputy Chief Wang Shichuan dispatched Sun Xiaole to set up a preliminary copper refining workshop, then gradually expand its scale, refining the ore into high-quality refined copper on-site, before transporting it back to the Wang Family.

Sun Xiaole was an outstanding graduate of the Refining Elite Class, intelligent, eager to learn, and steady in character.

Though young and somewhat lacking in experience, since the frontier expansion started, Wang Family utilized all cultivated talents, already reaching a point of strain. Hence, reserve talents like Sun Xiaole were also pushed forward, allowing him to work and grow simultaneously.

Such convoys were not limited to Sun Xiaole’s team alone.

Under the comprehensive management of the Wang Family, one camp after another was established in the outer domain. The fierce beasts surrounding these camps had been systematically cleared, carving out safe zones. Batch after batch of civilians were sent into the camps, diligently removing weeds, stones, and trees, leveling ground, digging channels, all striving for their future homes.

The human race never lacks resilience.

It’s precisely this arduous spirit and deeply engrained diligence and hard work that have allowed them to proliferate bit by bit. The founding Emperor of Daqian, Emperor Ziwei Xuandu was like this, the ancestors of the Longzuo Wang Family were like this, and Ancestor Zhou Xuan was like this too.

Compared to generations of ancestors, including Wang Shouzhe, the younger clan members are not much inferior. They are equally passionate, not fearing hardship, striving to expand Wang Family’s current grandeur and lay a better foundation for future generations.

The Wang Family is like this, so are the smaller noble families, villagers, and tenant farmers.

Sun Xiaole’s convoy traveled for nearly twenty days until they finally reached their destination—Copper Mountain District. The journey was perilous, and they even encountered a pack of wolves attacking.

Fortunately, the Wang Family General and clan soldiers in the convoy were formidable, ensuring the convoy’s safety and annihilating the wolf pack.

They were not the first team to arrive at Copper Mountain District. Wang’s advance clearing team, surveying team, mining team, and even Wang’s First Construction’s building team had already left their tracks here, barely establishing a dirt road, setting up temporary barracks, and excavating water channels.

Conditions were tough, but during the grand frontier development, whose conditions weren’t hard?

Members of the Wang Family’s direct lineage, like Wang Shikai, were fighting on the frontline in Copper Mountain District. Amidst his busy schedule, he took time to greet Sun Xiaole, heartily patting his shoulder and saying, "Are you the classmate of my sister, Ying Lei, Sun Xiaole? Work diligently here. Any difficulties, feel free to find me to resolve."

Wang Shikai, twenty-five years old, ranked twelfth of the "Shichuan" generation, is Wang Yinglai’s brother. He follows the Wang Family’s tradition of handsome men and beautiful women, himself being very robustly handsome, albeit tanned from years of outdoor missions.

That adds a touch of heroic spirit.

"Twelfth Young Master, I will definitely work hard and not let down the Wang Family’s cultivation." Sun Xiaole, having grown up listening to family stories, feels grateful toward the Wang Family.

During that severe flood disaster, without the Wang Family’s aid, where would the Old Sun Family’s good days come from?

"Alright, once you achieve something, I’ll pick a good girl from several affinal families’ collateral branches and arrange a match for you." Wang Shikai heartily encouraged.

"Thank you, Twelfth Young Master."

Sun Xiaole felt a subtle melancholy, yet he knows very well the insurmountable gap between him and the Goddess Ying Lei in his heart.

Given Ying Lei’s talent, intelligence, and cultural attainment, even marrying into a typical Seventh-Grade Celestial Human Family lineage would be an injustice to her. Only a Sixth-Grade Direct Lineage would barely match her.

With the current robust development of the Wang Family, marrying into a Fifth-Grade Direct Lineage is very likely. After all, Ying Lei’s grandfather, Elder Yong’s lineage, boasts three Celestial Prides, making their noble blood surpass even the Fifth-Grade Direct Lineage.

Thereafter, Sun Xiaole settled in, actively devoting himself to his work. At the same time, he resolved to dutifully seek a proper girl to marry in a few years, together weathering life’s ups and downs.

Those beautiful memories, let them remain forever in the deepest part of the heart. In old age, one might occasionally revisit them and savor life’s experiences.

Young people like Sun Xiaole graduate from the Wang Clan Academy’s Zhuwei Academy every year in large numbers.

Based on their specialties, grades, and potential, they receive careful nurturing, joining the vast Wang Family industries, exerting their light and heat, forming the everlasting foundation of the Wang Family.