The next day, early in the morning.
Hawking got up and found that Xu Cheng and the others had all gone into the cave. The cave that the Falcon Mercenaries used to mine. There was also a river nearby, and it was a place with mountains and rivers. It was just that there wasn't much vegetation.
From outside the cave, they could hear Li Wei's excited shouts.
Hawking actually wanted to go down and take a look, but he held back his patience and didn't go down.
Xu Cheng saw the look in his eyes and said to him, "If you want to see, then come down and take a look."
Hawking still couldn't help but go down the cave. When he walked in, his eyes were immediately stunned.
The cave turned out to be connected to the river outside. There was a piece of sand here, or to be exact, a sand river. Li Wei and the others were digging with hoes and wire nets. But judging from the material they dug out and put into a bucket, if Hawking's guess was right, it was raw diamond.
Xu Cheng took out a small raw stone that was only the size of a thumb and smiled at him. "Look at this one, it's colored, it's estimated to be five carats! The color and longitude are definitely world-class, and there are a lot of raw stones like this. Yesterday, when we searched their warehouse, you might be shocked. There are almost a few kilograms of raw stone. How much do you think this river is worth? "
Hawking smacked his lips. This pile of raw stones was already worth a lot of money, not to mention the ones that were still being dug out.
Seeing his dumbfounded look, Xu Cheng smiled and said, "Maybe this is why some people flock to the Land of Mercenaries. I was originally short on money to buy more firearms in the future, but now, I can rely on these to make up for the difference."
Hawking asked, "Can you get it out and sell it?"
Xu Cheng replied, "Not for the time being, but let's take it slow. We need to find a way to build a transportation route that belongs to us. If we go out now, we will only be intercepted by other allied forces, and it's not worth it."
Then, Xu Cheng stuffed the largest colored raw stone into his pocket. In the future, when he had the chance, he would process it into a wedding ring for his wife.
At this moment, Luo Yi, who was in charge of sentry duty, ran over and said, "Big Brother Cheng, someone is coming."
Xu Cheng picked up a towel and wiped his hands. Then, he jumped out of the cave, not needing to use the ladder at all.
At the gate of the town, three armed vehicles arrived.
Their clothes were all embroidered with the symbol of a dragon.
Upon seeing this icon, Xu Cheng's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Oh, you're from China?" a bald guy on the bus glanced at Xu Cheng's skin color and asked curiously.
Xu Cheng nodded. "What's up?"
"What's the matter?" Baldy and the others in the car were amused.
"Is this your first day in the Mercenary Land?" Baldy looked at the flag of the Otherworldly Guest Mercenary Group with contempt, nodded, and smacked his lips. "No wonder, I've never seen this lousy flag before. It's probably a new mercenary group. But we don't care, we're just following orders. Old rules, pay the taxes."
Xu Cheng frowned.
At this time, Luo Yi whispered to him, "Big groups eat small groups, and small groups stick together. That's how it is. They are the Long family's mercenary group. One-tenth of the Mercenary Land is their territory, and every group has to pay a fee to their subsidiary group. In other words, it's protection fees."
Xu Cheng nodded, looked at the group, and asked, "The Falcon Mercenaries should have handed it over, right? Why do we still have to pay? "
"Bullsh * t, we only recognize the flag, not the time. I heard that the Falcon Mercenaries got wiped out last night, and today I came to take a look. You guys are really something, daring to even swallow the Falcon Mercenaries. Not bad, but the rules can't be broken, even if you're from Huaxia. Here, there are no compatriots, only allies."
Xu Cheng pouted. "How much?"
Baldy: "According to the number of people."
According to the number of people, it meant that the smaller groups didn't dare to expand. Small groups actually didn't have much money, and they didn't make much money from robbing and killing. So, if they wanted to expand, they would have to pay a fee. That way, once they ran out of money, they wouldn't dare to expand. This was also a strategy for large groups.
If you had more and more people, they would know that you definitely found crude oil or some kind of ore, and they would try to take out the smaller groups and eat the cake.
"We only have 9 armed members right now, how much?"
"What, 9?" The baldy laughed. "Who are you trying to fool? Nine people can wipe out the Falcon Mercenaries? I can see from here that there are more than 9 people over there. We need to go in and count the number. "
Xu Cheng said, "They are all engineers and constructors that we hired."
Baldy: "That counts too!"
Xu Cheng directly blocked the road in front of their truck. He raised his head and looked at the baldy with a dangerous gaze, and the latter was also looking down at him from the truck.
"If you don't want the Dragon Clan to destroy your territory, then you better not look at me with that arrogant gaze."
Luo Yi pulled Xu Cheng and reminded him in a low voice, "Big Brother Cheng, bear with it. Now's not the time to go against them."
Only then did Xu Cheng move his body away. The truck directly passed him and stopped on the main street in the center of the town. Then, the Dragon Clan members on the truck arrogantly counted the number of people in the town.
The baldy stood on the truck and stared at Xu Cheng as he asked, "You are the leader of the Otherworldly Guest Mercenary Group?"
Xu Cheng nodded.
The baldy looked at him with a warning gaze and said, "You better behave in the future. This isn't China, you can call the police here. Sometimes, a loose tongue can cause trouble. You better cooperate with us in the future and pay as much as you are supposed to. Otherwise, you can tell us that you don't need the protection of the Dragon Clan. I believe there will be other mercenary groups that will come and replace you. "
At this moment, his subordinates came over to report the number of people.
The baldy snorted at Xu Cheng. "That's a total of 500,000 USD, valid for three months. Also, why are you looking for so many engineers? Let me tell you, without our permission, you are not allowed to build a town of a certain size. What I mean is, you are not allowed to open a business city, understand? "
"It's just a simple repair, no need for a rest area," Xu Cheng said impatiently.
"That's good."
Just at this moment, someone shouted, "Boss, there's a hole here."
The baldy directly jumped off the truck and was about to go over, but Xu Cheng suddenly stopped him and said, "It's just a hole where we store our firearms, don't be so surprised."
"Really?" The baldy was suspicious. "Then what are you so nervous about?"
He insisted on going over.
At that moment, Xu Cheng's grip on him tightened, and his eyes and the murderous aura around him instantly made the baldy feel like he was suffocating. He found that he couldn't move his arm at all.
"I said, don't go over there!" Xu Cheng reminded again, word by word.
The baldy gulped and stared at Xu Cheng for a long time. Finally, he shouted at his subordinates, "Come over, we're leaving."
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