Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1017 - 451: The items to "snatch" this time are extraordinary!_3

Chapter 1017: Chapter 451: The items to "snatch" this time are extraordinary!_3

The security personnel who disembarked from the leading Humvee had already spread out to be on alert in all directions.

This sight was a bit surprising yet stirring for the three students. However, considering the place they were in, they soon understood why.

Sean Knight, accompanied by Oliver Bear, arrived at the Mountain Foot where there were signs of excavation. Less than half a meter under the soil layer, thick Coal seams were exposed.

"I learned geography at school and know about the formation process of coal. I also know that by following the direction of the mountain ridges, one can actually discern the direction of the Coal seams," said Sean as he walked to the edge of a Coal Mine, casually picking up a piece of coal and speaking:

"I think the quality of this coal should be quite good; however, I’m not clear about the reserves. We need professionals like you to take a look."

"This coal—its quality is really good!" Oliver Bear, too, picked up a palm-sized piece of coal, examined it, then tossed it away and walked briskly toward the Coal Mine, looking closely before saying:

"If all the coal is like this, then there is definitely value in mining it—Caleb, get the tools out, let’s get to work!"

"Okay!"

Caleb Stevens placed the package he was carrying on the ground, opened it, and took out the tools inside.

"Looking at the surface here, these are all Anthracite," Oliver said, holding the tools as he spoke to Sean:

"From what can be seen, this coal is very high-quality, no worse than the coal produced by several major domestic and international mines.

To get more precise data, we would need to take samples back for testing. We’ll look around nearby first, searching for the Veins to get a preliminary estimate of the reserves.

Of course, just our manpower might not be enough; we also need some instruments and equipment. That’s where your support is needed."

"Absolutely no problem," Sean said, laughing, "For my own affairs, I certainly won’t let you guys do all the work."

Sean was a layman, but thanks to Sky Eye, he could see that the coal mine below was deep; at least as far as Sky Eye could see, the bottom of the Coal seam was not visible.

As for the quality of the coal, that he really didn’t know.

Fortunately, he had already negotiated with the Tribal Elders about this area. If it was viable for development, then he would undertake the contract, and he promised to build roads and employ people from the tribe to work.

Naturally, Hassan and others were pleased. This was equivalent to attracting a substantial investment!

At least from Sean’s descriptions, they could see the tangible benefits this investment would bring to them.

You can’t blame them for being shortsighted or anything. Without the ability or the means, even securing enough food is a struggle; they simply aren’t in a position to discuss development and such.

Oliver and the students were busy until Night, returning with a considerable number of samples to where the Car was parked.

"This coal mine covers a large area," an excited Oliver reported to Sean, "and the deposits are extremely shallow. Put it this way, at least from the samples I have collected, the quality of the coal is extremely high, really top-notch!

Just based on the initial estimation of reserves, there are at least One Hundred Million tons! Of course, it could be more. Accurate measurement is needed for this.

So actually, I can tell you now, this coal mine is extremely valuable to mine, and the investment required isn’t much... It’s almost like an open-pit coal mine!"

"Then I’m relieved," Sean smiled, "So it seems I can now confirm the contract for this coal mine."

"Really? Is it easy to make contracts here? Are the people agreeable? After all, it’s such a large Coal Mine..." Oliver seemed worried for Sean.

"Don’t worry," Sean assured him with a smile, "They won’t contract it to anyone else. If they contract it out, it will only be to me."

Hearing Sean’s confident words, Nora Wilson couldn’t help but want to see the scene where he faced his comeuppance. But then she thought better of it.

Being able to walk around the tribal territory with Guns, managing to bring many nearby tribal residents to exchange goods, and offering to build roads and set up solar power for tribal residents; securing a contract for the coal mine shouldn’t pose a problem, right?

That night, after returning to the Base, Oliver Bear spent a long time studying the coal samples.

Early the next day, after Breakfast, Oliver and the three Students went to look for Sean with excitement, only to find that Sean was surrounded by several Big-bearded men.

"Professor Brown, good timing, let me introduce you; these gentlemen are Elders from the nearby Tribes. This is Elder Hassan, who speaks Chinese. This is Elder Bagel..." Sean, upon seeing Oliver approaching, immediately introduced the Elders with a smile.

Then he said to Elder Hassan:

"Professor Brown here is the Geological Expert I’ve hired. He said that the coal mine you pointed out to me has great potential, so I plan to take it under contract and prepare for mining."

"Professor Brown, nice to meet you!" Elder Hassan was overjoyed, "We warmly welcome you to our place! Thank you very much for helping Mr. Knight make this decision!"

As he spoke, Elder Hassan bowed respectfully to Professor Brown.

Upon hearing the words translated beside him, Elder Bagel also smiled and nodded at Oliver.

This was great news!

At least it ensured that Mr. Knight wouldn’t be leaving this place any time soon.

Elder Hassan didn’t get sidetracked by this topic. He then said to Sean:

"Mr. Knight, we couldn’t ask for more regarding the contract for the coal mine. But the most important thing right now is the exchange of Supplies. Can you transport more items here?

You have seen it yourself; not only our nearby Tribes but also residents from even more distant Tribes are coming here to trade goods. We can negotiate the price; you can raise it a bit as long as you bring the items over..."

Sean said with a wry smile:

"You’ve seen it; for this purpose, I’ve specially purchased a C-130 Transport aircraft. But this is the limit of its carrying capacity; it’s already running daily, and I’m doing my best. Besides, I hope that more domestic merchants will come here to do business..."

"But we trust you!" With that, Hassan intercepted Sean’s next words, "Those people exchanging odds and ends, we don’t mind, but for major transactions between Tribes, we still only trust you!"

"Yes, we only trust you!" After hearing the translation, Elder Bagel, although somewhat haltingly, also spoke in Chinese. It might not be perfect, but Everyone understood.

Now, Oliver finally grasped the status Sean enjoyed here.

His three Students now understood why Sean could confidently say that he was the only one who could mine the Coal.

Because those people, they don’t trust anyone else!

Nora felt ashamed of her previous thoughts.

She couldn’t help turning her head, then was astonished to see not far away, at the exchange point, a local resident had traded a large chunk of Raw Lapis Lazuli for just a Clothes package, and was leaving quite delighted.

As if they had gotten an incredible deal!

This... This was just too magical!