The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 610: Jade Mine

Chapter 610: Chapter 610: Jade Mine

Days had passed, and Ji Yang made his way to a jade mine, escorted by a team of people.

In novels, he often read how jade could aid in cultivation; Ji Yang was curious about this and wanted to see if it was truly so.

Now, almost the entire territory was under the control of Ji Yang’s subordinates, and Ji Yang wasn’t worried about his own safety. Of course, to prevent others from discovering his unique abilities, he still put on an appearance of needing protection. Besides Ji Yang, several young people, including Huang Benzhang, were brought along.

The guards were men dispatched by Le Qin, who always defended various projects; Huang Benzhang and the others knew there were such personnel.

Sitting in several vehicles, the young people like Huang Benzhang were very nervous; this was indeed their first time leaving the camp.

"Old Huang, why do I feel kind of nervous?" whispered someone named Lu Shimin.

Huang Benzhang gave a wry smile and said, "Our group leader is really bold; I don’t know what he’s thinking. Well, let’s just be careful."

The young men were all looking around tensely.

Along the way, occasional gunshots rang out in the distance, which made everyone even more anxious.

Ji Yang sat alone in the car he had driven; now, a subordinate of Le Qin was driving. This man was clearly an elite and was aware of some of Ji Yang’s situation, so he was very cautious.

"Don’t be nervous."

Ji Yang glanced at the few guards in the car and said indifferently.

Ji Yang was actually curious to see if anyone would attempt to assassinate him.

However, as they traveled, no assassination attempts materialized, which left Ji Yang somewhat disappointed.

Upon arriving in the mining area, Kanman was already waiting there.

Ji Yang couldn’t quite understand the situation with surnames in this country; Kanman could be a person’s name but also the name of a city, like the one they controlled—Mancity.

Lost in thought, Kanman had already strode over.

He was a strong, burly man but also a clever one; he had suggested at the meeting that Ji Yang should bring Sun Changping and others to inspect their jade mountain.

"Mr. Ji, welcome to inspect our work."

Ji Yang looked at Kanman and shook hands with him, replying, "Keep it casual. I’ve brought a few comrades to have a look at the situation here."

"Understood, understood."

Kanman, knowing that Ji Yang didn’t want domestic parties to know his situation, quickly responded.

By this time, Huang Benzhang and the others had gotten out of the cars. Seeing that the people here were armed, they became even more nervous and moved closer to Ji Yang.

"Don’t be nervous, come with me."

Ji Yang smiled and said to everyone.

These people were mostly new employees with virtually no experience working abroad. Ji Yang wondered why the higher-ups had sent them here.

But realizing that many well-connected people were unwilling to come, Ji Yang came to terms with it. It was precisely because no one wanted to come that they had the opportunity to be here.

Ji Yang wanted to give them a chance to train, to see the real world outside, so they wouldn’t be ignorant within the camp.

After casually assigning some tasks to Huang Benzhang and the others, Ji Yang let other personnel accompany them to inspect various places. Ji Yang himself went to a warehouse where the excavated jade had been stored.

"Mr. Ji, these are the rough stones extracted earlier, along with some quality jade," Kanman followed Ji Yang closely, explaining everything there.

"How is the expansion of your personnel?" Ji Yang asked, without looking at the raw stones.

Kanman replied, "Mr. Ji, we now have about 8,000 people. With weapons, we could organize an army of 3,000."

It was a moderately powerful force.

Ji Yang understood that while many claimed to have tens of thousands of people, in reality, the armed forces numbered only a few thousand, and even the elite was scarcely more than a thousand.

How effective could such a force be in battle?

Ji Yang was naturally skeptical about their combat capabilities.

"Some large forces actually have real soldiers in their armies; you wouldn’t stand a chance against them."

Kanman said awkwardly, "Actually, that’s mostly the case. Some powers claiming to have an army of thousands only have a hundred or so who can really fight. We are constantly training internally; if truly armed, 3,000 can certainly fight."

Ji Yang looked at him and noticed a certain confidence in the other man, so he didn’t say anything further.

Approaching a large raw stone, Ji Yang asked, "On what basis do you believe there is something inside this stone?"

"Many experienced individuals can make some predictions, of course, we can’t guarantee that there will be something."

Ji Yang nodded inwardly; if it were not so, there wouldn’t be the job of Stone Unveiling. If there were valuable items, wouldn’t people cut them out themselves?

Placing his hand on the stone, Ji Yang’s True Yuan began to circulate.