Rebirth: Super Banking System

Chapter 2474: Chapter 2312: That’s Not Allowed

At this moment.

In another room, the joint expedition team from various departments was drinking tea. Their task was merely to observe whether the drilling was proceeding smoothly.

After drilling.

They were to assess whether the surrounding sea water, ecology, etc., would be severely affected. As for the drilling process itself, they had little interest in following it.

Therefore.

Many were busy playing on their mobile phones, enjoying the rare leisure time.

“This internet speed is really fast.”

“Yeah!”

“I wonder whose satellite it is. I heard Tang Qing’s company has a few satellites up there. Could it be their own communication satellite?”

“No idea.”

“Who cares, as long as it works well.”

“…”

Everyone marveled at the setup here, which was impressive. With no base stations around, they could only connect to the internet via satellite, scarcely expecting such fast speeds.

Browsing websites.

Watching videos.

Playing games.

Effortlessly.

In fact.

Someone used a speed test software and measured a download speed of ten megabytes per second, no worse than their home internet. They felt rather looking forward to the coming days of life at sea.

Suddenly.

An employee from a newly appointed department exclaimed.

“Ah!”

Instantly.

Everyone looked over.

“What are you shouting about?”

His supervisor, displeased, felt embarrassed in front of many people. Hearing this, the employee stammered, “Just now, they hit something during drilling.”

Upon hearing this.

Everyone’s spirits lifted.

The first reaction.

—-There was an incident.

“Looks like their technology is still not mature. The drilling permit’s inspection needs to be reviewed more carefully,” one person said with a smile.

If everything were perfect, they wouldn’t be seen as having come for nothing, right?

This remark.

Made others nod slightly.

However.

The next second, the employee hastily explained, “No, they just live-streamed from the discharge opening, and they drilled out a silver mine, and it’s a high-grade silver mine.”

Upon hearing this.

Everyone’s faces froze.

What?

A mine?

A silver mine?

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Soon.

They quickly visited the Comet Group’s official website, opened the live broadcast room. With default barrage turned on, the entire screen was flooded with comments.

After turning it off.

They finally saw the ores continuously appearing at the discharge opening.

“Silver mine: High content.”

“Silver mine: High content.”

“…”

Each message left them a bit stunned. Most present were professionals, and they could instantly tell that the silver ore extracted here was of high grade.

Immediately.

Each person was overjoyed.

“That’s fantastic!”

“A silver mine, that’s a great find.”

“Haha!”

“…”

The place they chose had a silver mine, a significant achievement. Without seabed drilling equipment in the past, they could only watch helplessly.

But.

Now they have equipment to mine it, making it an effective and usable resource. For a moment, they were too excited, feeling lucky to have come on this trip.

“Let’s go, find Tang Qing.”

“Right.”

“…”

Everyone quickly stood up and went to the control room.

…

Soon.

They met Tang Qing.

“Boss Tang.”

“Director Qi.”

With a smiling greeting. Qi Yi got straight to the point, “Boss Tang, thank you so much for discovering such a large silver mine. Please help us drill to assess the reserves.”

Currently.

Only the Explorer can do the testing.

“No problem.”

Tang Qing readily agreed. The testing was part of the content anyway, and he treated it as a complimentary service. Upon receiving the response, a smile bloomed on Qi Yi’s face.

This time.

It was truly worthwhile.

…

Afterwards.

Qi Yi promptly reported to the ministry. Receiving the news, the ministry took it seriously. After all, as a precious metal, silver mine’s value is significant.

It is.

Not as valuable as gold.

But.

The quantity is huge!

Look.

The silver mine on the screen had an astonishing high grade, and with the current international silver price, a ton of silver is worth over seven million, an immensely valuable mineral.

…

Outside.

As time passed, the news started to spread, with more and more people flooding into the live broadcast room to see what a seabed silver mine looked like.

At the same time.

The major media outlets were buzzing.

Writing with excitement, each report vividly. Tang Qing was indeed a perennial figure in the news, always causing a stir, ensuring they would never run out of stories to write about.

Silver mine.

A high-grade silver mine at that, it was highly captivating. Although the reserves weren’t yet known, it didn’t prevent them from making bold predictions in their articles.

Perhaps.

It might come true?

…

In the smelting area.

At this moment.

Through various equipment, the silver mine ultimately turned into silver bars. The Explorer had a complete set of smelting equipment, but it was all relatively small-scale equipment.

It’s only used for exploratory mining and smelting.

Not comparable to commercial smelting.

Exploration.

Mining.

Were the original design purposes of the Explorer. For smelting, the ores still had to be transported to a land-based metal smelting factory. Tang Qing picked up a one-kilogram silver bar.

Fresh out of the oven.

A bit hot.

Over sixty degrees.

Qi Yi and the other expedition members each took a bar to play with. Yes, each had a bar because of the high silver content.

In front of them.

Over a ton of finished silver bars had already been piled up.

Due to excellent craftsmanship, compared to the dullness of regular silver ingots, all the silver bars here looked as if they had been polished, smooth surfaces with rounded edges.

In the light, reflecting a soft glow.

“This… how much is it worth?” Seeing the pile of silver bars, someone stammered and asked.

“Ten million.”

“Hiss!”

Everyone couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Ten million.

In such a short time, they had extracted silver bars worth ten million, and judging by this momentum, the daily production would be astonishing if they kept excavating.

Damn!

They hit a treasure.

“Boss Tang, thank you.” Qi Yi couldn’t stop smiling.

Seeing this.

Tang Qing chuckled, “Director Qi, are you planning to mine this ore?”

“If the reserves are large, of course, we want to mine it.” Qi Yi responded logically. If mined with full force, who knows how much silver bars they could produce in a day?

Thinking about it.

Made him happy.

“But the testing is only for five days.”

“Just extend it.”

Qi Yi was indifferent.

Hearing this.

Tang Qing shook his head slightly, “That won’t do.”

“Huh?”

Qi Yi was taken aback.

What?

No way?

“Why not?” he asked urgently, “This is a significant silver mine. If you mine it, your Company can also make a lot of money. Why not continue?”

Upon hearing this.

Tang Qing spread his hands.

Expressing helplessness.

“In fact, we already have an agreement with a certain company. After testing, we’re scheduled to help them mine an ore, so it’s truly unavoidable.”

“No problem, just cancel it,” Qi Yi said carelessly.

However.

Tang Qing’s next sentence shocked him.

“I wish I could, but the contract represents an agreement, represents integrity. Breaking it would not only look bad, but there’s also a hefty penalty.”

“Five billion RMB.”

“Additionally.”

“Their offer is generous. We get a ten percent share of what we extract, so I’m sorry, there’s nothing I can do.”

“…”

After listening.

Qi Yi was stunned, and others were too, mainly shocked by the penalty fee being so high. If Tang Qing backed out, what would they use to compensate the other party?

Moreover.

Tang Qing deliberately emphasized the spirit of the contract.

Lack of integrity.

For a businessman, it’s a big taboo.

“Which company, a domestic one? We can talk to them.” Qi Yi quickly thought, if it were a domestic company, they would have many ways to deal with it.

However.

They were to be disappointed once more.

“No, it’s a foreign company, Myanmar Gold Group. I heard they discovered a gold mine offshore but have been unable to mine it, so they approached us.”