Chapter 1609: A Fortune Spent
Shen Yuanbao was left speechless.
He had made his fortune through crystal mining.
To put it bluntly, he was a mine boss.
No mine boss would have the gall to claim that he had won the right to exploit crystal veins through personal charm, vast learning, or professional skill.
Oh, perhaps Lü Zhongqi of Qingtian Corporation was qualified to say so.
After all, he was Dragon City's foremost prospector and crystal expert.
But beneath every crystal vein Shen Yuanbao had seized lay countless unspeakable secrets, along with the corpses of his competitors.
Yet he could not possibly wipe out every last one of them.
Countless rivals were still licking their wounds in the darkness, like starving hyenas waiting for the old lion king to fall so they could pounce and tear out the young lions' throats.
In truth, this was one of the reasons Shen Yuanbao had spared no expense and moved heaven and earth to build Cosmos Grand View.
It was not merely a magnificent palace.
It was also a self-sufficient estate and an impregnable fortress.
Deep beneath Cosmos Grand View lay a small but exceptionally high-quality crystal vein, complete with every mining and refining facility imaginable.
The Shen Family Disciples could hide inside Cosmos Grand View for years without ever venturing outside, cultivating in seclusion and breaking through their limits!
Meng Chao seemed to have seen through Shen Yuanbao's thoughts.
"Surely Senior Shen doesn't believe that Cosmos Grand View alone can shelter your clansmen and descendants forever?"
Meng Chao snorted. "That's right, Cosmos Grand View is like a modern fortified manor—able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating.
"But a fortified manor can only protect you for a time; it can never protect you for a lifetime.
"Throughout history, countless powerful clans