Too Happy Too Soon

"Don't be so stingy. You've lived for who knows how many years—you're practically an ancient elder of the universe. What kind of look is this, being so miserly?"

Looking at the aggrieved Collector Tivan, Chen Mu waved his hand dismissively and said, "Don't worry. We only need mining rights for ten years. Besides, your original mining teams can mine alongside ours."

"Of course, how much each side can extract will depend on their own capabilities."

"Only ten years?"

Hearing this, Collector Tivan was overjoyed. It seemed Chen Mu was not that ruthless after all. He still had some conscience and understood that this place was Tivan's lifeline. He had remained so wealthy all these years entirely because of the mines here, and China was not trying to wipe him out completely.

Thinking of this, Collector Tivan became extremely pleased and continued, "All right. Since you're allies of China, treat this place like your own home. Our two sides can mine the resources here at the same time. After all, there are still plenty of resources here."

Indeed, Collector Tivan's people had mined here for countless tens of thousands of years, yet even now, most of the minerals remained untouched.

At the current rate of extraction, mining for another few tens of thousands of years would not be a problem.

So when he heard Chen Mu say that China would only mine here for ten years, Tivan nearly laughed out loud.

"Since Mr. Tivan is being so generous, then I'm relieved."

Chen Mu's smile was deeply meaningful.

Ten years?

You may be underestimating China's mining capabilities.

How do you think China earned its reputation as an infrastructure maniac?

That was without Chen Mu's involvement. Now, with his help, China's infrastructure capabilities had long since gone through the roof, not to mention