Blue Lake Manor, Eden Garden.
Inside the Main Laboratory, Richard sat before the circular experiment table, silently reflecting on what had happened not long ago.
After thinking for ten minutes, he let out a soft sigh and concluded that his previous approach had been reasonable. There truly had been no better way to deal with Long Mei Er's order to shut down the mine. Since Long Mei Er had brought up closing the mine, it meant he had noticed more or less some clues. A petty move like agreeing on the surface while secretly continuing the mining operation would never escape his notice.
That left him with only two ways to respond to Long Mei Er's order: one was to give the same answer as before and adopt a resistant stance. The other was to obey and give up resisting completely.
Compared to the two, even if the former failed, it would still buy him fifteen days of breathing room. He could use that time to mine as much of the remaining uranium ore in Shangbala Mine as possible.
As for why he had chosen half a month—fifteen days—it was the result of careful consideration.
If the time were too short, then even if he accelerated the mining, he would not obtain enough raw materials to manufacture nuclear weapons. There would be no fundamental difference.
If the time were too long, Long Mei Er would likely realize this was a delaying tactic and refuse.
Therefore, fifteen days was a relatively safe choice.
Then again, he might not necessarily fail.
Granted, Long Mei Er was powerful. He could easily kill even enemies at the level of a Level 4 Wizard, making him the strongest being Richard had encountered so far. But the agreed outcome was not to kill him, nor even