As a member of the Demon Capital Special Management Bureau, Cao Chao was a local power compared with Lin Shuguang. With Lin Shuguang having put in a word, he could provide some deterrence over at Panlong Mountain.
Meanwhile, Lin Shuguang had built a perimeter wall at Panlong Mountain and sent more workers to mine there.
As for armed security...
Lin Shuguang had transferred Chang Jun and the other men from North Third Province over from Huai City. Every one of them was ruthless.
Previously, Chang Jun and his companions had received money for their mother's surgery from Feng San. On top of that, Lin Shuguang had saved Liu Zi before, so these men respected both Lin Shuguang and Feng San deeply.
Back when rumors spread in Huai City that Lin Shuguang had been ambushed by Demonic Cultivators, these men from North Third Province had also stood guard outside Lin's Shop day and night, secretly protecting his parents.
Lin Shuguang had seen all of this, and naturally, he was willing to give them opportunities.
However, once news of the Elemental Ore fully broke, Panlong Mountain was bound to become a place surrounded by wolves. Lin Shuguang had made this clear before Chang Jun and the others came.
"There will be blood. You might even lose your lives. There's still time to refuse."
But Chang Jun and the others had come without hesitation anyway.
Lin Shuguang set the overall direction, leaving the sales entirely to Huang Qisheng.
A veteran of the business world, Huang Qisheng also knew what Elemental Ore would bring. Not wanting to draw attention so soon, he secretly selected a number of buyers and sold to them in batches. It was slower, but at least it was safe and would not be noticed by the major factions so quickly.