Global Assets

The Nanyang Nations had been plagued by years of endless warfare.

There were both internal and external causes.

It would not be enough to conquer a single country to mine "Lu-Wu Black Gold" in the Nanyang Nations.

Other warlord factions would interfere.

After all, the "Lu-Wu Black Gold deposits" did not lie within the borders of any one country.

Instead, they were scattered beneath the entire Nanyang region.

Under these circumstances,

only the influence of a great Sorcerer

could ensure the mining proceeded smoothly.

That was why Su Yuan had sought out A Luomu specifically. To control him, he had even set aside a trace of his mental power to take control of him.

"What effects and reactions will this matter cause going forward?"

Su Yuan asked the Grey Mirror deep within his sea of consciousness.

Bzz~ The Gray Mirror rippled hazily, and words quickly appeared on its surface, answering Su Yuan's question.

[After learning that the Sorcerers' lineage in the Nanyang Nations had changed hands, the Xia Kingdom's officials conducted a thorough investigation and confirmed that it had been the work of A Luomu, the great Sorcerer from thirty years ago. The Xia Kingdom's Think Tank speculated that A Luomu had been defeated by Kun Long back then. After thirty years of arduous cultivation, his power had greatly increased, and he had returned to take revenge. In the end, he killed Kun Long, avenged himself, and reclaimed control of the Sorcerers' lineage...]

Su Yuan looked at the Grey Mirror's answer and nodded slightly.

Why had he insisted that A Luomu kill Kun Long?

Because only if A Luomu acted would the various sides avoid overreacting.

No matter how fiercely A Luomu and Kun Long fought, it was still an internal conflict within the Sorcerers' lineage. The Xia Kingdom would not interfere, and neither would the Nanyang Nations. They would simply watch from the sidelines.

But if someone else did it... the Xia Kingdom would be the first to step in.

Next, the Nanyang Nations would refuse to accept it.

Finally, the Truth Society would inevitably get involved.

The current situation in the Nanyang Nations was the result of a balance between the various sides.

If an unknown and unexpected variable appeared, the most likely outcome was that all sides would intervene together to eliminate it.

As Su Yuan pondered, more words continued to appear on the Gray Mirror.

[After learning of the upheaval in the Nanyang Nations, the Truth Society felt somewhat regretful. They had been in contact with Kun Long for years, preparing to secretly take control of the Nanyang Nations. Now, with Kun Long dead, all their efforts had come to nothing. Even so, the Truth Society had not given up. Instead, they had drawn up a new plan to win over A Luomu...]

"The Truth Society..."

Su Yuan looked at the Grey Mirror's answer. Why had he insisted on killing Kun Long?

Because this great Sorcerer had already secretly reached an agreement with the Truth Society.

If he had survived, he would have posed a considerable obstacle to Su Yuan's future mining of "Lu-Wu Black Gold" in the Nanyang region.

In fact, more than twenty years ago, the Truth Society had used detection technology provided by the Alien Force to discover unknown metal deposits deep beneath the Nanyang Nations.

That was "Lu-Wu Black Gold."

However, because of the Xia Kingdom, the Truth Society could not openly seize control of them. They could only try to win over Kun Long, hoping to use the great Sorcerer to mine the deposits.

But after twenty or thirty years, just as the Truth Society had finally reached an agreement with Kun Long, he had died?

And he had died so reasonably that the Truth Society could not find fault with it.

"After the Truth Society approaches A Luomu, I can have him humor them for a while."

Su Yuan thought.

Would A Luomu be persuaded to switch sides and join the Truth Society?

Su Yuan was not worried at all. A Luomu could still distinguish between his life and worldly possessions.

The Grey Mirror had also answered Su Yuan's questions about this, and its conclusion was that the Truth Society would not be able to win A Luomu over.

"Xiao Lan, send A Luomu the mining plan I drew up for 'Lu-Wu Black Gold.' You'll supervise its implementation."

Su Yuan went down to the basement and instructed Xiao Lan, the Artificial Intelligence.

The mining plan had naturally come from the Grey Mirror. It would allow them to mine enough "Lu-Wu Black Gold" as quickly as possible, safely and without any problems.

Of course, the plan was perfect. The only question was whether it could be carried out properly.

But with Xiao Lan strictly following Su Yuan's instructions and monitoring the progress, there would be no unexpected complications.

After all, Su Yuan's instructions already covered the many problems and variables that could arise during implementation. Xiao Lan only needed to give A Luomu instructions at the appropriate times.

"Understood, Master," Xiao Lan replied at once.

"By the way, how much are my assets worth now?" Su Yuan asked casually.

More than a month ago, Su Yuan had started investing, first in the Xia Kingdom and then around the world.

From stocks and funds to real estate and shopping centers, with the Grey Mirror's help, Su Yuan had never lost money.

"Master, your global assets are currently worth a total of 26.8 billion in Xia Kingdom currency..." Xiao Lan replied.

"Not bad," Su Yuan said with a slight nod.

In just over a month, his initial investment of a few million had soared to two or three hundred billion, increasing ten thousandfold.

That was the limit of what Su Yuan could achieve without attracting the attention of other powers.

In fact, if he had been willing to take some risks, such as getting involved in projects that those countries were watching, his assets could have multiplied several times, or even tenfold.

But that would have drawn unnecessary attention, so there was no need.

For Su Yuan, who had the Grey Mirror, making money was effortless.

"Asset growth will slow down quite a bit from here. Xiao Lan, launch the foundation plan."

Su Yuan gave the order.

The foundation plan involved establishing a foundation, connecting it to global funding, and beginning to increase his influence over the world.

It was a plan that could only be launched once one's assets had reached a certain scale. With insufficient funds, facing even larger international capital would have been difficult.

And now? With two or three hundred billion in Xia Kingdom currency, he had reached the threshold for contending with international capital.

On top of that, with Xiao Lan's help, Su Yuan's identity would not be exposed, so he could begin laying out his global plans without hesitation.

"Understood, Master," Xiao Lan replied.

Su Yuan gave Xiao Lan a few more instructions, then returned to the meditation room.

"The Sorcerers' techniques..."

Su Yuan pondered. In the Blue Star cultivation world, people liked to develop all sorts of ways to use the power of the soul and mind.

The Sorcery Curses of the Sorcerers' lineage and the Onmyo Arts of the Onmyoji lineage were both methods that used mental power.

But in Su Yuan's eyes, these methods were extremely crude and immature.

With the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan also knew that at the Level 1 Lifeform stage, there was no need to study these methods of fighting enemies.

Lifeforms at this level should devote all their energy to their own evolution and cultivation.

"Once I evolve into a Level 3 Lifeform, I can try cultivating techniques for fighting enemies. That's when I'll learn true divine abilities and Sacred Arts."

Su Yuan thought. As long as he could master any one of the divine abilities or Sacred Arts provided by the Grey Mirror, he would be powerful enough to roam the Blue Star without fear.