Global Assets

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

This was due to both internal and external factors.

To mine "Lu-Wu Black Gold" in the Nanyang Nations, conquering a single country was not enough.

One would inevitably face interference from other warlord factions.

After all, the "Lu-Wu Black Gold" veins were not located within any single nation.

Instead, they were scattered throughout the underground of the entire Nanyang region.

Under such circumstances.

Only by leveraging the influence of a Great Sorcerer.

Could successful mining be achieved.

This was the reason Su Yuan had specifically sought out A Luomu; he had even split off a sliver of his mental power to control the man, ensuring he remained under his thumb.

"What are the subsequent impacts and reactions to this matter?"

Su Yuan asked the Gray Mirror from the depths of his consciousness.

Hum~ The surface of the Gray Mirror rippled hazily, and text quickly emerged to answer Su Yuan's question.

[The authorities of the Xia Kingdom learned that the lineage of Sorcerers in the Nanyang Nations had changed hands. After a thorough investigation, they concluded it was the work of the Great Sorcerer A Luomu, who had been active thirty years ago. The Xia Kingdom's think tank speculated that A Luomu had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Kun Long back then, but after thirty years of bitter cultivation, his strength had surged. He returned to exact his revenge, ultimately killing Kun Long, fulfilling his vendetta, and reclaiming control over the Sorcerer lineage...]

Su Yuan nodded slightly as he looked at the answer provided by the Gray Mirror.

Why had he insisted that A Luomu kill Kun Long?

It was because only if A Luomu made the move would it fail to trigger a massive reaction from all sides.

After all, no matter how brutal the fight between A Luomu and Kun Long was, it remained an internal struggle within the Sorcerer lineage. Not to mention the Xia Kingdom, even the other Nanyang Nations would only watch from the sidelines; they would never intervene.

But if it had been anyone else... the Xia Kingdom would have intervened immediately.

Furthermore, the Nanyang Nations would not have accepted it.

Finally, the Truth Society would have inevitably stepped in.

The current situation in the Nanyang Nations was the result of a delicate balance between all parties.

If an unknown variable or accident were to emerge, the most likely outcome would be for all parties to join forces and erase that variable.

As Su Yuan pondered, the Gray Mirror continued to display text.

[The Truth Society learned of the sudden change in the Nanyang situation with slight regret. For years, they had been in constant contact with Kun Long, preparing to secretly control the Nanyang Nations. Now, with Kun Long's death, their previous efforts had gone to waste. However, even so, the Truth Society did not give up; instead, they began formulating a new plan to win over A Luomu...]

"The Truth Society..."

Su Yuan looked at the answer from the Gray Mirror. Why had he been so determined to kill Kun Long?

It was because this Great Sorcerer had already secretly reached an agreement with the Truth Society.

If he were not dead, he would have posed a significant obstacle to Su Yuan's future mining of "Lu-Wu Black Gold" in Nanyang.

In fact, over twenty years ago, the Truth Society had used detection technology provided by extraterrestrial forces to discover that an unknown metal vein was buried deep beneath the Nanyang Nations.

That was the "Lu-Wu Black Gold."

However, due to the presence of the Xia Kingdom, the Truth Society could not occupy the region openly. They could only attempt to win over Kun Long, hoping to use the Great Sorcerer to carry out the mining.

Yet, after two or three decades of effort, the Truth Society had finally managed to reach a cooperation with Kun Long, only for the man to die?

And he had died so logically that the Truth Society could find no fault in it.

When the Truth Society approaches A Luomu later, I can have him play along for now, Su Yuan thought to himself.

As for whether A Luomu would be swayed or defect to the Truth Society?

Su Yuan was not worried at all; A Luomu was capable of distinguishing between his own life and external trifles.

The Gray Mirror had already answered this question for Su Yuan, and the final conclusion was that A Luomu would not be swayed by the Truth Society.

"Xiao Lan, send the 'Lu-Wu Black Gold' mining plan I drafted to A Luomu. You will oversee the execution of the mining project."

Su Yuan arrived at the basement and instructed the artificial intelligence, Xiao Lan.

The mining plan here was, naturally, the one provided by the Gray Mirror, capable of extracting a sufficient quantity of "Lu-Wu Black Gold" at the fastest speed, safely and without hidden risks.

Of course, the plan was perfect; the only issue was the execution.

However, with Xiao Lan strictly monitoring the progress according to Su Yuan's reminders, no unexpected variables would arise.

After all, Su Yuan's instructions already covered the many problems and variables that might occur during the execution of the plan. Xiao Lan only needed to give orders to A Luomu at specific times.

"Understood, Master," Xiao Lan replied immediately.

"By the way, what is the status of my assets now?" Su Yuan asked casually.

Over a month ago, Su Yuan had already begun his investments, starting from the Xia Kingdom and expanding to a global scale.

From the stock market and mutual funds to real estate and commercial properties, with the Grey Mirror at his disposal, Su Yuan never lost a single cent.

"The Lord, your current global assets, when converted into Xia Kingdom currency, total twenty-six point eight billion," Xiao Lan replied.

"Hmm, not bad." Su Yuan nodded slightly.

In just over a month, his initial investment of a few million had skyrocketed to twenty or thirty billion, achieving a ten-thousand-fold increase in value.

This was the limit Su Yuan could reach while ensuring he did not attract the attention of other factions.

In fact, if Su Yuan were willing to take some risks, such as intervening in projects closely monitored by certain nations, his current assets could likely have surged several or even ten times higher.

However, doing so would draw unnecessary scrutiny, and there was simply no need for that.

For Su Yuan, who possessed the Grey Mirror, acquiring wealth was not difficult in the slightest.

"The growth rate of our assets will slow down significantly from here on out. Xiao Lan, initiate the Foundation Project."

Su Yuan issued the command.

The so-called Foundation Project involved establishing a foundation to interface with global capital and begin increasing his influence over the world.

This was a plan that could only be started once the volume of capital reached a certain level; if the capital were insufficient, it would be a struggle to contend with the much larger international financial powers.

But now? With twenty or thirty billion in Xia Kingdom currency, he had finally reached the threshold to compete with those international capital forces.

Furthermore, with Xiao Lan by his side, Su Yuan's identity would remain concealed, allowing him to fully begin laying out his global strategy.

"Understood, The Lord." Xiao Lan replied.

After giving Xiao Lan a few more instructions, Su Yuan returned to his meditation room.

"The techniques of the Sorcerer lineage..."

Su Yuan's expression was thoughtful. The cultivation world of Blue Star favored the development of numerous applications for soul and spiritual power.

The Sorcery Curse of the Sorcerer lineage, the Onmyo Arts of the Onmyoji, and so on—these were all methods that utilized spiritual power.

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

With the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan knew that at the Level 1 lifeform stage, there was no need to dwell on such combat techniques.

Lifeforms at this level should focus all their energy on their own evolution and cultivation.

Once I transform into a Level 3 lifeform, I can attempt to cultivate combat techniques; those will be true divine abilities and sacred arts.

Su Yuan thought to himself, knowing that as long as he could master any one of the divine abilities or sacred arts provided by the Grey Mirror, it would be enough for him to traverse Blue Star freely, fearing nothing.