In his estate in Inner Valley on Broad Cloud Peak, Li Chen studied the brand-new map produced by the latest surveys, lost in thought.
The discovery of five new spirit peaks and three barren, dead-vein sites had greatly eased his recent financial crunch, even leaving him with a surplus. He was now going all out to build more Worker Bees and computing units, frantically extracting their resources.
Li Chen did not know everything those places contained, but he knew that the things already discovered were enough to bring colossal trouble down on his head.
His future development would no longer follow a smooth road, but one full of twists and bumps!
Li Chen looked away from the three-dimensional map and began considering countermeasures.
"We must develop them in secret as quickly as possible and seize the initiative!"
"But at the same time, we must keep the secret as tightly as we can and quietly rake in a fortune!"
Development and secrecy were at odds. If he could not fully exploit those blessed lands, it was as good as not having them, and any help they could offer his advancement would be out of the question.
Li Chen was at a critical juncture now. Advancing was his most important task. How could he leave such a powerful aid unused?
Yet once development began, the possibility of the secret leaking would rise sharply.
Heavenly Pivot said, "Projections indicate that if we act as though these sites do not exist and leave them sealed and untouched, the probability of a leak within one year is less than one in a hundred thousand. If we strictly enforce confidentiality protocols and conduct only limited development using assets belonging to the Magic Cube Maze, the probability is approximately one in a thousand."
Li Chen said, "Those