Although Wang Family is the first of the three Qingshan County Lineage, the family's industry is full of resources, and the annual income is only more than 100,000 taels. After excluding the training needs of the warriors in the clan, only 20-30% can be left.
If this vein falls into the hands of the Wang Family, it means that within the next ten years, Wang Family's position in Qingshan County will become unshakable, and there may even be a chance to expand its power to Qingyang Prefecture.
"Since my father knew the stakes, why didn't he take action first?"
Wang Yanzhi put the ore back into the brocade box, raised his eyes and asked.
Wang Chengde glanced at him, with a faint smile on his lips.
"What's the rush?"
He walked back to the map, moved his finger slowly from Black Wind Ridge to Qingshan County city, and then traced along the official road in the direction of Qingyang Prefecture.
"Yanzhi, you have to remember that when doing great things, you don't compete for the gains and losses of one city or one pond, but for the overall situation."
Wang Yanzhi frowned slightly. "My child is confused, please ask your father to clarify."
Wang Chengde turned his head, with a deep calculation in his eyes.
"The Li family robbed Lin Lineage's mineral veins, thinking they had taken advantage of it, but in fact they had set themselves up for disaster. Lin Lineage lost its manpower, and it seemed like its vitality was severely damaged, but in fact it may not be all bad. And do you know what you want as a father?"
Wang Yanzhi shook his head.
"Let this Qingshan County cause chaos."
Wang Chengde said word for word, "Only chaos will not affect my overall situation after the Wang Family."
He turned around, looked at his son, and said in a calm tone, "What we Wang Family have to do is sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers, wait until they are seriously injured, and then swallow the whole Qingshan County in one gulp at the minimum cost."
Wang Yanzhi fell silent.
"What about the mineral vein?" he asked, "Just give it up like this?"
"Give it up?"
Wang Chengde patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Let them dig the mine for us first. Don't be anxious."
Wang Yanzhi suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of shock.
"What father means is..."
Wang Chengde turned around, stood with his hands behind his hands, looked towards the dark night in the distance, and a sneer slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"After the martial arts meeting is over, my father will ask people to spread the news about the Black Wind Ridge mineral vein. Not only the mineral vein, but also an egg of the Third Tier ferocious beast will be hidden in the message and released."
Wang Yanzhi's pupils shrank suddenly.
"Third Tier ferocious beast egg?"
"Not bad."
Wang Chengde walked to the case, picked up the dark iron gold ore in the brocade box, and played with it gently in his hand. "The egg of the Third Tier ferocious beast is worth no less than the dark iron gold. If a warrior can hatch it and tame it, in a few decades it will be a ferocious beast with a fighting power comparable to the peak of Transforming Force. If it is auctioned in the city, it will be worth at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. No one can be tempted by this kind of temptation."
"But those beast eggs... are they real?" Wang Yanzhi frowned.
"Is it true or false, does it matter?"
Wang Chengde looked at him with a smile but not a smile, "If the news is released and there are mineral veins as evidence, people will naturally believe the beast eggs. The martial arts gyms, gangs, Rogue Cultivator in Qingshan County, and even the desperadoes from Qingyang Prefecture who heard the news will all dig into Black Wind Ridge. People will die for money, and birds will die for food. This is an eternal truth."
He took out a letter that had been opened and lacquered from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
"My spy at Black Wind Ridge reported that last month someone saw a red fire-patterned python near the Black Water Stream deep in Black Wind Ridge. The beast was entrenched not far from the mine. The head of the snake alone was larger than a millstone. Within a few miles, all birds and animals were extinct."
Wang Yanzhi's pupils narrowed. "The fire-patterned python... is the best among Third Tier ferocious beasts. An adult fire-patterned python has at least the Third Tier intermediate level of strength. If it is a mutant, it can even reach the Third Tier peak."
"Not bad."
Wang Chengde folded the letter again and put it back in his sleeve.
"So, the news about the mineral veins, the beast eggs, and even the fire-patterned pythons will be released together as soon as the martial arts meeting is over."
"I want to make this Qingshan County completely lively."
Wang Yanzhi was silent for a moment, and there was a hint of solemnity in his voice. "Father is planning to kill someone with a borrowed knife, so that both the forces that are pouring into Black Wind Ridge and the fire-patterned python will be harmed?"
"Killing someone with a borrowed knife is just one of them." Wang Chengde picked up the tea cup and took a sip of herbal tea, "If only a few warriors die, what good will it do to me Wang Family?"
He put down the tea cup and looked at the Qingshan County map, with an indescribable ambition in his eyes.
"Yanzhi, you have to remember that a real chess player never goes out to fight in person, but makes all the chess pieces think that they are fighting for themselves."
He stretched out his finger and tapped the southeast direction of Black Wind Ridge.
"Think about it, when the warriors who heard the news pour into this area, what will they encounter first? Those who seize mines, those who seize treasures, those who collect eggs, the three parties will meet in this mountain range, and there will be a melee. When they become red-blooded, I will have people lure the fire-patterned python over."
Wang Yanzhi's pupils shrank suddenly. "Father, what do you want...?"
"Not bad."
Wang Chengde nodded lightly, and the smile on his lips deepened, "The anger of a Third Tier ferocious beast is enough to wipe out everyone in Black Wind Ridge. The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind. When the fire-patterned python kills almost all the people, let those people finish it off."
He paused and said with a sneer, "At that time, whether the mineral veins or the eggs, they will still be ownerless things, and the essence and blood of those who join the game will become the materials for our cultivation. After a few operations, not only will we save a lot of hands and feet, but we will also prevent the plan from being discovered by some interested people."
Wang Yanzhi felt a chill rising from his spine and going straight to the back of his head.
It was not that he had never seen his father scheme against someone before, but this was the first time he had used the entire Qingshan County warriors as chess pieces like this.
"But what if the fire pattern python was killed by those warriors?" Wang Yanzhi couldn't help but ask.
"Can it be killed?"
Wang Chengde sneered, "Third Tier's advanced ferocious beasts can rival Transforming Force's peak warriors. Even Transforming Force's peak warriors can be counted on one's fingers in Qingshan County. It's not enough to fill the gap between its teeth with those early-stage trash fish of An Jin and Transforming Force. Taking a step back, even if someone can join forces to severely damage it, it will be those people's turn..."
Wang Yanzhi fell silent.
Of course he knew who those people were referring to, and he also knew the terrifying strength of those people.
He looked at his father's face that was so calm that it was almost cold, and finally understood the weight of the words "sitting on a mountain and watching the tigers fight".
He suddenly thought, "What if someone enters Black Wind Ridge before the end of the martial arts competition?"
"So the news will be released after the martial arts meeting is over."
Wang Chengde stood up, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and pushed half of the window open. The night wind rushed in, causing the candlelight on the table to sway.
"Nowadays, everyone in Qingshan County has their eyes fixed on the Chengdong Campus, on the semi-finals, and on the first place. Who cares about what happens in Black Wind Ridge? Once the martial arts competition is over, those failed, proud, and frustrated warriors will have a new place to go. Once their emotions get high, they will be more easily incited."
He turned around and his eyes fell on Wang Yanzhi: "As for the first place in the martial arts association, you don't need to care too much, but he is only a middle-level Xuan-level martial artist, and he is not qualified to let my son, Wang Chengde, fight for him."
Wang Yanzhi was slightly startled, but nodded and said, "Yes."
"Go and have a good rest. The top four will compete tomorrow. Jiang Fa, Li Kunlun, and Lu Jiu. No matter who you draw, it will be a good training for you, especially Jiang Fa and Lu Jiu. My father always feels that these two people have unknown trump cards. There is also Li Kunlun. It is said that he has secretly practiced this horizontal training method. He should not be underestimated."
Wang Yanzhi nodded, turned around and retreated, closing the door softly.
Wang Chengde was the only one left in the study.
He stood in front of the window, looking at the dark night outside, and murmured, "This is how the world is. The weak get paid, and the strong reach the top. Don't blame me. In the final analysis, the right way and the evil way have the final say. As long as I can cross that threshold and help Yanzhi find that future, you can die in peace..."