After Ye Ningze handed the Yuan Qi ore to others, Su Xue came to his camp.
It was evident that Su Xue cared a lot about Ye Ningze, which was why he so eagerly visited this place time and again.
Naturally, he feared that Ye Ningze and his group might encounter trouble. After all, although they were currently under the protection of the Su family, the Feng family members were inherently unreasonable individuals. No one knew what actions they might take.
As long as Su Xue was present, the Su family would undoubtedly go to great lengths to protect Ye Ningze and the others. This was beyond question.
This was precisely why he came to this place repeatedly. His fundamental objective was to let others in the Su family know that his relationship with Ye Ningze was unusual. If they intended to make things difficult for Ye Ningze, they would at least have to get his permission.
In fact, this was a very common occurrence in every family. Why should members of the Su family protect someone who was not part of their family without any reason?
It was precisely because of this that they would always make things difficult for Ye Ningze or do other things.
"Are you all doing well here? Are you not being shortchanged on resources or subjected to any other unnecessary actions?"
Ye Ningze simply shook his head slowly. For him, his primary objective was to obtain more resources and demonic beasts here.
As for other matters, Ye Ningze paid them no mind. If it weren't for the Feng family's stubborn insistence on troubling him, he wouldn't have incurred their enmity. Ye Ningze's principle had always been to not provoke trouble but not to fear it either.
Since the other party was courting death, he wouldn't be blamed for finishing them off.
What a load of nonsense, the Feng family. Perhaps you are a significant figure within the Sun Base, but if you truly believe you can do as you please and bully others, then you are greatly overestimating yourself.
Ye Ningze's arrangements were clearly aimed at securing a foothold within the Sun Base, so swallowing the Feng family whole would be the best outcome.
"Rest assured, I am doing fine here. What we are waiting for now is the opening of the central area. I believe that once the central area opens, it will surely bring us many unexpected surprises."
The reason Ye Ningze said this was because he had vaguely learned some information about the central area from the demonic beasts. Therefore, he believed that once the central area opened, it would bring immense benefits to Ye Ningze's people.
As the two were conversing, a small, delicate purple figure suddenly appeared on Ye Ningze's shoulder.
This purple figure was none other than Xiao Zi. Xiao Zi looked at Ye Ningze with a wronged expression.
"Master, you have no idea. We searched for tens of miles and only found a few pieces of Yuan Qi ore. Yuan Qi ore is truly difficult to find."
In reality, a few pieces were already quite remarkable, but it was far from Ye Ningze's requirements. This was why the Purple Lightning Rat kept complaining. When Su Xue saw this tiny figure, her eyes immediately lit up.
The reason was simple: the Purple Lightning Rat was very difficult to capture, and even Su Xue could sense that this Purple Lightning Rat was different.
"Ye Ningze, your Purple Lightning Rat seems a bit unusual. Can you tell me its specific breed?"
Ye Ningze smiled and replied:
"It is the Purple Lightning Rat King, named Xiao Zi."
Upon hearing the title "Purple Lightning Rat King," Su Xue was utterly stunned.
It was known that Purple Lightning Rats were already difficult to capture, let alone the king of the Purple Lightning Rats. Purple Lightning Rats possessed terrifying speed, meaning that even if your strength surpassed theirs, you might not necessarily be able to catch them.
It was precisely for this reason that no one had ever managed to capture a Purple Lightning Rat King.
"Do you know the value of your pet?"
Ye Ningze had no idea what immense value the Purple Lightning Rat King possessed. However, the fact that the Su family's young lady exclaimed in such amazement indicated that Xiao Zi's price must be astonishing.
He hadn't expected Xiao Zi to be so valuable. Ye Ningze stroked his chin, appearing to be in deep thought.
Xiao Zi, on the other hand, was completely shocked. It began to call out in panic:
"Master, Master, please, don't sell me! Whatever you want, I'll give it to you. I'll find all sorts of mineral resources and other items for Master and deliver them to you."
Seeing Xiao Zi's panicked state, Ye Ningze gently comforted it:
"Don't worry, I won't sell you. But if you don't perform well next time, I might consider it."
Su Xue knew that Ye Ningze would not sell Xiao Zi, but she simply enjoyed seeing Xiao Zi in such a flustered state.
So, Su Xue comforted Xiao Zi:
"Don't worry, even if he agrees to sell you, I won't."
The few of them chatted and laughed. After a moment, Su Xue's smile faded, and she said to Ye Ningze:
"Today, members of the Feng family came again. Their gazes were constantly fixed on you. I don't know what they intend to do."
Ye Ningze smiled faintly and said:
"No need to pay them any mind. At worst, we'll face the situation as it comes. In fact, they already have people watching me, but these fellows have become exceptionally strange today."
Ye Ningze knew exactly why they had become so strange. The reason was naturally their loss of a large tract of Yuan Qi ore. In the face of such a loss, it was reasonable for them to first think of monitoring him.
And this was precisely Ye Ningze's objective: he wanted to keep their attention focused solely on him. This way, they would overlook many dark corners, such as the Wu family, which had been severely humiliated by the Feng family a few days prior.
As a prominent family, they would absolutely not let such an incident pass without consequence. Therefore, a storm of revenge was surely brewing. Ye Ningze believed that as long as he could draw all their attention, it would undoubtedly create an opportunity for the Wu family.
Moreover, Ye Ningze was confident that the Wu family would realize this opportunity within a day or two. The reason was simple: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Wu family members understood this basic principle.
As expected, not long after, Su Xue revealed her true intentions.
"Actually, I have another purpose for coming here today, and that purpose is..."
Su Xue did not finish her sentence, but from Ye Ningze's eyes, she could tell that he had already guessed her intentions. She hadn't expected Ye Ningze to be so astute that he could easily guess her intentions.