After leaving the office, the smile on Li Ruiqi's face gradually faded, and his expression became very serious.

In fact, it didn't matter if Su Mo left the entire test blank. What really mattered in this assessment was the answer to the last question.

That answer was the most important.

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On the other side, Su Mo left District S in a relaxed and cheerful mood, heading towards the upper district.

Regardless of how the test went, this matter was finally over.

He could go back and get a good rest.

To put it bluntly, he had been exhausted these past few days, getting less than five hours of sleep each day.

After a long time, Su Mo returned home. He opened the door and was slightly taken aback.

He saw a pair of shoes on the shoe cabinet by the door.

Su Mo looked up and saw that Qian Chengxue's door was open, so it seemed she was home.

He closed the door and walked towards Qian Chengxue's room, calling out,

"Xue-jie?"

However, Su Mo's call received no response.

Su Mo walked to the door, puzzled. He saw Qian Chengxue had changed into a white nightgown, her silver hair cascading down her shoulders. She was sitting at her desk, a pen in her right hand, concentrating on calculating something.

Her lips moved slightly, occasionally uttering a few words.

"Leiming (Thunderclap) Development Company quoted a price of 450,000 Star Coins, with additional amounts for special terrain or extra situations, with no upper limit. Although the quality of work is guaranteed, the price is too high."

"Heihe (Black River) Development Company quoted a price of 400,000 Star Coins, a flat rate covering all work, but their reputation isn't very good, and the quality of work is lacking."

....

Su Mo placed his hand on the door and knocked.

Dong, dong~

Hearing the sound, Qian Chengxue came back to her senses and turned to look behind her. When she saw Su Mo, a faint smile appeared on her face.

"You're back."

"Yeah, just finished the test. What are you doing?"

Su Mo walked over and asked with a smile.

Qian Chengxue gave a helpless smile and said to Su Mo, "I'm calculating the cost of hiring a mining team, seeing which ones are more cost-effective."

"You haven't started excavating your resource point yet?"

Su Mo immediately understood what was going on.

"Not yet. I've been surveying the site recently. I haven't had much luck; the resource point I chose has a relatively complex terrain, making it difficult to mine. However, it makes up for it with a relatively rich mineral content, but now the mining has become a big problem. The market for mining teams has skyrocketed recently, and I've found several that aren't ideal, either their work isn't up to par, or the price is too high."

Qian Chengxue explained to Su Mo, sounding troubled. She could ask the Ye family, but in that case, the resources would definitely be divided up by them, leaving her with very little.

So now she can only hire from outside, but she can't agree on the price.

"Let me help you."

Su Mo said with a smile.

"You've finished your stuff?"

Qian Chengxue asked, startled.

"Everything's done, so I don't have anything special to do right now. Let me think about how to mine at the lowest cost."

Su Mo nodded in response.

He thought about it carefully. Actually, it would be most appropriate to have Sun Duoxiang and Xiao Wen do this. But the problem was that Xiao Wen and Sun Duoxiang were helping him process and deal with the spoils.

Letting Mo Boke do this wouldn't be too much of a problem in terms of ability.

However, he would definitely pocket a lot of it. It wasn't that Mo Boke wanted to be greedy, but his subordinates were just like that.

As the saying goes, it's hard to change one's nature.

This resource point was painstakingly obtained by Qian Chengxue, and Su Mo didn't want to create any messy situations.

Qian Chengxue looked at Su Mo's thoughtful expression, feeling warm inside.

Su Mo noticed Qian Chengxue looking at him, and he felt inexplicably nervous.

"Xue-jie, how much value can your resource point conservatively produce?"

"I'm not sure. Based on current surveys, I estimate a few million, but there might be more."

Qian Chengxue explained.

Su Mo's expression turned a little strange after hearing this.

He realized that he had already given away 60 million Star Coins.

Thinking of this, Su Mo felt a little guilty, but fortunately, Qian Chengxue didn't ask about the mining benefits on Su Mo's side at all, as if she had forgotten about it.

He also knew that Qian Chengxue was a strong person and didn't want to discourage her too much.

Su Mo cleared his thoughts and said, "Actually, I think it's more appropriate to hire a professional mining team, even if the price is higher, at least there won't be so much bickering and worrying."

"I think so too, but the better mining teams not only charge higher prices, but also require supplementary agreements and additional fees. I've tried to negotiate with them several times, but they're not willing to budge."

Qian Chengxue shook her head helplessly.

"How about this, give me a copy of the resource point information, and leave the matter of the mining team to me. I'll help you choose a cost-effective team."

Su Mo volunteered.

"I'm definitely relieved to have you find them, but I can't let one person be too busy. How about this, we both look."

Qian Chengxue still had great trust in Su Mo's abilities.

"Okay!"

Su Mo replied with a smile.

Just then, Qian Chengxue's phone vibrated, and a message popped up.

She glanced at it and said to Su Mo, "The people from Leiming (Thunderclap) Development Company have asked me to meet at a tea restaurant in the central district to discuss things. I guess I have to go. Actually, I'm quite satisfied with this development company in all aspects, whether it's their reputation or ability, the only trouble is the additional fees."

"Okay, you can talk to them first. If it's not suitable, don't worry. If I have any results, I'll let you know as soon as possible."

Su Mo said to Qian Chengxue.

"Okay, I'll change my clothes."

Qian Chengxue nodded.

Soon after, Su Mo was strolling alone on the street.

He was also a little headache now, where to find a reliable development company in a short time?

Actually, he could find someone if he really wanted to.

But the problem is that everyone is busy, and it's not appropriate to trouble others at this juncture.

If it can be solved with money, solve it with money.

At this moment, Su Mo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of an idea, then walked towards the central district.

.....

Inside the tea restaurant.

A burly man with a stubbly face and a hot woman with flaxen hair were waiting.

These two were Anfu and Xinya, the heads of Leiming (Thunderclap) Development Company.

Anfu said with a frown, "See if we can get this business deal today. If we can't get it, it'll be troublesome. It's hard to find decent work these days."

"The problem is that the mining environment at number C181 is very bad, plus the employer's resource point, the mining difficulty is also high. If we don't add supplements, it's easy to have unexpected losses, and the risk is a bit too high."

Xinya also had a headache.

"Yes, but as far as I know, there are quite a few teams that want to take on her job."

How could Anfu not know the risks involved?