Chapter 393: Man Holding a Torch (Dungeon Ends/Big Chapter, Please Subscribe, Collect, Please Vote Monthly)

Friday, May 6

The property auction, led by the mining consortium's creditors group, was held at Dusk Auction House in Milani.

The biggest selling point of this auction is the series of mines under the name of the original mining consortium.

During the auction process, these mines almost failed to pass the auction. It is reported that some large consortiums that were interested felt that the current attitude was unclear and were still waiting and watching.

But in the final stage of the auction, a dark horse named 'Rock City Mining United Company' came out and snapped up these mines with lightning speed.

In the end, these mines were sold at a 25% discount to the market price.

The land for the former mining consortium building was given away as a gift at the auction.

That night, the flag of the mining consortium that had stood at the mine outside Rock City for decades was taken down and thrown into the feet of the cheering crowd.

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Monday, May 16

Witt stood in front of the roaring construction site, watching huge unmanned machines demolish the last part of the mining group building.

The huge excavator swung slightly and hit the orbital mining machine emblem on the front of the building.

The emblem of the mining consortium that had stood for nearly a hundred years fell from the sky, fell to the ground, rolled in a circle, and slowly leaned against the gradually collapsing mining consortium building, like an ancient and brand-new tombstone.

Soon, pieces of construction debris were laid out at its feet, burying it together.

Looking at the huge emblem that was gradually buried by the broken cement bricks, a smile finally appeared on Witt's tense cheeks. He opened a piece of chocolate and bit it in his mouth.

"How do you plan to use this land in the future?"

A clear female voice sounded behind him.

"I have donated it to the Rock City Government. There is no national cemetery in Rock City," Witte chewed the chocolate and stared at the soot-filled place. "Maybe it will be built into a cemetery in the future."

"cemetery?"

The female voice behind him was obviously surprised.

"elder brother?"

At this time, a muscular figure ran over,

It was Ivo.

He glanced at Witt, and his eyes fell on the workplace beauty wearing a white shirt, a black stocking skirt, and a high ponytail next to Witt, "Who is this?"

"Let me introduce, this is Miss Lina from Nolanka Bank."

Wit gently stretched out his hand and made an introduction, "The loan we used to purchase the mine came from Nolanka Bank, and the interest rate is far lower than the market interest rate."

"Hello Ivo."

Ivo extended his hand and introduced himself.

"Hello," Lina smiled,

"Mr. Witte told us very well. We are also here to do business. Kaya City is undergoing large-scale industrial construction and lacks raw materials. It is stipulated in our contract that the minerals from your mine in the future will be sold to us first. .”

"But we don't have any sales channels now. We happen to have mines but we can't sell them."

Witt chuckled and said, "Nolanka Bank is different from other financial institutions."

"Mr. Witt was outrageous."

To this, Lina just smiled in response.

Nolanka Bank helps the Miners Mutual Aid Association, and the cooperation between the two is indeed mutually beneficial.

With the large number of construction projects in Kaya City and the provision of jobs, Nolanka Group's demand for raw materials has increased significantly.

The federal mining monopoly alliance is already discussing raising the prices of some minerals to make a huge profit from the Nolanka Group.

Although their price increase has been accurately calculated and is within the tolerance of Nolanka Group, it also made Nolanka Group realize that it cannot be choked by others in terms of ore.

They urgently need an ore supplier of their own, whether it is as a stable source of ore supply or as a bargaining chip with the mining monopoly alliance, it can greatly alleviate the Nolanka Group's ore dilemma.

At this time, the Rock City Mining Consortium, which had rich and diverse mineral resources and faced huge economic difficulties, entered the Nolanka Group's sight.

But it is impossible for the Noranka Group to help the hateful guys like the Mining Consortium. Moreover, the Noranka Group only needs the mines and does not care about the mining consortium's other factories and real estate and other fixed properties.

So when the mining consortium went bankrupt, Nolanka Group also helped push it forward.

But there is a problem here. Nolanka Group cannot come forward to take pictures of these mines. Because of the existence of the Miners' Mutual Aid Association, the price to buy these mines is actually very high.

Moreover, everyone knows that the Nolanka Group has been short of ore recently. If you participate in the auction rashly, you will easily be vigilantly attacked by other large consortiums and raise the price, which will result in unnecessary additional costs.

In fact, Nolanka Group just needs a stable ore supplier that will not be attracted by the mining monopoly alliance.

In this regard, the Miners' Mutual Aid Association is almost perfect.

As a miners' organization that once resisted the Rock City Mining Consortium, the Mining Monopoly Alliance is wary and cannot accept the Miners' Mutual Aid Association.

The Miners' Mutual Aid Association would not join the group of people who had oppressed them.

Therefore, the Miners' Mutual Aid Association will definitely become a staunch ally of the Nolanka Group, and the Miners' Mutual Aid Association will operate the mine itself, directly eliminating the additional cost, which means that it can spend the least money to run the mine.

Of course, this plan was not proposed by any investment manager or executive at the beginning. In fact, Nolanka Group, like other consortiums, was very wary of the Rock City Mining Consortium at the beginning.

Rock City, a northern city, was not the focus of Nolanka Group's previous development and had no influence in the local area.

The market environment in Rock City after the arrival of the evil god was too complicated, and all the executives were worried that if they invested in it, they would become stuck in the sea and unable to escape.

At this time, it was Eve who compiled and analyzed it, came up with a simple analysis report, and found the contact information of the Miners' Mutual Aid Association.

After contact analysis and in-depth investigation, the two parties finally finalized the loan plan.

Of course, it is impossible to say that there are no emotional factors.

After all, this is a large investment in a completely unfamiliar object in a completely unfamiliar area. If the Miners Mutual Aid Association fails, or there are other intentions, the money is likely to be wasted as previously expected. .

The amount of money was not a small amount. In the end, it was the old butler Danny who made the decision, and the reason was very simple, ‘Master Wei An would like us to do this. ’

The loan matter was also completed by Lina, the secretary of the board of directors, who came to Rock City in person.

"Brother, when did you contact Nolan Card Bank?"

At this time, Ivo looked at Witte in confusion. He had never heard of the name of this bank.

"They found it themselves."

Witte replied calmly.

The two of them did not deliberately lower their voices, so Lina on the side easily heard their conversation.

"The information about the Miners' Mutual Aid Association is automatically pushed to us by the system. According to our artificial intelligence calculations, investing in Rock City will be a very cost-effective deal."

Lena explained with a smile.

"What kind of artificial intelligence is so powerful?"

Ivo became curious.

"Her name is Eve," Lina opened her hand, and a projection of a little girl in a white dress appeared.

"This is the anthropomorphic image she designed for herself. She is an artificial intelligence written by our chairman. She has a strong learning ability. It can be said to be the strongest artificial intelligence in the federation now."

Ivo felt that Lina would feel unusually proud and excited when she mentioned the words chairman.

"Hello, Ivo."

Eve, the little girl in the white dress, waved to Ivo.

"Hello, Eve."

Ivo waved back.

He looked at the little girl's projection, and for some reason, he always felt as if this expressionless mechanical Eve had known him before.

He thought about it and felt that it was reasonable for the other party to know him since he was so famous now.

After all, his mecha battles have spread throughout the federation.

I accidentally became a celebrity hahaha.

After saying hello, Eve's projection disappeared.

"How does Mr. Witt plan to develop this new company?"

Lina looked at Witte and asked softly.

"In the tradition of the Miners' Mutual Aid Society, this should be one,"

Witte looked at the mining consortium building that was gradually turning into ruins in front of him, "A mining conglomerate that belongs to all miners."

Hearing his words, Lina was silent for a moment, and then whispered, "It seems that no one has ever walked on this road."

"But someone has to go and see it, right?"

Witt took out a new piece of chocolate and peeled it apart bit by bit.

At this time, he felt his bracelet vibrate, which was a file sent by Lina.

"Maybe you'll like this book."

Lina behind her said slowly.

Witt opened the file. It was a photocopied book. The name of the book was,

"What does this world rely on to 'distribute' wealth? 》

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two months later

A man in a long silver coat walked through the narrow tree-lined path holding a bouquet of flowers.

This is a park cemetery that was recently repaired.

The man followed the path to the end and saw the only grave in the cemetery.

A cold tombstone stood there.

[Neil Roth]

[739-757]

[A holy soul sleeps here. ]

[He allowed everyone in this city to still have the right to breathe, but he himself lost his breath. ]

There are bunches of flowers placed under the tombstone. Some flowers have gradually withered, and some flowers are still bright and pleasant.

These flowers are packaged differently and come in different shapes. They seem to come from many different florists and from many different people.

The man squatted down gently and looked at the brand new photo on the brand new tombstone.

The young man in the photo looked up and forward with a gentle smile, as if he was looking at the people in front of the tombstone, and he seemed to be looking at the future.

The man placed the flowers in his hand in front of the tombstone.

The late night breeze blew through his hair and his clean face.

"Are you his friend?"

A soft inquiry came from behind.

"That's right, a friend who has never met before."

The man slowly stood up and looked behind him.

Standing behind him was a gentle young man wearing dusty overalls and dusty round glasses.

The young man had a small mining pickaxe on his waist and a huge work bag slung on his body.

"What are you doing?"

the man asked softly.

"A few lights inside are broken. The maintenance man is off work today. I happen to be free. I'll come over and replace them."

The young man pointed inside the park.

The man in silver glanced at the young man and asked softly, "Can I watch?"

"Of course, it's not something that needs to be kept secret."

The young man smiled.

Then he walked toward the park with his work bag on his arm, and the man in silver followed behind him.

The two passed one streetlight after another.

The bright light dragged two long parallel shadows on the ground.

"Are you a miner?"

The man in silver looked at the small mining pickaxe on the young man's waist.

"No, this is a decoration," the young man said casually,

"My youngest brother left this to me. He entrusted my other brother to give it to me. I don't know why he trusts me so much, but I can't betray his trust."

As he said that, he stopped and said, "We're here."

The man in silver raised his head and looked around.

It was already dark all around, with only the dim light coming from the street lights in the distance.

Now they were standing under an extinguished streetlight.

"There was a thunderstorm two days ago, and the lightning protection device in this park was not set up yet, so these lights were broken."

The young man took out a small flashlight and put it on his head. He also took out two shoe covers with smart locks and put them on his feet. Then he quickly climbed onto the street lamp.

He quickly removed the broken street lamp and replaced it with a new one from his work bag.

The bright lights shine again.

The young man quickly slid down from the street lamp pole, walked to another extinguished street lamp, and quickly replaced the bulb.

The man in silver looked at the surrounding scenery, "It seems that few people come here, and no one will care if the street lamp is replaced a few days later."

At this time, the young man had climbed up to the third street lamp, which seemed to be the last street lamp. He quickly put away the old light bulbs and replaced them with new ones, and said softly, "Some people will still care."

A bright light slowly lit up, shining on the originally dark and dim road.

This street lamp stood next to a Y-shaped fork in the road. After the light was lit, a staggering old man walked out of another fork in the road.

He raised his head and glanced at the young man who was still standing on the street lamp, smiled and gave a thumbs up, and then left slowly.

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“Those who are illuminated will care.”

The young man got off the street lamp, stood at the fork in the road, and looked at the staggering old man. "It's like someone holding up a torch in the dark night. Although the light is weak, it will always illuminate some people around him."

"There is not only darkness in the night, but also storms, and fragile torches can be easily extinguished."

The man in silver looked at the street lights above his head, walked to the fork in the road, and said softly.

"But it eventually illuminates some people. Those who have seen the light, there are always some who will light new torches."

Having said this, the young man turned his head and looked at the man in silver on the side, only to find that the man in silver was looking at him with a smile.

The two looked at each other and smiled. uuread a book

Two shadows stretched out in the night. They pointed in the same direction and landed on different forks.

The wind in the night blew their clothes.

On the screen of a commercial building not far from the park, the current news of the day was being played.

"This afternoon, Chenxi Mayor Christos arrived in Rock City and will pay a short visit to Rock City to discuss post-disaster assistance and construction with Mayor Wright.

"It is reported that the reconstruction materials purchased by Chenxi City to assist Rock City have been sent from various places the day before yesterday???"

boom--

A blast of thunder resounded across the sky.

It seemed like a storm was coming.

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

It's a bit stuck, it's a little late, I can't stay up late lately, I'm going to finish the plot tomorrow, and I'll update it in two days.