Chapter 164 Wealthy Capital

With a series of clanging sounds, mountains of various ores that seemed to stretch on forever came into view.

These ores were not only unbelievably numerous, but also of exceptional quality. Many of them even emitted a soft halo, like glittering gemstones.

Everyone felt as if they were looking at glittering mountains of gold.

At that moment, everyone lost their composure. Even Wang Ce and the others were trembling. When had they ever seen so much wealth?

For a moment, everyone's throats were dry, and they couldn't utter a word.

The voice of Fabricator·Devourer echoed in Su Mo's mind.

"Grade-5 superb nuclear ore, Grade-5 anti-magic raw stone, Grade-5 secret Locke metal..."

Su Mo's eyelids twitched wildly as he listened to Fabricator·Devourer's words.

Fabricator·Devourer never cared about ores and rarely mentioned them proactively. For it to bring them up meant they were of exceptionally high quality, and naturally, extremely valuable.

"This... this is resource mined by the Federation! Could it be that the other four warehouses also contain resources mined by other allied nations?"

Li Ze exclaimed with fervent excitement.

"Let's go take a look!"

Hearing Li Ze's words, everyone snapped out of it and said excitedly.

Su Mo frowned slightly but didn't stop them.

So the group piloted their mechs, forcibly destroying the sealed doors and opening the gates of the warehouses of various countries.

"Wow!"

"We're rich!"

...

Listening to the excited shouts, Su Mo didn't even need to look to know that the other warehouses must also be piled high with countless high-grade ores.

At this moment, Su Mo finally understood why all the countries dared to borrow heavily from Star Ring City and then engage in internal strife and bloodshed while burdened with debt.

The high-grade ores mined here were the capital of each country's extravagance.

Su Mo communicated with Fabricator·Devourer in a low voice.

"How much are the ores here worth?"

"Each warehouse is worth at least hundreds of billions, but the exact value is unclear. My scanning ability is limited."

Fabricator·Devourer gave a vague answer.

Su Mo did some quick calculations. At least hundreds of billions meant more than one hundred billion, perhaps even several hundred billion. Added together, the five warehouses could be worth tens of thousands of billions.

It was truly shocking once you did the math.

"Chieftain, let's move these ores away."

"That's right, we'll get rich if we move them back."

...

At this time, everyone present was advising Wang Ce, Zhang Xun, Ye Quan, and the others.

Wang Ce and the others were also very tempted.

However, Lin Yaotian spoke up, and his words were like a bucket of cold water poured on everyone's heads.

"No one is allowed to touch these ores. These ores and materials belong to the Federation. Without the Federation's orders, no one is allowed to move them."

The originally excited atmosphere instantly froze.

Lin Hai said to Lin Yaotian with a stiff face, "Father, so many ores..."

"Shut up. Do you have a say here?"

Lin Yaotian turned his head and shouted coldly.

Lin Hai immediately closed his mouth, and all the other Lin family members who wanted to speak also fell silent.

Wang Ce spoke up, trying to persuade him, "Lin Yaotian, don't be so hot-tempered. We're just discussing it."

"This is a matter of principle."

"We know it's a matter of principle, but you have to learn to be flexible. We've searched the entire third level and haven't seen any sign of the Federation's main force. It's clear they've abandoned Watcher Base, and naturally, they've abandoned these supplies."

Zhang Xun also spoke up.

"Do you think that's possible? Even if they are forced to abandon it, they will eventually come back to retrieve it."

"We are also part of the Federation. It's the same whether these supplies are left here, so why don't we take them all and bring them back? As for how much we bring back, that's up to us."

Wang Ce coughed and said.

"What big appetites you have. Are you planning to take the supplies of the allied countries as well? Are you not afraid of damaging the alliance?"

Lin Yaotian sneered.

"Don't say that. These supplies have been abandoned, so let's take them first. We can haggle over it later. We're doing this for the Federation."

Wang Ce replied indifferently.

"Don't you think it's ridiculous? We're here to deliver supplies, not to steal them. We haven't even found the main force or delivered the supplies to them, and you're already planning our return trip?"

Lin Yaotian's tone became increasingly cold.

"Uncle Lin, that's not reasonable. We all risked our lives to come to the front lines and force our way into Valley God Star, and finally, we broke into this Watcher Base. It's just that we really couldn't find the main force. Oh, right, didn't you say the main force would return here? If that's the case, we'll just unload the supplies here, and they'll have supplies when they come back."

Li Ze retorted without any politeness.

...

Su Mo watched them arguing and frowned deeply. It was said that profit motivates people, and that was definitely true.

In fact, the people from the Five Dragons Head families were already very restrained, just arguing.

If it were someone else, they would probably start fighting directly.

However, Su Mo didn't intend to let them argue any longer. It would be troublesome if they got too heated.

"Alright, stop arguing!"

Everyone fell silent and focused their attention on Su Mo.

Wang Ce and the others twitched. They suddenly realized that it didn't matter whether they won or lost the argument.

If Su Mo didn't agree, they wouldn't be able to transport these ores away.

Because only the Blue Whale could transport them.

Moreover, Su Mo was the strongest person present. If he didn't agree, they couldn't even try to be tough.

So Wang Ce said to Su Mo, "Su Mo, we don't want to argue either, but Lin Yaotian is too rigid. We just want to help the Federation transport the supplies back, and we don't intend to do anything else. Moreover, the Federation is short of money right now. Wouldn't it be a great achievement if we helped transport them back?"

"Don't say anything. No one is allowed to touch the ores here. Everything will be decided after the central control console is repaired. We came here to find the main force and escort the supplies to them, not to take the supplies. We need to distinguish what's more important. If we really can't find the main force, then we can consider transporting these ores back."

Su Mo warned in a cold voice. He had to suppress this matter now. These people were all thinking of abandoning their posts and leaving, which was unacceptable. The top priority was to deliver the supplies to the main force, as it concerned their survival.

It wasn't that Su Mo was being unreasonable, but with such great temptation and profit, if he didn't speak harshly, someone might take a risk.

To be honest, he was also tempted, but Su Mo didn't want to embezzle these ores at all.

Because these ores were all stained with blood. They were earned with the lives of the Federation troops stationed here, and the same went for the allied nations.

Don't touch what you shouldn't touch!

Su Mo admired Lin Yaotian for this. He wasn't blinded by profit.