Sarah handed the tea to Chen An and sat down next to him. "But An, your medicinal wine is really amazing. Last time I twisted my back, you massaged it for me once and I was fine the next day."

"That's because of my skillful technique, plus the addition of our estate's specialty 'divine water' to this medicinal wine."

Chen An wiped his hands clean, picked up his teacup and took a sip. "As long as I'm here, you won't grow old even if you want to."

Just as the family of three was enjoying this warm and colorful afternoon...

Suddenly, a very deep rumbling sound came from outside, and even the floor underfoot trembled slightly.

"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?" Jessica looked up abruptly.

"It's not an earthquake."

Chen An's eyes lit up. He put down his teacup, walked to the window, and looked towards the direction of the back mountain.

On the hillside, at the site of the new manor under construction, a white column of water shot into the sky like a fountain.

Accompanied by a large amount of white steam, a magnificent rainbow was refracted in the setting sun.

Tie Tou's excited, almost hoarse shout came through the walkie-talkie:

"Boss! We've hit a hole! Old Bob and the drilling team have reached the geothermal layer! The water pressure is incredible! The water is scalding hot!"

The natural geothermal hot spring has produced water!

"Let's go see our new bathtub."

Chen An put on his trench coat and looked back at the two women on the sofa.

Upon hearing it was a new bathtub, Jessica forgot all about the soreness in her legs and sprang up from the sofa.

"I want to go too! I want to see the open-air hot spring!"

Fifteen minutes later.

Platform halfway up the mountain.

The air was filled with a faint, non-pungent smell of sulfur and a rich aroma of minerals.

In the rock pit cleared by the excavator, scalding hot groundwater is gushing out continuously.

It quickly filled a natural stone pool about half the size of a basketball court.

White steam rises in wisps, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.

Old Bob took the thermometer, measured the edge, and excitedly said to Chen An:

"Mr. Chen, the water temperature at the outlet is as high as 65 degrees Celsius! The water quality is extremely pure, rich in metasilicic acid and lithium!"

"This is an extremely rare, top-tier hot spring in all of Montana!"

"Well done. Give everyone on the drilling team a $2,000 bonus."

Chen An waved his hand, displaying the extravagance of a capitalist to the fullest.

Just as everyone was watching the hot spring, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from the pine forest behind them.

"Whoa—!"

A chestnut-colored horse galloped out of the woods and stopped by the hot spring pool.

The rider wore a tight-fitting deerskin vest and jeans, carried a longbow, and had his black hair braided into a dirty plait.

It is Aya, the guardian of this mountain forest and the princess of the Grizzly Bear tribe.

"I knew there was such a commotion; even the deer in the mountains were startled and ran away."

Aya dismounted gracefully and walked lightly to Chen An. Her eyes lit up when she saw the steaming pool next to her.

"An, did you dig a hot pool here?"

"This will not only be a pool, but also our open-air hot spring from now on."

Chen An smiled and put his arm around Aya's supple waist, kissing her without any hesitation.

"You've been working hard patrolling the mountains lately. Has anything unusual happened?"

"There are no thieves." Aya shook her head, then suddenly remembered something and pointed in the direction of "Devil's Throat" not far away.

"However, those 'potatoes' we brought back from the desert last time seem to be a little off."

"Desert truffles?" Chen An's eyes narrowed. "Let's go take a look."

A sheltered sandy area not far from the hot spring.

Because of its proximity to geothermal sources, the soil here remains warm and dry.

At this moment, many irregular cracks and bulges appeared on the originally flat sand.

It's like something below is desperately trying to squeeze out.

Chen An squatted down, took out his hunting knife, and carefully brushed away the surface sand.

Aya, Sarah, and Jessica all gathered around, holding their breath.

As the soil was cleared away, a huge, milky-white, spherical object was revealed.

"Oh my God..." Sarah covered her mouth.

When I bought them in Morocco, those desert truffles were only the size of walnuts at most, with a grayish-brown outer skin.

But the thing that Chen An is holding now is as big as an adult's fist!

Moreover, its outer skin is no longer a dry, grayish color.

Instead, it presents a milky white color, like mutton fat jade.

The surface even has a very faint sheen, the kind only found in lithium-rich minerals.

Chen An gently cut open the skin with the tip of his knife.

A rich, almost tangible nutty aroma, mixed with the fresh scent of a forest after the rain, instantly hits you, even overpowering the sulfur smell from not far away.

The cross-section of the truffle reveals an extremely beautiful marble pattern.

"It has mutated."

Chen An looked at the heavy fruit in his hand, his eyes filled with fervor.

"Irrigated by underground holy water and catalyzed by geothermal heat, it actually broke through its original growth limits."

He cut off a small piece with his knife and handed it to Aya. Aya took a bite, and her eyes widened instantly:

"So crunchy! Chewing it... feels like eating some kind of sweet and meaty nut, it warms you up all over!"

"It absorbs all the essence of this land. The heat is perfectly normal."

Chen An stood up and looked at the raised sand dunes. He estimated that there were at least dozens more of these enormous mutated truffles underneath.

"This quality surpasses that of Italian white truffles. From today onward, it will be called 'Titan White Diamond'."

"Sarah, immediately notify Katie and have her bring the incubator. Tonight's dinner will include a main course that's unique in the world."

……

The last rays of the setting sun sank completely behind the mountains.

The newly excavated geothermal hot spring pool has not yet been artificially repaired; it is just a rough rock pit.

But that pure, natural wildness is even more captivating.

The workers and security team have been driven down the mountain by Chen An.

On the entire hillside platform, only Chen An and his three women remained.

Sarah, Jessica, Aya.

"The water temperature has dropped to around 40 degrees Celsius."

Chen An stood by the hot spring pool and took off his work jacket.

He turned around and looked at the three figures that were faintly visible in the steam behind him.

"After a long day, I'm covered in dirt and sweat."

Chen An's lips curled into a highly aggressive smile. "Since the starlight is so nice tonight, how about trying this 'first brew' from Titan Manor?"

Jessica glanced at the steaming natural pool, then at Aya, who was equally eager to try, and her competitive spirit returned.

"Let's go for it! Who's afraid of who!"

She deftly untied the belt of her robe, revealing her youthful and invincible body, and took the first step into the warm spring water.

"Mmm...so comfortable...Oh! This water is so smooth!" Jessica let out a comfortable sigh.

Aya was not to be outdone; she was a child of nature and didn't care about shame at all.

She took off her deerskin coat and slid into the water like a mermaid, even swimming up to Chen An's feet. She tilted her head back, and water droplets slid down her wheat-colored collarbone.

"Wolf King, aren't you coming down?" Aya winked provocatively.

Sarah smiled helplessly, unbuttoned her clothes, revealing the most perfect charm of a mature woman, and gracefully stepped into the water.

Looking at this pond full of spring colors.

On the left is the naive and fiery stepdaughter, on the right is the wild and untamed Native American princess, and in the middle is the gentle and tolerant first wife.

Above them lies Montana's pristine, dazzling starry sky, and behind them stretches a mine containing hundreds of millions in wealth.

Chen An untied the last restraints, stepped into the water, and embraced them.

This is the empire he built with his own hands.

In this scalding natural hot spring, on this deserted mountainside.

A lavish daily life belonging to a top-tier farmer, accompanied by the night breeze, has only just begun.

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