Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

"Oh, what is this Chinese woman talking about? Does she know that we are the top exploration team in the United States?"

Zhou Yanshen smiled slightly and stepped behind his little wife. His little wife was about to unleash her full power again.

"Since Ms. Su is so capable, I'd like to hear your analysis of this land and what route you'll take next, instead of just listening to us." Jackson's face turned red with anger.

A commotion arose, and Su Wanqing told them to quiet down:

"Since you all want to hear, I'll give you a brief overview. This area has typical volcanic rock geology. You've detected gold dust residue in the stream, but I can tell without instruments that—not only that, but you haven't detected trace amounts of selenium and platinum group metals as well."

Furthermore, based on the fault line here, the source of this stream is not due north as you might think, but at the intersection of two faults in the northeast direction—that is where the mineral vein is most likely to be concentrated.

The reason the Thompson family couldn't find it for decades is because they've been searching due north, which was the wrong direction from the start. Of course, even if they turned back, they still wouldn't find it—we'll discuss that later. Furthermore, these fault intersections are usually accompanied by abundant antimony deposits, which is something your instruments haven't detected.

After Su Wanqing finished speaking, the voice on the other end of the line involuntarily lowered.

"This Ms. Su seems to be really knowledgeable; she even knows the direction of the fault..."

"Yes, but I don't know if what she said is true."

Jackson, forcing a smile, said, "Ms. Su, how could there possibly be antimony ore here? Places rich in gold generally don't have antimony ore. And how can you tell just by looking? Without actual data to support it, I think Ms. Su is probably just guessing."

It was practically a direct accusation that Su Wanqing was talking nonsense.

"In that case, let's wait and see what happens in the end," Su Wanqing shrugged.

She was actually quite surprised.

After performing spatial analysis, although the radar didn't detect any mineral veins, the analysis results were quite interesting—

[No formed mineral veins were detected within a three-kilometer radius, but trace amounts of gold, selenium, and platinum group metals were found in the stream. Analysis indicates a 98% probability of gold deposits upstream, a 100% probability of antimony deposits, and an 85% probability of platinum group metal deposits.]

Su Wanqing was just thinking that this place is truly a treasure trove.

I thought finding a gold mine would be a pleasant surprise, but it turns out there's also antimony and platinum group metals.

She planned to take all the gold, but she would leave half of the antimony ore and platinum group metals to little Arend. She only took the majority, which she considered quite generous.

If it were someone else, she could have bought it for free. Of course, taking resources from someone else's territory... Su Wanqing wasn't embarrassed at all, since her ancestors from the Qing Dynasty had already paid the entrance fee.

Seeing that the other party was about to speak again, little Arendt became displeased and coughed, "Alright, Jackson. Ms. Su is my most honored guest. Regardless of whether these things are available or not, even if Ms. Su makes a mistake, this land can be given to her as a gift."

He then turned to Su Wanqing, "Oh, dear Su, whether there's a mine or not isn't important. But if there really is that precious metal you mentioned, I can sell it all to China at cost price once it's mined."

Deputy Commander Zhao said excitedly, "If Su girl says it exists, then it definitely exists! We also lack this kind of rare metal. We usually control foreign exchange so tightly. If Mr. Arendt could help us export it, that would be wonderful."

Lin Meihua, Lu Mingxuan, and others were extremely excited—these were all rare finds in China.

Su Wanqing smiled slightly: "Don't worry, little Arendt, there definitely will be. This place will give us many surprises." With her scanner, nothing of value will be missed.

The group continued on their journey according to the route.

Apart from Jackson's exploration team leading the way, the other vehicles followed behind, and it took them two or three hours to stop.

Little Arend stretched: "Ugh, I'm exhausted! Let's hurry up and cook. This scenery is really nice, with mountains and water. It's a pity there's not much game inside, otherwise it would be even better if we could go in and hunt."

Jackson didn't respond; he just kept his head down, fiddling with the equipment, and led the exploration team to a spot with water by the stream to begin taking measurements.

Chef Liang, along with several chefs and the Western chefs brought by Little Arendt, prepared lunch together.

Today's meal is a fusion of Chinese and Western cuisine—we used some of the ingredients yesterday, but we haven't touched the really good stuff yet, so we have plenty.

Little Arendt prepared French-style baked lobster, black truffle steak, cream of mushroom soup, and roast turkey; Chef Liang prepared braised pork knuckle, sweet and sour carp, four-happiness meatballs, and a chicken soup.

The two sides seemed to be secretly competing, and as the spatulas flew, the aromas mingled together, making the people around swallow hard.

Arendt Jr. was helped down by his wife, Elena, and walked around.

He ate food mixed with spiritual spring water every day, and his injuries healed very quickly. Lu Mingxuan's shrapnel wounds had already had their stitches removed, and little Arend was basically able to walk on his own.

He found a flat spot, had a huge sunshade built, and even set up a simple stage with tables, chairs, and drinks, making him look nothing like someone who had just escaped from a collapsed mine.

Deputy Commander Zhao also mobilized all members of the inspection team to set up tents and camp. The soldiers were divided into several groups, some setting up tents, some building stoves, and some responsible for guard patrols, and everything was done in an orderly manner.

Ding Xiaomei, never one to sit still, rolled up her sleeves while carrying the baby on her back: "I'm going to find some wild vegetables, and while I'm at it, see if there are any fish in the water!"

Su Wanqing scanned the stream and found many fish in the deeper parts, so she said, "Catch more fish. We'll have braised fish and grilled fish for lunch. We can fry the leftovers as dry rations."

Zhou Yanshen didn't say anything, but directly gathered more than a dozen people, carved wooden stakes to make harpoons on the spot, and personally led people into the water to spear fish.

Shen Ruolan pulled out a camera from somewhere and smiled at the busy crowd: "I almost forgot, I brought a camera from the bottom of my trunk. Let me take some pictures of everyone as a souvenir!"

Deputy Commander Zhao sat on a rock to rest and sighed, "I don't know if we came out with Su girl for a vacation or on a mission... I always feel very relaxed and comfortable when I come out with Su girl, without any sense of tension."

Secretary Zhou replied with a smile:

"It was a good trip. Everyone came here with the mindset of certain death, but we not only earned foreign exchange, but also had a very easy time and were able to travel. It's all thanks to Comrade Su Wanqing's resourcefulness and decisiveness that we were able to have such a relaxed experience."

Deputy Commander Zhao nodded: