60: Chapter 60 Mine Selection

Incidentally, the entire authentication process for the identity of An Lan, which Wang An used previously, was much simpler than this.

Through the recommendation of Daoist Priest Zhang Mingqing and the confirmation of several fellow cultivation-type Professionals, he could be certified as a cultivation-type Professional without needing to disclose other methods of certifying his profession.

This is the different application of management methods for different types of Professionals.

For combat-type Professionals like the one certified as an Incarnation—especially Archers—they are capable of threatening police and military personnel armed with firearms. Therefore, the management is stricter, and the procedures are more complex.

Furthermore, he discovered that there is a severe divide between different major categories of Professionals, with very little communication between them. The state has precisely implemented various lenient or strict management methods based on these different types of professions.

This allows them to exert their respective abilities extremely effectively without causing greater chaos.

Perhaps these methods are the result of careful planning by certain Professionals who specialize in management.

Looking at the current situation, as their development paths diverge, deep Professional barriers will gradually form between different types of Professionals.

Their relevant information only circulates within their own circles, thereby creating a certain degree of information monopoly.

However, this might also be something the authorities are happy to see. After all, an information monopoly only exists for other circles and ordinary people; for the authorities, the information of every circle is inseparable from their involvement.

If someone wants to take up a profession they are unfamiliar with but lacks the relevant systematic knowledge, joining the official organization is their best option.

If the number of job-change stones does not increase in the future, it is highly likely that certain powerful groups with monopolies on Professional information will gradually emerge, and a new type of nobility will be born.

On the [National Special Resources and Talent Exchange Platform], there were all kinds of speculations and conjectures regarding this meteorite shower.

The authorities also released various logical inferences from the national think tank regarding the job-change stones.

The 100,000 job-change stones that entered Blue Star are not enough to trigger the changes expected by the mastermind behind the scenes; the world remains the same.

This clearly does not align with the logic of such obvious life-interference behavior from these meteorites.

Therefore, all parties unanimously agree that it is very likely more job-change stones will descend in the future, but it is unknown when the next occurrence will be.

Judging by Wang An's current level of comprehension regarding transcendent rule runes, perhaps after creating a transcendent profession, he could, by some means, create items capable of granting a profession.

At that time, the resource issue of job-change stones will no longer be a constraint, and the era of universal Professionals will arrive in the near future.

The next day, he received news from the law firm.

They had already identified targets suitable for building a Mine Pit Hotel.

They invited Wang An to visit the sites in person to observe and choose the one that suited him best.

This was what Wang An had previously agreed upon with Lawyer Liu: after selecting some potential targets for building the Mine Pit Hotel, he must be allowed to choose personally.

At 8:00 AM, Wang An drove with Lawyer Liu to the mine pits near Changnan for an on-site inspection.

Sitting in the car, Lawyer Liu began to report to Wang An on the information regarding the several mine pits they had selected.

"According to your requirements, Mr. Wang, we have currently selected three mine pits that meet the criteria. The travel time to these mine pits from Changnan is controlled within one hour, which will be convenient for future customers to travel back and forth."

"We are currently heading to a bauxite mining area called Jinghe. According to the data, this bauxite mine has a maximum diameter of about 50m and is 32m deep."

"The surroundings are mainly composed of solid and dense grey soil layers, which are quite suitable for building a resort hotel on the surface of the mining area."

"Currently, most of the bauxite has been mined, and it has been abandoned for 6 years. The asking price for the land is around 7 million."

"This mine pit is the cheapest of the three current targets. If you choose this mine pit, the initial investment scale can be further reduced. With an investment of around 10 million for construction, initial operations can begin."

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One hour later, the two arrived at the mining area. The designated reception personnel were already waiting there early.

The subsequent environmental treatment of such abandoned mine pits is a very troublesome matter, and having someone want to take over and redevelop it is, for them, like turning waste into treasure—getting rid of this burden while also making money, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

In today's market, clients like Wang An, who dare to develop heavy-asset operations such as a Mine Pit Hotel, are not often seen.

Moreover, among the many abandoned mine pits in the country, only a very small number with superior locations have the potential to be redeveloped.

This time, they were received by the relevant official in charge, who greeted Wang An and Lawyer Liu warmly.

"Boss Wang, Lawyer Liu, welcome to inspect the site. The original owner of our mining area has gone bankrupt. Currently, this mining area has been repossessed by the government. If you intend to redevelop this place, I guarantee we will provide full policy support all the way."

Wang An and Lawyer Liu exchanged a glance, not expecting this person in charge to be so enthusiastic. However, enthusiasm did not mean they had to purchase it, so he did not speak but signaled to Lawyer Liu.

"Director Li, let us take a look at the site first. Whether it is suitable or not still requires analyzing specific problems specifically."

"Oh, good, I will take you there."

This Director Li led them to the edge of the actual mine pit to check the specific situation.

After entering the mining area, Wang An kept observing the surrounding terrain and the condition of the Heaven and Earth Qi.

Since this place was primarily a bauxite mine, the surroundings were filled with rocks, and the vegetation was sparse.

Most of the land had been destructively mined, and the pollution was quite severe. Only scattered plants dotted the area.

The other parts were all grey-white bauxite of very low grade, which had no mining value.

As Wang An and the others walked, this Director Li led them along while introducing the specific support policies and the actual situation of the place.

However, Wang An did not pay much attention to his introduction. For Wang An, the only criterion for selection was whether there was an environment suitable for arranging the Compound Azure Solar Qi.

As far as the current situation is concerned, this place is too small, and there is not much room for subsequent development and expansion.

It is only suitable for small-scale investment or plans that are in urgent need of capital recovery and profit.

Through Wang An's observation, a large amount of Earth Vein Qi was gushing upwards from the bottom of this bauxite mine.

This was also the main reason for the sparse vegetation, and surprisingly, there was no accumulated lake at the bottom of the bauxite mine pit.

Generally speaking, for mines that have been abandoned for a long time like this, more or less, after a long period of rainwater accumulation, they would form lakes of varying sizes.