Upon hearing this, Qi Minglin pursed her lips tightly and lowered her eyes.

"Why can't God just be kind to us? Even just 10 tons would be better than 150,000 tons."

"We finally found a rare earth mine, and it's such a large area, but it only yields less than 100,000 tons. Sigh."

Qi Minglin sighed deeply, her face filled with dejection.

Upon seeing their expressions, the technician scratched his head in confusion and asked, "What are you talking about? Who said it's less than 100,000 tons?"

"This is clearly 270,000 tons."

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in their minds.

"What did you say, Young Master Duo?!" Zhang Ce suddenly raised his head and said with wide eyes.

"How many tons? Say it again, I didn't hear you clearly, what the hell?!" Li Guanghao was equally shocked, his mouth agape, and asked incredulously.

"Two hundred and seventy thousand tons, it's written in the data."

"After measuring using three methods, we concluded that the reserves of this rare earth mine are no less than 270,000 tons."

To be honest, at that moment, even the technician lost his confidence. He looked at the report again before answering.

"Let me see it, is it real or fake!" Zhang Ce's mind went blank with shock. He snatched the report and read it carefully himself.

When Zhang Ce read that the rare earth reserves were indeed 270,000 tons, his mouth instantly stretched into a wide grin, so wide he couldn't stop laughing.

"Hahaha, 270,000 tons, 270,000 tons, it really is 270,000 tons!"

"That's awesome, that's awesome, hahaha!"

Li Guanghao turned his head to look at the report, and when he saw that number, he laughed so hard he lost all composure.

"Hahaha, that's 270,000 tons! My God, this is so awesome!"

"We guessed for a long time and thought that 150,000 tons was a blessing from heaven, but we never expected it to exceed that much in the end!"

"Awesome! This is absolutely awesome!"

Qi Minglin took the report, and the more she read it, the wider her eyes widened. Finally, she jumped up with joy and flung the report away.

"Wuhu, hahaha, 270,000 tons, 270,000 tons!"

"It exceeded the target by so much! What were we doing all this time? We explored for so long, and in the end, we missed such a huge rare earth mine!"

Many staff members rushed over after hearing their voices, and they were all overjoyed when they learned the news.

"Wow, that's a lot! 270,000 tons! This is a number we never even dared to dream of before!"

"My God, slap me right now and see if I'm dreaming!"

"This is so great, so incredibly great! Our country can finally catch its breath."

As one person spoke, they choked up and tears welled up in their eyes.

Perhaps influenced by her emotions, more and more people's eyes reddened, and they were all quietly wiping away tears.

It's not surprising that they are sentimental; after all, no one but them knows how wronged and resentful they felt when they saw the country being held hostage.

The discovery of the first large rare earth mine is a good start, and with this mine, things will be fine for the foreseeable future, giving them more breathing room.

"Hey, everyone, don't cry, everyone, don't cry. This is a happy time, everyone should be laughing."

"Smile, everyone! Let's light a bonfire tonight and have a proper celebration," Li Guanghao said with a smile, encouraging everyone.

However, despite saying that, Li Guanghao's slightly red eyes betrayed him; his excitement was no less than anyone else's.

"Yes, today is a happy day, everyone is smiling."

Zhang Ce laughed heartily.

Honestly, Zhang Ce's feelings right now are hard to describe; he hasn't been this happy in many years.

I bet he'll wake up laughing tonight.

"Sir, it's almost time, we should go." Zhang Ce's attendant whispered.

Although Zhang Ce was very happy, he also had to remind him that it was time to leave.

"Okay, okay, go get ready, I'm coming right now, haha." Zhang Ce said with a big grin.

"Boss, are we leaving now?" Qi Minglin asked.

"Come on, I should have left yesterday, but I've been waiting until now."

"Even though I'm leaving, I'll still be happy with you all. Contact me anytime if you have any news." Zhang Ce was really addicted to staying here.

What's the point of being in the office all day and constantly on business trips? It's much more comfortable here.

Although the conditions were a bit unfavorable, all the news was good, which was very encouraging.

"Let's go, leader," the attendant said as he approached.

"Okay, I'm leaving now." Zhang Ce nodded, said goodbye to everyone, and then departed.

"That feels so good, I can finally relax." Qi Minglin stretched and chuckled.

"Indeed, I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight," Li Guanghao said, lighting a cigarette and taking a deep drag.

He just doesn't show it on the surface, but in reality, he's under more pressure than anyone else.

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Richeng, who was standing nearby, pursed his lips tightly, feeling a bit of a headache.

No one expected that this mine would yield so much rare earth, a total of 270,000 tons.

He wanted to send the message back to Bald Eagle, but given the current situation, he dared not move an inch.

The most crucial issue is that Zhang Ce and his team only talked about upgrading security, without specifying the exact methods involved.

This made Zhang Richeng hesitant to act rashly. In the past few days, he had considered many channels for sending messages, but he rejected them one by one.

Without finding out exactly how the secrecy is being maintained, none of the methods are secure, so we can only wait and see.

As night fell, the tall bonfire blazed into the sky, and everyone drank heartily, clinking glasses with each other.

"Chen Feng, you're really something! What's this? Is it some kind of special ability, like the ones you see on TV?" Qi Minglin asked with a smile.

"That's outrageous, it even has special functions. I thought I had a system, but you watch too many TV dramas." Chen Feng clinked glasses with her and chuckled.

"Haha, who cares what it is, as long as it works."

"I'll leave the rest to you, wherever we go next. You're just going to stay in this acting captain position forever," Qi Minglin said, taking a sip of beer.

"What's the next plan? Will you continue searching for rare earth elements?" Chen Feng asked.

"Of course, although this mine has 270,000 tons, it is still far from enough for the country to be self-sufficient."

"We can rest for a couple of days, but we still have to get back on the road and continue searching. Even bigger challenges await us."