After talking with the man for a while, Lu Yuan finally understood many things.
This company, called Iron Fist, specializes in sending various exploration teams to search for all kinds of fuels in other places, then transporting the resources back using giant transport ships and aircraft, and profiting from the price difference.
However, one downside of these companies is that they are illegal.
These companies employ a labor system that primarily involves illegally abducting people to work in other areas, or deceiving them into coming to these places to engage in illegal mining.
There are many companies nowadays. In the entire Hope Continent, many companies that can't make money basically engage in this kind of industry, which is extremely risky.
However, it has brought them tremendous gains, and after two years of development, such companies have sprung up everywhere and have even smoothed out many obstacles.
For example, on several guard islands surrounding the Hope Continent, many of the guards have become their own people. They spend a lot of money every year to cultivate relationships, which brings them huge profits.
After learning about the specific operating models of these companies, Lu Yuan finally understood their extensive connections and influence, and that they had even formed a guild similar to a resource extraction guild.
It is usually controlled by the top-level guilds, whose power is so great that it can even affect energy prices across the entire continent.
Sometimes they interfere when candidates run for office, and their methods and abilities are even more formidable than those of other legitimate forces.
Therefore, they have formed a complete industrial chain, becoming a malignant tumor on the entire Hope Continent, and are almost invincible.
By now, no one cares anymore, but the extent of their destruction of the local population is extremely high. After all, substandard safety facilities in a mining area can threaten the lives of miners.
It's important to understand that the population in mainland China is only just beginning to recover, and the biggest fear is a rapid decline and loss of population. The actions of these resource companies will seriously affect population development.
However, the higher-ups can't really do anything about them, since they can provide more energy to the mainland and promote social development, so everyone maintains a bottom line for each other.
As long as it's not too excessive, there's generally no problem. Those who get punished by higher-ups are usually typical examples of people who don't behave well.
However, as mining activity increased, the mineral resources around the continent were already owned, and new adventurers who wanted to obtain minerals had to go to much farther places.
However, if they venture too far out, their costs will increase. Therefore, they must improve their efficiency and reduce staff wages, which has led to many new mine owners becoming even more ruthless in their greed.
Only in this way can one survive in this dog-eat-dog world.
After receiving this information, Lu Yuan became even more interested in this continent of hope.
Considering they are able to do this based on population as a basic requirement, and are only forced to do so due to a lack of energy, it seems like they are doing quite well.
So Lu Yuan made a big promise to set off the next day, not to stay in this place anymore.
After all, this is someone else's territory, and Lu Yuan doesn't want to get involved in their conflict of interest, otherwise it will have some negative consequences for him.
He released the man and then returned directly to the camp.
Xiao Shan woke up at some point and looked surprised when she saw Lu Yuan return.
"I was wondering why you disappeared in the middle of the night. Where did you go?"
Since Lu Yuan had nothing else to do, he told the other party about what had just happened.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shan's face immediately showed a look of shock.
"Oh, you mean you just ran into those people from the resource company? Is there a mine in this area?"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly and sighed softly.
"Yes, I didn't expect them to travel so far for mining. It seems that Iron Fist Company's transportation capabilities are quite formidable!"
Xiao Shan nodded silently, but when she heard that Lu Yuan was leaving the next day, a helpless expression appeared on her face.
"I thought I could finally get some rest, but I didn't expect him to leave so soon!"
Lu Yuan also sighed softly.
"There's nothing we can do. If we stay on their territory for too long, it might cause misunderstandings. Alright, get some rest. We can only set off tomorrow morning after we've had a good sleep. Let's continue looking along the way and see if there are any other small islands where we can find a place to rest properly!"
"Alright then, go back to sleep!"
Xiao Shan muttered something reluctantly, then crawled back into her sleeping bag and went back to sleep.
Lu Yuan lay in his sleeping bag, staring intently at the top of the tent, his mind wandering.
What just happened is definitely a very common occurrence. Resource companies will absolutely be a major obstacle in the future. Lu Yuan has made up his mind this time that he must not reveal his abilities before he becomes the strongest.
In the continent of Hope, there are all kinds of elites everywhere. Who knows what abilities they possess? These people have connections to the heavens and their strength is even more formidable.
Since he was still young and his abilities were not yet fully developed, encountering them in the past would likely be dangerous for society. Therefore, Lu Yuan decided to be more careful this time and not reveal his strength for the time being. As for his warship, he would know once they found out, since these people didn't know his identity anyway.
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