Richest Rag-picker

The next morning, Fang Chenyi climbed out of bed bright and early.

He pushed open the window and could already see the faint outline of a coastline in the distance.

After breakfast, the coastline had drawn much closer.

’After some thought,’ Fang Chenyi decided against notifying the Diamond Mine that he was coming today.

If they knew he was on his way, they would surely prepare. Any shady business would be the first thing they’d hide away.

When he arrived at the control room, Qi Xiaotian, Liu Yishou, and the others were already prepared.

"Brother Fang, we’ll reach the coast in half an hour. Our men went ahead to check, and the cruise ship is a bit too big. The water isn’t deep enough over there, so we can only anchor about a kilometer offshore."

Fang Chenyi nodded. They had anticipated this. After all, their cruise ship had too deep a draft. Forget a beach like this; even some proper ports weren’t suitable for the Chen Meng to dock.

The only reason they could dock at Fang Chenyi’s previous island was because it was located in the deep ocean, where the surrounding waters were thousands of meters deep.

"Mm, looks like Xiaotian had the foresight when he prepared those three vehicles. Haha."

Praised by Fang Chenyi, Qi Xiaotian scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and chuckled. "Heh heh."

"Well, heh heh, to be honest, the only reason I bought them was because my hands were itching when I saw something so cool. Vehicles like that aren’t easy to come by. If you don’t grab them when you see them, it won’t be so easy next time you want to buy one."

Hearing Qi Xiaotian’s explanation, both Fang Chenyi and Liu Yishou couldn’t help but laugh.

Half an hour later, the Chen Meng slowly came to a stop.

"Brother Fang, this is as far as we can go. Any further and we risk running aground."

Fang Chenyi, now changed into a camouflage uniform and a pair of special operations boots, stood on the largest deck of the first level. He looked at the mountain on the shore, a good half of which had been blasted flat, and the corners of his mouth curled into a slight smile.

"Alright, let’s head out. Heh, I hope they don’t have any funny ideas."

After speaking, he was the first to step into the elevator on the lower level of the cruise ship.

Behind him followed a similarly dressed Qi Xiaotian and ten capable crew members.

DING~

As the elevator doors opened, three camouflaged VBCIs appeared before Fang Chenyi.

Looking at these three behemoths, Fang Chenyi shook his head helplessly. He had to admit, Qi Xiaotian was truly audacious to dare and buy something like this. Good thing they weren’t in Huaxia.

While Fang Chenyi was sizing up the three big guys in front of him, the ten crew members behind him were also staring at the vehicles in shock.

They never imagined they would one day get to ride in a vehicle like this. And at that moment, they understood why they had been chosen from among so many crew members. The reason was simple: they all knew how to drive these three behemoths!

Next to these three behemoths were three neatly parked Mengshi trucks. But now, looking at the originally wide and rugged Mengshi trucks, they seemed so "dainty and delicate"...

"Brother Fang, shall we set off?"

Qi Xiaotian, standing to the side, looked at Fang Chenyi and asked.

At his words, Fang Chenyi finally pulled his gaze away from the three vehicles. He then nodded and said loudly, "Let’s move out!"

As soon as Fang Chenyi spoke, the ten crew members behind him immediately ran toward the three vehicles. Qi Xiaotian even reached out to open the rear door of one for Fang Chenyi.

He closed the door with a BANG, then checked it carefully one more time. After confirming it was properly shut, he spoke into his headset, "Move out."

In an instant, the RUMBLE of revving engines filled the spacious hold. The next moment, the three beast-like behemoths began to slowly move.

CREAAAK~

As the bay door opened, the three vehicles drove out one after another.

SPLASH. SPLASH. SPLASH.

With three splashes, the vehicles, each weighing over ten tons, floated on the sea’s surface like three boats.

This was undoubtedly a novel experience for Fang Chenyi, who was riding in such a vehicle for the first time.

Although the vehicles weren’t particularly fast in the water, the cruise ship wasn’t far from the shore. In less than five minutes, the three vehicles had landed on the beach.

At this point, Fang Chenyi poked his body out of the top hatch. He was once again left speechless when he saw the fist-thick iron pipe in front of him.

’But I have to say, while this thing isn’t comfortable to ride in, it’s a real thrill!’

The vehicles didn’t stop for a moment, heading directly for the mountaintop. In the face of these three behemoths, even the potholed mountain road had no effect on them.

"Halt! Who goes there! (PS: Xiao Youzi has already translated the incomprehensible foreign babble for you guys.)"

As the vehicles made their way halfway up the mountain, a group of fully armed personnel finally jumped out to block their path. But seeing how they were cowering, Fang Chenyi couldn’t help but find it amusing.

Especially when Qi Xiaotian deliberately swiveled the iron pipe on the vehicle to aim at them, the men nearly dropped their weapons on the ground.

"Tie Dan, what’s this guy saying?"

Next to Fang Chenyi, Qi Xiaotian’s head quickly popped out as well. Several people also emerged from the other two vehicles. Although they weren’t holding any weapons, those two iron pipes were not just for show.

Hearing Qi Xiaotian’s question, a dark-skinned crew member on one of the vehicles immediately spoke up.

"Captain, he’s asking who we are."

Fang Chenyi was surprised. He hadn’t expected Qi Xiaotian to be so meticulous as to arrange for a translator.

’It’s quite a surprise, though. I didn’t expect one of my own crew members to understand the local gibberish.’

As if sensing Fang Chenyi’s confusion, Qi Xiaotian quickly explained.

"This guy spent half a year here before, so he can still understand the language."

Fang Chenyi nodded upon hearing this, then said:

"Tell them I’m the new boss here, and to get the hell out of the way! Translate it just like that, with a firm attitude!"

As soon as Fang Chenyi finished speaking, Tie Dan over there immediately lifted his head and, with great arrogance, started jabbering at the men blocking the road.

Although he couldn’t understand what the guy was saying, he could tell that the firm attitude Fang Chenyi had ordered was being performed to perfection.