Richest Rag-picker

"Um, well, I don’t know the specifics either. I just know that these clans are incredibly powerful and have wealth that could rival a nation. From what I understand, the Poseidon Clan’s public-facing businesses are mostly banks opened in various Western countries."

Billson’s words made Fang Chenyi frown. ’Opening banks in Western countries? That’s seriously impressive. Even the world’s richest man, Gates, wouldn’t dare claim he could open banks in every country.’

’The amount of capital needed to support a bank’s operations would be astronomical!’

This gave Fang Chenyi a new perspective on the Poseidon Clan.

’With the system’s help, my net worth is already ridiculously high, but it seems I’m still a long way off from the Poseidon Clan.’

"So, do you know which ones are part of the Baida Clans?"

Fang Chenyi’s curiosity about the Baida Clans had now reached a new peak. Originally, his goal was simple: to achieve financial freedom. But after getting the system, he started dreaming of one day becoming the richest man in the world.

That was why he wanted to build the Solar System Business District, consolidate all resources in Qinhuang Island, and turn Qinhuang Island into the world’s number one economic hub.

He was already working on this, and it could be said that in another year or two, this goal would basically be achieved.

But now, he learned that the goal he was striving for wasn’t actually the highest peak. This gave him new motivation.

’I have to figure out what these Baida Clans are all about, and then I’ll surpass them all!’

’That’s right, surpass them!’

’It’s not that I’m too ambitious; it’s just that with such an incredible system in my hands, how can I let it go to waste?’

’Besides, this isn’t really any different from my current goal. Only by surpassing all these clans can I truly become the richest person in the world.’

"As for the specifics, I only know of the Poseidon Clan and the other eleven families descended from the Twelve Gods. Oh, right, there’s also the Demo Clan from the Middle East and your Huaxia’s Ma Clan. But the Ma Clan is probably one of the lowest-ranking, smaller clans."

Fang Chenyi, who was lost in thought, was clearly taken aback by Billson’s words. ’I never expected that my own Huaxia had one of the world’s Baida Clans. But the Ma Clan... which Ma could it be??’

’And that Demo Clan from the Middle East... could it be Demo Did’s family??’

Fang Chenyi never thought that this trip to South Africa would expose him to so many things he had never heard of before.

’It seems my perspective has been too narrow.’

But judging from Billson’s explanation, the guy clearly didn’t know much about the Baida Clans either. Fang Chenyi could understand that. After all, he was just a small fry; it was perfectly normal for him not to know certain things.

’I’ll have to ask Demo Did later. If his family really is one of the Baida Clans, then he’ll definitely know much more than this Billson guy.’

With this in mind, he waved his hand, cutting off Billson’s speculation about the Baida Clans.

Then he got straight to the point and asked:

"Alright, I get it. We can stop talking about the Baida Clans for now. Tell me about this Diamond Mine."

’I can investigate the Baida Clans later. The most important thing to figure out right now is the matter of the Diamond Mine.’

’From what Billson just said, there’s a treasure in the Diamond Mine. Whether that’s true or not remains to be seen.’

When Billson heard his boss stop asking about the Baida Clans, he let out a long sigh of relief. After all, he really didn’t know much.

However, he did know about the situation here.

So he quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued:

"Yes, yes. Like I said before, the Cobra Organization used special methods to detect what seems to be a relic left behind by a god here. You might not understand the importance of a Sea God’s Relic. It’s no exaggeration to say that if the Poseidon Clan got their hands on this Sea God’s Relic, their status among the Baida Clans would absolutely jump several levels. It’s not even impossible for them to leap into the top ten clans!"

As if to emphasize the importance of the matter, Billson even started gesturing excitedly as he spoke. But after seeing his boss’s frowning expression, he knew he’d gotten a bit carried away. He gave an embarrassed laugh and continued:

"AHEM, so, they had me bring Cobra personnel here to acquire it. But no matter what price we offered, the original mine owner refused to sell the Diamond Mine. Even when we offered double what the Diamond Mine was worth, the guy still wouldn’t sell."

Hearing this, Fang Chenyi’s interest was piqued, and he asked:

"Oh? He wouldn’t sell even for double the price? Did he know there might be a treasure inside?"

But Billson just shook his head with a wry smile:

"At first, we thought so too. But later we found out that when the mine owner saw us offer such a high price, he assumed we must have calculated that the diamond content here was extremely high, so naturally, he wouldn’t sell."

Hearing this, Fang Chenyi shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Billson continued:

"Finally, we had no other choice. The leader of the Cobra Organization gave the direct order to seize it by force, so we just went ahead and... took care of the Diamond Mine’s owner. Only after we took care of him did we find out that he had already transferred ownership of the Diamond Mine to his son."

He sighed helplessly and continued his story:

"Sigh... when we found his son and tried to get ownership of the Diamond Mine, we discovered that out of fear, his son had already sold it. As for the buyer... that was you, Boss."

So that was how it happened. Fang Chenyi suddenly understood. It all made sense now: the owner’s son, afraid that the Diamond Mine was too hot to handle, had sold it off. And at that exact moment, by a strange coincidence, the system had acquired it.

Reaching this point, Billson glanced at Fang Chenyi hesitantly before continuing:

"After the higher-ups learned the Diamond Mine was sold to a Huaxia person, they tried to track you down. But strangely, even after deploying the Poseidon Clan’s power, they still couldn’t find any specific information on the buyer. Of course, that’s entirely because of your Huaxia identity. Even a power as great as the Poseidon Clan can’t just enter your Huaxia to conduct an investigation."

Hearing this, a proud smile appeared on Fang Chenyi’s face. He had to admit that when it came to security, Huaxia was truly the best.