"Minister Zhú, how do you like this Grand Tutor's chair? It suits you perfectly!"
Zhú Xīngguāng looked in the direction of the voice.
Sū Hán had already come to stand beside him.
Zhú Xīngguāng glanced at it and asked, "Why is it called a Grand Tutor's chair? This noon, you still called it a lounge chair."
Sū Hán said, "They're all the same, really. Don't pay too much attention to it. Alright, now tell me, how does it feel?"
Zhú Xīngguāng replied, "I don't feel anything at all. It's just like any ordinary chair."
But the way Minister Zhú Xīngguāng lay in the Grand Tutor's chair was completely unconvincing.
"Oh!" Sū Hán smiled and sat down in the main seat next to it.
Sū Hán asked, "Chǔ Shí, how is it now?"
Chǔ Shí nodded and said, "The relevant material mobilization has been completed. We are currently monitoring the transportation routes of materials in the south. It will only take another three days to deliver the materials ordered by Yǔ."
Sū Hán said, "So it's done then. We don't need to stay here anymore."
Chǔ Shí said, "That's right. We don't need to stay here anymore. The staff here will maintain the normal transfer of materials according to the plan."
Sū Hán asked, "Then why are you still staying here?"
Chǔ Shí said, "I'm still here calculating the future plans using the equipment here."
Sū Hán said, "Oh! So that's how it is. Then I'll be leaving now."
Chǔ Shí said, "Deputy Minister Sū Hán, the plan here is complete. We can return to the headquarters of the Otherworld Development Department in the Dinosaur World."
Sū Hán exclaimed, "What? We're going back to the Dinosaur World already?"
Chǔ Shí nodded and said, "That's right. We can go back now."
"I still want to stay here a bit longer."
"Deputy Minister Sū Hán, if you want to stay, you can only stay until tomorrow."
"It's no use."
...
The next day, Sū Hán returned to the headquarters of the Otherworld Development Department in the Dinosaur World through the teleportation portal.
Chǔ Shí had also returned with Sū Hán, but Lǐ Chéngfú had not.
Lǐ Chéngfú took a confidential, bulletproof car to a port in the south.
When Lǐ Chéngfú arrived, someone was already waiting.
"Hello, Minister Lǐ. I am Gù Xiàngróng, the person in charge of receiving the goods this time."
Lǐ Chéngfú shook hands with Gù Xiàngróng.
Lǐ Chéngfú asked, "When will the goods arrive?"
Gù Xiàngróng replied, "They will arrive in another thirty minutes. Those on the cranes can already see the ships."
Lǐ Chéngfú looked out at the distant sea. After a long while, he finally saw the tops of the ships emerging.
Small black dots gradually appeared, heading towards the port.
As these black dots approached, they became incredibly large.
Gù Xiàngróng introduced, "Minister Lǐ, look, the largest cargo ship over there is a 400,000-ton ore carrier built by our Dragon Country. The other cargo ships are ordinary ore carriers, all 100,000-ton small ore carriers from the Miner Country."
Lǐ Chéngfú looked, surprised that even the enormous 100,000-ton cargo ships were referred to as small cargo ships. It seemed that Gù Xiàngróng had seen too many of the massive 400,000-ton carriers.
At this moment, the first fifteen 100,000-ton cargo ships arrived.
The largest 400,000-ton ore carrier floated on the sea, waiting.
The unloading equipment at the port began to transfer the ore from the ships onto the nearby trains.
Lǐ Chéngfú watched the ore being transported and said, "It seems the transportation of ore is normal today. No one will come to stop it."
Gù Xiàngróng said, "This is all thanks to you, Minister Lǐ. Those who opposed it didn't dare to come once they knew you were here."
Lǐ Chéngfú said, "Actually, once this iron ore is transported back, others will lose interest. After all, within the current Dragon Country, only my department still needs a large amount of iron ore."
Gù Xiàngróng looked at Lǐ Chéngfú and asked, "May I ask which department you are in, Minister Lǐ? To require so much iron ore? Are you undertaking massive infrastructure projects?"
Lǐ Chéngfú nodded and said, "Yes, we are undertaking massive infrastructure projects. But I cannot tell you which department I am in."
Gù Xiàngróng said, "Then I won't ask."
The unloading of the iron ore continued for an hour, filling a 30,000-ton heavy-duty train.
Lǐ Chéngfú was shocked by the speed of unloading.
"This speed is too fast. I thought it would take two or three days to finish unloading."
Gù Xiàngróng explained, "Mainly, we are using ore pipeline grab technology to transport the iron ore. This uses our Dragon Country's latest technology. There are no other cargo ships at the port, so all the ore pipeline grabs are being used for your cargo ships."
Lǐ Chéngfú asked, "How long will it take to transport all the cargo here?"
Gù Xiàngróng replied, "At this speed, it will take two and a half days to finish unloading. Minister Lǐ, if you wish, you can go to the steel mill now."
Lǐ Chéngfú said, "I'll wait for the next train before heading to the steel mill."
Gù Xiàngróng said, "Minister Lǐ, that's fine. The first ten trains delivering to the steel mill are all going to the same one. You will reach that steel mill if you take the second train."
Lǐ Chéngfú said, "That's great. I'll take the second train to the steel mill then."
Gù Xiàngróng invited, "Minister Lǐ, the office is over there. Let's go in for some tea while we wait."
Lǐ Chéngfú looked to the side, at a small building about two hundred meters away.
"Since I'm just waiting here, I won't refuse."
Lǐ Chéngfú followed Gù Xiàngróng into the office.
The two sat down and began to chat over tea.
The office had transparent glass windows through which they could see the outside. During this time, Lǐ Chéngfú would occasionally glance outside.
After the first heavy-duty train was loaded, it started to depart.
About fifteen minutes later, the second heavy-duty train arrived to be loaded with iron ore.
After the second heavy-duty train was loaded, Lǐ Chéngfú stood up and said, "Mr. Gù, thank you for your hospitality. It's time for me to board the train."
Gù Xiàngróng quickly got up to see him off, "Minister Lǐ, I'll drive you to the locomotive."
Lǐ Chéngfú nodded in agreement. After all, the train was three kilometers long.
Gù Xiàngróng drove a regular car to take Lǐ Chéngfú to the locomotive.
Lǐ Chéngfú boarded the locomotive's driver's cab.
The driver of the heavy-duty train had been notified and was not surprised by Lǐ Chéngfú boarding the train.