In the future, once the oil resources within the oilfield are extracted, they will undoubtedly bring in substantial profits.
Liu Kai Xuan intends to use the money earned from selling resources to invest in cutting-edge technology.
This war lasted less than a week before being resolved through negotiation.
Both Liu Kai Xuan and Kai Ya Dun stated that it was a "misunderstanding."
The two parties signed a settlement agreement and declared a complete ceasefire.
Just like that, the oilfield that had been seized once again returned to Liu Kai Xuan's possession.
Although the oilfield was recovered, Ouyang Xue was thoroughly terrified.
Ouyang Xue intensely disliked this life of constant conflict and danger!
On the very day the oilfield was reclaimed, Ouyang Xue submitted her resignation letter.
Liu Kai Xuan tried to persuade her to stay, but Ouyang Xue did not agree.
In the end, Liu Kai Xuan had no choice but to accept Ouyang Xue's resignation and allow her to return to her home country.
Although Ouyang Xue departed, her younger sister, Ouyang Yu, found this thrilling and adventurous life appealing.
Ouyang Yu did not return to her home country with Ouyang Xue. Instead, she proactively volunteered to take over Ouyang Xue's position.
It has been over a year since Ouyang Yu first arrived in Kai Ya Kingdom.
Over this past year, Ouyang Yu's personality has matured significantly.
The current Ouyang Yu is no longer the green, inexperienced girl she once was.
While still somewhat impetuous, she is no longer as rash as she used to be.
Since Ouyang Yu actively offered to take the role, Liu Kai Xuan readily granted her wish, giving her full responsibility for the development of the mining area.
...
Time flew by, and another half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
One day, Zhao Fei Yan brought her family to the oilfield to visit Liu Kai Xuan.
Upon meeting, Zhao Fei Yan told Liu Kai Xuan that her family wished for him to return home for a period.
In fact, Liu Kai Xuan already knew that he had been in Kai Ya Kingdom for a year and a half without Zhao Fei Yan reminding him.
He had stayed there for such a long time.
He hadn't had the chance to reunite with his family, and this situation was unsustainable.
However, if he were to leave now, Liu Kai Xuan felt a sense of unease.
Over the past six months, the extraction rate of the oilfield had been continuously increasing.
Relying solely on land transportation was proving to be extremely inefficient.
Furthermore, transporting goods by land to Huolan City for sale was subject to too much randomness.
Although Huolan City had an established oil trading market, the oil supply here was unstable.
Those involved in the oil industry in Huolan City were primarily small, foreign private companies.
These small companies had established cooperative relationships with the nobles of the Thunder Empire.
They leveraged the influence of noble power to export oil from the gulf region for profit.
In essence, they were middlemen.
As middlemen, their primary focus was naturally on profit.
When the market supply was tight, these individuals would increase the purchase price of energy, attracting mine owners from surrounding areas to transport their resources.
Once the market became saturated, the situation would immediately change.
These individuals would then begin to lower prices and seek exorbitant profits.
Under their manipulation, the trading market experienced extremely volatile fluctuations.
Liu Kai Xuan himself had little influence within the Thunder Empire.
Consequently, it was difficult for the goods transported from Kai Xuan Oilfield to be sold at a high price.
To break out of this predicament and achieve greater profits, there was only one solution: develop the maritime transport industry!
By sea, using large cruise ships to transport oil resources directly to the international market for trading.
The international trading market had immense throughput, capable of absorbing all the goods you had.
Concurrently, oil prices in the international market were fair and transparent, making this segment indispensable for the oilfield's globalization.
The waters around Mannia were infested with numerous pirates, making ordinary ocean shipping companies hesitant to venture into these areas.
For a company to develop a maritime transport industry, the pirates were an obstacle that could not be bypassed.
For the foreseeable future, Liu Kai Xuan would need to personally take the helm to develop the ocean shipping industry.
At this critical juncture, Liu Kai Xuan could not possibly leave easily.
To reassure Zhao Fei Yan, Liu Kai Xuan proactively proposed:
"Fei Yan, I cannot return for the time being!"
"If possible, why don't you stay here for a while?"
"This way, our family can also reunite for a period!"
Zhao Fei Yan sighed helplessly, "I can stay, but the main issue is that the two little ones still need to attend school!"
"If they stay here, their schooling cannot be resolved!"
Liu Kai Xuan said with a serious tone, "Isn't that simple?"
"When the new semester begins, why not let Xiao Yue take them back to attend school? You can stay behind yourself!"
"Uh..."
Zhao Fei Yan asked with some apprehension, "Will that be okay?"
"Why wouldn't it be!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied solemnly, "Our two little ones are not that young anymore!"
"At their current age, they should have some self-reliance!"
"Besides, isn't Xiao Yue there at home to look after them? What are you worried about?"
"Alright then, let's tentatively settle this matter!"
Truthfully, Zhao Fei Yan herself missed Liu Kai Xuan dearly.
After all, it had been an exceptionally long time since the couple had been apart.
Subsequently, Liu Kai Xuan discussed the matter with Liu Xiao Yue, who readily agreed to Liu Kai Xuan's request.
After Liu Xiao Yue got married, she bought a house next to the Liu Kai Xuan family's villa.
She would basically come over for reunions every week.
Moreover, on many occasions, when Zhao Fei Yan was too busy with work, Liu Xiao Yue would help pick up students from school.
...
One afternoon, three oil tankers arrived at the dock.
These three ships were all old vessels discarded by foreign companies.
Each of the three oil tankers had a carrying capacity of approximately ten thousand tons. As a team, their transport capabilities were not to be underestimated.
As these three ships were en route to the gulf dock, they were intercepted by pirate forces.
They had to pay over a hundred thousand in transit fees before they could safely reach the oilfield dock.
It was precisely because of this incident that Liu Kai Xuan became even more anxious about the existence of pirate forces.
Ouyang Yu told Liu Kai Xuan, "Boss, our escort fleet has not yet been fully developed!"
"With our current strength, we are still unable to deal with pirate forces!"
"However, developing maritime transport is a matter of urgency and cannot be delayed any longer!"
"I believe that if possible, we should try to communicate with the pirate alliance!"