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Chapter 771 Team

Chapter 771 Team
These small European countries are very clear about their own strength and status. They are now completely giving up and living one day at a time.

As early as two years ago, large-scale copper mines were discovered in central Congo. Not only did the Belgians not develop them themselves, they also refused companies from other countries to invest in Congo.

Some people may ask, why not make money if you have the chance?

It's not that the Belgians didn't want to make money, but in order to maintain their colonial rule in Congo, they had to block other countries' investment in the Congolese colony.

Congo has very rich mineral resources, with copper reserves of 7500 million tons, accounting for about 15% of the world's total reserves; cobalt reserves of 450 million tons, accounting for about half of the world's total reserves; tantalum-niobium ore resources of 3000 million tons, accounting for 80% of the world's total; and diamond reserves of approximately 2.06 million carats.

At the Berlin Conference in 1884, King Leopold II of Belgium became the biggest winner and turned the "Congo Free State" into his private territory.

Leopold II himself died in 1909, and before his death, the Congo Free State was taken over by the Belgian government and renamed Belgian Congo.

Not to mention Leopold II himself, the Belgian government has taken over the Congo Free State for more than 15 years. It is impossible that the Belgian government is completely unaware of the situation in the Congo Free State.

As the Belgian government learned more and more about Congo, it became increasingly fearful.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

At the beginning, Leopold II took advantage of European countries' lack of understanding of the Congo Free State, made a huge profit at the Berlin Conference, and secretly made a fortune for decades.

If the outside world knew that the Congo Free State was actually a world raw material warehouse containing countless treasures, it would certainly arouse the covetousness of European powers, and then Belgium would lose Congo.

If we understand the twists and turns here, we can explain why Belgium is so repulsive to foreign capital.

Portugal refused foreign capital from entering Portuguese East and West Africa for similar reasons to Belgium.

When the Abyssinian Empire cadets arrived at the Vladivostok Army Academy, the Italian explorer Maxim was preparing to explore the Katanga region in the interior of Africa.

Legend has it that Katanga has rich diamond mines. Maxim hopes that he can find the legendary diamond mines. Even if he does not develop them himself, he can make a lot of money by selling the information.

Exploration, like travel, requires financial support, so Maxim is raising funds for the expedition.

After the New Year, Maxim went to several Italian companies to seek support, but as expected, he was rejected every time.

"These bastards, they will regret it one day."

Maxim was indignant. Not only did they not give financial support, but they even laughed at Maxim's ideals. He deserved that his business could not grow.

"What do we do now?"

Maxim's assistant Marco was frowning. He and Maxim were penniless. If they couldn't find a sponsor, they would have to live on the streets.

"Let's keep looking for the next one. If that doesn't work, we'll go to North Africa. There will always be a way—"

Maxim is full of fighting spirit. If I can't stay here, I will find another place that will welcome me.

Turning the corner, Maxim saw a sign called "African Resources Development Company".

Maxim strode in and pushed the door open.

"welcome--"

The girl at the front desk was wearing a white shirt and had her hair tied in a ponytail. Her hands were under the bar and could not be seen. Although she spoke gently, her eyes were wary.

"Is your boss here?"

Maxim's tone sounded as if he was going to discuss a big business deal.

The girl at the front desk didn't answer immediately, but her scrutinizing gaze from top to bottom made Maxim very uncomfortable.

Judging from their appearance, Maxim and Marco were indeed in a bit of a mess. Not only did they not have the money to buy decent suits, but the wrinkles on their leather shoes were also very obvious. Marco's face was not even washed clean, and there was eye mucus in the corners of his eyes.

No matter how you look at it, this doesn't look like a big business.

"Marco and I are explorers. Do you know what explorers are—"

Maxim hopes that his identity as an "explorer" will attract the interest of the girl at the front desk.

Young girls are always interested in things they don't understand. As long as Maxim reveals his profession in the bar, even if he can't trick the girl away, he can still trick her into drinking a glass of wine. "Please wait——"

The girl at the front desk interrupted Maxim's self-introduction and looked at the rest area not far away.

It was only then that Maxim noticed that there were several strong men sitting in the lounge area.

A sturdy man stood up and walked over. With a height of over 1.9 meters, he made Marco look like a weakling.

Maxim was no better.

"You are explorers? Great, we happen to have an expedition project and need experienced people to join us."

It can be seen that the strong man is trying hard to release his kindness.

Maxim, however, felt that the strong man was a butcher.

Maxim followed the burly man into the reception room and got to know him better.

"We have a professor who is very interested in insects in Africa. He wants to know the number of insects in inland areas of Africa and needs to go to Africa for investigation. If you are interested, you can join us."

The burly man's name is Brooks and his position is security supervisor.

"We are going to the Katanga region to look for local diamond mines. If you are interested, we can have a deeper chat."

Maxim hopes to lead this expedition.

Insects are everywhere and can be observed anywhere.

If he could trick the professor into going to Katanga, Maxim could complete his work at the same time.

"Where is Katanga?"

Brooks lacks knowledge of Africa.

So Maxim took out his treasured treasure map.

Brooks' expression is like that of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.

"This is the approximate location of the diamond mine. If I can find it, I hope you can give me enough compensation. I will keep it a secret for you. This is my professional ethics."

Maxim was selling hard.

"Is your team just the two of you?"

Brooks was curious, this was the interior of Africa, not a picnic.

"The more people there are, the greater the risk—"

Maxim has some experience in exploration.

"What you said makes sense, but how can you convince me that you won't just disappear with our money?"

Brooks is forthright.

"I'm not a liar. You can choose not to invest in me, but you can't insult me!"

Maxim was furious.

"I will reserve two positions for you two in the professor's team. If you want to come, please leave your personal information."

Brooks always controlled the conversation.

Maxim and Marco looked at each other, with joy and relief in each other's eyes.