Chapter Eleven I Went to Dig for Oil

  Kuo Yu used the power of virtue to cleanse Little John's body, causing Little John to be shocked. "Kuo, is this real? I felt the power of God and my body seems to have improved, is this the power of God?"

  "Yes, John, this is the power of God. I think Mr. Old John's body can also become healthy under the illumination of divine light." Gu Yu said, he now just wants to pull relationship with the Rockefeller family, so a bit overwrought.

  His merit points have now accumulated to nearly 500,000 points, and upgrading is not possible for the time being. It requires one million points to upgrade, and taking out points to deceive people is also very good.

  "Kwok, I'm going to tell my father, you wait for me, he's right in the mansion." Then Little John hastily walked away.

  Guo Yu sipped his coffee and thought for a moment, thinking about how he would talk to Old Rockefeller later.

  It wasn't long before Little John brought in Old Rockefeller, the creator of this oil kingdom, who was now 75 years old. After handing over the oil kingdom to Little John a few years ago, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to charity and lived a simple life, but he was still the richest man in America and the greatest philanthropist.

  "Hello, esteemed Mr. Rockefeller, it's an honor to meet you, I wish you good health." Gu Yu extended his greetings.

  "Hello, child. I just heard little John tell me about you and I'm shocked. I believe in Christ, but unfortunately, maybe I'm not devout enough to be illuminated by the Lord's glory. Doing charity gives me great satisfaction in my heart. I think people are born to suffer, so I want to help others reduce their suffering. Have you been recognized by the Lord to spread his gospel?" asked Old Rockefeller.

  "I think you've got some misunderstanding, I don't think I was enlightened by the holy light of Jesus Christ. You know I'm from Far East, from China, my faith is different from yours." Guo Yu said with a shrug.

  "That's a pity, but I think the god you believe in is also kind because he guides you to do charitable work."

  "I know you're not feeling well, I can help alleviate your suffering. Maybe it's a blessing from God, since He is all-powerful. Perhaps my arrival was guided by Jesus Christ, who knows? " Gu Yu hastily changed the subject, he didn't even know how to make something up anymore.

  After Guo Yu spent nearly 10,000 virtue points to cure Old Rockefeller, Old Rockefeller thoroughly believed in Guo Yu's words. The fact that he was completely cured and felt younger proved it.

  Kuo Yu immediately became the most popular person in the Rockefeller estate and was invited to have dinner with family members in the estate.

  After dinner, Little John promised to Gu Yu that at any time when Gu Yu needed it, he could use the team of lawyers and accountants from the Rockefeller financial group, and in the name of the Rockefeller family, purchase land, set up factories and other matters. Thus, Gu Yu's first step was successfully completed.

  "Today is a good day, everything I think about can be done, tomorrow is a good day, opening the door to welcome the spring breeze, alas......" On the way back, Guo Yu happily sang a song.

  The next morning, he gathered his subordinates to discuss the establishment of his own drilling and exploration team. He appointed Al as the manager, and Lisa, Hard, and Brown were all under Al's leadership. With people like Al around, these things didn't require Gu Yu to do everything himself; just telling them his ideas would get things done smoothly. What Gu Yu needed to consider now was where to buy land and drill for oil.

  Ran to modern times, bought a professional map of American mineral distribution in the library, as well as relevant mining and historical materials, and found a quiet corner to study.

  New Mexico is a state that joined the United States in 1912, with mineral resources accounting for 65% of oil and natural gas, making it one of the country's major resource states. Now Texas has too many oil companies, Guo Yu doesn't want to go where they are concentrated, he is still too weak and small, and if he is not careful, he will easily be trampled to death.

  The second step is that Guo Yu still needs to consider it, but there's no rush. Guo Yu starts searching online for where to buy oil drilling equipment, not too advanced, but must be simple and durable, after all, in 1914, you can't expect to have so many professional personnel operating these devices, only the kind of equipment prepared for small drilling teams can be used.

  After contacting for half a day, a petroleum equipment company in North China was finally confirmed. Guo Yu drove himself to check the equipment and let the company pack it into containers. He purchased drilling equipment but not exploration equipment, as the latter was still too high-end. The equipment was sent to a warehouse that had been rented in advance, and after unloading the containers, Guo Yu received everything within the space.

  It won't work, this kind of small matter still needs to be done by oneself, running back and forth. In the future when business increases, how can one handle it? It seems that in the future, a trading company will need to be established, specifically responsible for procurement for oneself.

  After a week, Al finally assembled the exploration team, two geological experts and 20 drillers. After preparation, upon notification to the Rockefeller family's lawyer, Guo Yu gave the order to depart for New Mexico.

  September in New Mexico was still very hot, the typical desert climate made people suffer from the heat, a team of cars entered the capital of New Mexico "and Santa Fe", Gu Yu and led Al and the Rockefeller family's lawyer to the state government, requesting to buy about 80,000 acres of land west of Nogal County.

  Because of the presence of lawyers, the purchasing process was smooth and uneventful. The price was $10 per acre, which Guo Yu thought was not expensive. Land in later generations would be worth so much money, every inch of land would be worth its weight in gold! However, compared to the United States at that time, it was still expensive. When the United States purchased Alaska, the price was equivalent to 2 cents per acre. Finally, when the lawyer moved out of the Rockefeller family, the price dropped to $8, and Guo Yu paid quickly and bought it.

  After a big shopping spree in the city of Santa Fe, they continued driving to their destination. After a day of traveling through desertified land, they arrived at Nogales. The tired people checked into an inn and began resting. Guo Yu planned to find a temporary place to settle down here, after all, he couldn't follow the drilling team to eat in the wind and sleep under the stars every day, not to mention Hu Yunyan, Lisa, and Xiaoni, how could they let these delicate beauties be exposed to the scorching sun every day?

  Al made his move again, and in Nokenxi, he bought a small villa. Gu Yu and the others were finally able to settle down, and they would likely spend the next few months here. The small villa was a two-story brick-and-wood structure with many rooms that could accommodate a lot of people, but it wasn't very comfortable. Never mind, it's just temporary, so no need to be too picky.

  After a two-day rest, Rockefeller's lawyer returned to New York, and Gu Yu let Hard and Brown take charge, leading the drilling team to set off. He himself waited for news at the manor.

  This small villa has its own horse farm, but there are no horses. Guo Yu led the team to personally select the horses. The group of people all changed into cowboy clothes, with two left-handed revolvers on their waists, and started a cowboy life. Looking at the vast desert in the west, the desolate pasture swaying in the wind, the sunset shining on the gray mountains, Guo Yu sighed, this place is indeed not suitable for living, haha.

  The fun here might just be practicing horse riding and shooting. At first, Gu Yu was a complete novice with guns and his horsemanship wasn't great either. But Al's skills in these areas were quite good, it seemed like something nobles had to learn, so Al became everyone's coach. After a few days of intense practice, people were able to shoot with style, as long as they were willing to spend the bullets, there was no good shooting technique that couldn't be learned.

  Half a month later, Had returned for a trip and told Gu Yu some bad news. The first drilling point determined by the geological expert did not produce oil, and they are now excavating the second designated point. Had came to supplement some supplies. Gu Yu comforted Had with a few words, telling them that perseverance is victory.

  Guo Yu was also a bit uncertain in his heart, after all, the information he had found only gave a rough range, 80,000 acres was too big, and there was no satellite positioning, so he could only grope around, hoping that he would be lucky and find the oil quickly.

  Ha De came back again after half a month to tell Gu Yu that the second well had also failed, with no oil produced. Spending all day stuck in this desolate desert made Gu Yu feel somewhat annoyed, so he told people he had something to attend to and left for several days, running back to modern times.