Chapter 19: Entering the Mine
Lanshan, located in the west of Qingyang City 30 miles, is called Lanshan, more like Lanshan Mountain Group, in addition to the main peak of Lanshan, there are several other small peaks are also included in the scope of Lanshan.
The Cold Iron Mine Cave is located in the belly of a small mountain peak, which was discovered by a loose cultivator who went up the mountain to collect medicine, and finally sold the news to the three major families and obtained a lot of spirit stones.
Cold iron ore is a material for building a first-level spiritual weapon, and there is a chance to produce a cold iron essence stone, which is more valuable, you must know that the cold iron essence stone is a material for building a third-level spirit weapon, which can only be used by those who build a strong foundation.
After the three families developed the cold iron ore, they agreed to hold a competition every year, the first place can get forty percent of the profit, the second place can get three and a half percent, and the third place only has two and a half percent of the profit.
After several years of development, the three Huiwu are no longer simply competing for the development profits of cold iron ore, in the eyes of outsiders, it is more like a ranking battle between the three major families, and unfortunately, the Chen family has been ranked third for two consecutive years.
Halfway up the mountain, I saw two big flags erected from a distance, which were the banners of the two families of "gold" and "horse", and the people and horses of the two families had arrived early.
As the Chen family's team entered, the three families stood in a confrontation with each other, and in addition to this, there was also a man in fiery red armor standing in the middle of the three families, who was the deputy general sent by the City Lord's Mansion to watch the battle.
The City Lord's Mansion is established by a secular state, and it is the nominal manager of each city, but the management aspect is more of the people who have not cultivated, and the real Xiuzhen family will not pay too much attention to the City Lord's Mansion, so the City Lord's Mansion is responsible for communicating with the Xiuzhen forces on the one hand, and maintaining local stability on the other.
Every year, the City Lord's Mansion will send people to watch the battle, but if you want to say that you really get a piece of the pie, it is useless for the City Lord to come in person, once it is forced, it will have to meet the common anger of the three major families, so the City Lord's Mansion has become the person who presides.
Chen Xuanshan stepped forward and had a polite exchange with the leaders of the Jin and Ma families, and the three martial arts began under the order of the deputy general of the City Lord's Mansion.
The Chen family is Chen Muxue and Chu Li and other five people, the Jin family is Jin Wansheng with Zhang Yue, who has a broken arm, and three other men. And the people of the Ma family were very angry, and Chen Muxue was preparing to enter the cold iron mine cave while explaining to Chu Li.
The leader of the Ma family is called Ma Hongyun, and he is also in the congenital realm, although the Ma family is relatively low-key, but Ma Hongyun's reputation is still very large, and he has the momentum of the first generation of young people in Qingyang City, which makes people have to pay attention to it.
The area that Chu Li and the others entered next was an empty mine that had already been mined, so even if it started, it would not affect the miners who were mining on the other side. The cold iron ore cave has long been mined out of various channels, each family chooses a channel to enter, compete for each other's tokens in the mine, and finally the largest number can win, that is, get the next year's cold iron ore forty percent of the profit.
Chen Muxue, Jin Wansheng, and Ma Hongyun each chose a tunnel in the mine, and led their own team to enter, Chu Li also followed Chen Muxue into the mine, and what caught his eye was a few torches, illuminating the dark mine, but the brightness was really not flattering.
Chen Muxue took out a piece of fluorite from the storage bag, and the dim mine suddenly became brighter, and the walls of the cave were all kinds of traces of axes and chisels, as well as potholes, obviously because of the cold iron ore, it was dug out, and as the five people walked inside, the passage became narrower and narrower, but the passage was more complicated, and there were constantly forks, and I didn't know where it led.
Chen Muxue took out a leather map and looked at it, and finally confirmed a direction, and took Chu Li and the four of them forward, there will be no fight in this narrow mine, so a few people don't need to be too nervous, what is really prone to fighting is some wide mine holes, so it is convenient for everyone to show their powers.
"Be careful!" As the team deepened, Chen Muxue also slowed down, and the map indicated that there would be a huge mine cave ahead, about 100 square meters, with several passages to enter, and it was also the most likely place for encounters.
Chen Muxue and the others quietly stuck to the cave wall, close to the open space in front, and Chen Muxue took out another fluorite, wrapped it in a black cloth, and threw it out. Wrapped in black cloth is to hide his location, otherwise if someone lurks in the dark, the moment the fluorite is thrown, the location of Chen Muxue and the others can be known.
The fluorite wrapped in the black cloth just flew out not far away, the black cloth fell, and the fluorite fell on a clearing, which immediately illuminated the entire mine, Chen Muxue and the others waited for a while before cautiously walked out, there were still a few small carts scattered in the mine, and a few iron picks were placed randomly, this was obviously the place where the miners rested before.
Chen Muxue stepped forward and put away the fluorite, there are not many fluorites with this trip, there are several bottomless passages around, I don't know where it extends, maybe there are still many places to use, and none of them can be wasted.
"Mu Xue, was this how it used to be?" Chu Li asked, pointing to the dark red lines on the ground.
"These lines?" Chen Muxue frowned, constantly recalling the scenes of the first two times in her mind. "I don't think I used to. ”
Chu Li nodded, then squatted down, wanting to take a closer look, but at this time, there seemed to be a figure flashing in the passage on the left, and the Chen family disciple who discovered this situation hurriedly shouted: "Who is there!"
This shout also attracted Chu Li's attention, and he didn't care about these dark red lines, and hurriedly followed a few people from the Chen family, and approached the passage.
Chen Muxue did not wrap it in a black cloth this time, but directly threw out a piece of fluorite, and everyone looked into the passage according to the light, but how could there be any human figure in the passage at this time?
Chen Muxue looked at the map, but she couldn't find this passage, it seemed to be newly mined, and the zigzag passage didn't know where it leads. Chu Li looked at Chen Muxue and asked, "To enter or not to enter?"
Chen Muxue was a little hesitant, and it was very likely that she would be ambushed if she moved forward, but if she didn't enter, she didn't know when she would meet the people of the two major families again.
"Enter!" Chen Muxue gritted her teeth and still made up her mind, the Chen family had the help of Chu Li, a second-level talisman master, this time, and any family she met had the strength to fight, and Chen Muxue didn't have to worry too much.
"Wait a minute. Chu Li took out five talisman seals from the storage bag, took out one and put it in front of his eyes, only to see a white light flash, and the white light poured into Chu Li's eyes.
"This is a clear eye, which allows you to see things clearly in the dark for a short time. After Chu Li finished speaking, he handed the remaining four to Chen Muxue.
"Isn't this thing taken out earlier?" Chen Muli couldn't help but say out loud.
"Do you want to use it, don't you want to use it for me!" Chu Li snorted coldly, not wanting to pay attention to Chen Muli.
Although Chen Muli was not convinced in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything more, so he still put the Mingmu Talisman on his eyes and used it, and after several people had used the Mingmu Talisman, he moved forward again.
As soon as I turned a few corners, I heard the person at the front shouting, "Come and see!"