Deacon White didn't make it to lunch today.

Qi crippled the meat, and the miners gathered around the iron pot one after another.

Someone casually asked, "Where has Lao Bai gone? Has Master Zhou come again?"

Qi Cripple sighed: "Lao Bai was called to a meeting by Elder Chen early in the morning, and it was not easy for him to have a good meal. ”

Someone next to him scooped a spoonful of meat and pouted: "You said that he is a good Jindan monk, others are deacons, and he is also a deacon, but why is he a deacon who is worse than us?"

Qi Cripple scooped a piece of meat for himself and sighed: "Lao Bai is a serious person, his mind is all about work, such a person has suffered and tired all his life, and he can't compare to those who play with his heart." ”

Someone next to him said: "Even if Lao Bai mixes well, don't you see that there are still Jindan monks who mine calcite every day like us!"

"That's right!" Someone laughed and coaxed: "And the one who built the foundation at the pinnacle can't even dig mines, so he can only cook meat for us to eat every day!

Qi Lame glared at the man, scooped up a spoonful of hot soup and threw it over, so frightened that he quickly jumped away screaming.

A black-faced miner next to him shouted: "Hey, stop making trouble, hurry up and eat meat!

"Why didn't you have a meal? You want to die?" Qi Lime scolded him.

The black-faced miner looked around and lowered his voice, "Did you hear that? ”

"When won't the Tian Yuan Continent fight? "Qi Cripple didn't care at all.

The black-faced miner shook his head: "It's Hongtoushan who is going to fight!"

"What? Who's fighting with whom?" Several miners who heard this hurriedly gathered around.

The black-faced miner sighed: "I heard that the Duobao Sect is coming to Hongtou Mountain to rob the mine, and it is estimated that there may be a fight in the next few days." ”

Everyone was shocked, and Yang Gong, who was eating meat in the far corner, suddenly moved his ears.

"Who did you listen to?

The black-faced miner's voice became lower and lower: "The disciple of the Hidden Sword Sect who asked Lao Bai to go to the meeting just now has an old relationship with me, and he told me secretly." ”

Qi Cripple shook his head: "What does it have to do with us if they beat them!! The Hidden Sword Gate wins, we continue to mine for the Hidden Sword Gate, and if the Duobao Sect wins, we will mine for the Duobao Sect, who can make it difficult for us miners?"

The black-faced miner smiled bitterly: "Lao Qi, you have been in the Western Wilderness for so many years, and you have never heard of forcing miners to go to the battlefield?"

Qi was stunned for a moment, and seemed to recall something: "I've heard of it a few times, it's all small sects, because I really can't afford the loss of mines, so I use all kinds of means." But the Hidden Sword Sect is not such a big sect, right?

The black-faced miner shook his head: "It's hard to say! Our lives are not worth much, whether we participate in the war or not is a matter of people's words, I listen to my old iron's statement, when Elder Chen reported the situation to the above, he faintly revealed the intention of letting us participate in the war." ”

"What then?" the miners panicked. Especially these people who come to mine, if they are willing to fight, why should they come here to be miners and fight little monsters to make more money!

"Hold on!" The black-faced miner sighed: "At this time, it is impossible for people to let us go, it is up to fate whether we die or live!"

Elder Chen was a man of face, how could he have the idea of letting the miners join the war?

As soon as the old deacon mentioned that the miners were participating in the war, Elder Chen shook his head vigorously: "How can the miners fight? If they have some ability, they will not become miners, let them fight with the disciples of the Duobao Sect, and ten of them will not be able to withstand one of them!"

The old deacon peeked at Elder Chen, sighed in his heart, but could only follow Elder Chen's words:

"Indeed, if it was a normal battle, ten miners would not be as good as a sect disciple. But it's different in the mine, the spiritual power in the mine is forbidden, and it is difficult to use any means you can, and the war only relies on physical strength.

If you talk about the physical body, those miners who mine every day will definitely not be worse than the pampered sect disciples, and letting the miners be responsible for the defense of the inner perimeter should have an excellent effect. ”

Elder Chen was silent.

Deacon Bai on the side frowned: "It is taboo for miners to participate in the war, and my disciples of the Hidden Sword Sect should be divided against foreign enemies, but what miners earn is mining money, why should people help us fight?"

As soon as Deacon Bai spoke, the red-faced deacon immediately began to sing the opposite: "Why can't the miners help us fight? They eat all the food I use from the Hidden Sword Gate, and now that there is an invasion of foreign enemies, do they still have to sit idly by?"

The white deacon shook his head: "The truth is not like this, they ......"

"Alright!" Elder Chen interrupted Deacon Bai as he spoke: "The current enemy is not the time to be reasonable, everything must be in the interests of the sect. ”

Seeing that Elder Chen had strong support, the red-faced deacon immediately smiled: "It's a good choice to let the miners participate in the war, as long as the rewards for participating in the war are generous, the miners are not allowed to break their heads in order to fight for the battlefield!"

The white deacon took a deep breath and had nothing to say.

Elder Chen turned his head and asked the old deacon, "How many miners are there in Hongtou Mountain?"

The old deacon opened his mouth and replied: "From the first to the fifth mining area, the miners are all full of 100 people, and only the No. 6 mining area has not yet been recruited, only 52 people. In addition to the calcite workers in various mining areas, nearly 600 people can be used. ”

"Six hundred, that's a lot!" Elder Chen nodded.

The old deacon continued: "The vast majority of the six hundred people are foundation building monks, and only a small number are in the late stage of qi refining, but these monks in the qi refining period are all physical cultivators, and in terms of physical strength alone, they are not worse than foundation building monks. In addition, there are three Jindan monks in the No. 6 mining area, and their strength is quite impressive. ”

Elder Chen pondered for a moment: "Then let's arrange it like this, the eight hundred guard disciples of my sect are responsible for defending the outer area of Hongtou Mountain, and the six hundred miners are responsible for guarding the interior. By the way, the Hidden Sword Sect disciples among the miners should also be transferred to the outside, don't waste their combat power. ”

Deacon Bai's face was full of confusion, he thought of someone's identity, but he couldn't say it directly, so he had to say tentatively: "I'm afraid that the three Jindan monks in the No. 6 mining area are not easy to arrange, if they are unwilling to participate in the war, we will not be able to use it." ”

The red-faced deacon interjected, "What's wrong with Brother Jindan? If they let them beat them, they have to beat them! What's the matter? White Deacon can't control the people under him?"

The White Deacon was a bit of a distraction.

Elder Chen nodded: "Since these three people are all from the mining area where Deacon Bai is located, then they will all be assigned to you!"

"Me?" said Deacon White.

"Hmm!" Elder Chen said, "Deacon Bai is outstanding, and he is also quite popular among the miners. If you can work hard, the defense inside the mine will be handed over to you, and all the six hundred miners will be dispatched by Deacon Bai, and the fate of Hongtou Mountain will be in your hands, and there must be no loss!"

"This ......," the White Butler hadn't reacted yet.

What happened? Why did the fate of Hongtou Mountain end up in my hands? What did everyone say?

"White Deacon?" Elder Chen's face was dignified.

Deacon White had to clench his fists and arch his hands: "Obey." ”

Elder Chen nodded with satisfaction and turned to say, "The periphery of Hongtou Mountain is the first line of defense, and it will face the impact of the hand directly. In order to prevent accidents, the old man personally sat on the periphery, vowing to keep the enemy out of Hongtou Mountain.

However, the vast area of Hongtou Mountain makes it difficult to cover all the perimeter defenses, and if a small group of enemies infiltrate the interior of the mine, it will be up to the White Butler to lead the people to resist it. ”

The white deacon bowed his head.

"Do you have anything else?" Elder Chen glanced at everyone.

No one answered.

"Then let's go back and make arrangements!" Elder Chen waved his hand to drive people away: "Deacon Bai stays for a while." ”

The deacons dispersed in turn, in fact, there was nothing to arrange for them to go back, if there was a real fight, just follow Elder Chen, the sky would fall and there would be a high top, and there would be a war!

Soon, only Elder Chen and Deacon Bai were left in the hall.

Elder Chen changed his smiling face: "Xiaobai, come and sit with me." ”

Deacon Bai smiled back and sat down in the chair beside Elder Chen.

Elder Chen took a sip of tea and sighed, "Do you know why I put the heavy responsibility of defense in your hands?"

The white deacon shook his head blankly.

Elder Chen sneered, "Look at the group just now, is there one who can do things?"

Deacon White smiled bitterly and was speechless.

"The old man has lived for more than seven hundred years, what else is there that he can't understand?" Elder Chen sighed again: "The Hidden Sword Gate is rotten!"

"This ......," the white deacon wiped the cold sweat from his face.

"In the current sect, there are too few people who do things in a down-to-earth manner, but those who see the wind and make the rudder and intrigue are thriving. When there is nothing to do, there are five people and six people, and when there is an accident, there is no one who can do it!"

The white deacon bowed his head and was silent.

Elder Chen shook his head again: "Actually, it's no wonder that they, the Hidden Sword Sect has been smooth sailing for so many years, and it's not flattering to do things in a down-to-earth manner, no one wants to do things! Speaking of which, even I am the same, there is no way!"

Elder Chen's words were serious. Deacon White hurriedly interjected.

Elder Chen smiled bitterly: "I'm old, there's nothing to say. For me, how did I win this battle, and what if I lost it? It's not a big deal!"

"This ......" Deacon White looked up, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

Elder Chen straightened his face: "But this battle is different for you. ”

Deacon Bai frowned and pondered the meaning of Elder Chen's words.

Elder Chen looked at Deacon Bai: "Xiao Bai, you are still young, you are not willing to be stuck in Jindan all the time, right? You can't take the road of government affairs with this temperament, so do your job well. The road may be difficult, but there are opportunities. ”

Deacon Bai nodded: "The disciple knows." ”

"Well, let's go back and make arrangements, six hundred miners are not a small combat power, use them well!" Elder Chen instructed.

Deacon Bai hesitated for a moment and asked, "Now there are a lot of rough stones piled up in the mine, should you transfer them first, otherwise you will ...... defeat once you are defeated?"

"Do you think about defeat before you win?" Elder Chen smiled: "You really aren't the material to be a political official!"

"Huh?" the white deacon was stunned.

Elder Chen said: "What you want to show now is a winning posture, and you have to tell everyone that this battle cannot be lost, and it is impossible to lose." ”

"But in case ......," the white deacon looked confused.

Elder Chen chuckled: "If you lose, let's talk about losing, it's easy to find a reason." But in any case, you can't let people know that you had the intention of losing before the war, otherwise, this pot will be yours!"

Deacon Bai lowered his head and pondered, but he really couldn't figure out the connection here.

"Alright, let's go back!" Elder Chen waved his hand to drive people away.

Deacon Bai retreated blankly, but suddenly remembered something again, and said, "Elder, I suspect that the stone solver named Wu Shui in the mine may be Elder Wu Qingshui of my sect. ”

Elder Chen waved his hand dryly: "If he says it's called Wu Shui, then it's called Wu Shui, what do you care about him!"