Volume 3 How Profiteers Are Made Chapter 24 Small Metal Smuggling (Part II)
"What!?" Luo Qian gritted his teeth, Gesberti shook his head and said, "I really don't know your family's ......" He stopped talking and changed his words: "The people in the God Realm know this news, and they once held a farewell ceremony for the imminent retirement of this historic spar mine...... They may be hiding from you alone. β
At this point, Luo Qian knew that it was useless to be angry. The God-King had already designed it, and it was likely that he had been prepared to do so from the moment he showed him the new equipment. After all, this is the Western God Realm, and the rules are formulated by the God King, and it is not necessarily a bad thing to be designed by the God King who knows the rules well without understanding the rules. From a positive point of view, at least to wake yourself up and understand the so-called "Westerners".
"Let's go, let's take a look at the oldest spar mine, how much it produces in a year. Luo Qian now wanted to know the exact amount of his loss, and Gesberti comforted: "Luo, you don't have to be disappointed. Although the spar mine is gone, the Dunk spar mine is surrounded by rich land, and three hundred miles is not small, not to mention that you still have our partnership. Luo Qian shook his head and did not speak.
Rushed to Sedang Province and showed his certificate to the local governor, all kinds of procedures were quite cumbersome, and it took three days for Luo Qian to officially become the owner of his land.
The first thing Luo Qian did after becoming a lord was to inspect the spar mines in the territory. The mine chief took the lord around the cobweb-complex underground pit and reported the situation truthfully: "There are a total of thirty veins in the pit, of which twenty-seven have reached the end, and only three remain. The main veins are also running out, so production is significantly reduced compared to before. Last year we produced 50,000 tons a year, and we are optimistic that we can maintain this figure this year. β
An energy coin weighs 100 grams, and 50,000 tons is equivalent to 500 million energy coins, which is simply not enough to pay for Luo Qian's goods. Seeing that the lord was overshadowed, the mine manager comforted him kindly: "If you can mine the 'crystal nucleus', one crystal nucleus can be worth tons of crystals. Although it is tailings, the quality has been good, and I estimate that we can mine dozens of crystal nuclei this year. "The essence part of the crystal nucleus test crystal mine is equivalent to the best immortal jade in the fairy world.
Luo Qian asked, "If we increase the amount of mining, how long will it take to finish mining at the earliest?" The mine manager replied: "I'm afraid it will be mined in three months at the earliest." Luo Qian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you three months, and you will mine all the ore." "This ......" The mine manager was stunned, and when the mine was finished, they were unemployed.
Luo Qian then said: "After all, this is the oldest spar mine in the Western God Realm, and a farewell ceremony has been held, which shows that the gods have feelings for this place. In the future, I want to develop this place into a tourist attraction, and besides, Gersberti, you can help me do some publicity, and say that although the Dunk spar mine has been mined, there are still a lot of high-grade spars scattered in the veins, and that someone has also picked up crystal nuclei. Gersberti smiled: "Luo, you are such a natural businessman!"
The mine manager is also very happy, and as long as the Dunk mine is not abandoned, he will always have a job.
As they spoke, there was no road left in front of the four of themβit was the end of a vein. The mine owner took a look at it and said, "This vein was hollowed out ten years ago, and no one has been here for a long time. Let's go back. Everyone turned around, and the light in the mine chief's hand flickered, and some faintly visible light streaks appeared in the darkness. Luo Qian paused, and Gersberti asked, "What's wrong?" and so on. Luo Qian turned around, and the light pattern just now disappeared again. He kept turning back and forth, and finally for once, he saw the light streak again.
This time, he determined the location of the light streaks, walked to the cave wall, and gently buckled a layer of sand with his hand, revealing a little silver light inside. The mine manager was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "Mithril!" Luo Qian corrected in his heart: "It's Hanjing." "It turns out that the Immortal Realm Hanjing is the Western Divine Realm's Mithril. Everywhere, it's a rare metal.
Mithril only exposed a point the size of a pinpoint, and he continued to dig inward, and after a layer of mud and sand, there was a solid rock inside. Fortis hurriedly came up to help, and the sharp dagger easily cut through the rock, scraping it layer by layer, revealing a mass of silver-white metal the size of an egg.
"Such a big piece of Mithril!" said the mine manager excitedly: "It's worth at least three million energy coins!" Luo Qian took out the Mithril, and the mine manager took a closer look at the place they had dug up, and then borrowed a dagger from Fortis and dug for a while, and affirmed: "Lord Lord, this is very likely to be a Mithril vein, you should immediately send additional guards to guard this place!"
The sightseeing dungeon plan has been suspended in preparation for the mining of small metal veins. Soon experts arrived at the scene, and after some exploration and demonstration, it was determined that this was a vein of Mithril with considerable reserves, and it was inferred that the entire Luo Crystal Mine was likely to be a cave with Mithril associated with it. In addition to this, there is also the possibility of Mithril being found around other ore veins.
The good news came one after another, Luo Qian was very excited, originally thought that he had just taken over a huge and complex tunnel, but he didn't expect that not only could his own costs be recovered, but also there might be a surplus. But there are also unsatisfactory points: experts tell him that in addition to himself
Outside of the piece that was dug up, it is very likely that the other Mithril Ore was mixed with the useless mineral - mustard powder. This mineral is very inert and difficult to isolate, so in order to obtain Mithril, several high-level alchemists must be hired.
Luo Qian didn't care about these costs, he had already begun to think in his heart, how to blackmail the old man Guan after bringing Mithril back to the fairy world. Thinking of the things in the old man's safe, Luo Qian's heart was moved!
Leaving the affairs of the Western Divine Realm to Fortis to deal with, Luo Qian prepared to return to the Immortal Realm. The portal opened, and Luo Qian returned to the palace of the God King again. The God King smiled: "Luo Xianren, please accept my most sincere apology!" he said, and nodded slightly to Luo Qian to show his sincerity. "I really didn't know that the original Saint Crystal Mine was at its end. As a token of my apology, I allow you to choose one of the other five hedron mines in the Divine Realm. β
Luo Qian refused to accept it: "No need Your Majesty, I already have Luo Mine." He deliberately emphasized that now the spar mine has the surname Luo. The God King sneered, "Luo Immortal, I can exchange two spar mines for the Holy One." Luo Qian was very stubborn: "No, no need." If Your Majesty needs Mithril, you can exchange it with me later. As soon as he said a word, the God King was embarrassed to pretend to be stupid again, and said earnestly: "Luo Immortal, you also know the situation in the Divine Realm, Mithril is very important to us. With Mithril added to our weapons, we don't need your help. I am determined to get this large deposit of Mithril, I can do without your equipment, and pay you two hedron mines, please return the Shengke mine to me. β
Luo Qian now understands the rules of the game in the Western God Realm, that is, everything must be "done according to the law", even if the God King is the maker of the law, he himself cannot violate the law. He smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I have already taken away my property rights, and I don't agree with your proposal." β
The God King's face turned cold, he looked at him and said, "Luo Immortal, Mithril is an important resource related to the safety of the Divine Realm, and I have the right to prohibit you from transporting it out of the Divine Realm. Even if you have so much Mithril, what's the use?" Luo Qian laughed: "Then I won't ship it back to the Immortal Realm, and I'll stay in Shenjie to sell it." "You!" the God King was annoyed, but he was helpless.
Luo Qian really left that piece of Mithril in the Western God Realm and returned to the Immortal Realm alone.
The God King played a trick on him, and he wanted to trick Luo Qian, but he didn't expect to let Luo Qian pick up a bargain. Luo Qian's heart was very cold to the God King's approach, anyway, the remaining equipment did not say when it would be delivered, so Luo Qian did not urge the Imperial Sword Table, slowly forged, and waited until the God King was impatient, and then sent him over, so that the Demon Lord could help him and repair the God King.
After returning to Zhenhuayuan for a few days, Zhao Xihe and the rough old man suddenly came to visit. Hearing that Zhao Lao was visiting, Luo Qian hurriedly came out to greet him, but only saw the rough old man sitting in the hall. Luo Qian was strange for a while: "What about Old Zhao?" The rough old man smiled bitterly: "Old Zhao said that he didn't have the face to see you...... Xiao Luo, we really don't know about this matter, I was in retreat with Lao Zhao at the time. Luo Qian laughed and shouted outside: "Old Zhao, what are you polite to the kid?" I know that if you are here, you will not treat the kid badly. Come in quickly, or I'll go out and invite you." β
Zhao Xihe poked out a white head, and his face was ashamed: "Xiao Luo, this matter has been treated to you badly." I really didn't expect that Lin Chang would send you away like this, alas, ......" The rough old man interjected on the side: "I advised you back then, Lin Chang is a person who has first-class kung fu on the surface, but in fact, he is open-minded, and he is good at fighting for small profits, so you don't have to support him, but you just didn't listen, gave up the position of the head of the house, and personally supported him to sit on the throne, humming ......" Zhao Xihe's old face was flushed, and he bowed his head and said nothing.
The rough old man took out something from his arms and threw it on the table: "Xiao Luo, this is what Lin Chang gave you to you." He wanted you to ask for something, and he was too embarrassed to open his mouth, so he instructed us two old men to come. Lao Zhao, if I hadn't looked at your face...... "Zhao Xihe said: "I understand, you don't have to say it......" The rough old man shook his head.
"This is the magic weapon carried by the three-tailed snake, which should have been given to you, but was detained by Lin Chang. I have refined an important magic weapon for their Zongheng faction, and there is a main ingredient missing. Lin Chang heard that you had it here, and wanted to ask you for it, but he couldn't open his mouth, so he took out this thing again and asked us to bring it to you. The rough old man said.
It was no more than three inches long, like a small hammer, pointed like a cone at one end and smooth at the other. "What is this?" "This thing is called 'Mountain Mall', which can be used to open mountains and break rocks, but it has not much effect in itself. Luo Qian was disdainful in his heart: This kind of thing can be deducted, and it is really a character who focuses on small profits.
"And what else do you need?" he asked again. The rough old man looked at Zhao Xihe, Zhao Xihe was silent, and the rough old man sighed helplessly and said: "Teng Snake Crystal Glue - Xin Yezi said that you once asked him to identify some Teng Snake Crystal Glue. β