"Of course, if you want to mine some ore, please feel free to do so. But as you can see, the Qian family has left many traps. If you trigger a trap, it will be troublesome."
Zhao Tiangang said meaningfully that no one else would agree to guarding a second-level metal mine without mining it.
It is not easy to get a piece of second-level metal ore even with a second-level magic weapon. It will take less than a month to mine it, not to mention that the Qian family has set up many traps.
Han Changming and others went to mine ore, which actually helped Tinghai Pavilion a lot.
Han Changming and others looked at each other in silence.
"In that case, we'll do as we please."
Chen Yuxuan's eyes turned and he said with a smile.
"There is no problem with mining ore, but I need to tell you that in the face of a powerful enemy, don't do anything stupid. The Qian family may counterattack soon, and then we will need everyone to cooperate sincerely to fight the enemy together."
Zhao Tiangang said meaningfully.
The four immortal cultivation families recruited by Tinghai Pavilion are not united. The Han family and the Chen family have been old enemies for many years.
"Don't worry, Brother Zhao. We know what to do."
Han Changming agreed with a smile. Faced with a powerful enemy, he would naturally not kill each other with the Chen family cultivators. He was not that stupid.
Zhao Tiangang sent people to arrange accommodation for them. The Qian family built a house on the island, and Han Changming and other Han family cultivators lived in a two-story green attic.
Han Changming and Ye Xin discussed whether to mine the ore. To be honest, they did not obtain many resources for cultivation on this trip, and there was no loss of personnel.
It is really unreasonable to guard a second-level metal mine without mining some ore. Letting Qi-refining monks mine the ore may easily result in casualties.
"Husband, I think we can try to mine the ore. Let the puppet beast walk in front and we walk behind. The Qian family shouldn't leave many traps. There are so many mines, they may not be able to set them all. Of course, we only mine the ore on the periphery and not in depth."
Ye Xin suggested that the Han family had advantages that other cultivators did not have. The Han family started out with puppet beasts, and every time they went into battle, the Han family cultivators would bring a lot of puppet beasts with them. This time was no exception. They could let the puppet beasts explore the way while they followed behind to minimize casualties.
Han Changming pondered for a moment and said, "How about this! I'll take five people with me to explore the way first. If there is no problem, I'll send you a message."
He has the Xuanlingzhu defensive magic weapon, so even a second-level formation cannot do anything to him in a short period of time.
"Husband, how about I take five people and explore the way first?"
Han Changming shook his head and said, "Your cultivation is too low. I am worried. So let's leave it at that! Wait for my news outside. I will contact you using the communication disk."
He selected five tribesmen and walked towards the mine together.
The mineral vein is located inside a mountain that is over a hundred feet in size. At the foot of the mountain there is a cave entrance that is over ten feet in size. There are a lot of raw ores scattered around the cave entrance, and there are several refining furnaces used to refine the ores.
What is mined is the raw ore, and only after refining can we get the ore.
As soon as they entered the cave, more than a dozen long passages appeared in front of them. The stone walls were bumpy and spots of golden light could be vaguely seen.
Han Changming's mind moved, and he threw out a red flying knife, chopping it on the stone wall that was glowing with golden light.
clang!
There was a dull sound of metal clashing, and only a shallow knife mark was left on the stone wall.
A flash of surprise passed through Han Changming's eyes. He pinched his fingers and the red flying knife shone brighter. It chopped towards the stone wall again, leaving a shallow mark.
As soon as he opened his mouth, a red-yellow flame flew out, wrapping the red flying knife, and chopped on the stone wall again, leaving a groove about a foot long and half an inch deep.
A little while later, a piece of red ore as big as a watermelon fell from the stone wall. A young man in his early twenties in a golden shirt quickly stepped forward, picked up the ore, and handed it to Han Changming: "Brother Jiu, there is not much ore in this raw ore, and I don't think much ore can be extracted."
Only small areas of the original ore can be seen with golden spots, while the rest are khaki, which are all impurities.
The young man in the golden shirt is called Han Changxin, ranked 21st. His father is Han Deguang, and Han Changxin is Han Deguang’s youngest son.
Han Changming took the ore, looked at it, nodded, and put away the raw ore.
This is the outskirts. If the original ore had a high mineral content, the Qian family monks would not have to build so many mine tunnels.
He sacrificed three mysterious spirit beads, which turned into a thick three-color light curtain that covered the five of them. A tribesman released a puppy puppet beast, which ran in front.
The passage was quite long. After walking for several hundred feet, a cave about an acre in size appeared in front of them. The stone walls were bumpy, and some places were shining with golden light, while others were not. There were more than a dozen mine tunnels of different sizes in the cave, and no one knew where they led to.
Han Changming and six other people followed the puppy puppet beast and walked into a mine tunnel near the left side.
The mine tunnel can accommodate three people walking side by side. The stone walls on both sides are bumpy and shining with golden light.
After walking for more than a hundred feet, a cave over a hundred feet in size suddenly appeared in front of them. There were more than a dozen mine tunnels of different sizes in the cave.
Han Changming frowned and continued to walk along the mine tunnel on the left.
In this way, they passed through five mine tunnels in succession, choosing the mine tunnel on the left each time.
“Boom!”
With a loud bang, a huge burst of fire suddenly appeared on the ground in front, engulfing the puppy puppet beast.
Han Changming was shocked and looked alert. He released his spiritual sense to explore the surroundings.
Soon, the flames faded away, the puppy puppet beast disappeared, and there was a big hole on the ground.
A tribesman continued to release a puppy puppet beast. Not long after it went far, a large area of fire appeared on the ground. Obviously, another restriction was triggered.
"Brother Jiu! This mine passage may have many restrictions. Do you think we should try another mine passage?"
Han Changming looked thoughtful. According to the statements of Zhao Tiangang and others, they had forcibly captured Black Swallow Island and killed several Qian family cultivators. As a result, the Qian family cultivators did not have much time left and they could not set up too many restrictions. Moreover, as far as Han Changming knew, this kind of restriction was more troublesome to set up and required more materials. If they wanted to kill the invading enemies, setting up restrictions in the mine tunnel was indeed a good choice.
However, it doesn't make sense to set up two bans in the same mine. Who knows which mine the enemy will enter
If Han Changming was a cultivator from the Qian family, he would definitely set up restrictions in multiple mine tunnels to kill as many enemies as possible.
There are two bans set up in the same mine tunnel. Is the Qian family monk protecting something
Second-level metal ore is not particularly precious unless something extraordinary appears.
Han Changming thought about it carefully. If he was a cultivator from the Qian family, knowing that the enemy would attack, he would definitely mine as much ore as possible. When the enemy came, he would immediately run away, retreat to the base camp, and strengthen his own defense.
The Qian family gave up Jinye Island and Tongqian Island in order to strengthen their defenses. Logically, they should have withdrawn the cultivators stationed on Black Swallow Island. However, not only did the Qian family not withdraw, but they strengthened the defenses of Black Swallow Island. Zhao Tiangang led a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators and more than twenty Qi Refining cultivators to attack for several hours and forcibly broke through Black Swallow Island. Only then did the Qian family retreat.
It seems that this mine must contain something very important.
"Associated minerals?"
This word suddenly appeared in Han Changming's mind. Some mineral veins will have associated minerals, but generally speaking, associated minerals are not too rare and the quantity is generally not large.
"There must be important associated minerals. The Qian family would not be willing to give up Black Swallow Island. They would rather give up Golden Leaf Island and Copper Coin Island, which they have managed for many years, than give up Black Swallow Island. If it weren't for Zhao Tiangang and others forcibly besieging Black Swallow Island, the Qian family cultivators would not be willing to withdraw."
He suddenly thought of something. When he first came to Black Swallow Island, he heard the Qi-refining cultivators from Haige asking Zhao Tiangang for help. Zhao Tiangang wanted to rescue them, but all his disciples were dead and he didn't know the whereabouts of his disciples, so he didn't send anyone to look for them. There was no other way because the mine was too big.
Zhao Tiangang should have just thought of the existence of a companion mineral. He did not block the mineral vein. Firstly, he had not found the whereabouts of the companion mineral. Secondly, when the Qian family launched a counterattack, Zhao Tiangang would need the cooperation of others to fight against the Qian family cultivators. Thirdly, Zhao Tiangang also hoped that others would help him clear the restrictions.
"Tell me, if there are very important associated minerals, and you are cultivators of the Qian family, what should you do if you can't defend Black Swallow Island?"
Han Changming asked.
"Hide the mine cave where the associated ore is located, and use the formation to prohibit it, or the simplest earth wall technique."
"Set up restrictions in the mine where the associated mine is located to scare away other monks."
Han Changxin hesitated for a moment and said, "I will dig more mines near the associated mines to confuse people."
They all expressed their own opinions, and each of them had some truth in their views.
"Forget it, never mind. Everyone, control your magic weapons and attack the ground and the stone wall. I don't believe that we can't find the location of the associated ore."
Han Changming had no better solution and could only use the dumbest method.
They all took out their magical weapons and attacked the ground and the stone walls.
For a while, there was a continuous muffled sound of metal colliding.
They did not find any prohibitions or associated minerals.
They continued to move forward, triggering many restrictions along the way. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but many puppet beasts were scrapped.
A cup of tea later, they appeared in a cave several hundred feet in size. The stone walls were bumpy and shimmering with golden light, no different from other mines.
"Hey, Brother Nine, this is the feces of a spirit beast."
Han Changxin let out a light exclamation and picked up a light yellow object. The yellow object gave off a fishy smell. If you didn't look closely, you would think it was a stone.
Han Changming took it and looked at it, and found that it was indeed a piece of feces.
Since there is feces of spiritual beasts here, it means that the monks of the Qian family have been active here, and may have released spiritual beasts to dig mines.
They looked carefully at the nearby ground, hoping to find something else.
Not long after, Han Changxin found some mud with brown blood stains and some fallen animal skins.
"Twenty-first brother, do you know what kind of spirit beast this is?"
Han Changming asked casually. Han Deguang was the most powerful spirit master in the Han family. Han Changxin liked to raise spirit insects and spirit beasts since he was a child.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a spiritual beast called Earth Dragon Beast. This spiritual beast is good at digging holes and likes meat. The Qian family cultivator should have stayed here for a while. Using the Earth Dragon Beast to dig holes, they must have discovered something good, maybe the associated mineral."
Han Changxin analyzed calmly.
Han Changming nodded, thinking that what Han Changxin said made sense, and ordered his tribesmen to use their magic weapons to attack the ground and the stone wall.
To everyone's great disappointment, they did not find any restrictions or other abnormalities.
Han Changming looked towards the dozen or so mines not far away. Since the associated minerals were not here, they were probably in these dozen or so mines.
At this moment, a strange hissing sound came from the spirit beast bag on his waist. "There must be an important associated mineral, so the Qian family is reluctant to give up Black Swallow Island. They would rather give up the Golden Leaf Island and Copper Coin Island that they have been operating for many years than give up Black Swallow Island. If it weren't for Zhao Tiangang and others forcibly besieging Black Swallow Island, the Qian family cultivators would not be willing to withdraw." He suddenly thought of something. When he first came to Black Swallow Island, he heard the Qi Refining cultivators of Haige asking Zhao Tiangang for help. Zhao Tiangang wanted to rescue them, but his disciples were all dead. He didn't know the whereabouts of his disciples, so he didn't send anyone to look for them. There was no other way. The mine was too big.
Zhao Tiangang should have just thought of the existence of a companion mineral. He did not block the mineral vein. Firstly, he had not found the whereabouts of the companion mineral. Secondly, when the Qian family launched a counterattack, Zhao Tiangang would need the cooperation of others to fight against the Qian family cultivators. Thirdly, Zhao Tiangang also hoped that others would help him clear the restrictions.
"Tell me, if there are very important associated minerals, and you are cultivators of the Qian family, what should you do if you can't defend Black Swallow Island?"
Han Changming asked.
"Hide the mine cave where the associated ore is located, and use the formation to prohibit it, or the simplest earth wall technique."
"Set up restrictions in the mine where the associated mine is located to scare away other monks."
Han Changxin hesitated for a moment and said, "I will dig more mines near the associated mines to confuse people."
They all expressed their own opinions, and each of them had some truth in their views.
"Forget it, never mind. Everyone, control your magic weapons and attack the ground and the stone wall. I don't believe that we can't find the location of the associated ore."
Han Changming had no better solution and could only use the dumbest method.
They all took out their magical weapons and attacked the ground and the stone walls.
For a while, there was a continuous muffled sound of metal colliding.
They did not find any prohibitions or associated minerals.
They continued to move forward, triggering many restrictions along the way. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but many puppet beasts were scrapped.
A cup of tea later, they appeared in a cave several hundred feet in size. The stone walls were bumpy and shimmering with golden light, no different from other mines.
"Hey, Brother Nine, this is the feces of a spirit beast."
Han Changxin let out a light exclamation and picked up a light yellow object. The yellow object gave off a fishy smell. If you didn't look closely, you would think it was a stone.
Han Changming took it and looked at it, and found that it was indeed a piece of feces.
Since there is feces of spiritual beasts here, it means that the monks of the Qian family have been active here, and may have released spiritual beasts to dig mines.
They looked carefully at the nearby ground, hoping to find something else.
Not long after, Han Changxin found some mud with brown blood stains and some fallen animal skins.
"Twenty-first brother, do you know what kind of spirit beast this is?"