This cave was much deeper than Ye Li had imagined. After walking for almost an incense stick of time, he still hadn't reached the end.
And the further you go inside, the wider the cave becomes and begins to sink deeper into the ground.
Out of curiosity, Ye Li walked all the way into the depths of the cave. Pieces of blue-gray debris began to appear on the originally ordinary rock walls around him.
These debris were about the size of a thumb. Ye Li observed them carefully and his expression suddenly changed.
“This is mixed iron lapis lazuli, a top-quality casting material.
Moreover...wherever there are lapis lazuli veins, there must be a higher-level casting material - peacock corundum!"
Ye Li exclaimed, his eyes filled with excitement.
Without hesitation, he walked forward and ran deeper into the cave. Sure enough, half an incense stick later, a dark green mining area appeared in front of him.
"Haha, I've made a profit this time. These materials are all of earth-level quality or above. I estimate that just by mining and selling these materials, the income of my Dongfang County will increase by several levels.
Just like the Ye family who found the mineral vein, the development speed will surely rise to several levels! "
Ye Li said excitedly.
Tunri looked around and said, “I didn’t expect that there would be two mineral veins in the lair of this giant mountain black-scaled tiger.
It seems that this demon beast area in the Black Mountain Range is destined to disappear!"
Ye Li nodded and said, “Well, if I want to send people to mine the minerals here, I can only clear out all the monsters here.
However, I will not allow anyone to mine for the time being. At least we have to wait until three thousand elite soldiers arrive.
After all, Black Mountain Ridge is close to the edge of the territory. If a mining area is to be established here, there must be sufficient guarding force.
Otherwise, if we are attacked, the 900 men under my command will not be able to defend the place.
There are no checkpoints set up by the Tang court near my territory, and there are loopholes everywhere for people to enter and exit, which is really hard to defend against."
After investigating the situation of the mineral vein, Ye Li was somewhat amazed. To be honest, his luck was really too good.
This is obviously a rich mining area with abundant mineral resources, enough for him to mine for a long time.
With these materials, he can not only exchange ores with other mining areas, but also sell them in large quantities, using the income from the sales to subsidize the legion's expenses.
Suppressing the joy in his heart, Ye Li quickly left the giant mountain black-scaled tiger's lair and started running back.
Ye Li did not rush back to the manor, but came to the three villages that had been destroyed before to check the situation.
Ding Si had already brought two or three hundred people here to help. Knowing that the queen ant of the Giant Mountain Black Scaled Tiger was killed by Ye Li, he organized people to clean up the three villages.
Almost all the villagers in the three villages were slaughtered. The originally prosperous villages were destroyed, and everyone couldn't help feeling sad.
After organizing the survivors, rearranging their accommodation, and providing certain financial subsidies, Ding Si found Ye Li.
"Master, you are not injured, are you?"
Ding Si asked, and he saw bloodstains on Ye Li's collar.
Ye Li nodded and said, "It was just a minor injury, but it's nothing serious, I've fully recovered now.
How is the follow-up work going on here?"
Hearing Ye Li's question, Ding Si said, "I just want to ask you, Master. The village that was destroyed before is no longer inhabited. Should we clear out the abandoned houses there and rebuild it?"
After thinking for a while, Ye Li said, "Clear the houses first, but don't build a village for now. I will use those places to build other things later."
Hearing Ye Li's words, Ding Si was a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions, just nodded.
Afterwards, Ye Li told Ding Si some trivial matters before leaving the Black Mountain Ridge area and returning to his own manor.
After this battle, Ye Li also realized how important a good spiritual weapon is. If he had a high-level spiritual weapon, not to mention being able to kill the Giant Mountain Black Scaled Tiger easily, at least he would cause considerable damage to the opponent.
After all, humans were able to rise above the threats of numerous monsters by relying on tools and weapons. On the Nine Souls Continent, the role of spiritual weapons to spiritual warriors is equivalent to that of talismans.
However, Ye Li doesn't know much about the production methods of spiritual weapons for the time being. After all, there are only talisman weapons but no spiritual weapons on the Black Eye Continent. Spiritual weapons are something between talisman treasures and talisman weapons, and can be considered unique to the Nine Souls Continent.
Ye Li thought about it and decided to wait until the caster sent by Li Rushan arrived, then ask him for advice and then study the principles of casting.
As long as the principle of casting can be understood, Ye Li believes that he can find a way to cast it.
Half a month passed quickly, and the 3,000 elite soldiers and weaponsmiths sent by Li Rushan had all arrived in Dongfang County. The 3,000 elite soldiers were led by a commander and three deputy commanders, all of whom were in the Concentration Stage.
The commander is in the late stage of Concentration of Mind, while the three deputy commanders are in the middle stage of Concentration of Mind.
In addition, there are several captains of hundreds and captains of tens, all of whom are considered good players.
Because it is an elite corps, the realm of the soldiers is relatively high. The lowest is the Linghai stage, and there is no Lingwu stage. Most of the soldiers even have the cultivation level of Lingdan stage.
For Ye Li, a corps of this level was already extremely powerful, and it was slightly beyond his imagination.
After thinking about it, Ye Li directly promoted Zhang Hua to deputy commander, and prepared to mix the gang members under their command with the three thousand elite soldiers.
At this time, the military camp had basically been built, and relying on the advantage in numbers, it only took a month to build a camp of 10,000 people.
Ye Li summoned the new commander and deputy commander to the newly built military camp.
"Your subordinate Tenglong greets the Lord!"
As soon as he saw Ye Li, the commander-in-chief Tenglong knelt down and paid great respect to Ye Li.
The three deputy commanders behind him also knelt down and said, "Your subordinates Lu Fang (Liu Zhuo) (Dou Siming) greet the Lord!"
Ye Li waved his hand and said with a smile: "Everyone, please stand up. There is no need to perform such a grand ceremony.
I am not in the imperial court, the rules are not so strict, and you are no longer elite soldiers of the imperial court, but my private army of Dongfang County. "
After hearing Ye Li's words, the four of them stood up, but they still looked at Ye Li seriously and respectfully.
From the strict aura emanating from the four men, Ye Li understood that these people were real soldiers, and no wonder they were called elite troops.
"This is Zhang Hua, now the fourth deputy commander. His people will be mixed with yours, and then the manpower will be redistributed.
I don't have enough manpower here right now, about 3,900 in total. For the time being, you should focus on training. I just need to arrange some people to take turns to guard the manor and handle some daily chores."
Ye Li said to Tenglong and others.