[Gold-Eating Rat] is a very aggressive monster. Although the auras of the two humans Zhou Quan and Zhou Yang are not weak, it does not feel invincible danger, so it has no control over these two humans.
The humans who disturbed its eating were very annoyed and would not let the two of them off easily.
After its attack on Zhou Yang was blocked by the [Silver Gang Shield] automatic protector, this cunning monster hid in secret for a quarter of an hour before launching another attack.
This time the [Gold-eating Rat] attacked Old Man Zhou Quan. In order to lure it out, the old man deliberately put away the protective golden light, which made it think it had found an opportunity.
However, old man Zhou Quan, who has experienced many battles, is not a newcomer like Zhou Yang who has just come down the mountain. As soon as he jumped out of the cave wall where he was hiding, he was immediately knocked to the ground by a flying round shield.
Then, just when it was frightened and wanted to escape again, a golden light suddenly burst out from the fingers of old man Zhou Quan and quickly sank into the mine floor.
In an instant, the ground within tens of meters became as hard as steel under the influence of golden light, instantly trapping half of the body of the [Gold Rat] that had escaped halfway.
good chance!
Neither Zhou Yang nor Zhou Quan expected that "pointing the ground into steel" could actually use the effect of "drawing the ground as a prison". Their eyes lit up and they launched follow-up attacks almost at the same time.
I saw old man Zhou Kui raise his hand, and the hammer head of the pumpkin sledgehammer suddenly swelled to the size of a water tank, and hit the gold-eating rat stuck on the ground like a mountain.
Zhou Yang remembered what the old man had said before, and instead of attacking with a magic weapon, he used the second-level spell "Fire Snake Technique" that he had practiced hard for several years.
With a quick gesture, he summoned a flaming python several meters long and pounced on the [Gold-Eating Rat].
The old patriarch said at the time that the "Golden Yang Fiery Technique" he practiced was good at fighting, which was not without purpose. The ordinary second-level magic "Fire Snake Technique" released in his hands was at least more powerful than the "Fire Snake Technique" released by ordinary sixth-level qi-training monks.
"Snake Technique" is twice as powerful.
Rumble——
After an explosion that shook the earth, half of the entire mine tunnel collapsed due to the blow from Zhou Quan and Zhou Yang, who were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
I only remembered to get rid of the demon just now, but I forgot that the two of them are now tens of meters deep underground. If the mine really collapses and hundreds of millions of silt fall down, they will not be in the Qi training period.
What a young monk can handle would be about the same if it were a golden elixir stage monk.
"Quick, let's exit first."
After the old man Zhou Quan turned pale, he immediately made the decision to withdraw temporarily. He didn't even have time to take back the golden melon sledge hammer, and directly pulled the frightened Zhou Yang out of the dangerous zone along the mine tunnel.
Compared with the matter of exterminating demons, of course it is more important to protect Zhou Yang, a genius child of the Zhou family.
The two of them retreated for tens of meters, and did not stop until they were close to the exit of the mine.
Then the two of them waited for a while. After the shaking underground completely ended, old man Zhou Quan strictly ordered Zhou Yang to continue waiting above, and he went down alone to check the situation.
After a while, old man Zhou Quan, who went down to check the situation, came back, but he came back empty-handed.
"That beast has a lot of life, so it was seriously injured and ran away!" Facing Zhou Yang's confused gaze, old man Zhou Quan cursed and explained the situation with a look of resentment on his face.
When Zhou Yang heard this, he also sighed with a look of pity on his face: "It is indeed a pity. Such a second-level high-grade monster is not common here. If we can take it, skin it, dismantle its bones and give it to the old clan leader, we will definitely be able to refine it again."
Here are some second-level high-grade magic weapons!"
It's okay if he didn't say this, but as soon as he said this, old man Zhou Quan's face became a little ugly.
The old man originally wanted to show off his strength in front of his grandnephew and tell the young man that he was old but his sword was still young, so he should not really regard himself as one of those old and weak mortals who can only sit at home and wait for death.
Now that it has turned out like this, you can imagine how annoyed the old man is.
"This matter is not over yet. The [Gold-eating Rat] is the most vengeful beast. This time we will seriously injure it here. After it recovers, it will definitely come back to eat people. When the time comes, we have prepared the relevant treasures in advance and must take them.
It killed him, skinned him, and removed his bones!" the old man said with a look of hatred on his face.
When Zhou Yang heard what the old man said, his heart tightened. If the [Gold-Eating Rat] really came to take revenge as the old man said, should the mine continue to be mined?
The family sent him to guard Qingping Mountain, and his main duty is to protect this fine iron vein. If the mining is stopped due to monsters, the shiny spiritual stones will be lost!
There was no concealment of the change in his face. As soon as Old Man Zhou Quan saw it, he immediately understood what he was worried about, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, Xiaojiu, I will help you explain this matter to the clan, [Gold-Eating Rat]
It is a second-level high-grade monster, which is beyond the range of your strength to deal with. No one will look down on you because of this."
"Thank you Third Grandpa for your enlightenment, but my grandnephew is still a little confused. Our Zhou family has been mining this fine iron ore vein for decades. Although many desert monsters have been attracted by human scent to attack miners before, no one has ever discovered it.
[Gold-Eating Rat] This kind of monster.”
"And the [Gold-Eating Rat] just now is clearly an adult monster. If it had been operating here in the iron ore veins before, it shouldn't have left any trace."
Zhou Yang looked at the old man with a puzzled expression and slowly said the question he had just thought of.
He knew that the old man was a second-level beast tamer. In terms of understanding of monsters, no one in the Zhou family except the old patriarch could compare to this centenarian.
"Well, you are right. Monsters like [Gold-Eating Rats] always like to build nests and breed in metal veins. Our Zhou family has mined this iron mine for decades. If there is [Eating Gold] in the veins,
The existence of rats should not be discovered by the family elders and Brother Zhou Qian who originally explored the mineral veins, unless..."
"Unless it's a recent migration!"
The grandfather and grandson exclaimed almost at the same time, and then looked at each other, their eyes full of joy.
"Yes, as far as I know, if a monster like the [Gold-eating Rat] wants to advance to the third level, it needs to swallow a large amount of metals with different properties. The beast that escaped must have recently migrated from another mineral vein.
Came here!"
Elder Zhou Quan reached out his hand and tugged his beard excitedly, and shouted repeatedly with his face shining brightly.
Zhou Yang was not much better. As soon as the old man finished speaking, he nodded repeatedly with a red face and said: "Since Third Grandpa said this, it is definitely not wrong. I just don't know where this [Gold-Eating Rat] originally was."
How far is that mineral vein from here? If it’s not far away, our Zhou family might be able to make a fortune again!”
It's no wonder that the two of them are so happy, because the Zhou family has a family rule since the ancestor Zhou Yuquan established the family.
That is, as long as a child of the Zhou family discovers an unowned mineral vein or natural spiritual vein in the boundless sea of sand and reports it to the family, after the family takes over and develops these resources, the discoverer will receive a 10% output dividend every year. This dividend
It will continue until the human body is discovered or the mineral resources are exhausted.
If the situation this time is really like the two of them guessed, and the [Gold-Eating Rat] migrated from another undiscovered mineral vein nearby, then as long as they find that mineral vein and report the location to the family, they can
Just lying around and collecting dividends.
In this case, how can the two of you be unhappy?
But after all, both of them have been cultivating immortals for many years. Even if they are happy in their hearts, they will not jump up and down like ordinary mortals. The demeanor of immortal cultivators must still be maintained.
What's more, everything is just speculation between the two of them and has not been truly confirmed.
However, just when Zhou Yang calmed down and thought about how to find the possible mineral veins, the old man Zhou Quan on the side suddenly looked at him with hesitation and whispered: "Well, Xiaojiu, I and I
How about we discuss it?"
"Third Grandpa, please tell me." Zhou Yang replied reflexively, then raised his head and looked at the old man in surprise. This was not the tone of an elder towards a younger generation.
When the old man saw him like this, his face couldn't help but blush, and a look of shame flashed in his eyes, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "If the mineral vein is really discovered, I can give you the credit and let you enjoy it exclusively.
How about you give it to your second brother from your share of the dividend every year?"
"this……"
Zhou Yang's expression changed, and he immediately understood what the old man meant.
According to family rules, if multiple people discover a mine at the same time, then multiple people will share 10% of the family dividends. Then whoever dies will have his share of the dividends returned to the family.
Old man Zhou Quan is over a hundred years old. Even if Zhou Yang shares the dividend with him, he won't be able to get it for a few years. He may even die before his family develops and utilizes the mine.
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But if Zhou Yang alone receives the dividends, not to mention Zhou Yang's chances of building a foundation in the future are very high. Even if he fails to build a foundation in the future, at his current age of twenty, he can still earn dozens of dollars from the dividends.
years.
According to this calculation, even if Zhou Yang only gives 30% of his dividends to his brother Zhou Bao (grandson of Zhou Quan) every year, it will still be a huge profit for Zhou Quan and his family.
It's just that Old Man Zhou Quan's behavior is strictly speaking harmful to the interests of the family. It is a selfish act that harms the public and enriches private interests, especially since he himself is the elder of the family.
Elder Zhou Quan obviously knew that what he did was bad. When he saw Zhou Yang's face changed drastically and he didn't reply, he looked even more ashamed. However, some beliefs in his heart still supported him and continued:
"I know what I'm doing is very bad, but Xiaojiu, you have to be considerate of your second brother. Your second brother only has low-grade spiritual roots, and his parents have passed away. Once I pass away, he will be the only one to provide for what I left behind.
How hard does it have to be for a big family? I have lived for more than a hundred years and have never done anything to disgrace my family. Only this time, I am begging you!"
By the end of the story, the old man was already in tears.