Following Guo Xiong's gaze, what appeared in front of Duan Lingtian was a vast and boundless valley.
In the sky above the middle of the valley, there are floating islands in the sky, with buildings standing on them. They are surrounded by clouds and mist, and they are far apart and cannot be seen clearly.
Looking down, you can see the busy crowds of people coming and going in the valley.
Every once in a while, you can see many people getting into some 'mines', and at the same time, many people come out of the mines.
After these people came out, they went to the same place.
"What we have in front of us is the 'punishment area' of the first mining area. The people you see are all Sixiangtan disciples who made mistakes and were deported to serve here."
Guo Xiong said to Duan Lingtian at the right time: "In the penalty area, every disciple of the Four Symbols Temple has a specific task every day. Only after completing the task can they return to their respective residences to rest."
"Why do they come in and out so frequently? Have all those who came out completed their workload for today?"
Duan Lingtian asked curiously.
"How is that possible!"
Guo Xiong shook his head, "Those who came out were all going to hand over the holy stones they had just mined... Because they did not have the 'Najie' in their hands, they could only frequently send the holy stones they mined to designated places.
They can't rest until they have mined enough for one day."
"You see, they all carry a basket, and they put all the holy stones they mined in it... This is also the rule of the penalty area. All the holy stones mined must be placed in the baskets issued by the penalty area."
Guo Xiong said again.
After hearing this, Duan Lingtian observed carefully and found out:
Those who came in and out all carried large baskets behind them.
If you look closely, you will see that the baskets behind people entering the mine are all empty.
As for those who came out, the baskets behind them were full, and they were all filled with "holy stones".
As for why these Sixiangtan disciples serving in the 'Penalty Area' did not accept the ordination, Duan Lingtian can also guess some reasons:
It must be that when they first arrived, the penalty area collected their paychecks.
If the Najie is kept, wouldn't anyone be able to keep the holy stone secretly?
Although they can be asked to release their vows and recognize their master every time for inspection, it is unrealistic to do this every day.
Putting away the wedding rings and using a basket together is the best choice.
Whoosh!
Duan Lingtian and Guo Xiong walked forward for some distance. Not far in front of them, a figure quickly passed by. It was a middle-aged man wearing the exclusive clothing of the Bronze Flame Elder of the Zoroastrian Cult.
However, looking at the pattern on his robe, it can be seen that he is the Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar.
Duan Lingtian was not surprised by this.
On the way here, Guo Xiong also mentioned to him the composition of the elders in each mining area of Sixiangtan.
Except for Elder Jin Yan and Elder Yin Yan, who are the ‘Elders of the Holy Land’, the remaining elders Bronze Flame all come from various altars in the Four Symbols Altar, including the ‘Xuanwu Altar’.
"Elder Guo Xiong!"
The Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar has recently been responsible for patrolling the area south of the penalty area of the First Mining Area. As an elder of Xuanwu Altar, he naturally knows Guo Xiong.
When facing Guo Xiong, the Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar also showed a very humble attitude.
Even ordinary Yinyan elders in Xuanwu Altar should be treated with respect.
Not to mention the law enforcement elder of Xuanwu Altar in front of me!
"I remember you...your name seems to be 'Peng Hua'?"
Guo Xiong nodded towards the Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar, and then asked uncertainly.
"I am none other than 'Peng Hua'. I didn't expect that Elder Guo Xiong would still remember me."
Hearing Guo Xiong's words, Peng Hua was immediately flattered.
Guo Xiong, as the law enforcement elder, could freely enter and leave the various mining areas of Sixiangtan... Therefore, after Peng Hua recognized Guo Xiong, Guo Xiong and Duan Lingtian were not blocked.
"This young man...could he be the newly rising thorn in our Xuanwu world, 'Duan Lingtian'?"
Looking at Duan Lingtian's leaving figures from a distance, Peng Hua suddenly shrank his pupils and stared at Duan Lingtian's back, as if he had encountered something shocking.
There's no way he wouldn't be surprised!
Although he is usually in the "punishment area" of the first mining area of Sixiangtan, because Sixiangtan disciples who have made mistakes come to the punishment area every once in a while, he also knows a little about the things outside.
Among them, there are stories about ‘Duan Lingtian’.
Three months ago, some of Duan Lingtian's 'deeds' had been widely circulated in various forums in the Four Symbols Altar.
After all, he is a new disciple of the Xuanwu Altar who dares to fall out with the number one Silver Flame elder in the Xuanwu Altar, ‘Li An’. It is difficult for people in the Four Elephants Altar to not pay attention to him.
Of course, what really made Duan Lingtian's reputation spread to the First Mining Area of Sixiangtan was because of the incident three months ago.
That time, Duan Lingtian killed two Suzakutan disciples, but was not executed. He was only punished to serve in the No. 1 Mining Area of Sixiangtan for ten years.
This incident can be said to have shocked the entire Four Symbols Altar, including every mining area including the ‘First Mining Area’.
"Calculate the time... Today is indeed the day when Duan Lingtian comes to serve in our first mining area. The young man next to Elder Guo Xiong should be that Duan Lingtian."
Soon, Peng Hua confirmed it.
"However, why on earth does he, a mere ordinary disciple with a 'yellow spiritual root', get the protection of Elder Guo Xiong and even the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall?"
Peng Hua was puzzled by this.
The news that the Holy Land Bronze Flame Elder ‘Wei He’ went to the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall to accuse the Xuanwu Altar Law Enforcement Elder ‘Guo Xiong’ of seeking public benefit for personal gain also spread to the First Mining Area.
In fact, the First Mining District also received news of the results of the investigation by the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall and even the execution of Wei He three days ago.
Because of this, everyone realized that not only Guo Xiong was protecting Duan Lingtian, but even the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall was also protecting Duan Lingtian!
Regarding what happened at the Suzaku Altar three months ago, there were quite a few people who were truly aware of it, and they also knew that if formal procedures were followed, Duan Lingtian would die!
But Duan Lingtian did not die and was protected by the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall!
This has to make people think a lot.
However, no one connected the 'protection' Duan Lingtian received with Duan Lingtian's talent.
The reason for this situation is also because the news that Duan Lingtian has a "yellow spiritual root" has spread long ago, which has led everyone to preconceptions that Duan Lingtian's talent is average.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have to break their heads because they wouldn't be able to figure out how Duan Lingtian obtained the protection of the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall.
On the other side, Duan Lingtian, led by Guo Xiong, came to the registration area for newcomers in the penalty area of the first mining area.
After bringing Duan Lingtian to the place, Guo Xiong said hello to Duan Lingtian and left.
Sending Duan Lingtian here also means that his mission is completed.
The person in charge of registering new members is a Bronze Flame elder from the Suzaku Altar.
After learning that the registered person was 'Duan Lingtian', the Bronze Flame Elder of Suzaku Altar couldn't help but trembled, and looked at Duan Lingtian with a bit more fear.
He was also quite polite in his words, and did not hate Duan Lingtian because he killed two of their Suzaku Altar disciples three months ago.
In his eyes, Duan Lingtian is very mysterious and seems to have a "background". Otherwise, he would not have been protected by the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall with his talent of "yellow spiritual root".
"Duan Lingtian, according to the rules of our penalty area, your 'Najie' needs to be handed in... Of course, there is no need to cancel the acknowledgment! When the ten years are up and you leave, your Najia will be returned to you."
Elder Zhuque Altar Bronze Flame said to Duan Lingtian in a friendly manner.
At the same time, he took out a large basket and several pieces of exclusive clothing and handed them into Duan Lingtian's hands.
"This basket is used to store the holy stones when you mine them...According to the rules of our penalty area, all the holy stones mined must be placed in the basket and handed over, and the holy stones outside the basket will not be counted.
, is not included in the daily workload.”
Elder Zhuque Altar Bronze Flame patiently explained to Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian nodded. He had already learned this from Elder Guo Xiong before, so he was not surprised.
"However, this basket... seems to be a lot bigger than the baskets most people carry! I just came all the way... among the Sixiangtan disciples I saw serving in the penalty area, few of them carried such a big basket.
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Looking at the basket in his hand, Duan Lingtian said to himself.
Duan Lingtian now does not know that in the penalty area, baskets are generally divided into two types:
One of them is an ordinary basket, which is also the basket he saw carried by most of the disciples of Sixiangtan just now.
The other type is the extra-large basket in his hand. Looking at the entire penalty area, there are no more than a hundred... The volume of this basket is twice that of ordinary baskets!
In other words, Sixiangtan disciples who have this extra-large basket can save half the distance when handing over the holy stone.
The number of holy stones that can be transported back and forth with this extra-large basket is equivalent to the number of holy stones that can be transported back and forth with an ordinary basket twice.
Because of this, in the ‘penalty area’ of the first mining area of Sixiangtan, extra-large baskets are also very popular items. If you don’t have enough strength, you may not be able to keep it.
This is also one of the tests of Zoroastrianism's Four Symbols Altar for disciples in the penalty area.
Only the strong are qualified to own extra-large baskets!
Generally, when Sixiangtan disciples come here to register, whether they can get an extra-large basket depends on their luck, because extra-large baskets are only distributed every once in a while.
In addition, the extra-large baskets in the penalty area are often taken back when the Sixiangtan disciples who have completed their service leave.
Therefore, the number of extra-large baskets in the penalty area has always been limited to eight or ninety.
But there are thousands of Sixiangtan disciples in the penalty area!
From this we can see how precious the ‘extra large basket’ is!