Let him become a god and immortal instantly in a chance encounter from heaven.
However, wouldn’t this be too boring?
What's more... for the entire Chaos City, this is the first battle between the heavens in Chaos City.
Lin Xi also wanted to try... if he could take advantage of this momentum and cultivate a useful talent in his own city.
Qualification, luck, bloodline and even intelligence, these are not considered by Lin Xi.
Because these can actually be obtained by transforming foreign objects.
If I had to say, there was something about Zhang Lu that Lin Xi took notice of... beyond the vague and illusive sight.
Just because he was strong enough and sad enough... However, even so, he did not degenerate into a demon.
From victim to shameless perpetrator.
Lin Xi himself may not be a good devil, but if he is training his subordinates... then he must still hope that his subordinates have some bottom line.
Zhang Lu has gone through many hardships, so of course he will not be the Holy Mother.
But in his heart, there is a bottom line that is unshakable and must be adhered to... This can become the cornerstone of his loyalty to Lin Xi after he achieves something in the future.
People with excessive conduct will choose to betray their past kindness for the sake of their moral standards and standards.
And for those whose bottom line is too low...or has no bottom line at all, the price of their betrayal will be too low, and they will easily choose to defect under the temptation of profit.
In comparison, a guy like Zhang Lu, who looks like an ordinary person but is actually not so ordinary, is more likable.
Lin Xi looked away, his eyes constantly jumping between different worlds.
However, a ray of thought continued to fall on Zhang Lu.
Lin Xi understood that besides the fact that he was betting on and cultivating candidates.
Whether it's the Azure Dragon Demon Saint, the Mu Family's Half-Saint, Bai Xuan, or the Dream Sword Master... they all have chosen people.
They cannot end themselves.
But they will look for a proxy to take their place in the war of all realms in Chaos City.
This can be a kind of evidence for your own moral conduct.
It is also the beginning of a chess game.
The chess game in the game will have an obvious beginning.
But in real life... for people who are qualified to play chess, when do they start and when do they make moves... there is no trace at all.
In the world where Zhang Lu lives, Zhang Lu's story continues.
"First of all, you are not allowed to hide energy crystals secretly. You must hand them over before leaving the well. If you find any hidden possessions, you will be shot dead by the guards." The old miner who was responsible for introducing Zhang Lu said it lightly.
However, Zhang Lu did not dare to listen to this casually.
Look around, there are soldiers standing on high towers, alerting all directions... and always targeting every miner with their sniper rifles.
Zhang Lu can guarantee that there will never be a false word in what this old miner said.
"Secondly, it is strictly forbidden to bring any sharp instruments down the mine. All mining work must be done with both hands. Energy crystals are fragile and can be destroyed if you are not careful. Broken energy crystals are useless, and the consequences of destroying energy crystals are very serious.
If the cumulative number of energy crystals destroyed exceeds three taels, you will also be shot!" The old miner mentioned the second rule.
This made Zhang Lu frown, even though he had sometimes put life and death aside.
But... he was unwilling to die in vain until his revenge was avenged and his grievances were washed away.
"You can't destroy the energy crystal... and it sounds like the energy crystal is not big in size. Otherwise, if you destroy one of the slightly larger energy crystals, you might get shot directly." Zhang Lu thought to himself.
"Third, you are not allowed to leave the mine at will without permission. Even if you want to leave, you must first go through three rounds of review, and you can only leave after the review."
"The fourth energy crystal cannot be immersed in water, so it is strictly forbidden to discharge any body fluids in the mine."
The old miner mentioned ten rules in total. Most of the rules were suffixed with "shooting". Such strict rules were not at all legal.
However, as a person who has seen the darkness of the world, Zhang Lu would not think that this is a big deal.
During the six months of wandering.
He has seen drug addicts who are addicted to drugs and dare to kill people with a knife for a mere two thousand dollars.
He has seen some people just to vent their anger, they would put a homeless old man on the roadside in a sack, drag him to the wilderness, beat him up, and finally abandon his body in the wilderness.
I have also seen wild dogs in the city, hiding like wolves in dark and damp alleys, peeping at the well-dressed pedestrians... as if they were looking at delicious prey.
Civilization and barbarism, city and desert... sometimes are not necessarily completely separated, maybe they are also alternative wholes.
The rules for miners are very strict... but in contrast, their treatment is indeed excellent.
As a formal miner, the annual salary plus allowances is almost one million yuan. Such salary and benefits are something Zhang Lu never dared to think of in the past. Not only that, as long as he works for three years, he can get the rank of first-class non-commissioned officer.
This point made Zhang Lu's eyes light up. If he could become a non-commissioned officer of a certain level, he would want to reverse the case... He would at least have some connections at the official level.
Even if it is still weak...
For three days, Zhang Lu carefully learned from the old miners how to collect energy crystals accurately and completely.
After another week of repeated practice, we went down into the mine together under the care of the old miner.
The mine is very deep, going straight down to the ground for about a hundred meters.
After that, the mines were connected in all directions, and there were no mine cars in the mines, because every energy crystal must be preserved in a high-end thermostat.
Under the leadership of the old miner, Zhang Lu entered a mine tunnel and reached the end of the mine tunnel.
On a stone wall at the end of the mine tunnel, there is a faint halo of light flashing, which is very obvious under the dark mine.
The old miner demonstrated by rubbing his hands on the rock wall, and his rough palms were like steel brushes grinding away the sand and gravel on the rock wall, revealing a small grain of rice-sized energy crystal wrapped in the sand and gravel.
I carefully used my fingers to pry off the sandstone around the energy crystal, then used a towel to catch the falling energy crystal, and then put the energy crystal into the high-end thermostatic box hanging on my waist. Everything seemed very skillful, although it was not easy.
Just the fact that you can remove a layer of rock with your palms is enough to impress you.
"Okay! Just try digging here! I'll go to another mine. Remember not to rush at the beginning. It's better to go slower than to hurt Neng Jing. There are cameras connected to monitors in every mine.
Someone will see it." The old miner said, holding on to the box on his waist, he walked out of the mine and walked towards another mine.
Zhang Lu tried to rub his palms on the rock wall as he had practiced, but the uneven rock wall rubbed his palms with burning pain.
Zhang Lu, however, did not stop weakly because of this, but continued to rub until his palms were hot and stinging, and the skin might break before he stopped. Because if the palms break, blood may leak out, which is not allowed.
The physical pain... was actually a kind of comfort to Zhang Lu.
When a person's soul feels too heavy pain but cannot release it.
Physical self-torture is an inexplicable relief.
Zhang Lu wiped his palms with a towel to avoid residual sweat on his palms, and continued to rub his hands on the wall.
This friction lasted for most of the day, but no changes could be seen on the rock wall, as if Zhang Lu had been doing useless work.
When the work was over, Zhang Lu had gained nothing.
Many miners gathered silently below the mine, waiting for the crane to come down. They almost communicated with each other with their eyes, and no one spoke.
On the second day after going down the well, Zhang Lu successfully unearthed an energy crystal in the evening.
Holding this energy crystal in his hand, Zhang Lu seemed to see a faint hope.
Then I carefully hid this little bit of hope... I was afraid that it would be easily swallowed up in the darkness where I couldn't see the edge...
The energy crystal is very beautiful. The amber transparent crystal seems to have particles of sand and dust flowing like stars.
In the next half month, Zhang Lu would gain something every three to five days, and he was basically no different from most miners. Yuan Xiang, the old miner who had led him before, could easily climb up the rock wall.
There are not many people who have collected energy crystals, or in other words, he is the only one in this mine.
All the miners knew that Yuan Xiang had a secret, but...it didn't really matter.
After all, this is a 'civilized' mine, not a bitter black kiln.
No matter how strict the regulations are... they are only aimed at protecting energy crystals and avoiding private theft. As for the daily output of miners... there are no hard and fast regulations.
No matter how much you collect, the treatment will be the same, as long as the energy crystals are not damaged.
After the most important snow-burning festival every year, the weather in the North Desert became increasingly bad. The heavy snow covered the originally dusty and noisy world. Maybe it was because of the energy crystal mines underground, but it was not very cold. The miners were still there.
Keep working.
The army has a huge demand for energy crystals, and the officer responsible for contacting the old miner Yuan Xiang has recently been urging the workers to rush the work.
Zhang Lu had guessed... this kind of energy crystal might be related to some kind of weapon that requires special materials.
It's just that the news says that there is world peace...only local...and small areas that are not taken seriously by the world have wars.
So what is it that makes the army so anxious about harvesting energy crystals?
boom!
The strong wind whipped up snow waves, which broke through the windshield and poured into the deep mine shaft.
The cold and biting wind rushed in instantly.
The miners shrank into the depths of the mine in fear, waiting for rescue.
Heavy snow filling wells is the biggest disaster, because when snow melts, water becomes water, and Nengjing mine caves are the most impervious to water. Therefore, the soldiers responsible for the rescue need to dig out the heavy snow bit by bit. They cannot directly melt the snow with boiling water.
, let alone use fire.
There is a lack of food, clothing to keep out the cold, and even air in the closed mine.
A day later, some miners went crazy with fear and rushed towards the snow that was spreading deeper into the mine. They were then covered by the heavy snow. When they were pulled out, their bodies were already frozen and stiff.
Two days later, some miners couldn't help but eat a lot of snow to ward off hunger and thirst, and then died of dehydration in the cold.
For three days and four days, the hope of survival became increasingly slim. The remaining miners looked at each other with green eyes, as if they were ready to bite a piece of flesh from each other at any time.
Yuan Xiang was old, suffered from cold, developed a high fever due to lack of food, and his will became unclear.
Several miners finally couldn't bear the hunger and gathered around Yuan Xiang.
"What are you doing?" Zhang Lu stood in front of Yuan Xiang, holding a piece of energy crystal in his hand.
"If you come one step closer, I will crush this energy crystal. The material spilled from the energy crystal will remain on our bodies, and the energy crystal in my hand exceeds three liang." This energy crystal is Zhang Lu.
It was accidentally unearthed after being sealed underground for a few days. It is in excellent condition. If it is handed over, it will be regarded as a great achievement.
Looking at the energy crystal in Zhang Lu's hand, several miners showed fear on their faces.
If Zhang Lu was serious, then even if they ate Yuan Xiang, they would only delay their death.
Special military dogs are domesticated in the mines. They can sniff out the smell of broken energy crystals on the miners.
"Okay! Wang Qiu! You're a good boy, just wait for us. Wait a few more days, and we won't eat Yuan Xiang. We'll eat you." A dark and short miner looked at Zhang Lu fiercely and threatened.
Several miners backed away, but they always looked at Zhang Lu and Yuan Xiang with hungry wolf eyes.
Zhang Lu was very familiar with this look in his eyes. He had seen many of them during his six months of wandering, and he himself had had such a look in his eyes. In the face of hunger, no matter how civilized a person is, he will degenerate into a beast at any time.
On the fifth day after being buried under heavy snow, the mine was finally dug out, and the miners who had already fainted from hunger were carried out of the mine. This time, a total of nine miners died completely underground. Their families will receive a sum of money.
An unexpected windfall of five million can be the inheritance of a distant relative or an unexpected lottery win.
However, their traces will be deliberately erased by invisible forces, and gradually even the people closest to them will forget them.
Zhang Lu was given a week to recuperate. Yan Yu brought him some supplements and food through various checks, but was sent out without a few words with Zhang Lu. Although he was nominally the boss of the mine
, but he has no qualifications to interfere with the affairs of this mine. All he has to do is to spread suspicion outside and make countless people believe that he is a mine owner with a very inconspicuous name and not much output.
An ordinary small mine.
Of course, at critical moments... he is also a warning light and a siren.
If there are foreign forces that want to intervene in the energy crystal mine.
Then we will definitely target the owner of this mine first... Yan Yu.
"Can I come in?" Yuan Xiang opened the door and walked in while he was talking.
He recovered very quickly, even much faster than Zhang Lu. He was not at all like how he was in the mine before. It was obvious that someone had used some rare special medicine on him.
"Do you have anything to do with me?" Zhang Lu looked at Yuan Xiang, his expression indifferent and resistant.
However, Yuan Xiang sat directly beside the bed, and then said with a sullen face: "You saved me, and I won't hide it from you. I know that you have always wanted to learn mining skills from me. I have also heard about your situation. It's quite...
difficult."
For Zhang Lu, the bloody past is almost like a nightmare, but to others, it is just the ups and downs of life and difficulty. People know whether drinking water is warm or cold.
"My method is very simple to say the least. It's a rough iron sand palm passed down from my ancestors. Nowadays, the world is dominated by guns... It's useless to learn it. It's easy to kill people when you use it, but you can use it when you are young.
If you are fierce and fierce, you will have to use your life to replenish the lost energy and blood when you are old. If you are willing to learn... I am also willing to teach you. If nothing else, it is very useful for mining." Yuan