Zhan Chen and Xun Hu relied on Wu Zun's footsteps and walked for two full hours before reaching Mine No. 18. It is located at the farthest point of the entire Chihong Mine, among high mountains and surrounded by dense forests.
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This place is already deep into the mountains, and is often haunted by some third- and fourth-level monsters. It is a relatively dangerous place, and it has always been the mine with the most accidents.
Zhan Chen looked at the dangerous environment around him and thought: This place is really remote. Pang She arranged me in such a place. It is normal for something to happen. It seems that I have to be careful.
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Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Xun Hu behind him. The latter also smiled at him.
Zhan Chen clearly saw a mocking look in the other person's eyes, just like a hunter staring at his prey.
The two continued to walk to the camp area, only to find that the miners were resting in the camp at this time. Every time when the deacons changed the guard, they would get such a short rest. But the rest of the days, they had to work day and night.
The Mo Luo Sect worked hard and rarely stopped to rest.
Therefore, they always cherished such a good time very much. When they saw Zhan Chen and Xun Hu arriving, their faces showed boredom, and they reluctantly walked out of the camp and gathered in the open space in front of the camp.
Seeing their slow movements, Xun Hu's expression changed, he walked forward and cursed loudly: You lazy people, hurry up!
The group of martial artists quickened their pace and quickly gathered together.
Xun Hu turned his head when he saw this, smiled at Zhan Chen and said: Zhan Chen, you are the deacon, please tell me a few words.
Zhan Chen replied: Brother Xun, my cultivation level is lower than yours, and I’m new here and don’t understand anything. It’s better for you to make the decision.
Then I would rather be respectful than obey your orders. Xun Hu glanced at him, then turned his head and shouted to the crowd: "Who are your squad leaders? Come out for me."
One after another, twenty people stood up, and they were the leaders of this group of workers.
Report the number of miners under your command.
The team leaders each told the number of people they were responsible for. Each team leader probably managed more than eighty people.
So Xun Hu smiled at Zhan Chen and said: Zhan Chen, how about one of us leading ten teams?
OK
Okay, the ten of you, just follow this deacon Zhan Chenzhan. The rest of you will follow me. My name is Xun Hu. Everyone, please focus on your tricks. Don’t be lazy.
Yes. The workers responded feebly.
Okay, you guys go into the hole and dig mine right away.
The miners had no choice but to turn around and enter the deep mine behind them. After they all entered the cave, Xun Hu said to Zhan Chen: Come on, let's go into the cave and take a look.
Zhan Chen nodded and followed Xun Hu into the mine. The mine here was very deep and the light was very dark. Even with Wu Zun's eyesight, he could not see clearly anything beyond a few hundred meters.
The passages in the cave are criss-crossed, more like a maze. If there is no old miner to guide the way, it is easy to get lost, so Xun Hu had to find someone to lead the way.
Zhan Chen originally thought that more than 1,600 miners were a lot, but he didn't expect that they were scattered in this tunnel, but they seemed very sparse. After walking for a long time, he didn't see a few people.
This is really a place where accidents are easy to happen. Zhan Chen's eyes flashed, as if he thought of something.
At this moment, a huge roar came from the deep passage, accompanied by the screams of some people.
Zhan Chen and Xun Hu glanced at each other and rushed forward, only to find a huge monster rushing from the other side with the body of a martial artist in its mouth.
This is what Zhan Chen, the gold-devouring beast, couldn't help but shout.
The gold-devouring beast is a fourth-level elementary monster. Its body is extremely strong and can rival high-level warriors of the Martial Lord. It hides in mineral veins all year round and likes to eat all kinds of metals.
As soon as the beast saw Xun Hu and Zhan Chen, he pounced on them.
Seeing this, Xun Hu was not afraid and rejoiced: "Haha, I met the big guy when I first arrived. Zhan Chen, you and I will take it down. After that, he took out a pair of mountain-breaking axes and chopped them at the gold-devouring beast."
Okay. Zhan Chen shouted loudly, drew out the Tiger Roaring Sword, and joined the battle group.
At this time, the two men were competing in terms of strength. Zhan Chen's sword couldn't even split the carapace of the beast and could only have some clamping effect, but Xun Hu's ax could easily tear through its defense and injure it.
's physical body.
Although the defense of this gold-eating beast was strong, its movements were not efficient and it could not withstand Xun Hu's attack. It fell into a pool of blood within a short time.
At this time, Zhan Chenzao, who had not been fighting for a long time, was panting and sweating. He even raised his sleeves to wipe his forehead.
When Xun Hu saw this, he smiled contemptuously again, discarding even the last trace of his wariness, picked out the demon pill, and turned around to leave alone.
But when Zhan Chen came deeper, he saw more than a dozen corpses of miners lying on the ground, and several others were seriously injured, leaning against the stone wall and groaning.
He hurriedly asked: How are you doing? Are your injuries serious?
Those people looked at Zhan Chen, with a hint of gratitude in their eyes, and said: Deacon Zhan, you are such a good person. The previous deacons never cared about our life or death. We are fine, at least we are still alive.
Looking at these people, Zhan Chen couldn't help but sigh slightly, the Demon Sect really didn't take human life seriously.
This is just a small microcosm. In fact, incidents of monsters attacking people are happening every day, so every once in a while, the Mo Luo Sect will send workers here again, and the non-staff disciples can only struggle up from the bottom.
After a day of inspection, nothing unusual was found. When it got very late, Zhan Chen returned with the absentees, but from a distance he saw Xun Hu drinking wine and eating meat by the campfire.
When the guy saw Zhan Chen, he laughed and said: Why should Zhan Chen work so hard? We just need to walk a few times every day.
Zhan Chen came over and smiled at him and said: Brother Xun, you can't say that. You are seeking your position based on your position. With our carelessness, what will happen if the miners embezzle refining materials?
Hum, this is not easy, just catch the typical ones. Anyone who is found hiding weapon refining materials during my inspection or when I receive a report will be executed. Under heavy punishment, naturally no one will dare to commit another crime. Xun Hu
A fierce look flashed in his eyes.
Zhan Chen glanced at him, said nothing, and went back to his house alone. But the house here was far worse than that in Chihong Village. There was nothing in it except a bed, a table, and a few chairs.
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Zhan Chen found a chair and sat down. He was about to get some water when he heard a gentle knock on the door, so he asked: Who is it?
Deacon Zhan, it’s me, Lin Hong.
Lin Hong Zhanchen murmured, and he immediately had the impression that it was one of the ten captains under his jurisdiction. He was confused, why did this guy come to me at such a late hour?
But he still got up and walked over, opened the door for him, and invited him into the house.
The two sat down and Zhan Chen asked: Lin Hong, what do you want from me?
I'm here to give you your monthly payment
A trace of doubt flashed in Yue Gong Zhan Chen's eyes.
I saw Lin Hong taking out a Qiankun bag and pouring it on the ground. Dozens of pieces of weapon refining materials immediately rolled out from it and piled up into a small mountain on the ground. They were large and small, but they all reached level four.
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Zhan Chen looked at these things and asked: Lin Hong, what are you doing?
Lin Hong said: What, Deacon Zhan, is that too little? Unfortunately, we can only take out so much, please be lenient.
"You want to bribe me?" Zhan Chen asked in a deep voice.
Deacon, you just came here and don’t understand the rules here. This is not called bribery, but a regular amount of money that our miners handed over to you. In the past, deacons would also take it.
The deacons in the past would have collected it, are you sure?
Yes, or how can we say that this mine is a fat mine? Even if it is very dangerous, many people are willing to come. The reason why we pay tribute to you is that we hope you can turn a blind eye during the inspection.
After listening to his words, Zhan Chen also thought: Yes, why should I think about Moluo Sect? I will need a lot of materials for refining weapons in the future. Although there are not many things here, it is better than nothing.
So he put all these materials into the Qiankun bag and said to Lin Hong: Okay, I've accepted the things. It's not easy for everyone.
When Lin Hong saw this, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes and said: Mr. Deacon, don't worry, in a few days, we will still have good things to pay tribute to.
In the following days, Zhan Chen indeed reduced the number of inspections, only making two or three trips a day. Sometimes he saw miners putting some things into their pockets without saying a word. After more than ten days of this, nothing happened.
Appear calm.
But Zhan Chen felt increasingly uneasy. Yes, he was wary of Xun Hu taking action against him day and night, but the day was about to return to the stronghold, but the other party did not take action.
Am I too worried? He began to doubt in his heart.
No, the closer I get to the end, the more I have to be careful. The fox will eventually show its tail and Zhan Chen silently clenched his fists.