Before Lu Huang started speaking, he sighed and said angrily: "I get angry when I talk about this matter, so it's all in vain -"
Bai Shan interjected: "Don't call me envoy, Lu Huang, you are also an old man who has dedicated to our Bai family for many years. Just call me Bai Shan."
"Okay, Bai Shan." Lu Huang looked at Zhan Chen again, and Bai Shan pointed at Zhan Chen and said, "His name is Zhan Chen, he is the newcomer I brought to carry out the mission."
"Well, Baishan, Zhan Chen, our Shaqing Castle has been operating in the desert for more than 5,000 years. We have 235 large and small black rock crystal mines. We can produce top-quality fairy stones worth millions a year.
Black Rock Crystal Mine, but just a year ago, a strong man called the Quicksand Gang suddenly appeared near us. Most of them are good at earth attribute mysteries and can sneak underground. In this soft soil
They are like a fish in water in the desert. Relying on this advantage, they often attack our mining stations, rob minerals, kill our miners, and protect us. They do all kinds of evil. Under their interference, many of our mines cannot be started. Last year, the output value of black rock crystal
It has also dropped to less than 300,000 top-grade immortal stones. What is even more serious is that many absentees have left Shaqing Castle because they could not work with peace of mind."
Hearing this, Bai Shan couldn't help but sneer and said: "This group called Liusha Gang is so bold. They actually bullied our Bai family. How can we bear it?" After a pause, she said to Lu Huang again.
: "Lu Huang, we are new here and don't know much about the Quicksand Gang. Please tell me and Zhan Chen about their strength and how many strong ones they have."
"Okay, according to what our people know, their number is about one or two thousand. Most of them, like our guards, only have the cultivation level of the Yuanshen realm, but their three leaders have all reached the level of cultivation.
The law is in its early stages, and crimes are committed everywhere with unpredictable whereabouts, which is why our losses are so heavy."
"I also met one of their leaders in a mine and fought with him. However, my strength was limited and I couldn't defeat him at all."
"Three robbers at the beginning of Mingfa?" Bai Shan murmured to himself, and then said to Zhan Chen: "Zhan Chen, you heard it, right?"
Zhan Chen nodded.
"Well, I will announce the content of this mission now, which is to wipe out this group of bandits called the Quicksand Gang within a month and return the mines near Shaqing Castle to normal. Can you do it?"
Zhan Chen nodded and said, "Of course, these gangsters are all evil-doers. I am doing justice to God by destroying them and it is my duty to do so."
"Then Lu Huang and I will wait for the good news at Shaqing Castle."
Zhan Chen said to Lu Huang again: "Lu Huang, I have one more request."
Lu Huang said: "Zhan Chen, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Can you send me a guide who knows the route so that I can move more easily?"
"Haha, this is a simple matter, I'll do it right now." Lu Huang shouted outside: "Lu Lin, come in quickly."
A slightly fat woman walked in from outside and asked: "Dad, what did you call me for?"
Lu Huang pointed at Zhan Chen and said: "This is Senior Zhan Chen from the Humanity Sect, and he is also here to help us deal with the Liusha Gang, but he doesn't know much about the situation here, so dad asked you to be a guide.
Lead this senior to several mines where quicksand is rampant and active, so that we can cut them off in one fell swoop."
"Great! This group of villains has finally been cured!" Lu Lin jumped for joy.
"Well, Zhan Chen, I've got to help you."
"Senior Sister Bai, Master Lu, I'll be back as soon as I go!" Zhan Chen stood up and walked out with Lu Lin.
When the two came outside, Lu Lin said: "Senior, let me take you to a mine where the Liusha Gang has recently been active."
"Okay." Zhan Chen replied. He was also very curious and wanted to know what the mine that produced black rock crystals would look like.
The two flew towards the north. Since Lu Lin's cultivation level was only Yuanshen Dzogchen, Zhan Chen had to slow down his flying speed in order to take care of her. It took the two nearly two hours to reach a short mountain.
Surrounded by an oasis.
Lu Lin pointed to the oasis and said happily: "Senior Zhan, we are here! That is our base, the Chigel Oasis."
Seeing this, Zhan Chen asked curiously: "There is such a beautiful oasis in this desert, so why did your father build the headquarters in the middle of the desert where the wind and sand are raging?"
Lu Lin smiled and said: "That's because that's the center of the black rock crystal mine distribution area. The headquarters is built there to facilitate communication and management. Besides, those sand castles you see existed before we arrived. It is said that there are already millions of them."
Over the years, we only need to do a little tidying up to be able to use it as a residence."
"That's it." Zhan Chen finally understood.
"The mine we are going to is near this mountain range. I will take you there right now."
Lu Lin took Zhan Chen to the oasis. There were guards patrolling the outside of the oasis, but they all knew Lu Lin and stepped forward to greet her. Lu Lin asked one of the guards: "How is it? How is the operation of the mine now?
"
The guard showed a frustrated look and said, "Five of us died and twenty-three were injured. This quicksand gang is so abominable. They can sneak underground and appear elusive. However, after everyone's efforts, we still defeated them."
He retreated and killed one of them."
"Well, it took nearly thirty casualties to make the other side pay the price of one person. But you don't have to worry, the Bai family has sent us support. This senior Zhan Chen is a master of the Humanity Sect."
"Really? That's great!" The guards laughed and looked at Zhan Chen, their faces full of hope.
Zhan Chen touched his nose and said, "I can't even call you a master. I'm just an ordinary disciple of the Humanity Sect. However, I swear to everyone here that I will eradicate all these gangsters."
Lu Lin said to the guard again: "Take us quickly to the robbery pit. We want to explore the situation there and find clues about the Quicksand Gang."
"Okay, we will help you lead the way."
The guards took Zhan Chen and Lu Lin to a short mountain. They saw a cave nearly ten meters high in front of the mountain. People would enter and exit it from time to time, and then enter a cylindrical building on the side, and the chimney of the building
Thick smoke was still billowing from the top.
Lu Lin pointed to the house and said to Zhan Chen: "Senior Zhan, that house is our smelting room. The raw black rock crystal ore contains a lot of impurities, and it must be smelted there to form finished products."
Zhan Chen paid close attention and found that there were a large number of guards guarding the door of this room, so he asked: "Are the people from the Quicksand Gang here to seize the black rock crystal?"
The guard replied: "No, this group of cunning thieves attacked us in the mine. They not only wanted to make money but also took pleasure in killing us."
"Hmph, it's indeed hateful. Take me down to the mine and have a look."
"Yes, Senior Zhan!"
The guards took Zhan Chen and Lu Lin into the mine again, walking along a narrow tunnel with an inclination of nearly 45 degrees. Zhan Chen and others began to gradually go deep into the underground. Every ten meters on the rock walls on both sides of the mine,
There is a night bead for lighting, so even if you walk under this dark and humid place, it will not be too depressing at all.
After traveling for about a quarter of an hour, Zhan Chen noticed that the colors on both sides began to darken, mixed with tiny bits of shining material. After careful identification, those shining materials were really particles of black rock crystals, right where he wanted to mine.
It should be reached soon.
Sure enough, after walking a few hundred meters, there was a faint roar in front, and the guard said to Zhan Chen: "Senior Zhan, the mining place is about to arrive."
Zhan Chen nodded and quickened his pace, arriving at the end of the tunnel. A huge space with a radius of several hundred feet appeared in front of him. Hundreds of miners were working hard to chop the rocks with their Taoist tools, and
Select the raw ore from the broken stones and hand it to the supervisor on the side, who will put the obtained ore into his own storage ring one by one.
The supervisor was obviously very familiar with Lu Lin. When he saw her, he smiled, came forward to greet her, and asked, "Miss Lu, why are you here? The mine is very dirty and is not a place for a noble person like you."
Lu Lin smiled and said: "Uncle Li Yi, I'm here to learn about the attack on the mine a few days ago, and the senior Zhan next to me is here to deal with the Quicksand Gang."
"Quicksand Gang!" At the mention of this name, Li Yidi's eyes burst into flames and he said, "This group of people is so abominable. That day when we were working in the mine, they came out of the wall and the ground to attack us.
They made a sudden attack and severely injured me, and took away my storage ring. Fortunately, they did not kill me and spared me my life. Now I am working under the mine, and everyone is warned.
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Zhan Chen looked around and asked, "I think the rocks around here are very hard. Can they break through at will?"
"Yes, they all have mastered the magical art of escape from the earth, and can move freely in the rock formations that even the strong souls cannot easily destroy."
"But I don't understand why they would go underground to attack you instead of being close to you?"
"I remember that there were only about twenty people from the Quicksand Gang who attacked us that day. Their cultivation levels were either high-level Yuan Shen or Yuan Shen Dzogchen. However, the cultivation level of our miners was generally lower than theirs, even though there were more than a hundred people.
We were unexpectedly defeated. I think the reason why they chose to attack us in the mine was probably because we were easy to deal with. After attacking us, they fled away again and disappeared without a trace. We wanted to track them down afterwards.
There are no clues, but nothing can be done.”
"Is that so? It's so logical." Zhan Chen touched his chin and muttered to himself. Then he walked around the mine again and looked around, but found nothing.
Something valuable, so he asked Lu Lin: "Lu Lin, are there any other places that have been attacked by the Quicksand Gang? We currently have too little information."
Lu Lin nodded and said, "That's a lot. I'll take you to the next place right away."