Dozens of figures were busy going back and forth, and a large amount of ore was dug out, which contained faint energy fluctuations. These ores still need to be further refined before they can be turned into real low-grade spiritual stones.
"Walk."
"Let's see what's going on."
Zhou Fan's eyes flashed and he led people into it.
Three hours later.
"The supervisor here is Huang City Lord's distant relative - Huang Lezhi. He is a master of the Tongmai Realm. He is arrogant and domineering. He does not regard the miners as human beings at all. He often kills and injures the miners with his three subordinates."
"Most of these miners are beggars, ordinary homeless people."
"The murder of Lord Huang has not spread here yet."
"City Lord Huang comes to collect the spirit stones in person every month. Except for everyone in the spirit mine and himself, no one knows about the existence of the spirit mine!"
…
Zhou Fan and others met again and summarized the information collected.
"These miners will continue to work, but they need to sign a contract for more than one year. They are not allowed to leave without authorization within one year, otherwise they will be executed."
"The Zhou family needs a year to develop."
Zhou Fan quickly ordered: "Mention the treatment of the miners! Send some Zhou family children over to supervise the work! I don't want the miners to be beaten and scolded for no reason."
The situation here is not complicated and it is simple to deal with.
"clear!"
Zhou Jie on the side nodded and said.
"correct!"
"Strict confidentiality! Once the matter is leaked, it will be a disaster for our Zhou family!"
Zhou Fan looked solemn and emphasized.
"yes!"
Zhou Jie nodded carefully.
"As for Huang Lezhi and his men..."
Zhou Fan was silent for a moment.
"Run quickly!"
"Help! Help!"
…
Suddenly, panicked shouts came from the mine, and a large number of miners pushed each other and stumbled towards the entrance of the cave.
"Get the fuck out of here!"
"Get out of my way!"
Huang Lezhi kicked down the miner in front of him and led his three men to flee frantically for their lives.
Relying on his own strength, he rushed all the way and quickly rushed to the entrance of the cave.
"ah!"
The two miners whose legs were kicked by Huang Lezhi let out shrill screams as they were being bitten by several rats.
These rats were half a man tall, extremely fat, and exuded strong energy fluctuations. They grinned and looked extremely ferocious.
One of the miners' neck was completely bitten off, and his head rolled to the ground with a look of horror on his face.
"dross."
"go to hell!"
Seeing this scene, Zhou Fan grabbed Huang Lezhi, activated the third-grade divine power talisman, and threw him back hard.
Huang Lezhi's body was seen flying from the top of the miner's head towards the rats.
Niu Dali, Zhou Jie and Xiao Baihu on the side also followed the instructions and smashed Huang Lezhi's three men towards the mouse.
"ah!"
"Squeak!"
There were shrill screams and angry cries of rats.
"Bang!"
"Help!"
Huang Lezhi and his men struggled wildly, but... although they were not weak in strength, they had no fighting spirit and were heartbroken. Their combat effectiveness could only be 10/20, and they were no match for this group of crazy rats.
“Good bite!”
When the miners saw this scene, they all expressed joy: "You too will have this day!"
"Mining Rat!"
Zhou Fan's eyes lit up, he stared at the rats with red eyes, and ordered: "Don't let any of them go, kill them all!"
Mine spirit rats are a kind of spirit beast. They live in mineral veins all year round and feed on ores. The energy contained in their flesh and blood is extremely rich, far exceeding that of ordinary spirit beasts.
Taking its flesh and blood will help improve your strength.
However, because the mining rats swallow the ores, the production of spiritual stones will be reduced, so... Zhou Fan will not keep them!
"Leave it to me!"
Niu Dali's eyes lit up and he charged excitedly.
Roasted gopher, so delicious!
It’s old and fragrant!
"Bang!"
He smashed one mining rat with one punch and pounced on the second mining rat.
"Pfft!"
The little white tiger cut open the head of the mining rat with one paw and pounced on the second mining rat.
"puff!"
Zhou Jie pulled out the sword from his waist and stabbed the mining rat to death.
The three of them took action and killed most of the mining rats in an instant with a crushing force.
"Whoosh!"
One of the mining rats turned around and ran away.
"Zhou Jie, Niu Dali, you chase him!"
Zhou Fan ordered: "Don't kill it in a hurry, dig out the nest behind it."
“A whole bunch of them!”
"yes!"
Zhou Jie and Niu Dali gave chase.
"Little White Tiger, don't let anyone here escape."
Zhou Fan continued to order.
"Uh-huh!"
The little white tiger nodded, ducked out of the mine, and roared: "Roar!"
"The tiger is coming! Help!"
The miners became even more frightened, and many of them collapsed directly to the ground. How could they dare to continue running for their lives?
"Don't be afraid, everyone."
"From now on, this mine will be taken over by the Zhou family."
Zhou Fan quickly said the three things that everyone is most concerned about: "We will ensure the safety! From now on, every meal will have meat! In terms of wages, the more you work, the more you will get!"
as expected.
People's hearts gradually stabilize.
"Save me, please..."
At this moment, Huang Lezhi's weak voice came.
This guy had been bitten seven or eight times, his flesh and blood were bloody, and he looked extremely miserable, but he was still not dead!
"Because there is a lot of fat."
Zhou Fan could see the reason at a glance, then raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "I can give you a chance to live."
"What?"
Huang Lezhi burst out with a strong desire to survive.
The three subordinates who had been silent at first opened their eyes and looked at Zhou Fan eagerly.
"Everyone, you must hate them very much, right?"
"Come!"
Zhou Fan threw a long sword on the ground and said: "One sword per person, remember not to stab at the vital position."
After saying that, he looked at Huang Lezhi and others and continued: "As long as you can survive until the end, I can let you go."
"no, do not want……"
Huang Lezhi and his three men trembled with fear, their faces full of fear.
"I'll go first!"
One of the younger miners suddenly gritted his teeth, picked up his sword, and stabbed Huang Lezhi in the body.
"ah!"
Huang Lezhi trembled all over and let out a shrill scream.
"Cool!"
The young miner's face turned red and he was very excited.
"this……"
Other miners were hesitant.
They were just the most ordinary people, just trying to survive, and they never thought about hurting others?
"Roar!"
At this moment, a tiger roar sounded outside the cave entrance.
Everyone trembled and looked at each other. They could only pick up their swords and strike Huang Lezhi and the four of them one by one.
"puff!"
The miner who had just been pushed to the ground but was not dead picked up the sword with his body covered in blood. He was the last one and stabbed the sword into Huang Lezhi's heart with a ferocious face.
Huang Lezhi trembled all over and died completely.
Finally ended his life of sin.
As for his three men, they were already dead.
"I...we killed someone!"
I don't know who said something, and everyone's expressions changed and they were frightened.
"As long as everyone works hard here, the murders will not spread."
Zhou Fan said: "If you leave one person, the murder is likely to spread."
"so……"
"Everyone should supervise each other and wait until a year later, when the limelight has passed, before we can leave."
"Um."
Everyone nodded quickly, wary of each other.
"Whoosh!"
Immediately, Zhou Jie and Niu Dali returned with the corpses of more than a dozen mining rats.
Seeing this scene, these miners did not dare to escape, and at the same time they felt more secure.
Next, the signing of the contract went very smoothly.
"this……"
Zhou Jie looked confused.
what's going on?
Two hours later.
Zhou Mansion.
"found it?"
"Very good!"
"It's really a blessing in disguise, Xiaofan, this is all your fault!"
Chen Guoer looked at Zhou Fan who had returned, with a happy face, and said: "With the spirit stones, we can recruit more powerful people in the spiritual sea realm and even the powerful ones in the spiritual realm!"
The Zhou family is expanding rapidly. The strength of their own children is too weak and they can no longer keep up with the speed of development. They must hire strong people!
Spiritual stones have a fatal attraction for warriors!
The emergence of mineral veins can be said to have solved an urgent need.
"Moreover, your father and you will be able to improve their strength faster."
She glanced at Zhou Tianxiong's retreat, and a look of longing appeared on her pretty face.
"Lao Zhou's strength has not returned to the late stage of Yuling Realm?"
Zhou Fan asked.
This was Lao Zhou's strength at his peak.
"It's not that easy. It still takes some time."
Chen Guoer shook her head and said: "In Dayue, the treasures of heaven and earth that can repair soul and body injuries seem to have disappeared from the market. Neither the Yinling Chamber of Commerce nor the Lingyin Chamber of Commerce dare to sell them to us."
She was even more disappointed with Dayue and the Moon Emperor.
"Mother."
Zhou Fan's eyes flashed and he said, "Have you never thought about doing business with Daqing?"
For a long time, because Xianyun Sect and Lingyun Sect were sworn enemies, and Dayue and Daqing had a feuding relationship, the border between the two countries was tightly sealed and trade was blocked.
"this……"
Chen Guoer looked shocked: "Once discovered, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Even if we are discovered, will our Zhou family still be in the same bad situation now?"
Zhou Fan asked back.
Chen Guoer was very courageous. She nodded immediately and said, "Wouldn't it be over if we don't get discovered?"
"I will go to Daqing myself!"
"No."
Zhou Fan objected decisively: "Either I go, or Lao Zhou goes, and you can't go."
After experiencing the last accident, the Zhou family attached great importance to Chen Guoer's safety.
"Is there any movement from the Dayue Imperial Court and the Linyou County Sheriff?"
he asked immediately.
"No."
Chen Guoer shook her head.
"snort."
Zhou Fan snorted coldly and said, "I wonder what they are planning."
"A bunch of rats, shady things."
"Where's Li Mengyao? His injury hasn't healed yet?"
"Even if you are emotionally hurt, it should be healed, right?"
He frowned, his investment in Li Mengyao was too great!
Can this woman give him corresponding reward?
"I was just about to tell you that she disappeared."
Chen Guoer said: "Xiao Cui saw her last night. She should have left in the middle of the night or this morning."
"gone?"
"You haven't said hello yet?"
Zhou Fan rubbed his temples, this woman is a bit strange.
But anyway, just leave.
Otherwise, it would not be a problem if the other party is mysterious and follows you secretly, and it is easy to expose many of his secrets.