This mine is very huge and stretches for hundreds of miles.
However, many places in the mine were obviously heavily mined. When Shen Chen and others came over, there were still many mine caves and there were busy figures in the veins.
The density of mineral deposits in this mine is not very rich, and it is not easy to mine. It often needs to be moved.
There were potholes all around, and Shen Chen and the four of them shuttled among them, attracting the attention of some miners, but that was all.
After all, this mine does not belong to anyone, and everyone has the right to enter. However, when coming, the old dwarf manager warned that some places have relatively dense mineral deposits. Those places are occupied by tribes and ethnic groups in the big forest, and they cannot be messed up. Break in, otherwise it will be regarded as trying to seize the mineral vein.
"It seems that after a few days of commotion, the turmoil here has subsided a lot." Shen Chen looked around and sighed.
The miners and leaders were all busy in an orderly manner, with very calm faces.
This means that the legendary stone is mostly a piece of cake, or it has already been obtained by someone.
"Huh? There seems to be a group of tree people mining ahead. Let's go ask about the situation." Xizawa looked up and saw many busy tree people in a black mountain col.
That place should be the territory occupied by tree people.
Although they were not members of the same chief tribe, the tree people were still relatively easy to talk to each other, so Caesar thought he could ask what happened.
"Okay." Shen Chen nodded with a smile, "But don't go empty-handed. Get some fruit wine. This is the principle of contingency."
"Understood." Xize laughed and started to learn this aspect. He and Amu took some bottles from Shen Chen and walked ahead.
Shen Chen and Qiong Xi followed and wanted to hear the inside story.
When Xize and Amu came over, they followed Shen Chen's example, handed out the fruit wine, and said with a smile: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work. I want to ask you something."
"Where did you come from, buddy?" The tree people were stunned for a moment, and when they smelled the aroma of wine, they immediately smiled. The miner took a sip from the bottle and asked intoxicatedly.
The sun is scorching, and tree people hate it most. Staying in such a dry place under this temperature, and being able to drink a sip of fruit wine is really enjoyable.
"Chief Bangor's Department." Caesar told the truth.
"Yeah, I've heard of it." Several tree men nodded absently from work.
Shen Chen shook his head secretly. The way these two guys approached people was a bit stiff. If they handed the bottle out like this, people might think they were up to no good and had poisoned the wine.
But it seemed that it was because of the same race that those tree people were absent from work, and there was no such suspicion.
The absentee leader took another sip and said with a meaningful smile: "You came here for nothing, you must have been attracted by that strange stone, right?"
"Yeah." Amu said shyly.
"Two little brothers, my uncle is telling you the truth. In fact, there are no strange rocks. These days, the mountains have been turned upside down, and nothing good has been dug out. This matter is probably some tribal conspiracy. Arranged." The miner leader shook his head and smiled, seeming to think that Shen Chen and the others took it for granted.
"How do you say this?" Shen Chen asked hurriedly.
"The cause of the matter actually dates back to seven days ago. That night, a large pit suddenly exploded in an abandoned barren land in the mine. The glow was booming. Some people claimed that they saw a stone that could fly on its own. That area appears and disappears."
The absentee leader explained with a hint of ridicule in his words, thinking this was a bit ridiculous.
"Later, after the news spread, many teams were attracted to search the mountain, but no one found any traces." A tree man added vaguely with fruit wine in his mouth, thinking that this was also the case. Quite unreliable.
First of all, the ore can fly on its own, which sounds a bit teasing. Secondly, if that thing really appears in this ore, there is no reason why it will not be found with such a large search effort.
You know, almost all the nearby divine mine masters came over at that time and dug almost three feet into all suspicious areas, especially near the deep pit, but still found nothing.
"Were there any special changes in the surroundings or the general environment that night?" Shen Chen asked again.
"Hey, this little human brother turns out to be knowledgeable." The absentee leader and a group of tree men around him were a little surprised.
Then, the absentee leader shook his head and said with a smile: "But brother, you are taking it too much for granted. Yes, that night, there was indeed a strong wind, the purple air surged like a tidal wave, and the stars in the sky shifted. Later, I was convinced that it was the Zichen celestial phenomenon, but this This mine has been around for a long time, and I have never heard of any treasures being revealed that were affected by strange celestial phenomena!"
Obviously, this absentee leader is also well aware of this and has revealed the key to it.
Top-level divine mines, especially top-notch rare objects, will be affected by strange celestial phenomena and thus break out of the ground.
Because strange celestial phenomena often contain some mysterious power, and if it is involved with a certain treasure, there will be mutual reactions.
But this is also an extremely rare situation. The Divine Continent is vast and strange environmental changes naturally occur frequently.
Even in the big forest, you can occasionally encounter it, but the discovery of treasures is still a rare event. The appearance of a vision cannot be equated with the discovery of a treasure. There must be a treasure buried in the place where the vision occurs.
"Zi Chen Celestial Phenomenon?" After hearing this, Shen Chen's expression condensed. He had read a lot of the strange books on the world of gods that Feng Wu had collected from everywhere before, and he had some impressions of this statement.
The purple energy comes from the east and shines with the stars. When it reaches a certain scale, a strange scene will emerge.
"Well, the Zichen celestial phenomenon appeared in this area. In fact, there were powerful fortune tellers who deduced it before the incident." The absentee leader smiled and said: "Actually, to tell you the truth, there were not a few people who had similar ideas at that time. That night, there were very many people who entered the mountain in advance and stationed themselves everywhere."
Although the probability is extremely small, when encountering that kind of strange celestial phenomenon appearing around the mine, it is natural that it will inevitably make people think about it.
The strange incident that happened later added a lot of mystery to this strange celestial phenomenon.
But later it was proved that this incident may have been done deliberately, and tragic bloodshed later occurred.
"A lot of people died at that time." A tree man said with lingering fear, and then hummed: "It is definitely a trap arranged by some guys."
"How do you say this?" Shen Chen wanted to know more about the situation. Xize and Amu stood aside and stopped talking. They all focused on Shen Chen and looked forward to how this matter would be different after their intervention. Progress.
Of course, if it is true as these absentees say, and someone did it deliberately, then the trip will be in vain.
"After the area exploded, it naturally attracted countless people waiting in the mine. However, the first few batches that arrived all died inexplicably when they got closer. At least thousands of people died in the process until the first batch. It took two days for the murderous spirit to disappear, and until now, the tribes whose members died tragically have not found the culprits of the murders."
The absentee leader further informed that when he mentioned this matter, he seemed to be a little embarrassed.
At that time, they were also ordered to wait in the mine all night and try their luck with the celestial phenomena, but because of the distance, they arrived a little late.
But now it seems that they may really be grateful that they were far away from the scene of the incident. They were a step slower. When they arrived, they saw a large number of people from a distance, inexplicably falling down in the strong wind, their flesh and blood mutilated.
The scene at that time, where human lives were like nothing, was still fresh in their memories and would be unforgettable in the future.
"Is this necessarily man-made? I heard that some changes in the natural environment can also trigger killings." Amu muttered in a low voice.
Shen Chen nodded, he thought the same way.
"On the surface, they do look alike, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't make sense." The absentee leader shook his head and said, "What's very strange is that the people who first discovered the so-called flying stone were fine. The news is that they were the first to find it. Released."
"They were a group of third-rate ore thieves. They claimed to be chasing them for a while but failed to succeed, so they thought about finding someone to cooperate with them. However, the news accidentally leaked out. Now it seems that there is obviously something wrong with those guys." The famous tree man skipped work and said angrily.
The leader of the absenteeism gave a more in-depth analysis and said: "Although this mine is not rich in mineral resources, the private competition has always been fierce. What happened that night was probably because of some insidious and cunning people who wanted to take advantage of that kind of situation." Opportunities, trapping others, mainly targeting the mineral masters of various tribes."
Then, he added, "In fact, those guys also did it. In the battle that night, at least hundreds of mining masters died unexpectedly, and there were less than 200 mining masters in this area."
"Is there such a thing?" Shen Chen asked in surprise. Hearing what these tree people said about absenteeism, it actually made sense.
The gathering of all experts in this field is indeed the best time if someone designs it.
"When you came here, you should have noticed that the mining progress in many mines is very slow right now. That is because there is no guidance from the mine master. No matter how rich the mine is, it is impossible to be covered with gold for hundreds of miles. In fact, it is very difficult to mine a mine of this size. Without capable people to lead it, a mining team may not harvest anything for a month."
The leader of absenteeism informed: "Mineral masters have a respected status in a place like this. No amount of absenteeism can make up for the value of their existence."
"It makes sense!" Shen Chen was convinced. The one who couldn't bear the most sudden change was none other than the Mineral Master.
They rushed there as soon as possible. If there was an ambush, they would be the first to encounter it.
If this is really a man-made conspiracy, then even Shen Chen has to admit that this method is quite clever and vicious, and it will seriously damage the vitality of many tribes mining in this mine.
Ordinary miners can be recruited at will, but the death of the Mine Master is a huge loss to the entire tribe.
"Has your tribe's mineral master also been attacked?" Xizawa felt the same and was a little angry, and quickly asked the tree people with concern.
"Ahem... Our tribe does not have a mining master, but only a few mining apprentices. Unfortunately, two of them died that night." The absentee leader said a little embarrassed.