After Ji Tianxing's reminder, Zheng Rong and Wu Xu all realized that there was something wrong with the mine.
The three of them were a little worried and asked Ji Tianxing if they knew the inside story.
Ji Tianxing didn't say much, just a few words of advice.
"Since several commanders and the Fourth Protector have issued a hush-hush order, this matter must be of great importance.
We can't make assumptions out of thin air before we have a clear investigation, otherwise we will be severely punished by the commander and the Fourth Protector.
Everyone just needs to take strict precautions and we will talk about this later.
The top priority is that we must mine enough spiritual stones and precious stones as soon as possible to complete the tasks set by the superiors."
All three people understood what Ji Tianxing meant.
Unknown dangers and disasters may not come or occur at any time.
However, if they fail to complete their mission, they will be severely punished by Commander Ding in two days.
This is a real threat.
Soon, Wu Xu, Bai Kaixuan and Zheng Rong were involved in mining the veins.
They tried every means to appease the miners, using various threats and inducements to force them to mine the ore veins.
Of course, they themselves were not idle, and they all tried their best to join the mining queue.
Even, in order to speed up the mining of spiritual stones, they did not hesitate to use some secret methods.
Suddenly, the huge mine became busy, and there were "ding-ding-ding-ding-ding" sounds everywhere.
Ji Tianxing didn't take a break either. He was mining spiritual stones and gems while observing the situation in the mine.
Whether it was a dark pothole, a deep crack, or a jumble of rocks, he had carefully inspected it.
In several hidden corners, he found some clues.
There were a few blood-stained rags and a few hair strands.
He used his consciousness to carefully examine these scraps of cloth and hair, and then came to a conclusion.
These were the traces left by some miners before they died, and there was a very faint breath on it that made him feel a little familiar.
There is no doubt that that kind of vague aura is the aura of the demon clan.
Only he who knows the demons very well can sense it.
It would be impossible for anyone in the mine to identify him.
This discovery made his heart become heavy and his eyes sparkled.
"Currently, it seems that most of the miners and supervisors who died one after another were killed by demons.
I really didn’t expect that after the ancestral demon god established a foothold in Shenwu Continent, its power would expand so quickly.
Before, two Blood God Sons intercepted me on the way, and now there are demons making trouble in the divine mine, massacring the miners."
In fact, he also understands that the Glacier Mine is very remote and the underground mine tunnels are very complicated, which is the most suitable place for demons to cause trouble.
Especially the miners have the strength of Tianyuan Realm and Soul Refining Realm.
For the demons and the Sons of the Blood God, these people are the best supplements, allowing them to quickly increase their strength.
This is simply a paradise for demons!
However, as the nemesis of the demons, he came to the Glacier Mine.
The demons who are secretly causing trouble are about to die!
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Before I knew it, the whole day passed.
By late night, more than two hundred miners were exhausted and listless.
Ji Tianxing ordered the miners to rest for half the night and resume mining early tomorrow morning.
When the miners heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, showing expressions of joy and gratitude.
In the past, they were forced to work day and night by their supervisors, and they could not neglect even a little bit, otherwise they would be whipped.
They often have to work hard for twenty-eight days and nights before they can rest for two days.
Ji Tianxing was so kind and immediately won the favor of many miners.
Everyone stopped working one after another and gathered together in small groups, huddled in every corner of the mine, sleeping in their clothes.
Zheng Rong, Wu Xu and Bai Kaixuan also came to Ji Tianxing and sat with him on the big millstone to discuss the next plan.
"Ke Lan, although those miners are working very hard and seem a little pitiful, we can't let them rest!"
"I have just counted. Today, all of us mined a total of more than 3,000 spiritual stones and more than 30 gems.
If we continue at this rate, Commander Ding will come to inspect tomorrow night, and we will definitely not be able to complete the task!"
"Ke Lan, we just came to the mining area, and we couldn't complete the task the first time we supervised the work.
With Commander Ding’s temperament, he will definitely punish us severely and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!”
All three of them were worried and quite anxious.
Zheng Rong frowned and said gloomily: "Before, I was thinking that if we couldn't complete the task, we might as well each bring out some spiritual stones and hand over what we had.
But what Commander Ding wants is the raw ore of spiritual stones and gems, and I wonder if we can pay for the finished product?"
As he spoke, he took out two gray Qiankun bags and handed them to Ji Tianxing.
These two bags contain the fruits of everyone's hard work throughout the day.
Among them are more than 3,000 pieces of raw spiritual stone ore and more than 30 pieces of raw gemstone ore.
Ji Tianxing didn't bother to count, so he directly accepted the Qiankun bag and said solemnly: "Don't worry, everyone, we will work harder tomorrow.
If you really can't complete the task, just do as Zheng Rong said and ask Commander Ding to be accommodating.
Let’s all work harder tonight, try to keep our spirits up, and pay attention to what’s going on in the mine at all times.”
The three of them all nodded in agreement, and then dispersed to the surrounding corners of the mine, looking for a hidden place to meditate and adjust their breath.
Ji Tianxing sat among a cluster of rocks, meditating with his eyes closed to recuperate.
There were rugged boulders all around him and above him, blocking him so tightly that you wouldn't even notice him if you didn't look carefully.
It was late at night, and the mine was dimly lit and very quiet.
Only the grunts of some miners and low whispers flowed in the night sky.
Before I knew it, it was midnight.
This is the darkest hour before dawn and the sleepiest time of the day.
Wu Xu and Bai Kaixuan secretly monitored the activities in the mine for most of the night.
Seeing that dawn was about to arrive and there was nothing unusual in the mine all night, the three of them relaxed their vigilance.
But at this moment, in the southeast corner of the mine, a dark red blood appeared silently.
The strange bloody light emerged from a dark crack and spread on the ground like running water.
No one noticed anything unusual.
After just a few breaths, the bloody light spread to a large millstone.
Three miners in ragged clothes were lying on the big rocks, curled up and resting, feeling drowsy.
Suddenly, blood spread silently and enveloped the three of them.
Any place covered by the blood light, whether skin, flesh, or clothing, will quickly corrode and crack, turning into black gray.
The three people woke up immediately, their eyes widened in horror, and they opened their mouths with horrified expressions to call for help.
But they were shrouded in blood and could neither make a sound nor move at all.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them were drained of blood and soul by the blood light, turning into shriveled, huddled, charred corpses.