Eternal life.
Aokigahara Mine.
This is the most important production point for spiritual metal materials under the control of Gao Tianyuan.
Clang, clang, clang.
The sound of metal hitting rock echoed continuously in the long and deep mine tunnel.
Shikijiro and his crew are working feverishly in the mine.
Among the forces of Takamagahara, Shikijiro and others are among the grassroots workers with the best pay due to the special nature of their work.
After all, in the mines, only such weird stories can be used for mining and production.
Moreover, Shikijiro's mining skills are very high.
The mine tunnel structure they dug has no risk of collapse even if it leads deep underground.
Therefore, the leader, Kamiyagawa, never hesitates to invest in requiem candles for Shikijiro and others.
The newly "recruited" Shikijiro into the force were all in ragged clothes, skinny and dull, like haggard mummies.
However, through labor in exchange for rewards, under the continuous nourishment of Requiem Candles, as their strength increases, each of them has been raised to be strong and powerful, and they are even more energetic at work.
As for the 24-member Shikijiro team that was the first to be "directly hired by the boss" from Kamiyagawa, it goes without saying.
As old employees, not only have each of them become a strong and eye-catching big guy, they also have spiritual consciousness.
Among them, there are not a few who have received limbs through the "Flesh and Flesh Project", and most of them have become small leaders in the miners. In addition to obtaining requiem candles, they can also obtain a lot of soul crystals and currency for their serious work, which is enough to support their work.
Spend luxury goods such as food and drinks at Paradise Market.
Today, thanks to the efforts of Shikijiro and his colleagues, the Aokigahara mine has been mined to great depths.
Deep tunnels extend in all directions, and there will be a wall-mounted oil lamp hanging on the rock wall every few steps, but even so, the light underground is still dim.
Shikijiro doesn't have many complaints about this working environment.
As weirdos who have lived underground for a long time, their vision is quite adaptable to darkness.
However, Kamiyagawa and Isohime have been planning how to improve the working environment in the Aokigahara mine.
For example, putting electric lights in the mine tunnels.
Kamiya has previously captured a considerable number of electronic ghosts. With some territorial areas equipped with modern facilities, it is basically feasible to build a power plant driven by ghosts.
After all, the electricity laying and access to Aokigahara are big projects and cannot be completed overnight.
In the deepest part of the Aokigahara mine.
As the captain of the mining team and a model worker of Takamagahara, "Shikijiro Jō" is mining ores with enthusiasm and enthusiasm as usual.
There was a lantern at his feet, and each of his four strong arms held a handful of mining manuscripts, smashing the slightly shimmering silver rock wall in front of him until sparks flew everywhere.
"Keep digging, keep digging...until you dig out more shiny stones..."
As the mine continues deeper into the ground, the quality of the ore that can be mined gradually increases.
Tin, iron, and copper in Yunling Hardware are no longer rare. Even the output of these two materials, Sky Silver and Ebony Gold, in the Aokigahara mine has increased a lot.
What Shikijiro Twenty is currently digging is a newly discovered vein of sky silver.
Being able to find this mineral vein hidden deep underground in Aokigahara with less effort is also thanks to a magical prop——
【Ore-seeking needle】
This is the reward that Kamiyagawa received from the Enchantai mission after Koro and Tsurumi defeated Enmezumi and defeated the "Painted Ruri".
In appearance, it looks like a simple compass.
The specific effect is to assist in finding mineral deposits and veins.
Kamiya did not keep this thing in his own hands, but handed it over to Shikijiro Jiro.
The current situation is that the ownership of the [Ore Searching Needle] belongs to Takamagahara, but Shikijiro Jiro has the freedom to use it.
The loyal and simple-minded miner captain never thought too much about it. Being able to use a convenient magical prop like the [Ore Seeking Needle], he only thought from the bottom of his heart that it was a reflection of Lord Kamiya's respect for him.
In fact, this idea is correct.
Clang! Clang!
Thinking of the venerable Lord Kamiya, Shikijiro Twenty swung his mining pick a little harder.
Following his movements, several more sky silver ores fell onto the slightly damp ground of the mine, making a dull crashing sound.
Shikijiro 20 collected the silver ore onto the mine cart, and then paused for a moment.
One arm touched his waist and took out the [Ore Searching Needle] from a small cloth bag.
The ancient compass shimmered under the light of the oil lamp.
The pointer deflected extremely rapidly.
Shikijiro 20 has been using [Ore Seeking Needle] for a long time, and he has already mastered how to use the item.
This compass does not give direction.
The position pointed by the pointer only points to the location of the mineral deposit.
The greater the deflection of the pointer, the higher the quality of the mineral deposit found, and the closer the current location is to the found mineral deposit.
"It seems... it's spinning very hard..."
Shikijiro 20 murmured to himself, with a look of joy on his face as dark as steel.
It seems like I found something good.
The Aokigahara mine can currently produce four kinds of "spirit-containing metals" including Tianyin Mine, but the highest-grade gold mine has never been found underground.
Now the [Searching Needle] reacts violently, maybe it has found "Geng Gold"?
Shikijiro held the ancient compass in his twenty-first hand, and picked up the mining pick with the other three arms, carefully identifying the position in the deep tunnel.
After finding the indicated direction, he waved the mining pick in his hand vigorously again.
Clang! Clang!
The solid rock was carved out effortlessly.
Almost half an hour passed like this.
Shikijiro Jiro, who has extensive experience in mining, found that there was something vaguely wrong with the feel of the mining pick in his hand.
clang!
Another swing of the pickaxe.
Several rocks collapsed into the rock wall.
A narrow gap appeared on the rock wall in front of Shikijiro Twenty.
And the pointer of [Looking for Ore Needle] is pointing right here.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After intuitively assessing that the structure of the mine would not collapse, Shikijiro Jiro tried to open the gap.
After a few picks, he smelled an extremely old and ancient smell.
The smell seemed to have been frozen for hundreds of years. As the rocks fell and the dust slowly floated, it was indescribably old, sharp and pungent.
Squeak——
Shikijiro Twenty raised the lantern he had placed at his feet.
In front of him was an endless abyss of darkness that suddenly opened up. The light of the lantern was not enough to dispel the thick black, and could only lick its surface.
"That is……"
But with his eyesight adapted to underground work, and after a while of relaxation, Shikijiro Twenty still vaguely saw what was under the black abyss he found——
It was a cave passage that already existed.
I don’t know whether it was artificially mined or formed naturally.
At the end of the mine as far as he could see, Shikijiro Twenty saw the outline of a heavy golden building.
That is, the torii gate.
To be continued...