"Because this used to be the largest spiritual stone mine."
Whoosh!
Zhang Shengli's entire expression changed and he stood up directly.
"Impossible, why is the Lingshi Mine like this?"
"Because of the curse!" Shi Jin shook his head and said, "When the Fengtian Dynasty was established, this was the largest mine. Due to excessive mining, it became a cursed place."
"What curse?"
"The gods are angry and fireballs rain down from the sky, just like what you encountered in the wilderness mountain last time."
Shi Jin signaled Zhang Shengli to sit down again and continued: "Since almost all the spiritual stones here have been mined, and since there was no grass growing here, many people rumored that this disaster happened because they angered the gods."
"It will happen every few decades in the future, but the circle will become smaller and smaller until the Fengtian Dynasty is established."
"The dynasty named this useless place Great Wasteland, and built a city to specifically deal with criminals. This is also the origin of Great Wasteland City."
After listening for a long time, Zhang Shengli finally had a vague feeling about this wilderness.
But he still didn't understand. Since all the spiritual stones have been mined here, why is there no shortage of spiritual stones in this deserted city?
"No matter how desolate this place is and how affected it is by the curse, this place used to be the largest spiritual stone mine. When I first arrived here, I could pick up spiritual stones everywhere, and I could see unmined spiritual stones everywhere."
Shi Jin recounted it again, as if he had experienced it himself.
"The first city lord Chi Xin, after accepting the order to come here with his cronies and a group of criminals, discovered the situation here. He did not kill these criminals according to the above arrangement, but used these criminals to
Continue to mine spiritual stones without giving them food or drink until they starve to death, and then send people to throw them into the wasteland."
"This method allowed him to see the benefits, so he began to trade the mined spiritual stones with the outside world in exchange for food and daily necessities for daily food and shelter."
"It's just that the good times didn't last long. As more and more people died, the plague also broke out. The plague killed half of the people in the city. Everyone said that the god was angry and cursed again, but Chi didn't believe it.
Believe this."
When he said this, Shi Jin stopped talking.
But Zhang Shengli became interested and subconsciously asked: "What happened next?"
"Later, Chi Xin was struck to death by lightning within a few days!"
Zhang Shengli was stunned for a long time and couldn't believe it at all.
"Hasn't it rained here for years?"
"That's why later people believed that this was a real curse. Otherwise, why would thunder and lightning suddenly fall in the clear sky and hit Chi Xin on the head?"
"Then what?" Zhang Shengli asked again.
"Then?" Shi Jin took a sip of tea and said, "Then the higher-ups will no longer send people to this deserted city. But the deserted city cannot be left without an owner for a day. Unexpectedly, Chi Xin's wife is a ruthless person.
He controlled the situation with his own methods and forcibly promoted his son to the position of city lord."
"Since then, the Chi family has been passed down from generation to generation in this deserted city, all the way to Chi Yang's generation."
Zhang Shengli nodded and said, "So they gave up digging for spiritual stones?"
"Where can there be spiritual stones to be mined? A hundred years ago, there were no spiritual stones to be mined within a radius of thousands of miles. So every time criminals were exiled here, the Chi family would escort these people to the wilderness and let them go.
life and death."
Zhang Shengli couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "It seems that the Chi family has also begun to learn well."
"What a fart!" Shi Jin snorted coldly: "They have committed too many crimes for generations, and now they are just trying to pay off their debts."
Zhang Shengli smiled slightly and did not comment on this, but said: "So, doesn't his Chi family have endless spiritual stones?"
"About that. No one knows how many there are, but over the past hundred years, a lot has been consumed. Now the people here don't lack spiritual stones, they just lack food and clothing."
"So, brother, this cart of rice is just like a cart of spiritual stones."
Zhang Shengli shook his head. He knew this was Shi Jin's exaggeration, but he still said: "In that case, why don't we grow it ourselves here instead of buying it from outside?"
"Grow it yourself? Do you think it's like a barren mountain?"
"We have tried it here a long time ago. It doesn't work, and it's not impossible to grow it. However, pests and droughts every year can take away more than half of the production. Overall, it's still not cost-effective to buy."
"Not even the formation master?" Zhang Shengli frowned.
"The effect of the formation master is too small. It is still effective on flowers and plants, but once it is used on crops, it is greatly reduced, as if there is a big hand controlling this place."
Zhang Shengli was silent for a long time, and he finally understood the cause of the matter, but there were still some things he hadn't figured out yet.
Other formation masters can't do it, why can I do it? Is this related to my ancestors?
After all, all my formations are inherited from my family, and being here is also a transmission of my formations.
Zhang Shengli felt that this matter was getting more and more strange.
Seeing that Zhang Shengli was silent, Shi Jin stood up and said to the two of them: "Since we have come a long way, how can we just sit and go? Today I am going to host a good meal at the flower shop."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shengli was stunned, and Tang Rou on the side also started to cover her mouth and snicker.
Shi Jin looked at this and that, and laughed: "Brother, you don't think that the flower garden is just a place to find flowers and willows, do you?"
"Isn't it?"
Shi Jin smiled happily and said, "You can't blame me for this. I rarely come to Dahuang City."
"This flower shop is divided into front and back courtyards. The front courtyard is indeed a man's den for selling money, but the backyard is not accessible to ordinary people."
"Oh, what else is different?" Zhang Shengli became interested, because he had heard the word backyard before coming, but he didn't take it to heart at the time, thinking it was just about the difference between front and back.
"This backyard is a formal dining place. Currently, in the entire Great Desert City, only a few people can enter to eat inside, and it is also limited to a limited time. All other customers are only those who come from outside every year and are eligible to live there."
"Even outsiders come here for the Flower Fairy. It's just that the Flower Fairy's whereabouts are elusive and few people have seen her. Over the past few years, the backyard of the Flower House has become a relaxing dining place for the rich and powerful.
land."
Seeing that the two of them didn't understand, Shi Jin also laughed loudly: "Anyway, you will be satisfied after you go there. I only have three chances to go in a year. Their place is specially prepared for people from outside."
"I will use this only remaining opportunity on my brother, and I will definitely not suffer any loss."
After saying this, Zhang Shengli became interested, not to mention Zhang Shengli, even Tang Rou became interested.
Little did they know that in the backyard of the flower shop that Shi Jin boasted about, Cang Shi Guxuan and others were eating and drinking here.