The old miner came over at some point and said to Li Xuan with a stinky face.
Li Xuan raised his head slightly. The old miner's face was as wrinkled as a walnut. He looked to be in his fifties or sixties, but his exposed arms were still muscular and strong.
"Why? Isn't it very spacious over there?"
Li Xuan asked lazily. He sensed the hostility of the old miner and knew that he must be deliberately looking for trouble.
Without saying a word, the old miner swung the miner's pickaxe in his hand and hit Li Xuan on the head.
The force of this blow is very strong, and the attack is also very sudden. If it hits the head, it will definitely be bruised and bloody.
Li Xuan tilted his head slightly, and the miner's pickaxe hit the cave wall next to him, sending stone chips flying everywhere.
Everyone turned their heads to look at the sudden scene. Everyone looked at the miner's pickaxe embedded in the cracks of the stone in surprise, not knowing what happened.
"Do you want to kill me?"
Li Xuan found the old miner very interesting. He did not get angry, but asked with interest.
"Dog-leg."
The old miner said nothing, pulled out the miner's pickaxe with all his strength, and walked past Li Xuan.
Li Xuan blinked his eyes, and the strong murderous intention gradually dissipated. It seemed that people like him were very unpopular.
Seeing the fresh miners peeking over here, Li Xuan coughed dryly and touched the musket on his waist.
The miners immediately turned away timidly and continued working.
Li Xuan thought to himself: If you are a little bloody, I can help you, but why should such a timid guy save you?
If you want to change your bad luck, you must first have a strong character, otherwise everything will be nonsense.
Under the dark mine, the miners worked silently, taking a break every three hours, eating some hard dry food, and drinking a few sips of strange-smelling water.
I don’t know how long they worked, but finally several iron boxes were filled. The miners dragged their exhausted bodies back to the elevator and returned to the ground together.
When we left the mine, it was already dark.
The miners lay like dead dogs in the shabby shacks. They didn't even have time to take off their clothes before falling into a deep sleep. In the blink of an eye, there was a series of snoring sounds in the shacks.
Even the barbarian who was watching was tired, or in other words drunk. Seeing him drunkenly walking towards the iron house down the mountain, Li Xuan narrowed his eyes.
It was late at night, the mountain wind was blowing, and the shacks leaking air everywhere made a "squeaking" sound.
If the wind gets stronger, Li Xuanzhen doubts that the shack will be blown away.
The smell of sweat was all around, and the miners huddled together to stay warm.
Li Xuan couldn't sleep, so he got up and slipped out of the shack and looked towards the foot of the mountain.
Lights were still leaking from the iron houses at the foot of the mountain, and there were shadowy black figures on both sides of the road going down the mountain. They must be patrolling barbarians.
Li Xuan opened the different space and pulled out the ghost.
"Zhizhi..." After holding it in the different space for a long time, the ghost rubbed Li Xuan's legs with excitement.
Li Xuan spat out a ball of shadow spiritual power from his palm for the ghost to eat, and then whispered: "Go around and see if there are any agencies ambushing you nearby. Be careful not to let those barbarians see you."
The ghost swallowed up the shadow spiritual power in one greedy mouthful, burped, and jumped into the dense grass with a "whoosh".
With such a clever guy, Li Xuan can save a lot of trouble.
But Li Xuan was not idle either. He bypassed the stone road going down the mountain and jumped down from the steep mountain. Like a nimble civet cat, he fell down the mountain silently without making a sound.
We have just looked at the distribution of tin houses on the top of the mountain. There are two main areas, one is the residential area and the other is the warehouse area.
Not wanting to alert others, Li Xuan went straight to the warehouse area to see if he could get some black iron ore first.
Unexpectedly, before approaching the warehouse, Li Xuan suddenly smelled a strange smell in the air. He stopped vigilantly and squatted in the grass about half a person's height.
"Woof! Woof woof!"
Several dogs barked, waking up the silent night.
"Oops, I even got a dog."
Li Xuan screamed secretly.
Barbarians and dogs were connected, and Li Xuan almost immediately judged that there were monks nearby who were proficient in animal training.
Guns, traps and pets are the three magic weapons of an animal trainer. The spiritual pets they raise are like the demonic creatures summoned by Li Xuan. They can train the spiritual animals into powerful assistants and are definitely a troublesome opponent.
Especially the dog trainers. Their reconnaissance skills are very good, and with the help of dogs with very sensitive noses, it is simply an impossible task to make a sneak attack.
For example, right now, before Li Xuan got close, the dog started barking, attracting the attention of the barbarians.
"What's going on? Did someone escape again?"
Three barbarians popped up and looked around cautiously.
The hats on their heads emitted strong beams of light, illuminating the surrounding area.
Li Xuan lowered his body as much as possible and held his breath at the same time, hoping not to be discovered.
"I'll go take a look."
The sound of pulling grass sounded, and a barbarian came to search for where Li Xuan was hiding. In front of him were three big black dogs. These dogs looked more ferocious than wolves. Not only did they have sharp teeth and fangs, but their necks and four
There are also sharp blades hidden in his legs, and he is extremely brave when fighting, no less than an ordinary monk.
Three big dogs opened the way, lowering their heads and sniffing desperately on the ground. Although Li Xuan blocked the breath, the smell that had just spread in the air still couldn't escape their sensitive noses, getting closer and closer.
Li Xuan was depressed and secretly thought of ways to deal with it.
Whether he escapes or is silenced, more barbarians will definitely be alarmed. Will he fail on the first day of hiding?
While he was still hesitating, there was a sudden noise in the grass in the other direction. The sound alerted the big dogs, who were immediately attracted to his attention and rushed over there barking.
The attention of the barbarians was also attracted, and the barbarian shouted: "Who are you, get out of here."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and fired a shot into the sky.
A flare exploded in the air, releasing a bright light with a "pop". For a few seconds, the sky was as bright as day.
Unfortunately, the barbarians saw nothing.
This is not because the other party ran away too fast, but because the barbarian was too short, and his sight was obscured by the grass. Even if he jumped up, he couldn't see who the guy who made the noise was.
After a while, the three big dogs ran back panting. Looking at their lost looks, it was clear that they had not caught the target.
And Li Xuan had already taken advantage of this opportunity to sneak back to the mountain. He had to find another way to deal with the animal trainer and spiritual pets.
Back on the mountain, the ghost appeared out of nowhere and chirped Li Xuan to claim credit. It was the ghost who had just lured the big dog away.
"Yes, I'm getting smarter and smarter."
Li Xuan patted the ghost's head and rewarded him with a ball of shadow spiritual power.
Watching the ghosts enjoying their meal, Li Xuan looked down the mountain. All the tin houses were lit up, and some barbarians lit torches and set up a blockade nearby. It seemed like they wouldn't be able to rest tonight.
In the next two days, Li Xuan was like what the old miners call a loser, playing the role of foreman every day.
However, he was not arrogant and domineering, he just curled up in a corner and slept.
Although it seems that Li Xuan doesn't care about anything, he has eyes and ears in all directions, and every move of the miners cannot escape his attention.
The old miner who almost killed Li Xuan with a miner's pickaxe was named Mi Zhen. He was only in his thirties, but he looked very old.
It is said that he was one of the earliest miners deceived by the barbarians. He was extremely skilled and experienced. Many of his fellow workers had died long ago, but he was the only one who persisted.
Because of his seniority and tough personality, even the barbarians would give him some face, so Mi Zhen has great prestige among the old miners.
It had only been two days, but the new miners had begun to follow Mi Zhen, treating him as their leader.
Mi Zhen's attitude towards Li Xuan was very cold. Since the inexplicable attack on the first day, there has been no direct conflict.
However, Li Xuan could feel that a feeling of disgust for him was growing underground.
If the barbarians weren't always hanging around, a miner's pickaxe would be thrown at him at any time.
Fortunately, Li Xuan didn't care anymore. He had been secretly preparing elixirs for the past two nights, preparing to explore the barbarian's iron house, at least to find the warehouse of black iron ore.
At night, the miners are still fast asleep. The high-intensity work every day puts their physical strength on the verge of exhaustion. There is no possibility of insomnia. As soon as they lie down, they will be reminded of the thunderous snoring within a few seconds.
After everyone fell asleep, Li Xuan got up, slipped out of the shack, came to a cliff with ease, and jumped off.
Sneaking into a place not far from the iron house again, due to the events of the previous night, the barbarians burned the nearby grass, and now only a large empty and charred land was left.
If you approach rashly, you will be noticed by the barbarians on the nearby sentry tower.
Fortunately, Li Xuan was well prepared. He first drank a bottle of invisible pill, and his body gradually became blurry. Li Xuan walked in the darkness without the worry of being discovered.
However, if you hide your figure, you cannot hide the smell. No matter how you block the smell, those big dogs with keen sense of smell will still detect it.
Li Xuan also had a way to deal with it. He crushed a bottle of elixir he had prepared in the past two days, and a burst of blue smoke spread into the air, turning into countless tiny particles that fluttered in the wind.
Once a large dog inhales such particles, its sense of smell will be temporarily lost. Even if Li Xuan walks by, he will not notice it.
After waiting for a while and confirming that the elixir was working, Li Xuan boldly approached the iron house.
Along the way, he discovered several traps set by hunters. It seemed that the barbarians were really vigilant.
Bypassing the trap, Li Xuan soon arrived outside a tin house. After two patrolling barbarians passed by nearby, Li Xuan stepped out and pushed the door of the tin house. It was unlocked.