Entering this tin house, Li Xuan saw hundreds of tin boxes, large and small, neatly placed inside, almost filling the house.
A familiar smell of metal filled his nostrils. He walked over and moved a tin box, opened it, and saw metal blocks of the same size placed inside.
"This is... Yun Tie."
Li Xuan took out a piece, looked at the cloud-like lines on it and muttered to himself.
Cloud iron is also a high-quality metal with relatively high toughness. It is often used to make weapons and machinery that require high flexibility.
Li Xuan took a look at the quality of these cloud irons and thought they were good, so he threw a few pieces into the ring space.
Anyway, there are so many iron boxes here, and the barbarians wouldn't even know if they took a few pieces.
But what disappointed Li Xuan was that the entire large room was filled with cloud iron, not even a piece of black iron.
"It's a pity that I'm not a spiritual beast, otherwise I would be able to smell the location where Xuan Tie is stored just with my nose."
Li Xuan thought helplessly.
He sneaked out of the house, waited for the barbarian patrol to pass by again, then opened the door of the second warehouse in time, and jumped in in a flash.
Li Xuan was still disappointed. Although this warehouse was filled with valuable pure gold nuggets, it was still not what Li Xuan needed.
However, believing in the concept of never running out of money, Li Xuan naturally stuffed a few heavy gold ingots into the storage ring without ceremony.
The third room, the fourth room, the fifth room... Li Xuan was getting closer and closer to the barbarians' residential area. He had vaguely heard the noisy sounds of the barbarians drinking and reveling. Moreover, the time for the barbarian patrols to come and go was getting shorter and shorter, and even
In many places there are sentries armed with live ammunition, motionless and monitoring the surrounding situation.
"It seems we need to use all our strength."
Li Xuan silently let the shadow spiritual power condense on the surface of his body to form a pitch-black darkness.
With this extra layer of cover and the invisibility pill, those sentries should not be discovered unless they are deliberately observing.
After searching through ten warehouses, the last warehouse was on the edge of the barbarian residential area. A listless barbarian sentry was standing guard at the door. A shining silver musket hung on his waist, and a sharp and heavy gun hung on his back.
Giant axe, it seems that the most precious goods must be stored in this warehouse.
Li Xuan moved closer quietly, and the sentry didn't notice it at all. It wasn't until a fragrant gas was inhaled into his nose that he had a little doubt.
Unfortunately, he noticed it too late at this time. His consciousness was a little confused, his head tilted slightly, and he passed out.
Li Xuan reached out to support him in time, leaned him gently against the wall, and assumed a "deep thinking" posture.
After he was sure that he would not be seen through by the patrolling barbarians, Li Xuan opened the door of the last warehouse and got in.
Compared with other full warehouses, this warehouse looks a hundred times shabby.
About thirty or forty tin boxes were placed alone in the center of the warehouse, empty.
The rarer the quantity, the more precious it is. This is a truth that has been proven time and time again.
Li Xuan held his breath, went over to open one of the tin boxes, and saw pieces of metal with a dull luster placed inside.
"Xuantie!"
Li Xuan recognized at a glance that the iron box contained high-quality black iron.
This kind of ore is only produced in barbarian countries. It is very precious and is a necessary material for making the best weapons. One kilogram of black iron can be exchanged for five times the weight of gold on the black market, and it is still priceless.
"Very good, I accept it."
Just as Li Xuan was about to put Xuan Tie into the storage ring, a sound of footsteps suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Oops!"
The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and the direction I hear is coming from here, and there is more than one person coming.
Li Xuan's mind was spinning at a high speed. He immediately put Xuan Tie back in place, took a glance at the warehouse, jumped up slightly, and clung to the roof like a big bat, overlooking everything below.
As soon as he fixed his body, a slap and a scolding came from outside the warehouse.
"You actually fell asleep while on guard duty. Your bonus for this month is gone."
"I...I..." The beaten barbarian sentry held his swollen face innocently. He couldn't figure out why he fell asleep. He only smelled a fragrance in his memory, but it was definitely not a dream.
?
The door to the warehouse opened, and several people walked in carrying lanterns.
The leader is Ma Da. Li Xuan has already found out that he is the boss of this "death mine". It is said that he is a gangster with a backstage who relies on squeezing the lives of miners to obtain bloody profits. He is definitely a bastard.
"Master, all the black iron ingots are here, but the quality is very ordinary.
If you are not in a hurry, I suggest you wait until the latest mine is excavated."
Ma Da stood in front of the pile of iron boxes and said to another barbarian who followed behind him.
He didn't notice anyone peeping above his head.
The barbarian who was following Ma Da said, "I've gone to see that mineral vein. The quality is very good. It may bring us surprises."
As soon as the barbarian opened his mouth, Li Xuan was stunned. He turned his head slightly, looking for a better angle to see the barbarian's face, and sure enough he caught a glimpse of a familiar face.
Chen Xuan, who had escaped in the mountains before, unexpectedly met here again. This world is really small.
Seeing Chen Xuan's appearance, Li Xuan simply blocked the aura on his body completely. You must know that the other party is a monk who is proficient in tracking skills, and any slightest movement will not escape his vigilance.
However, Chen Xuan seemed to have never imagined that there was an enemy hiding above his head. He and Ma Da had a heated discussion about the "Xuan Iron Mine".
"If we can find the Black Iron Soul, we will make a fortune."
Ma Da rubbed his fat palms and said excitedly.
Chen Xuan smiled slightly: "The soul is not that easy to find, and you may not even come across one in a hundred years.
But the mineral veins this time are really good, please ask your men to pay more attention."
"Don't worry, a piece of soul is worth a thousand pieces of dark iron. Of course I will send the best workers for this kind of thing."
Ma Da said confidently, "Unless there is no soul, it will be unearthed without any damage."
"very good.
Then I will stay here for a few days, hoping to hear good news from you."
Chen Xuan said and walked out of the door first, followed by Ma Da, still talking non-stop.
After their footsteps and the sound of their conversation faded away, Li Xuan jumped down lightly, but he was thinking about their conversation just now.
"The black iron spirit sounds like an amazing thing.
Since it is possible to unearth such a thing, I will just wait."
Li Xuan first released the hypnotic gas, making the poor sentry outside fall into a comatose state again, and then left the warehouse.
Back in the shack, Li Xuan fell into a deep sleep. All he had to do was wait patiently for the barbarians to dig out the black iron soul.
But you have to be careful these days and don't be met by Chen Xuan.
Although the two of them have never actually met each other, this kind of person has a very strong sixth sense, and it is impossible not to detect him every time.
In the next few days, Li Xuan kept observing the movements of the barbarians.
He discovered that every early morning, a secret team entered the mine. These people included both humans and barbarians. Not only were their uniforms different from ordinary miners, but they also carried advanced mine equipment.
Li Xuan guessed that these people were the top miners that Ma Da mentioned. As long as he kept an eye on them, he should be able to get information about the Black Iron Soul.
...Under the dark mine, the miners sat around the old miner Mi Zhen, drinking water and eating dry food, and pestering Mi Zhen to tell stories about the mine.
After several days of training, the miners who came with Li Xuan have gradually mastered the secrets of mining and become junior skilled workers. At the same time, they have also become familiar with Mi Zhen and other old miners.
Whenever they took a break, they would ask Mi Zhen about the situation here, hoping to leave one day.
"Brother Mi Zhen, why is this place called the Death Mine?"
asked a very young miner. His face was covered with mud, like a native.
Mi Zhen took a bite of dry food and sneered: "Speaking of the name Death Mine, does it have an origin?"
"What's the origin? Tell us."
The miners asked with great interest.
Several old miners' faces flashed with sadness at the same time. Mi Zhen sighed and said: "The reason why this place is called the Death Mine is because there is a famous curse..." "Curse?"
Some of the timid miners turned pale.
The underground mine is inherently full of horror. Every time you go down the mine, you have to be in fear, for fear that you will never have the chance to return to the surface.
Now that there are rumors of a curse, it's strange that the miners aren't afraid.
"What's the curse?"
Someone asked with strong curiosity.
"I also heard from an old miner. It is said that this vein was discovered thirty years ago. It was just a small mine at first. Because of the good cloud iron discovered, it attracted miners from all over the mainland.
Among them was a human named Xin Qiang, who made an agreement with a girl from his hometown to work here for three years and then go back and marry her after he saves enough money."
Mi Zhen's voice was very deep, as if he was recalling a very sad past event.
His tone of voice and the content of the story affected the miners who resonated with him. Before he even got to the truly painful plot, the corners of someone's eyes became moist.
Even Li Xuan, who was excluded from the circle, listened carefully to Mi Zhen's story. The dark mine was so boring, and it was always good to hear stories.
"The miner named Xin Qiang worked very hard and was very lucky. In just one year, he became a well-known master miner and saved a lot of money.
But one day, a group of barbarians suddenly came here, claimed that they owned the mine, and forcibly drove the miners out."
The miners all knew who the barbarians Mi Zhen was talking about were, and all of them showed resentful expressions.