Chapter 8 Mining Life (Part 1) The first night Yan Nanfei arrived at the mine, he had insomnia.
The wind in the dark night gently blew through the treetops, the whimpering sound was like a ghost crying, and the unknown monster made a strange howl, which made people's hair stand on end.
It was already evening when they first came here. The manager did not immediately let them join in the mining process, but let them familiarize themselves with the conditions of the mine.
This is a huge open-pit mine, and it is the most important energy ore crystal. Yan Nanfei took a look at it and found that there were at least thousands of slaves mining, which shocked Yan Nanfei a little.
Spar is actually not widely used, but it is no accident that it can become one of the most important minerals.
As an energy ore, crystal has two main uses:
One of them is to provide the energy needed for the rapid growth of phantom beasts (people can regain the phantom beasts and become their own phantom beasts to help them fight, which can greatly improve people's combat effectiveness)
Another most important function is to fill the magic crystal cannon. The magic crystal cannon is the most powerful weapon in Tianyu Continent and requires extremely huge energy. Only magic crystals and spar can make the magic crystal cannon quickly have enough energy.
Both of its functions are related to the strength of a country's military force, which shows its importance.
Of course, crystals have another use. Since crystals are transparent rhombus crystals, they are very beautiful in themselves. They are very popular among women when used in making jewelry.
Although this function can bring in a lot of money, it is a bit insignificant compared to the above two functions.
Spar is so important that it has naturally become a controlled product in every country. Spar mines are also in the hands of the state and private mining is not allowed.
Judging from various signs, this crystal mine was mined privately. Otherwise, there would be no need to use deceptive means to recruit slave miners.
Obviously, from the fact that they used regular soldiers to protect them, it can be seen that the people who mine this ore have a very high profile, at least at the level of the lord of a city.
Yan Nanfei immediately thought of the city lord of Baidi City, which is the closest to here. It must be him, otherwise who could mine crystal stones under his nose?
After thinking about it, Yan Nanfei fell asleep in a daze.
"Crack!..."
"Get up quickly, let's start work!"
"Crack!..."
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When Yan Nanfei was half awake, he saw several giants whipping the sleeping slaves with whips.
He suddenly woke up as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on him. He stood up immediately. He didn't want to suffer the pain of being whipped.
When he was young, more than 20 slaves in the same tent as Yan Nanfei all got up and were quickly armed (wearing clothes and preparing mining tools). Under the urging of the big man's whip, they lined up and walked out of the warm tent.
At this time, the sky was not bright yet, and the dew was particularly heavy. Yan Nanfei tightened his clothes tightly, and his teeth chattered.
He looked up at the sky. The sky was full of stars. A crescent moon hung in the sky. The night breeze was blowing, vaguely carrying the fragrance of trees. The forest paths were winding and deep, leading to an unknown place ahead. For the future life, he felt that the future was even more bleak.
, the road is dark
Yan Nanfei followed the flow of people to the middle of the dam, and saw thousands of people all inside the dam. It was a majestic sight. Under the night sky, there were so many people, and it was very scary.
A thin sixty-year-old man stood on the high platform in front and said in a loud voice: "Work is about to start. I hope everyone will work hard. The rules remain as usual. Those who dig the most will be rewarded, and those who dig the least will have no food. Also, the new ones
Slaves, please note that you are slaves now and are no longer the free and undisciplined free people before. From now on, you must get up on time at this time every day. Those who are late will be whipped. Let’s get to work!..."
Mining is also disciplined. These miners are divided into groups of fifty people. Each group has a fixed mining range and cannot fish beyond the limit.
As a novice, Yan Nanfei was assigned to a team that had been mining here for several months. One person in their team happened to be exhausted, so Yan Nanfei was naturally arranged to join.
The mining points assigned to Yan Nanfei's group are in the west and fall within the scope of the misty forest.
He followed his group to the mining site. Through the white sky, he could see that the place had been riddled with holes and was beyond recognition. There were large pits everywhere, with many thick tree stumps and tree roots standing there.
As soon as those old miners arrived here, they found the right location and started to get busy. They have been mining here for more than a day or two, so they naturally know which places are easy to dig and which places have more crystal stones.
Crystals are not found everywhere. It is often necessary to dig out a lot of soil and rocks to get a small crystal.
Yan Nanfei originally wanted to observe for a while, but the supervisor urged him fiercely. He had to find a place with soft soil and dig with a sharp-billed crane.
Mining is physical work. Yan Nanfei finally dug up a crystal stone the size of his thumb, which made him sweat all over. He put the crystal stone casually in the basket (tools such as the sharp-billed crane and the basket had been used for a long time).
distributed to everyone), changed places and started to continue mining.
He was very smart. He shot and changed places, and soon found the point where it was relatively easy to mine. Then he stopped changing places and started digging with peace of mind.
Yan Nanfei looked at the surrounding environment while mining. In fact, there were not many people guarding them, only two big men.
But Yan Nanfei's eyes were sharp and he noticed a longing figure in the distance. There were obviously many people patrolling. Then he looked at the people mining around him and found that their eyes were dull.
Yannan Feiduo
Yan Nanfei knew that these people were already numb, and they probably all had the mentality of living one day at a time.
Mining was very tiring. Even though Yan Nanfei was born with supernatural powers, he was only nine years old after all. It was his first time mining and he had no skills. Soon he was so tired that he felt weak all over. But he didn't dare to stop because there was someone nearby.
Two men with whips walking around
Yan Nanfei gritted his teeth and struggled to hold on. At this moment, the magical little snake in his body came out again and began to swim all over his body.
Moreover, this time the little snake seems to be thicker than before, swims much faster than before, and recovers its physical strength much faster.
Although Yan Nanfei discovered the abnormality, he didn't know why, but he knew that it was good for him and not bad, so he didn't care about it and continued mining.
Yan Nanfei kept digging, and the little snake kept swimming in his body, which kept Yan Nanfei full of energy.
Soon the old miners couldn't hold on any longer, and they began to stop and take a breather. However, everyone rested standing up.
Seeing that they were not beaten, Yan Nanfei pretended to be tired and took the opportunity to rest. He didn't need to rest, but he didn't want to show off too much and attract the attention of the supervisor.
As soon as he sat down, two long whips hit him all over the face. Yan Nanfei was unable to dodge, and received two solid blows. He quickly stood up and started mining. Only then did he understand why those old miners didn't sit down and rest.
The day's torment finally passed, and Yan Nanfei gained little or nothing. He received neither reward nor punishment.
Mining slaves only have two meals a day, but the food is still quite sufficient, which makes Yan Nanfei quite satisfied. Perhaps the boss expects the slaves to have more strength and dig more mines, so they are not starved.