Published: January 7, 2025
Beside him, the radiant light saint master looked over with great curiosity. What kind of content could be in this jade tablet? Why would Ji Wuxue have these several members of the Monster Race lurking in this mining area, investigating under the guise of mining?
At the time, Ji Wuxue did indeed ask him for some information regarding the production situation of this mine, but did not tell him the purpose. "Could there be something fishy about this mine?"
As the radiant light saint master was in shock, Qin Chen threw the jade tablet to him, saying, "You can take a look yourself. Ji Wuxue is really perceptive, coming over to cultivate and still not behaving."
Qin Chen shook his head. Back on the Tianwu Continent, Ji Wuxue was extremely astute and remarkably clever. Otherwise, after his fall, he wouldn't have been the first to suspect Shangguan Xi'er and Feng Shaoyu and even dared to venture into the death canyon to search for him alone.
The radiant light saint master glanced at the data in the jade tablet, and was immediately stunned. "This... Are you sure this data is correct?"
The radiant light saint master looked towards the Lion-Tiger Demon Lord and the others.
The Lion-Tiger Demon Lord replied calmly, "This data was obtained from our long-term observations here, so it is naturally correct."
"Impossible! Just the Purple Crystal alone, our Heavenly Work Great Camp's refiner department, can typically extract about five hundred thousand cubic units of Purple Crystal each year. But here it states that at least one million cubic units are unearthed every year. Where does this data come from?"
Although the radiant light saint master did not manage the mine directly, his faction was responsible for refining Purple Crystals, so he was very clear about the annual production of Purple Crystals, and there was no way it could be wrong.
The Lion-Tiger Demon Lord stated, "This data cannot be wrong; it is based on our daily observations. For the Purple Crystal mine, I conducted a specific survey. According to our estimates, each mining tunnel in this area can yield ten thousand cubic units of Purple Crystal per month, which adds up to over one hundred thousand cubic units a year. After refining, ten thousand cubic units can produce one hundred cubic units of core Purple Crystals. The entire mining area has over ten thousand mining tunnels, so we can refine about one million cubic units of Purple Crystal each year."
"What?" The radiant light saint master frowned; there was definitely something wrong here. If the Lion-Tiger Demon Lord was not mistaken, then where did the remaining five hundred thousand cubic units go?
"Who is in charge of this mine?" Qin Chen looked at the radiant light saint master.
"It is Venerable Wind Return," the radiant light saint master replied. "The faction of Venerable Wind Return manages the mine's production. If this data is true, then the lack of resources could very well..."
At this point, the radiant light saint master's eyes focused intently.
"This is impossible. The Purple Crystal is a strategic resource of the Human Race Alliance. Our Heavenly Work is the top refining force of the human race and has been granted the qualification to mine the Purple Crystal. In fact, only half of the industry belongs to us; the other half belongs to the Human Race Alliance. This is also the reason why other factions allow our Heavenly Work to mine."
"If half of the Purple Crystal mine were missing and could not be sold, as long as it was sold openly, even in the black market, it would be detected by our Human Race Alliance, revealing clues. Therefore, even if Venerable Wind Return and the others obtained Purple Crystals, they would have no way of selling them."
The radiant light saint master shook his head. "Moreover, Venerable Wind Return was still just a half-step venerable not long ago. Where would he find the means to handle this batch of goods? Not to mention, the mining area is very complex; even if he could manipulate it, it would be very difficult."