The Survival Committee's Resource Law stated that all the mining resources discovered by Dragon City and Dragon Citizens were theoretically the common wealth of the entire civilization. They should be used for Earthlings' grand project of conquering the Other World.
The people who discovered the spirit ley lines first had the right to mine them first. They could organize their own manpower and resources to mine them, or they could transfer the right to mine first to a powerful mining corporation to earn a high transfer fee.
Also, there was an unwritten rule.
All the people who discovered the spirit ley lines could choose a crystal with the highest purity, the best appearance, and the greatest amount of spirit energy. They could take it away as a souvenir.
Based on the type of crystal, the size of the crystal varied as well. To ensure its value, it was enough to motivate the mine explorers to charge forward without regard for their own safety.
After all, it was very difficult for top-class elites above Heaven Realm to explore underground spirit ley lines.
It became a shortcut for Earth Realm elites to reach Heaven Realm or quasi-first-rate elites who had just entered Heaven Realm to reach the ranks of the strongest.
It was no wonder then why even the experienced mine explorers and hunters who had fought in hundreds of battles could not help but be delighted.
"Do you see this, everyone? Our sacrifice is worth it!"
Lu Siya jumped on a crystalline sky-blue ore and swung her fists. "Our experience in mine exploration in the past told us that the distribution of crystal mines is usually in the form of birds looking up to a phoenix. If dozens of crystal mines are gathered together, it must mean that there's a super crystal mine with even more spirit energy here, and that's the Red Radiance Jade mine!
"My senses won't be wrong. I can already vaguely see the beautiful red light shining deep underground. The value of this Red Radiance Jade mine is definitely ten times that of the crystal mines you see. We —"
She wanted to be pumped up again.
But a mine explorer stumbled over and reported a piece of bad news that came like a bolt from the blue.
Three minutes later.
Everyone gathered at the brightest corner of the mine.
The crystals there bloomed like beautiful flowers and formed an incredibly extravagant crystal throne.
If it were not for the fact that there was a metal plate in front of the crystal, everyone would have gone up to sit and record this unbelievable scene so that they could brag about it decades later.
However, the menacing words engraved on the metal plate shattered all of their interest.
"Universe Corporation, mine exploration team 122, 25th December, Year 55 of the New Era."
Below were the names of the members of the mine exploration team.
As well as their preliminary exploration and analysis of the types of crystals and the composition of the various associated ores in this vein.
Universe Corporation was a superpower that was about the same size as Sky Pillar Corporation, and they stood against each other with equal harshness.
Soon after Dragon City transmigrated, they rose to power and established a brand new order during the bloody era when social order collapsed. In fact, they even created the giants of the Survival Committee.
Both Huan Yu and Sky Pillar had risen to power in a similar fashion. They had both started by exploring spirit veins and mining crystals.
To this day, mining development is still the core business of the two companies.
Naturally, people of the same trade were enemies.
Yesterday was December 25th.
The mine exploration team from Universe Corporation was the first to discover the crystal mine.
This meant that the mine exploration team's excitement and delight just a moment ago had turned into a joke.
They had lost the right to mine first.
In theory, as long as one's life wasn't in danger, one shouldn't touch a single stone here.
Everyone's face instantly darkened.
Their gazes practically turned into magma and burned the metal plate to a crisp.
Of course, all of them knew that even if they destroyed the metal plate, it would be useless. The mine exploration team from Universe Corporation had definitely recorded the entire process of them exploring the crystal mine. They had also dug up a lot of samples and left behind a lot of evidence to prove that they were the first to discover this place.
As long as they could bring this evidence back to the surface …
Universe Corporation would definitely not be afraid of any methods from Sky Pillar Corporation.
"Damn it, we were just one step away!"
"There were no signs of them setting up a camp by the lake. The two Lion Dragon Fish couldn't have just watched them dive to the bottom of the lake. Where did those bastards come from?"
"Could there be a second path that leads underground?"
Everyone gritted their teeth, and their expressions were savage.
Lu Siya sucked in a deep breath, and a stubborn red appeared on her pale face.
"Everyone, we haven't lost yet!"
She said through gritted teeth. "The mine exploration team from Universe Corporation was the first to discover the associated ores, but they haven't found the real Red Radiance Jade mine.
"Don't forget our main goal. The value of the Red Radiance Jade mine is ten times higher than that of a normal crystal mine.
"Right now, the enemy is out in the open while we're in the dark. We already know about the existence of Universe Corporation's mine exploration team, but they don't know that there's another mine exploration team right next to them.
"Pull yourselves together! We have to race against time! We'll definitely turn the tables!"
This time, under the illumination of the crystal's dark light, Lu Siya did not need to spend any effort to boost the team's morale.
The mine exploration team continued moving forward based on her instincts.
The terrain of the underground cave was one hundred times more complicated than the most dangerous mountain on the surface.
There were bottomless cracks, underground rivers with rapid currents, and large holes surrounded small holes. The drop was often dozens of meters. Even if there were natural tunnels, they were winding and branching, making them look like a maze.
There were also a lot of pests and other underground creatures that had been nourished by the spirit ley line and evolved into monsters. They were not like the monsters on the surface who had witnessed the strength of humans and knew how to avoid harm. They were ignorant and fearless, and they attacked the mine exploration team wave after wave.
Along the way, they lost two more people.
One of the superhumans from Sharp Blade was submerged by a poisonous scorpion while he was serving as a rear guard.
When his teammates saved him, he was already riddled with holes by the scorpion tails. The venom caused him to swell up into a green and purple ball of flesh. No matter how many antidotes and gene medicine they injected into him, it was useless.
Another mine explorer was climbing a rope to cross a bottomless valley. He was swept into the valley by a monster that looked like a giant bat that lived at the top of the cave. Not even his corpse was left.
The giant bats' wings were as sharp as blades. They could release infrasound waves of a unique frequency that interfered with the spirit energy magnetic fields created by the superhumans, which created a lot of trouble for them.
Even the faces of the three Heaven Realm superhumans turned stark pale after they killed hundreds of giant bats. Their breathing quickened, and their spirit energy was drained.
Lin Chuan told Meng Chao that they were already deep in the underground mining area. There were different types of crystals here, and they produced spirit energy vibrations of different frequencies. When they intersected with each other, they would create a huge interference to the superhumans' vitality magnetic fields.
The higher a superhuman's cultivation realm was, the stronger the interference would be.
For example, Meng Chao was constantly hearing deafening booms, and light spots that looked like kaleidoscopes appeared before his eyes. His thoughts were a mess, and it was as if all his brain cells were about to go out of control. It was very difficult for him to focus and calm down. At most, he could only bring out 30% of his fighting strength.
But Meng Chao, who was a one-star superhuman who had just stepped onto the path of a superhuman, could still maintain a stable mental strength index and bring out 100% of his fighting strength.
Perhaps this was the reason why Lu Siya insisted on bringing a one-star superhuman with her.
Meng Chao observed the other superhumans' expressions.
He noticed that they would sometimes scowl, gnash their teeth, or smile crazily. It was as if they were immersed in the illusion of discovering the Red Radiance Jade mine. They felt as if they had been hypnotized by the treasure but did not know it. It was only then that he knew that Lin Chuan was telling the truth.
Money could move a person's heart. Even if they were known as superhumans, they were not immune to it.
Fortunately, aside from pests and large bats, they did not run into any high-grade superbeasts on their way.
Besides, Lu Siya used her instincts as a Spirit Sensor, Professor Ye searched for traces of the Blood Flowers, and the traces left behind by the mine exploration team from Universe Corporation. With these three methods working together, they never lost their way. More signs of the Red Radiance Jade mine appeared around them, and their morale was still high.
They moved past the abyss where the large bats resided and trudged forward for more than half an hour with great difficulty. Then, the area in front of them opened up, and they saw an underground forest formed by large fungi.
These large fungi were even thinner and longer than the Shrieking Fungi in Meng Chao's previous life. There was also moss that shone with a dark light on their surface, which made them seem mysterious and dangerous.
The experienced mine explorers had never seen such a fungus before.
They should be a brand new mutated species.
Meng Chao wondered whether there were unknown dangers lurking in them.
Zhang Weiyan suggested that they set up camp here and rest for six to eight hours. At the same time they recovered their strength, they could also conduct research on the mysterious fungi and ascertain whether they were poisonous, acidic, and offensive. They could also determine whether there were even more fatal monsters lurking underground.
"We don't have time. The mine exploration team from Universe Corporation is at least twelve hours ahead of us. If we continue dragging this out and they discover the Red Radiance Jade mine before us, the four warriors who sacrificed themselves will die with regrets!"
"There's only one path here. The mine exploration team from Universe Corporation must have gone through the fungus. If they can do it, we can too. Even if we want to rest and reorganize ourselves, we'll have to wait until we get through the underground forest!" Lu Siya said firmly.
Just like how she had jumped into the lake where the Lion Dragon Fish resided in the beginning, she took the lead and was the first to step into the mysterious fungi.
Her female bodyguard, Lu Fengying, jumped into the air. While withstanding the powerful spirit energy magnetic field interference, she swayed and flew into the air. Her spirit flames turned into sabers that cut at the mysterious fungi.
A large number of fungi fell to the ground because of her attacks, and they gushed out a sticky liquid.
But aside from being sticky and a little disgusting, the liquid was not poisonous or corrosive.
Lin Chuan and Scimitar looked at each other and flew above the underground forest. They released saber glares and sword qis that cut the mysterious fungi into pieces and made them fall to the ground.
The mysterious fungi did not move. They were like large mushrooms that were at the mercy of the humans.
The group formed a battle formation and stepped into the underground forest.
When they reached the center of the mysterious fungi, they stepped on the pink sticky liquid, but nothing happened. The group's hearts, which had been hanging in the air, gradually calmed down.
The memories from his previous life in the depths of Meng Chao's mind started to stir. For some reason, he had a bad feeling about this.
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