After Ji Tianxing's reminder, Zheng Rong, Wu Xu, and the other two all realized that there was something wrong with the mine.
The three of them were somewhat worried, and they all asked Ji Tianxing if he knew anything about the inside story.
Ji Tianxing did not say much, and he only gave them a few words of advice.
"Since the commanders and the four protectors have issued a gag order, this matter must be of great importance.
Before the investigation is complete, we cannot make baseless guesses, or else we will be severely punished by the commanders and the four protectors.
Everyone just needs to be on guard, and we can talk about this later.
The most important thing right now is to quickly mine enough spirit stones and gems to complete the mission set by the higher-ups. "
The three of them understood what Ji Tianxing meant.
Unknown dangers and disasters might come or happen at any time.
However, if they could not complete the mission, they would be severely punished by Commander Ding in two days.
This was a real threat.
Soon, Wu Xu, Bai Kaixuan, and Zheng Rong threw themselves into the mining work.
They thought of ways to pacify the miners, and they used all sorts of threats and promises to force them to mine the ore.
Of course, they were not idle either, and they used all of their skills to join the mining team.
In fact, they did not hesitate to use some secret techniques to increase the speed of mining.
For a moment, the large mine was bustling with activity, and there were clanking sounds everywhere.
Ji Tianxing did not rest either, and he continued mining spirit stones and gems while observing the situation in the mine.
Whether it was the pitch-black pit, the deep crevices, or the messy rocks, he carefully inspected them all.
In a few hidden corners, he found some clues.
There were a few pieces of bloodstained cloth and a few strands of hair.
He used his divine sense to carefully inspect these pieces of cloth and hair, and he came to a conclusion.
These were traces left behind by some of the miners before they died, and there was a very weak aura on them that he found familiar.
There was no doubt that this faint aura belonged to the demons.
Only he, who had a deep understanding of the demons, could sense it.
If it had been anyone else in the mine, they would not have been able to recognize it.
This discovery made his heart heavy, and his eyes shone brightly.
"From the looks of it, the miners and supervisors who died one after another were mostly killed by the demons.
Who would have thought that the Ancestral Demon God would expand his influence so quickly after gaining a firm foothold in the Shenwu Continent?
Two Blood God's Sons tried to kill me on my way here, and now the Demon Race is causing chaos in the God's Mine, massacring the miners. "
Actually, he also understood that the Glacier God Mine was very remote and the underground tunnels were very complicated. It was the most suitable place for the Demon Race to cause trouble.
This was especially true for the miners, who were all at the Sky Origin Stage and the Soul Refining Stage.
To the Demon Race and the Blood God, these people were the best supplements that could help them improve their strength quickly.
This place was simply the devil's paradise!
However, as the nemesis of the Devil Race, he had come to the Glacier Divine Mine.
The time of death for the demons who had been causing trouble in the dark had arrived!
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Unknowingly, an entire day had passed.
Late at night, the two hundred or so miners were exhausted and listless.
Ji Tianxing ordered the miners to rest for the night and continue mining the next morning.
When the miners heard this, their eyes immediately lit up, revealing expressions of joy and gratitude.
In the past, they had been forced to work day and night by their supervisors, and they could not slack off in the slightest. Otherwise, they would be whipped.
They would often have to work hard for twenty-eight days and nights before they could rest for two days.
Ji Tianxing was unexpectedly benevolent, and he immediately won the goodwill of many of the miners.
Everyone stopped working and gathered in groups of three to five. They huddled up in various corners of the mine and slept with their clothes on.
Zheng Rong, Wu Xu, and Bai Kaixuan all came to Ji Tianxing's side and sat with him on a large millstone to discuss the next step of the plan.
"Ke Lan, although the miners are working very hard and look a little pitiful, we can't let them rest!"
"I've already counted. Today, we've mined a total of three thousand spirit stones and thirty gems.
At this rate, we won't be able to complete the mission when Commander Ding comes to inspect us tomorrow night! "
"Ke Lan, we've only just arrived at the mine, and it's our first time supervising, yet we can't complete the mission.
With Commander Ding's personality, he'll definitely punish us severely as an example to others! "
The three of them were filled with worry and were rather anxious.
Zheng Rong frowned and said gloomily, "Previously, I was thinking that if we can't complete the mission, we might as well take out some spirit stones each and hand it in when we have enough.
But Commander Ding wants the spirit stones and gems raw ores, I wonder if we can hand in the finished product? "
As he spoke, he took out two gray Qiankun bags and handed them to Ji Tianxing.
These two bags contained the results of everyone's hard work for the day.
Among them, there were over three thousand spirit stone ores and thirty gems raw ores.
Ji Tianxing was too lazy to count and directly took the Qiankun bags. He said with a solemn expression, "Everyone, don't be anxious. We'll work harder tomorrow.
If we really can't complete the mission, we'll do as Zheng Rong said and ask Commander Ding to make an exception.
Tonight, everyone will work harder. Try to be alert and pay attention to the movements in the mine at all times. "
The three of them nodded and then scattered to the corners of the mine, finding a hidden place to meditate and adjust their breathing.
Ji Tianxing was sitting on a pile of rocks with his eyes closed, meditating and recuperating.
Around him and above his head were huge craggy rocks, blocking him very tightly. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't notice him at all.
Late at night, the light in the mine was dim and it was very quiet.
There was only the snoring of some miners and the low whispers that flowed in the night sky.
Unknowingly, it was already three in the morning.
This was the darkest time before dawn, and also the most tiring time of the day.
Wu Xu and Bai Kaixuan had been secretly monitoring the movements in the mine for most of the night.
Seeing that dawn was about to arrive and nothing unusual had happened in the mine, the three of them relaxed their vigilance.
But at this time, in the southeast corner of the mine, there was a dark red blood light that silently appeared.
That strange blood light drilled out from a pitch-black crack and spread across the ground like flowing water.
No one noticed anything unusual.
After a few short breaths, that blood light spread to the vicinity of a large millstone.
There were three miners in ragged clothes lying on the large stone. They were curled up and resting, their consciousness groggy.
Suddenly, the blood light silently spread out and enveloped the three of them.
Wherever the blood light covered, whether it was skin, flesh, or clothes, it quickly corroded and turned into black ash.
The three of them instantly woke up. They opened their eyes wide in shock and cried for help with terrified expressions.
But they were enveloped by the blood light. They couldn't make a sound or move at all.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them were sucked dry by the blood light. They became shriveled and curled up corpses.
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