"Sean, come and help me." Lin Li took out two shovels from the Ring of Endless Storm.
"Oh …" Sean nodded and took one of the shovels, but he did not know what to do. He looked at Lin Li blankly.
"Dig from here all the way to this position." Lin Li drew a line on the ground for him, and gestured for him to dig along that line. If it were someone else, Lin Li would not feel at ease after thinking about it, and reminded him, "Don't use too much strength, don't damage the mine …"
What Lin Li took out were just two ordinary shovels. If it were someone else, he would not need to remind him deliberately. Perhaps only a humanoid magical beast like Sean would need others to remind him to use less strength …
"Yes, Mr Felic." Although Sean's ability to understand was not very good, he was meticulous in his execution. As soon as Lin Li finished speaking, he waved the shovel and started digging. As soon as this humanoid magical beast started working, there was soil flying all over the place. The shovel was like a bulldozer, digging up a large area.
This fellow was simply a natural miner. He waved the shovel quickly and fiercely. While Lin Li was dumbfounded, he had already dug a deep and long trench along the edge of the mineral vein, and in the middle of the trench was the dark red Abyss Fiendish Iron mineral vein …
Lin Li held the shovel and stared at it with his eyes wide open.
There was indeed a gap between humans and magical beasts …
Lin Li did not even have time to move his hands before Sean finished his work. Instead, he stood there with a shovel in his hand, not knowing whether to dig or not. In the end, seeing that he could not help, he simply threw the shovel on the ground, and took out two Air Bomb scrolls from his pocket.
There was no other way …
Although explosive mining was primitive and backward, the Fire Plume Ridge was a poor and remote place. There were no hands or tools. Lin Li had countless mining methods, but he could only make do with explosive mining. Moreover, he could only use two scrolls. Without Andoine, two scrolls was his limit.
Fortunately, this was a poor mine, unlike the one found in the Nightmare Mountains, which required the use of five Air Blast scrolls at the same time. That was a huge sum of money. Without someone like Andoine by his side, it was impossible to even think about it.
Two Air Blast scrolls were inserted into the two ends of the vein. There was nothing to study. The Abyss Fiendish Iron was not like the Eternal Adamantine, which would produce precious accompanying gems. One needed to be careful when blowing up the mine. One must not damage the accompanying gems inside. The Abyss Fiendish Iron did not have this concern. One could directly blow up the vein.
After inserting the scroll, Lin Li slowly took a few steps back.
However, just as Lin Li was about to use his mental strength to detonate the scroll, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the forest behind him. "You two, leave that place immediately!"
Lin Li frowned and looked back into the forest. He saw a few people hurrying from a distance. Among them, two archers walked the fastest. As soon as Lin Li turned his head, they had already rushed over. They were less than 30 meters in front of Lin Li with their bows and arrows. Even a blind man could see the hostility in them.
"I'm warning you again, leave that place immediately. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!" A warrior caught up from behind and stood with the two archers. With a "clang", a sharp sword was pulled out. The cold light on the blade could be seen by anyone. He was not joking. If Lin Li and Sean continued to stand there, a battle would probably break out.
"What do you mean?" Lin Li's gaze swept past the two archers, but he did not even have the intention to move his feet. He just looked at the warrior from afar and smiled. "Is there anything wrong with where we are standing?"
"We found that mineral vein first!" Before the warrior could answer, an archer had already stood up. As he spoke, he raised his arm slightly, and the sharp arrow was aimed at Lin Li's chest. Under the noon sun, the fine iron arrowhead was faintly flashing with a faint blue light. It was obvious that the arrow had been smeared with poison.
There was a hint of fishy sweetness in the air, which made Lin Li frown again. It was not a pleasant thing to be pointed at with a poisoned arrow.
"You found it first?" However, the archer's words made Lin Li hesitate. After all, robbing a mine was immoral, and he couldn't bring himself to do it. If someone else had really discovered the mine first, it wouldn't make sense for him to come out from behind and mine it.
"Yes, I found this mineral vein in the morning, but I didn't have enough manpower, so I went back to call two friends."
"In the morning?" Upon hearing these two words, Lin Li immediately understood. The reason why the Abyss Fiendish Iron was called Abyss Fiendish Iron was because it had some similarities with the Abyssal Demons in some aspects. For example, the power of the Abyssal Fiendish Iron changed with the time. It was the weakest in the morning, and the strongest at night. Especially when the first ray of sunlight appeared at dawn, the Abyss Fiendish Iron was almost no different from a piece of ordinary iron.
And in front of him was a poor mine. The entire body of the mine was almost buried underground. Without Master-level mineral knowledge, it was impossible to find it.
Of course, there were no absolutes in this world.
Without Master-level mineral knowledge, if one had Lin Li's abnormal mental strength, there would be a chance to find the Abyss Fiendish Iron in the morning. After all, as long as it was not the moment when the first ray of sunlight appeared, the Abyss Fiendish Iron would more or less emit some subtle magical waves at other times.
But the problem was that these guys did not seem to have abnormal mental strength.
Of course, it was even more impossible for them to be mineral masters. Otherwise, why would they go back to call for help? They could just mine it by themselves. Why would they need to share the benefits with others?
"Oh, yes. Can I ask what kind of mineral vein this is?" Lin Li still had a smile on his face, but a wind blade was quietly condensing in his hand. Since this was an ownerless mineral vein, Lin Li naturally did not have to be polite with them.
"This …" The warrior's expression froze at Lin Li's sudden question …
"Why are you asking so many questions?" The archer at the side saw that the situation was not right. He immediately pulled the bowstring a little tighter. The sharp arrow coated with poison was aimed at Lin Li's chest from afar. There was a faint murderous intent in his eyes. "I told you to scram, so scram. Don't talk nonsense here. Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"
"…" Lin Li was startled. He had seen many arrogant people, but this was the first time he had seen someone so arrogant. What a bold declaration it was to ask someone to scram and scram just like that.
Lin Li felt that if he did not shake his body, he would be letting down the archer's boldness.
"Sean, that warrior is yours." Lin Li suddenly thought of something just as he was about to release the wind blade in his hand.
Recently, Sean's speed of improvement was so abnormal that even Lin Li could barely judge that his current strength was at least above level-10. Lin Li had always wanted to know to what extent this kid had improved. But since coming out of Alanna, Sean had not had a chance to fight. He did kill some Fire Crows when he passed through the wilderness, but how could those low-level magical beasts reflect the strength of a warrior above level-10?
This warrior was quite suitable. If Lin Li was not wrong, he should be the strongest among the three. His strength had most likely broken through level-10.
As for the weakest among the three, it was the most arrogant archer. This guy was at most level-8. Lin Li could not understand why he could be so arrogant. Did he really think that both of them were persimmons that could be pinched at will?
"Oh." Sean nodded his head heavily. There was a hint of excitement in his eyes as he looked at the warrior.
He was also curious about his current strength. When he was in Alanna, there was indeed a master who guided him, but the master's strength was too strong. No matter how Sean improved by leaps and bounds, the result did not change at all. The other party could easily defeat him with just a casual blow. That feeling was as easy as picking up a knife and fork during a meal.
"You want to fight with just the two of you? You really don't know what's good for you … "The bold archer pursed his lips, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. From the beginning to the end, he had never taken these two people seriously. That big guy was strong, but so what? Sandro was a level-10 warrior. No matter how strong he was, he could not be more powerful than Sandro, right?
As for that guy who talked a lot of nonsense, there was no need to mention him. Looking at the crossbow on his back, it seemed like it was something, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that this guy was at most level-5 or 6. Even he could easily shoot him to death.
The bold archer was full of confidence. He shot an arrow almost without thinking. In his opinion, even if this arrow did not kill the low-level warrior, he would at least be crippled.
But just as the arrow was shot, he suddenly heard a gust of wind in his ear.
Although this guy was arrogant, he was a real archer after all. He probably knew better than others what this gust of wind meant. But it was too late for him to dodge in a hurry. Suddenly, there was only a crisp sound …
"Swoosh!"
The bold archer first felt a chill in his ear, followed by a sharp pain. When he touched it with his hand, he could only feel blood all over his hand …
But, where was his ear?
"Ah —" A scream rang in the forest. It was so shrill that even the withered leaves seemed to be shivering.
Almost at the same time, Sean also raised his double-handed sword high, and with a powerful slash, he met Andrew, who was also a level-10 warrior. The confrontation between the two level-10 warriors was much more interesting than the other side. In just a moment, the two weapons stirred up dazzling sparks.
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