While Zhao Yunxiao was still reconsidering what he should say to this seemingly slightly abnormal junior martial sister of his, Bo Fei who was looking on from the side quickly answered on his behalf.
“You might not know this because you are new, Junior Martial Sister Lu, but the jobs at the ore mines are only for masochists like him who love suffering in pain!” Bo Fei explained. “You will spend the entire day either burning under the hot sun or suffocating in narrow tunnels. Not only will it give you bad sunburns, it is also physically demanding enough on your body to tire you out for an entire week!”
“Really?!” Lu Zhiying’s eyes widened in surprise. “Wow it sounds really bad! I can’t wait to go take a look!”
Bo Fei: “...”
Zhao Yunxiao saw the strange glance that Bo Fei was shooting towards him, and let out a helpless sigh.
Even without Bo Fei saying anything, Zhao Yunxiao could guess what he was thinking. Unfortunately, it was not like he had an explanation for Bo Fei.
He couldn’t possibly just tell Bo Fei to just accept the fact that Lu Zhiying seems to be wired a little differently, could he?
Well, he technically could...
“I-I think I have something to attend to so I will be leaving for now,” Bo Fei said in an awkward manner, seemingly having understood Zhao Yunxiao’s sigh.
“Farewell, Senior Martial Brother Bo,” Zhao Yunxiao waved goodbye to Bo Fei, who hurried away as though he was running from something.
“Senior Martial Brother Bo really comes and goes quickly,” Lu Zhiying commented while watching Bo Fei’s disappearing back.
“Forget him, let’s get on our way,” Zhao Yunxiao led the way and Lu Zhiying obediently followed.
Yellowshell Mine was located relatively further from the canteen, so it was quite a long walk for the duo before they arrived at their destination.
“Wow.”
Lu Zhiying exclaimed in marvel when they finally arrived.
The crater in front of her stretched so far into the ground that one could imagine fitting a small mountain within. The walls of the crater were expertly cut to form stairs and walkways that went round and round, leading all the way down into the deepest depths. Cave-like openings could be seen at regular intervals on each of the different levels, with people busy moving in and out.
There were also numerous elevators made of wood and thick ropes, powered by essence energy and designed to carry cartfuls of ore from the lower levels all the way up to the surface.
This was the Yellowshell Mine – a place that was already extremely busy despite the early hour.
Disregarding the fact that it was bustling with human activity, the natural beauty of the spot was undeniable. From where she was, Lu Zhiying’s mind was filled only with thoughts about how grand the Yellowshell Mine looked.
“There are so many tunnels!” Lu Zhiying pointed around at the walls of the Yellowshell Mine. “I bet it would be fun to explore each of them one by one!”
“Don’t get your hopes up, these tunnels are all the same – dark and narrow with nothing inside but soil and rocks,” Zhao Yunxiao decided to burst her bubble early. “Come on, I will bring you to meet the administrative deacon.”
The Yellowshell Mine comprised more than the huge crater where sect members spent most of their time mining ore.
At the top of the crater lay the administrative building of the Yellowshell Mine. It was a huge building made up of giant chambers where the ore would be transported to and stored for processing. Apart from that, the building also contained multiple rooms with various purposes – one of which was naturally the office of the administrative deacon.
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Oh, that. Most people exchange the balance for sect points since they can do a lot more with sect points. This is especially because the metal component is only a certain percentage of the ore, and processing the ore is not the easiest job in the world. Just so you know, I’ve heard that there are other ore mines with more precious metal ores deeper within the sect grounds. For disciples working in those mines, they have to turn in every bit of metal ore they mine from there.”
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