Zhang Tie heard Xia Rui's words and suddenly grinned. "Since the captain has put it that way, I think you might as well meticulously brand the specific location of the Profound Purple Gold Mine into a jade slip and hand it to me. In case my luck is bad and I'm targeted by an Integration stage old monster, I still have some confidence in escaping, but you, Captain..."
Hearing this, a trace of imperceptible joy flashed in the depths of Xia Rui's eyes. "Brother Zhang's words match my thoughts exactly, except this..." His voice trailed off abruptly.
"Twenty percent."
Zhang Tie spoke suddenly. "I'll split twenty percent of the mined Profound Purple Gold with you. The captain sits firmly right here without taking on the slightest risk. Of course, if you mistrust me, Zhang, a Heart Demon Vow can be sworn right now."
"That won't do!"
Xia Rui hurried to stop him. "How could Xia possibly mistrust Brother Zhang's character?"
As he spoke, he fished a blank jade slip out of his storage pouch. When he pressed it against his brow, his divine sense seeped into the jade slip like fine threads, and he began branding the location into it in its entirety.
In no more than the time it took to steep a cup of tea, Xia Rui passed the jade slip over from a distance.
After taking it, Zhang Tie sank his divine sense into the slip. Ten-odd breaths later, he put away the jade slip, cupped his fists in a salute, and transformed into a black rainbow that tore through the sky amidst churning black robes.
Deep within the Profound Purple Gold Mine, on the open ground in front of a certain two-story pavilion, nearly a hundred miners stood frozen like dead wood.
Their ragged garments failed