The Truth of the Gem

"Has this camp already been established for seven years?"

More and more information surfaced as the number and importance of the prisoners increased.

Among the Aus captured this time was a senior executive from a mercenary company. Through him, the camp's new owners naturally dug up even more information.

The Aus—or, more precisely, Horde Company—had been operating here for over a decade. Their initial investment in this region had been small, until they found the first Spin Force Ore.

They had not made a grand plan investment from the start. In fact, Horde Company had not even been the first Aus Company to come here to "invest."

However, after discovering the Spin Force Stone, they either acquired, squeezed out, or directly drove away all their competitors by force.

The reason this unlucky prisoner knew so much was that the company which had first discovered the hidden treasure had been his former employer. Horde Company had directly purchased its mining technology and forward base, forcibly entered the game, and pushed the other major companies out.

He had gone from being a mid-level manager in his original company to a senior executive at a mercenary company under Horde Company. From managing people to doing the work himself—no wonder he was full of resentment and showed no loyalty at all after being captured.

"Is this the mining area?"

As they entered the cave, it was not as pitch-black as expected. On the contrary, Fluorescent Lamps hung high overhead, flooding the place with light.

Along the stone-paved path, there were also "Light Bricks" embedded in the floor. Lu PingAn stepped on one. It was quite sturdy and set deep into the ground; ordinary methods probably could not remove it.

With the lights above and below switched on, the place was even brighter than outside.