Yuzhou, Qingyang Prefecture, Zi Wu County, east, one hundred and twenty li away—Snow Silver Mine.
Snow silver was not silver, but a kind of metal. Adding a little to refined iron made refined-iron weapons tougher and less likely to break. It was an extremely important strategic resource.
However, mining snow silver was exceptionally difficult, because snow silver ore was wrapped in a thick layer of Green Mountain Stone, and every strike against the Green Mountain Stone sent back a forceful recoil. A strong young man could strike at most a hundred times a day; any more would injure his internal organs.
In order to obtain snow silver, a Great Scholar of Wei Wu Prefecture had specially researched the Falling Stone Scripture. When this text was used, the recoil would be blocked by the Righteous Qi contained in the scripture, greatly increasing the efficiency of snow silver mining. However, the cost of mining would rise sharply as a result.
The most common method now was to use demons or barbarians as miners.
It was not that they were deliberately abusing demons and barbarians to death. They were simply born with powerful bodies. Every strike they made was worth ten strikes from a human, and their vigorous blood qi produced an effect similar to the Falling Stone Scripture. As long as they worked in moderation, it had no impact on their bodies.
The Snow Silver Mine in Zi Wu County was one such mine that used the Demon Race as its workforce. Most of its miners were demons who had invaded Human territory and been captured.
More than half a year earlier, during the Southern Wilderness Bloodline Tide, the wolf clan had taken advantage of the chaos to sow disorder. The current Duke Anguo, General Chen, had revealed unparalleled courage and supreme