"This left me with no choice but to take things as they came."
Xu Yi said helplessly.
This was the approach he liked least. The initiative lay entirely in someone else's hands, leaving him to do nothing but defend himself. He didn't even know who his enemy was.
But things had come to this. No matter how unpleasant it was, he could only proceed this way for now.
After Zhao Si left, Xu Yi summoned Old Zheng, who was in charge of managing the Menial Workers, and learned a few things from him. Then he sent Old Zheng away, left his room, and headed straight down to the mine. He knew nothing about mining Star Ores, and since he would be making a living at it in the future, he had to look into it.
The enormous mine was riddled with tunnels in every direction.
He picked up a chunk of ore and weighed it in his hand. He applied a little pressure, but couldn't even dent the dull, dark stone.
His heart jolted. He increased the pressure, and the ore immediately squished sideways like mud, becoming thin in the middle and thick at both ends, yet it still didn't crumble into dust.
"Is this your first time seeing these sand-iron stones, sir?"
Old Zheng had come up beside him. He was an observant man, and today was a good opportunity. The whole contingent had left, and a new mine chief had arrived. Of all those left with important duties, he was the only one who could get a word in with the new chief. He naturally wasn't about to pass up such a good chance.
Earlier, in the mine chief's room, he had wanted to strike up a conversation, but Xu Yi hadn't given him the chance.
Now Xu