At noon that day, Xu Yi arrived at Ruolan Cave City. Su Donglai, the current Head Shopkeeper of Lijing Hall, Zhang Wanhe, and the others all came out to welcome him.
Ruolan Cave City had been Xu Yi's first stop when he arrived on Tu Hun Star. Su Donglai and Zhang Wanhe were both prisoners he had subdued.
Back then, just before Xu Yi left to take up his post at the base, he had helped Su Donglai seize Lijing Hall as a temporary business outpost. He had assigned everyone the task of searching for star ore veins.
Several years had passed in a flash. He had also received reports from them through their Ruyi Pearls from time to time.
This time, he had traveled hundreds of thousands of li without sparing himself, all to collect the fruits of their labor.
Naturally, the group exchanged pleasantries when they met.
"You've all worked hard. Once this matter is settled, besides the rewards you're due, I'll also restore your freedom."
Xu Yi made the promise with conviction.
At his current level of strength, keeping a group of ghost immortals bound to him would bring him no real benefit.
The group was immensely grateful and voiced their loyalty in unison.
Once the small talk was over, Xu Yi got straight to the point. Before long, Su Donglai presented him with a map showing the locations of six ore veins.
"Master, we went through untold hardships to find these veins. I can't guarantee that every one is genuine, but at least two of the six should be reliable. I can vouch for that much."
Su Donglai spoke gravely.
Over the past two years, their group had worked incredibly hard. If Xu Yi hadn't taken away all the strange beasts within a radius of ten