"Something's wrong!"
Xu Mingxuan soon noticed something amiss. The exposed stone surface had a silvery sheen.
"Blackiron essence stone should be glossy black."
He had mined a few pieces before.
More than half the men in Great Wei's military camp were mining, but extracting the ore was difficult, and it did not occur in continuous seams.
It was therefore perfectly normal for them to mine for several days without finding anything.
"I'll dig it out first."
After some thought, Xu Mingxuan began tapping gently around it to determine the ore's edges.
"Only palm-sized? Seems a little small."
Xu Mingxuan muttered to himself and began digging.
"Strange. How can such a small piece of ore weigh so much? It must weigh several hundred jin."
This is a fortuitous find!
The thought flashed through Xu Mingxuan's mind.
I have to hand it over!
Though the ore was small and easy to carry, getting it out would be difficult.
Xu Mingxuan told Old Mo and the others to keep working, then returned to the military camp and went to the commandant's tent.
Every commandant was a Xiantian Martial Artist.
As for the commander, a squad leader like him generally had no right to an audience.
"Commandant Ge, Xu Mingxuan requests an audience," Xu Mingxuan called from outside the tent.
"Xu Mingxuan?"
Commandant Ge remembered him. He was one of the men he had personally chosen to serve as squad leaders under his command.
"Come in."
Xu Mingxuan entered the tent and bowed.
"What is it? Speak," Commandant Ge said mildly, continuing with the work in his hands.
Holding the ore in both hands, Xu Mingxuan said, "I unearthed a peculiar piece of ore at Twin Camel Peak. I suspect it may be fine-grade blackiron essence stone."
"Quick, bring it here for me to