Xu Yang waited a while before Guan Du emerged in clean clothes. "Come along, Junior Brother Xu. While stationed here, we not only have to keep this place safe, but also make sure the people under us don't steal the Black Iron entrusted to their care.
"I'll take you to the storeroom first and hand over the Black Iron listed in the ledger."
Xu Yang put down his luggage and went out with Guan Du. This little courtyard would be his home from now on.
The storeroom stood next door. When they came out, the steward named Chen Yong was already waiting there. He was also a Violet Sun Gate disciple, an outer disciple steward.
After exchanging greetings with Xu Yang, Chen Yong opened the storeroom, revealing a pile of Black Iron.
Chen Yong took out a ledger and handed it to Xu Yang. "This records the amount of Black Iron in the storeroom. Please check it, Junior Brother Xu." Xu Yang accepted it, comparing the entries against the stock as he flipped through. "How often is this Black Iron transported away?"
"The sect generally sends someone to collect it every two months," Guan Du said. "The next collection should be in about a month."
Xu Yang nodded. "Senior Brother Guan, do they find much spirit iron here?"
He leafed through the ledger but found no entries for spirit iron.
"That's hard to say. Spirit iron turns up at random. Sometimes they find it three or four times in a month; sometimes they don't find a single piece for three or four months." After checking that the amounts in the ledger matched the stock, the three left the storeroom.
Chen Yong took his leave, while Guan Du led Xu Yang around the Mine and introduced him to all the outer