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"First, let us discuss the spoils of this battle," Chen Zhang began, his voice ringing with steely force through the somewhat empty hall. "We won every one of them by staking our lives. Their disposal must not be treated lightly for even a moment."
He nodded slightly to Jian Hezhi, seated behind him to one side. "Big Brother Hezhi, read out the accounts."
Jian Hezhi stepped forward, unfurled the heavy crystal ledger scroll in his hands, and read in a clear voice:
"Seven large mineral veins, four of which have been surveyed: the eastern district's apatite deposit with associated magic silver, secretly mined by the Bone-Digging Corps for five years, is now sealed. Its estimated reserves are moderate, with the associated blue crystal sand being the most valuable component. The southern district's black-patterned iron deposit, the azure phosphorite vein in the northwest corner, and a small starfire stone deposit... all have been taken over, with their protective installations and rune arrays intact."
"Soul tool machinery and forging workshops: two intact soul tool smelting furnaces, twelve large forging machines, assorted molds and implements, one enchantment production line..."
"Warehouses storing medicinal herbs, finished goods, and ore: warehouses three, seven, and nine. Their contents also include six Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and over a dozen Thousand-Year Soul Bones, over a hundred crystal cores, more than three hundred jin of bone and blood materials from advanced soul beasts, earth marrow jade mushrooms over a hundred years old..."
"Cash in standard Gold Soul Coins: five million six hundred and thirty thousand... assorted crystal cards with a total face value of twenty-four million four hundred and ninety thousand..."
"That concludes the public accounts."
With each item read aloud, the breathing of those in the hall grew a little hotter.
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