The members of Reach the Summit filed in under Zi Yun's direction.
With someone taking the lead, some of those interested in Heavenly Edge Ore were immediately tempted. Before long, several chose to pay and enter.
"The mine cave looks rich in resources. I only spent a short while inside and found two pieces of Heavenly Edge Ore.
"But to ensure everyone gets enough, entry is limited to two hundred and fifty people this time. Move fast or miss out!" Tang Yan began stoking their anxiety.
Sure enough, everyone immediately felt a sense of urgency.
Those who wanted to gather materials to forge divine weapons paid the entrance fee one after another.
Before long, the number reached his target.
"Anyone else? I'll wait another ten breaths, then close it if nobody enters!" Tang Yan continued drumming up business.
Time waited for no one. Some who had been wavering finally steeled themselves, paid, and entered.
After letting another fifty people in this way, Tang Yan stopped waiting and turned to enter the mine cave himself.
Inside the mine cave, everyone except Zi Yun had their brows tightly furrowed.
Only after entering did they discover that the ore was not lying around for the picking. They had to chisel into the rock walls to mine it.
The only tools they had were weapons. Those were fine for killing, but rather ill-suited to mining.
"Brother, we can't mine like this. Why didn't you give us a heads-up?" a Blue-Robed Young Man complained unhappily.
"Exactly! Refund our money!" With someone taking the lead, the others joined the uproar.
"No swindling, no deception, fair dealing for young and old. You entered voluntarily, so what's this talk of refunds?" Tang Yan rejected their demands outright.
"You can't expect us to dig with our bare hands, can