When Yin Gui King raised the subject of a "Top-Grade Blood Crystal Ore Vein" at the Chaos Star Assembly, the entire gathering instantly stirred.
Gu Chenfeng was somewhat astonished as well.
"Xiaohe, what's the story with that top-grade blood crystal mine?" He habitually lowered his voice to ask Yin Xiaohe.
She replied through divine sense transmission.
"A year ago, several members of the Gnome Clan discovered a Top-Grade Blood Crystal Ore Vein of extremely high quality and astonishing size, deep beneath a stretch of desolate mountains in the eastern Chaos Star Domain.
"Its value even exceeded that of the blood crystal veins occupied by the three royal cities.
"Knowing they lacked the ability to mine it themselves, those gnomes became blinded by greed and sold the vein to all three royal cities at once, hoping to 'eat the same fish three times.'
"The Three Great Royal Cities paid them and located the vein. All three believed they had bought it."
"They fought fiercely, but none managed to secure it.
"Now all three sides have stationed people near the vein and reached a stalemate."
Gu Chenfeng was dumbfounded.
"Those gnomes had some nerve. They even dared to play the three royal cities."
Yin Xiaohe sneered. "They originally tried to flee to Heavenly Saint City, but the Three Great Royal Cities captured them along the way.
"Not only did they cough everything back up with interest, but our three sides now keep them captive and have sent them into the Misty Deep Forest to prospect for new veins for us."
"Uh... you're even more ruthless."
At this point, Gu Chenfeng inwardly grew wary.
He had long suspected that Yin Gui King would not give up probing so easily, and that the assembly would probably not end so simply.
Now, sure enough, another