Clearing New Land Really Is the Way to Go, Resources Are Everywhere (Continued)
Shen Xing nodded, quickly jumped off Onyxia's back, and looked at the mine behind Gorehowl.
The cave entrance was only about a meter wide, and the inside was completely dark, except for some glittering black metal that could be faintly seen on the stone walls at the edges.
"It really is Black Gold Mine. Let me see your reserves."
Shen Xing muttered to himself, then focused his gaze.
[Black Gold Mine]
[Medium]
[Current Status: Capable]
[Ore reserves: Black Gold 76,325 (units), Mithril 34,123 (grams)]
(Note: The mined raw metal ore needs to be refined into metal through a smelter.)
"It's actually a medium-sized Black Gold Mine, and it contains over thirty kilograms of Mithril!"
"Good heavens, in terms of value alone, it's even comparable to that large Soul Stone Mine."
"As expected of a newly discovered map, the rewards are really high."
Shen Xing thought excitedly, and at the same time secretly made up his mind that he must bring Xia Wanyin next time.
The plain across the Blackwater River is vast and appears to be untouched by other players, with extremely rich resource reserves.
If they could capture all the resource points and mineral veins on this plain, they could definitely eat their fill.
Of course, the prerequisite is to find a way to cross the river...
"Sigh, it feels like you know there's a beautiful, delicate young woman in the next room waiting for you to 'pick' her, but you damn well don't have the key."
Shen Xing sighed, and then, as usual, occupied the mine.
Then, he glanced at the time again.
Less than four hours have passed since they landed, so there's still plenty of time.
So he led his generals to search the surrounding area again.
But less than half an hour later, news came from Leina's side as well.
"My lord, I have made a new discovery."
"In a forest, I found an underground passage. It was very deep and full of strange plants."
"I've gone almost a kilometer deeper, but I still haven't reached the end of the passage. I suspect there might be an even larger space hidden below."
She finished her report in one breath.
After listening, Shen Xing murmured, repeating, "A very deep underground passage, with many strange plants inside..."
Then he asked, "Besides that, is there anything special about it?"
"Yes," Leina replied. "Deep inside the passage, I saw a bright light and sensed a powerful aura."
"However, I did not enter without permission; I came out to inform you immediately."
Shen Xing's eyes lit up with satisfaction. "You did the right thing. Wait for me there, I'll bring some men over to investigate."
"Yes, I will always wait for you." Leina's magnetic voice rang in my ears.
Shen Xing put away the communication crystal, led everyone to Onyxia's broad dragon back, and then took flight.
The massive Shadow Dragon sped off at incredible speed.
Soon, the group arrived near the location Leina had described.
Looking down, a barren forest appeared, with the dark branches of the trees twisted together, resembling charred human arms.
And what's even stranger is...
Before their arrival, the twisted branches were still slowly undulating, and the forest was filled with all sorts of dreamlike murmurs, as if many creatures were conversing within it.
As they approached, the entire forest fell silent instantly, and the sounds of conversation ceased.
It's as if they're disguising themselves as Common trees, waiting for their prey to approach.
Shen Xing narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Heh, another one of these underworld monsters?"
He ignored her, keeping Onyxia flying low as she sped past the tops of the twisted, strange trees.
As if stimulated by something, they all woke up and waved their twisted branches.
Like a group of menacing monsters, they tried to drag everyone down from the air.
But Shen Xing and his group simply ignored it.
They were just a group of first or second-tier Corrupted Tree Spirit; they posed no threat whatsoever.
Soon, they arrived at the central area of the forest.
There is a clearing in the woods here.
All around were rows of strange, dark trees lying haphazardly, their branches drooping limply to the ground, like men who had just had an orgasm.
In the center of this pile of dark, strange tree corpses, a red figure stood silently.
She held a staff, her feathered robe fluttering gently, sparks flying.
He exuded an aloof and unconventional aura, completely out of place with the dark and eerie atmosphere around him.
When Shen Xing and his group landed in this open space.
Leina rushed forward immediately, grasping Shen Xing's hands with both of hers, her eyes burning with intense passion.
"My lord, I've finally met you..." She slowly tightened her grip, tears welling in her eyes.
We've only been apart for a few hours, but it's acting like we've been apart for months.
The other generals seemed to have gotten used to it and tacitly shifted their gaze to the side.
"Ahem..." Shen Xing coughed awkwardly and asked, "Leina, let's get down to business first. Where is that cave you found?"
Leina recovered and said softly, "It's over here, my dear lord, I'll take you there."
As she spoke, she skillfully pushed the wheelchair towards the forest next to the clearing.
As they approached the Corrupted Tree Spirit, everyone instinctively raised their weapons.
Strangely, these pitch-black, strange trees seemed to be dead, showing no reaction whatsoever.
Shen Xing even saw closed faces on the dark tree trunks, as if they were asleep.
After they walked away, a faint sound of relief could be heard.
"We've arrived, my lord. The passage is right here."
Leina's magnetic voice rang out.
Shen Xing looked up and saw a deep cave entrance faintly visible beneath a dense thicket of black bushes.
If you don't look closely, you won't even notice it's there.
"This location is really well hidden."
Shen Xing was surprised that Leina had found this place and asked, "How did you find this place?"
"I discovered it by accident," Leina explained softly. "I saw a strange forest here and decided to come and investigate."
"Then those trees suddenly attacked me, and I felt that this might pose a threat to you, so I thought I'd clear them out first."
"As we cleared the path, we unknowingly ventured deep into the forest and stumbled upon this cave."
"Then I informed you."
Shen Xing nodded in realization, gazing at the deep cave entrance ahead, and pondered for a moment.
He quickly made a decision. "Let's go in and take a look."
"Mr. Fordring, go and clear the way ahead."
"The rest of you follow behind, with Gorehowl up the rear to guard against any dangers from behind."
"Yes, sir!"
The crowd responded in unison and quickly began to act according to their lord's instructions.
Fordring, holding the Blackscale Shield, took the lead and strode into the dark cave.
Leina pushed the wheelchair, following behind the Silver Knight alongside Shen Xing.
Gorehowl, holding a crimson greatsword, stood at the rear of the group, his eyes warily scanning the surroundings.
Onyxia then vanished into the shadows once more.
As the entire group entered the cave, the light suddenly dimmed, and the surroundings became pitch black.
"Call..."
The level 10 lantern was lit, and the orange flame instantly illuminated the entire cave.
Shen Xing leaned back in his wheelchair, holding a lantern in one hand while observing the surrounding terrain.
This place looks like an abandoned mine shaft, with traces of human excavation and some digging tools such as pickaxes and mine carts scattered on the ground.
However, it appears to have been abandoned for many years.
The pickaxes were rusted, and the wooden handles were even rotten.
Lord Shen habitually unleashed his mental power, collecting all the tools into his backpack.
Then he threw those tools out again...
He discovered that the pickaxes were so rotten that they would crumble into dust at the slightest touch.
Even if you take it back to smelt, you won't be able to recover much iron, and it'll just be a waste of effort.
"Tap tap... tap tap..."
The mine was quiet, with only the occasional sound of footsteps.
Moreover, the further you go in, the more you can feel a cold and damp atmosphere, as if it leads all the way to the underground.
Just as Leina said, the cave is very deep.
They went more than 500 meters deeper, but still hadn't reached the end.
There were no signs of excavation here, but some strange plants had appeared.
There was fuzzy, dark green moss, grayish-white mycelium, and deep purple lichen...
Shen Xing also discovered some moss emitting a blue light on several stone walls, flickering in the darkness.
Moss, lichen, mycelium... it turns out there are normal plants in this world too.
"However, they don't live on the ground; instead, they hide hundreds of meters underground."
Shen Xing nodded in realization.
They had been in the Land of Mist for months and had hardly encountered any normal plants.