Chapter 1768 - 1771: Call Me Dad
After listening to his cheap master’s vague explanation, Lu Xiaobu ultimately chose the normal approach.
After all, although he’s not a good person, and could intentionally let the demon beasts of the Ten Thousand Mountain Range out, he wouldn’t mind saving a couple of people given the chance.
The advisory group returned.
However, soon after, news from the Blood Continent came through.
This time it was good news.
They developed a mineral detector!
This detector can detect the distribution of various underground minerals, including even spirit stone ore veins.
This made Lu Xiaobu overjoyed. You must know that surface spirit stone ore veins are easy to detect, but deep spirit stone ore veins couldn’t be detected due to obstruction from various minerals.
Originally, cultivators here could only rely on luck as they had no means to detect them.
Now it’s better, with the introduction of this mineral detector, deep spirit stone ore veins can finally be detected!
Hence, Hu Nanshan, who possesses Earth Element Divine Powers, led the exploration team and set off to explore the ore veins of Southwest Huludao.
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About three hundred miles outside Hengqin City.
Hu Nanshan led the exploration team that halted here.
They carefully placed the massive object they were carrying on the ground.
"Whew!"
A cultivator named Wang Jiuhai, at the Golden Core Stage, let out a sigh as he looked at the mineral detector, feeling somewhat speechless: "This crappy thing is so big and has to be handled gently, it’s really a pain!"
Hu Nanshan ignored him, simply waving his hand to signal the start of operation.
Seeing Hu Nanshan not responding to him, Wang Jiuhai once again grinned and approached: "Nanshan City Lord, Nanshan City Lord, can this thing really detect spirit stone ore veins?"
As he spoke, his face was full of disbelief.
Spirit stone ore veins, they’re something they’ve only heard about, never seen.
Now someone is telling them that this iron lump, which has to be handled gently, can detect spirit stone ore veins, really leaving him skeptical.
"Lord Lu said it could."
Hu Nanshan didn’t say much more.
This meant, Lu Xiaobu said it could, whether he believes it or not is another matter.
It’s not surprising, their exploration team has been running for a whole day, from Gourd Waist all the way here, but they’ve found nothing.
While physically they’re not tired, mentally they are vexed!
They’re all cultivators, yet constantly doing these odd jobs.
If he had any choice, he would have caused a scene already!
"Tch."
Wang Jiuhai muttered under his breath at these words but didn’t dare say much more.
To be honest, they had grievances.
They were just afraid to voice them.
Higher cultivation level makes lower cultivation levels do things they accept, it’s a common rule in the Cultivation World.
But the problem is, they’re doing non-human tasks!
Either brute force or playing petty followers.
The main issue is those instructing them are all lower cultivation folks, making their unwillingness palpable.
Take this exploration team, for example, supposedly led by Nanshan City Lord, but commands come from some guy named Xiao Qi.
A chap just entering Golden Core Stage, whom even he can’t beat, is commanding this and that, rumor has it he’s some so-called researcher.
Damn!
Just as he thought of this, he sees that expressionless Xiao Qi walking towards them.
Xiao Qi: "Get to work."
His voice was calm and emotionless, devoid of any emotional fluctuations.
"Take a break!"
Wang Jiuhai’s tone was full of impatience!
"Cultivators, are they really that tired?" Xiao Qi frowned.
"You!" Wang Jiuhai was momentarily speechless, then a surge of anger rose: "You guys are like machines, working twenty-four hours non-stop, unlike us!"
That’s one thing enraging him.
As cultivators, honestly, they’re rarely aware of the concept of time.
But then these folks, from top to bottom, are a bunch not knowing how to rest.
If they don’t rest fine, but they’d drag them with no rest, that’s infuriating!
"Get to work! Once the spirit stone ore is found, you rest!" Xiao Qi shook his head and said.
These folks are really lazy.
Ask people from the Heavenly Dynasty, they used to work overtime daily when rest was needed, now there’s no need for rest, why bother resting?
"Finding spirit stone ore? In your dreams!" Wang Jiuhai retaliated under his breath: "With this iron lump? Find it and I’ll call you dad!"
Though he cursed, he didn’t dare resist, went on tweaking the iron lump as required.
Xiao Qi shook his head, saying nothing more.
Soon, he started the operation inside the mineral detector.
Time is slipping away, people are waiting impatiently.
Suddenly.
"There’s a reaction! There’s a reaction!" Xiao Qi shouted excitedly.
Then, he rushed to Hu Nanshan: "Nanshan City Lord, quick, dig according to my instructions!"
"Okay!" Hu Nanshan too frowned.
As mentioned before, he also couldn’t believe this iron lump could locate the spirit stone ore.
But he had no choice and had to comply.
Hu Nanshan began digging, and the other cultivators did not dare idle, they helped from the sidelines.
Xiao Qi commanded everyone’s position and depth from inside the detector.
Wang Jiuhai, deep in the pit, continued grumbling: "Digging for spirit stone ore? Digging for nothing! These folks are just tormenting us!"
"Really don’t know where these folks came from, damn it, if not for Lord Lu, I’d definitely beat him up!"
"I’d stick to the word, if it’s found, I’ll call him dad!"
Wang Jiuhai continued cursing, and those around listened without rebuttal.
Some even wanted to chime in, but didn’t have Wang Jiuhai’s courage.
However, Wang Jiuhai’s grumbling did ease them quite a bit, making their hands move quicker.
Deeper and deeper they went.
People grew increasingly impatient.
And just then.
"Everyone shut up!"
Hu Nanshan suddenly became alert, as if he sensed something.
Being an Earth Element Divine Power cultivator, despite also just in the Golden Core Stage, his intuition here was far sharper than those fools around!
"What happened, Nanshan City Lord?"
Wang Jiuhai was puzzled.
But Hu Nanshan didn’t answer him, cautiously continuing to dig, even resorted to using divine skills.
In his heart rose a thought hard to believe.
Could it... really be!
Under everyone’s puzzled eyes, Hu Nanshan, like a giant gopher, flipped all surrounding dirt and stones!
Then!
"Swish!"
A piece of spirit stone, shimmering as if emitting golden light appeared before them.
Everyone was stunned, drooling over those spirit stones!
Damn! Actually found it!
Only Wang Jiuhai stood there dazed, muttering: "Dad!"