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Following Guo Xiong's gaze, what appeared in front of Duan Lingtian was a vast and boundless valley.
In the sky above the middle of the valley, there are floating islands in the sky. There are buildings standing on them. They are entangled in clouds and mist. They are far apart and cannot be seen clearly.
Looking down, you can see the busy people coming and going in the valley.
Every once in a while, you can see many people getting into some mines, and at the same time, many people come out of the mines.
After these people came out, they went to the same place.
"What we have in front of us is the punishment area of the First Mining Area. The people you see are all Sixiangtan disciples who made mistakes and were deported to serve here."
Guo Xiong said to Duan Lingtian at the right time: "In the penalty area, every disciple of the Four Symbols Temple has a specific task every day. Only after completing the task can they return to their respective residences to rest."
"Why do they come in and out so frequently? Have all those who came out completed their workload for today?"
Duan Lingtian asked curiously.
"How can it be!"
Guo Xiong shook his head, "Those who came out were all going to hand over the holy stones they had just mined. Because they didn't have a ring in their hands, they could only frequently deliver the holy stones they mined to designated locations until one day Only when they have mined enough can they rest.”
"You see, they are all carrying a basket, and they put all the holy stones they mined in it. This is also the rule of the penalty area. All the holy stones mined must be placed in the baskets issued by the penalty area."
Guo Xiong said again.
After hearing this, Duan Lingtian observed carefully and found out:
Those who came in and out all carried large baskets behind them.
If you look closely, you will see that the baskets behind people entering the mine are all empty.
As for those who came out, the baskets behind them were full, and they were all filled with holy stones.
As for why these Sixiangtan disciples serving in the penalty area did not accept the ordination, Duan Lingtian can also guess some reasons:
It must have been when they first arrived that the penalty area collected their Najies.
If the Najie is kept, wouldn't anyone be able to keep the holy stone secretly?
Although they can be asked to release their vows and recognize their master every time for inspection, it is unrealistic to do this every day.
It is the best choice to put away the wedding rings and use baskets together.
Whoosh!
Duan Lingtian and Guo Xiong walked forward for some distance. Not far in front of them, a figure quickly passed by. It was a middle-aged man wearing the exclusive clothing of the Bronze Flame Elder of the Zoroastrian Cult.
However, looking at the pattern on his robe, it can be seen that he is the Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar.
Duan Lingtian was not surprised by this.
On the way here, Guo Xiong also mentioned to him the composition of the elders in each mining area of Sixiangtan.
Except for Elder Jinyan and Elder Yinyan, who are elders of the Holy Land, the remaining elders Bronze Flame are from various altars in the Four Symbols Altar, including the Xuanwu Altar.
"Elder Guo Xiong!"
The Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar was recently on duty in charge of patrolling the southern area of the penalty area of the First Mining Area. As an elder of Xuanwu Altar, he naturally knew Guo Xiong.
When facing Guo Xiong, the Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar also showed a very humble attitude.
Even ordinary Yinyan elders in Xuanwu Altar should be treated with respect.
Not to mention the law enforcement elder of Xuanwu Altar in front of him!
"I remember your name was Peng Hua?"
Guo Xiong nodded towards the Bronze Flame Elder of Xuanwu Altar, and then asked uncertainly.
"I am Peng Hua. I didn't expect Elder Guo Xiong to still remember me."
Hearing Guo Xiong's words, Peng Hua was immediately flattered.
Guo Xiong, as the law enforcement elder, could freely enter and exit the various mining areas of Sixiangtan. Therefore, after Peng Hua recognized Guo Xiong, Guo Xiong and Duan Lingtian were not blocked.
"Could this young man be Duan Lingtian, the newly rising figure in our Xuanwu world?"
Looking at Duan Lingtian's leaving figures from a distance, Peng Hua suddenly shrank his pupils and stared at Duan Lingtian's back, as if he had encountered something shocking.
There was no way he wouldn't be surprised!
Although he is usually in the punishment area of the Sixiangtan No. 1 mining area, because Sixiangtan disciples who have made mistakes come to the punishment area every once in a while, he also knows a little about the things outside.
Among them, including the deeds about Duan Lingtian.
Three months ago, some stories about Duan Lingtian had been widely circulated in the Four Symbols Forum.
After all, he is a new disciple of the Xuanwu Altar who dares to fall out with Li An, the number one elder of the Xuanwu Altar.
Of course, what really made Duan Lingtian's reputation spread to the First Mining Area of Sixiangtan was because of the incident three months ago.
That time, Duan Lingtian killed two Suzakutan disciples, but was not executed. He was only punished to serve in the No. 1 Mining Area of Sixiangtan for ten years.
This incident can be said to have shocked the entire Sixiangtan, including the first mining area.
"Calculating the time today, it is indeed the day when Duan Lingtian came to serve in our first mining area. The young man next to Elder Guo Xiong should be that Duan Lingtian."
Soon, Peng Hua confirmed it.
"However, why on earth does he, a mere ordinary disciple with a yellow spiritual root, get the protection of Elder Guo Xiong and even the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall?"
Peng Hua was puzzled by this.
The news that Wei He, the elder of the Holy Land Bronze Flame, went to the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall to accuse Guo Xiong, the elder of the Xuanwu Altar Law Enforcement Hall, of using public affairs for personal gain also spread to the first mining area.
In fact, the First Mining District also received news of the results of the investigation by the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall and even the execution of Wei He three days ago.
Because of this, everyone realized that not only Guo Xiong was protecting Duan Lingtian, but even the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall was also protecting Duan Lingtian!
Regarding what happened at the Suzaku Altar three months ago, there were quite a few people who were truly aware of it. They also knew that Duan Lingtian would die if normal procedures were followed!
But Duan Lingtian did not die and was protected by the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall!
This has to make people think a lot.
However, no one connected the protection Duan Lingtian received with Duan Lingtian's talent.
The reason for this situation is also because the news that Duan Lingtian has a yellow spiritual root has spread long ago, which has led everyone to preconceptions that Duan Lingtian's talent is average.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have to break their heads because they wouldn't be able to figure out how Duan Lingtian obtained the protection of the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall.
On the other side, Duan Lingtian, led by Guo Xiong, came to the registration area for newcomers in the penalty area of the first mining area.
After bringing Duan Lingtian to the place, Guo Xiong said hello to Duan Lingtian and left again.
Sending Duan Lingtian here also means that his mission is completed.
The person in charge of registering new members is an elder from the Zhuque Altar, Bronze Flame.
After learning that the registered person was Duan Lingtian, the Bronze Flame Elder of Suzaku Altar couldn't help but trembled, and looked at Duan Lingtian with a bit more fear.
He was also quite polite in his words, and did not hate Duan Lingtian because Duan Lingtian killed two of their Suzaku Altar disciples three months ago.
In his eyes, Duan Lingtian is very mysterious and seems to have a good background. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to get the protection of the Holy Land Law Enforcement Hall with his talent of having a yellow spiritual root.
"Duan Lingtian, according to the rules of our penalty area, of course, your Najie needs to be handed in, but there is no need to cancel the title! When the ten years are up and you leave, your Najia will be returned to you."
Elder Zhuque Altar Bronze Flame said to Duan Lingtian in a friendly manner.
At the same time, he took out a large basket and several pieces of exclusive clothing and handed them into Duan Lingtian's hands.
"This basket is used to store the holy stones when you mine them. According to the rules of our penalty area, all the holy stones mined must be placed in the basket and handed over. The holy stones outside the basket will not be counted. Included in the daily workload.”
Elder Zhuque Altar Bronze Flame patiently explained to Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian nodded. He had already learned this from Elder Guo Xiong before, so he was not surprised.
"However, this basket seems to be a lot bigger than the baskets most people carry! Among the Sixiangtan disciples I saw on my way here just now who are serving in the penalty area, few of them carry such a big basket!"
Looking at the basket in his hand, Duan Lingtian thought to himself.
Duan Lingtian now does not know that in the penalty area, baskets are generally divided into two types:
One of them is an ordinary basket, which is also the basket that most of the disciples of Sixiangtan he just saw carrying.
The other type is the extra-large basket in his hand. Looking at the entire penalty area, there are no more than a hundred such baskets, which is twice the volume of ordinary baskets!
In other words, disciples of Sixiangtan who have this extra-large basket can save half the distance when handing over the holy stone.
The number of holy stones transported back and forth with this extra-large basket is equivalent to the number of holy stones transported back and forth with an ordinary basket twice.
Because of this, in the penalty area of the First Mining Area of Sixiangtan, extra-large baskets are also very popular items. If you don't have enough strength, you may not be able to keep it.
This is also one of the tests of Zoroastrianism's Four Symbols Altar for the disciples in the penalty area.
Only the strong are qualified to own extra-large baskets!
Generally, when disciples of Sixiangtan register here, whether they can get extra-large baskets depends on their luck, because extra-large baskets are only distributed every once in a while.
In addition, the extra-large baskets in the penalty area are often taken back when the Sixiangtan disciples who have completed their service leave.
Therefore, the number of extra-large baskets in the penalty area has always been limited to eighty or ninety.
But there are thousands of Sixiangtan disciples in the penalty area!
From this we can see how precious extra large baskets are! To be continued. ,, your support is my biggest motivation.
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