Walk through the bamboo forest.
Qiu Fei came to this large area of houses. Although most of the houses were bamboo houses, there were still one or two brick and stone structures mixed in among them.
Qiu Fei saw that there was a bamboo sign hanging on the door of all the houses with the words A, B, C, D, etc. on it. There were people working in every room.
Qiu Fei felt strange, wasn't Gu Xuan Sect a sect that focused on cultivation? Why do these people look like workers?
Along the way, Qiu Fei made a new discovery. The bamboo signs hanging at the door of the house no longer contained the words A, B, etc., but directly turned into numbers.
These numbers range from thirteen to one hundred. There are people busy in every room, and there is no time to pay attention to the newcomer Qiu Fei.
Qiu Fei walked all the way and when he came to the house built with masonry structure, he finally saw a bamboo sign with "Deputy Boss".
The door was open, and two strong men were sitting inside. At this moment, they were chatting without a word.
One of them has a dark face, is calm and powerful, and is quite imposing, while the other has a white face and no beard, and looks very elegant.
Qiu Fei knocked on the door.
The two of them turned their heads to look at Qiu Fei. In an instant, a powerful aura erupted from both of them.
What a powerful pressure!
Qiu Fei's heart trembled, and he quickly shook the report letter in his hand, "Disciple... a newcomer who has just been assigned to the mining workshop..."
As soon as he finished speaking, these two powerful auras disappeared immediately.
The strong man with a dark face stood up with a smile on his face, "So you are a newcomer, welcome!"
With that said, he stepped forward to take the report letter from Qiu Fei's hand, glanced at it casually, and looked disappointed when he saw the information on it clearly.
"This realm is a bit low!"
As he spoke, he handed the reporting letter to another person, with a look of hesitation on his face.
The fair-faced and elegant man took it, glanced at it, and nodded silently.
"The Mining Workshop is short of manpower."
This person put down the report letter and looked up at Qiu Fei, "Qiu Fei, your level is a bit low. You have just turned sixteen, right? Can you bear this hardship?"
"To report back to my seniors, I am not afraid of hardship."
Qiu Fei answered firmly.
But I thought in my heart, we workers are not afraid of hardship and hardship, but we are afraid of poverty.
The fair-faced and elegant man nodded, very satisfied with Qiu Fei's answer.
Then, he pointed to the wall behind him and said to Qiu Fei: "You are a newcomer and according to regulations you cannot be sent to new mining areas.
You can choose any of these mining areas from thirteen to fifty, and then I will send someone to take you there. "
Qiu Fei looked at the wall behind him. There was a hand-painted color picture posted on it. It was the overall mining map of the mining workshop.
In the mining map, the mining workshop is located in the center, and around it, there are many small red dots densely distributed.
These small red dots are clearly marked with numbers. The further outward they expand, the sparser the distribution of the red dots becomes, and the larger the values marked on them become.
Among them, the largest value has reached one hundred and fifty-six.
"Reply to the boss."
Qiu Fei looked puzzled and said cautiously: "This... arbitrary mineral selection area is not very clear to the disciples. Can you explain it to me?"
The elegant man chuckled and said: "These dozens of mining areas from Nos. 13 to 50 are old mining areas, and the main minerals in them have been mined, but there are still surpluses.
I let you choose because you are a newcomer and there is a process of adaptation when you first arrive.
Another reason is that these old mining areas are safer and less dangerous, making them more suitable for new disciples. "
After Qiu Fei listened, his eyes stayed on the distribution map of the mining workshop for a long time.
Finally, he pointed at the little red dot marked No. 18 and said: "Disciple... just choose mining area No. 18."
The elegant man and the dark-faced man looked at each other, with a complex look in their eyes.
"are you sure?"
The elegant man asked.
Qiu Fei nodded resolutely, "Report to the deputy boss, I'm sure."
The swarthy man said: "The captain of the 18th District, Zhong Mouchun, happens to be at the Fangbu. I will call him over right now."
With that said, the man took out a talisman from his arms and said to it: "Captain Zhong, come to the mining workshop."
After that, he threw the talisman into the air.
I saw a bright white light flashing in the void, and the talisman disappeared.
soon.
A rough voice came from outside the door, "Deputy Boss Huang, Lao Zhong, I am just about to go back to the mining area. You are urging me. What's the urgent matter?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall, thick body appeared in the sight of the three people.
He stood at the door of the room, like a giant tower. The entire door was blocked by him, and the light in the room was much dimmed.
Although he is tall and stocky, his face is very childish, and he cannot be more than thirty years old.
"Captain Zhong is still so impatient."
The dark-faced deputy boss Huang cheerfully greeted Zhong Mouchun into the house, pointed at Qiu Fei and said: "Qiu Fei, new disciple, go to your 18th mining area."
"Newcomer?"
Zhong Mouchun looked at Qiu Fei with an indifferent expression.
Qiu Fei quickly stepped forward and saluted, "New disciple Qiu Fei has met Captain Zhong."
Zhong Mouchun spoke very directly, "Since you have chosen my mining area, then come with me, as long as you don't regret it.
I just received a report that another murder occurred in the mining area. Damn it! This is the second time this month. "
As he said that, he waved to the two deputy bosses, "Two senior brothers, let's go!"
Qiu Fei was slightly dazed. Is there anything so dangerous in the mining workshop?
Huanglong Wasteland.
Where Mining Area No. 18 is located, there is wasteland and Gobi for thousands of miles.
The climate here is dry, the vegetation is sparse, and as far as the eye can see is a gray-yellow wasteland, which is in sharp contrast to the leafy and densely forested mountains and forests in the distance.
Huanglong Wasteland is more than five hundred miles away from the mining workshop and is located in its northwest.
Qiu Fei and Zhong Mouchun arrived here after an hour's flight on the cranes fed by the spirit feeding workshop.
The crane landed smoothly on the open space in front of a row of houses, and the powerful impact of its wings splashed up dust and sand all over the sky.
"The captain is back!"
In the dust, someone shouted.
With a "hoo!", a dozen strong men immediately ran out of the rows of houses and surrounded Zhong Mouchun and Qiu Fei who had just jumped off the crane.
"Captain, you are finally back!"
Everyone shouted and gathered around Zhong Mouchun.
Qiu Fei was ignored and pushed aside.
A man squeezed in front of Zhong Mouchun and cried, "Captain, Xiao Liuzi is dead. He was gone within an hour of going down to the mine.
Now, the brothers and sisters in the mining area are in panic, hoping that you will come back soon and kill that monster. "
"Can you find the monster's lair?"
Zhong Mouchun asked.
Someone replied: "Captain, we don't even know what the monster looks like, so where can we find its lair?"
"Where is Xiao Liuzi's body?"
Zhong Mouchun asked again.
"Still in Mine No. 35."
A strong man replied: "I have sent several junior brothers to protect the scene and not allow others to get close to facilitate the captain's inspection."
"Then go and have a look."
Zhong Mouchun said and walked forward.
Thinking of something, he suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on Qiu Fei who was outside the crowd, "Liu Xi, please make arrangements for this newcomer."
Someone in the crowd responded: "Yes! Captain."
As Zhong Mouchun and others left, Linghe sent the two to their destination and then left on his own. Only Qiu Fei and a short, fat middle-aged man were left at the scene.
This person must be the Liu Xi mentioned by Zhong Mouchun.
Qiu Fei took a step forward and saluted Liu Xi, "Disciple Qiu Fei, I have met Senior Brother Liu."
Liu Xi had a smile on his fat face and waved his fat hand, "We are all brothers in the same discipline, so there is no need to be so polite."
As he spoke, Liu Xi pointed to a barren mountain not far away, "From now on, you will live there."
Qiu Fei raised his eyes and saw that there were countless caves of different sizes dug densely on the barren mountain.
His heart sank, Qiu Fei had a bad feeling.
Unexpectedly, the living environment in Mining Fang was so bad, which completely overturned his inherent view of ancient Xuanmen.
"Give me the nameplate."
Liu Xi reached out to Qiu Fei.
Qiu Fei handed his nameplate to the other party as instructed, feeling a sigh of relief in his heart.
He had thought about the hardships faced by the outer disciples and was fully mentally prepared. Unexpectedly, he still thought highly of the Ancient Xuan Sect.
Who would have thought that in the eyes of outsiders, the ancient Xuanmen, which was so glamorous, powerful, and highly respected, was actually supported by thousands of outer disciples who were as humble as ants.
"Cave No. 132."
After Liu Xi worked on the nameplate, he returned it to Qiu Fei, "This cave was vacated not long ago. It is located high up, has good light, and has strong spiritual energy.
This is an above-average cave, and meditating at night is very effective. You are a newcomer, so I will take advantage of you. "
Qiu Fei took the nameplate and looked at it. Sure enough, it clearly showed the number of the cave where he would live.
After thinking about it, Qiu Fei asked: "Senior Brother Liu, why don't other senior brothers stay in such a good cave?"
Liu Xi looked at Qiu Fei expressionlessly, "The former owner of the cave just died suddenly, and all the brothers who know the inside story think it's bad luck!"
I see!
Qiu Fei felt relieved and said no more.
"This is a mining hoe."
Liu Xi took out a sharp-nosed mining hoe from his storage bag and handed it to Qiu Fei, "Your mine is also No. 132. You can go mining tomorrow."
As he spoke, he pointed to the wasteland further away, "Twenty miles ahead, there is the mining area.
The Mining Workshop does not have high requirements for newcomers. It is enough to hand in ten ores every month. Once you have completed the task, you can arrange the rest of your time freely.
Of course, if you fail to complete the task, you will be punished accordingly. The task for the next month will be doubled, and the sect points will be deducted.
So, newcomers, for the sake of your own future, don’t be lazy. "
After Liu Xi finished speaking, he ignored Qiu Fei, moved his short and fat body, and left in relief.
Qiu Fei strolled to the barren mountain.
The barren mountain is only fifty feet high, but four or five miles long. It is entirely made of hard loess with no vegetation on it.
There are criss-crossing trails up and down the mountain, and many caves are dug into the mountain beside these trails.
The number of caves is far beyond Qiu Fei's imagination, and there are thousands of them densely packed.
In other words, there are thousands of miners in the Shiba Mining Area alone. They work hard to mine ore for Gu Xuan Sect and earn a small amount of sect points.
