C608 A Wise Old Man
C608 A Wise Old Man
Before transmigrating, Chu Zhongtian had dealt with different departments, different levels of people, and had dealt with them countless times. How could he not understand the purpose of the guards rubbing their hands just now? They were asking him for the toll.
Therefore, he pretended to take out thirty gold coins from the storage bag and handed them over with a charming smile on his face.
"Get lost!" The guard's face changed when he saw the gold coins Chu Zhongtian handed over to him were for ordinary people. At the same time, he stretched out his leg and intended to kick Chu Zhongtian away.
"Master, please show mercy!" When the guard's thigh was less than twenty centimeters away from Chu Zhongtian, he gritted his teeth and took out an Eighth Grade Low Rank Spirit Stone from his bosom. He begged with a crying voice.
"Master, my mother's brother has been in the mine for more than half a year. He has not returned home. My parents are worried that he has encountered an accident. That's why I came to visit him. This is the only spirit stone I've accumulated from hunting exotic beasts for more than a year. I hope you can let me in."
"Brat, why didn't you take it out earlier!" Seeing the Eighth Grade Low Rank Spirit Stone in Chu Zhongtian's hand, the guard snatched it and said with a smile.
After that, he made way for Chu Zhongtian and said, "Alright, you can go in!"
He did not question his name and origin, nor did he ask who he was looking for. He let him in now. Chu Zhongtian felt the guards of the ore mine. It wasn't as tight as he had imagined. There was a high possibility that the management of the ore mine was going to be... It wasn't as strict as he had imagined.
If he knew that the management of the ore mine was so lax, he wouldn't have needed to pretend to be a grandson to curry favor with the guards just now. He would have let this Monster Level genius disciple of Floating Cloud Sect, Young Patriarch of the Chu Family, suffer such humiliation.
However, since he had successfully entered the ore mine by pretending to be a grandson, regarding the guards who had humiliated him just now, Chu Zhongtian temporarily suppressed the rising killing intent in his heart. He planned to wait until the matter of the ore mine was over, and if he was able to meet him by chance... He would definitely take something from him.
Chu Zhongtian followed the path that the guards had cleared and entered the mine. After passing through a tunnel that was about six hundred meters long, Chu Zhongtian saw the potholes of the mine that had been dug out in front of him. Outside the holes that had been dug out, there were people coming in and out from time to time.
"Young man, are you a new miner, or are you looking for your family?" He saw Chu Zhongtian, who was standing by the mines and looking around. One. He looked like an old man in his 80s. He asked enthusiastically.
"Grandpa, I am here to find my family!" The longer he lived, the more he knew. The warmhearted old man in front of him. It was perfect for him to find out about the situation of the mineral vein. Therefore, Chu Zhongtian quickly changed his attitude. He replied respectfully.
"Oh, I'm here to find my family!" The longer he lived, the wider his horizons became. The old man looked at Chu Zhongtian with a smile that wasn't a smile.
Although Chu Zhongtian used his control to suppress his own cultivation, he forgot to change the decoration on his body. With his silk blue robe that was worth more than a thousand gold coins, the old man could tell that he was not an ordinary person with just a glance.
Therefore, the old man didn't believe that he was here to find his family. He was afraid that he was here for the secret of the mine just like those Divine Immortal experts he had seen not long ago.
According to the old man's cautious personality, he would never talk too much to outsiders. However, Chu Zhongtian's young and inexperienced appearance made him look like his grandson. After thinking for a while, he decided to persuade Chu Zhongtian.
"Young man, leave now. The ore mine is too dangerous. A child of your age shouldn't have gone inside!"
Seeing that the old man had already guessed his purpose, Chu Zhongtian didn't want to continue lying. He first looked around and found that no one had noticed this place. Chu Zhongtian took out two Bright Heart Fruits from his bag of holding and ate one himself. He handed one to the old man.
"Grandpa, this is a kind of fruit with a good taste. Have a taste!"
Although the Bright Heart Fruit was a Low Rank Ninth Grade spirit fruit, its function was only to improve a martial artist's physique. The energy contained within the spirit fruit was very gentle. Whether it was a martial artist with a high cultivation or an ordinary person, they could directly consume it.
Looking at the fruit handed by Chu Zhongtian, the old man was slightly stunned at first. But when he saw Chu Zhongtian eat one first, he immediately smiled and took it over, slowly savoring it bit by bit.
Regarding this, Chu Zhongtian was not in a hurry.
"Not bad, the taste of the fruit is very good!" As a Low Rank Ninth Grade Bright Heart Fruit, its size was similar to the yellow apricot from before he transmigrated. The old man ate the entire Bright Heart Fruit in three or four bites. It was refreshing and delicious. He couldn't help but praise it from the bottom of his heart.
Immediately following that, a wave of energy that could improve his constitution began to nourish his body. It made his originally aged face seem a few years younger.
"Young man, this is too wasteful!" Although he was only a miner digging a mountain to retrieve rocks, the old man was not an ordinary person. He was a Third Layer of the Qi Refining Period warrior, and he had a deep impression of the effects of the fruit.
At the same time, he secretly blamed himself. If he had known that the fruit he ate just now could improve a warrior's physique, he would have stayed. When it was time for a break, he would have gone home and given it to his talented grandson.
"Grandpa, I don't think it's a waste. I only want to know if I'm willing or not!" Chu Zhongtian could guess some of the old man's thoughts, so he smiled and advised him.
"Young man, after getting such a great benefit from you, I have nothing else to repay you. I can only tell you what I know."
The old man knew Chu Zhongtian's purpose of gifting a spirit fruit that could improve one's physique. Therefore, he didn't try to persuade Chu Zhongtian to leave. Instead, he told Chu Zhongtian everything he knew.
After listening to the old man's detailed explanation, Chu Zhongtian and Elder Huang in his mind had solemn expressions on their faces.
According to the old man, this spirit stone mine in front of him didn't only produce Level 10 and Ninth Grade Low Rank spirit stones. It also contained a lot of Eighth Grade Low Rank Spirit Stone, and even level 7 spirit stones.
Of course, the Eighth Grade Low Rank Spirit Stone and Seventh Grade Middle Rank Spirit Stone hadn't appeared for long.
From the time they discovered the first Eighth Grade Low Rank Spirit Stone until now, it had only been ten days. It was also because of the short period of time that the royal family of the Liang Country, who truly controlled the vein, didn't know that a higher grade spirit stone had appeared in the vein.