Chapter 177: Too Brave
"Unfair! It's unfair, elder! It's unfair, master!"
"We were wronged!"
A group of people had just been driven onto the deck, and they all cried out for injustice when they saw this.
Taoist Qingfeng was so angry that he almost laughed.
"Shut their mouths and bring them all here! Interrogate them separately!"
It has been many years since the sect has seen such a person who embezzles money for himself. It seems that she is too kind.
The law enforcement team member remained silent, picked up the person and jumped lightly onto the floating platform.
The back door of the White Tower was wide open, and people filed in. They detained the people in an orderly manner and began interrogating them overnight.
At the same time, Wei Wenxin got off the warship and saw his uncle waiting for him.
A message was sent back earlier saying that a large amount of theft of black iron essence had occurred in Huoyan Mountain, and the person in charge was suspected to be involved. The sect immediately took action and quietly arrested the person.
Now it's time to look at the evidence.
If he had wrongly accused someone, even if it was just a group of outer sect servants, Wei Wenxin would be severely punished.
The two men flew on their swords, one after the other, down the Cliff of Repentance and headed west.
With the emergence of self-mining machines, even though the sect intends to reduce mining volume, this year's various types of minerals have reached twice that of the same period in previous years, so that the original warehouses are not enough, and they can only continue to expand two mountains to the west.
Wei Wenxin will go there soon to take out the mined black iron ore and black iron concentrate and have them inspected by the elders.
On the way, they met Uncle Qing Yan and several other uncles and aunts who had come to join them. They all had calm faces, but their movements were extremely swift, and it was obvious that they were not as calm as they appeared to be.
This feeling of holding back is quite thrilling.
Wei Wenxin took a deep breath, accelerated, and went to the front.
Then everyone followed suit, trying to be the first.
The desire to win among sword cultivators really permeates every aspect of their lives.
Although Wei Wenxin's cultivation level was lower than theirs, his speed was not slow.
Seeing that his two uncles were holding their breath until their faces turned red, but they still couldn't keep up with him, Wei Wenxin pretended to be exhausted and naturally fell behind.
The two uncles knew what was going on and were very touched. They also made up their minds to improve their speed in the future.
When the group arrived at the warehouse, everything was already prepared.
The ore must be refined to obtain the corresponding metal.
Because of their large size and the amount of dust they produce, warehouses for low- and medium-level ores are all open-air.
The ground was compacted, a fence was built, and then a protective array was set up along the fence. Piles of ore were piled inside like small hills.
High-level ores, such as spirit stone ores, are placed in storage bags or even storage rings. There are also separate treasure houses for their storage, and the storage and retrieval procedures are much stricter.
Black iron is a low-level material and is the main material for the magic weapons of disciples in the Qi Refining Stage. Black iron essence is only an intermediate material and is not rare, so only an empty fenced warehouse was moved out here.
"Brother Wei, please take out the ore!"
Wei Wenxin followed the rules and swore an oath: "I, Wei Wenxin, the 683rd generation chief disciple of the Wanjian Sect, swear by the Tao that all the black iron ore and black iron concentrates excavated from the Huoyan Mountain Black Iron Mine by me are here. I have not kept a single bit! And the mine has been completely excavated, without any omissions!"
After saying that, he poured the things out.
The silvery-white black iron essence looked like flowing water under the moonlight, splashing all over the ground.
Taoist Master Mingying was in charge of the sect's treasury. Upon learning that such a big thing had happened, he rushed over overnight.
Seeing this, he immediately stopped.
"Go, get some stock buckets."
The ores dug by ordinary people are of different sizes and shapes, and can easily be piled up into mountains.
What Wei Wenxin dug back were mineral particles of uniform size, which could be put directly into the smelting furnace when smelting was carried out.
Soon someone went to the smelting room and brought back the material barrel.
"Wen Xin, you are great. You have helped us a lot. Now that it is processed like this, we can take it to the smelting workshop and process it directly."
Wei Wenxin smiled embarrassedly: "I just think it is more convenient to measure this way."
There will be many gaps between large ores, so it is not very convenient to measure the volume. So they are put into the preparation barrel, one of which can hold 100 tons. Even a three-year-old child can count the exact amount.
The material buckets were taken out one after another, and Wei Wenxin filled them one by one.
This is a large-scale black iron mine. The associated black iron concentrate accounts for 15% of the black iron ore. The 100-ton preparation barrels are only filled with more than 500 barrels, which are piled up in a corner of the warehouse in a small pile.
The elders' expressions changed immediately.
"Who was responsible for the exploration of this mine back then?"
The most senior Taoist Mingying spoke up, and the others remained silent as they did not know the situation. Wei Wen thought to himself, "When Master Minglu led the team to explore, I heard there was underground fire there, and I was very curious, so I pestered him to take me with him."
Taoist Master Minglu has a strong talent for treasure hunting. Most of the sect’s large spiritual mines, even super-large spiritual mines, were chosen after his exploration.
Wei Wenxin also went to help when exploring the Huoyan Mountain.
It was precisely because she already knew the amount of black iron concentrate reserves here that she informed the sect immediately.
As he spoke, Wei Wenxin poured out the black iron ore again.
There were simply too many of them, and the material buckets were not enough, so they could only reinforce the formation and pour them directly into the fence.
After she finished pouring, everyone got out of the fence and saw a gray-black sand hill standing in front of them.
The identification standards for large spiritual mines are different for different ores.
As for black iron ore alone, the reserves must exceed one million tons.
After exploration, it was found that the reserves of the Huoyan Mountain black iron mine are as high as million tons.
Seeing that she had taken out all the things, Taoist Mingying raised his hands, and all the ore was ten inches off the ground. After a moment, he got the accurate data.
"Just over million tons, including the amount that has been mined. Senior Brother Minglu's exploration skills are impeccable."
After the black iron ore was put down, a thick gray smoke rose from the protective array, and it took a long time for the atmosphere to return to calm.
Taoist Mingying hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "What was the estimated reserve of black iron essence at that time?"
Only after ruling out the possibility of exploration errors can we convict someone.
Wei Wenxin answered honestly: "Master Minglu said that this is a rich mine. The black iron essence is 15% of the black iron, and the output should be around 573,000 tons."
But only more than 50,000 tons were dug back.
Everyone is not stupid. Ninety percent of the black iron essence in the entire mine was stolen. This is no trivial matter.
As they were talking, Daoist Master Minglu rushed over after hearing about this.
He glanced at the ore in the warehouse and sighed, "This is really too bold."
Then he called Wei Wenxin as a matter of course: "A glimpse of the whole picture shows that if one place is not clean, then everywhere is not clean. Wenxin, come with me and take a tour of the sect's mines!"
Thinking that he was not good at fighting, he ordered the head of the sect: "Qingxuan, see if anyone is free and escort us out. The water is deep, don't let us get trapped."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this matter cannot be accomplished by just a few managers.
The rules of the Wanjian Sect are strict. It is okay to steal a little. As the water is too clear, there will be no fish. The sect is not so unkind.
If 90% of it is taken away at once, I'm afraid he won't want to live anymore.
Most of the sect's disciples come from major cities within its jurisdiction.
No one is born out of a crack in a stone, so it is understandable that one does not want to live. After all, the path to immortality is long, and there are always a few people who do not have the psychological quality to meet the standards and feel that they can't afford to live all day long.
But doing such a thing would implicate the whole family, and no one would be so desperate to do it.
As for those outsiders who dare to touch the assets of the Wanjian Sect, they will definitely not be easy to deal with.
This arrangement made by Master Minglu was a mature approach and no one objected.
"Senior Brother Qingxu has been free lately, so I'll ask him if he can come with us."
Wei Wenxin originally thought that this task was specially tailored for her by the elders of the sect to help her gain contribution points, but she didn't expect that such a big trouble was hidden behind the scenes.
She is not irresponsible.
Seeing that Master Uncle Minglu had already made arrangements, he couldn't help but sigh and nodded vigorously.
"Okay, Uncle Master, I'll go to the main peak and sort out the information. Can we set off at dawn?"
Minglu nodded.
Wei Wenxin was about to leave when he thought of the couple again. He immediately stopped everyone and told them what had happened.
"I suspect that the miner probably knows something. We might as well find him and ask him. Maybe we can save some trouble."
At that time, she didn't want to alert the enemy, so she just marked the person and let him go.
The gap in cultivation level is too huge, and it is impossible for the other party to escape.
What's more, the female cultivator probably had never seen any treasure before. She took her protective necklace and ran away without even saying hello.
She is not a generous person.
I waited for a long time for a message, which gave me very pertinent suggestions. After I made some changes, the writing became much smoother. But after I made the changes, the message disappeared. This is what is meant by "there is gain and loss".
(End of this chapter)
