“We’ve been mining, but the output these past two days has been disappointing, probably because the vein is almost depleted!” Liu Zhaodi said with a helpless expression. She gently poked Jiang Yuan’s chest with her finger and said, “But it’s okay, the Ji and Chen families still have some forging materials. I can buy them from them!”

"You just mentioned the Black Stone Vein. Could you tell me more about the specifics?" After hearing Liu Zhaodi say that her family's vein was facing depletion, Jiang Yuan realized that simply buying it wouldn't work, and they had to find another way.

"That's how it is. Originally, all three of our families owned mines. The Ji and Chen families occupied the Black Stone Mine in Ximen, while the Liu family occupied the Pingshan Mine in Nancheng. However, as you know, Ximen fell, and the Ji and Chen families had no choice but to gradually give up that mine!"

"Just a few days ago, the Ji and Chen families planned to rely on their own strength to return to Ximen to mine the Black Stone Mine, but with the arrival of the beast tide, they had no chance and had no choice but to completely abandon the Black Stone Mine!"

After introducing the Black Stone Mine, Liu Zhaodi added, "If we're talking about it, the Black Stone Mine is definitely the largest mine in the South City. Our family's Pingshan Mine can't compare to it at all!"

"Is mining difficult?" Jiang Yuan asked again.

“Mining isn’t troublesome. There are many Spirit Awakeners in the South City who are not good at fighting, so we can hire them to mine! Moreover, the Liu family has also trained several people who make a living from mining, which is enough to handle the mining work!” Liu Zhaodi did not find mining troublesome. In fact, with the growing strength of the human race, the work that used to require hundreds or thousands of people can now be done by just a few people. The difference in manpower and resources is not less than half.

"This is the exact location of the Blackstone vein!"

After saying that, Liu Zhaodi handed a map to Jiang Yuan.

"Then you can help me collect a batch of forging materials this morning, and I'll figure out the rest myself!"

Jiang Yuan made up his mind: he had to take control of this black stone vein.