Although she didn't know what they wanted to do on the ice field, she heard it was very cold there, and Hu Ting was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it. She hesitated along the way, but dared not fall behind.
As for the six people who congratulate you on your fortune, prosperity, longevity, and wealth, they've long been afraid of you.
They didn't even dare to speak to Qin Che and Li Xin.
But the two lords were still very gentle with them. They were like demons when they slaughtered the entire army.
Having seen so much from them, these slaves also harbored their own thoughts.
Some were afraid and wanted to leave, some were not afraid and wanted to follow and learn, and there were also little ones who knew nothing and were dull-witted the whole way.
On the way, Qin Che glanced at the little one several times, with a half-smile on his face.
Hu Ting was terrified.
She wanted to leave.
But when she thought about how the men had saved their lives twice, Hu Ting felt that no matter how scared she was, she had to go with the men.
Their lives belong to the master.
I will never be able to escape this in my lifetime.
After venturing into the mountains, they arrived at the Copper and Iron Mountain a few days later. The mining equipment was enormous, visible from the foot of the mountain. Some huge steel behemoths were digging outside the mine, with the sounds of drilling echoing everywhere. Some railway tracks covered the area around the mine.
The mineral deposit is not visible from below.
The three men led their horses up the mountain. The hot spring resort had built a trade route here, which was fairly flat, though a little steep.
When we climbed halfway up the mountain, we saw the mineral deposit. It was very large, oval-shaped, and many machines were working on the surface.
Countless railway tracks transported ore out of the tunnel.
But most of the time, it was people carrying ore baskets on their backs. They were all slaves kept by the hot spring community, and judging from their skin color and appearance, most of them were mountain people.
Qin Che pointed to the mineral deposits and said, "No wonder there's going to be a war. The mountain people are probably after many of these mineral deposits just to find a reason to start a war. They're after the slaves of their own kind who are trapped here."
Li Xin stared expressionlessly at the slave laborers beneath the mine, saying nothing.
He understood very well,
Mining work in Leopard Court is also terrible.
Once someone goes in, they can forget about getting out. They won't get any rest unless they're crippled or starve to death.
Sweatshops are much gentler than mines.
Countless people were exploited there, and their bodies were burned.
Therefore, slaves were the only option.
This is also one of the reasons why Qin Che did not abolish the slave system.
Production is the result of blood and sweat.
The hot spring resort is undoubtedly exploiting the labor of the mountain people to strengthen its own power.
"These rails look familiar," Li Xin said. "Could they have been bought from Polaris City?"
"It should be a product of Glory Court. I heard from Wang Zhi, the head of the government in Polaris City, that the Prime Minister's Party has provided a lot of industrial support and wants to make friends with Hot Spring Social."
Li Xin sneered, "If we hadn't annihilated the Sun God Cult, where would the Hot Spring Society be? The Xiang Party is trying to steal your people."
“I have already punished them,” Qin Che said.
"It's just a small purge, what kind of punishment is that? Their eyes and ears are all at the higher levels. You need to send people to arrest the higher-ups."
“That would mean a deadly confrontation with the Prime Minister’s faction. I’m not afraid of Leopard Court, but the time isn’t right yet. I need to consider the bigger picture.”
Little Stone chuckled softly beside him and said, "The big picture is all about human relationships and social interactions!"
"Yes, look how right Little Stone is."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes..." Li Xin nodded perfunctorily.
They climbed the mountain and entered the fortress.
The fortress of Tongtieshan was half-built inside a cave.
This place has been excavated for a long time, and there is an empty mine shaft used as a settlement.
Most of those who survived were miners and their families.
The middle and upper floors are divided into sections of the hot spring resort.
There was also a unit stationed here, whose allegiance was unknown.
The number of people was not small, more than 5,000, all inside the fortress.
The hot spring society has a loose structure, but it controls the government agencies of each fortress. They are appointed as lords of the city. Generally speaking, the lords of the city are chairmen, either from the district or from the headquarters of the Great Mountain City.
However, since he was parachuted in from headquarters, we rarely see him.
However, Tongtieshan, being a major rear area and a strategic material preparation point, was the lord of the Tongtieshan fortress, who was also a member of the headquarters.
His status is the same as Wu Hao's.
They had already received instructions from Chief Executive Li Chong.
The spies down the mountain spotted Qin Che and his group and immediately identified that there were only three of them, with the others being slaves.
The superiors instructed that any encounter with these three individuals should be reported.
So the city lord Yang Lingkong immediately led his men out to greet them.
They stood outside the fortress gate, on the mountaintop, overlooking the mine and Qin Che and his group who were approaching on the trade route.
Are they here to greet us?
"No way." Li Xin shook his head.
"It should be." Qin Che felt Yang Lingkong's gaze fixed on him.
But clearly, in the other party's eyes, Li Xin was the real boss.
Yang Lingkong had a psychic master guarding him, who whispered to him, "The one on the left is a transcendent."
"Gentlemen, are you merchants from Leopard Court?"
So Yang Lingkong spoke directly and bowed to Li Xin.
Qin Che smiled and stepped aside to look at Li Xin. Li Xin nodded and cleared his throat lightly: "From your hot spring club?"
"Yes, headquarters is sending out instructions. Wu Hao's matter is something he provoked you gentlemen himself. The hot spring club will not take any responsibility for him. The general manager told us to wait where we are. If we see you gentlemen at any of the fortresses, we must treat you well."
“You are honored guests of the Copper Iron Mountain Fortress.” Yang Lingkong gestured for them to enter. “Please.”
Little Stone leaned closer and asked, "Sir, why aren't they bowing to you?"
Qin Che whispered, "Li Xin is an extraordinary being; the other side can sense him, but they can't sense me."
"And what about me?" Little Stone asked again.
“You are a sensory type, so in theory, it would be difficult to sense without careful observation. The other side only has one master-level expert, so they probably only roughly sensed that Li Xin is a superhuman. That’s enough. Their attention is only on superhumans, and they don’t expect that the three of us are all superhumans.”
Little Stone chuckled softly.
She enjoyed watching Minister Li make a fool of himself.
Li Xin was indeed in an awkward position.
The Lord of Leopard Court stood right in front of him, and he became an honored guest.
He could only nod and say, "Alright, alright, are there any rooms? We've been traveling for days and we're tired. We'd like to rest."
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