Sanlu City is a new city that was built from scratch in just a few years.
The origin of the name is also very simple.
Outside the city, one road goes south to Linjiang City, and another road goes north to Bei'an City, which is known as the Pearl of Chaoyun.
These two roads are connected to form the famous Jiang'an Avenue.
The third route starts from Sanlu City, goes all the way west, crosses Chaoyunzhou, and directly passes through Liaoshazhou! I heard that they are still building further away.
This third road is also known as the Great Ridge Road.
I heard that it was a great master from the hidden Cangxia Sect who created the prototype with a wave of his hand.
Sanlu City, as an important transportation hub, has a development speed far exceeding that of cities along Jiang'an Avenue.
All forces have set up branches in the city, and some independent cultivators, or cultivators who have broken away from certain forces, have united to establish new forces here.
Some of the surrounding sacred mountains and precious lands were also divided up by various forces.
During this period, there were inevitable struggles and calculations.
Since the day the construction of the Great Ridge Road began, tens of thousands of ordinary people have come here from all over the place every day, settling down here and reproducing.
The plains east of the city held vast tracts of undeveloped fertile land. To the west, a rich vein of metal ore arose. Mines were established along this vein by various factions, and in addition to ordinary iron and copper, spiritual ores were occasionally found.
Originally, because the distribution of spiritual mines was irregular, it was very troublesome for monks to mine them, and the main force of mining was mostly mortals.
But there are many earth-walking monsters lurking in this underground.
They threaten the lives of miners.
Therefore, all major forces also sent monks to protect the mortals who were mining.
Of course, there were cases where monks were sent to work as miners, but this was mostly used as a form of punishment.
In addition, there are also down-and-out monks who disguise themselves as mortals, hoping to try their luck and see if they can discover spiritual mines, then hide them from the managers and smuggle them out for private use.
The sun rose, casting the first ray of light on the entrance of a semi-abandoned mine.
A group of miners, carrying tools, walked out of the mine.
The expression on everyone's face was a bit confused.
This abandoned mine was one of the first mineral veins discovered, but because the drilling direction was wrong, it was abandoned.
However, there are still scattered crystalline minerals in some places.
These are the things that the miners are interested in.
They were all mortals, and for various reasons, they could not find any other way to survive. When they arrived in Sanlu City, they had already spent all their savings.
Or, some people have a certain amount of savings, but they have squandered their fortunes due to gambling, prostitution, or other bad habits. They also have various stubborn personalities and are unwilling to give up their face and go to the city to work.
So, we came to this abandoned mine.
After all, many predecessors have made a comeback here.
The number of miners here fluctuates around one thousand.
Outside the mine, there are many people who have smelled business opportunities and are selling meals or providing transportation and other services.
There were even three casinos in the city that provided free carriages to take them back to the city.
Of course, it was delivered to the casino.
The casino even has a place for purchasing crystal ore, which makes it convenient for these miners to spend their gains directly in the casino.
A not very strong boy walked out of the mine with difficulty, dragging a basket of raw ore.
Originally, there was a cable in this mine.
But because the cable was made of metal, it was cut up and sold for money shortly after it was abandoned.
The raw ore is not as valuable as the crystallized ore.
A basket of raw ore needs to be refined before it can be transformed into fist-sized crystals. Few of these miners are willing to haul out the raw ore to exchange for cash. They're after ready-made crystals, the kind they can dig up and carry away.
Compared with the latter, the former is more troublesome and laborious.
The young man, unable to wield his tools, dug for minerals within the solid rock. The raw ore he collected was all the ore others had dug up and disdained. The other miners didn't care.
But some people will check it again suspiciously to make sure that there is indeed no crystal mineral present.
This young man's name is Lu Lin.
Lu Lin's father died in the mines, and his mother disappeared from Sanlu City after receiving compensation.
Leaving behind were thirteen-year-old Lu Lin and his six-year-old brother.
While his younger brother was still young, Lu Lin sent him to the city's martial arts school. If his younger brother had the talent to cultivate immortality, he could lay a solid foundation in the martial arts school and easily be noticed by the various immortal sects.
Lu Lin himself tried his best to use all means to raise the money his brother needed.
Surviving in Sanlu City is easy and not that hard.
But there was no money for the martial arts school.
After selling the ore to the contemptuous collector, Lu Lin took the silver he had just earned and weighed it repeatedly on the scale. After confirming that it was correct, he put the silver away and quickly ran to the carriage heading to the casino.
The carriage was bumpy all the way.
After arriving at the inner courtyard of the casino, Lu Lin walked straight through the room and left the casino with his chest held high. The bustling gamblers in the room were like a constant alarm bell ringing in Lu Lin's ears.
"Damn it, this guy is still trying to get a ride."
"Didn't Brother Wang say it all? He's just a kid, just let him be."
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