Chapter 395 Changes
Jiuling Mountain is located in the southern part of the western mountainous area of Changshan County, more than 60 kilometers away from the Changshan Iron and Steel Plant in the central part and only about ten kilometers away from the plain area.
The location is okay, at least transportation is not a big problem.
Lin Wen surveyed the area for a while and, based on the exploration report provided by [Asking the Way to Heaven], he selected the best entry point. Then, [the soil turned into mud], and a tunnel three meters square and four hundred meters deep cut through the ground at a 45-degree angle.
One [Turn Soil into Mud] can turn about 5,000 cubic meters of soil into muddy water. The soil here is relatively hard, so in fact only more than 3,800 cubic meters were turned.
But it doesn’t matter, it’s just a matter of using a few more rounds.
One [Turning Earth into Mud] actually consumes 75 spiritual energy, and he still has 2514 spiritual energy left, which is more than enough.
When the seventh [Turn Earth into Mud] was cast, the feedback from the spell told him that the passage had reached above the coal seam, and the green light of the spell was greatly obstructed within the coal seam.
It cannot turn coal into muddy water.
“Do you have to be so scientific?”
Lin Wen grunted.
Now, in front of him was an unattractive mud puddle, just like the ones you can see everywhere on a rainy day.
But if anyone steps in, they will know that it is actually three thousand meters long.
The reason why it is one thousand meters longer is because Lin Wen did not want to use a vertical shaft, so the passage was cut at an angle.
In this case, it can be used just by laying the rails, without the need for an additional lifter.
At that time, the miners can slide down directly in the mine cart, which is both safe and exciting. After a tiring work, they can also enjoy the fun of a three-kilometer-long roller coaster downhill ride. It is simply perfect.
Lin Wen’s philosophy is to allow coal mining and entertainment to coexist, and work and leisure to go hand in hand.
Of course, if any experts saw Lin Wen’s plan, I’m afraid their three views would be shattered and their ideas would conflict and their heads would explode on the spot.
However, this plan has only just completed the entry and exit channels.
Lin Wen picked up the shovel, used [All Strength], [Harmony of Fish and Water], and [Blind but Clear], turned around and jumped into the muddy puddle, sinking to the bottom.
Lin Wen identified the direction, picked up the shovel and started digging.
Geological exploration told him that there was a very deep cave outside the coal seam.
He wanted to connect the passage and the cave and let the mud and water flow down.
The reason why [Turning Earth into Mud] is no longer used directly is because this spell is too expensive. Using it to build a passage is for safety.
As for the rest, it is of course more cost-effective to do it yourself.
The curse has been lifted. One [Strength of One Thousand Oxen and Two Tigers] only uses 8% of the Spirit and lasts for 16 hours.
After 16 hours of hard work, Lin Wen definitely dug more than 3,000 cubic meters of soil.
And there is another advantage to this. Mines are very dangerous. Lin Wen doesn't want any coal mine accidents to happen. If a large number of people die, his bad karma will increase dramatically.
Let me explore the way myself first.
If there is any danger of accident, come to me.
However, it is a pity that he has [no colorful phoenix] and many magic spells.
Ordinary accidents pose no threat to him. Even if the entire mine collapses, he is unlikely to die.
Tsk, that's the downside of being too strong.
Three hours later, Lin Wen dug a shovel and the soil layer behind him suddenly collapsed. A large amount of mud and water mixed with the soil dug out by Lin Wen rushed in.
Lin Wen followed the water flow into a large deep pit. He shoveled it into the rock wall with his backhand, and heard a constant sound of water rushing in his ears.
At a glance, the pit is more than 900 meters deep and less than 200 meters wide. It lies so deep underground that it seems to be a crack leading directly to the abyss.
Looking up, muddy water was gushing out from a small hole in the middle of the pit. The pure yellow and sticky muddy water flowed down like the yellowest urine that could be the first to wake up a dreamer.
It took a long time to finish pouring out more than 28,000 cubic meters of the yellowest urine.
Lin Wen climbed over and continued working.
He planned to dig up all the soil above the coal seam and then break the coal seam into pieces.
In this way, the effect of "open-pit mining" at a depth of 2,109 meters underground can be achieved, which can greatly reduce the operating costs and safety hazards of coal mines.
Lin Wen worked frantically all the way, breaking all the shovels into pieces. He simply ran back and carried a large bundle of shovels from the warehouse.
Since Lin Wen always used the [Divine Movement Technique] to move high and low, he rushed over at a speed of 200 yards, picked up the shovel, turned at a sharp angle and left. The speed was so fast that the camera only saw a blurry mass passing by, causing the warehouse manager to be checked twice by the KGB and the Forbidden Spell Master Corps.
However, no clues were found, so they had to classify the case as a bizarre theft and handed it over to the Inspectorate General in charge of criminal matters.
The Supervisory Office also launched an investigation into this matter, but unfortunately, apart from uncovering some minor thieves, the real thief was nowhere to be found.
Of course, Lin Wen didn't notice that his behavior caused trouble to his family. His spell time was limited, every minute and every second was important, and he had no time to speak.
Besides, they are all our own things, not County Chief Lin’s, so how can it be called stealing?
In this way, Lin Wen dug underground for sixteen hours. During this period, he encountered three landslides, three gas leaks, one water burst, and two sand bursts, all of which were easily resolved by Lin Wen.
As time was running out, after Lin Wen finished the first spell, he directly activated the second [Nine Oxen and Two Tigers’ Strength] and continued to work hard.
However, as the excavation area expanded and landslides occurred frequently, Lin Wen was forced to stop excavating.
Although Lin Wen was not afraid, this seriously affected his speed.
Because the amount of collapsed soil is so large, it not only affects the geological structure, but the excavated soil also has to be transported to the cave and dumped, which is very troublesome.
Lin Wen ran to the steel plant and carried back hundreds of tons of steel pillars. He bent the steel pillars into a door shape, inserted them into the mine tunnel, and then padded them with a roof. The stress generated by the excavation was supported, and the situation became much better immediately. There was no more collapse.
I have to say that machines are really a step backward for mankind. If humans could develop the same strength as him, the speed of construction would have to increase at least tenfold.
Lin Wen thought as he broke the steel pillar.
While Lin Wen was working hard, the senior officials of the Council were already furious.
Wang Xinwei was confident that he had hit Changshan County's weak spot this time. Even if they didn't agree immediately, they would at least come to negotiate with them.
However, in the face of their deadly threats, Changshan County only responded with two photos full of broken limbs and arms. Judging from the background, they should be photos of the Gray Order being massacred.
Attached to the photo was a message: "If you don't pay a ransom of 100 billion within three days, their fate will be yours."
This sentence completely angered the Council of Review. They were the only ones who blackmailed others, and no one else blackmailed them. Changshan County clearly did not take them seriously.
Just as they were about to fight back, they were met with a powerful attack.
Wang Bo'an, the governor of Zhongzhou, with the support of a large number of artillery shells from Changshan County, finally wiped out the enemy forces entrenched in the land, completely recovered the entire territory, and restored normal order.
Not only that, during the battle that lasted for more than a month, he used his own authority as the governor with full powers and his extraordinary organizational and mobilization capabilities to make his troops grow larger and stronger.
By the end of the war, the number of troops had exceeded 500,000 and they had initially acquired combat capabilities.
The army directly pressed to the border of Zezhou and confronted the rebel governor Wu Jingtang in Xindebao, which greatly restricted the enemy's offensive direction, protected the security of the empire's flanks, and tilted the balance of the war towards the empire's victory.
On the eve of the emperor's expedition, the empire desperately needed a victory propaganda to boost morale and rally people's hearts.
But the previous battles were hardly even close to victory. After searching around, only Zhongzhou's victory was a suitable subject for publicity.
Therefore, the Great Elder ordered Wang Bo'an to bring the main generals to Beijing for an audience.
The Supreme Council made great efforts to promote this event. They set up a grand welcome scene at the Arc de Triomphe in the imperial capital, mobilized a guard of honor of nearly 100,000 people, allowed hundreds of thousands of people to watch, and all the media from all TV stations in the empire were present. All news media reported on it in all kinds of ways.
A few months ago, Wang Boan was still a rat crossing the street, as if all the empire's failures were caused by his corruption and incompetence.
After a spring breeze, Wang Boan suddenly became the symbol of the empire's invincibility, an ever-victorious general with his whole body shining with golden light.
Every little thing about his life was brought out and exaggerated, and every action and every word proved his noble character. There were 120 TV stations in the empire, and no matter how many channels you changed, you would always have the illusion that "I didn't change the channel."
At the welcoming ceremony held at the Arc de Triomphe, the Emperor of the Empire will personally pin the Medal of the Imperial Star on Wang Boan, and the First Princess will personally pin the Medals of War Heroes on all the generals.
However, in this highly anticipated event, Wang Boan did not perform according to the established procedures.
On that day, wearing the Governor's uniform, under the focus of countless cameras, he walked on the red carpet, stepped onto the golden stairs, and on the Arc de Triomphe, publicly accused the Emperor of the Empire, the Supreme Council, and the Grand Elders of all the crimes committed by the Supreme Council during the war.
Malfeasance, arms trafficking, theft of supplies, defacement of aid, aiding the enemy, and treason.
A large amount of detailed evidence was attached.
Wang Boan's voice resounded throughout the venue, while his personal guards distributed copies of all the evidence below.
Not only the officials who came to attend the celebration, but also a large number of people received evidence of these sensational crimes.
Among these evidences, in addition to those that Wang Boan had saved long ago, there was also a large amount of negative information about the Council that Qin Luoshuang had specially collected.
Not every action of the Council was perfect. In fact, due to the Council's previous contempt for Changshan County, many of its actions were very crude, leaving behind a large amount of evidence.
Qin Luoshuang knew that it was not the right time, so she just collected and kept the evidence until Wang Boan called Changshan County before going to Beijing. Qin Luoshuang then revealed her true intentions and handed over all the evidence to him.
From these evidences, we can clearly see how many cruel things the Council has done.
It intercepted the empire's military supplies under various pretexts and then resold them to the Papal States.
The aid supplies sent to Zhongzhou and Changshan County were replaced with rotten, spoiled and damaged supplies.
It planted spies in Zhongzhou and sold information about Zhongzhou's battles to the Papal Mountain Cavalry Regiment fighting in Zhongzhou.
It delivered supplies, arms, artillery shells, etc. to the Papal States' strongholds.
They maliciously intercepted refugees and forced them to flock to Zhongzhou in an attempt to bring Zhongzhou down.
Maliciously attacked Changshan County's stronghold to prevent Changshan County from accepting refugees from Zhongzhou.
He also had many secret transactions with the Papal State and was suspected of selling a large number of special combat bodies to fund the Papal State's battles.
In addition, there are countless "small things" such as poisoning, sabotage, attacks, assassinations, etc.
Wang Boan launched an attack in front of hundreds of thousands of people, turning the welcoming ceremony into an accusation ceremony and the Arc de Triomphe into a grand courtroom.
The scene was in chaos, and the various departments of the empire were caught off guard. Many news media and TV stations forgot to turn off their signals, resulting in this unprecedented drama being openly shown on the empire's screens.
final.
The enraged Supreme Council directly arrested Wang Bo'an and all the generals and confidants who accompanied him, and imprisoned them all in the famous Yanshan Prison in the imperial capital.
Yu Zhongxian was forced to go to the Supreme Council to be questioned.
The imperial capital was under martial law, and the central army and the imperial guards were all in a state of war.
The Supreme Council will publicly announce that anyone who dares to move will be considered a provocation to the empire.
In the empire, the atmosphere that had just relaxed suddenly became tense.
But the aftermath was far from complete.
Wang Boan's self-destructive attack caused a great shock to the Council, and the evidence provided by Changshan County played a key role in it.
This also made them understand that Changshan County was no longer the weak one in their eyes that could be bullied at will.
This is an equal enemy, and they must take it seriously, just like they did with the governors, major interest groups, and high-ranking officials of the empire before.
On the second day of the questioning, although Yu Zhongxian had not returned yet, Elder Lin Yabo, a close ally of the Council of Advocates, sent his confidants to tell them that the General Secretary had passed.
He promised to send all the forces of the Council to the battlefield and surrendered all powers of inspection over wartime supplies, as well as the Council's natural immunity from jurisdiction.
Now, the Lord General is dealing with some troublesome minor issues in the Supreme Council. Before he comes back, it is the last window for the Council to take action. They must concentrate all their strength to defeat Changshan County at this time.
Wang Xinwei quickly reached an agreement with the head of the church, Druo, the council chairmen, the chief inspector, the chief judge and other core members.
Launch a full-scale attack on Changshan County.
Temporarily ally with the Qin Group, mobilize the giant troops, and jointly attack Changshan County.
Make sure to defeat it.
(End of this chapter)
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