Chapter 26
Jiang Xiangyang thought the ore mountain was far away, but it was actually very close, less than three thousand meters away. The black tentacles carried him and spread their wings to reduce resistance. He didn't even need to accelerate, and he glided for a few minutes to reach the entrance of the valley.
......He finally understood why Shang Yi had to drive down the mountain halfway.
Jiang Xiangyang got off the back of the black tentacles, observed the surrounding environment, and asked in surprise: "Is this the ore mountain?" It was even more empty than he had imagined, and there was no one in sight.
Heichu did not go to the valley entrance, but took Jiang Xiangyang to the side of the entrance: "Yes, please go this way."
There was no mechanism and no way. Jiang Xiangyang looked at the stone wall within reach with confusion in his eyes. He glanced at the black touch and saw it nod to him, so he walked up with gritted teeth.
The arm passed through the rock, followed by the entire body. Jiang Xiangyang couldn't help but shrink his head when he entered. He closed his eyes and opened them again, and saw a completely different scene.
Little Ball: "There are interfering electromagnetic waves... the same frequency as the one we encountered before."
The first thing Jiang Xiangyang thought of was the strange mountain that the three-petal man had led them to.
Hei Chu coughed lightly, his words unclear: "In fact, the mountain you came to before the accident should be this one."
Jiang Xiangyang seemed to understand something: "That bird..."
"The owner tamed it and used it to guard the Ore Mountain. Since you don't have a 'pass', it treats you as an intruder."
Jiang Xiangyang: “…” No wonder there were so many people at that time, and the bird aimed to catch only him.
Hei Chu seemed to feel guilty and kept his head down. Jiang Xiangyang comforted him, "It's okay, at least I'm still alive."
Black Touch was the one who was negative: "If you were dead, you wouldn't be able to say that."
Jiang Xiangyang: "...Brother, do you really want to do this?"
Black Touch was also a bit puzzled as he spoke. "Originally, the master's instructions to 123 were to take the intruder away and dump him somewhere. But I don't know what went wrong this time. If the master hadn't woken up in time and opened the hatch, you might have crashed directly into the protective shield with its pressure-sensing counterattack device."
Jiang Xiangyang touched his mouth, thinking back to the bite he had taken, and suddenly felt a little sorry for the big bird. He said with a throbbing heart, "That was really a close call."
Heichu agreed: "The owner also said it's inconvenient to clean up."
Jiang Xiangyang: “…”
Walking into the valley, two protruding rocks blocked the road, making the space narrow. There was also mud and small puddles on the road, making it very inconvenient for Jiang Xiangyang to walk. He couldn't see what kind of minerals there would be in such a place.
The little ball said, "There are many kinds of minerals. The minerals on ancient Earth are not like the crystals on Dikuang Star. They are just a single solid and cannot be used as energy."
Jiang Xiangyang asked Hei Chu for confirmation, and Hei Chu nodded: "But we have an energy converter."
Jiang Xiangyang: "Energy converter?"
Black Touch said, "Material energy, thermal energy, kinetic energy, solar energy, biomass energy...if certain conversion conditions are met, they can be converted into each other without limit. However, we don't have the materials needed to make an energy converter here. The previous accident damaged most of the equipment we brought, and we only have one energy converter left."
Jiang Xiangyang suppressed his excitement and looked sympathetic.
The valley had no ceiling. Jiang Xiangyang could only see a narrow strip of sky as he walked below. The sound of knocking sounds slowly echoed in the air, and then the sound got closer and closer, and ended within Jiang Xiangyang's field of vision.
Before my eyes was an empty dam. The soil on the ground had been dug away, revealing the bare stone. The broken parts of the stone were asphalt-colored, different from the soil. A dozen dark-skinned men stood in the middle with their upper bodies naked, sweating profusely, but they were dancing with iron hammers in their hands with great vigor, and their muscular muscles shone brightly in the sun.
Jiang Xiangyang: “…” Damn, what a visual feast!
Black Touch said, "There are large beasts in the forest. It's not safe for you to be alone. Besides these people outside, there are dozens of others inside. The master said you can pick five of them to take away. They are all nearby residents, familiar with the area, and easy to lead."
Jiang Xiangyang didn't have time to appreciate this hard beauty. He found that several people had totems painted on their foreheads, including the petal pattern of the young tribe.
Somehow, Jiang Xiangyang remembered the sacred and solemn expressions of the tattooed man and his men before they set out, and asked uncertainly, "Did they come here voluntarily?"
Heichu answered as a matter of course: "It's not voluntary. In terms of classification, both parties have an employment relationship. We provide various medicines, and their tribe provides manpower. In addition, we also provide food and accommodation." According to the value ratio of the input, it can be said that this is a very good working condition.
Jiang Xiangyang rubbed his head, feeling that the ancient mythological fantasies that had sprouted in his mind were being pulled back to reality.
He thought of something key: "Wait, what is the potion?"
Black Tentacle raised his claws, and an opening popped out of his palm. Inside was a test tube filled with red liquid. "This is a low-level strengthening potion. It can double your strength in ten minutes. It's quite popular."
Jiang Xiangyang picked up the medicine and found that it was not unfamiliar. He thought he had found the source of the test tube of the two-petal man.
Black Touch said, "I still have five of these. You can use them first, but they have side effects. You'll be paralyzed and weak for an hour after using them."
The new planet hadn't yet developed a strengthening drug that would only paralyze him for an hour. Jiang Xiangyang quickly waved his hand, "How embarrassing."
"It's okay. The master doesn't even need to help make this kind of reagent. There are plenty in stock." Hei Chu didn't care, and his face almost had a few big words written on it: My master is not short of money.
Jiang Xiangyang: “…” He silently put the reagent into the micro terminal and said thank you.
Compared to the beginning, Heichu became more talkative and explained to Jiang Xiangyang diligently: "In fact, the energy converter can't obtain much energy from the local minerals here. We mainly collect the heat energy emitted by these people during exercise."
Jiang Xiangyang was puzzled: "Then why let them mine?"
Black Touch: "Originally, sparring and fighting were the easiest way to go, but I didn't expect the people here to be so... violent. After a few near-bloodbaths, the master strictly forbade using fighting to gather energy. So now we've switched to more concealed mining. The ore we collect can also be used to make mining tools."
Jiang Xiangyang nodded thoughtfully, his attention keenly catching the words "also quite violent", but before he could ask, the crowd that noticed their arrival burst into a noise.
"That's God's messenger!"
"Hurry up and salute!"
"The messenger is coming!"
Jiang Xiangyang was still covering his ears, shocked that he could actually understand a foreign language. Over there, a dozen or so burly men knelt on the ground in unison, as if they had rehearsed it countless times beforehand, and shouted in unison: "Greetings to the Messenger of God—!"
Black Touch said to Jiang Xiangyang and Little Ball, who were stunned beside him, "Let's go over there."
Jiang Xiangyang was still in shock, and only came to his senses when he reached the center of the crowd. He glanced at those who didn't dare to look up, and in a trance, he returned from the reality of the "employment relationship" to the primitive myth: "You, are you really in an employment relationship?"
Hei Chu had a look of having seen it all before, and showed no reaction to those people's kneeling: "From the perspective of interests, yes."
Seeing Jiang Xiangyang's bewildered look, it turned and glanced at the people on the ground. Its low, electronic synthesized voice was unusually cold, as if the mecha that had just been chatting with Jiang Xiangyang in a friendly manner was not the same mecha: "Everyone, get up."
"yes!"
Those people stood up without any delay, but still kept their heads down respectfully, as if they dared not disobey.
Heichu remained unmoved, his eyes remained cold, even with a hint of oppressive ferocity.
Jiang Xiangyang: “…”
Jiang Xiangyang didn’t know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Heichu seemed to hate these people.
Because Jiang Xiangyang received very considerate care during the time he was unconscious, Little Ball had already regarded Black Touch as a friend. Seeing that it was in a strange mood, it approached and asked with concern. Black Touch's eyes softened a little, and he gently wrapped his tail around Little Ball and placed it on top of his head. It seemed as if he had done this skillfully at least dozens of times, and Little Ball naturally grabbed its two ears.
Jiang Xiangyang: “…” Why did he suddenly feel a complicated feeling about marrying his daughter off?
Heichu said: "This group of people is restless, and proper vigilance is necessary."
Jiang Xiangyang: "Um, what do you mean by restless?"
Hei Chu's voice grew even colder: "They once tried to kill the Master."
Jiang Xiangyang: “…”
Hei Chu hid the murderous intent in his eyes. "My master was very weak at that time, and they almost succeeded. Later, after we punished the leaders, they finally stopped."
Shang Yi always looked very tired and exhausted. Jiang Xiangyang couldn't imagine what he would look like if he was even weaker, or if he was injured, but just thinking about it made him feel his heart inexplicably aching.
Jiang Xiangyang didn't know what was wrong with him. He just felt a lot less awkward when he saw these people being so respectful.
See, it turns out his heart is also biased.
Black Touch snorted, "If the master didn't need to retrieve his own things and needed these people to provide energy, then he would leave quickly. Otherwise, why would he keep these people here until now?"
Jiang Xiangyang rarely remained silent.
Hei Chu and Jiang Xiangyang were talking in the language of the new planet, which sounded like unclear mumbling to these people. They were familiar with Hei Chu's voice, but had never heard of Jiang Xiangyang's voice before.
Although they were curious, no one dared to peek at who was talking to Hei Chu. It was not known whether it was because the previous "punishment" had completely frightened them. It was not until Hei Chu gave the order coldly that these people dared to respond and look up.
They also saw Jiang Xiangyang's appearance clearly. In this continent where the people are tough, basically no one's skin can be as white as Jiang Xiangyang's, unless they are born with it or have extremely high power and don't have to work.
There is another person who can do it, and that is Shang Yi, who is worshipped as a god by them.
They once tried to disobey the "God", but after they found out that the so-called God was just a weak and exhausted human being, Shang Yi used reality to tell them what the anger of God was.
Until now, recalling the scenes of blood and screams, this group of people could not help but tremble all over. They could not even think of resisting. All they could do was instinctively submit to and respect Shang.
In a world where the strong prey on the weak, fists are the only way!
Hei Chu is God's messenger, and Hei Chu's words represent God's instructions. Jiang Xiangyang, who can stand next to Hei Chu, naturally has an inseparable relationship with God!
When they learned that Jiang Xiangyang would select servants from among them, everyone present was excited!
The people inside who heard the noise also squeezed out. The dam was crowded with a black mass of people, staring at Jiang Xiangyang with burning eyes. If it weren't for Hei Chu asking them to stay where they were, those people would definitely have rushed forward to offer themselves and begged to be taken away on their knees.
Heichu looked relaxed: "Choose."
Jiang Xiangyang: “…”
Jiang Xiangyang felt a lot of pressure looking at those pairs of sincere and passionate eyes.
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