Chapter 2295: Pawa Valley Mine

Afterwards, Xia Duo expanded the Floating City using the Planting Area as its surface. Of course, what appeared on the outside was still that transparent Empty Bubble, only it had been enlarged slightly to make it convenient for these twenty thousand Mulan people to enter.

Watching the twenty thousand people walk into the Empty Bubble one by one, Jiamu was fine, having seen Xia Duo send away those thousands of Mulan rebels in Meituo City before, but the eyes of the other Yimaska people present were about to pop out at this sight.

Without the permission of the Purple Star, someone was actually able to cast a Teleportation Spell within the borders of Yimaska!

But this thing of Xia Duo's was actually not a Teleportation Spell; these twenty thousand Mulan people walking into the Empty Bubble to enter the Floating City's Planting Area were, in reality, walking continuously within the local plane's space, only this portion of space had undergone distortion.

It was no different from walking normally on the ground.

As for teleportation, Xia Duo had already adapted to the Magic Net environment of Yimaska after its range changed; simple teleportation itself would not have any problems, one only needed to worry about interference from the Purple Star.

As for himself, there might be some risks limited to the teleportation itself, but for the Floating City, the probability of a risk occurring was even lower.

……

Not to mention Sainide and Busouganglaisi pacifying the new tribespeople in the Floating City's Planting Area, Xia Duo had already entered the Purple Star Tower, preparing to go through the Inheritance Hub to head to Pawa Valley to rendezvous with Poche's Magic Ship.

This trip to Yimaska owed much to Keman's guidance; since they had come together, now that Xia Duo wanted to act alone, greeting the Elf was only proper.

Purple Star Tower.

Xia Duo stood in the center of the plaza and expressed his gratitude to Prince Aben, who had come to see him off, "This trip to Yimaska has left a very deep impression on me; I hope we have more opportunities for cooperation in the future."

"There will be. If it weren't for the fact that I truly couldn't get away from the Secret Device Research Institute, I would definitely have personally accompanied Lord Asuosi to properly tour the various famous sites of Yimaska."

A look of genuine regret appeared on Prince Aben's face, and he then added: "However, with Tax Official Jiamu here, I imagine he will not let you be disappointed. The great Master of Craftsmen has already appointed him as your Full-time Reception Envoy during your time in Yimaska; if you have any questions or needs, you can ask him at any time, and various places in Yimaska will also do their best to cooperate."

"I thank the Master of Craftsmen for the hospitality. The time is about right, so I will not delay Prince Aben's work any further. Farewell!"

Having said this, Xia Duo bowed once more, then turned and walked toward the Portal built against the wall at the edge of the plaza, but the moment before stepping into the Portal, he still couldn't help but look back.

Of course, it wasn't at Prince Aben, but at the Portals spread all around this circular plaza; not just on this level, but on the upper levels and even higher, up to the extreme heights where it was hard to see clearly, one could see Portals either opening or closing.

"Daxia Territory must also have such a Teleportation Hub!"

As he stepped into the Portal, this conviction was once again solidified in Xia Duo's heart.

After Xia Duo entered, Jiamu also followed closely inside.

……

The process of passing through the Portal was extremely smooth; Xia Duo didn't even feel the slightest pause or delay. This was not entirely a personal sensation, but also the result of a joint calculation with part of his consciousness while located within the main body of the Floating City.

Of course, the accidents he had imagined did not occur, and the moment he stepped out of the Portal, the commander of the garrison at Pawa Valley was already waiting at the entrance to welcome him, accompanied by an acquaintance—the familiar Elf, Poche.

"Mage Asuosi, welcome to Pawa Valley."

"A pleasure, Commander Lejiemeng."

"Councilor Poche, long time no see."

"Long time no see."

……

After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Xia Duo was taken to a camp outside the Portal. Before he even had a chance to sit down, the ground shook violently, and immediately after, a loud boom came from not far away.

Xia Duo subconsciously floated up to his feet and looked outside, just preparing to summon the Floating City over, when he heard Lejiemeng's disdainful cold snort:

"That bunch of stone-heads only know how to self-destruct; they don't even know how to come up with new tricks."

"Commander Lejiemeng, what is going on here?" With the person right there, it wasn't appropriate for Xia Duo to cast a Scrying spell, so he asked directly.

"Apologies for disturbing Lord Asuosi. My men are currently fighting a group of stone-heads outside; sometimes the commotion can be a bit loud."

He said sometimes, but before Lejiemeng could finish his sentence, the ground shook violently once again, followed, of course, by another loud boom.

Now even Lejiemeng couldn't sit still, and with an anxious look, he said to Xia Duo: "Lord Asuosi, are you interested in going to see those stone-heads? Two just exploded in a row, maybe there will be some unexpected gains!"

"Fine, let's go take a look."

Afterwards, the party of four walked out of the camp and only passed through two defensive lines before seeing that there was no road ahead. At this moment, Commander Lejiemeng, who was walking in front, pointed ahead and introduced:

"Below is Pawa Valley!"

Xia Duo took two steps forward. Ahead was indeed a relatively steep cliff; after about twenty meters, it became gentler, extending all the way to the plain in the middle of the valley.

Of course, these were not the main points. The point was that at this moment, in the center of the valley floor, several defensive lines tightly surrounded a place similar to an open-pit mine, and in that mine, a pile of Earth Elementals emerged every little while.

Just in the time Xia Duo came over to observe, a dozen or so appeared, but under the attacks of the well-equipped Yimaska Army, they all turned into a pile of slag.

And in the gaps of these attacks, a large number of Mulan people holding baskets emerged from the defensive lines, rushed to where the Earth Elementals had died to collect their fragments, and then ran back quickly.

But on a battlefield using attacks similar to firearms, collateral damage and enemy attacks were inevitable. Just in the time Xia Duo watched, one Mulan person was hit by fragments from an exploding Earth Elemental and fell to the ground, never to rise again.

Just at this moment, Lejiemeng waved his hand grandly, pointing below and introducing to Xia Duo with incomparable pride—

"Pawa Valley, the Empire's finest Mithril Mine! It also produces copper, iron, and a small amount of gold!"

If the direction Lejiemeng was pointing had been rows of secret-device mining assembly lines, Xia Duo might have thought slightly higher of him, but what the other party was pointing at was the spoils of exploitation achieved by the bones of countless Mulan people, which made him feel incomparably disgusted.

Not to mention the rebels seen in Meituo City before, in Yinnupulasi, Xia Duo had not seen the Mulan people having such a miserable situation; although they were Slaves, they were also responsible for many things within the city, such as managing shops, assisting with work in workshops, and so on.

But now?

A scene that disregarded human life was laid bare before Xia Duo, and Lejiemeng not only felt no guilt or sympathy, but instead took all of this for granted, viewing it all as his own achievement.

This truly challenged Xia Duo's bottom line too much.

Even in the Netheril of the past, I fear they would not consume Slaves like this; one can only say that the evil of Yimaska is even greater than that of Netheril.