Chapter 172: Entering the Yinjian

In the Yinjian, as two Ghost Gates arrived one after another at Black Stone Mountain and the Dark Gold Mine, these two locations also began to connect with the military camp.

"Clink, clank~"

In the valley where the Dark Gold Mine was located, the corpses that had originally labored here had already been replaced by more powerful and agile miner paper dolls.

Besides the mine shafts, there were also various tools and equipment for sifting dark gold left behind by those corpse-driving craftsmen.

A large quantity of excavated ore would be crushed by a large iron mill, then processed through water washing, sedimentation, sifting, and the use of mercury extraction and smelting to obtain the final dark gold.

The entire process could be described as quite tedious and complex, and the amount of dark gold that could be refined daily was also unstable.

When luck was good, one could get a few taels; when luck was bad, there was nothing at all.

At this time, the ore dug out by the miner paper dolls was still being processed according to the previous procedures, only the efficiency of the over one thousand miner paper dolls was higher.

"Third Aunt, why don't we ask that Great One for instructions, and then return to the clan first? Just thinking about it makes me rack my brains, but I can't remember a thing!"

"That's right, Third Aunt, that scoundrel Jiang Hainian had a good head on his shoulders, but he isn't with us now!"

"Oh, I only remember our family's secret corpse-raising technique!"

"..."

In the military camp, the Jiang family members were huddled together, racking their brains, but they were not scholars; how could they remember the contents of those ancient texts?

"I have also inquired; back then, the Yinjian Walkers also sent people back to the clan to retrieve ancient texts, but we suffered heavy losses on this trip, and I don't even know when that Great One will bestow a Golden Corpse upon me again. To return to the clan just like this..."

At this moment, Third Aunt was also quite troubled; she was old, and the things she could clearly remember were even fewer.

But wanting to return to the clan in Xiang Province to retrieve the ancient texts made her feel even more embarrassed. Now that Black Stone Mountain and the Dark Gold Mine had been lost, if she went back like this, the other clan elders would surely fight her to the death.

"..."

Hearing her say this, the other corpse-driving craftsmen also felt their heads ache; they never imagined that reminiscing would be such a painful matter.

"Forget it, I will cast aside this old face of mine and go back once to explain things clearly. Now that we have defected to this Great One, there is no turning back; we must get things done properly!"

However, in the end, this Third Aunt still made up her mind; now they had no other choice.

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"The mining situation for Black Jade is fine, but the efficiency of the Dark Gold Mine is not only low, it also requires quite a few things from the human world to continue."

"When the mercury runs out, we'll have to find a way to replenish it. Should we change the method?"

Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes on the recliner. Through observing the situation in the Yinjian, he discovered that things were not as smooth as he had imagined.

In the past, when those corpse-driving craftsmen mined, they needed a constant supply of various things from the human world, and it was the same when it reached his hands.

But as for him specifically preparing things like mercury or clean water for washing ore, forget it!

"Would it be better to set aside ten or twenty percent of the profits and let them prepare those ordinary items?"

Thus, Lin Feng, who hated trouble, thought of this method. It was better to simply let these corpse-driving craftsmen prepare the human world's supplies, while the miner paper dolls were responsible for the mining, and finally distribute some of the profits to the other party.

According to the efficiency of the miner paper dolls, the profits would definitely be much greater than before. After giving them ten or twenty percent, the dark gold obtained should still be more than what was obtained previously.

In this way, he would have less trouble, still have enough dark gold harvest, and incidentally be able to further win over those corpse-driving craftsmen to work for him.

After all, he had only casually said that he could repair the Golden Corpse and bestow it upon them, and that most stubborn old woman had submitted.

If he found an opportunity later to say he could give them back some dark gold profits, these people would likely become even more proactive.

"Wait until those materials are used up, and then if they have achieved some results, I will bring it up."

After thinking carefully, Lin Feng made his decision. After all, Black Stone Mountain and the Dark Gold Mine would eventually be mined out, and in the future, he would need them to continue searching for mineral deposits in the Yinjian.

Soon the sky turned dark. After burying two hundred corpses, Lin Feng appeared in the stone house within Xinglong Ridge.

The Ghost Iron Statue he had crafted had now finished quenching, but Lin Feng had not yet performed the final step of the weapon-sacrificing process.

Besides lacking a Fierce Ghost in his hand, the most critical thing was that Lin Feng wanted to control this Ghost Iron Statue to go to the Yinjian to test its effectiveness.

If the effect was not good, then there was no need to continue strengthening this thing; he would just make do with using it as is.

If the effect was decent, and it could be controlled by him at will without being affected much by ghostly power, then continuing to complete the weapon-sacrificing would be fine.

"Click, click, click"

As one of the Shuangzi Gui entered the Ghost Iron Statue, this thing that looked like a robot stood up from the stone platform.

"Just in time, the armor has also finished fusing!"

Subsequently, Lin Feng controlled the Ghost Iron Statue to come to another stone house and put that armor on it.

Because this set of armor had fused different Fierce Ghost powers, its functionality was stronger; it could store objects, teleport, and possess strong defensive power.

Once the Ghost Iron Statue put on the armor, it looked similar to the Great General image Lin Feng had disguised himself as.

"Take these Black Jade Dark Gold Talismans as well, and when the time comes, find some special ghosts to test their power!"

Subsequently, Lin Feng took out three talismans and handed them to the Ghost Iron Statue. After all, the main purpose of Lin Feng letting the Ghost Iron Statue enter the Yinjian was to test the effectiveness of the talismans.

"As for the Ruyi Golden Cudgel... forget it for now."

Finally, Lin Feng brought this Ghost Iron Statue out of the stone house to the open space of the graveyard and began to use the power of the Play Ghost to open the Ghost Gate leading to the Yinjian.

"Click, click, click~"

As the Ghost Gate appeared, the Ghost Iron Statue stepped directly into it. Lin Feng then closed the Ghost Gate and began to carefully sense the connection between himself and the Ghost Iron Statue.

At this time, the other of the Shuangzi Gui was possessing his body. Through this Twin Ghost, Lin Feng quickly established a relatively close connection with the Ghost Iron Statue.

"Whew~ Success!"

Immediately, Lin Feng opened his eyes, and a look of slight joy appeared on his face.

In this way, he could truly explore the Yinjian. Due to the characteristics of the Shuangzi Gui, even if the Ghost Iron Statue were swallowed, dismembered, or encountered other situations in the Yinjian, it could be quickly restored.

In the military camp, the Yinjian Walkers and corpse-driving craftsmen who had been closely watching the rear drill ground saw the Ghost Gate appear and just wanted to go over to take a look, but the Ghost Gate closed immediately after, leaving them completely confused.

However, their soldiers and troops seemed to be gathering toward the location of the Ghost Gate, so they also hurried over.

After arriving at the drill ground, they discovered that the Great One had actually come to the Yinjian in person. A large number of soldiers and troops lined up directly to his left and right, dozens of Colonels stood in front of and behind him to welcome him, and those generals also arrived behind him one after another like attendants.

The person who could possess such a scene was undoubtedly that Great One!