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The fat and thin men were both stunned at the same time. They didn't expect to hear this name, which had been well-known in Mingdu in recent days, here.
The thin man swallowed his saliva and asked carefully, "Sir, I wonder why you came to our mining area?"
“Stop talking nonsense. You all know why I came here.” Huo Yuhao’s voice was cold. “The news about the mithril mine should be true, right?”
Both of them couldn't help but feel nervous, as they were indeed here for the mithril mine.
The news of the discovery of mithril in the southeastern mining area had not been out for long, and the immigrant community had almost no contact with the outside world, so the miners would not take the initiative to mention it to outsiders. But the truth would eventually come to light, and had those big forces heard the news so quickly?
Although he was terrified, the thin man still said, "Sir, you are joking. Everyone in Mingdu knows that the Southeast Mine is a poor mine that has long been abandoned. How could it be possible to dig out a treasure like mithril?"
Huo Yuhao didn't waste time talking to him. Instead, he sneered, took out a familiar soul guide from his belt, and held it in front of the thin man.
"Do you know what this is?"
The thin man was stunned for a moment, then took a closer look and saw that it was a small stick-shaped soul guide with a horizontal hole on its top.
"Sir, we don't know, may I ask what this is...?"
"This soul guide is called a metal detector. I don't even need to introduce it. You should be able to understand its purpose, right?"
The thin man opened his mouth slightly and looked at the fat man. They could clearly see the fear in each other's eyes.
“Let me ask again, is there mithril or not?” Huo Yuhao asked in a deep voice.
The thin man's back was soaked with cold sweat, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, sir, if the Northern League wants to develop the mithril mine, we will naturally be willing to provide it."
Seeing that the matter could not be concealed, he immediately betrayed his former boss. At the same time, he glanced at Brother Nan with pity and resentment, and felt extremely ridiculous in his heart.
"Ah."
Huo Yuhao snorted softly. He was not too excited about the precious mithril mine that he had obtained so easily. On the contrary, he just felt that there were more things to deal with and solve.
He slowly walked up to the thin man and said coldly: "I will send someone to take over here later. If you are smart people, you should know to keep your mouths shut."
"Yes Yes……"
The fat and thin duo could only agree blankly, and except for them, all the miners cast nervous glances over here.
Even though they were too far away to hear what Huo Yuhao said, they had vaguely guessed something. They were afraid that this dilapidated mining area, which had previously been out of the sight of all the major forces, was about to change hands.
But after the change of ownership, can they still continue to work here?
Huo Yuhao didn't say much. He glanced at the wooden barrel filled with beef and said calmly, "Lower the price of the goods here to be similar to that of other markets in Mingdu."
The thin guy didn't expect that Huo Yuhao was paying attention to this. After he realized what was happening, he quickly responded, "Of course, of course. Brothers work so hard every day, you must eat more meat and fish to replenish your energy."
Looking at his sincere expression, it seemed that he really cared about the miners.
"Share this beef among everyone."
Huo Yuhao gave one final order, stayed for a while, and then left the cafeteria.
Everyone showed extremely happy smiles and rushed forward. Each person scooped a spoon. In just a few minutes, a whole barrel of braised beef was shared out and eaten.
They never cared who the mine owner was. They just knew that they could get something for nothing under the new boss, and that was enough.
……
As night fell, Huo Yuhao walked slowly on the streets of the community. On both sides of the street, many people were sitting together in groups of three or four, enjoying the cool air and chatting about family matters.
Huo Yuhao and Huo Qiuer were leaning against the wall in an inconspicuous corner.
The Ice Emperor's eyes swept around coldly: "To be honest, after being in the Sun-Moon Empire for so long, I still can't see any difference between the humans of the Sun-Moon Empire and the humans of Xingluo."
“In theory, the cultivation speed and upper limit of the Sun and Moon people are generally lower, but I don’t think this difference is very important.” Huo Yuhao said calmly, “Even if there is no difference, we can create a difference artificially.”
"Let alone two completely different countries, even the south and north of a country, or the south and north of a province, are big enough to create mutually exclusive differences."
Huo Qiuer took over the words abruptly: "If there are differences, there will naturally be wars. What do you think will happen to these Star Luo immigrants once the war really starts?"
Huo Yuhao could easily deduce the answer to this question.
The immigrants who were already struggling to survive in a foreign country and had to huddle together for warmth would naturally be further excluded. When the war sentiment in the entire Sun-Moon Empire was rising, their lives would become more difficult, and they might even suffer a higher level of persecution than exclusion.
It is a very profitable deal to consolidate the support of a large number of warmongers by simply sacrificing the blood of some insignificant immigrants from enemy countries.
Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment and said firmly: "The war will definitely not start. Even if contradictions and differences still exist in the future, it will be a state of harmony without difference."
Just then, there was a commotion coming from the street in the distance, and several angry shouts.
Huo Qiuer frowned, snorted with disdain, and pointed a thumb at that place: "Humph. Is this your way of being different but harmonious?"
Huo Yuhao was silent, and then looked over there. The two groups of people arguing seemed to be miners. The cause of the dispute was unknown, but the quarreling was getting more and more intense, and it seemed that they were about to fight if they disagreed.
The man who was the leader of the first group cursed with red ears.
He was furious, but it was clear from his aura that he was going to overpower the other party.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw this, because the other party's tone was not the accent of Xingluo or Tianhun, but the accent of Sun and Moon. In other words, he and his companions should be locals of the Sun and Moon Empire.
The big men opposite him were obviously fearful. Although they couldn't stop spitting, they had already lost in terms of momentum.
When he was at the peak of his anger, the Sun and Moon miner spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground: "It's all because of you stinky rats from Xingluo that have occupied our mine, otherwise my daily wages could at least double."
One of the Xingluo miners was dissatisfied and said: "We are paid according to the mining volume. You are cheating and slipping every day to enjoy yourself, but your wages are deducted and it comes to us instead?"
"You can go to another mine and see how much more you can get."
Very few local miners from the Sun and Moon would come to the southeastern mining area. The other party obviously mentioned his pain points. He stared at him and let out a muffled groan: "This is the Sun and Moon Empire. It's you who should get out, right?"
"When our Sun Moon Empire's army crushes your Xing Luo Empire, not only will all of you not get any wages, but you will all be captured and made our slaves."
Looking at his arrogant look, it seems that he is the marshal who commanded the Sun and Moon Army to crush the Star Luo Empire.
A Xingluo miner sneered: "How shameless!"
The Sun and Moon miner glared and said, "Hmph, don't be too proud too soon. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, it will be the end of your Xing Luo Empire."
As soon as he said this, someone from Xingluo immediately retorted unconvincedly: "It is still unknown whether your Crown Prince can succeed to the throne. Maybe the new emperor is the Prince Xu Sheng who suddenly appeared."
The Sun and Moon man snorted, pointed at him and cursed, his voice rising eight degrees: "Well, it turns out that you all support that fake prince who came out of nowhere. It's just like what everyone said, he must be the fake emperor that you Xingluo secretly cultivated."
"Once he has framed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you Xing Luo will be able to take over and disintegrate our Sun Moon Empire."
"Humph, there is no way His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be defeated by you. Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Long live the Sun-Moon Empire!"
As he shouted, his expression was full of pride.
The Xingluo miner sneered again: "Tsk, I've never heard of an emperor in a wheelchair."
Upon hearing this, Sun and Moon's eyes suddenly widened, bloodshot and extremely ferocious: "How dare you insult His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Xu Tianran certainly had nothing to do with him as a miner, but when he heard someone taking the opportunity to make fun of Xu Tianran's disabled body, and that the person was an enemy country, he immediately felt extremely angry.
He gritted his teeth and threatened fiercely: "Just wait and see, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely trample all of you Xing Luo bastards under his feet!"
The verbal fight ended with both sides feeling resentful, but fortunately it did not escalate into a higher level of conflict.
Huo Yuhao witnessed the entire process of the conflict from a distance, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.
"It looks like blood will be shed sooner or later." Huo Qiu'er said calmly, revealing a puzzled expression, "The fake emperor secretly cultivated by Xingluo... That Xu Tianran is so smart that he could see through your true face right away?"
"It seems not to be the case, but a routine operation to accuse political opponents. But I must admit that treason is indeed a serious accusation."
Huo Yuhao supported his forehead with his right hand and took a long breath. Then he turned towards the direction of the Mingdu Palace and said to himself in a cold voice: "Do you want to compete with me? Do you want to see who is better at inciting emotions?"
"Then let's try it."
At this moment, a sudden and unexpected cry came from Tianmeng in the sea of spirit.
"Hey, Yuhao, someone is coming."
Huo Yuhao was stunned and turned his head again. This time he was facing a large mine.
There are people all around here, but Tianmeng wants to emphasize that someone is coming, which means that the person who comes is someone special.
Tian Meng continued, "There is a Titled Douluo and several Soul Saints coming from that direction. You should have some impression of them. They are all subordinates of the Crown Prince."
“What a coincidence.” Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured softly.
Chapter 449: Snow in the Mine
The terrain of the southeast mining area is mainly low mountains and plains. Under almost every raised hill is a mine that is being or has already been developed.
Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. The entire mining area appears particularly profound under the hazy moonlight.
Different from other rich mining areas, this mine is closed at night, as if it is trying to survive in order to end its exhausted life later.
Only a few mines have guards on duty and lit soul guide lamps, while the vast majority of other mines are pitch black.
Among the many low mountains, there is a mountain that is obviously higher than other mines and occupies a wider area. Although it is late at night, the surface of the ground appears a faint silver-white color under the moonlight.
At the foot of this mountain is the largest silver mine in the southeast mining area, the Baiyu Silver Mine.
Originally this was just an ordinary silver mine, but just a few days ago, news spread that miners had dug out mithril, but most people just laughed it off when they heard it.
At this moment, several figures were floating in the air more than a hundred meters above the Baiyu Silver Mine.
Standing among the crowd was an old man with a hunched back. Not only was he dressed simply, but he also looked so frail that he looked like an ordinary old man who was staggering.
But the others didn't dare to neglect him at all. They all looked up to him and waited respectfully for him to speak.
This old man is one of Xu Tianran’s loyal supporters, Shadow Douluo Xuechen.
There were not many other subordinates waiting for his orders, but each of them had at least the cultivation level of Soul Saint Soul Douluo. However, the quality of their soul power was obviously not as good as Xue Chen's, so they should all be soul mentors.
It is already midnight, and the reason they appear here is naturally because they are following the orders of Crown Prince Xu Tianran.
whoosh-
A cold wind blew from somewhere, and the people in the air naturally felt it clearly.
"Ok?"
Xue Chen, who was originally resting with his eyes closed, raised his eyelids and murmured with a hint of doubt.
"The wind in this mining area is really strong."
The wind was just a little cold, there was nothing weird about it, but for some reason, Xue Chen's years of being a strong man told him that there was something wrong with the wind.
But what could be the problem?
Xue Chen frowned slightly and sensed his surroundings carefully. There were no other living creatures in the air of the mining area except them.
He said calmly: "It's just the beginning of autumn and the weather is already cold."