Chapter 776: Monastery Guardian
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…
A massive Mountain-Drilling Beast had already tunneled halfway into the mountain. It had a sharp, single horn on its head and two powerful claws built for digging. This creature was born to burrow through the earth.
It could move effortlessly through underground tunnels, often hollowing out mountains and causing landslides and earthquakes. Because of this, it was once considered a dangerous beast that had to be killed on sight. But over time, human cultivators captured them and learned to tame them. These creatures were far better at mining tough minerals than even enchanted tools, making them incredibly valuable.
Before long, the Mountain-Drilling Beast had burrowed deep into the mountainside. The sound of its tunneling grew fainter until only a muffled echo remained. Its long tail, the only part still visible, swayed through the gravel with a soft rustling.
Standing at a distance with his hands on his hips, Lin Bei estimated aloud, "The Mountain-Suppressing Rock deposit is incredibly tough. Even with a Mountain-Drilling Beast, mining it won’t be quick. We’re looking at about a year before we get enough."
Chu Liang, standing behind him, smiled as he gazed into the distance. "That’s plenty of time. Once we start extracting the Mountain-Suppressing Rock, the Hall of Construction can begin immediately. By the time we complete our pending orders and earn a hefty sum, Red Cotton Peak will no longer have any financial stress."
Chu Liang and Lin Bei weren't just anywhere. They were at the archipelago that the Fuyao Kingdom and the Starhold Island were currently fighting over.
The islands weren’t very big. To both the Fuyao Kingdom and Starhold Island, they would have been worthless if not for the Mountain-Suppressing Rocks found there. That was what started the whole series of disputes.
When Starhold Island forcefully took over the archipelago, the Fuyao Kingdom couldn’t do much about it. But when Chu Liang found out about it yesterday, he immediately sent Lin Bei overnight to meet his sworn brother, Han Lingshou.
The two sides made a deal. The Mount Shu Sect would help the Fuyao Kingdom reclaim the quarrying islands, and in return, they would gain the rights to mine there.
Of course, all the extracted Mountain-Suppressing Rock would be sold at a price above the market rate. In other words, the Fuyao Kingdom wouldn’t have to lift a finger, yet they’d rake in a massive fortune in spirit stones and spirit-stone coins.