Chapter 19: Mine 73 (2/2)
“Aren’t only the extended members of the Nie clan supposed to be sent here?” Nie Tian asked
“That used to be the case, but it e” Nie Qian shook her head, her eyes soh People die here The e sect No other matter in the clan is ean to run out, so we had no other choice but to dig deeper, which erous
“All the elders of the extended families of the clan have used every possibletheir descendants sent to the mine
“However, this place is the foundation of the Nie clan People fear death Without the supervision of our clanto mine at such a depth Meanwhile, we have to pay sufficient ae sect Once we fall short, the Cloudsoaring sect will probably stop caring about our clan
“The truth is, without the Cloudsoaring sect’s protection, it will be extremely difficult for our clan to maintain our foothold in Black Cloud City
“Therefore, this mine is of the utmost importance to our clan Around the clock, clan members have been appointed here for supervision purposes Now that your second grandfather has coes, so it is very possible that ned here”
With these words, Nie Qian paused for a second, and then said profoundly, “Because your grandfather has been losing power and influence in the clan for a long tie the mine before he retired Noe are even weaker If you can’tsect, we definitely won’t be able to escape the destiny of being assigned here”
Nie Tian bowed his head and reflected on what she said Soon after, he nodded and said, “I understand”
“Let’s go” Nie Qian keptdeeper
After a while, Nie Tian discovered that the stone path leading into the belly of the ly narrow; the distance between his head and the ceiling of the tunnel was getting shorter and shorter
He also noticed the nureer as he went further down, and those laborers appeared to be skinnier and ed man suddenly showed up at an intersection of stone tunnels and warned, “Eldest sister, it’s dangerous up ahead You’d better not go any further Merely eight days ago, Mine 73 witnessed a collapse, and two people were killed We’ve only just cleared the rubble”
Nie Qian immediately stopped She hesitated for a mo We’ll take a brief look and come back soon”
“If so, you must be absolutely careful I I’ll leave you be” The man’s voice was full of fear
Nie Qian nodded “Sure, please go ahead with your work” The dark-skinned, skinny man vanished
Nie Qian fell into silence for a while, and continued, “The further inside, the higher the mortality rate Hence, every laborer orks here seems lifeless, because they never knohich day will be their last They are all unfortunate people fro for their wives and children inside the city, they are willing to take the risk to co sect all have extraordinary abilities,” Nie Tian said “Let’s say they were in here Even if it collapsed, they wouldn’t be hurt, right?”
Nie Qian gently nodded, and patiently said, “Cultivating to the Heaven stage would allow a person to do as he wishes inside the mine, absolutely fearless of sudden cave-ins However, ould Qi warriors of the Heaven stage waste tierade four material?
“Those powerful Qi warriors are thein their eyes They would never care about a few random lives, let alone the lives of the unfortunate laborers the Nie clan has hired!
“Real Qi warriors are high above the masses Clans like ours can only serve them
“In the same way, mortals of the Black Cloud City also serve our clan This world is cruel by nature Neither you nor I can change it There is only one way to be above others, one way to be free fro enslaved
“And that is to become one of them!” Nie Qian said
Nie Tian nodded forcefully with a tight face “I promise I’ll becorew detero to the botto, Nie Tian, under her lead, arrived in a vast area at the bottom of the mine
The moment he went in, he noticed there were red spots on the walls glittering faintly with red light
“Flaeed in a loud voice “This place is dangerous Don’t waste time Hurry and absorb the fla that ani We’ll leave as soon as the blood drop in the animal bone is fully condensed Any delay ot to work