75 Iron Kong-Que (1/2)
”Boom!” The shot from Zhang Wu Ji's hand cannon blast opens a path for him to escape through another tunnel. Using his Orchid Assassination Art immediately the moment he saw the opportunity, Zhang Wu Ji escaped from them.
Even with the differences in cultivation strength, not a single person among the opposing forces has the experience in how to handle this matter. How are they going to chase somebody that vanished right in front of their eyes? The crowd stares blankly on the opened tunnel leading to elsewhere without knowing what to do.
”Chase, you idiot! What are you idling around for?”The official member from the corporation shouts at the other supervisors. But unfortunately, the moment all of them went out from Zhang Wu Ji's tunnel, a silhouette revealed himself from staying quiet earlier.
The silhouette is none other than Zhang Wu Ji himself. After leaving the people with an impression he left the tunnel, Zhang Wu Ji returned to his initial location to catch them unaware. Plus, based on the importance of producing the Crytal Ores to their corporation, they will not halt the production for too long.
This is why Zhang Wu Ji returned to his tunnel again. After idling for half an hour, the mining cave returned to their noisy environment again. Miners with their pickaxes came back and entered their own tunnel to continue their works, with one exception.
This miner came back to his tunnel only to found a giant hole going deeper for thirty to forty meters deeper. As one of the most hardworking miners among everyone here, he's the only one with the deepest tunnel. Furthermore, he's the person reported in the Account Book that found the three Qi Weaving Stones from the starting of the year.
”Why did a hole like this suddenly appeared in my tunnel?” to an experienced miner like him, a sudden appearance of a sinkhole indicates that below this spot is a giant open chamber. But its because he didn't consider the possibility of something like a cannon shot through the hole.
Assuming that continue to work here is dangerous, he left his tunnel and went somewhere else. As for Zhang Wu Ji, after making sure there's nothing else for him to be worried about, he continues with the mining progress. With the guy from Upper South Merchant Corporation is here, he knows that this might be the last opportunity for him to look for the Qi Weaving Stone.
By using the same method as before, Zhang Wu Ji no longer keeps the intention to mine silently as the people from the corporation already know he's here. Based on the number of pickaxes in hand, Zhang Wu Ji estimated that before all of the pickaxes reaches their green state (all Dual-Headed Pickaxes turn green when their durability is at 5 points), it should be enough for him to fills the spatial storage in his hand.
Furthermore, his intention here is not to collect all the materials, but only the Crystal Ores with a high concentration of rubies inside, and also to search for the Qi Weaving Stone. The ease of no longer needed to keep a low profile helps because he can start mining like a berserker swinging his blade in a circle.
All Zhang Wu Ji needed to do is to destroy the wall before he started to inspect the chunk of rocks one after another. As long any of them has a concentration of 25% ruby within, he will collect them into his Wooden Universal Plate. With the weight limit of almost 4 tonnes, it should be enough to get him busy for at least three to four days.
”Found one more!” Zhang Wu Ji noticed a suction force not too far from his direction. Immediately, he rushes over to begin with the process of unearthing the Qi Weaving Stone. This process continues for two more days, where he finally complete his quota of looking for four Qi Weaving Stone.
”Great! I can leave now!” Zhang Wu Ji checked his spatial inventory to confirm his possession of the four Qi Weaving Stones. After affirming their numbers, Zhang Wu Ji leaves the cave as soon as possible. But the thing just won't go well like everyone wishes.
The moment he exits the cave, few silver-made bells chimes loudly and revealed his hidden body from using the Orchid Assassination Art. With his existence in the Mining Caves is exposed, Zhang Wu Ji has officially entered the state of becoming a fugitive to the Upper South Merchant Corporation!
” Damn bell!” Zhang Wu Ji withdraws the Jade Ruler in his spatial ring and sends a wave of air blades to destroys the silver bells they arranged on the ground. But he did not expect that this attack ends up activating another trap!
The firing barrel of the ballista pops up from their hidden chambers. With Zhang Wu Ji as their targets, the Ballista fired. Bolt with the length of 5 feet and 20cm thick pierced through the air as it approached where Zhang Wu Ji stands.
But the master senior has no intention to remain here playing with all of them. By activating his Bronze Emperor Wheel ability, Zhang Wu Ji swings the wheel against the attacking bolt and destroys them before he tossed the Fire Lizard's Touch and Fire Toad's Touch randomly. The fire caused by the explosions disrupts the others from attacking but also stops himself from escaping.
Zhang Wu Ji monitored his opponent's activity, and with a sneak attack, he fired a continuous barrage of bolts from his Willow Crossbow to bring his opponents to the ground. Surrounded by fire around him, no Inner Qi Warrior tried to step through the flame to apprehend him.
”Surround him! I want to see how he's going to escape!” the official member of the corporation ordered. But a flying sword climbing upwards into the sky before leaving to the Willow Timber County.
”He got a flying sword? How can he be that rich!” the official member's jealousy against the senior master gets deeper. First of all, Zhang Wu Ji found a Qi Weaving Stone in the mines. And now, he left on a flying sword after destroying the trap formation plate he bought from the organization.
”I will return to the Upper South Merchant Corporation and report to the organization.” The official member planned to leave as soon as possible on his personal Peony Fleeting Stallion.
And on his way back, he noticed a group of 100 slaves is chained together walking towards the cave. If Zhang Wu Ji sees them, he will immediately recognize all of them. They're the group of Convoy Escorts that continuously delay the delivery ordered by the Chrysanthemum Flower City earlier.
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When he reaches the Peony Flower City again, Zhang Wu Ji headed straight into the City Forge to work with the materials. Using two days to refine them into 10-Carats Ruby Crystal Pillars, Zhang Wu Ji returned to his room after he completed and calculated the number of the Ruby Crystal Pillars in his hand.
A total of 40 of them, included the one he refined earlier. Remembered that he saw a box used to store precious gemstones sold in the City Forge, Zhang Wu Ji bought the box to store the Ruby Crystal Pillars, and then took his rest.
In the next morning, Zhang Wu Ji received another burst of energy once again. The quota of 3 days for an increment of 18 strands of Fighter Qi carries him up to the rank of 7th Stage Inner Qi Fighter now. The increase of strength brings him happiness, but for Meng Ran who did not see Zhang Wu Ji cultivates at all, started to treat him like a freak.
”How can somebody busy like him got time to cultivates! Look at my own strength!” she complained deep inside her heart. Because she was too absorbed into studying the Formation Art, she neglected her own cultivation training and still remained at the early of 5th Stage.
Suddenly, a commotion is heard from the outside, along with people screaming for help. Coming out immediately to provide assistance to the people, Zhang Wu Ji, and Meng Ran went towards the Square to see what happened.
But when he stepped into the City Square, Zhang Wu Ji is shocked by the swarm of Stone Bees. No, it's not. Their body carries a hint of Silver linings that differentiate them from usual Stone Bees. Worst of all, the whole swarm of them are all in their peak 10th Stage of Inner Qi Warrior.
Facing this kind of opponent, how can a city easily fend themselves? No wonder the commotion and even the elders from the Mystic Engineer Establishment came to have a look.
When Zhang Wu Ji entered the square, one of the Silver Carapace Bee came closer to him, as if it's trying to pick the scent of the human. Suddenly, the Silver Carapace Bee stick itself on Zhang Wu Ji like they discovered the smell of their stolen nectar.