The maximum depth of a spare probe rod is sixty feet. If you continue to hunt, you must add another probe. The price of each probe rod is about a hundred guan. If you can detect spiritual energy, add one more.

Gu Zuo didn't hesitate, adding two or three would be fine, but when the No. 1 mine has a depth of 40 feet to release air, the No. 2 mine cannot release air at a depth of 60 feet, which is very problematic.

Should we add more? If we don’t add, the three days of hard work in the No. 2 Mine will be in vain. If we add, it may continue to be in vain.

Gu Zuo ordered: "Get the French armor and I'll go down to the pit!"

Putting on protective armor worth twenty guan and a dharma helmet, Gu Zuo came to the edge of Pit No. 1. The prisoner who was mining spiritual energy at Station No. 1 of Pit No. 1 was notified and was pulled up by a hanging basket. Gu Zuo

Zuo stepped into the hanging basket, accompanied by Cheng Shanhu. After thinking for a while, he asked someone to fill a jar of light salt water, and the two of them were quickly placed at the bottom.

The space at the bottom of the mine is quite crowded, and the spiritual pressure is extremely high. Fortunately, I have French armor to protect me, so the feeling is not that strong. However, as soon as I hit the ground, I still feel that my body is heavy and my breathing is not smooth, as if there are invisible things above my head and on my body.

It felt like heavy pressure, and soon I was covered in sweat.

The prisoner at Station No. 1, who has the highest level of cultivation in the mine, has been pulled up. The only ones left behind are the two Qi Refining monks at Station No. 2 and No. 3, and the rest are all martial arts masters.

Fortunately, the physical fitness of the martial arts masters is not lower than that of the Qi Practitioners, otherwise there is really no way to go down into the pit. I heard from the butcher that some sects use heavy punishment prisoners to go down into the pit. In order to save manpower expenses, it basically takes two days.

Working three shifts, unlike Huaixian Pavilion, which works two shifts a day, some people are not in good health and will be exhausted after working for two or three years.

Gu Zuo felt the same and expressed his gratitude and encouragement to the seven people. He asked Cheng Shanhu to hold the clay pot, filled the water himself, and poured a bowl for everyone.

After the small condolences were completed, the morale of the prisoners in the seven work stations was greatly boosted and they returned to the work of extracting spiritual energy. Gu Zuo used the technique of chasing and shooting to feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy coming from the surrounding rock walls.

After having a general idea in mind, he and Cheng Shanhu climbed to the top of the pit again. At this time, the probe rod in pit No. 2 had reached 59 feet.

Sixty feet, still no spiritual energy! The mining circle stopped, and everyone looked at Gu Zuo, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Expand the probe rod." Gu Zuo ordered.

According to his request, the probe rod expanded and expanded around, forming a mine pit. Gu Zuo got on the hanging basket and fell straight to the bottom of the pit. At the bottom of the pit, he also felt spiritual pressure, but it was not as big as Mine No. 1. There was

Reiatsu does not mean that you can produce spiritual energy, it just means that this place is indeed in the spiritual energy zone.

The key is to hit the mine holes!

Gu Zuo used the technique of pursuit and compared the feedback he felt in the Qi Sea with the No. 1 mine. After about a stick of incense, he returned to the top of the pit in a hanging basket.

"Add more shots!" He made the decision without hesitation.

A probe rod was sent over and connected to the mining array. The probe rod began to rotate and continued to penetrate downward.

Sixty-one feet, sixty-five feet, seventy feet...

Suddenly, just like hot water blowing out from the spout of a pot after boiling, a trace of real energy came out from the probe rod. Pit No. 2 was breathing out spiritual energy!

Cheers sounded again at the mining site.

On February 14th, the gas was released from the No. 2 mine, and a hundred and eighty pieces were harvested, producing eighteen pieces of spiritual stones.

The next day, twenty-eight pieces of spiritual stones were produced.

On the third day, thirty-nine spiritual stones were produced.

On the fourth day, forty-three spiritual stones were produced.

Since then, the output has gradually stabilized at around 45 pieces. This shows that the annual output limit of Mine No. 2 is 16,400 pieces of spiritual stones, and the actual median output may be around 14,000 pieces.

It is another mine with an annual output of more than 10,000 pieces. Adding the two mines together, the actual output of the Nanwu Mountain Lingshi vein reaches 30,000 pieces.

The annual taxes and collections in Nanwu State are 30,000 spiritual stones plus 10,000 guan. The output of the two mines can smooth out the burden of 30,000 spiritual stones. The remaining 10,000 guan depends on the last mine.

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Before digging the pit, Gu Zuo asked Cheng Shanhu to compile a list of mining artifacts. On this list, the number of twenty-nine kinds of consumables was marked. The others are good, but there are two that need to be considered for supplementation.

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One is the probe rod. When purchasing the array, it comes with nine rods, but three of them have been consumed so far.

The second one is the protective armor. Sixteen sets are given as a package, and all of them are used up. The French armor is not included in the array. The Huashan Xixuan Sect gave away this batch of French armor. It is not enough. Gu Zuo cannot complain about others, he can only blame them.

I have no experience in mining and the preparations are not in place.

Gao Changjiang was fully capable of taking over the position of hosting the magic circle, so Gu Zuo asked him to take over the role of the butcher and take charge of the three-yuan Jiuzhen magic circle. He took advantage of the butcher's double axe, and the two of them went to Luofu County to make purchases.

On the way, Gu Zuo was in a very happy mood. He looked at the white clouds above that seemed to be within reach, and asked the butcher: "Senior brother, can you fly higher, let's go to the clouds and have a look?"

The butcher rolled his eyes: "I'm only in the early stage of the Golden Elixir. I can't reach eighty feet. Besides, these axes are not very easy to use."

Gu Zuo immediately promised: "I will find time to replace the magical weapon for my senior brother later. These axes are indeed a bit broken."

The butcher said: "How many times have you said this? Okay, okay, let's take care of the mine first. Mining the spiritual stone is better than anything else."

After half a day, the two landed outside the city of Luofu County, collected the magical artifacts and walked into the city. They arrived at Longquan Taoist Temple first, but the Taoist priest in the concierge said that Wu Shanjing had returned to Chang'an.

Gu Zuo asked again what the answer was, but the little Taoist priest had a lowly position, but he couldn't answer, so Gu Zuo asked to see Yuan Mentou, the guest hall. When the southern Wuzhou auction was held, Wu Shanjing brought a door head and a palace master to Heishan County to do preliminary work.

Preparation, Yuan Mentou was one of them. At that time, he also offered to buy a batch of semen-preserving pills for the colleagues in Longquan Taoist Temple. The business was also concluded, but he didn’t know how the consumption was going. Of course, Gu Zuo was too embarrassed to go.

ask.

Yuan Mentou received Gu Zuo very politely, and told Gu Zuo that Wu Shanjing had been transferred back to Chang'an by the Chongxuan Department, and there might not be many opportunities to come to Nanzhao in the future.

Gu Zuo was very disappointed about this.

Gu Zuo also wanted to visit Jian Yuan and San Du, who had met once during the bidding meeting, and report to them the progress of mining the Lingshi veins in South Wu Prefecture. However, Yuan Mentou told them that the Taoist priests were not in Luofu County.

, each went to southern Xinjiang.

"All went to southern Xinjiang?" Gu Zuo was slightly surprised.

"All the eight deacons of the Taoist Academy also went with them." Yuan Mentou confirmed.

"Has something big happened in southern Xinjiang?" Gu Zuo has been hiding in the mountains of Southern Wu Prefecture for the past two months. He doesn't know much about the situation outside, so he hurriedly inquired.

Yuan Mentou hesitated for a moment and said: "It's still the same. The activities of spiritual beasts in Southern Xinjiang have been somewhat chaotic in the past two months. The Taoist priests have gone to find out the details... Don't worry, Master Gu. This situation is

Normally, Nanwu Prefecture is more than 200 miles away from southern Xinjiang by mountains, so it won't affect you."

Gu Zuo nodded, and before leaving, he presented Yuan Mentou with a specialty of Southern Wu Prefecture - a small wooden box, which contained eight spiritual stones.

Because it was a local product and it was a gift from an acquaintance, Gu Zuo, Yuan Mentou happily accepted it and told Gu Zuo: "Next time, just come over and there is no need to bring a gift."
Chapter completed!