Chapter 100: The Well of Illusion

Such things as devil's raving are not uncommon for the residents of the underground world.

Half of the reason why the underground world is so dangerous is because of geographical reasons or because it is too close to some chaotic demiplanes, and a monster will come to wreak havoc at any time; It's not uncommon to sing rap bin in your ear, and it's a daily life to meet a demon who only knows how to kill like crazy...

Under such conditions, the survival rules of the dark world often appear very cruel.

Of course, before Xu Nan determined that the unknown city was underground, he had already had a deep understanding of the characteristics of the underground world.

In addition to cruelty and darkness, there is another important characteristic that is to bully the weak and fear the strong.

The villains who can survive in the underground world are all brains. As long as Xu Nan holds his thighs tightly and does not relax, under the banner of Stephen Sang, and properly displays his muscles, generally speaking, there will be no brainless experience. Babies Come and deliver.

There are not a few people who are troubled by so-called demons like the Ratman tribe. If it is other tribes, Xu Nan will probably scoff at it, thinking that some spellcasters of humanoid creatures are playing tricks; but judging by the level of magic displayed by Zula , a proper fourth-level spellcaster, then 90% of the devils in his mouth really come from the Nine Levels of Purgatory.

As for the real strength and characteristics, it is still doubtful.

But after the experiment just now, at least he can be sure that the domain of the cheap daughter is still very useful, at least it can offset the devil's ravings.

Similarly, Zu La himself also showed a different look and interest in Xu Nan's field than before:

"Your Excellency...is the Son of God?"

"Son of God?" Xu Nan scratched his head: "Strictly speaking, I should be considered a priest..."

The wooden crow was silent, probably unable to understand Xu Nan's words.

"With your strength, you should not control the power of the domain."

Zura said in a low voice.

Xu Nan didn't think it was disobedient, but replied with a slight smile:

"With your vision, it is difficult to understand the mystery."

The rat people were shocked instantly.

Zula's rhetoric has also become much more respectful: "Indeed, I know very little about the outside world, and many things are learned from the books of my predecessors."

"Since your Excellency has mastered part of the power in the domain, you do have some advantages in fighting the devil..."

He hesitated for a moment.

Xu Nan originally thought that Zula would change his mind and cooperate with him to develop the emerald mine, but this fellow seemed to be very cautious.

In the following time, he quickly strengthened the seal on the ancient well by controlling the wooden crow. He didn't say anything other than introducing the origin of the Well of Illusion.

According to Zula, the Well of Illusion is a very terrifying existence.

It is said that this is a crack in time and space, which was sealed in the ancient well by a powerful senior; under the ancient well is a vicious place in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.

Every year, some evil demons from Nine Layers of Purgatory try to break through this seal and invade the main material world.

Fortunately, there is a senior expert's sealing magic circle in the Well of Illusion. Zura only needs to activate the magic circle repeatedly to prevent the invasion of devils. According to Zula, the Well of Illusion did not cause much trouble throughout the year, but it suddenly became active in the past few months, which reminded him of some bad pasts, so he increased the number of guards on the farm.

Sure enough, Xu Nan just encountered the invasion of the devil today; but due to Xu Nan's mystery and strength, the female devil can only return home in defeat.

But Zula believes that she will not let it go.

This will be a long tug of war.

However, to Xu Nan's surprise, the devil in Zula's mouth did not actually refer to the abnormal creatures in the Well of Illusion, but some terrifying existences at the other end of the mine.

He didn't talk about more detailed things, as if he was afraid of something.

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"If you are interested, you might as well come to my house as a guest, but not today."

After finishing everything, Zurac said politely: "I have encountered a little trouble recently, and I am not suitable for seeing guests."

Xu Nan didn't intend to take down the Ratman tribe in one go, so he said something politely. So he took Tang Haibao and left the Ratman Farm.

Of course, he didn't forget to take away the powerful Fagan's Wonder Box.

Before leaving, he took another look at the Well of Illusion.

He instinctively felt that this so-called devil was somewhat unusual.

It's a pity that after Zula's repeated sealing, this time, no white mist appeared.

In the end, they left the farm, found Jiang Yuanchi and Xiao Liang, and set off to return to the Unknown City.

As for the leader of the dwarf, this guy brazenly paddled and lazy in the name of exploring the road, but was caught by Xu Nan halfway, and he will have to be educated in the future.

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After returning to Unknown City, Xu Nan summarized the materials submitted by the exploration teams, and basically determined the location of the first batch of mines.

In addition to the two gold mines and one silver mine found by the first exploration team, there are more than a dozen large and small veins.

Combined with the difficulty and danger of mining, several persons in charge of the city hall quickly determined the development sequence.

"Around the Itka Ratman tribe, we will first focus on opening four mines, mainly gold and silver..."

"In the case of iron ore, because the purity is very low, our smelting industry has not come up yet, so we will make do with it first."

"The recruitment of miners can start. Anonymous City does not support idlers. According to the rules drawn up before Liuhuo, we will first try to issue a simple alternative currency internally, which is temporarily linked to food..."

"Tell those Icelanders that this alternative currency can not only buy food, but also alcohol and other food, and even live in a better house... Well, of course it's not the inner city, I'm not ready to take the land in the inner city Come out to sell... After the mine is established, you can build a small town, and the house in the center of the town is of course a better house..."

"I will select all the craftsmen and apprentices tomorrow, and I have a special task to give them..."

"The rest, those who have occupations, should also arrange it properly. There is no need for everyone to mine; the preliminary processing of the ore has already come out, and it also requires a lot of manpower..."

After the meeting, Xu Nan's mouth was dry, and there were too many things that he needed to worry about himself.

Stuffing a group of displaced natives into a dungeon transformed from a boarding ship out of thin air is a very difficult task in itself, and Xu Nan needs to help them find their position.

Most of the Icelanders do not have any industrial skills and knowledge. To get a group of skilled workers, they still need time and deliberate guidance from the officials of the Unknown City. This aspect is what Xu Nan is most concerned about. After all, his goal is to build a magical industrial city!

As for the alternative currency, it is also a matter of Xu Nan's careful consideration.

The existence of the unknown city is very special. It is still a part of the Eastern Kingdom in name, but it is actually an independent city-state of Stephen Sangzhao. It is obvious that it has its own right to mint coins. Xu Nan is not interested in using the Golden Dragon Order to settle with them!

Considering the anti-counterfeiting, Xu Nan finally adopted Liuhuo's plan, using the Dengyun currency system that was widely popular in the Arcane Empire. It is said that in ancient times, each Dengyun ship had its own currency system, and its currency value was determined by The combat power and sphere of influence of the boarding cloud ship are used as a guarantee endorsement...

The first batch of Dengyun coins that Xu Nan plans to issue are not banknotes. It may be difficult to expect this group of ice natives to understand the meaning of banknotes, but they will definitely accept coins with heavy metals; these Dengyun coins are actually The tip of the iceberg stored by Liuhuo in the past, was a metal coin made by the Arcane Empire with a small amount of the third type of metal and a large amount of iron ore.

There are four kinds of currency values ​​in this batch of Dengyun coins, namely 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 20 yuan, and 50 yuan.

Generally speaking, 1 yuan of Dengyun coins can buy a black bread, which is enough for an adult to eat for a day. Most of these black breads come from the storage of the Sebalon family's estate; while most of the crops produced in their own plantations are relatively expensive After all, plantations are also large energy consumers, and the pressure on power furnaces is second only to air-conditioning systems, so it is normal for them to be priced high.

After the opening of the mine, the wages of the first batch of miners are about 8 yuan per week, and there is a rest day; according to the quantity and quality of the ore submitted, the miners will receive generous extra rewards from the owner of Xu City. The key to people working hard.

If all goes well, these ores will soon be put on the assembly line for preliminary refining.

The boarding cloud ship has similar facilities and equipment, but currently lacks enough skilled workers, and cannot start work until everything is ready, then these gold and silver ores will be smelted into gold and silver with high purity, and finally filled into the pocket of City Lord Xu.

Of course, he will take part of it to trade with the Eastern Kingdom. After all, the food reserves in Sebalon Manor cannot allow 30,000 people to survive the entire winter.

But what is certain is that as long as the city starts to operate, the edge of wealth visible to the naked eye will flow into Xu Nan's crotch continuously.

The location of the mine has been determined, and the start date has been selected, and everyone is very interested.

The only possible problem now is probably the Itka Ratman tribe and what they call the devil.

Regarding this aspect, Xu Nan conducted in-depth thinking and analysis, and finally made a decision. He decided to go to Mr. and Mrs. Smith to find out.

Luo Mang definitely knew about the problem of the emerald mine and the origin of these so-called devils. Xu Nan always liked to take shortcuts. If he could solve the problem with a few cans of old godmother, he would definitely not take physical risks.

However, what caught him off guard was that before he could contact Mr. and Mrs. Smith, unexpected news came.

[The investigation team of the City Master Plan has arrived at the Unknown City, please be prepared to welcome...]

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