Legend of the Great Sage Chapter 1173 - Treasure

The town was filled with busy figures, gathering at the harbour and making final preparations before setting off.

At the same time, a wrinkly old man in the courtyard halfway up the mountain said to Li Qingshan, “Hero king, the tunnel is already over a hundred and fifty meters deep, but we’ve only encountered rock. We haven’t found any mineral veins!”

Towards the end, he even felt slightly shameful, as if it was his fault they did not discover a mineral vein.

Right when they first settled down here, Li Qingshan had gathered a group of old miners unsuited for the army and had made them dig up a mine here. For this, he even dismantled a manor and destroyed a garden, but the end result was nothing. They did not even find a single piece of ore.

“Don’t worry, I’m not looking for some kind of mineral vein, or rather, a mineral vein already exists here.”

Li Qingshan patted the old miner on the shoulder with a smile. Through his connection with the earth, he had sensed it the moment he arrived here. On top of that, the manor they had dismantled also happened to be the original mine owner’s training room, which only verified what he felt.

“Yes… yes…”

The old miner was puzzled. He was confused about what kind of vein it was that he had not seen before. However, he also felt slightly flattered. The person before him was different from all the other important figures he had seen before. He possessed a sense of sincerity.

Li Qingshan peered down. The dark tunnel plunged straight into the heart of the mountain, radiating with chilly air. “How are the fortifications?”

“My king, you have nothing to worry about. It definitely won’t collapse. The mineral veins on this mountain are quite sparse, so there aren’t a lot of mines in the first place. That’s why that Ma person was bold enough to build an estate here. If we have some more time, we can even build a set of stairs for you.”

“That won’t be necessary. I’m not that entitled and useless. You’ve done extremely well. Once we leave here, you’ll be rewarded heavily.” Li Qingshan looke

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