Chapter 636 - 459: The Situation in the Cangyan Realm (Part 2)

Zheng Yi suddenly changed his tone, saying coldly, "However, if any of you do something wrong, do not blame me for being ruthless."

"This thing." Zheng Yi shook the pledge of allegiance in his hand: "As long as I give this to the Zhao Family members, none of you or your families will survive."

Everyone wore grim expressions, but no one dared to say a word more at this moment.

Zheng Yi did nothing for the following days.

This was to give those at the mining site time to digest and understand the news.

On the third day, Zheng Yi had just arrived at the mine when someone suddenly rushed out from the crowd, knelt before Zheng Yi, and started kowtowing frantically.

The sudden incident caused Zhou Kunshan and Fengg Haitao to react first, desperately shielding Zheng Yi.

Only when they saw who the person kowtowing desperately was, did the two relax.

This person was also a familiar acquaintance of theirs.

It was unexpectedly Zhao Qing, who was responsible for managing the miners from several villages.

Though they met every day, Zhao Qing seemed like a different person at this moment.

His cheeks were sunken, and his face bore heavy dark circles.

"Lord Immortal, I was blind to the mountain before me, daring to threaten you and demand a bribe. I beg for your punishment."

This fellow turned into this state purely from scaring himself.

If he hadn’t shown himself, Zheng Yi wouldn’t have bothered with this guy.

People like this are indeed annoying.

But that’s just how the world is.

Where there is light, there is darkness. Such people will never be absent at any time.

Kill one Zhao Qing, and there’ll be another Wang Qing or Li Qing.

Yet, unexpectedly, this guy delivered himself right to the door.

Zheng Yi didn’t have the time to waste on such a minor character. He merely glanced coldly at Zhao Qing and said to Zhou Kunshan, "I’ll leave this guy to you."

Hearing Zheng Yi’s decision, Zhao Qing’s face turned ashen.

For years, he had bullied the villagers of Riverbend Village. Could he fare well in their hands?

Zhao Qing’s face changed dramatically, desperately shouting, "Lord Immortal, please forgive me, I truly realize my mistakes and will never dare again."

A large hand covered Zhao Qing’s mouth, silencing his subsequent screams.

Outside the mine, inside the management room, Zheng Yi handed a document to Zhao Tianming: "Follow the instructions on this."

Zhao Tianming quickly skimmed through it, opposing fiercely, "No, doing this will lead to chaos."

"Share your thoughts." Zheng Yi did not stop Zhao Tianming, instead asking with interest.

Zhao Tianming said coldly, "I know you’re eager to win people’s hearts. But regardless of what you do, you must consider the practical situation, right?"

"The output of ore from our mine is fixed. Despite the abundance, the majority must be handed over to the Zhao Family."

"Only a small portion, due to various reasons, is surplus. These Fire Rock Ores are not only few in number but also not of particularly high quality and are certainly insufficient to raise everyone’s wages at the mine."

"Unless you use those ores allocated to the Zhao Family."

"But doing so is only a temporary measure. The reduction in submitted ores will eventually alert the Zhao Family. Once they send someone to investigate, the truth will come out."

"Don’t tell me your way to handle it is just like before, killing the officials the Zhao Family sends to investigate."

"Previously, there were no issues only because the Zhao Family didn’t know how those people died or where they died."

"But this time is different. If you dare to act, you will definitely give yourself away."

Zheng Yi smiled slightly, "I didn’t expect you to be so concerned about this matter."

Zhao Tianming gritted his teeth, saying, "Make it clear; it’s never your life or death I care about, but my own."

"Rest assured; I have arrangements. I can promise that I will fulfill the Zhao Family’s allocations to the mine on time, and there won’t be any problem with that, right?"

"How will you do that, by conjuring ores with your Immortal Technique?" Zhao Tianming naturally did not believe Zheng Yi’s words.

However, under Zheng Yi’s repeated orders, Zhao Tianming was reluctantly forced to proceed.

"What, a raise for us? Is it true?"

"How could it be false? The Mine Master admitted it himself. Moreover, he said he’d give everyone an extra month’s wages today."

"Long live the Immortal!"

Many people cheered loudly with excitement.

Although they were managers at the mine, not many truly had a good life.

After all, in the Cangyan Realm, the true rulers are the Zhao Family.

People like them, frankly speaking, are merely the Zhao Family’s servants.

Giving them some wages was already generous; wanting more is sheer greediness from mere servants, truly ungrateful.

They should be dragged out and beaten to death.

When Zheng Yi took over the mine, everyone wrote a pledge of allegiance; in their hearts, they cursed him countless times.

The more they cursed back then, the more they now blame themselves.

How good a person this was, coming to the mine and soon offering them benefits.

Regarding their behavior, Zheng Yi could only summarize in one sentence.

"Milk is mother."

After settling the mine’s management, Zheng Yi could finally throw himself into vigorous action.

Zheng Yi first gathered all the village chiefs from each village together.

Through transactions with Flint Village, Luma Village, and Xiyuan Village.

Zheng Yi had long since met with the village chiefs from other villages.

"Everyone, this mining site is now under our control. Through Mine Master Zhao Tianming, the mine is completely under our control."

"From now on, besides the Fire Rock Ores extracted for appointed tasks, the rest belongs to us."

Zheng Yi spoke passionately, but the village chiefs showed no reaction.

Lin Dadao stood out, expressing concern, "Lord Immortal, you may not know, but extracting Fire Rock Ore is exceedingly difficult. A robust worker can only dig out three pieces a day at most."

"Unless extremely lucky, it’s hard to find more."

"But such situations are rare."

Zheng Yi smiled and snapped his fingers, causing Zhao Tianming to walk in with a tray, his face darkened.

With a clang, the large tray was set before the crowd and trembled.

Then the cloth covering the tray was lifted, revealing a dozen mining pickaxes.

The specially treated mining pickaxes looked no different from the ordinary ones on the outside.

Yet, Zheng Yi bringing these out at this moment was quite thought-provoking.

Zhou Kunshan beamed, "Everyone, the Lord has designed these specially to ease our burdens, allowing rapid mining."

The village chiefs whispered among themselves, hardly daring to believe it.

If these could truly increase mining speed, it would be incredible news for them.

After each received a few, they nervously went to try them out.

The trial was astonishing.

After using the new pickaxes, they completely refused to return to the previous worthless tools.

For Zheng Yi, who once governed a country, managing a mine was effortlessly easy.

In a short time, he had fully taken control of the entire mine.

Now, even the former Mine Master Zhao Tianming probably couldn’t command anyone anymore.

As the situation at the mine stabilized, Zheng Yi began selecting and cultivating talents from various fields.

He needed not only those good at management but also those skilled in commerce and various crafts.

Of course, most crucial were geniuses at cultivation.

Meanwhile, after a short training, a group of people left the mine.

These individuals shared a common trait: they all harbored deep-seated blood feuds with the Zhao Family.