The news that a powerful wild hunter with a physical body had come to Blackstone Town quickly spread.
The next morning, Qi Yuan came to the convoy. The soldiers around him looked at him strangely.
Was this person really going to the mine to mine?
Two green pickup trucks with canvas bags were parked at the entrance of Blackstone Town. The back of the trucks was filled with miners in ragged clothes.
Compared to the skinny miners with black marks on their faces, Qi Yuan did not look like he was going to mine. Instead, he looked more like a supervisor sent by Blackstone Town.
Other than the drivers, there was a fully-armed soldier at the back of each truck. He was on guard with a gun to prevent the miners from causing trouble.
"Is this the team going to mine?" Qi Yuan asked casually.
A slightly plump man in a gray combat uniform with a shiny parting in the middle and a smile on his face came over and greeted them with a smile.
"I'm the leader of the mine protection team, Hu Hao. How should I address you, little brother?"
The expression in Qi Yuan's eyes changed slightly. After activating his [Steel Defense] Inherent Skill, his body's senses had also become stronger. He could sense an obscure threat from this seemingly harmless Hu Hao.
This Hu Hao was also a supernatural being, and he was not weak!
"Qi Yuan.
Yesterday, I accidentally killed someone in the tavern and broke Chief Situ's rules. I can go to the mine to calm down. "
"With your strength, why do you have to go to the mine to suffer?" Hu Hao smiled and handed him a cigarette.
"I have some influence in the town. If you don't have enough money now, I can help you say something. You don't have to pay the 1,000 yuan fine for the time being. We'll talk about it when you have money in the future. Don't go to the mine. What do you think?"
Qi Yuan's expression changed slightly. He suddenly realized that Situ was far more vigilant than he had imagined. If he could not find a suitable excuse, his plan to sneak into the mine would probably fail.
After thinking for a while, Qi Yuan said tentatively, "Don't worry, Brother Hu. I just want to experience the mine. I won't cause trouble for your team."
"There's nothing to see in the mine other than those black ores. Little brother, if you want to experience life, why don't you go somewhere else?"
Hu Hao narrowed his eyes, not giving Qi Yuan a chance to take advantage of the situation.
"Why are you so vigilant, Brother Hu? I won't bring any weapons. Can I go into the mine bare-handed?" Qi Yuan continued.
Hu Hao just smiled and shook his head.
"Little brother, don't make it difficult for me.
If you really want to go into the mine, there's another mine nearby. I can send someone to take a look. "
Go there? Give me a head?
Qi narrowed his eyes.
There was indeed a mine near Blackstone Town, and there was a checkpoint inside. However, the mine had long been occupied by Bug Beasts. Apart from a large number of black-toothed rats, there were also Bug Beasts hiding in the abandoned mine. Even Situ might not dare to go in alone. If he wanted to go in, he would only become food for the Bug Beasts with his Rank-1 Steel Defense.
Qi Yuan glanced at the heavy machine gun on the truck. The mine needed to be guarded against Bug Beasts and the awakened Polluters, so it needed a sufficient defense.
Half of the heavy machine gun was used to deter people with bad intentions, and the other half was used to deal with Bug Beasts that might appear.
Even if Situ sent out a strong defense, the mine would still be attacked by black-toothed rats often. This was because these rats, which were half the height of an adult human, liked to dig underground and eat ores.
Underground caves with rich ores were the black-toothed rats' favorite.
Thinking of the black-toothed rats, Qi Yuan suddenly smiled. He thought of a way to enter the mine.
Since he could not sneak in, he would find another way!
Currently, there were only three checkpoints in his consciousness. If he could not handle this checkpoint, he could forget about the other two.
"Since Brother Hu is so insistent, I won't make things difficult for you. I won't go into the mine with you!" Qi Yuan said.
Hu Hao heard this and immediately smiled brightly.
"I knew Brother Qi wouldn't make things difficult for me. We're leaving. Next time when we come back, let's have a good drink. It's my treat!"
Hu Hao opened the door of the passenger seat and squeezed himself in. He did not forget to wave goodbye to Qi Yuan before he left.
Looking at the truck speeding away and kicking up a cloud of dust, Qi Yuan waited for a moment until the truck had completely disappeared from his sight. Only then did he leave Blackstone Town on foot.
Although there were some trucks and motorcycles in Blackstone Town, these were all firmly controlled by Situ and Xu Kui. They were not for sale at all. Moreover, the price of nearly ten thousand was not a high price that an ordinary hunter could afford.
Xu Kui's back slowly disappeared into the wilderness. A black shadow wriggled from a dark corner and quickly disappeared from the entrance of the town.
In a deserted tavern, a waiter in a white shirt and a black bow tie was leaning against the bar and carefully wiping a row of wine glasses.
An enchanting woman stood up from the shadows like a boneless snake. She leaned her exposed body tightly against the waiter's back and whispered a few words in his ear.
The waiter's movements stiffened, and then his face darkened. He directly grabbed the woman's neck and lifted her from the ground.
Although the bartender had a thin figure, his strength was extremely great. The woman's neck was squeezed so hard that cracking sounds could be heard. It was as if her neck had been broken. After a short while, the enchanting woman's face turned red because she couldn't breathe. It seemed as if she would faint at any moment.
It was only when the woman's body began to twitch uncontrollably and her eyes rolled back that the waiter suddenly released his right hand.
The woman collapsed to the ground as if she had lost all her bones. She covered her neck that was almost broken and coughed rapidly.
"I said you're not allowed to come so close to me!
If there's a next time, you know what the consequences will be! "The waiter looked at her coldly.
"Scram!"
The woman lowered her head, not daring to look into the waiter's eyes. She quickly turned into a shadow and left the bar.
The bartender wiped the transparent glass as he muttered to himself, "That's right.
"An ordinary person who could be easily controlled the day before has skin that even powerful bullets can't penetrate. If he didn't awaken some unknown defensive ability, then he must have been injected with a bug's genetic medicine."
"If it's the latter, then his background is a bit interesting. Leader Situ has already joined the Black Steel Shelter. Xu Kui has the support of the Quicksand Shelter. Who's behind this Qi Yuan? Could it be the Doomsday Holy Court …"
"Situ has occupied a black stone mine, and Xu Kui has also begun to recruit people to clean up another black stone mine occupied by bugs. This Qi Yuan is also very interested in the mine. I wonder what secrets are hidden in the mine!"
"For two black stone mines that can't even be considered rich, he actually completely messed up the water of Blackstone Town."
"Situ, will you be as lucky as last time this time?"
… …
After leaving Blackstone Town, Qi Yuan first went around the abandoned mine. After confirming that the checkpoint was indeed in the depths of the mine, he turned around and walked towards the mine occupied by Situ.
The distance between the two mines was nearly twenty kilometers. With the guidance of the checkpoint, even without a compass, Qi Yuan didn't get lost. It took him three hours to reach his destination.
The surrounding terrain of the mine was flat, and there was no suitable hiding place. Even if there was, it would have been leveled by Situ's people. Qi Yuan could only hide in the distance and spy on the situation of the guards around the mine.
"A few of the commanding heights have already been occupied by Situ's soldiers. There are no blind spots within three hundred meters, and there's also the crossfire of heavy machine guns. With this kind of defensive power, without the suppression of a reinforced company, it's impossible to get close to the mine."
"However, the defense of the mine is tight on the outside and loose on the inside. If the miners didn't discover the danger, these soldiers wouldn't be willing to stay in the dark mine."
"The distance from here to the mine is more than five hundred meters. It's a little far, but this is the only way to sneak in."
Qi Yuan turned around and looked at the two black-toothed rats whose tails were tied together. They were trembling. He smiled and patted their heads, then pointed in the direction of the mine.
"There's a blackstone mine that you like over there. Dig a hole through here, and I'll let you go!"
The insect beasts of the new era were far more intelligent than the old era. Some high-level insect beasts were even as intelligent as humans. Although the black-toothed rats weren't very smart, they could still vaguely understand Qi Yuan's threat.
Qi Yuan took out the Flying Eagle and untied the black-toothed rats' tails. The threat was self-evident.
Even if he didn't threaten them, these two black-toothed rats would very likely dig in the direction of the mine if he let them go. That was their instinct, but Qi Yuan wanted to use threats to add fuel to this instinct.
The black-toothed rats trembled as they looked at the Flying Eagle in Qi Yuan's hand. They didn't dare to run away, and their eyes were filled with grievance.
We were just hiding in the cave to mate. Who did we offend?
Why did this fiend suddenly appear? He pinned us down and hammered us. His defense is so strong that we can't even bite through it.
He even tied our tails together and dragged us to such a dangerous place. Is this something a human would do?
Qi Yuan pressed down on the head of one of the black-toothed rats, then pointed his gun at the other black-toothed rat and said, "Hurry up and dig.
If you can't dig to the mine before nightfall, I'll turn your girlfriend into a kebab! "
The black-toothed rats were speechless.