As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 711 Zhuo Kou

"Sisi..." While Jiang Ran and Yun Mao were communicating, two palm-sized beasts, Xiao Xuan, quietly emerged a pair of tentacles from the pile of spiritual gold sand.

Xiao Xuan's strength is growing rapidly, and with the accumulation of resources, his cultivation has now reached the sixth level of Xuan Bone.

The lifespan of insect-like monsters is shorter than that of humans, but Xiao Xuan's rapid improvement in cultivation makes up for this.

It is probably in its forties. With the cultivation level of Xuan Gu Realm, it is in its prime and has great momentum. In addition, with the cultivation resources provided by myself, it is expected to break through to the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm in five to seven years.

Jiang Ran thought about it and this time gave more than ten thousand spirit crystals to Xiao Xuan for his practice.

Xiao Xuan's whole body was covered in a warm golden metallic luster, his bean-sized eyes seemed to light up, his pair of tentacles were waving in joy, his delicate but powerful limbs grasped the box containing the spirit crystals, and he easily lifted up the object that was dozens of times larger than his body.

"Sisi..." Xiao Xuan did not keep anything to himself. Most of the gold-eating ants in those nests were his descendants.

Its antennae trembled, and the air seemed to spread like ripples. A slight rustling sound was heard, and more than a hundred engineers appeared in front of the exquisite three-dimensional ant nest.

"Sisi..." Hey, hey, hey...

Hundreds of engineers were seen lining up according to their strength and taking spirit crystals from the boxes.

The ants didn't take many. Depending on their strength, the highest they carried was twenty, and most took around ten. Even the young gold-eating ants, which had only been born not long ago, held a spirit crystal in each of their two large pincers.

After a while, the gold-eating ants received the resources for cultivation, and Xiao Xuan put the remaining several thousand spirit crystals into his own "big villa" nest.

Jiang Ran was quite patient. She even crossed her legs and stroked Yao Bao's soft fur while watching a group of gold-eating ants distribute the spiritual crystals. Then she said to Xiao Xuan, "Xiao Xuan, give me the spiritual gold powder that you have refined."

Xiao Xuan nodded, and his tentacles bent in a direction, guiding Jiang Ran to look to the left.

It was a "storage house" formed by hollowing out a huge stone, about the height of an adult. One storage point could store two to three hundred kilograms of spiritual gold powder.

This stone is almost filled with high-quality spiritual gold powder.

Spiritual gold powder of this quality was four to six times more valuable than ordinary spiritual gold powder on the market. Feng Chi had requested several times to sell him more spiritual gold powder, and even to buy it in the name of the family. However, Jiang Ran considered that the spiritual gold mine was not large and should not be over-mined, so he refused Feng Chi's large-scale purchase. Considering their friendship, he distributed two kilograms of spiritual gold powder every month, making a small profit of 60,000 spiritual crystals to Feng Chi.

"Go, put the spiritual gold powder into a silk bag, and be careful not to let it be blown away by the wind." Zhou Bao immediately called on his men to collect the spiritual gold powder.

Even though he was not a weapon refiner, he could still see the quality of the spiritual gold powder. He felt proud of it and couldn't help but reveal a look of joy.

The spiritual gold powder is so precious that it is priced by the gram. The guards dare not slack off and keep their minds on the spiritual gold powder.

Jiang Ran looked around the entire spiritual gold mine and saw the growing number of gold-eating ant larvae. He thought to himself that the mine was too small. At the current mining rate, the spiritual gold mine would be completely mined in less than ten years.

"I wonder if there are other spiritual gold mines in Yunxiang Mountain. Even if it is not spiritual gold, the gold-eating ants can devour metals to grow themselves. It does not require this spiritual gold..." Jiang Ran looked at Xiao Xuan who was absorbing a spiritual crystal, and his heart moved slightly.

Since gold-eating ants rely on metals to increase their strength, they have an instinctive talent for finding metal mines that are beneficial to them.

Xiao Xuan and the other gold-eating ants are now safely guarding the spiritual gold mine. One reason is that the spiritual gold in the mine is enough for them to absorb for a long time, so there is no rush to change their nests. The other reason is that Jiang Ran has imprisoned them.

It just so happens that Yun Mao and Yao Bao will be exploring and searching for treasures in Yunxiang Mountain. Why not let them take Xiao Xuan with them?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran told the three beasts about his thoughts.

"It's just a matter of convenience." Yun Mao and the others had no objection. Xiao Xuan was not very intelligent and was a little reluctant to give up his comfortable life, but he could not change his mind. Jiang Ran had given the order, and under the pressure of power, the little ant had no choice but to accept it.

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Bringing the spiritual gold powder back to Suling Town, Jiang Ran asked Wang Zhenyun to speed up the refining of the Huanjin Tuling Liquid.

The latest spiritual liquid was soon used on the helmets and weapons of senior generals.

At the Suling border bordering Zhuoli County, the power of the boundary marker that blocked the invasion of Zhuoli's army gradually dissipated, so the situation between the two sides became increasingly tense. From time to time, vicious Zhuoli people would sneak into the marginal villages of Xinheng Town to steal food and kill villagers.

The border guards once again led the soldiers to kill people and drove them back to Zhuoli. When they returned to the camp, Tian Jing smashed the table angrily, "Who was on duty last night? That Zhuo Kou broke into the villagers' homes before we found out! Take him to the military court for punishment. All the soldiers on duty last night will be whipped ten times!!!"

Military orders are as firm as a mountain and cannot be questioned. The Suling Army acted with lightning speed and immediately punished those involved.

A deputy general looked fierce and said as he looked at the sand table, "Zhuo Kou is becoming more and more arrogant. Are we just going to watch them invade Xinheng again and again?"

Tian Jing was a man of great integrity, so he naturally didn't want to be slaughtered like a fish on the chopping board, but... "If we start a fight, we don't know how many people will die. He Xiangguang not only leads an army of 10,000 people, but also a team of well-trained White Wolfs. If we fight them, we won't be able to get away with it..."

Zhuoli County has been able to stand for a hundred years, so its foundation must be excellent.

"Without the order from the county lord, we must not act rashly."

When Tian Jing mentioned this, the soldier who was furious suddenly fell silent.

"Report——"

At this moment, a loud voice broke the silence. Tian came back to his senses and was overjoyed. "Could it be that our weapons have been well maintained?!"

A few days ago, the county lady suddenly sent people to take away the magic weapons of the monks and soldiers, saying that she wanted to maintain the soldiers' weapons.

Although they felt uneasy, after confirming that it was the order from the county lord, everyone handed over their armor and weapons.

When Zhuo Kou attacked this time, Tian Jing just drove away Zhuo's army and did not pursue them, precisely because of his simple equipment.

Quickly let the logistics team leader who was transporting supplies enter the battle camp.

"Is this my armor?" Tian Jing took out his armor with some confusion.

This piece of armor is a top-grade earth-type magic weapon bestowed by the county lady. It was originally silver-iron in color, but now it has turned jet black, making it look even more majestic.

The other soldiers also found their own magic weapons and were amazed. "My magic weapon has also changed its appearance!"

What kind of changes have taken place in the magic weapon still needs to be tested on the battlefield.

The logistics captain who sent the armor also brought a message from the county lord, "We, Suling, are not sick cats that can be teased by others. If there are thieves coming, the border guards don't have to look back and forth. We can beat them without returning and show the power of Suling!"

The messenger also brought good news: the Shen Ce Cavalry went to fight and came to help the Xin Heng Border Defense Army fight against the Zhuoli Canglang Army!