The Emperor is Above

Chapter 421: Tiankeng Demonic Qi
“Dilichichi——”

"cry--"

The mountains and forests are covered with snow, and birds are singing happily.

Qing Yi skied at full speed on his skis, nimbly passing through the dense jungle.

"Ow—"

"Wow--"

From the treetops ahead came the warning voice of the giant ape King Kong, as well as the sound of large flakes of snow falling due to the shaking of tree branches.

The huge body of the rebel giant gorilla jumps and shuttles flexibly between the crowns of giant trees with a diameter of several meters. It does not feel clumsy at all, but instead gives people an impression of agility.

This forest is located northwest of Longcheng Fortress, and the mineral deposits found by the giant gorillas are in this valley.

Although the hundreds of miles of mountains and forests surrounding the Dragon City mound were assigned to Qing Yi by Shi Ling, they belonged to the dangerous Yunling Mountains after all, and the King Kong Giant Ape could not be trusted unconditionally.

Therefore, Dabao, a mountain cat of the second level, a civet cat of the fourth level, and a little fox who is good at illusion became Qing Yi's bodyguards on this trip.

In addition, four great wild dragon vultures were also circling in the sky. If they really encountered danger, they would be fully capable of turning around successfully.

Compared to the giant ape King Kong who was flying quickly through the treetops and leading the way, the three little rascals were helpless. They were unwilling to travel hard on their own, but instead lazily relied on Qing Yi.

The little fox took over the left shoulder, the civet cat took over the right shoulder, and the bobcat Dabao took advantage of it and even wanted to climb to the top of the head, the highest peak.

No matter how much he doted on these little rascals, Qing Yi could not agree with the mountain cat Dabao doing this, and he grabbed the cat by the neck and threw it down without any hesitation.

But the mountain cat Dabao was so thick-skinned that he didn't care about the lord's lesson at all. He jumped onto Qingyi's back again, lay down on it, and stretched his head to look around.

There was no other way. In order to hurry on his way, Qing Yi had to accept their behavior. Fortunately, his winter clothes were thick, so he didn't have to worry about being scratched by cat claws.

"Ow—"

Fortunately, not long after we went deep into the forest, the rebel giant ape jumped down from the treetops.

This place should be about ten miles away from the edge of Longcheng Basin. The trees are sparse and the slopes are gentle, which makes it a good summer pasture.

However, Qing Yi soon noticed the stealthy movements of the rebel giant ape. Its dirty appearance and posture made it look like the Japanese invaders invading the village, a typical villain.

When it quietly turned a corner of the mountain, it suddenly roared and pounced out, and actually hunted down a pangolin that was nearly ten feet long.

Huh? Pangolin?
Don’t pangolins hibernate?
After Qing Yi turned the corner of the mountain, he found that there was a small lake formed by hot springs.

The lake is about a thousand feet long and three hundred feet wide, and is generally irregular in shape. Even in the cold winter, there are many fish, shrimps and crabs moving around.

Apparently, the pangolin, which was an eighth-grade exotic beast, had just been hunting for prey in the water by the lake, but in the blink of an eye it became the prey of the giant ape.

"It turns out that this is the quarry where the Dragon City Fortress was built!"

Ignoring the flattering offer from the rebel giant ape, he offered the crystals found between the pangolin's scales.

Gigantic apes hunt pangolins not for food, but mainly to obtain the rock salt crystals on their scales. Even the mountain cat Dabao, the civet cat, and the little fox look down on this thing.

Qing Yi looked up at the other side of the lake hundreds of feet away. The cliff wall, where large chunks of the mountain had been cut off, was mottled and uneven, and covered with vines, mosses and orchids.

Hundreds of years have obscured many traces of human activities, but have not been able to erase all the remains. The appearance of the quarry can be seen at a glance.

Below the cliffs by the lake, there are a lot of stones that have not been transported away. They are neatly chiseled and square, and there is a row of huge stone beams that cannot be covered even by thick snow. The quarry covers a very large area. If you think about the magnificence of the entire Dragon City Fortress, you can imagine how much quarrying was needed to build the fortress.

The entire cliff is more than 200 feet high and five miles long at both ends. The rock strata of varying thickness are divided into many layers. Most of them are hard and tough qinggang stone, which is also the main material for building Longcheng Fortress.

However, Qing Yi soon noticed that some rock layers that were not cypress were faintly shining with a golden luster, like gold or gems.

"Ow—"

The rebel giant ape swallowed the rock salt crystals it had found in just a few bites, then jumped over the cliff with a roar. The trembling pangolin fled into the cave in the blink of an eye.

The giant ape quickly climbed up along an uneven cliff and soon came to a place 150 feet above the ground, where there was a protruding stone platform.

"Meow--"

The mountain cat Dabao was not to be outdone. He flashed his figure nimbly a few times and arrived at the platform in the blink of an eye. His speed was ten times faster than that of the giant ape.

Qing Yi understood that the big cat was not showing off its natural abilities, but was investigating whether there was any danger there. Now everything seemed calm.

So he took a quick run-up step, pushed hard with his feet, and the whole person seemed to fly, and his feet relayed each other and ran vertically on the cliff.

When the momentum was about to end, Qing Yi had reached a height of a hundred feet on the cliff. He then inserted his hands into the rock like steel drills and quickly climbed up the cliff to the stone platform.

This stone platform is three meters wide and about ten meters long. It is very solid. It is a good viewing platform and a rare fulcrum.

"Ow—"

The rebel giant ape pointed at the cave on the side of the platform with a flattering look.

This cave is not deep, only about two meters deep and only seven or eight feet in diameter.

Seeing some bird droppings faintly left on the stone platform outside the cave, Qing Yi finally understood why the giant ape could find this place.

This cave was originally a bird's nest, but it was dug out by a giant ape that was patrolling and looking for food. Later, a vein of five-color copper ore was discovered deep in the bird's nest.

Qing Yi couldn't tell how much the ore reserves were, but the quality was definitely not low. Some of the raw stones of five-color copper ore could be used as materials for refining tools with just a little hammering.

Seeing this, Qing Yi couldn't help but sigh. If the quarry had been two meters deeper, this precious refining mine would have been discovered. However, he missed it by such a coincidence.

However, when Qing Yi found another Chilianyuan Copper Mine under the guidance of the giant ape, his idea disappeared without a trace.

The vein of the Chilianyuan Copper Mine is at the other end of the quarry. Although the vein with extremely high grade has been discovered, it has been covered by several huge rocks.

Perhaps the person who deliberately concealed this matter was the person in charge of the quarry at that time, or most likely other officials, who attempted to profit from the mineral deposits but ended up with nothing.

After checking these two mineral deposits, Qing Yi felt relieved as well as happy that there was nothing unusual here.

The absence of interference from the leakage of demonic energy means that these two mineral deposits can be mined with confidence, which will be very helpful for Yang Hu and Kui Wendou's research and development of armored vehicles and war puppets.

The two precious refining materials mined and smelted in the future can not only meet the needs of Longcheng Fengtu, but also be used to exchange other refining materials with the outside world.

There was only one geomagnetic black iron ore left. They continued to move northwest for more than 30 miles, crossed several mountains and arrived at a valley. Qing Yi soon felt something unusual.

This mine is not a quarry, but a huge deep sinkhole with a diameter of fifty meters. The sinkhole is filled with mist and is bottomless.

As soon as he reached the edge of the sinkhole, Qing Yi vaguely felt an extremely tempting evil aura, tempting the intelligent creatures to jump down.

(End of this chapter)