Wizard: Building a Cultivation Family from Scratch

Gordon and his companions were naturally unaware of what had happened inside Baron Wolf's castle.

Meanwhile, the Roland family was still basking in the joy of having just absorbed the Hoover family...

……

Blackwater Valley, a mixed crystal mine.

With the sound of wheels rolling, truckloads of raw mixed crystal ore mined from the mine were pushed into a huge warehouse. The mine, which had been silent for a long time, finally returned to its former bustling state.

"Bang!"

A dull thud was heard, and a shirtless miner straightened up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and let out a long sigh.

"Damn it, I haven't done this kind of work in ages, it's killing me."

"Are you tired from working? I think it's your wife getting horny again."

At this moment, a miner leaning against a cart nearby made a gruff joke, which immediately caused a burst of laughter from the surrounding miners.

"Shut your stinking mouth!"

The shirtless miner cursed.

However, he did not actually get angry in the face of the other party's teasing.

After all, it's perfectly normal for miners like them to make some vulgar jokes in their spare time.

As he spoke, he walked to the pile of ore in the corner, sat down, and complained:

"If my family weren't short of money, I would never have come here..."

  

Damn it, the mine has been shut down for so long, I've been lying at home until my bones are practically limp, and now they suddenly want me to go back down into the mine, who can stand that?

And these past few days, I don't know what's gotten into them... They've been keeping an eye on us and making us go down into the mine all day long, not even letting us rest.

"It's really strange. When I worked here before, I never saw so many mixed crystal ores being mined!"

"Alright, that's enough, just shut up..."

At this moment, another older-looking miner spoke up:

"These days, it's not easy to find work."

Although it was tiring, at least the Roland family never delayed paying wages.

Back when the Hoover family was still in power, wouldn't distributing money always be delayed by ten days to two weeks?

"That's true."

The shirtless miner grinned. "And lately, I've even been able to find a few pieces of meat in the porridge I eat at night."

If you ask me, it's because women are kind-hearted.

That lady of the Roland family is quite generous with money.

Upon hearing this, the people around him burst into laughter.

"What's the use of just being kind-hearted?"

At this moment, the miner leaning against the mine cart said disdainfully, "Women are just women, short-sighted, even if they become lords."

Look at these...

As he spoke, he gestured with his chin, pointing to the pile of mixed crystal ore in the corner:

"They've been piled up here for so long, and we haven't seen any caravans come by."

The mined raw ore was not sold; it was all piled up in the warehouse.

"Are you suggesting we can eat these stones?"

His words immediately resonated with everyone.

In fact, this is the opinion of most miners in the mine.

Over the past two weeks, with the Roland family investing considerable financial and human resources, the mine has resumed operation and has gradually unearthed a significant amount of mixed crystal ore.

Strangely, after these ores were mined, they were all stored away and not transported out for sale.

This left these experienced veteran miners quite puzzled.

"That's normal."

At this moment, a miner nearby lowered his voice and said:

"The Roland family has never run any mines before."

Perhaps they simply couldn't find a businessman willing to take it over.

I heard that they used to be so poor that they could barely afford to repair their castle. Suddenly, they took over such a large mine. How would they know how to run it?

They were just lucky; the Hoover family was attacked for no reason, which allowed them to benefit from the attack.

To be honest, that female lord of the Roland family is simply...

"What is it anyway?"

However, at that moment, a cold voice suddenly came from behind.

The miners who had been discussing the matter a moment ago froze. They slowly turned their heads and immediately saw the mine manager standing not far away, looking at them with a gloomy expression.

Upon seeing this, the others quickly shut their mouths.

The manager strode over, glanced at the cart parked outside the warehouse, and then said in a deep voice:

"I called you here to mine, not to gossip about the nobles."

If I hear anyone talking nonsense behind my back again, I will report it to the lord.

Don't blame me later for not warning you!

Upon hearing the foreman's words, the miners' expressions immediately changed.

After all, it is a serious violation of the kingdom's laws for a resident to maliciously insult the lord.

"No! Sir... we were just saying it casually. We'll never do it again."

"Yes, yes, we won't say it again. Please, sir, don't report us."

"Enough!" the foreman hissed, his face grim. "Get back to work!"

Although the miners' behavior was somewhat excessive, he didn't want to make things too difficult for them.

After all, the operation of the mine still depends on these old miners who used to serve the Hoover family.

As the steward of the Roland family, the best way for him to handle the situation was to give the other party a warning, rather than escalate the conflict.

Hearing the foreman's words, the miners felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They quickly picked up their tools, pushed the now-empty carts, and headed towards the mine shaft...

As the foreman watched the miners leave, he couldn't help but turn back to look at the pile of mixed crystal ore in the corner of the warehouse.

Actually, he had some doubts about what the miners had been discussing.

He discovered that since the mine resumed operation, the amount of mixed crystal ore produced was significantly more than when the Hoover family had run it, and the quality was also better.

Logically, under such circumstances, one should sell these ores as soon as possible to make a profit.

But the Roland family seemed to be in no hurry at all, and instead stored them all away, showing no intention of selling them to others.

This left the manager completely baffled.

However, he quickly suppressed his curiosity.

Because he knew very well that for a nobody like himself to survive peacefully, the best way was to do more and ask less about things he shouldn't ask about...

……

At this moment, in the somewhat inconspicuous abandoned workshop behind the mine, Orianna, with her blonde hair tied up, was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Compared to the previous period, the workshop has been significantly renovated, and the interior looks much cleaner and more comfortable than before, with even several separate rooms partitioned off.

After receiving all of the Hoover family's assets, Orianna did not return to the family castle, but stayed with Gordon in the unassuming family alchemy workshop.

At this moment, several refined Hunyuan Stones were placed around her body.

As time passed, wisps of white spiritual energy slowly emerged from these ores, converging towards Orianna's location in a peculiar yet regular pattern...