Primordial Era: Jade Cauldron Immortal only desires a steady path to enlightenment!

Chapter 86 A Rat Will Never Be a Slave? Unless Food and Lodging Are Included!

In the primordial wilderness, in the southern borderlands, lies the land of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan.

The Gold-Eating Rat clan doesn't actually have any territory.

Basically, wherever there are minerals, that place can become their territory.

Moreover, they know that a business that cuts off the root of the problem cannot last long.

From the very beginning of their clan's establishment, they decreed that only two-thirds of each mineral vein would be extracted, and that the very essence of the vein would never be damaged or the source of any derivative mineral veins destroyed.

The mineral veins at that time were not like those in later generations.

We'll dig as much as we can, and once we've dug it all up, that's it.

Rather, it is a divine object with a derived mineral vein.

Just like the core of ordinary copper ore, which is red copper gold, and the core of ordinary iron ore, which is black iron source core.

Only the outer veins are mined, without damaging the core essence of the veins.

As time goes by, spiritual energy continues to cleanse and infuse.

The core essence of the mineral vein will transform the surrounding mountains and earth into secondary minerals.

Of course, this transformation is not without its limitations.

The radiation range of the core of the ore vein is limited.

Even beyond the core of the ore vein, the radiation range will still transform ordinary rocks and earth into minerals.

However, the quality of these minerals is much lower than that of the minerals within the core radiation zone of the vein!

These are the many powerful beings in the primordial world.

Each time he refines various magical artifacts, he can readily produce hundreds of millions of tons of different minerals.

One of the main reasons why the minerals in the primordial world have not yet been depleted.

In later generations, mineral veins disappeared as the world gradually entered the Dharma-ending Age.

Without the nourishment of spiritual energy, the core of the mineral vein loses its magical ability to change the surrounding mountains and earth.

It transformed into a miraculous ore of far superior quality to the associated mineral vein!

"Is Chief Shijin here? Huanglong of the Chan Sect has come to visit."

"Please come out for a chat."

Huanglong had originally planned to search for the Gold-Eating Rat clan.

The location where they were originally situated was not far from their clan's territory.

After traveling for several months, they arrived outside the territory of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan.

There is one more point worth mentioning.

The patriarch of the Gold-Eating Rat clan is uniformly referred to as Gold-Eating.

This is a rule passed down from their ancestors.

This means ascending to the position of clan leader, regardless of past karma.

All considerations are based on race, and we are responsible for the preservation of our race!

"I have failed to properly welcome this esteemed disciple of the Chan Sect."

Please understand.

As soon as Huang Long finished speaking, a rat-man about 1.3 meters tall emerged from within the territory of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan. Its fur was as black as stone, its body was round and pillar-like, and its cultivation level was approximately in the mid-to-late stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

He bowed and apologized with a broad smile.

"It's alright, I came uninvited."

"It's perfectly normal that Chief Shijin was unaware of this."

Huang Long didn't seem to be there to cause trouble.

Shi Jin also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In order to survive, the Gold-Eating Rat clan has, since its inception, traveled to most continents, if not all over the world.

Naturally, they have some understanding of the personnel from various factions.

Huanglong, as one of the second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect, possessed the cultivation level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

If they come to cause trouble for them.

So all he could do was let his people scatter, hoping that as many as they could escape.

"May I ask what brings Master Huanglong here today?"

Just in case, he certainly wouldn't invite anyone in.

With a wave of his hand, he conjured a stone table and stone benches, and beckoned several clansmen to find some spiritual fruits and tea, which were then placed on the stone table.

They then secretly sent a message to the clansmen in the territory, instructing them to take good care of the cubs.

If anything seems amiss, immediately take the cubs and leave.

The rest of the people gathered at the entrance of the clan's territory.

No matter what, we must create an opportunity for the cubs to escape!

"Don't be so tense, relax."

Huanglong was naturally aware of Shijin's subtle actions.

However, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Once you convince them, they will naturally lower their guard.

"I have come here today because of a great opportunity that I wish to bestow upon Fellow Daoist Devouring Gold."

As he spoke, Huanglong took out the jade plate that Yu Ding had given him and handed it to Shijin.

"This is a magical artifact used to verify your qualifications as a fellow Daoist."

"Fellow Daoist, separate a wisp of your divine sense and let it fall into it. If there is a reaction, I will ensure that the Gold-Eating Rat clan will never again be in danger of its lineage being cut off."

"And they don't have to travel around, compete with other races for mineral veins, or fear threats from any race."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jin frowned slightly.

He didn't believe such a good thing could exist.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

"Since there are so many benefits, there must also be many drawbacks, or perhaps corresponding responsibilities, right?"

"good."

Huanglong did not deny Shijin's question.

They directly and frankly revealed the corresponding responsibilities.

"If you want to obtain these benefits, you must lead the Gold-Eating Rat clan to submit to the Xuanyuan tribe and refine various minerals for them."

"Each time the minerals are refined, the Gold-Eating Rat clan can retain 30%, while if you participate in the mining of the vein, you can retain 50% of the harvest."

"If the Xuanyuan tribe has any need for combat."

"The Gold-Eating Rat clan needs to send at least one-fifth of its able-bodied men to assist the Xuanyuan tribe in its conquest."

Upon hearing Huanglong's request, Shijin's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

"Are those the only two conditions?"

"Besides that, we don't have to give anything else?"

The former poses no problem for them at all.

Their clan refines various minerals.

To put it simply, it's about swallowing minerals and then excreting them.

For them, minerals refined in this way are...

Aside from crafting weapons and providing cultivation opportunities for Gold-Eating Treasure Rats at the Immortal Realm and above, it has absolutely no other use.

The amount of refined minerals produced each year alone is enough to be in the trillions!

They were mostly sold to other races.

In exchange for the right to reside in the mineral vein, or for magical treasures and elixirs.

After all, while minerals are the staple food, sometimes we need to use other spiritual substances to change things up and aid absorption.

The latter is even easier.

Given the current momentum of the Xuanyuan tribe.

Unifying the central wilderness was already a predetermined outcome.

If we submit to them now, we might even be able to secure a position as an elder statesman.

Moreover, the Gold-Eating Rat clan has only two hobbies.

One day she was searching for minerals, and the next day she gave birth.

Even if only a bunch of cubs are left.

The clan has existed for at most a thousand years.

Then you can return to your peak condition!

For them, sacrificing only one-fifth of their able-bodied men is no big deal at all!

As for the issue that humans are ants and demons must never submit to humans.

Haha, isn't this pure nonsense?

When they were hungry, the demons didn't come to help.

If the human race could provide them with a life free from worries about food and clothing, and with their lineage enduring.

Even if Di Jun and the others were to be resurrected, they would still dare to pluck a few feathers from their opponents!

"Humans seek allies, not vassals."

"As long as one's heart is with humanity and one can provide assistance to humanity."

"Humans will naturally not impose any harsh conditions."

"If you do not believe me, I can swear on my Dao heart that what I have said above is absolutely true."

"If reality does not meet the conditions, the Gold-Eating Rat clan can leave at any time."

"Humans will never do anything to harm the Gold-Eating Rat race!"

(End of this chapter)