On the other side, Luo En and his men had returned to the mobile city and started eating dinner.
Dinner was very sumptuous, as usual. Everyone had a potato, a corn, and two white steamed buns. The people were cheering. They gathered around the square in the mobile city, making merry with song and dance. It was all very lively!
Luo En was also laughing happily. It was the only time he could relax. He drank his tea leisurely, and ate his dinner as he watched everyone making merry on the square.
The feasting lasted until after the sun had gone down.
The sky turned dark. Luo En's people dared not frolic boisterously as before, otherwise the mutated creatures would be attracted over from outside.
Luo En let everyone return to the rest area to rest, sending only ten men to guard at the cannons. Once any mutated creatures were found within a thousand meters of the mobile city, they would open fire and kill them. Teams of two guarded the five cannons in front.
Although the mobile city also had cannons at the back, the mobile city was currently backed by a large mountain. With the steep slopes of the mountain, it was impossible for mutated creatures to be present there. Hence, there was no need to send men to guard the rear. They only needed to watch the front!
There were a total of twenty-four gunners in the Luo Yang Mobile City. Luo En had asked the remaining fourteen to stand guard in shifts. In this way, he could ensure every gunner had adequate sleep and also prevent unnecessary waste of resources. Teams of two would also effectively improve the flexibility and accuracy of the gunners.
So, the night passed. Although the mutated creatures had approached the mobile city, they were all easily taken care of by the upgraded cannons.
When the first ray of the morning sun shone on the land and on the mobile city, everyone had already woken up and arrived at the square to enjoy their breakfast.
The breakfast was not as sumptuous as the dinner yesterday, but there were two white steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. It was much better than before, when Luo En was not yet the City Lord.
During that period, they could only eat one meal a day. Each meal consisted only of two white steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. Although they did not starve to death, they were not able to fill their stomachs, which also meant that they did not have the energy to do anything.
Luo En clearly understood that man relied on food for strength, and would be starved without a meal. Hence, he tried his best to provide the workers with the best for every meal. Only then could the workers work harder for him.
After breakfast, Zhang Bo came to Luo En's side and said, "City Lord! The ores in the vicinity have been mined. There are a total of 52 tonnes of copper ore, 13 tonnes of iron ore, and 4 tonnes of silver ore! These ores have all been transported to the Resource Room."
Luo En replied in satisfaction, "Eh! Very good! Next, take the workers to the basin we went to yesterday and continue with mining ores!"
"Yes, City Lord!" Zhang Bo replied respectfully before he took his leave.
He could be seen walking to the mining site where he gathered all the workers together. After saying a few words, he carried the five small detectors carefully and led the workers behind him toward the basin, spoken of yesterday.
After seeing that Zhang Bo and the workers had left, Luo En also headed towards the Resource Room, intending to devour the ores which had been mined.
Soon, Luo En had arrived at the Resource Room.
What came into view were, as usual, piles of ores reflecting light. Luo En looked at the piles of ores before him and swallowed his saliva.
"System! Devour!"
[City Lord System: Devouring...Devour successful!]
[City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for obtaining 38,200 Evolution Points!]
Luo En looked at his 38,200 Evolution Points, and his heart was filled with a sense of satisfaction.
"City Lord! Have Zhang Bo and the workers left to mine the ores?" Just when a satisfied Luo En was about to leave the Resource Room, a person walked over and hurriedly said.
Luo En looked at the person who came over and replied indifferently, "Yes! Why? What's the matter?"
The person was Wang Yun. Of course, he had to be concerned with the daily movements of Zhang Bo and the workers. Otherwise, how would he be able to transmit what was happening here to Black Dragon Mobile City?
Wang Yun hurriedly replied, "No, nothing! I was just asking."
Luo En continued, "Perfect, I'm going to the basin now to take a look. You can come with me!"
"Alright, alright!" Wang Yun replied respectfully.
So Luo En and Wang Yun walked together towards the basin.
The walk was silent, and the two soon arrived at the basin.
At this time, Zhang Bo and the others were mining. Five small detectors could be seen moving along predetermined paths, and behind each small detector was a worker holding some yellow powder. Once a small detector sounded an alarm, the worker would sprinkle some yellow powder on the area.
"City Lord! Commander Wang! What brings both of you here?" Zhang Bo, seeing the two of them walking over, hurried forward and said.
At this moment, Wang Yun had seen that Zhang Bo and the workers were in the middle of the mining work. He surreptitiously took out a recording ball from his pocket and aimed it at the workers who were mining.
Luo En smiled and said, "Continue with your work. We are here to take a look!"
As he spoke, Luo En began to walk around.
"Yes, City Lord!" Zhang Bo acknowledged the order and rejoined the group; he continued with his mining work.
Wang Yun looked at Luo En walking around, and his heart was filled with suspicion. He was not sure why Luo En was walking around and what he was looking at.
Unable to figure it out, Wang Yun shook his head and gave up. Then, he slowly moved to a more concealed area and took out the small token earlier from his pocket.
Wang Yun pressed it a few times, and then he said, "Hei Long City Lord! The workers of our mobile city are mining ores in this basin now! You can take a look at the video I have recorded!"
As he spoke, Wang Yun transmitted the video from the recording ball via the small token.
…..
At this moment, Hei Long and his men were enjoying their breakfast. Suddenly, Hei Long's pocket vibrated.
Hei Long took out a small token from his pocket, clicked it open and found that it was a message from Wang Yun. He tapped on the token with his left hand and a voice sounded in everyone's ears.
After Hei Long and his men had finished listening to it, they all became excited. Finally, a message came!
When he heard Wang Yun mention that there was also a video, Hei Long immediately tapped the small token again a few times with his left hand. The small token immediately emitted a white light, and a scene was projected in the air in front of Hei Long. It was the scene Wang Yun had secretly recorded earlier of Zhang Bo's workers mining ores.
"City Lord! It's really five small detectors! He didn't lie to us!" Someone beside him said excitedly after seeing the image.
Hei Long laughed after he saw the video. He pressed the small token a few times and then said, "Commander Wang! You are very sincere. I really admire you. Do you want us to take action now?"
When he finished, everyone gathered around and waited excitedly.
Soon, the small token vibrated.
Hei Long hurriedly clicked open the small token in his hand. Wang Yun's voice immediately sounded, "Since we are cooperating, of course, I have to show my sincerity! However, it's still not the time now to make a move. Keep waiting for my message."
"Alright! I'll wait for good news then!" Hei Long said as he pressed the small token.
"City Lord! It's five small detectors. Would Wang Yun be willing to give them to us just like that?" Someone beside him asked.
Hei Long pondered for a moment before saying, "It's hard to say now, but the odds are against it, so we have to be prepared to deal with any surprises that may happen next!"
"Yes, City Lord!"
…..
Back to Luo En's side, Wang Yun had put the token away after finishing his last sentence. He looked at Luo En and found that he was still walking around, so he slowly made his way back to where Zhang Bo and the workers were mining ores.
He thought he had done it surreptitiously. However, he did not notice that whatever he had done was seen by Luo En from a distance.
Wang Yun… You must have found an outsider to take me down…
Luo En looked at Wang Yun, and a glint of wisdom flashed across his eyes.
Luo En did not know that he was right.
"City Lord! We've already mined the first batch of ores! There are a total of thirty-two tonnes of copper ore, ten tonnes of iron ore, and one tonne of silver ore! This is only the first batch of ores, City Lord! And it is already so much!" Zhang Bo hurriedly walked over and said excitedly.
Upon hearing, Luo En said excitedly, "So much! That's great! Continue with mining ores! I'll handle the ores that have just been mined!"
"Yes!"
"Now that we have ores again… new tracks can be made…" Luo En muttered, after a moment's mental calculation.