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Nameless Mountain, the mine.
Carrying a blood-stained whip, Chen Laosi returned to his watch hut.
This mine nestled deep within the mountains had been established over two months ago specifically for the extraction of high-quality cyan stones needed for the building of the Immortal Castle.
Since then, Chen Laosi had been one of the overseers of the mining operations.
He had a strong distaste for this job.
The mine was surrounded by wilderness with hardly a soul around, and also faced threats from Monster Beasts. All the miners were male Slave Cultivators, and apart from a few with particular proclivities, no one liked such an environment.
Chen Laosi also had to go deep into the mines to supervise on-site, which was even more grueling.
Not only that, he had to ensure the daily mining quotas were met, or else, should it affect the construction of the Immortal Castle, the sect's punishment would be quite severe.
