Obsidian Mine

  Thanks for the pancake!

  Although Shu had long promised that whoever got the first place in the Medicine Assembly would be rewarded with a Lava Crystal Mine, Shu was so generous that it was still somewhat beyond Xiaoming's expectations.

  After all, Klein's situation was just a little better, and it wasn't completely cured. Shu actually brought up the matter of the mine now, which really made Xiaoming somewhat unexpected.

  Xu Si naturally had his own plans, anyway, at this point, Klein's magic deficiency problem was only a matter of time, the mine would eventually belong to Xia Ming, it was better to sell him some personal feelings early on, being able to make friends with a master pharmacist was the most important thing. Xu Si was after all the leader of the largest underground force on Cang Yan Island, and he was naturally cunning and calculating.

  Xia Ming wouldn't refuse either; after all, it was a good thing being delivered right to his doorstep.

  "There is a volcano north of Cang Yan Island, filled with the power of fire elements, hence its name for producing large quantities of lava crystals. I have three mines under my name, one of which will be used as compensation for your treatment of my dog this time." Xius smiled and said.

  Lava crystal stone is not a rare mineral. At market price, an egg-sized lava crystal stone should be around 10 gold coins. The function of this lava crystal stone is to assist fire magic practitioners in their training, providing more pure fire magic elements, of course, only as an auxiliary.

  "A mine that should produce about 10,000 lava crystals per month." Shu's single sentence left Xia Ming speechless.

  One million coins in January, one coin is worth ten gold coins, and that's one million gold coins in a month!

  This was absolutely a substantial income, even beyond Xia Ming's expectations.

  As a magician, it's impossible without sufficient financial support. There is a proverb on the continent that magicians are money-burning war machines.

  It's also very coincidental that Xia Ming has just decided to specialize in fire magic, and the Magma Crystal is also exclusive to fire mages, which can provide a lot of convenience for Xia Ming's future cultivation.

  "But even if you gave me this mine as a gift, I wouldn't be able to excavate it by myself." Xia Ming said with a smile.

  Mining is indeed a good thing, but excavation is a big problem. I'm afraid that just the miners alone would require recruiting nearly a hundred people, and adding management to that would be a troublesome matter.

  Xiu Si thought for a moment, then asked tentatively: "How about this, Xiaoming little brother hands over the mine to me for management. I'll take a 20% management fee and send you the rest of the profits every month on time, what do you think?"

  Xiu's suggestion is actually good, but this way, he has again owed him a favor.

  Xia Ming thought for a while, but couldn't think of a better way, so he nodded: "No problem." After all, Xiuse was the biggest underground boss on Cangyan Island, and getting along with him would only bring benefits to Xia Ming.

  Xu was a straightforward person, and immediately took out a sheepskin scroll and started writing.

  Xia Ming knew that this was a public contract on the mainland, and after signing the contract, both parties agreed to take effect immediately. The contract was recognized by each empire and kingdom of the three continents, and the party who breached the contract would be severely punished.

  Xiu Si finished writing the contract and signed his name first before handing it over to Xia Ming.

  Xia Ming carefully looked at it and didn't find any problems, also signed on the contract. Immediately, a beam of light appeared on the sheepskin scroll, and the contract was successfully signed.

  "Alright, Xiaoming little brother, want me to get the butler to take you to see the mine?" After signing the contract, the two had already become partners to some extent, and were much closer than before. Shu Si changed his way of addressing him, and patted Xiaoming's shoulder.

  "Alright." Xia Ming agreed, anyway he had already asked for leave with Freya, and now he didn't have anything to do.

  It's our own mine after all, we should go take a look.

  Xiu immediately ordered a horse-drawn carriage to be prepared and had the butler take Xiaoming to the mine, personally seeing Xiaoming off from the estate.

  The horse carriage sped like lightning, and although the mine was in a remote suburb, it arrived very quickly.

  "Respected sir, this is the mining area." The old steward said respectfully to Xia Ming.

  Xia Ming looked around and indeed it was a mountainous area, with the temperature in this area being significantly higher than outside. A faint fire element filled the air, and although the magic fluctuations were weak, Xia Ming could still feel them after careful observation.

  "It's indeed a lava crystal vein." Xia Ming thought to himself.

  "Your Excellency, this mine is yours." The old steward pointed with his hand, and Xia Ming could see a large mountain in front of him, which was black and almost devoid of trees.

  "Go and take a look." Xia Ming took the lead, with the old steward following behind. Although this old steward was elderly, he had a spry step, clearly also a master of internal energy cultivation.

  All the way speeding along, there wasn't any particularly special scenery, only the surrounding temperature was getting hotter and hotter.

  It's mid-October now, which is supposed to be a refreshing season, but the mine is as hot as the peak of summer. After walking a few more steps, Xiaoming can hear faint shouts.

  A row of uniform shouts attracted Xiaoming, who saw a mine shaft standing in the distance, with a pulley on top. A dozen or so burly men were shouting "Hei ya hei ya" as they pulled the rope, hauling out a pile of ore. The faces of these men were all dripping with sweat, clearly extremely exhausted.

  Next to them, there are also supervisors specifically watching over them, preventing these big fellows from slacking off.

  Everything was in order, and Xia Ming nodded secretly in approval.

  "Ah, sir." A big man noticed Lao Guan's arrival, apparently recognizing him, and hastily paid his respects.

  The old steward waved his hand and scolded with a smile: "Having eyes but no eyeballs, what kind of adult am I? The one in front of you is the real adult. Go gather everyone!"

  That man looked at Xiaoming in surprise, and quickly gathered everyone. Looking around, there were dense crowds of miners everywhere, at least several hundred people, more than Xiaoming had imagined.

  "Everyone listen up, from now on this gentleman is the new master of this mine, your new employer!" The old steward introduced Xia Ming.

  These men looked at Xia Ming with some surprise. This young man was actually the new owner of this mine. At this point, everyone bowed to Xia Ming, and it could be said that they had met.

  As soon as Xia Ming became the new boss, these miners started discussing and suggesting all sorts of things, such as the food here is not good, the monthly salary is a bit low, and so on. But what struck Xia Ming as strange was that none of the miners ever mentioned that it was very hot here.

  "Don't you think it's very hot here?" Xia Ming asked curiously.

  "Hey, adults, it's actually hot mining like this, but there's always time to rest. We found a good place in this mine, and as soon as we get close, it's cool, just like winter!" A man immediately explained.

  This place is full of lava crystal mines, with a high concentration of fire elements. And there's even a place that's like winter?

  Xia Ming's eyes lit up, there must be something fishy going on here...

  "Is there such a place? Take me to see it."