As the rescue message was sent out, the three Eighth-Ranked Immortal Kings instantly arrived at the Mine Vein Small Realm and looked at Zhang Gu with fierce eyes.
It felt as if they were saying, “If you dare to move even slightly, we will skin you alive today.”
Such a situation left Zhang Gu speechless.
In the end, all his anger transformed into somewhat aggrieved words from Zhang Gu.
“You keep digging endlessly like this, and it will damage this world.”
“This is your problem, not ours.”
“Our mine field was bought from you. If you want to breach the contract, then you have to compensate us ten times over for our losses.”
Upon hearing this, the corners of Zhang Gu’s mouth twitched instantly.
He had roughly understood the forces that came here to mine. The one with the least income still made a profit of around 300 million yuan each year.
Moreover, these forces all had orders from Abyss City, ranging from several billion to several hundred billion or even more.
With such a large sum of money, and a tenfold compensation, selling oneself would not be enough to cover it.
Thinking of this, Zhang Gu sighed lightly and said, “The Undertaker’s methods are indeed well-deserved, I don’t lose face losing to him.”
“I can ignore the mine field issue, but I want to see him.”
“If I can’t meet the Undertaker, I won’t let you off easily.”
As he spoke, Zhang Gu’s gaze became resolute, showing a bit of the demeanor of a strong person.
However, despite finally standing up straight, Zhang Gu did not earn the respect of the three Eighth-Ranked Immortal Kings.
The leader was even disdainful and said, “If you want to see the Undertaker, go find him yourself. Commanding us, what are you? A mere green onion?”
Speaking of which, the leading Eighth-Ranked Immortal King sent another message.
In a short while, another three Eighth-Ranked Immortal Kings descended.
Six Eighth-Ranked Immortal Kings, thirty-odd Seventh-Ranked Immortal Kings, a total of forty strong individuals surrounded Zhang Gu.
What was even more interesting was that these forty or so strong individuals did not actively attack but simply stared quietly at Zhang Gu.
Their meaning was also very clear: As long as you don’t touch the mine field, you can do whatever you want.
If you dare to touch the mine field, we will beat you to d*ath immediately.
Seeing this, Zhang Gu’s expression became even more dejected.
A strong person who bore the Heavenly Mandate of a small world walked away in humiliation.
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Abyss City.
Looking at the bustling city before him, Zhang Gu felt a myriad of emotions.
Seven thousand years ago, he had occupied the Mine Vein Small World and borne the Heavenly Mandate.
Because of this matter, the Phoenix Emperor, who was peerless in martial arts, and the elusive Little Immortal…
Many top-notch strong individuals had come to find him, but in the end, they couldn’t do anything about him.
At that time, how glorious and spirited he was.
But now, after just a few hundred years, their positions had undergone a complete change.
A strong person who could bear the Heavenly Mandate like himself actually had to personally seek someone out, which sounded somewhat ridiculous when said out loud.
“I want to see the Undertaker,” Zhang Gu said to the guard of Abyss City.
Hearing this, the Second-Ranked Immortal King guarding the city gate sized up Zhang Gu and said, “You can find him at the City Lord’s Mansion.”
“With your status, you should be able to cut in line.”
“Do you have to queue up to see the Undertaker?”
Zhang Gu asked subconsciously.
“That’s what I’m saying. Why queue up to see the City Lord?”
“Don’t you know that the City Lord makes millions in an instant? If no one queues up, wouldn’t it be a waste of the City Lord’s precious time?”
“There are many people who can fight, but few who can make money.”
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“Regardless of whether you’re an Eighth-Ranked Immortal King or not, if you want to make money, you have to rely on the City Lord.”
After receiving this answer, Zhang Gu pursed his lips and silently entered Abyss City.
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City Lord’s Mansion.
“Why hasn’t the Undertaker arrived yet? It’s taking too long.”
“We encountered some issues with our three-billion project, and I was planning to discuss it with him.”
A Seventh-Ranked Immortal King couldn’t help but complain.
Upon hearing this, an Eighth-Ranked Immortal King nearby said, “Stop complaining. I still haven’t dealt with my five-billion order.”
“Just now, I sensed the aura of the Phoenix Emperor, as well as a few representatives from the Forbidden Grounds.”
“If I’m not mistaken, the Undertaker should be discussing major deals with the various Forbidden Grounds.”
“Their orders start at tens of billions, naturally our smaller orders have to wait.”
Just as they were speaking, the people waiting outside suddenly turned to look at Zhang Gu who had just arrived.
Seeing Zhang Gu appear in Abyss City, over ten Immortal Kings immediately showed expressions of disgust.
Clearly, they didn’t want Zhang Gu here.
Zhang Gu: “…”
We seem to have no grudge against each other.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Before Zhang Gu could think of a reason, a Seventh-Ranked Immortal King approached Zhang Gu and whispered.
“Senior, how about this? I’ll offer ten billion Divine Sources and buy another piece of land.”
“The price will definitely be higher than anyone else’s.”
Hearing this, Zhang Gu replied indifferently, “If you want minerals, you can dig them yourselves.”
“After all, you haven’t bothered me at all.”
“It’s different,” the Seventh-Ranked Immortal King said urgently, “Signing a contract with you means we can continue mining even if the ownership of the Mine Vein Small World changes.”
“But without a contract, if the Mine Vein Small World falls into the Undertaker’s hands, we would get even more money.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Gu instantly became furious.
“What do you mean? Am I that easy to bully?”
Facing Zhang Gu’s rage, the Seventh-Ranked Immortal King was undaunted and said calmly.
“If you weren’t easy to bully, there wouldn’t be so many mine fields appearing at your doorstep.”
“Eighth-Ranked Immortal Kings bear the Heavenly Mandate. You are merely a fake Heavenly Mandate. There’s nothing special about you.”
“Previously, we didn’t touch you because you weren’t worth the cost.”
“But that doesn’t mean we can’t touch you.”
“If we weren’t afraid that killing you would put the Mine Vein Small World in the Undertaker’s hands, would you still be alive today?”
Hearing the threats from the Seventh-Ranked Immortal King, Zhang Gu, although angry, did not dare to make a move.
This person was an elder of a super sect. The sect was powerful, not only having a Heavenly Mandate but also several Ninth-Ranked Immortal Kings.
If it came to a fight, he truly wasn’t their match.
Just as the situation was escalating, a puppet identical to Chen Changsheng appeared.
“People are already pitiful enough. You should stop bullying them a little.”
Hearing “Chen Changsheng’s” words, the Seventh-Ranked Immortal King clicked his tongue.
“There’s no choice. Who told this guy to be blind.”
“A few days ago, he specifically picked trouble with our sect’s mine field, causing our mine field to shut down for two months.”
“If you hadn’t intervened and persuaded us, we would have brought people to k*ll him long ago.”
“It’s all in the past. Why bring up old grievances?”
“If you increase the price of your order by one point, it’s a favor to me.”
Hearing this, the Seventh-Ranked Immortal King glanced at Zhang Gu and said, “We have to give the Imperial Tutor’s face, so let him off this time.”
