Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 40: Fulfilling the Promise

"Bang!"

The gravel exploded and rolled at the feet, Jiang Yuan took the opportunity to kick it into the storage bag automatically, stone block +15!

All the creatures’ attention was drawn to the strong attack power of the Ice-winged Eagle, even the sneaky Flame Rat didn’t notice where the useless stones fell.

Cultivators who reach a certain level have the ability to move mountains and overturn seas, while the Demon Beasts have even more robust bodies, even though they are only Qi Refining Stage small creatures dealing with ordinary rocks, it is not too strenuous for them.

Under the fierce offensive of the Ice-winged Eagle, a large hole was soon dug out of the mountain, and as more and more gravel tumbled out of the cave, a faint glow soon appeared inside, followed by the cheerful cry of the Ice-winged Eagle, "My lord, I really dug out the Ore!"

Since the entrance of the cave was scratched out mid-air by the Ice-winged Eagle, it was at least nearly four meters high and seven or eight meters wide, enough for the Ice-winged Eagle to fly in and out at low altitude.

Its claws full of Ores emitting faint Spiritual Energy and luster glided out of the cave, placing the Ore in front of Yun Mo, and with a fluid motion it knelt down and clasped its wings in a greeting, loudly saying, "Sir was right, there are many Spirit Stone Ores in the cave!" freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"Good, good, good! Great!" Yun Mo was overjoyed, casually pulling out a Spirit Fruit from the storage bag and cramming it into his mouth, thinking to himself no wonder even those stinky rats were so fixated on a blind man, it turns out he really had true ability!

The scroll clutched in its wings was flapping loudly, as it looked at the Ore in front of it with a face full of greed, "Take it to the Market, these can all be immediately exchanged for Spirit Stones!"

At that moment, Yun Mo seemed to see a small mountain of Spirit Stones piling up in front of him, their luster was so soft and enchanting. A small swipe of the wings could clear off external debts, and allow sitting in the most advanced auction house in the Market, making thunderous waves, buying all the weapons and magical treasures he fancied, arming his subordinates to the teeth, so he would never worry about other Demon Beasts coveting the mines again!

Jiang Yuan looked at those few pieces of Ore and was also pondering, can I take the opportunity of helping to mine the ore to quietly slack off?

Earlier, while wandering the mine, he killed some lychee bats and got some slime and quite a few stones, enough to build a Floating Market. If he could get some more stones and occasionally a few pieces of Ore, that would be great too.

"Sir is indeed talented!" Yun Mo contentedly waved its wings, indicating to his subordinates to follow Jiang Yuan’s arrangement to bring the rat spirits into the cave to mine, looking at him with an appreciative face and said deeply, "I am not like those fickle stinky rats, this king always keeps my word! Since the Ore has indeed been discovered, as long as sir is willing to work for me, just tell me what you want."

Work?

Jiang Yuan felt a chill on his back upon hearing this word, if I help point out where to dig for Ore, does that count as working as an advisor for the big eagle?

Will it also get closed down then?

Given that the big eagle’s character had some flaws, Jiang Yuan didn’t dare to correct this aspect of "working for it." Anyway, since whoever he works for ends up going bankrupt is too metaphysical, nobody would believe it if it were said out loud, might as well wait and see.

Instead, it was necessary to think about asking for something from the small-minded big eagle.

Usually, when a boss is going to deliver the pie, the employee’s response is a technical job.

First of all, you absolutely must not refuse, if you’re polite to the boss, the boss will be polite to you, if you do a good job and don’t ask for rewards, next time they’ll dare to give you a pie in the sky and not give a single penny;

When asking for a reward, you must also pay attention to moderation, not making the boss, especially a boss with character issues like the big eagle, think you’re being greedy.

What does it have that is worth asking for, yet won’t cause dissatisfaction?

Jiang Yuan’s mind worked quickly, going through the vast experience he had summed up from brief jobs in various industries. The Ore is the little money the big eagle treasures most and should not be coveted; stone chips are worthless, and slacking off for them is sufficient, not worth asking for.

"Fellow Daoist, I find acting at night inconvenient, and today I went out to look for the delicious big cherries growing in the Wilderness. Your elite troops have sharp eyes and can see far and wide from swirling in the sky, if you can point out where there are big cherry trees for me, that would be the best."

The suspicious Yun Mo thought the blind man would be money-grubbing, unexpectedly, he seemed not to care about Spirit Stones at all and instead inquired about some big cherries.

It immediately became suspicious, could big cherries be some kind of Spirit Fruit that it didn’t recognize? Opening its mouth to ask for something so valuable, did it think it wouldn’t be able to distinguish the value just because it read less books?

"Big cherries? Is it these?" Yun Mo’s expression was unpredictable, taking out one of its favorite types of fruit from the storage bag.

Jiang Yuan slightly turned his head to pretend to sniff, a special sweet fragrance rushed into his nose.

[Cold Ice Spirit Fruit: a fruit containing Spiritual Energy, eating it can replenish a small amount of Spiritual Power, can be refined into Elixirs or processed into food]

Good stuff! Unfortunately, he still didn’t have any connections to access Spirit Fruits.

He shook his head and denied, "Not this kind of Spirit Fruit, but a deep red common fruit, sour and sweet, very tasty but without Spiritual Energy."

Oh? It turned out not to be Spirit Fruit?

Yun Mo’s expression instantly relaxed, finding this blind man quite interesting, talented yet not arrogant, and not taking credit for himself. Such human cultivators were quite pleasant to interact with.

Jiang Yuan pretended to fumble around in his bosom, taking out a Wilderness big cherry from the storage bag and handing it over, "What I’m looking for is this kind of fruit, if you haven’t seen it, I would appreciate it if you could keep an eye out for it in the future."

"Have any of you seen this fruit?" Yun Mo pinched it with the tip of its wing and sniffed it, confirming it had no Spiritual Energy, just an ordinary unremarkable wild fruit, instantly losing interest. But it happened to be an honest Demon Beast that kept its word, instantly pinching the fruit and asking its subordinates.

A group of Ice-winged Eagles looked at each other, muttering quietly for a moment before one stood out, "My lord, I have seen it. Not far south from our Lushan, there is a valley with a large patch of wild fruit, because it had no Spiritual Energy and I only glanced at it, it seems to look similar."

There is a fruit forest in the valley?

Upon hearing this news, Jiang Yuan’s eyes brightened with excitement, if they were big cherries, he could strike it rich!

He popped another sweet Spirit Fruit into his mouth, crunching it happily, Yun Mo’s insidious eyes turned and made a decision, "I have yet to ask sir’s name, I am called Yun Mo, in the future, you can call me boss according to your preference. This term sounds fresh and interesting, I like it!

Moreover, since you find it inconvenient to act at night, and the road from here to the valley is rugged, how about this, you come to the mine every night to assist with mining, as long as you can dig out Ore, I will have my subordinates carry you over to pick the fruit, what do you think?"

Darn, does this mean I have to start clocking in for work later?

"Sure, sure, my surname is Jiang, and my name is Yuan, I would appreciate the boss’s care in the future." Jiang Yuan smiled and agreed, conveniently reminding it to find some pickaxes for the mining mice, as using sharp stones as tools was slow and tiring, it would be a problem if they got exhausted to death with no strong laborers available.

Yun Mo thought it made some sense, pondering that it should quickly go to the Market to exchange the Ore for Spirit Stones to pay off some debts and buy some mining tools for them to use as well.

With Mr. Jiang’s nightly patrols and guidance to avoid taking wrong turns, he believes he will soon have a little mountain of Spirit Stones to freely purchase any Magical Treasure he wants!

"You, carry Mr. Jiang to the valley to pick fruit, and after picking, take him back to the cave dwelling, and come to fetch him back to the mine tomorrow." With a great mood, it watched its subordinates carry Jiang Yuan into the distance before eating Spirit Fruits and tilting its head to read the scroll in hand, nodding happily at the parts it liked.