Chapter 75: Valkyrie Of The Mining District
Upon hearing this, Wu Xian couldn’t help but feel expectation and curiosity.
Moments later, entering the Tang Family mine from the main gate, miners along the way enthusiastically joked and chatted with Tang Tiaotiao, but showed a strange wariness toward Wu Xian, this unfamiliar “Blondie.”
“These masters are all old pals left behind by Grandpa back in the day, watching me grow up since I was little.”
Tang Tiaotiao was just like coming home, introducing as she walked.
While Wu Xian nodded in response, his gaze couldn’t help but turn toward that bottomless mine pit.
Even from far away, he could see at least a dozen Brother Pillars diligently working in the mine pit, with several mud truck-form Brother Pillars transporting ore toward the mining area.
Those who didn’t know would think it was a Brother Pillar theme park.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
On the other side of the mine, an intense battle was underway, with cannon fire filling the sky.
Wu Xian couldn’t help but grow nervous. “What’s going on?”
“Normal,” Tang Tiaotiao seemed very calm. “Fighting with other mines. After Grandpa passed away, the major mines around have been eyeing our family’s fat piece of meat, often coming to make trouble.
Look~ The one leading the charge is my mom.”
Wu Xian looked in the direction of Tang Tiaotiao’s gaze, completely shocked.
It was a figure fully armed, body wrapped in mechanical appliances, nimbly shuttling through the air amid intersecting cannon fire, leading over a dozen fully armed henchmen, easily handling the thugs from the neighboring mine.
Boom——!
The gigantic heavy cannon on the arm’s mechanical armor charged up and fired a laser beam that tore across the sky, instantly downing an enemy Painted Spirit.
Then, the heavy cannon transformed into a gigantic light blade, slashing down and felling another enemy.
The person was like a hero among men, Zhao Yun of the mining area, shuttling freely through the enemy ranks.
A team member in the melee spotted Tang Tiaotiao and hurriedly shouted to the mechanical Valkyrie: “Boss, look who came!”
The Valkyrie paused slightly upon hearing the voice, cleanly dispatched an enemy, then decisively left the battlefield to her henchmen and dove toward Tang Tiaotiao and Wu Xian.
Boom!
Under the effect of her full-body mechanical propulsion devices, she landed steadily.
The mechanical armor wrapping her head contracted and retracted, revealing a face with slightly disheveled long hair, outstanding poise, heroic and valiant, while attack devices all over her body quickly retracted. Her height was probably around 8 meters.
Her Spiritual Power Cultivation had even reached Level Seven Spiritual Power.
“Tiaotiao, why are you here?” Li Zhanying strode forward, her voice full of vigor. “Didn’t your dad send anyone with you?”
“Relax, Mom. Your daughter is awesome now.” Tang Tiaotiao smugly pursed her lips. “Plus, Little Xianzi is with me.”
Wu Xian looked at Li Zhanying before him, and Tang Zhenghong’s figure involuntarily emerged in his mind.
Compared to this female hero before him, Tang Zhenghong’s image in his eyes suddenly seemed much gentler.
Looking at Sister Tiao beside him, now he understood who she resembled.
But that said, Sister Tiao wouldn’t develop into this tall and burly build in the future, right?
“Little Xianzi?” Li Zhanying’s eyes lit up. “This is that Wu Xian guy? Not bad, not bad. Your looks rival your uncle in his youth.”
With that, she laughed heartily and stepped forward to pat Wu Xian’s shoulder.
Good grief. If not for the physical training and Spiritual Power “cultivation technique” taught by the old master, he couldn’t have withstood the “gentle” power of that pat.
“Pretty solid build,” Li Zhanying was quite surprised. “You’ll definitely sire a big fat boy in the future~!”
“…”
Wu Xian’s face twisted, unsure whether to cry or laugh.
He suddenly felt Sister Tiao wasn’t that tough anymore.
“Ergou, Ergou,” Li Zhanying raised her hand to call a henchman behind her. “Prepare a table of wine and dishes.”
“Got it~!”
“Come on, let’s chat inside.”
Li Zhanying enthusiastically beckoned Wu Xian toward the fortress-like building in the mine.
Wu Xian pointed at the ongoing battle in the distance. “What about over there… just ignore it?”
“Small scene. The brothers can handle it.”
Li Zhanying waved dismissively, unconcerned.
The three thus entered the fortress building amid the ceaseless cannon fire outside.
“From now on, I’ll call you Little Xianzi,” Li Zhanying grew fonder of Wu Xian the more she looked. “That【Optimus Prime】 Scroll Painting of yours really helped Aunt out big time. The mines around are about to go mad with envy.”
Wu Xian gave a sheepish smile, somewhat restrained.
In all his life, he’d never felt this restrained.
“Mom, can you care about your daughter for once?” Tang Tiaotiao pouted unhappily. “Your daughter is excellent now too, you know. You might not believe it, but your daughter is already a proper Scroll Painter with a Divine Diagram.”
“Huh?” Li Zhanying was stunned. “Really? My Li Zhanying’s daughter has this ability?”
When she learned her daughter got into the art studio before, she’d specially gone home to celebrate.
She’d never thought her daughter could go far on the Scroll Painter Path.
Who’d have thought her precious daughter even produced a Soul Divine Diagram.
On the contrary, their son, whom they’d placed high hopes on, was struggling on the Scroll Painter Path.
Crucially, from childhood to now, she’d shown no talent in scrolls?
She didn’t even study properly in school, and her painting classes were a mess.
Instead, she’d mastered that chivalrous vibe, always forming cliques in school.
Suddenly enlightened?
Then, seeing her daughter’s Divine Diagram with her own eyes and learning of the Machine God’s call, Li Zhanying was shocked for a good while.
“I’ll get two Sky Knights equipped for you later. It’ll let you dominate the mining area.” Tang Tiaotiao said proudly.
While happy, Li Zhanying couldn’t help but start thinking about her daughter’s future planning.
After all, cultivating a Scroll Painter was very costly—the farther you went, the more it cost.
She’d originally just wanted to hold onto the foundation left by her father, but now it seemed she needed to plan future strategy.
“Come~ Little Xianzi, eat more. Make yourself at home.”
“Got it, Aunt.”
Wu Xian gradually adapted to Li Zhanying’s boldness and enthusiasm.
During casual chat, a senior mining area staff member hurriedly burst in. “Miss, the newly discovered rare mine vein is under attack by elite Plunderers again. This time, there’s even a Tier 4 commander leading them.”
“Again?” Li Zhanying frowned. “Why so many elite Plunderers lately?”
“Tiaotiao, you and Little Xianzi eat first. I’ll go check the situation.”
“Take us along. We can broaden our horizons.” Tang Tiaotiao was eager. “Maybe we can help.”
Though hesitant, Li Zhanying ultimately agreed to Tang Tiaotiao’s request.
Then, led by Li Zhanying, they charged into the depths of the mine pit.
Passing through intersecting mine tunnels, they arrived at a high-quality mine vein freshly excavated.
A crowd of miners, fully armed along with several Brother Pillars, were fiercely battling a swarm of Plunderer mechanical monsters.
【Plunderer】, a bionic insect-type mechanical creature resembling both mosquito and locust, commonly appearing in Mechanical Dimension mining areas, plundering various mineral products, especially rare ones.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Li Zhanying’s hand cannon, empowered by Level Seven Spiritual Power, was tremendously powerful, one shot one kill, leading the two toward the ore prospecting team.
While Mechanical System Scroll Paintings weren’t great at top-tier Painted Spirits, they excelled in appliance hot weapons.
Wu Xian controlled his Four-star Brother Pillar to handle some small monsters, with no pressure.
But he vaguely felt these Plunderers were off.
Probing the Plunderers’ machine body materials, sure enough, there were signs of “modification.” One elite Plunderer showed especially obvious “modification” traces.
“Aunt, these Plunderers probably mean business. Be careful going forward,” Wu Xian warned seriously.
“What did Little Xianzi discover?” Li Zhanying cast a serious gaze.
Wu Xian recounted how Rat Alley District abyssal monsters were modified and his subsequent discovery of【Evil God Follower】.
“Evil God Follower?” Li Zhanying’s expression grew grave. “You mean our mining area has likely been targeted by those Evil God’s Claws?”
“Very possible.”
The more Li Zhanying thought, the more alarmed she felt. “I heard Mine Area No. 7 in the Abyssal Realm mysteriously depleted. Could it be those major mining companies have issues?”
Hearing Mine Area No. 7, Wu Xian felt secretly awkward inwardly. “That possibility can’t be ruled out.”
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