Chapter 288: Cooperation with the Netherworld Sect
Bei Yining was a cultivator with a rather indifferent personality.
In other words, she didn’t talk much.
However, the Zhou woman in front of her liked it.
But it was quickly apparent that Bei Yining wasn’t good at chatting, so Zhou Xiao naturally wouldn’t force a conversation.
She quickly revealed her true purpose: “I heard your Netherworld Sect has a very large Thunder Stone Ore Vein?”
Bei Yining looked up, but nodded without much surprise: “Mm? Yes.”
Thunder Stone Ore is considered one of the less useful resources.
If it were a valuable resource, it wouldn’t be controlled by these small Sects.
For example, the Flying Sparrow Sect has a Thunder Stone Ore Vein.
There’s nothing else besides these.
Any useful ore veins are basically held by the Guanhai Sect.
Or some small ore veins that they simply don’t care about.
The Thunder Stone Ore Vein is considered quite large, and the Netherworld Sect’s Thunder Stone Ore Vein is even larger.
Bei Yining, uncharacteristically, asked: “Fellow Daoist Zhou, why are you asking about this?”
Zhou Xiao smiled at her: “Are you selling it?”
“Selling?” Bei Yining nodded: “Of course, how much do you need? I can go back and help you bring some back, but I remember the Flying Sparrow Sect also has a Thunder Stone Ore Vein, don’t they?”
Thunder Stone Ore Veins are occasionally bought, but only a few pieces or a dozen pieces at a time.
The unstable Energy means that not many Cultivators like this stuff.
This is also why the Netherworld Sect has guarded the Thunder Stone Ore Vein for so many years without getting rich.
She thought Zhou Xiao was also the type to buy just a few pieces.
Zhou Xiao quickly understood her meaning and continued to smile: “I mean, cooperation, large-scale, long-term Thunder Stone Ore cooperation involving two Sects. Can you make that decision?”
Bei Yining was stunned.
“What do you need so much Thunder Stone Ore for?”
Currently, only the Longevity Sect knows the use of Thunder Stone Ore; even the Flying Sparrow Sect wouldn’t know.
Although the Flying Sparrow Sect’s ore vein is managed by the Longevity Sect, this particular Thunder Stone Ore Vein isn’t very good.
Recently, Fan Guozhou has had a few Players mining, and the highest they’ve dug up is Tier 3 Thunder Stone Ore, with a very low drop rate.
Currently, there’s no way to supply Liang Xueyao with enough for large-scale experiments.
But the Netherworld Sect’s ore vein can produce Tier 4, which makes a completely different difference.
If the ore vein is good, the probability of producing Tier 2 and Tier 3 can be higher, at least higher than the Flying Sparrow Sect’s.
That’s why Shuang Xiahua has been keeping an eye on this ore vein, waiting for Han Tian’s people to go and negotiate with the Netherworld Sect.
However, having to find a way to trick them on their own territory is troublesome. If Zhou Xiao can directly negotiate through the Netherworld Sect’s people, it would be much more convenient!
Zhou Xiao: “To refine some Magic Treasures, but it’s our unique refining Secret Technique. It’s just that Thunder Stone Ore is too prone to explosion, so the consumption is too high.”
Zhou Xiao’s words were half true and half false, as Thunder Stone Ore could indeed only be used to refine Magic Treasures.
And the mention of explosions was to fool Bei Yining.
To make them think that this stuff had a high consumption rate.
In reality, they had already stabilized the Thunder Stone Ore so it wouldn’t explode.
Bei Yining also knew the characteristics of Thunder Stone Ore, and with a slight frown, she said, “I can go back and tell my Master. He should agree to the cooperation. What’s the minimum amount you need?”
If it could be sold for Spirit Stones, there was no reason not to cooperate.
Zhou Xiao estimated: “How much can you stably produce per month?”
“Thunder Stone Ore is difficult to mine, and it’s very unstable, easily injuring our people.” Bei Yining thought for a moment, “At most a few hundred pieces per month. I’ll have someone deliver it to you then.”
“A few hundred pieces?”
That’s too little.
At Liang Xueyao’s stable refining speed, he alone could consume almost all of these Thunder Stone Ore in a month.
And this still included a large amount of Tier 1 ore.
Having to wait for someone to deliver it would consume even more time.
And now, a batch of Life Players had also stably shifted to Artifact Refining.
Moreover, the veteran Players entering now were mostly in the Mid Qi Condensation Stage to Late Stage, and their demand for Magic Treasures was becoming increasingly urgent.
At least two plans should be made.
Zhou Xiao had a brilliant idea.
“This speed might be a bit slow. Do you not have enough manpower?”
Zhou Xiao asked tentatively.
Bei Yining didn’t answer directly, only saying: “Thunder Stone Ore is more difficult to mine than other Spirit Ores.”
“I understand. I have a method here, see if it works for you? We can send a group of Disciples to garrison at the Netherworld Sect permanently to be responsible for mining Thunder Stone Ore. Your people can supervise.”
Bei Yining vaguely sensed something and hesitantly asked, “Do the Magic Treasures you’ve researched require so much Thunder Stone Ore?”
Zhou Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly: “Yes, we need to conduct experiments properly for the next few years.”
Only this sentence was spoken; the rest was a secret.
No matter how smart Bei Yining was, she couldn’t imagine that Thunder Stone Ore could be researched by Players to be used in Magic Treasures without consumption.
She just thought that perhaps the Flying Sparrow Sect had indeed found some new Magic Treasures that could use Thunder Stone Ore.
Since it was something that could earn Spirit Stones, and it was a resource the Netherworld Sect itself found useless, Bei Yining couldn’t find a reason to refuse.
So she said, “Then I’ll go back and ask my Master.”
From this, it could be seen that Bei Yining’s Master had considerable influence in the Netherworld Sect.
Bei Yining left feeling a bit dazed.
She had come out to look for Spirit Materials, but ended up discussing business.
She left Zhou Xiao her contact information, saying she would send him a message when she had news.
Zhou Xiao immediately sent a message to the group where Fan Guozhou and Shuang Xiahua were.
【Zhou Woman: The Netherworld Sect’s Thunder Stone Ore matter is under control. I just found a disciple from the Netherworld Sect, and she said she can go back and relay the cooperation for Thunder Stone Ore. 】
【Shuang Xiahua: That’s great!! We have two Life Players who are on the verge of successfully refining Thunder Stone Magic Treasures now. 】
【Fan Guozhou: If the quantity needed is too large, will it arouse suspicion from the other party? 】
【Shuang Xiahua: That’s okay too. As long as they don’t discover the Thunder Stone Magic Treasures, I’ll prepare fake Thunder Stone Magic Treasures to create a diversion. 】
【Zhen Weida: Is the Netherworld Sect very far away? 】
【Zhou Woman: Yes, and mining is very slow. I suggested to the other party that we plan to send a group of our Disciples to permanently station there to mine Thunder Stone Ore. Players won’t be willing to garrison long-term, so we’ll rotate. Xue Yao Big Shot will lead the team. With a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him stationed there, the safety rate will be higher. We can refine on-site and even create some explosions to confuse them. Didn’t you all find the ore for making gunpowder? Just mix them together. 】
【Zhen Weida: That’s not here. The resources are at the Liuyun Sect, but it’s not a big problem. We already have someone stationed at the Liuyun Sect. They can mine a batch and then teleport it to you once it’s made. 】
【Gu Yunxi: Damn, doesn’t that mean the Netherworld Sect is also in our grasp? 】
【Zhou Woman: Far from it. We can only go there to mine; we can’t do anything else. At least the Peach Blossom Sect is willing to let us modify some things. However, we can take this opportunity to bring a group of Players over to be active there. When the next batch of newcomers arrives, they should be able to choose the Netherworld Sect directly? 】
