Chapter 1802 - 926: The Long Winter of Frozen North

The heart like dead ashes.

"I always feel like you guys seem to have given up hope," Ji Jue sighed.

"What's the point of hope?"

The captain smoked his pipe and sighed with lament: "No matter how envious or eager you are, tossing and turning, one generation after another wastes a lifetime's efforts, still only to come to nothing, hitting a nose full of dust.

All the treasures are hidden in the treasury by this bitch of a Frozen Plain, offered to see but not touch, damn it..."

"Is that so?"

Ji Jue nodded, understanding, and said slowly, "Putting aside other matters, on how to deal with the treasury, I do have some insights..."

"...Ah?"

The captain was bewildered, unable to comprehend, yet when he turned, he saw the smile at Ji Jue's lips, so bizarre.

"Moreover..."

Ji Jue said, "It's not as troublesome as a treasury."

Boom!!!

A giant noise from the Frozen Plain, the earth shook.

Like an invisible iron fist hitting the ground, causing the wind and snow to suddenly swell.

The Dragon Mountain Giant bent down, clenched his fist, and struck vigorously!

A sudden punch, hitting the entire wasteland, breaking through layers of frozen earth and ice, acting in the deepest part of the earth... Through the seventeen Earth Vein Piles forming a fulcrum, it ravaged that vein seemingly completely frozen in the cold wind, stirring layers of vibrations and waves.

Escalating!

The earth wails, sways, cracks, amidst waves of hair-raising tremors, winding cracks spread from the surface.

In those cracks, as the Dragon Mountain Giant raised his palm again, under the terrifying mass of the Giant Que's attraction, the siphoning of gravity exploded, countless iron light surged from the fissures into the sky, transforming into dense rain pouring down.

Iron Mountain eruption!

But now, what is erupting from beneath the earth is the iron sealed for countless years!

On the unrefined ore, sharp edges and cold light have appeared, black crystals crash against the walls and glass of the transit station, tumbling indoors with the cold wind, clattering.

Amidst the piercing alarm, it stopped beside the captain's foot.

He bent down, fingers trembling, holding it up.

On the fist-sized iron ore, with dense crystalline structure and black color, under the flickering light, a layer of mesmerizing deep blue appeared.

"Isn't this much simpler than withdrawing money from the bank."

Ji Jue shrugged, sincerely sighing, "In every sense."

Chattering, what's all this? Just take it!

If not given, then snatch!

If anything to say, speak to my Giant Que!

"Is this the Three Phases Flow?"

Outside the command room, a deep voice sounded.

As everyone instinctively took a step back, bowing in salute, Master Huang Xu, who had just arrived from Frozen Rock City, already pushed open the door and entered.

He took the ore from the captain's hand, squeezed it hard, the ore cracked instantly, after the cracks, a faint silver light dissipated silently.

With just one glance, he already saw through the surface to glimpse the essence.

Through the resonance among the seventeen Earth Vein Piles, maximally disconnect the Earth Vein, viewing the entire vein as a whole for refining.

Or rather, [destruction]!

In an extremely short time, injecting spiritual substance through Fluid Alchemy, artificially creating disparity and variation of spiritual content between regions through solid alchemy, then triggering conflicts between them through Gaseous Alchemy, after several cycles, ultimately, akin to a 'piece of iron', the vein encountered complete internal stress imbalance and eruption.

Just like fanning the flames, introducing conflict within the material.

Thus, the earth block forced to adhere under extreme low temperature resumes friction, the pressure and collision between soil and rock reigniting.

The magnificent thunder just now was merely the last straw that fell... before this, the seemingly intact Frozen Plain was already riddled with cracks and conflict internally.

Next, just leveraging the crevice to pry open, it's naturally free to use, enjoying to the fullest.

Even the substantial spiritual substance expended was recaptured by the Three Phases Cycle almost nine-tenths, compared to the harvest, it truly was a profitless transaction.

This set of tactics, why does it seem so familiar?

"Can this also be stirred?"

Huang Xu glanced at the ore in his hand, sighed deeply, unsure whether in admiration or mockery: "Truly impressive."

"Over-praise, over-praise."

Ji Jue modestly smiled, accepting it as praise: "Next, the Northern Realm should not doubt my guaranteed mining progress and production, right?"

Huang Xu remained silent.

Unable to speak.

Only the iron ore in his hand was almost wringing sweat.

The heart cuts like a knife!

If it were somewhere else, behind closed doors, he'd likely be pounding his chest crying pearls: Damn, calculated over and over, the contract was still signed too rashly,

sold too cheaply!!!!

Comparing the difficulties and efficiency of this wretched thing's extraction, and the series of what now looks like nonexistent restrictions the Northern Realm painstakingly set... these tens of notable diverse veins might as well have been sold at fracture prices to this wretched thing!

Hate!

What he hates most is not how much Ji Jue took advantage, but how his family's veins treated him coldly for so many years, yet once a little blonde came, they're all flirtatious and blushing, almost sitting in someone's embrace!

Were it anyone else, Huang Xu would definitely let them experience the Northern Realm's ways, pirate bloodline, turning face like turning a book, a contract as worthless as toilet paper. Yet ironically, this blood alliance was signed by himself, clutching the largest military supply channel in the Northern Realm...

In the end, he could only helplessly sigh.

Bet and lose.

"Congratulations."

He waved helplessly, even not caring for appearances, turning to walk towards the door.

Really, doesn't want to see that wretched thing anymore.

But behind him, Ji Jue's voice sounded.

"Want to learn?"

"..."

For a moment, Huang Xu seemed frozen, stiffened, slowly turned back to look behind.

Ji Jue smilingly looked at him.

Without any teasing or banter.

"I'll teach you."

"..."

Huang Xu remained silent.

In the dead silence, he closed his eyes, finally starting to regret it, far more regretful than before!

Regretting that instant hesitation, regretting turning around at this moment...

Regretting hearing Ji Jue's words.