Chapter 140

After Shi Haoliang found out his identity, he started walking around.

Because the spirit stone is very important, anyone who enters or exits the mining area needs to be strictly searched to ensure that no one leaves with the spirit stone, and Shi Hao is no exception.

After hundreds of years of excavation, this mining area has already become riddled with holes. If you can dig the whole thing out from the ground, you will find it looks like a hornet's nest.

He was walking in the mine tunnel, rubbing his hand against the cave wall, which was dug out hundreds of years ago, full of history.

After walking for a long time, the digging marks gradually became new. If you walk a little further, you can see miners sweating and waving hoes one after another.

Shi Hao's passage didn't disturb them at all. These people were all extremely numb, as if they had lost their souls.

However, these people deserve no sympathy.

The people here are all felons sent by the three major powers, and all of them have committed heinous crimes.

Maybe some of them have been wronged, but it must be a minority.

Shi Hao walked to the end, but didn't find anything. He took another fork in the road, but still didn't find anything.

Before and after, several waves of people have come to investigate, so it is basically impossible for a miner to quietly bring out the spirit stone.

——It is possible to bring one or two pieces, but it is definitely an astonishing amount if it can be measured to the point where Baiyunzong offers a reward of one hundred spirit stones.

According to Shi Hao's guess, there are two possibilities.

First, someone is digging elsewhere and stealing ore.

However, the reduction in the output of spirit stones in the mining area is not due to the reduction in the number of mined stones, but the sudden decrease in the process from digging out to transporting them out. So, if this is a stolen mine, it means that there is a secret channel connected to it from other sources. Exit to leave.

Shi Hao was looking for such a secret passage, but the mining area is so big, as long as the secret passage is concealed, it will be extremely difficult to find it.

Second, someone has a space spirit weapon.

It's easy to have a space spirit weapon, you can bring out a lot of spirit stones at once, and you're not afraid of being discovered at all.

Which possibility is it?

Shi Hao first looked for possible secret passages in the mine, and when the day was over, he returned to the entrance of the mine and searched for the miners together with the supervisors.

His focus is to find out if there is a space spirit weapon.

Sadly, no one owns it.

Then, there is only one possibility left.

——There are secret passages in the mining area.

But as I said before, the mine tunnels are as complicated as a hornet's nest. If they are connected together, they may be hundreds or even thousands of miles away. So, how difficult is it to find the secret tunnel?

Moreover, even if oil lamps are lit in the mine, the brightness is barely visible, but it is another matter to see clearly.

The point is, the secret passage is only Shi Hao's guess, what if there is no one?

After Shi Hao searched for two days, he decided to change his mind.

He is looking outside.

If it is stolen, there must be an exit outside.

Shi Hao began to look for it again. This unnamed mountain is very big, some places are bare, some places are full of trees, and the terrain is very complicated.

"Who is it, stop!" Shi Hao was stopped suddenly when he was walking.

In the distance, there is a camp with the flag of Baiyun Sect still planted.

This was set up by the Baiyun Sect to keep watch so that no one would dig a hole nearby and steal the ore.

Obviously, Shi Hao is not the only one who can think of stealing.

There is more than one such camp, and people are sent to patrol the mountains every day, so it is theoretically impossible to steal.

Shi Hao took out his identity token and said, "I am a disciple of Baiyun Sect."

The two guards immediately had a serious look on their faces, and hurriedly greeted them. After carefully checking the identity tokens, they immediately became respectful and saluted, "I've seen you, my lord!"

Shi Hao nodded. He put away his identity token and said, "I'm here to investigate the theft of the Lingshi. Did you find anything unusual?"

"No!" Both of them shook their heads.

Shi Hao's heart moved, and he said, "I'm going to visit your camp."

"This—" Both of them hesitated, and one of them immediately said, "Rong Xiao, go and report to Master Chu."

"Lord Chu?" Shi Hao's eyes tightened.

"Chu Lingkong, Lord Chu, is the person in charge here." The two explained.

"Okay, you guys go." Shi Hao nodded.

One went to report, while the other stayed with Shi Hao. I don't know if he was afraid that Shi Hao would be bored, or if he was monitoring him to prevent him from running around.

But after a while, I saw a middle-aged man striding over, with a slender figure and a majestic air.

"I'm Chu Lingkong." The man nodded to Shi Hao, "You want to enter the camp?"

"good."

"Why?" Chu Lingkong didn't agree or refuse, but asked instead, "This is not a mining area, and it has nothing to do with your investigation."

Shi Hao smiled: "Whether it matters or not, I will decide for myself."

Chu Lingkong showed a serious look: "Could it be, are you suspecting that I am guarding myself?"

"If you don't have ghosts in your heart, it's okay to let me check, isn't it?" Shi Hao said lightly.

"No matter whether there are ghosts or not, will you let so-and-so come into your house for a walk?" Chu Lingkong immediately retorted.

"Okay, then I'll go back and report that you hindered my investigation." Shi Hao said casually, then turned around.

"Slow down!" Chu Lingkong changed his mind, "Since you insist on investigating, fine, come in."

Shi Hao put his hands behind his back and walked towards the center of the camp.

Chu Lingkong accompanied him, but he didn't speak.

Shi Hao turned around in the camp, but it seemed that he was just looking around casually.

At last they came to a very large tent.

"This is the warehouse, which stores food and drinking water for everyone in the camp." Chu Lingkong gave an introduction.

Shi Hao nodded, and was about to lift the curtain and enter.

"There's nothing to see." Chu Lingkong stopped him.

"It's okay to have a look." Shi Hao insisted.

"Okay." Chu Lingkong withdrew his hand.

It's very big inside, but most of the places are full, and it looks very messy.

Shi Hao glanced over, then walked over to pick up the box.

One, two, three, and soon, Shi Hao removed one-third of the boxes.

"It's almost there." When Shi Hao wanted to continue, Chu Lingkong reached out and stopped him.

Shi Hao glanced at him and said, "Okay."

He turned and walked out.

Chu Lingkong saw him off, and he didn't sneer until Shi Hao left.

Shi Hao didn't go far away, but hid nearby, lying on a big rock, watching the sunset appear in the sky, then it turned black, and then the bright moon rose and the stars were dotted.

He didn't know if there was anything wrong with Chu Lingkong. Before that, he was deliberately trying to scare the snake away. If Chu Lingkong really had a ghost, he would definitely move.

So, he's here to watch.

In the middle of the night, a figure was seen quietly leaving the camp.

really!

A sneer appeared on the corner of Shi Hao's mouth.

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