Global Mining.

Chapter 939 Sending the Excavator to the Canal

Da Chun really doesn't have anything to do right now, so he might as well go to sleep.

Although I make time to sleep early every day in preparation for staying up all night, I try not to stay up all night if I can avoid it; it's a blessing.

……

Top Ten Chat Group.

The butler came over to report: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Tata team and the God team of Black Iron City have mobilized more than 20 mining players to leave the city, and mining players in the Chinese region are also gathering."

Sariel laughed heartily: "I knew it! The Tata miners in Ironflame Village wouldn't run away; on the contrary, they would send people from the main city!"

Sila was taken aback: "It's one thing for the Tata team to come, but what are the Shinsengumi and the Chinese team doing here?"

The manager was uncertain: "Currently, intelligence is limited. Some scattered information suggests that players in the Chinese region do not know what they are going there for, but following along will not be a loss."

Sila sighed, "I don't have any information. These women are just playing around the table, not talking about anything serious!"

Gabriel said, "Perhaps they are using this seemingly casual bet to make a preliminary judgment about each other's character."

Michael said, "That makes sense. Shira, cheer up and observe the whole situation. We'll start the wargaming simulation system offline to analyze the information from each game."

Sila said irritably, "What a hassle..."

At this time, in Bronze City.

The perfunctory welcome ceremony for the newly appointed City Flower No. 2, Shirley, ended in complete failure amidst the clattering and cheering of motorcycles filling the streets.

Of course, Metatron knew the reason. Partly, it was all too rushed. The lord and his wife had just brought it up, and the various decorations and flower rehearsals in the city hadn't even been finished when Metatron had already accomplished the task and brought the people back. Especially concerning was the lack of proper robes for the city's beauties. Tifa's room had some, but they didn't fit. Tifa was already the youngest of the five beauties, and if even hers didn't fit, the other four mature ladies couldn't borrow any.

On the other hand, in Bronze City, where motorcycles are everywhere, Shirley's ice boat ride, while seemingly novel, doesn't really stand out. Among the young people with exaggerated hairstyles, blond and green hair, and tattoos, Shirley's facial paint also doesn't stand out much. She merely blends in somewhat with the environment.

Metatron prioritized efficiency above all else; the parade would suffice. After all, the stark contrast had the advantage of reverse publicity—at least the whole city would know that some country bumpkin actually dared to be the city's most beautiful girl…

The city lord and his wife treated Shirley very kindly, but they never mentioned the matter of adopting a daughter.

Although Metatron was a straight man, he understood the city lord's meaning: he felt that Sherry's strength was still far from enough, and the position of adopted daughter could only be given to a more suitable person who came later.

Metatron was too lazy to waste words and got straight to the point: "Shirley, Iron Flame Village in Black Iron City is now the focus of the world, and four of the city's beauties are there. I'll take you there to learn and train."

Sherry asked in surprise, "Is Lord God also going?"

Metatron: "Yes, it shows how seriously I take this matter. It also helps prevent any accidents along the way."

The city lord sighed with emotion, "We've really troubled you, Lord God."

Metatron sighed, "I really regret not having spent more time nurturing and guiding Miss Tifa, otherwise... So, I'll have to spend more time on Miss Sherry."

Shirley said, "We all know about the situation in Ironflame Village. They are digging a canal, but the soil there is hard volcanic rock, which is very difficult to dig. If Bronze City could send some excavation machinery there, it might be able to quickly solve the problem in Ironflame Village, and then I could gain goodwill and support from Ironflame Village."

Metatron exclaimed in surprise: "An excavator?"

Oh my god! I never thought of that before. Once we use the excavators, won't I be able to steal the canal project in Tieyan Village?

The city lord hesitated, saying, "Even without considering various commercial contracts, the excavator is quite large and cannot be transported via teleportation array. If it were to be shipped directly by ship, it might take a week."

A week? The monster attack on the village starts the day after tomorrow. If we miss this biggest hot topic, it'll be no fun!

Metatron immediately thought of the murloc god of the Black Iron City Guardian Council: "Should I go to Black Iron City and ask their murloc god to come and push the ship?"

The city lord chuckled, "Your Majesty, I have heard of that merman god. I'm afraid he doesn't even have one-tenth, no, one-twentieth of your strength. How could he possibly push the ship so quickly?"

That's true, it probably doesn't even know much about tidal forces. Only mermaids, old whales, or even sirens? Old turtles?

Metatron first calmed things down: "Lord and Lady, you should immediately arrange for manpower to be transferred from cargo ships to load the aircraft. I will contact the powerful sea tribes to find a solution."

Every second counts; regardless of whether it can be accomplished, we must first complete the preliminary preparations.

The city lord exclaimed in astonishment, "Is Your Majesty serious?"

Metatron was extremely serious: "Although our new city belle isn't highly regarded in our own city, she must make a grand entrance outside, especially in front of the four old city belles. We can't let these proud young ladies look down on us. Not to mention that Tifa is good friends with them, so they'll likely have some reservations. Only by transporting the machine to the Blackwater River in a single day with a grand gesture will they start to look at Sherry with new respect."

The city lord nodded: "I understand. I will arrange for the ships to be loaded immediately, first the two excavators and the excavator ore fuel for seven days. Once the ore fuel is used up, a new batch of ore will arrive."

Metatron was overjoyed: "As expected of the city lord, you have great courage!"

The city lord smiled arrogantly: "I'm just showing the Black Iron City Lord that he can't even handle a canal that's only a dozen kilometers long, dragging his feet and dragging his feet for years. Humph."

Oh!
The lady also said, "My Lord, it will take several hours to load the machinery onto the ship. In the meantime, I will personally go to Gem City and have the mage tailors there make a robe for Sherry as quickly as possible. Money is not a problem."

Top speed?

Metatron chuckled: "Right now, the most talked-about person in Gem City is that mage-tailor Jenny. She ordered a Twilight Sisters' uniform yesterday. It's made with very little fabric, so it will be ready soon. I can personally accompany you there, Madam."

The lady was surprised: "Didn't Your Majesty want to contact the Sea God to push the ship?"

Metatron laughed and said, "As a guardian deity, I do possess some divine power."

The lady said happily, "I am honored to have the Guardian God accompany me. In that case, Sherry will also come with us to Gem City, so that Gem City may know that there is such a new city flower!"

Shirley was a little nervous: "Yes, madam!"

Metatron immediately posted in the chat group: "Stop looking at Sila, I'm about to do something big..."

Sariel and Raphael were shocked: "Does Xiaomei mean we should talk to the Siren turtle mermaid about this now?"

Metatron: "Yes!"

Sariel was shocked: "Xiao Mei, are you crazy! We're busy looking for the prince right now, how could we possibly come here? Not to mention, we might not even be able to get anyone to come!"

Metatron laughed: "Right now, the least important thing is finding the prince, isn't it? And Raphael, I brought the city lord's wife to your Gem City to see Master Jenny. That's giving Master Jenny a lot of face. Aren't you going to thank me?"

Gabriel chuckled: "Gem City has so many beautiful and powerful female students. Letting them know that Sherry is actually the new city's beauty queen is like handing her over to them for a challenge, isn't it?"

Sila scoffed, "Exactly. Look at the lady's last sentence; she clearly hopes for a stronger newcomer to emerge." Metatron smiled proudly, "Although Sherry's strength is far inferior to the City Flower, I still have confidence in her among people of the same age. How can the citizens of Bronze City be convinced without a fight?"

Michael was both amused and exasperated: "Okay, actually, the most important thing now is to get the excavator over there. The least important thing is the specific selection of the new city flower. Even if Sherry is defeated, it will still lead to the discovery of better talent."

Sariel sighed helplessly, "Then I'll go talk to them first."

Raphael was both amused and exasperated: "Not only do we need the prince's consent, but also the Sirens' and the mermaid's consent."

Metatron laughed and said, "Actually, it only needs one of the mermaids or the sirens to agree. The sirens have stolen so many cargo ships, so pushing one ship would be very easy for them."

……

At this moment, Turtle Island was rapidly traveling through the dark void sea.

The second and fourth princes stood atop the island's tallest observation deck, feigning concern for their brother's whereabouts.

Sariel greeted them, “Your Highnesses, Metatron, Queen Helen, there is an urgent matter.”

The two princes exclaimed in surprise, "Please speak, wise sir."

Sariel said, "First, the ancient gods are about to attack Iron Flame Village in Black Iron City tomorrow. All four of the city's beauties, except Tifa, and the newly appointed trainee guardians of the three cities have rushed there!"

The two princes were suddenly startled: "The four beauties of the city have all gone!"

Sariel wanted to use their beloved city beauties to control them: "Yes, it's clear the situation is extremely dangerous, otherwise all four city beauties wouldn't be here. The second thing is that Tifa has been missing for a few days, leaving the city beauties' positions vacant. The Bronze City Lord has just chosen a new backup dancer, whose strength is not as good as the city beauties, but we can't lose face for Bronze City, so we also need to send a ship full of excavators to maintain appearances..."

The two princes were bewildered: "But we can't leave, our mission is..."

Raphael coughed lightly: "The two princes' mission was to find the First Prince's ship and the Siren Goddess's base. In fact, both of these missions have already been completed."

The two princes exchanged glances: "But we're looking for our third son, how can we give up?"

You're all itching to give up!
Sariel said, “The two princes can’t push the boat, so there’s no need for them to go. What I mean is, please ask Helen to go, but that would delay the search for the Third Prince.”

The mermaid's voice came from the cabin: "I'm not going. I promised to re-examine the regeneration combination of the Radiant Demon tonight."

Emmmmm...

The Sirens laughed: "From Bronze City to Iron City?"

Sariel Raphael was overjoyed: "Can the goddess do that?"

Siren laughed, "I can do everything except search His Highness the Prince, including having Miss Helen study the Radiant Demons when we return at night. The Radiant Demons regenerate at midnight, so we have ten hours, which should be enough."

The crowd gasped in astonishment: "So fast!"

Metatron was overjoyed: "Hahaha, I knew it could be done!"

Sariel exclaimed in surprise, "The Siren goddess is going there in person?"

The Sirens laughed: "It would be too much trouble and too slow for me to go there in person. Of course, the old tortoise should go. Since we're going to set up a shadow bank, the old tortoise should be the one to show it to the world. It will also serve as a way to show the two princes my sincerity in cooperating with the empire."

Sira laughed: "Look at what this Siren is saying. She won't even save the prince. What sincerity do you have for cooperation with the empire?"

Gabriel also laughed and said, "It is precisely because we do not save the prince that we can show our sincerity to the Dark Faction."

Sariel perked up: "That makes sense!"

Raphael then looked at the two princes: "But regarding the search for the Third Prince..."

Stop pretending! You incompetent, lost, useless prince, just let the fittest get rid of you!
Just then, Metatron spoke up: "You can leave it to me first, I'll stay here and keep looking."

Everyone was shocked!
The siren said in a deep voice, "Sage, this is the Void Dark Sea. Without the old tortoise as a vessel, you might get lost. And once your strength is exhausted... you can't possibly fly for an extended period, can you?"

Metatron said calmly, "As for a carrier, a small mining boat can be left here. I can sit on it and rest when I'm tired."

The siren said, "No, the waves here are too strong for a small mining boat to handle."

The second prince said, "My ship is more intact, so I'll leave it here."

The fourth prince asked in surprise, "Isn't your eldest brother's ship more intact?"

The second prince said, "But our mission is to find our elder brother's ship. How can we leave our elder brother's ship behind?"

The fourth prince was stunned!
"Pfft!" Sariel almost blurted out, "We found the eldest brother's ship, but left the second brother's ship behind. So the next mission is to find the second brother's ship?"

Michael said calmly, "That makes sense. The Second Prince removed the ATM from the ship. If investigated, it would be hard to explain. He might as well just throw the ship away. He might even prefer to smash it halfway down like the Fourth Prince's ship. That way, he can explain whatever he lost."

Sariel then came to his senses!

Metatron said, "Since His Highness has made the decision, there is no need to keep any sailors on board. I can operate the ship by myself."

The Second Prince said, "Then it's decided. The ship has GPS and communication systems, so Mr. Sage can stay in touch at any time."

The siren sighed, "Since that's the case, let's make it that way then."

So the old tortoise slowed down while continuing to inhale, and the second prince's ship was lowered onto the dock. The Metatron waved goodbye from the ship.

For some reason, the group suddenly had a feeling that he would definitely get lost and they wouldn't be able to find him for a long time.

Metatron was even more uneasy: "He used my identity. Will I become a wanted criminal of the Empire?"

Xila laughed, "Isn't this great? Xiaomei has become a guardian deity right now. Maybe Xiaomei will even have to beat up the Emperor in the future..."

Then, the old turtle took a deep breath, and the surrounding space began to compress and blur again. Then the scene changed, and the deep, star-like void and dark sea became the blue sea and sky of the afternoon.

The crowd erupted in uproar again: "This is a direct catastrophic collapse! No wonder the Sirens can steal ships and the Empire can't catch them at all."

The siren glanced at the sea chart: "Without activating the power of the tides, it will take two hours to reach Bronze City."

(End of this chapter)