The vicious female Ye Youcha, who is in Shura Field every day

Chapter 273 Mining
Mo Lin handed the small animal skin bag to Su Xiyue, "Take a look at this."

Su Xiyue opened the animal skin bag with a puzzled look and found that it contained some reddish-brown stones and colorful rocks.

She immediately recognized them as hematite and malachite, and her eyes lit up with surprise.

Where did you find these?

She looked up at Mo Lin, her expression excited.

A hint of a smile flashed in Mo Lin's eyes. "When I came back from the swamp south of the Bull Tribe, I passed by Qingyan Mountain. These stones were found there. Remembering that you once said that I could bring back anything I didn't recognize for you to identify, I picked up a few and brought them back."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the stones in Su Xiyue's hand, "Are these stones useful?"

Su Xiyue's eyes lit up, as if she had discovered a treasure: "It's useful, of course it's useful! This is hematite and malachite."

She rubbed the hematite in her hand and explained with a smile, "Hematite can be smelted into iron, and iron can be used to make all kinds of tools and weapons. For example, the kitchen knives, shovels and daggers I took out are all made of iron, and they are very hard."

After saying that, she held up the colorful malachite again, "Malachite has a high copper content, and copper can be extracted from it. With copper, we can make copper pots, copper mirrors, copper basins... and even copper coins. In short, there are too many uses for it to explain to you all at once."

Ye Ling, Mo Lin, Feng Chi, and Feng Li were all very happy.

They didn't know what copper was, but they did know about kitchen knives, shovels, and daggers—they were indeed rare and valuable items.

In particular, the dagger that Yue'er gave to Feng Su was incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through iron like mud.

They were incredibly envious, but unfortunately there was only one.

Ye Ling's silver eyes flickered slightly as her fingertips lightly traced the hematite in Su Xiyue's hand: "Can these stones really be refined into iron and forged into weapons as hard and sharp as daggers?"

It wasn't that she didn't believe Yue'er, but she was so shocked that she asked almost instinctively.

Leaving aside various tools, the importance of weapons is almost self-evident; they can make a tribe stronger.

"of course."

Su Xiyue carefully put away the two types of ore, then suddenly remembered something and turned to Feng Chi: "Where did you find the brass block you brought back?"

This has a higher copper content than malachite; it's genuine brass.

With a little refining of the impurities, it becomes copper.

Just as Feng Chi was about to answer, he suddenly smelled a sweet, cloying fragrance. His old face instantly turned bright red, and he subtly took two steps back: "Reporting to Master, I found it by the stream below the cliff north of the Winged Tiger Tribe."

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Li, who was standing next to him, suddenly coughed violently. The two old phoenixes exchanged a glance and tacitly stepped back a few paces.

Although they were old, they were still males and felt extremely embarrassed by the smell.

Su Xiyue was a little confused at first, but she quickly realized what was going on.

I am currently in heat, and it will last for at least a week.

These two old phoenixes probably smelled the scent emanating from themselves.

She awkwardly gripped the ground with her toes; she couldn't possibly hide for a whole week, could she?

That's too cowardly.

It's not that it's impossible, but right now she'd rather go find those ores.

This is a great thing that can directly improve productivity and quality of life.

"that…"

Su Xiyue touched her nose, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere, "Why don't we go to Qingyan Mountain now? If we can find more red ore and malachite, we can make more tools and weapons."

As for the cliffs north of the Winged Tiger tribe…

Knowing that Chu Youyou and Yunzhu were in the Winged Tiger Tribe, if they discovered the brass mine, it would be difficult for the Wolf Tribe to mine it again or monopolize it.

After all, those chalcopyrite mines were located around the tribe, and logically speaking, they should have been the Winged Tiger tribe's resources.

However, at this point, it doesn't matter whose resources they are; whoever digs them up owns them, since the brass ore doesn't have the Winged Tiger Tribe's name on it.

There was no stipulation that the cliff belonged to the Winged Tiger Tribe; it was merely close to the Winged Tiger Tribe.

Her gaze swept over the green bamboo and Xuanming outside the shed, where rice was being dried.

The green bamboo's eyes were focused intently on the spread-out rice grains, and the wind blades at its fingertips precisely shaved away the remaining rice stalks.

Sunlight streamed through his cool profile, casting dappled patterns of light onto his fur coat.

"It will shed its shell after two more days of sun exposure."

He said without looking up.

Xuanming, who was bending over and shoveling rice stalks to dry, scoffed upon hearing this: "What are you pretending to be so prim and proper for, you dead bamboo? You were the one who caused the most trouble last night—"

"Shut up."

With a flick of her finger, Qingzhu's wind blade made a sharp turn, precisely slicing off a section of rice stalk mixed in with the rice pile in front of Xuanming, the warning meaning self-evident.

Xuanming curled his lip and muttered, "Hypocrite."

He stopped talking and started working seriously.

Inside the shed.

"Fengchi, Fengli".

Su Xiyue withdrew her gaze and lowered her voice to the two old phoenixes, saying, "Take Leopard Fu and ten clever orcs and quietly go to the cliffs north of the Winged Tiger tribe. Remember, only mine brass ore, and be quick."

Feng Chi stroked his beard and nodded: "Master, rest assured, when I was young, I was most skilled at stealing... cough cough, most skilled at covert operations."

"Okay, you guys need to be discreet and remember not to let the Winged Tiger tribe find out."

She deliberately lowered her voice because she was afraid that Mu Han, who was hiding in the shadows, would hear her.

Suddenly, I realized that making Mu Han the guardian wasn't a good decision, as it made even speaking and doing things inconvenient.

We must remain vigilant at all times.

It wasn't that Mu Han wasn't loyal enough, but rather that the other party still had Chu Youyou and the Winged Tiger Tribe in their hearts, and couldn't be wholeheartedly devoted to her.

Her gaze drifted outside the shed, her eyes flickered slightly, and she coughed twice, deliberately calling out, "Mu Han."

The room was silent; there was no response in the air, and Mu Han did not appear.

Her face instantly darkened, looking quite grim. Ye Ling narrowed her silver eyes slightly: "Shortly before Mo Lin came in, I noticed the shadows of the trees outside sway."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Su Xiyue instantly understood the hidden meaning in his words.

Su Xiyue's eyes darkened, and her fingertips unconsciously rubbed against each other.

Ye Ling's words couldn't be clearer: Mu Han had probably heard about the rumors that Feng Chi and the others were spreading, and was worried about Chu Youyou's safety, so he couldn't wait to rush back to the Winged Tiger Tribe.

"Ha, this is my guardian?"

Her face was gloomy, and her fingertips were clenched so tightly they turned white. This Mu Han, indeed, could not be trusted.

Mo Lin frowned, his voice icy: "I'll go kill him."

What's the point of keeping a guardian who can't be trusted?
Chu Youyou hates Yue'er so much, and Mu Han's heart is full of that vicious female. It's hard to guarantee that Mu Han won't do something to hurt Yue'er for her sake.

Killing is the safest option.

As for Yue'er's safety, with them around, there's no need for Mu Han to protect her; keeping them around would only be an eyesore.

Su Xiyue took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and raised her hand to stop Mo Lin's actions.

“No need to chase.”

She tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, her gaze sweeping over the busy beastmen outside. "If he dares to betray me, I'll make him know what it means to wish he were dead."

Ye Ling's silver eyes flickered slightly, and the ice crystals that had gathered in her palm quietly dissipated.

Feng Chi and Feng Li exchanged a glance, a hint of worry flashing in their old eyes: "Master, what about the brass mine?"

"Proceed as planned."

Su Xiyue stood up and put the hematite and malachite into the animal skin bag. "You should set off now. Remember to bring plenty of wicker baskets so you don't run out. Also, keep an eye on the movements of the Winged Tiger Tribe."

Mu Han probably didn't know about the chalcopyrite mine; he had likely already left by then.

It's highly likely that upon hearing that Chu Youyou was in danger, he was worried about her safety and left in a hurry, without even saying goodbye.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't angry; this was already a betrayal.

The two old phoenixes accepted the order and withdrew, quickly leaving the camp quietly with Leopard Rich and ten elite orcs.

Su Xiyue walked out of the shed and watched Qingzhu and Xuanming bickering while they worked. A slight smile appeared on her lips, and her tense expression eased a little.

She looked up at the city wall, which was almost finished, its massive stone walls gleaming softly in the sunlight.

Bai Qi was standing on the city wall, his ten snow-white fox tails swaying gracefully behind him. He was holding architectural blueprints and discussing something with Su Lie and the priest.

Xuanyuan Ming and Feng Su were carrying stones under the city wall. One had sharp, dark golden eyes, while the other had fiery red feathers fluttering, attracting many females to secretly peek at them.

"Yue'er."

Ye Ling appeared behind her without her noticing, his cold breath brushing against her ear, "Want to go take a look at Qingyan Mountain?"

Su Xiyue nodded slightly: "Let's go now. All of us will go. We'll also bring some more orcs and rattan baskets and tools with us, and try to bring back as much hematite and malachite as possible."

Ye Ling nodded slightly and swiftly went to gather the tribe's elite orcs, a total of twenty, including Xuan Feng and Jin Yu.

Xuanming strode over, carrying a stack of wicker baskets and a backpack, along with various mining tools. His wild and unrestrained face was full of excitement: "Little Moon, I heard that stone can be used to forge weapons? Can you get me a dagger too?"

Qingzhu glanced at him with her emerald green eyes and said sarcastically, "It's a waste for a brute to use a dagger."

"You damn bamboo—"

Xuanming was about to unleash his power.

Mo Lin interrupted coldly: "What's all the noise about? Let's go."

Feng Su unfurled her fiery red feathered robe and twirled around with an air of swagger: "Little Yue'er~ I can fly fast, why don't I carry you?"

Xuanyuan Ming's dark golden eyes instantly turned gloomy, and he lashed out with his dragon tail: "Get lost."

"Cousin, you're being mean to me!"

Feng Su deftly dodged the lashing tail, and a hint of grievance instantly surfaced in her teasing peach blossom eyes.

Su Xiyue's lips twitched; this show-off was simply a clown.

She rubbed her temples, her head aching, and couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to him.

He casually tossed the animal hide backpack to Bai Qi, saying, "Bai Qi, you're in charge of planning the mining route."

Bai Qi gracefully caught the backpack, his ten fox tails swaying happily: "Yes, my Yue'er."

The group soon arrived at Qingyan Mountain.

The setting sun stained the exposed rocks blood red, and the locations of the hematite and the discovered malachite were not far apart.

After careful examination, Su Xiyue discovered that it was indeed hematite and malachite, and in considerable quantities.

Basically, both mountains are like that.

The system map also displays golden dots, and the light is very bright.

This shows that these two mountains are indeed rare resources.

It has been confirmed that the two mountains are indeed hematite and copper deposits.

Using the rudimentary map drawn by Su Xiyue and combining it with the actual situation, Bai Qi quickly planned the best mining route.

"There should be plenty of ore here, and here too, at the foot of the cliff."

He pointed to several marked points on the map and assigned tasks in a clear and organized manner, "Ye Ling, you lead a team to mine hematite; Mo Lin, you lead another team to mine malachite. Be careful, don't go too deep into the mountains, and remember to get back before dark."

Xuanming, carrying his tools, eagerly asked, "What about me?"

Bai Qi swayed his fox tail and said with a smile, "Of course you're going to mine. This kind of physical work is most suitable for you."

He originally wanted to leave Xuanming behind to protect Yue'er, but considering that Yue'er was currently in heat, he silently dismissed the idea.

He decided to stay behind himself to protect Yue'er.

As for the others, send them all to mine, and they are not allowed to come back until dark.

(End of this chapter)