I forged swords at Lingjian Mountain.

Lin Kong knew.

My current location is both the deepest part of this mine and the place with the most concentrated cold air in this [Frosty Resource Area].

It can be said.

This is the core of this resource area.

The ore here is of the highest quality in the entire mine, and the numerous cold energies gathered here have formed a frost-covered vortex.

Meanwhile, beside this frosty vortex, a great deal of cold air was gathering, and this cold air was gradually condensing into a second vortex of cold air.

According to Lin Kong's speculation.

When this [Frozen Resource Site] is upgraded to level 2.

here……

A second vortex of cold air will then condense!

This cold air vortex is of great significance.

They will alter a part of the mine, causing a qualitative change in the ore within that area.

like...

After this frosty vortex formed.

In one area of ​​this mine, the ore has already begun to transform from icy ore to frost-like ore.

It won't be long.

The ore here will transform into frost-type ore.

At that time, it might even happen that—

【Heavenly Frost Iron】!

Before this.

Lin Kong had always believed that this [resource area] belonged to the [Frosty Resource Area].

Only resources of the icy type will appear.

After all, "icy cold" and "frost cold" are two completely different types of cold.

Inside the icy mine, only icy ores will appear; frost-type ores will never appear.

But this resource-rich area...

It's not that simple!

It will upgrade as needed.

Different types of cold are formed!

At level 0, this place only has [Ice Cold].

However, when it reaches level 1, the [Frostbite] effect will already appear.

When you reach level 2,

There might even be a third type of cold!

Lin Kong knew very well what this meant...

The Frost Iron is of great significance in the entire Huanfeng City, and is in a state of absolute monopoly!

No force can get involved.

And this resource-rich area...

It can not only form [Frosty Iron], but also other types of cold minerals.

It is an extremely rare high-end resource area.

Neither Feizhongpai's foundation nor its strength is sufficient to create such a resource-rich area.

Even if they have that ability.

Even if such a high-level resource area were formed within Huanfeng City, it would be impossible to protect it.

Once such a high-level resource site appears in Huanfeng City, it will belong to only one faction!

therefore.

The instant I saw the frost-covered vortex before my eyes.

Lin Kong immediately understood everything.

"No wonder even Lü Yao didn't dare to get involved!"

"She must have known all along that this resource site... didn't belong to the Flying Heavy Sect, but to... the City Lord!!"

"The Flying Heavy Sect... is nothing more than a tool of the city lord."

"Even if they extract the relevant resources from this resource site, they will honestly hand them over to the city lord."

Lin Kong took a deep breath.

At first, he did consider the possibility that it might be related to the city lord.

However, he was misled by the "icy cold" in this resource area.

I didn't expect that there would be not only [Ice Cold] here, but also [Frost Cold]!

In this way...

Both they and the Qingjian Sect are in trouble.

Given the importance the city lord places on this cold-natured resource.

This resource-rich area will definitely not be given to Lin Jianmen.

The best outcome would be for the city lord to agree to their mining, but all the resources mined must be handed over.

The Qingjian Sect's annihilation of the Feizhong Sect was tantamount to destroying one of the city lord's tools without his authorization...

Moreover, the fact that the Feizhong faction was already powerless to compete with them for this resource site, yet still did not reveal the city lord's name and dared not mention that the person behind them was the city lord, shows that...

Their work for the city magistrate was clandestine.

There must be some shady dealings involved that cannot be disclosed.

Now the Qingjian Sect has wiped out the Feizhong Sect.

This will surely provoke the city lord's wrath!

Although Luo Li believed that their destruction of the Feizhong faction proved that they were stronger and more valuable than the Feizhong faction, and that they could replace the Feizhong faction.

But Lin Kong felt that things were not that simple.

If the relationship between the Feizhong faction and the city lord were public, that would be fine.

But this hidden connection between the two parties...

Even when the Flying Heavy Sect was outmatched, they dared not reveal the slightest detail.

The things involved must be very complicated!

It's absolutely not something that can be replaced simply because someone is stronger than them.

This made Lin Kong realize how tricky things were.

The city lord has always been the supreme ruler of Huanfeng City!

Its position within Huanfeng City has always been unshakeable.

All sects, guilds, gangs, and other forces are able to survive and develop within Huanfeng City only under the authorization of the city lord.

If the city lord cannot tolerate these forces.

They can be easily swept away.

In Huanfeng City, no one has ever been able to defy the city lord.

Although Lin Kong didn't know how the city lord would treat the Linjian Sect or deal with the Qingjian Sect next...

But one thing is certain.

The city lord's attitude towards them could never be friendly!

This put some pressure on Lin Kong as well.

If it were just other forces within Huanfeng City, even those four commanders, he wouldn't have much to worry about.

With the current strength of the Linjian Sect, even if they can't defeat them, it's not difficult for them to protect themselves.

But the person facing them was the city lord...

That would be different!

"It seems..."

"I need to hurry."

Lin Kong's eyes sharpened.

He quickly raised his hand and made a gesture.

Swish!

He immediately summoned the completely black [Destined Divine Weapon] sword shadow.

He hadn't been in a hurry to have his [Destined Divine Weapon] mine the ore here.

We plan to wait until the quality of these ores reaches its peak before mining them.

But now the situation is different...

He may not be able to keep this resource-rich area.

If the city lord were to reclaim this resource site now, Lin Jianmen would certainly be unable to resist given its current strength.

He must do so before the city lord makes a statement.

Mine the ore here as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, once it's taken back, we'll have nothing left.

Lin Kong had thought it through very clearly.

Regardless of whether this resource site can be preserved, the most urgent task is to start mining the ore as soon as possible.

On the one hand, given the current quality of the ore, it is already suitable for sword making after mining.

Furthermore, swords forged from this high-quality ore will be significantly enhanced.

This will be an important resource for enhancing the strength of the Linjian Sect in the future.

on the other hand.

Even if we can't keep this resource site in the future.

At least before handing over this resource site, we can mine more high-quality ore.

With this in mind.

Lin Kong immediately ordered Jian Ying to begin automatically mining the ore in the mine.

And we'll directly mine the highest quality ore inside!

He wasn't worried that once these high-quality ores were mined out, they would be gone.

After all, this resource site is a high-level resource site.

Even if he mines all the high-quality ore inside now, more high-quality ore will continue to form under the nourishment of the cold air.

The slightly troublesome thing is...

Mining these high-quality ores takes a relatively long time.

This is even with the [Destined Divine Weapon] now upgraded to level 2.

If it's still the same level 1 [Destined Divine Weapon], the mining time will be even longer.

The good news is...

Mining these high-quality ores grants a huge amount of experience!

Lin Kong pondered if they could continue mining for a few more days.

maybe……

Your own [Destined Divine Weapon] has a chance to quickly level up to level 3!

This way, you can obtain high-quality ores while also getting a significant experience bonus!

"Next, we need to figure out a way to buy time..."

"Even if we have to hand over this resource site, we must do so at the latest possible time."

"The longer I occupy the area, the higher the reward will be upon completion of the mission, and the more ores I can mine!"

Lin Kong took a deep breath.

Knowing that the city lord hadn't made any moves, it was probably because he had other more important matters to attend to, leaving him no time to deal with the Flying Heavy Sect.

However, he will come to deal with this resource site sooner or later.

Now we just need to see how long it can be delayed.