Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Happy's clear voice suddenly rose and traveled into everyone's ears clearly. "Everyone!"

  The group was stimulated, and they quickly stood at attention.

  "The alliance between the five sects has just been formed, but many people will definitely still harbor some thoughts about us, so I hope that you will all help me keep this a secret. I don't want any outsiders learning about what happened here today."

  Happy paused for a moment before he added, "If someone spreads word or uploads a battle replay online, I will have the right to look into it."

  Those words were mainly for the miners of the other sects.

  And as expected, the people from the three local sects spoke up in unison and said that they would keep everything they saw a secret.

  After all, the second level of the crystal mine was only so big. Anyone could tell through whose sight the video had been recorded based on the angle once it was uploaded online, and it would be very easy for Happy to investigate just who spilled his secrets.

  Happy thanked them and entered a state of complete concentration to fight against Stone King wholeheartedly.

  Stone King roared in anger nonstop.

  The wind from its fists and the light from Happy's sword intersected with each other.

  They exchanged blows tit for tat.

  Red Coral and Black Rose had been watching the fight since the start, and the shock on their faces was replaced by extreme delight.

  From the moment Happy officially went up against Stone King, they knew that they might be able to obtain Stone King's Heart very soon.

  Red Coral already had two of the four unique items that would only drop from Moksha Realm bosses firmly in her grasp. She could already ran ahead of the others in the competition of speed.

  When she noticed the delighted gaze Black Rose cast on her, Red Coral's emotions surged.

  "Perhaps we can tell him the truth and ask him to help us get the other two quest items."

  Black Rose frowned and reminded her in a whisper, "Girl, that isn't any normal quest!"

  Red Coral stared at the silver figure which fought against Stone King head-on without backing down in the slightest. A complicated look flashed in her eyes. "With his current achievements, the quest that we treasure isn't that important to him. Oh well, we'll decide our course later on."

  Thunderous Battle stared at the two women for a long time before he looked away.

  Chapter 346 - They’re A Bunch of Robbers?!

  There was a place in Shandong called Taixian.

  It had shop decorated in a simple fashion selling breakfast. There were three young men who were about twenty-five to twenty-six years old sitting there with grave expressions and straight backs. Their faces were gloomy, and they did not touch the Chinese steamed barbeque pork buns and the snacks in front of them. One of them held a spoon and toyed with some plain porridge in front of him. There was a scowl on his face, and he looked absent-minded, as if he was burdened by something very great.

  A few girls in the restaurant sized up the three men who were built, dressed in army green tank tops, and had strong looking faces. Even though their attire made them look poor, their eyes were full of life, their muscles were tight, and the lines of their bodies were full of power. They exuded an aggressive and manly aura, and they managed to attract the gazes of the girls who had finished their breakfast.

  However, the three men's attention was not on the girls who were drooling over them. One of them suddenly spoke after he had been silent for a few minutes.

  "We just can't keep sitting around like this! I'll go make a call again and see if I can contact some of our comrades…"

  "Forget it. We've contacted all those that we know. There aren't many among our cohort who finished our service. We won't be able to contact those who haven't ended their service either. It's not as if you don't know the rules."

  The man across from him sighed. "If I knew this… ahem… really, money will truly drive a man into a corner!" He grabbed his hair, which was not very long and cursed violently. "Damn those rules!"

  "How can we get five million just with the few of us? Even if we get a loan for a house, we can only get around one hundred thousand…"

  One of the men had not complained since the start. He had a faint scar on his forehead, which seemed to have been left behind by a knife. There was a cigarette between his lips, and he spoke while cigarette smoke surrounded him."No matter what, we have to save Big Brother Silver Wolf's younger sister. Even if we steal, we have to gather enough money."

  "Knife! What are you saying?!" The other two were shocked.

  They never boasted or joked around with each other. They grew up under high pressure and a whip, so they never knew what jokes were.

  Knife squashed the cigarette b.u.t.t forcefully against the table before he raised his head and looked at the duo. He enunciated each word clearly. "I have to say this, Big Brother Silver Wolf is the one who saved my life."

  "Don't be rash! Big Brother Silver Wolf will absolutely not allow you to act recklessly!"

  "That's right, we'll think of a way."

  "We only have two days!" Knife said crisply. Then, his tone changed. "I have a target. Black Heart Real Estate Developer. They have at least this amount of money in their safe. We can act tonight. I only need one of you to come, and we won't be injuring anyone."

  When they saw the gesture Knife made, the expressions of the other two men changed.

  "We can't let Big Brother Silver Wolf know."

  "Obviously!"

  "Alright, I'll do it!"

  Just when the two agreed to it, a cold voice with a hint of anger rose behind them. "What are you three thinking of…"

  The trio turned their heads around.

  A man with rage burning on his face sat down beside Knife and glared at him coldly. "And what happens after you perform the robbery? Am I supposed to thank you or is my sister supposed to thank you?"

  'They're a bunch of robbers?!'

  "Big Brother Silver Wolf!" Knife gritted his teeth and withstood Silver Wolf's glare. "Brother, don't b.u.t.t into this. I'm doing this for Lil' Sis Yuan. There's no meaning to my life, anyway. Lil' Sis Yuan is still young. She shouldn't die like that. No matter what, I have to gather enough for her surgery fees."

  Bang!

  Silver Wolf struck Knife.

  "I told you before that you don't need to worry about the surgery fees. You're people with your own families. Don't drag the rest of your brothers down because of me... Gui Dong, I heard from your father that you pawned off the new house he bought for your wedding? Not bad, you sure have 'guts', huh? And you, Knife!" His gaze returned from the face of the comrade across him to Knife, and Silver Wolf suddenly grabbed his tank top.

  "Who are you thinking about robbing, huh?! We've just ended our term of service, and there are plenty of organizations who are eyeing us. Don't create trouble for everyone if you don't want us to enter military prison."

  Silver Wolf was the leader of their group of four, so once he spoke, the trio was left speechless. Even Knife, who was the most hot-tempered and had the most unique thought processes, did not dare say anything else.

  "But…"

  "I know that you have good intentions, but I've already told you that I will handle this on my own. Besides…" Silver Wolf brought out a bank account book right before the trio's gazes, and opened it. "I've already transferred the surgery fees for Yuan Yuan's surgery and her treatment fees for the next few years."

  The trio did not believe him at first.

  There was indeed a deposit of five million into the account, along with a transfer of five million from the account.

  The deposit happened just a few hours ago, and it was subsequently transferred to another account immediately. They were incredibly familiar with that account. It was the account they had often transferred their money to.

  "Haha!"

  The trio's expressions instantly turned from gloomy and depressed to full of disbelief an
d extreme delight.

  "Big Brother Silver Wolf, how did you do it?"

  "You managed to get five million just like that?!"

  Knife widened his eyes and whispered, "Did you rob someone behind our backs?"

  Thud!

  Silver Wolf rapped his knuckles against Knife's head without holding back and said while rolling his eyes, "Don't even think about robbing someone in the future, and don't forget about our purpose for joining the army, along with our oath…"

  "Yes, sir!" The trio's expressions became stern, and they answered together. "Big Brother Silver Wolf, we got it."

  "By the way, since you have the money, let's go and visit Lil' Sis Yuan. We've been practicing martial arts all this while in World of Martial Arts. I'm about to go insane."

  Silver Wolf sighed and got up. "You go. I won't be going. I'll be going to the airport now. I came over here to bid farewell to you."

  The trio's expressions changed.

  "Where are you going?!"

  Immediately after, they suddenly remembered the five million that Silver Wolf had obtained through unknown means. "Boss, are you running away? Is there something wrong with that five million?"

  Once he finished speaking, Knife wrapped his head with his hands.

  "What a load of bull! My boss gave it to me in advance. He asked me to work for him for five years, so it might be difficult for me to meet you in the future."

  "Five years for five million, and he even paid you in advance? Who's your boss? He's so generous!" The trio had incredibly curious expressions.

  "You'll know in the future." Silver Wolf smiled mysteriously. "But my boss is someone who trusts others rather easily, and he's quite careless. The problem is, he's famous as well. I'm beginning to be a bit worried. If he's killed before I finish working for him, how am I supposed to go to him and repay him?"

  When he saw the trio's puzzled looks, he laughed.

  "I won't speak more about this since I'm in a hurry. When you have the chance, you can send a letter to me in the game. I'll then tell you my new phone number."

  When he finished speaking, he turned around and left.

  "Big Brother Silver Wolf!"

  It was only then that the trio noticed that there was a cab waiting outside the restaurant. There was also a luggage bag inside.

  The moment Silver Wolf entered the cab and it was about to leave, Knife remembered something, and he could not help but chase after him.

  "Silver Wolf, where are you going? When we're free, we'll go look for you!"

  As he watched his three comrades get further and further away from him, Silver Wolf's eyes became red-rimmed, but he gritted his teeth and did not answer. He only said a certain place's name after a long time had passed.

  "Hunan!"

  Chapter 347 - Mu Clan Gold Storage

  For the first time ever, Happy entered the Dragon Rank.

  He used an entire day to practice his Seven Stars Sword Style with Stone King serving as his sparring partner. Like that, he finally pushed his technique to the higher realm.

  Flowering Knights' Song, Stormy Shadowless Kick, Phantasm Body Movement Skill, Golden Bell Cocoon, and Seven Stars Sword Styles.

  Happy had four Blessed Realm high-tier martial arts and one Mystical Realm high-tier martial art. Because of it, he finally entered the Dragon Rank, though his rank was rather low. He was only at the 79th rank. However, he finally managed to catch up to the group of pioneers on the Dragon Rank.

  His qi had also increased to 260 points, and he was only 60 points away from reaching Life and Death Realm. In at most two months, he would reach Life and Death Realm.

  During that time, everyone also witnessed what it meant to have one hundred and fifty miners working for a day through the clan storage. The results had even been delivered to them in real time.

  They had gained more than 189,000 normal grade nine brucites. They did not have much value, and if someone bought ten of them in one go, it would only cost them one tael of silver. This meant that the clan received less than twenty thousand taels of silver as their income for the day.

  However, that was only brucite, which was the lowest quality stone

  Grade eight pale red brucites could be used for decorations, to process certain jade items, make the floor tiles for the rich, and ground into powder to create medicine for supportive purposes. They could also be added to the process of creating weapons so that the value of the weapons would increase.

  They cost five taels of silver each, and Mu Clan had received thirty thousand of them.

  They also received dark red crystals. They were of slightly higher quality and a grade seven ore. They could be used to create many things, so each piece was worth one hundred taels of silver, but they did not get many of them. They only had around seven thousand of these crystals, and they were around the value of a few berthierites.

  All those stones, though, were not the ones that brought the largest share of profit.

  It came from the ores that were the least in number. Only a few of them might have been mined, but they were sources of great wealth. All the people who entered the crystal mines did not come for the worthless and normal brucites or inferior crystals.

  Grade five Mineral Water Crystals were exquisite and crystal clear. They were suitable to be created into gems or vessels that could be sold at a higher price. One of them was worth nine thousand taels of silver, which came very close to the price of a berthierite, and Mu Clan had obtained more than nine hundred of them.

  This was a profit that could make hearts race, but what truly excited everyone was the stones they received after that!

  They obtained a total of 237 Stones with Water!

  Stones with Water that shone with a magnificent light and a faint, crystalline shine were worth seven hundred thousand taels in the market. Right then, since there were an increasing number of people who tried to have their weapons reach multiple echelons, the supply could not catch up to the demand, and there were already signs that the price was about to reach eight hundred thousand taels of silver. If all 237 Stones with Water were exchanged to money, they would definitely fetch a sum of money that would leave people dumbfounded.

  It would be nearly two hundred million!

  Little North was not the only one affected. Thunderous Battle, who could check the resources in the sect, also broke out into cold sweat. He stuttered for quite some time while he spoke to Happy, and he only calmed down after a long while.

  "What about unakites?"

  "We don't have a lot of unakites. We only received three of them from four mines."

  "Three is pretty good."

  As of then, the price for unakite had been jacked up to 2,600,000 taels of silver. Three of them would be near eight million.

  Even though the clan would obtain half of the profit, the direct income still allowed those lucky clan members at least 1,300,000 taels of silver, and when they converted it to money, they would get at least a few tens of thousands of RMB.

  The drop rate of higher graded crystals depended entirely on a person's luck, and Happy did not think too much about it.

  The profit they gained in just slightly more than a day was very impressive!

  When they converted what they dug out into money, even though the clan had used up quite a lot of their pool of berthierites on the first day, not only had they immediately covered up the cost, they had even gained a revenue of more than ten million, and part of it was because Black Rose Clan had given up all their profit to the clan.

  If Mu Clan continued to develop at that speed, as long as they could maintain the stability of the crystal mine, they would swiftly turn into the epitome of a super gold mining machine!

  Happy did not ask Thunderous Battle to announce the results. It was best to keep the news a secret so that they could avoid upsetting the other sects when word got out.

  They had obtained ten million in just one day!

  The outside world would definitely not be able to accept it i
f they came to learn of it.

  The three lucky souls who managed to excavate unakites had caused the men and women who had grown a little numb from swinging their pickaxes in the mines to fall into a frenzy again. For a period of time, the sounds of mining became even more frequent.

  The metal mine also brought Mu Clan nearly four million taels of silver worth of profit. Since the metal mine they controlled was a high grade metal mine, the value of the ores the miners dug out there was not lower than that of the crystals. Instead, because of how rare they were, the value was even greater.

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  Thunderous Battle and Little North were completely immersed in excitement and happiness on the first day.

  However, Happy reminded the duo in time that those were the clan's resources, and unless it was absolutely necessary, they were not to touch it, because those resources would be the key when they refined their weapons into echelon weapons in the future.

  Also, as time passed, the contribution points of the miners would increase. If their resources diminished but there was not enough money in the clan storage, there was a possibility that an unexpected upheaval would occur.

  That was something Happy did not want to see!

  "I understand."

  There was a stern look on Thunderous Battle's face. He soon understood what Happy meant, and he quickly left the second level of the crystal mine.

  As of then, Mu Clan needed more cash flow and masterpieces that could be exchanged by the others for contribution points. These things were what he as a clan master needed to regulate to avoid Mu Clan being forced to sell their resources to maintain the operation of their clan storage and the contribution point system. It would be quite awkward if it came to be.

  Red Coral and Black Rose did not leave with Thunderous Battle. They occasionally went to mine the cave, but most of the time, they paid attention to Happy.