Lugang Mountain

Mount Lugang, location of mining office, Xilang mountain range

Mt. Xilang was very far from the open-air mine in Mt. Lugang. Mining was extremely inconvenient, plus the open-air mine was almost depleted already. Although Chen Rui did not force the miners to finish the task, but the shipping due date once every three months was approaching quickly. They had to submit the amount fixed by Dark Moon City, otherwise all the miners would get badly punished. Hence, some bold miners came up with the idea of mining the main pit.

 Mining office

The office is located in Mount Lugang a bit further away from Mount Xilang.

As the original mining office was occupied by the bandits, the mining office now was actually a simple stone house that was temporary built. Being shocked by the wyverns, a centaur (Gade) who looked like a leader came out of the stone house. There were several scars on his face. He was holding a walking stick. As soon as he saw Athena jumped off the wyvern's back, his eyes gradually showed surprise. He approached and greeted, "You are... Ms. Athena!"

Chen Rui and Athena followed Gade into the stone house. The facilities in the stone house were very simple. They were just two stone tables with several chairs and a bed at the back.

## Story

Gade informs Athena, "A dark elf brother who observe the Mount Xilang's area came back with some news. A scary demonic beast broke through to the upper layer of the main pit last night. It killed 2 Higher Demons and 1 Higher Demon level demonic beast of the Red Devils."

"There's such a thing?" Athena was taken aback. "An underground demonic beast killed 3 Higher Demons? What kind of demonic beast is so powerful?"

The temperature difference between the day and night at Xilang mountain range was very huge. Athena, Gade and Connor were all sitting in front of the bonfire, but they could still feel the chill from the wind that blew past their bodies. This time, Athena hunted a lot of prey, along with the fruits she collected and the pancakes that were made. If yesterday's meat soup was an appetizer, today's meal was a long-awaited feast for the miners.

Connor took a sip of soup and said, "I heard that the demonic beast is a monster-like dragon. It has no flesh but only the skeleton. Its eyes are even emitting green light. It is very frightening. The bandits call it the spirit dragon..."

Athena suddenly coughed violently; she seemed to be choked by the barbecued meat. Gade at the side quickly handed a bowl of water to her. Athena took a sip of it and looked strange. Gade and Connor knew she was uncomfortable from choking, so they didn't pay much attention.

After listening to Connor's description, Athena pondered for a while and asked. "Did this demonic beast appear in the past few hundred years?"

"Never." Gade shook his head, "In the past few hundred years, the underground demonic beasts that have appeared in the mines were Medusa, Tauren, Elementals and so on. The most abundant was a fly-like creature that sucks blood. They are very difficult to deal with. However, we've never seen such a monster. Maybe it is a new type that just appears recently."

### Spirit dragon

It turned out that after Chen Rui went to Leia Town, Athena returned to Lugang Mountain and led the miners to move to the foot of Xilang. Of course, the Red Devil Bandits did not come to harass them again, nor did the spirit dragon appear, so the miners lived a stable life that was hard to come by.

Chen Rui knew that the so-called spirit dragon would not attack the miners, but the lower layer of the main pit was no trivial matter. Although it was extremely rich in mineral resources, the demonic beasts inside were far more terrifying. Xilang was originally the largest mine in Fallen Angel Empire, but it was slowly abandoned because it of its life-threatening dangers. 400 years had passed and the problem still could not be resolved.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 87 (Steambun)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 142 (Steambun)
3. ↑ Chapter 93 (Steambun)