320 Astonishingly High Price (1/2)

Blood River Sect was a local player sect that was among the top three sects in Baokang. The reason they had managed to get one of the crystal mines from the various powerful sects was because they had given up on the herbal resources in Shennongjia and surrendered the rights to the rare and valuable metal mines. That was how they managed to get the rights to the second level of a crystal mine that was situated in a remote corner of the area.

It was supposed to be a period of time that will be beneficial for Blood River Sect's development, and it was also supposed to be a great, fortuitous chance that would allow it to rise to the ranks of the large sects in World of Martial Arts.

However, since berthierite was very rare and valuable during the early stages of the game, Blood River Sect did not dare to spend all their resources like that. They only wanted to occupy that valuable resource point and slowly become stronger.

Unfortunately for them, reality was different from what they expected.

A few days after they secured the location and could finally earn back what they spent, they heard that their people in the second level of the crystal mine had been killed. Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens, the sect master of Blood River Sect, said nothing but gathered a large group of people who were training nearby to rush to the crystal mine. However, a tragedy happened there!

Even though the hundreds of people who rushed to the crystal mine showed the strength of Blood River Sect, and they even blocked the crystal mine until no one could get through, they could only stare and sigh at the entrance of the chamber with the mechanism.

If they wanted to enter the second level, they needed eight berthierite!

Also, there was a strict limit as to how many people could enter in one go, because the space in the chamber with the mechanism was very small and could at most accommodate thirteen to fourteen people. This was also why Blood River Sect could not place a lot of guards to protect the second level of the crystal mine…

”Damn it!”

Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens stood outside the chamber and stared at the five grooves that were empty. He was unable to contain his anger.

”We've only managed to get seven bertheirites after two days! Go and buy more!”

”Boss, I don't have money.”

”I don't know who jacked up the price for berthierites by several fold today. Right now, one berthierite costs five hundred thousand taels of silver, so for the price of five, we could buy a few decent high-grade masterpieces…”

”Are you an idiot?! Masterpieces?! Are masterpieces more important than the second level of the crystal mine?!”

Blood Rivers in Nine Heaves became angrier the more he listened. Why did berthierite become more expensive? Because the importance of the second level had been discovered by more people. If they did not snatch it back quickly, Blood River Sect would be driven into an even more defensive position…

”Hurry up and gather money! Buy berthierite from the first level. Set the price as five hundred thousand taels of silver per piece, and immediately buy it using cash!”

At least Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens did not go through the old-fashioned way of asking his people to slowly gather the materials.

But it seemed like the news had leaked…

Blood River Sect's urgent need for berthierite excited the miners in the caves within the first level, and they increased their price. A handful of them had a few berthierites with them, but they set down their own price firmly and refused to sell the berthierites if Blood River Sect did not offer them sixty thousand taels of silver!

Blood River Sect could not convince them regardless of whether they used gentle persuasion or force, and they could only compromise.

But even if they compromised, they did not manage to get the berthierites easily.

The miners were all veterans in the mining cave. They repeatedly stated that trading in the mining cave was not safe and that they had to return to the city to perform the trade, making the people from Blood River Sect so angry that they nearly suffered a stroke. However, they had no way of refuting it, since if anyone killed the weak miners, they would get half of their money, which was something that most people would rather not risk.

Once Blood River Sect finally gathered the berthierites after spending three million taels of silver, fourteen of the strongest players in Blood River Sect charged into the second level of the crystal mine with Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens as the leader.

In less than five minutes, the people from Blood River Sect returned as agitated as people whose ancestors' graves were dug up. Their faces were flushed red as they rushed out of the second level and roared at the chamber once the mechanism had been activated again.

The miners in the mining hall next to theirs knew full well that it meant that Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens had not killed all the people inside, but had instead lost his own people. It was the reason why the people from Blood River Sect were so angry and worked up.