Panlong: My Auto-Level Training System

Chapter 38 In-depth Investigation

A level seven warrior team might not be much for a kingdom, but for a peripheral city, it's a thorn in its side, and the forces behind it will naturally think deeply about it.

An invisible wave of mental energy emanated from Karl and rapidly spread downwards into the ground, easily passing through solid matter. Although the energy consumption in physical exploration far exceeded that in air perception, Karl's mental energy was still sufficient to cover more than 300 meters underground.

"It seems we need to get more serious."

Karl felt a surge of excitement as he sensed that the magic crystal vein was still 300 meters underground.

A stronger wave of mental energy emanated from Karl. If the previous state was just normal, where the consumption of mental energy could not even keep up with the recovery speed, then this time it was a full-force attack with a wider range, but it was also extremely mentally taxing. Even Saint-level experts rarely used this state.

"An astonishing quantity." Karl clearly sensed that the magic crystal vein here was like a sphere. Of course, this was just a description, but Karl, who understood the formation of magic crystals, naturally knew that the very center of the vein was the place he was looking for.

"Kevin," Carl called out.

"Your Majesty." Kevin jogged over from a distance.

"Kevin, from today onwards, you will be stationed here. The kingdom will send another 20,000 troops to set out day and night and dig out this mine. The person who discovers this mine will be richly rewarded. I will allow one in a hundred of the mines dug by the expeditionary army to be used as a reward for the army."

Karl's voice was deep and calm. For the Saints at the top of the Yulan Continent, wealth had lost 99% of its effectiveness. The remaining little use was only something that the powerful Saints could consider.

"By the way, spread the word that once the Tianfeng Kingdom finishes mining this mine, no additional taxes will be levied, and depending on the mining progress, no taxes will be required for at least ten years."

Karl calculated in his mind that if this magic crystal mine could be completely mined, its value would be at least in the hundreds of billions of gold coins. Such a large amount of gold coins would be more than the entire Tianfeng Kingdom could spend, let alone an imperial-level power.

However, Karl still only levied very little tax on the people, since not collecting taxes would offend too many people.

This applies not only to other principalities and kingdoms, but also to the tax exemption policy of the Holy See, which requires daily prayer.

After joining the army, Kevin quickly transformed him from a soldier into a miner, specifically a magic crystal miner. This meant that ordinary soldiers weren't even qualified to mine; at the very least, a level two soldier was needed to withstand the high intensity of mining work.

The army's departure could not be kept secret from others, especially since the Tianfeng Kingdom was relatively new and many of its members were fence-sitters. The entire kingdom was practically leaking information about other forces.

However, the kingdom's high-ranking officials are either level eight or nine experts, or people who are weak in strength but have good abilities in other areas. As for the matter of the magic crystal this time, only three people in the kingdom's high-ranking officials know about it.

As for the other participants, they were all subject to management during the excavation and could not leave until the excavation was completed. After all, even though the walls were airtight, as long as there were people outside who knew about it, the news could never be kept secret.

Although the value of magic crystals is negligible in Karl's eyes, the expensive value of magic crystals does not come from their difficulty in production, but from their function.

Although the Yulan Continent is a magical world, magicians are still extremely rare, let alone high-level magicians. On the entire Yulan Continent, only a few empires, the Holy Alliance, and the Dark Alliance have the resources to form a magician team. Apart from these, even some powerful kingdoms do not have the necessary conditions.

As for the magic teams of the Holy Alliance and the Dark Alliance, they are also the core of the two major churches. Since Saint-level powerhouses cannot easily intervene, mortal power is still one of the criteria for judging the development of a power.

The scarcity of mages is what makes magic crystals so expensive. After all, many factions can produce them themselves if they're willing to spend gold coins, or they can buy some from the major empires if necessary.

Although magic crystal cannons are considered forbidden items, a small number can still be purchased by someone with the status of a kingdom.

A large number of magic crystal cannons and a large number of magic crystals constitute a force that can easily destroy a city. A few shots can easily annihilate an army of tens of thousands. Karl may not care about the wealth brought by magic crystals, but he must also care about the actual value of magic crystals.

After Karl issued a gag order, everyone involved in the magic crystals was taken to the mine and their lives were confined there, but these people who were confined were all burning with passion.

The two people whose emotions fluctuated the most were the middle-aged captain and Yasuo, who were the first to discover the place.

At first, the two had some greedy thoughts, but when they discovered that they could still dig up magic crystals even when the distance was more than 500 meters, they realized that this was probably one of the largest magic crystal mines in the history of the Yulan Continent.

After all, the largest magic crystal mine in the past on the Yulan Continent was only about two kilometers long, and two kilometers is actually a distance of one thousand meters.

The closest point to the surface was only three or four meters away, and Yasuo's deepest digging was only seven or eight meters. Based on these figures, the middle-aged captain chose to report the matter to a higher level.

Reporting a small mine to a higher level is considered a breach of etiquette, and even if you get promoted later, you might face repercussions. However, when the matter has become so significant that ordinary people are not qualified to handle it, reporting it to a higher level can actually earn you the appreciation of the top leadership.

The moment the news reached the head steward Luo, he was knocked unconscious and locked up. He lived in constant fear in the dark room, terrified of being killed to silence him. But in the end, he was able to meet the kingdom's greatest legend, His Majesty the King of Tianfeng Kingdom.

Now, their identities have changed, and they are now among the leaders of the more than 20,000 pioneers gathered here.

Aside from Karl occasionally showing up to check on the progress, the middle-aged captain and Yasuo, with their strength as level two and level three warriors respectively, held positions comparable to level nine warrior Kevin.

Although Kevin was somewhat displeased, he understood that this was His Majesty's way of spending a fortune to acquire talent, and that any merit would be genuinely rewarded.

This was only what they could see. In fact, Karl was overjoyed when he learned who the discoverers were, because these two people who could have embezzled the crystals did not choose to do so. This alone was enough to make Karl mine the magic crystals even faster, and the rewards would naturally be plentiful.

Not only in terms of status, but also because Karl saw that the two were weak, he simply bestowed upon them level nine aptitude cards. In Karl's eyes, this was something the two deserved.