"Get back to mining!" a loud shout boomed out. The sound of a whip cracking sounded out shortly after, followed by a pained cry.
After coaxing the slave to get back to mining, the man turned around and began to walk through the mining field. This was the Aderite Mines, located in the Harel Mountain Range. Dozens of mining pits could be seen in the near distance, as thousands of slaves, both mortals and cultivators, went to work on mining Aderite Ore.
Aderite Ore was quite peculiar in its mining methods, as brute force would often destroy it to unusable levels. As such, delicacy was needed, resulting in the large-scale need for mortal miners.
The mining fields stretched over several miles, and were located at the base of the mountains to nearly half way up them. A constant flow of caravans streamed in and out of the mountain range, transporting the recently mined Aderite Ore.
After inspecting that all the mining pits were at full production, the man climbed up one of the mountains overlooking the mining fields. The mountain was several thousand yards tall, and housed a large building at the top of it.
He walked in, and was greeted by one of the servants of the building, who bowed slightly to him before speaking out.
"Sir, you have a guest waiting for you in the main hall," the servant said to him.
"Guest? Which guest?" the man asked with a scowl on his face. He was extremely busy running the mining fields, and he didn't have time to waste it on meeting random people.
"It's...its the leader of Whitecrest city, as well as the Patriarch," the servant instructed.
The man's scowl quickly disappeared as he heard the status of his guests. Not only was the leader of Whitecrest city here, but also his very one Patriarch of the Ashcort Clan. The man was an Ashcort Clan member himself, and was ranked quite highly. He was not a direct descendant of the Patriarchs lineage, but his high cultivation, at the Late Core Formation Realm, earned him an important position within the clan.
He was assigned to oversee the entire mining operations of the clan, which was one of its main sources of wealth.
The man quickly hurried towards the main hall, not wanting to keep his important guests waiting. Because the mining fields were located in the middle between Whitecrest City and the Ashcort Clan, it was often used as a meeting location for the two powers.
"For both leaders to gather together, it must be quite important. I just hope its nothing too troublesome," the man grumbled as he strode towards the main hall.
Two large doors were pushed aside, revealing a large sprawling hall. In the very center of the hall was a large, wooden table. Seated on opposite sides of the table were the two leaders the servant had mentioned.
The man inspected them both, trying to gauge their moods. The man on the left had long brown hair, a light beard, and appeared to be in his forties. He wore a white robe, and was the leader of Whitecrest City. He appeared to be in a good mood, as a small smile hung on his face.
Next to the Whitecrest City Leader was another man, his assistant, who had a cultivation in the Late Core Formation Realm.
The man on the right was the Patriarch of the Ashcort Clan, who had long silver hair, a sign of his age. He appeared to be in his sixties, and a unhappy frown was plastered on his face.
The Patriarch noticed the doors open, and looked towards the man who had just entered.
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