Chapter 162: Mining Cart

In people's stereotypical impression, only dwarves like and excel at mining and forging.
In reality, this is indeed the case.
The height of the mine was clearly not designed for ordinary humans, and Jaris's tall stature was clearly a bit inconvenient here.
Even sitting in the mine cart, Jaris's head was likely to bump against the roof of the mine.
The Dragon Bandits, upon discovering they could not fly over the Sword Gorge, decided to follow the Dragon Sorcerer's prophecy and search for a place called Porosdi at the connecting bay of the Sword Gorge.
Then they discovered a mine hidden beneath the beach.
The divine and demonic wars thousands of years ago not only brought suffering to the beings on the continent, but the devastating powers of those gods and demons also reshaped the entire continent's geography.
Originally, there were supposed to be mountains here, but now they are below sea level.
According to Jaris, their purpose in this endeavor is to find a way through the Sword Gorge.
“There are chaotic magical currents at the Sword Gorge, which can even affect the outer realms.”
In response to Jaris's statement, Chuning expressed his understanding: "So you can't do anything from above, and want to resort to underground?"
Jaris explained: "Soil is a natural stabilizer of magic power; it can effectively absorb magical energy. Once the magic energy in the soil reaches saturation, it can block the magic effect."
“But the problem is, can this mine tunnel bypass the lowest point of the Sword Gorge?” Chu Ning still expressed doubt. Although he knew that prophecy was very powerful, if this place wasn't what the prophecy wanted them to find, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? Moreover, there might be a risk of triggering chaotic magical currents.
Jialis revealed a mysterious smile and took out a metal plate from his jacket.
It was dented, but part of a pattern was still visible.
“This is what we discovered yesterday.” Mengjin sat proudly beside Jialis, pointing to the pattern on the plate and said, “You might not have been to the south, so you wouldn't know, but this is the emblem of the Sanhuan Chamber of Commerce.”
How could Chu Ning possibly not recognize that pattern? He had harshly scolded the unscrupulous merchants of the Three Circles Chamber of Commerce when he redeemed his first cart.
One person's Three Circles Chamber of Commerce logo doesn't mean much, but if it's on a piece of metal, it’s a different story.
Because if it were other items with markings, it could also be said to be things that had fallen during the opening of Jianxia in the past; however, this piece of metal armor shows almost no signs of rust, which indicates that it has not been in the mine for long.
According to the Dragon Thief Gang, the mine entrance is underwater, and the humidity is very high; metallic items can easily rust in such an environment.
“We have long suspected that the Four-Leaf Clover Chamber of Commerce is colluding with the Sanhuan Chamber of Commerce. They know how to profit by using the method through the Sword Gorge,” Jarvis said, shifting to the side; he doesn't like being cramped up with others.
The mine cart slides down the slope, and once it reaches a certain speed, it will be slowed down by the dwarven-designed gear system to maintain a relatively steady speed.
Unfortunately, the air in the mine has a moldy smell; otherwise, sitting on top of it with the wind in your face would indeed have a thrilling roller coaster-like sensation.
After more than ten minutes, the mine cart was about to stop.
Jaris suddenly said, "Jump."
He said to jump, but at this height, how could they jump? All six of them ended up tumbling off the cart.
The mine cart crashed into a pile of neatly stacked wooden boxes below without slowing down, producing a huge noise.
Broken wooden boxes scattered a number of shiny objects.
Looking somewhat familiar, 【Low-level Appraisal】 automatically identified them.
It turned out to be a magic crystal.