Chapter 46 Pomegranate
"Wow, what a powerful mortal! He actually fought and killed a cultivator who had just entered the Qi training stage head-on."
The moment the green-clothed cultivator died, a strange cry sounded behind Jiang Xia.
The sudden sound startled Jasmine. The girl immediately pulled out the pulse grenade hidden in her boots and held it in her hand, ready to detonate and throw it at any time.
But Jiang Xia stopped her action.
"Master Supervisor, you saw it too. They were the first to take action."
Jiang Xia glanced at the revolver in his hand. There was blood on the muzzle. He turned his head and wiped it on the twitching corpse before standing up again.
He said to the Taofuyuan mountain monster who was squatting on a branch a few steps away and had come over at some point in time:
"They captured my people and tried to blackmail us. We were just forced to fight back. The Supervisor is very observant and won't blame us, right?"
“Hehe, as a cultivator, he bullies mortals, and is killed in return because of his poor methods. It’s really shameful for such a cultivator.
Naturally, the Immortal Alliance would not ask about such a scandal.
Moreover.
I have a pair of sharp ears and can hear everything clearly. It is indeed these guys who are making trouble and are in the wrong first. "
The little mountain monster was quite brave and was not afraid of the blood in front of him at all.
It grabbed its steel fork, flexed its wings, and nimbly circled around Jiang Xia. Finally, it looked at the pistol in Jiang Xia's hand with its bloodshot eyes.
In a very unique and unpleasant voice, he said:
“However, the weapons used by you mortals are very powerful.
There is no such thing in this world. It can actually break through weak spiritual shields. It is much more powerful than ordinary bows and arrows. It is even as powerful as the Mo Crossbow made by Mo Shuangshan.
Now that I have seen them, I cannot pretend I have not seen them. I must first determine whether these weapons of yours are magical instruments. Can you lend me one to play with?"
"certainly."
Jiang Xia turned his beloved gun around and handed it to the little mountain monster.
The latter is small and can only be held with both claws.
It threw its steel fork aside and played with the classic hunting revolver curiously. It then imitated Jiang Xia and ejected the cylinder with some effort and clumsiness.
Put it in front of you and take a look.
Unable to figure out the structure of this mechanical gadget, the mountain monster gave up after playing with it for a while.
In front of Jiang Xia, it began to determine whether this weapon was a magic weapon.
And this process...
Very reckless.
As Jiang Xia stared in astonishment, the little mountain monster held the pistol upside down and pointed the muzzle at its own stone head. Without waiting for Jiang Xia to stop it, it pulled the trigger with a smile on its face, as if it was committing suicide.
With a "bang".
The little mountain monster's entire body was hit by the bullet and spun several times in the air. Such a close-range shooting allowed the kinetic energy of the large-caliber pistol bullet to be fully utilized.
The monsters were almost unable to bear the beating.
It seemed to be drunk, dizzy, shaking its head and wings, and it took several breaths before it could stand still.
But then, the mountain monster touched his forehead, and a tiny piece of stone the size of his little finger was cracked.
But it seemed to feel no pain at all.
“It’s quite powerful, and sounds intimidating.
But it can't even break the stone skin of this monster, so it seems that it can only cause some damage to the flesh and blood of humans, but it doesn't have the power to break the soul, so it can't be considered a magic weapon."
The mountain monster touched his head and said something in amazement.
When its claws left, the skin that was torn by the bullet showed signs of healing.
"for you."
The mountain monster couldn't let go of the pistol and played with it for a while. Then he raised his paw and the pistol fell back into Jiang Xia's hand. He looked at his small paw with some regret and said:
"It is a rare item, quite interesting. It can be considered as an interesting item if I take it back to Yandang Pond. However, it is too big, so I cannot use it. What a pity."
After saying this, it was about to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Xia.
"Don't be too anxious to monitor."
Jiang Xia said to the little mountain monster:
"We have two smaller ones, perfect for the inspector to play with."
"Tsk! You mortal, are you trying to bribe me?"
The string of integrity and honesty in the little mountain monster's heart was stretched tight. When he heard that Jiang Xia wanted to give him something, he suddenly became suspicious.
" What ?"
Jiang Xia waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
“This thing is not a magic weapon, it’s just a human-made thing. To a supernatural being like the Inspector, it’s like a toy. It’s just given to the Inspector to use for fun like hunting rabbits.
If I really wanted to bribe the inspector, I would definitely use rare treasures. Why would I use such vulgar things?
Supervisor, are you right?"
"Well……"
The mountain monster scratched his bald head and blinked his blood-red eyes.
After thinking for a long time, I felt that what Jiang Xia said made sense. When it was having fun in Yandang Pond, it often exchanged toys with its friends and playmates. This really couldn't be considered a bribe.
"Where is the inspector's nest? I'll send it to him in a few days."
Seeing that the little mountain monster was hesitant, Jiang Xia asked again.
The troll glanced at him, flapped his wings and flew into the air, folded his arms like a human, and said:
"My nest is on the top of Fengshan Mountain, not far from you. When you get to the cliff, call out my name loudly and I will send someone to pick you up.
Oh, by the way, don’t call me “Inspector”. It makes me uncomfortable. Just call me by my name.
My name is Pomegranate."
"Pomegranate?"
Jiang Xia blinked and said:
"Is it the pomegranate in 'pomegranate seeds'?"
"Humph, you are a very ignorant mortal."
The little mountain monster yawned vividly, waved his paws, and said:
"All mountain monsters in the world have the surname Shi. We were born and raised in the sacred mountain, so we just learned to take a surname from you humans. The mountain guardian said that this monster was bred from a sacred stone , so I named this monster Shi Liu.
What, do you, a mortal, have any objections?"
"No."
Jiang Xia laughed, bowed to the mountain monster Shi Liu, and said:
"Master Pomegranate, please go and have a rest first. We will send the toys over in a few days. But are you going to take away these monks who attacked us without reason?
Or do we handle it?"
"Does this little thing really need me to deal with?"
Pomegranate snorted.
This looks very much like a gargoyle. The ugly and cute guy said dissatisfiedly:
“Since you don’t violate the rules of the Immortal Alliance, just return the spirit stones to them and drive them out of the mountain. Since I live in the mountains, naturally no cultivator dares to come and kill you.
As for the disputes among you mortals, just resolve them yourselves. Don't cause a bloodbath. The Immortal Alliance will naturally not care about you."
After saying that, it flapped its little wings, turned a few times like a bat, and then flew into the clouds, disappearing in an instant.
Jiang Xia watched Shi Liu leave, then turned around and looked at Jasmine who was lowering her head, and said:
"why are you laughing?"
"nothing."
Jasmine's face turned red from holding back her anger. When she saw Jiang Xia asking, she shook her head and said:
"This little thing can talk and looks smart, but it's actually very stupid."
"It's not stupid."
Jiang Xia went back to the blue-clothed cultivator and searched through his clothes. While collecting the spoils, he said to Jasmine:
"Don't underestimate these monsters.
I specifically asked Elder Wang Liufu about this, and he told me that these spirits are born and raised naturally, are a gathering of talented people, and are naturally intelligent.
He is honest, naughty and curious.
The one we met had just come out of the mountains and didn't know much about human life. We needed it to learn and see more about the human world for a few more years. Our little tricks couldn't fool it.
So you have to build a good relationship with it while it is still innocent. It will be too late to build a relationship with it when it becomes a sophisticated person."
The last half of this sentence was given during the chip communication.
Obviously afraid that the mountain monster's listening ability would hear it, Jasmine nodded, put away the pulse grenade in her hand, and came over to help Jiang Xia find the spoils.
"Hey, what is this?"
Jasmine is a girl as expected, she has very good luck.
Soon, some strange things were found in the sleeves of the green-clothed cultivator. They were placed in a bright pink purse and contained more than a dozen things that looked like copper coins.
But there is no denomination picture.
It's a bare piece, but it's made quite delicately. Each piece is exactly the same size, without any difference, and it exudes a kind of warm glow.
Jiang Xia took it in his hand, looked at it again and again, and finally saw a line of tiny words under the copper plate, with the four words "Made by Tongtianfang" written on it.
"This should be the 'immortal money' that Wang Liufu mentioned."
Jiang Xia was also a little unsure. After all, it was the first time he had seen such a thing.
"The things they carry and the weapons they use are all so strange."
Jasmine took out another small mirror, which seemed to be made of glass and looked very much like the ones women use for makeup, but the cultivator in green was obviously a man.
The girl complained and obediently handed the mirror to Jiang Xia. The latter took it in his hand and looked at it, thinking that this thing might also be some kind of magical weapon.
Wait for Wang Liufu to come back and ask him to take a look.
"Did you find what I asked you to find in the mine?"
After collecting the spoils with Jasmine, Jiang Xia took her to meet up with Rogge and the others. On the way, he asked a question. Hearing this, Jasmine immediately became interested and nodded and said:
“I found them all, boss.
The energy gathering coordinates of the suspected spiritual mines within a 300-meter radius of the No. 7 mine passage have been scanned out. I had originally planned to go to other mines to look for it.
As a result, as soon as I climbed out of Pit No. 7, I encountered this group of weirdos and was caught by them.
But I have adjusted the algorithm according to the wavelength of the energy radiation emitted by the spirit stones. I can accurately lock the coordinates of those spiritual minerals by letting the sound waves and microwaves resonate and travel through the mountain walls.
The error in radius will not exceed 1 meter.”
Jasmine held up her flat chest and spoke to Jiang Xia with full confidence.
She is now an employee of Jiangxia.
Her boss provides her with good food and drink every day, so naturally she has to work hard and show her value.
There was a gleam of confidence in her brown eyes, and she assured Jiang Xia:
"I can only rely on the detection program that comes with the chip. If the boss can provide me with some sound wave enhancement devices, I am confident that I can design a new type of prospecting machine.
I have seen a similar device in the laboratory of the Eternal Life Society. They use that device to find water sources underground. With a little modification, it can be used for mineral exploration.
This is not difficult.
For a mine as large as Fengshan Mine, we only need to start the machine once a month to locate and find all the new spiritual ores. "
At this point, Jasmine flicked her tongue and continued:
“But this spirit stone is really peculiar. It is a kind of energy crystal, but it also has the properties of a mineral. It can also condense again in the mineral vein every month.
There is no such magical thing in the wasteland."
"There are many things here that are not found in the wasteland."
Jiang Xia winked at Jasmine, patted the girl on the shoulder and said:
"Go back and prepare first.
This afternoon, let's go to the mine and see how to dig for this spiritual stone."
