My Chaotic City

Chapter 084 The Black Iron Mine and the Lingzhi Forest

Li Hanqiang's days became leisurely again; he spent his time idling while fishing, watching Pang Hu, and browsing forums...

The next morning, Xiang Mang suddenly rushed in to report: "Lord City Lord, Little Drill Wind's patrol team discovered a mine and a grove of Ganoderma lucidum!"

"What? A mine! A Ganoderma lucidum... Forest? Little Drill Wind's patrol is so effective!" Li Hanqiang was overjoyed and immediately reeled in his fishing rod.

He felt he was too slow, so he asked for the three-headed tiger of the Flame Demon. As soon as he entered the Demon Mountain Cave, he heard system notifications about the mine and the Lingzhi Forest, and also got the specific locations of these two resource points and was given directions.

The Demon Mountain Cave is about ten miles in circumference, and the back mountain is the truly vast area. It was in this vast area of ​​the back mountain that Little Drill Wind discovered the mine and the Ganoderma lucidum forest.

These two resource points are very close to each other, but they are still six or seven miles away from the entrance to the Demon Mountain Cave.

Riding on the three-headed tiger of the Flame Demon, Li Hanqiang sped along and soon arrived at the mine. He immediately saw Little Drill Wind and a group of green-haired demons cheering and jumping for joy in front of the mine.

[Mystic Iron Mine: This is an extraordinary mine, with veins deep within this blessed land. It yields unique ores such as Mystic Iron ore. Ore resources refresh daily, and mining is limited to adventurers.]

"Why restrict mining to adventurers!" Li Hanqiang was slightly annoyed. He wished that even demons could mine.

He went into the mine to take a look. It was dimly lit and about half the size of the Azure Pool, not comparable to the crystal mine in Da Yu's family's house.

Unfortunately, even as the Lord of Chaos City, he was not allowed to mine.

After leaving the mine, Li Hanqiang went to the Ganoderma lucidum forest and was soon stunned again.

In Li Hanqiang's imagination, Ganoderma lucidum was a medicinal herb that represented good fortune and wealth. Even the size of a palm was considered rare. But the Ganoderma lucidum that came into his view was more than a person tall, like a small tree. There were thirty or forty of them in front of him, all wrapped in a faint green mist, which looked extraordinary.

[Lingzhi Forest: The Lingzhi mushrooms growing in this blessed land are extraordinary, possessing powerful medicinal effects. They can be used to refine high-level elixirs. Lingzhi resources refresh daily and are only available to adventurer players!]

"Why is it limited to adventurer players to collect resources again!" Li Hanqiang sighed.

In the setting of Endless Mastermind, it is clear that the game aims to encourage players to develop adventurer residents in their own Chaos City, since Endless World is not a single-player game and places great emphasis on interaction between players.

"A fence needs three posts, and a hero needs three helpers. Well, it seems I need to develop some followers too," Li Hanqiang thought to himself.

There's no other way. The little demons can't mine iron ore and Ganoderma lucidum. We can't just leave such good resources to waste. We need to recruit at least a few miners and herb gatherers. We don't expect them to be good at anything, as long as they're reliable and can help with mining and gathering herbs.

"A good-for-nothing, better suited for mining and herb gathering," Li Hanqiang muttered. As he entered the Ganoderma lucidum forest, seeing the towering Ganoderma lucidum trees, a sudden idea struck him. He muttered to himself, "These are clearly Ganoderma lucidum trees. Is it possible to collect Ganoderma lucidum saplings? If so, I have the technology to cultivate War Trees. Ganoderma lucidum saplings should be considered high-level saplings. If I can cultivate them into War Trees, they should have extra attributes..."

His heart immediately burned with excitement, and just then, the phone rang.

Upon seeing the caller ID, Li Hanqiang was taken aback. It was actually Grandpa Tian from Tian's Steamed Bun Shop calling him.

"Why would the old man call me?"

Li Hanqiang was puzzled. He was quite familiar with Old Master Tian, ​​and in his impression, he was a very easy-going and meticulous old man.

Li Hanqiang wouldn't neglect such an elder. He immediately answered the phone and heard Old Master Tian's voice: "Xiaoqiang, I haven't seen you come over for steamed buns lately. I have something to discuss with you. Do you have any spare rooms?"

Li Hanqiang said, "No, they're all rented out!"

"Oh, I see... By the way, don't you live alone? That's such a big house, several floors, how do you manage to live alone?" Grandpa Tian chuckled. "I've found you a companion! Come out, I'm waiting for you at your door!"

"What? You found me a companion? What does that mean?!"

Li Hanqiang was puzzled. Could it be that Old Master Tian was also introducing him to a potential partner?

How could this happen? They even brought the person here! It was so unexpected!

They didn't give us any time to prepare.

Li Hanqiang quickly logged off and hurriedly washed up, feeling a little nervous.

However, as it turns out, Li Hanqiang was overthinking things!

There was no blind date involved; all Grandpa Tian brought was a fat old man wearing thermal underwear.

The old man was bald, with a big head, thick neck, and a pair of triangular eyes. He had a smile on his face and looked to be around sixty years old. He also had a big belly and was wearing a gray thermal underwear and flip-flops. His attire was quite peculiar.

"This is my master, Master Zhang from Mount Busang in the suburbs!" said Old Master Tian. "My master was a reclusive sage who lived a life of seclusion, but unfortunately, he encountered some misfortune. Would it be alright if he rented a place here for a while?"

"This..." Li Hanqiang was a little reluctant. It was a bit awkward to have such a fat old man living in his house.

Before Li Hanqiang could speak, Old Master Tian quickly added, "I knew you were kind-hearted, Xiaoqiang. I'll transfer the rent to you later..."

"Sir, this isn't about rent; it's just that it's inconvenient!" Li Hanqiang refused.

"Is there anything inconvenient?" Old Master Tian glared, but then quickly smiled at the fat old man beside him and said, "Master, I watched this little guy grow up. He's been exceptionally smart since he was a child, and he's also very kind-hearted. You can stay here in peace."

He quickly pulled Li Hanqiang aside and said, "Xiaoqiang, just consider it a favor to the old man. My master is a highly accomplished and otherworldly person; he won't bother you. Just give him any room to stay in. After a while, once I find him a suitable place to stay, I'll take him away!"

"This..." Li Hanqiang still wanted to refuse.

Old Master Tian, ​​being a shrewd old man, saw through Li Hanqiang's intentions at a glance and said, "Xiaoqiang, please do me a favor, I'm begging you!"

"No, no!" Li Hanqiang quickly said, "How about this, I have a parking garage in my backyard. Anyway, there are no shuttle cars stored in it. It's about 80 square meters, quite spacious, and it also has a washroom. I'll have someone tidy it up and let this master stay here for the time being. There's no need to mention rent."

Grandpa Tian laughed heartily and repeatedly said "good".

Li Hanqiang was very efficient. He made one call to the cleaning company and another to purchase supplies. After a little tidying up, the backyard parking garage was cleared out in just one hour.

Leading the portly old man into the renovated room, Li Hanqiang said, "Old man, do you have your ID card? Give it to me!"

The fat old man quickly replied, "Yes!"

After saying that, he took an ID card from a small cloth bag and handed it to Li Hanqiang.

The ID card wasn't fake. Li Hanqiang glanced at it and realized that the fat old man's real name was Zhang Deshuai, and he was 62 years old this year.