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Chapter 802 An Endless Mining Company
Chapter 802 An Endless Mining Company
Chapter 802 An Endless Mining Company
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After sending my troops to various areas, I decided to invite my friends and Monica and her father to a trip, to show them how things work. The nobles that survived also decided to join, desiring to see them working too.
Flying over the giant Ruby, which was much larger than my Wyvern Familiars, he carried us all the way to the nearest mountain in the neighboring Silver Shield Territory, a large mountain with a snowy cap named "Snowfield Mountain" whose depths harbored rich mines filled with high quality Mana Crystals and other Magical Ores.
The temperatures here were too low and the entrance to the mine leading to the ores was also too high, so it was virtually impossible for normal peasants to come here and do their job properly, and the Lord of this territory, even before the invasion, had not enough funds to pay stronger people with high levels to mine, who were usually prestigious Adventurers.
However, right now, the sight was phenomenal, all the mines were filled with huge orcs carrying metallic boxes filled with crystals and magic ores, Goblins mining the entrance carefully while other larger Orcs were smashing the larger crystals and ores into smaller bits.
All led by the General Titan, who smartly managed the entire operation. There were also Cave Drakes wandering around, carrying metallic boxes filled with riches, and also helping the others dig tunnels safely, to expand the mine without making anything collapse.
"Incredible…" Monica's father muttered, hearing the endless sounds of pickaxes hitting crystals and ores and unearthing them. "T-This is… In just a couple of hours?!"
"I can't believe it… With this, I can finally begin gathering enough resources to rebuild my city… There's still a few hundred citizens alive, with the money we make with this… It is possible!" The Lord in charge of this territory was extremely happy.
"Amazing, they're all working so organized!" Monica said.
"It really is incredible, I never thought of such a use for Familiars." Elizabeth nodded.
"But doesn't this count as forced labor?" Erika wondered.
"They're Familiars, made out of cards, they're manifestations of Mana, and are tireless. They seem entertained with something else to do than to wait for the next battle anyways." I smiled. "Don't worry about their feelings."
"O-Okay…" Erika was a bit worried but quickly accepted my words.
Familiars were beings made of condensed mana, they were incredible, yeah, but they were not the same as other living beings, or even Spirits. They never get tired, nor never truly die, their minds are connected based on their type, so every clone gathers experience from each iteration, making them better at what they do.
They don't really have any complex feelings, though they can feel some joy or being bored, as I've noticed sometimes. The ones that can talk would seem to be the most complex, but they also seem very loyal to me, and do anything without even questioning.
Eleanora had a theory that they were extensions of my soul, or something. And that because of such a thing, they belonged to me and were part of me in a more ethereal level than one would imagine at first.
Nonetheless, there was on problem in asking them to do jobs, I wasn't going to humanize them when they were even more different than animals.
"It sure feels like a massive cheat!" Chris complained a little. "How is this even fair…?"
"It's incredible, but Blake took a while to get to this point, and he's the one that works the hardest among all of us. I think it's justified… to an extent." Eric said.
"I wonder how my family would react to orcs and goblins mining…" Alberta giggled, she was a dwarf after all.
"I think this is utterly ridiculous…" Elfriedden facepalmed. "Is he going to become the king of the world eventually?! With this much potential…"
"I have no such plans if anything… I would like to kick back and relax once everything is done." I smiled.
I had been thinking about that for a while now, but the position my previous life had… and all its responsibilities, I have no such desires to have them.
If anything, once I'm done with dealing with the demons, I would like to settle down back in my village, or perhaps somewhere else nearby, with Erika, Elizabeth, and Eleanora.
And enjoy a simple yet calm life with them… the life Asmodeus could never have.
However, overthinking about such a future is useless if I end up dying tomorrow, so I better only concentrate in what's in front of me rather than on hypothetical futures.
"This is incredible, how much profit are you making out of this?" Erdrich wondered.
"I'll probably make a few hundreds of millions a month with ores alone, if we take into consideration the dungeon diving materials, it could go to half a billion." I wondered.
"EH?!" Everyone cried in shock.
"Hahaha, well, I am simply going to put that money into growing even stronger, Spirit Orbs are quite expensive after all, the higher their Ranks are…" I smiled. "That money will disappear quickly once I spend it buying rare materials too."
"S-Save some for our future too!" Erika asked.
"Of course. I have that in mind, don't worry." I caressed her pink hair.
"But what are your plans next with all this profit?" Wondered Elizabeth. "I see! You want to donate to the church, right? Good choice!"
"I am not going to give them a single penny." I sighed.
"Hahah… I was just joking!" Elizabeth caught me off guard.
"Well, anyways, I will simply spend it on all the costs required for my growth. The more summons I make, the more Spirit Orbs I'll need. Stronger evolutions need rarer materials too. And for what's coming next, we'll need as many familiars as possible." I said.
"You mean… you're really going to the war at my continent?" Elfriedden asked.
"As long as I finish preparations quickly… Perhaps by next year. Though I'll need your help in creating a summon decree so I can get there easily." I explained.
"Blake…" Elfriedden was surprised on how seriously I took his proposal some time ago. "Alright… I trust you, my friend."
"Friend, huh? You've surely gotten softer." I laughed.
"S-Shut up!"
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