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Chapter 2348: Chapter 16: The Ancient Battlefield of the Saintess of Xuanling!

“How can you eat meat without drinking?” The Saintess of Water Moon slapped the table and boisterously shouted to the Gui family members, “I, the Saintess, will buy out all your stock of ’Unenviable Immortal’!”

“Thank you, Your Highness the Saintess.”

The Gui family member hurriedly went off, delighted.

Before long, jars of ’Unenviable Immortal’ liquor were brought over, one after another.

The Saintess of Water Moon slapped open the special clay seal of a jar, lifted it up and downed it as a show of respect, finishing a whole jar in about ten breaths.

Seeing this, Saint Qingyuan could only shake his head.

That Water Moon, truly indulges in the five vices of eating, drinking, gambling, anger, and greed, none missing, no wonder she’s as poor as a church mouse.

Grumbling in his mind, yet having to eat, Saint Qingyuan also began to feast heartily.

Compared to Wang Lici and the Saintess of Water Moon, his movements were more refined, but his eating speed was no less.

Si Bu Chou, Lan Wanyi, Baozi, Dumplings, enticed by the aroma, had long been tempted. Without standing on ceremony, they all began to eat as well.

The atmosphere quickly turned very harmonious.

Even the wretched gambler Cai Youdao, who was freeloading nearby, wasn’t chased away.

…

While Wang Lici was making waves in the Sacred Domain.

Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty, Immortal Soldier Department, Black Armor Division.

After Yun Xiayang went into “seclusion,” someone needed to oversee the Immortal Soldier Department. After careful consideration, the Immortal Emperor appointed Zhao Xiqing, the Director of the Black Armor Division, as the Acting Minister of the Immortal Soldier Department, while she continued to hold her original position.

For over a hundred years, Zhao Xiqing managed many affairs of the Immortal Soldier Department, organizing everything meticulously with almost no mistakes, accumulating high prestige within the department.

Initially, some of the other directors weren’t convinced by her, but they all accepted her and settled down by now.

At this moment.

In the Black Armor Division office.

The Acting Minister of the Immortal Soldier Department and Director of the Black Armor Division, Zhao Xiqing, looked at a set of black armor in front of her, her expression solemn, her voice cold: “Is this the Wei Family’s Wei Wu Armor imitating the Wang family’s production?”

Standing before her were the manager responsible for liaising with the Wang family’s black armor and a group of elite Artifact Refiners.

“Acting Minister.” The manager wiped the sweat from his forehead, “This set of ’Wei Wu Armor,’ whether in craftsmanship or materials, doesn’t differ much from the Wang family’s new black armor, but in the core design of the talisman array, many improvements have been made. Its performance is not only 20% better than the Wang family’s new black armor but also 30% cheaper in price.”

“Does it involve any of the Wang family’s patents?” Zhao Xiqing frowned deeply.

“For some of the public designs of black armor, the Wei Wu Armor wholly imitates the Wang family’s black armor, but in certain technical details involving the Wang family’s confidential patents, Wei Wu Armor has made some adjustments, especially in the core design of the talisman array, which is rather ingenious, even superior to the Wang family. They have also completely imitated the Wang family’s assembly line production mode.” The manager said helplessly, “It seems there is a high-level talisman array expert guiding the Wei Family from behind.”

“Acting Minister.” The manager said with a difficult expression, “The timing of the Wei Wu Armor’s emergence is very particular; it appeared just before our Immortal Soldier Department was to sign a new contract with the Wang family. Its performance is superior, and it is priced lower, having already become popular among various families.”

“If our Immortal Soldier Department insists on signing with the Wang family, we might draw criticisms of favoritism and abuse of power, and if it becomes a big issue, it will be troublesome.”

Zhao Xiqing pondered for a moment, finally making a decision: “Then let’s hold off on this procurement plan for now. Notify the Wang family personnel to address this matter quickly; if the Wang family cannot resolve the substantive issues either, report the procurement plan to Princess Su Yun and let her decide.”

“Yes, Acting Minister.” The manager and others withdrew, then hurriedly notified the Wang family.

…

Meanwhile.

In a Mysterious Iron Mine owned by the Wei Family in Jingan.

The exceptional young generation member of the family, Wei Qingyun, was riding a cable car all the way down.

This mine was vast, with three to four intersecting ore veins throughout. There were numerous underground shafts, some abandoned after being depleted many years ago, others newly excavated in recent years, and some half-filled, making the paths more intricate and easier to get lost than a maze.

Without a detailed map and accidentally venturing into an unfamiliar area, one who isn’t strong enough could easily find themselves unable to get out.

The cable car continued downward.

At first, other parallel cable cars and some newly excavated mining tunnels were visible, but after descending a hundred feet underground, the number of surrounding cable cars began to drastically reduce, until several hundred feet down, there was only this one cable car still descending.

Being so far from the surface and with the surrounding tunnels appearing long since abandoned, this stretch was pitch-black, almost like reaching out wouldn’t yield a hand’s sight, only accompanied by the sound of the wind howling and the creaking of the cable car, eerily desolate.

Suddenly.

A cluster of light lit up in the thick darkness ahead.

As the cable car continued down, that cluster of light grew larger and brighter, until everything around was illuminated down to the smallest detail.

Deep underground, there was actually a vast underground palace, even guarded by family elders and heavily armed troops.

Judging from the excavation marks and the mottled marks on the man-made structures within, it was evident that it had existed for quite some time.

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