I'm In Heaven, I Just Want To Work Overtime

Chapter 37: Mining

"I dare not, I dare not!"

Tianpeng also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the imperial decree was sent out, at least his own life would be saved.

The problem now is whether this task can be successfully completed.

If successful, he would be one step closer to reinstating his official position.

After an unknown amount of time passed, a sound of jade bells came from the distance. The magnificent gate of the Yao Shi Palace opened, and a Daoist in green robes walked out. His appearance was strange and ancient, with a tall Daoist bun on his head and a black beard flowing down his chest. He was the ancestor of the ancient primordial Myriad Monsters, Kunpeng.

"Is what Haotian said true?"

Kunpeng's voice was as delicate as a baby's, making people feel uncomfortable.

"I am only here to deliver a message. As for the rest, it is beyond my knowledge!"

Tianpeng's attitude was extremely low, after all, the current Haomong Opening Heaven already existed. He had listened to the Purple Heaven Palace, and had experienced numerous tribulations. Apart from the six Saints, there were not many who could compare to him.

"Forget about the position of the Great Emperor of Gouchen, and I don't care about the position of the Eastern King. As for the matter of the Hongmeng Divine Thunder Giant Ship, don't even think about it. When the primordial chaos was shattered, this Hongmeng Giant Ship played at least half of the role." Kunpeng said indifferently.

Tianpeng quickly bowed and clasped his hands, "Please take care of the Heavenly Court, which was established by Dao Ancestor!"

"You can't have the Hongmeng Giant Ship, but I can give you the method to build the Magnetic Thunder Ship!"

Kunpeng waved his hand, and a jade talisman flew out.

The Magnetic Thunder Ship was the lowest-grade warship of the ancient primordial Yao Court, but its power should not be underestimated.

"Thank you for your mercy, Ancestor!"

Tianpeng didn't have the qualifications to be picky. He respectfully accepted the jade talisman.

"In that case, you may leave. As for what Haotian said, I will consider it." Kunpeng said.

"I take my leave!"

Tianpeng didn't dare to stay for a moment longer. He quickly piloted the warship and flew out of the North Sea, passing through the layers of cosmic winds and thunder, and returned to the Heavenly Court.

Upon arriving at the Heavenly Court, Tianpeng hurriedly went to the Fragrant Incense Hall with the jade talisman, ready to report to the God Haotian.

Xia Yi also returned to his small courtyard.

After cleaning up the remains of the Yao Court, there was not much work left. Although there was no overtime pay, he enjoyed the leisure time and could spend more time cultivating.

The Heavenly Court was still calm, without any waves. The only major event was the full-scale construction of warships.

Although the Magnetic Thunder Ship was the lowest-grade warship of the ancient primordial Yao Court, it was still tens of thousands of feet long and of a huge scale. There were countless formation flags and divine thunder patterns on it, giving it a breathtaking appearance and the power to destroy the heavens and earth.

God Haotian had great ambitions and wanted to build a large number of Magnetic Thunder Ships before the enfeoffment of the gods.

Firstly, it was to enhance the strength of the Heavenly Court.

If the Heavenly Court wanted to truly unify the Three Realms in the future, warships like this were indispensable.

Secondly, it was to train a group of forces loyal to himself, to prevent being marginalized by several Great Saints after the enfeoffment of the gods.

However, building such a powerful weapon like the Magnetic Thunder Ship required a massive amount of manpower and resources.

The Heavenly Court was not lacking in resources. Just in the vast continent of the Thirty-Three Heavens, there were nearly a hundred mineral deposits, such as the Qinggang Heavenly Jade Mine, the Purple Gold Dragon Vein Stone Mine, the Tai Xuan Essence Iron, the Sunlight Gold Stone Mine, the Heavenly Red Copper Mine, and so on.

But manpower was lacking.

Building warships required an astronomical number of ores, and it would take hundreds of thousands of laborers just to mine them.

Currently, the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Soldiers numbered only three to four hundred thousand, which was pitifully few.

These Heavenly Soldiers are cultivators who have survived a heavenly calamity at least once, and most of the generals are immortals who have survived three heavenly calamities. Naturally, the Supreme God would not let them go mining.

However, the Heavenly Court had no choice but to launch several wars and annihilate several Great Monster Kings, capturing tens of thousands of monster soldiers.

For a while, the Heavenly Prison resounded with wailing, and the Monster Qi surged.

Xia Yi also stayed in the Heavenly Prison under the pretext of cleaning it.

On this day, the Heavenly Prison's divine generals escorted a large batch of monster soldiers inside.

Taking advantage of the chaos, a red light floated above Xia Yi's head, transforming into a tall man with a fierce face, wide mouth, lion-like nose, and a height of about ten feet. He had a robust physique and dark skin.

Then, this man blended in with the group of monsters and was imprisoned in a cell.

This was an incarnation that Xia Yi created using the "Three Corpse Severing Method" in the Primordial World.

In the main world, the Buddhist sect painstakingly condensed a golden body to embody their obsession, while the immortal sect sought Innate Spirit Treasures to embody their obsession and sever an incarnation in order to possess great magical power.

This incarnation of his was created using the Law Treasure Tianlin Seal of the Primordial Qilin to embody his obsession, and it was severed with hundreds of merit points. Its magical power was roughly at the peak of surviving a heavenly calamity, which was quite good among these monsters and could be considered a leader.

Ten days later, Xia Yi's incarnation was finally released.

They had a talisman placed in their dantian, somewhat similar to the life and death talisman placed by Bai Miao'er, where life and death were controlled by the Heavenly Generals.

Everyone arrived at the twelfth heaven, where they saw a towering mountain range with countless green lights shining brightly, emitting a radiant glow.

This mountain range contained veins of sky-blue jade, which was an excellent material for refining flying swords and was hidden deep within the mountains.

Usually, when mined, it would be a piece of jade-like stone with many natural textures on it, resembling Dao patterns.

A golden-armored divine being said to the thousands of monster soldiers below, "You have wreaked havoc in the mortal realm and committed grave sins. The only way to atone for your sins is through mining. By the decree of the Great Heavenly Venerable, as long as you mine for a hundred years, you can redeem your sins and continue cultivating in the mortal realm. In the future, you may even achieve success and become immortals."

"To mine for a hundred years..."

The monster soldiers below became somewhat restless. To mine for a hundred years was simply a trivial matter of their "monster" lives.

"You can also choose not to mine!"

The golden-armored divine being coldly snorted, and a long sword in his hand reflected a chilling light, revealing a murderous intent.

Sure enough, the monster soldiers trembled in fear and dared not discuss further.

Then, the Heavenly Soldiers distributed mining tools such as iron picks one by one.

Xia Yi's incarnation was different from the second Primordial Spirit. They were one with the original body but also independent of each other.

Sighing, Xia Yi took the mining tools and began digging into the mountain.

Mining was also a technical skill.

Xia Yi carefully struck the stone ore with the iron pick, applying even force to break the ore buried in the mountain into fist-sized pieces, and then placed them in a storage bag.

The storage bag looked very rough, with only a simple depiction of a small formation inside, capable of storing hundreds of cubic meters of ore.

Once the bag was filled with ore, under the command of the Heavenly Soldiers, the ore would be sent to a specialized smelting department.

"Crack!"

A whip fiercely struck a leopard-headed monster soldier, causing it to cry out in agony, utterly miserable.

It turned out that this leopard monster had been lazy and did not break the grinding plate-sized ore but directly put it into the storage bag.

The Heavenly Soldier held the whip and coldly said, "If anyone else tries to be cunning, it won't be a matter of just a few lashes. They will be whipped to death directly!"

The group of monster soldiers who were mining shivered in fear and dared not slack off.

(End of this chapter)