The situation inside Yanwang Valley was exceptionally complex. The mother of the two tiger cubs was likely dead, and another tiger had taken over their territory. Shi Yi moved through the valley with extreme caution. He found what others called the "Blood of the Mountain God," and just as he had anticipated, he also discovered a deposit of black earth.
Everything was exactly as he had predicted. Where the "Blood of the Mountain God" was, there were massive iron ore deposits. As spring water flowed over the ore, it turned a reddish hue and carried a thick, pungent, metallic stench. Because this smell was so similar to human blood, people had mistaken it for the deity's blood. As for the black earth, it provided Shi Yi with an even greater surprise: it was a massive open-pit coal mine, with layers of coal exposed right on the surface. With these two resources, Shi Yi now possessed the capital to contend for supremacy in this world.
He spent the entire day in Yanwang Valley with Xiao Wu. When they returned, they carried a heavy load of iron ore and coal. Naturally, he had to do a lot of convincing to get Xiao Wu on board. It couldn't be helped; in this feudal society, thinking was backward and superstition was deeply ingrained. It required quite a bit of effort to get Xiao Wu to even touch the "Blood of the Mountain God" or the "Yanwang soil."
Chapter 110