The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1004 Does He Still Remember His Son?
After several days of sailing, we finally arrived at our destination.

After a brief handover, Lin Chen and the others were escorted by a group of demons into a large camp.

Lin Chen looked around. There were tall watchtowers all over the camp, guarded by demons who looked down at the entire camp.

Lin Chen and the others were gathered in the center of the camp. Soon, a huge male lion walked to the front, spoke in human language, and began to give a speech. The gist of the speech was that they should focus on mining and not have any crooked thoughts, or they would all die.

Lin Chen received a set of mining tools and was then assigned to stay in one of the large rooms.

The room was a large communal sleeping area, with hundreds of people sleeping sideways in a row.

Xuanji's hand had disappeared somewhere. Lin Chen figured she didn't want to be in a room with so many men, but he was sure she was nearby.

Early in the morning, the foreman yelled at everyone to get up and provided a fairly substantial breakfast. After everyone wolfed down their food, they were driven onto a flying boat and headed deep into the Wangu Mine.

Looking down from the air, the entire ground of the Wangu Mine has been hollowed out. The excavation work is also very simple: break the large rocks, break the large rocks again, and search for the spiritual essence hidden in the rocks.

Their boatload of people could only be considered one excavation team. There were many other excavation teams of similar size, scattered throughout the mine, working hard under the supervision of the overseers.

Lin Chen thought to himself, "Isn't this just like digging for jade or mining jade mines?"
The airship landed in a huge pit, and everyone was forced off the ship and directed to dig downwards along a pre-dug tunnel.

The jet-black ore gleamed with a metallic luster and was extremely hard. When struck with a metal pickaxe, sparks flew everywhere. Only by circulating spiritual energy could one barely break the ore.

Those with strong abilities were assigned to break through the giant rocks in front, while those with weaker abilities were assigned to smash the large rocks that were broken off from behind.

Lin Chen found this process strangely familiar.

Wasn't this how we broke through the ice in the first place?

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Lin Chen was considered quite powerful among the miners, so he was naturally assigned the role of a miner.

Lin Chen worked diligently and patiently in the mine, without rushing or getting impatient.

"boom!"

As a piece of black ore was smashed, light suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes, and a pure and vast aura instantly filled the entire area.

Lingyao!

Lin Chen squinted as he examined it.

It resembles a flawless piece of white jade, radiating a gentle light, yet its powerful aura can be felt from afar. The energy is so pure!

Before Lin Chen could even form a thought, a figure appeared directly in front of the Spirit Orb and grabbed it.

"If you dig up a spirit radiance, you'll receive a reward. What will it be called?"

The cultivator who unearthed the spirit elixir was overjoyed and announced his name. The great demon guardian took the spirit elixir, recorded the cultivator's name, and flew away instantly.

That's it?

Lin Chen was filled with emotion as he watched this scene.

The cultivators here really live worse than dogs.

They have no choice, no autonomy. Even if they unearth a spirit, it will be taken away by the guarding demon immediately, with at most a name being recorded.

As for the reward?
Lin Chen didn't think the reward could change their fate; it was merely an incentive to motivate everyone to work harder. As for those who received the reward, they still couldn't escape the fate of being slaves.

Lin Chen continued mining, but he couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and reflection).

That piece of spiritual energy is truly pure.

Did mining yield a rare gem?
No one even had a chance to embezzle the resources privately, because there were powerful demons stationed on-site to guard the area. If a spirit was exposed, they would receive the news immediately, rush to the location, and determine what was happening.

After a pause, someone sighed, "Be careful, these are all powerful demons. Don't provoke them, or the consequences will be dire!"

While mining, Lin Chen asked curiously, "Who are these collected spirit stones for?"

The bearded man, who was working next to Lin Chen, replied, "Who knows? It's probably for the higher-ups of the demon race. Ordinary demons would never have the chance to enjoy something like this."

"In the past year or two, the speed at which the demon race has been mining spiritual essence has accelerated rapidly. I guess the demon race is preparing for a big move. These spiritual essences should be provided to the successor of the demon emperor, or some core members. Only when they become powerful will the demon race have a stronger force to cause trouble later."

Father?
Lin Chen was taken aback, then realized that what he said made a lot of sense.

Lin Chen is now unsure of his father's state of mind. Although the Demon Emperor's will cannot completely devour a person's soul, but can only merge with it, Lin Chen is now completely uncertain about what his father has become.

Perhaps he has forgotten that he is a human, and only thinks of himself as the new generation of demon emperor, thinking himself supreme and incomparably powerful?
Does he still remember his son?
(End of this chapter)