The princess only wants to survive, and the cold-faced king of hell begs for mercy

The Tongshan Iron Mine adopts a two-pronged strategy of open-pit excavation and tunnel excavation. During open-pit excavation, the mine will be dug deeper and deeper according to the layers. At the same time, in each layer, if a part with a texture hard enough to serve as support is encountered, tunnels will be opened inward.

Zhuo Fang quickly scanned the surroundings, and based on his memory, he suddenly realized that nearby, there was an extremely hidden mine that he had planned and designed.

It's just unclear whether the people currently responsible for mining have dug it through. If the mine has not yet been discovered, it may become the key passage for their escape.

He raised his hand, pointed forcefully in one direction, and shouted, "Quick! Run over there! There's an enormous rock in that direction. Behind that rock, there's most likely a semi-hidden mine."

Hearing this, Qi Chuan did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately ran in the direction indicated as fast as he could.

Sure enough, when he ran behind the big rock, he saw the vaguely hidden entrance to the mine at a glance.

Without a moment's hesitation, Qi Chuan and Zhuo Fang quickly slipped into the mine.

As soon as he entered the cave, Qi Chuan swiftly pulled out a sharp dagger from his waist and held it tightly in his hand. Then he tiptoed, walked lightly, and walked slowly and carefully towards the depths of the mine.

At this time, there was a noisy and chaotic sound of footsteps outside the mine, mixed with people's anxious shouts.

"Where the hell did those two guys go?"

"I don't understand either. I clearly saw them fleeing in this direction, so why did they suddenly disappear without a trace?"

Listening to the discussions outside, Qi Chuan turned to look at Zhuo Fang beside him with suspicion and asked in a low voice, "Even the guards on the same mountain seem to know nothing about this mine. How did you know of its existence?"

Zhuo Fang smiled slightly. "I'm not very talented, but I just happened to be involved in the renovation design of the Tongshan Iron Mine. This semi-hidden mine is exactly my masterpiece."

"They don't know about this place, so they wouldn't have thought we could hide here. No one should be able to find us for a while. We are safe for now."

Qi Chuan looked into the depths of the dark mine, his expression still tense. "That's not certain. What if there's someone inside?"

As they spoke, the two of them continued to walk inside cautiously. The light around them became dimmer and dimmer, which made people feel a little scared and nervous.

Just then, a light sound of footsteps sounded behind them without warning.

The sudden sound made Qi Chuan, who was already nervous, turn his head suddenly, his eyes revealing vigilance and alertness.

He quickly clenched the sharp dagger in his hand, his muscles trembling slightly due to the high tension.

His eyes were like those of an eagle, fixed on the direction of the entrance, as if a ferocious beast would pounce out from there at any time.

As the footsteps got closer, Qi Chuan's breathing became rapid, and the hand holding the dagger unconsciously increased the strength.

Finally, when the figure gradually approached, Qi Chuan stabbed forward with the dagger in his hand without hesitation.

In an instant, there was a crisp "clang" sound, and the dagger seemed to hit some extremely hard metal object, splashing a few sparks.

At the same time, a young man's terrified voice rang out: "It's me, it's me! Don't do it!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Qi Chuan was stunned at first, and then slowly relaxed, but he still did not put down the dagger in his hand.

He looked closely and saw a familiar face.

The other person looked panicked and gasped, saying, "Qi Chuan, it's me!"

"Thirty thousand taels of gold, do you still remember?"

After confirming that there were no guards following him and that he was alone, Qi Chuan slowly lowered the dagger in his hand. "Meng Tai? Why are you here? Didn't you join 073?"

Meng Tai patted his chest and said, "I had no choice. After being captured by 073, I pretended to be Alpha 9080 to protect myself. They believed me and took me back."

"They knew I could work with gunpowder, so they immediately sent me to the Tongshan Iron Mine and asked me to secretly research more powerful gunpowder."

Zhuo Fang was stunned. "So that noise just now was caused by you?"

"Brother, we almost died in there!"

Meng Tai looked helpless. He walked ahead, leading Qi Chuan and Zhuo Fang deeper into the mine. "Come on, I'll show you two the secrets inside."

"I didn't want to do that either. In order to prevent their plan from succeeding, I blew it up several times and almost killed myself."

Qi Chuan suddenly raised his eyes and looked at him, "Did you deliberately let the gunpowder explode?"

Meng Tai spread his hands, "What else? If I succeed, they will definitely deal with the King of Qi first. The Princess of Qi still owes me 30,000 taels of gold."

Zhuo Fang raised an eyebrow. "How big of a favor would that be, to make the Princess of Qi owe you thirty thousand taels of gold? Does the King of Qi know about this?"

Hearing this, Meng Tai turned around and looked at Zhuo Fang. "Oh, you're the Zhuo Fang who was captured by the King of Qi and reportedly died tragically at his hands? The mysterious designer of the Tongshan Iron Mine?"

Zhuo Fang's expression suddenly became complicated, "I have died miserably?"

Meng Tai nodded, "Yes, that's what I heard."

Zhuo Fang breathed a sigh of relief. "This is good too. If I die, they won't miss me anymore, and I'll be free."

Meng Tai said enviously, "You're so lucky! If you die, everything will be over. No one will force you to work. But it's different for me. Every day, more than a dozen guards take turns watching me, just to make the explosives as soon as possible."

Qi Chuan asked doubtfully, "Don't the 073 guys already have explosives? Why do they need you to make them?"

Meng Tai explained as he continued walking deeper into the cave, "They currently only have those trigger-type iron mines. They don't have much technical content. They're just like throwing a cannon. They explode when you drop them."

"What they want now are artillery shells and bullets, as well as more advanced explosives, such as buried mines, grenades, and detonators for directional blasting used for mining."

"My main task now is to produce shells and detonators for blasting mines."

"We're almost there with the detonators, but I'm still trying to delay the shells, saying the technology isn't working."

As they were talking, their eyes suddenly opened up and a huge cave appeared before them.