C266 Complex situation

It was a simple shack with some dirty hay piled up on the ground.

Under the dim light, the place looked as unsightly as a cow's shed. The dozen or so people were all squatting in a corner with dull faces and lifeless eyes. Some were even crying quietly.

Han Chen frowned. He did not know if he had seen it or not, but when he saw it, he was shocked. These underground miners' slaves were in a much worse condition than they had imagined. Xu Lao, Xu Bing, and the others didn't think much of them.

"Master Han Chen, what should we do now?" Zhang Tao quietly walked to Han Chen's side, and Liao Yang and a few others followed. In this kind of situation, Han Chen seemed to be the only person they could rely on. This young man who could remain calm regardless of the situation might really have a way to lead them out.

Han Chen slowly let out a breath of relief, "Don't worry! "After a period of time, I will find a way to take you out of here once the Martial Energy in my body has been released."

Han Chen's words sounded a little comforting, but no matter what, they had to first give everyone hope. If they could not even see the hope for survival, the road ahead would be difficult.

Zhang Tao, Liao Yang and the rest nodded. It didn't matter if they believed in Han Chen or not, the other party was their only hope.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I'm going out. I don't want to stay here. "

"Let me out, please let me out!"

In just a short moment, their minds were on the verge of collapse as they burst into tears. However, the soldiers were waiting outside. Even if their voices were broken, they wouldn't hear them. Even if they heard, they would only get beaten up.

Bang! Suddenly, the door was kicked open. Soon after, a dozen or so fiendish looking people rushed in. Everyone's expression changed as their cries immediately became softer.

The people who came were slaves, but their bodies were very sturdy. The leader was tall and muscular. He was still holding a half-meter wide arrow, which had already been loaded onto the bowstring.

"What are you crying for? A bunch of newbies. " The man arrogantly raised the crossbow in his hand, aiming it to the left and right at the same time. The few newcomers were frightened and frightened at the same time.

"You, what do you want to do?" A slightly braver middle-aged man asked while trembling.

"Hehe, what are you doing?" The man laughed complacently, and pointed his left thumb at his chest, "You guys are all pretty good, I'm Ding Lang, from today onwards, I'll be your head. All the Spirit Crystals I find must be given to me. After that, I will trade for food before I give it to you. "Also …"

Ding Lang's voice paused for a bit, and then increased his tone, "Also, you guys must give me your food as well."

Hearing his words, everyone panicked and quickly hugged the food that they didn't even want to look at. This was seven days worth of food. Without these things, even the chance of survival would be lost.

"Humph, you newcomers don't understand the rules, right?" Ding Lang waved his hands, and a few sturdy men behind him rushed forward and began snatching them away. They said they were strong men, but in a place like this they were relatively strong. However, when they attacked, it was truly not an ordinary act of ruthlessness.

"Release me." Seeing that the newcomer was unwilling to hand over his food, a strong man raised his hand and punched the newcomer, knocking him to the ground. Scarlet blood spurted out of his nose and covered his entire face.

"Please, don't do this, don't steal our food."

"Give us a way out!"

"This is our food for seven days. Guys, please!"

Everyone's begging didn't get the sympathy of Ding Lang and the others, but had instead increased the degree of brutality that they were using. Even in a place like this, there was still the law of the jungle.

Han Chen finally could no longer bear to watch any longer, and shouted in a deep voice, "Stop."

Everyone present was stunned. Zhang Tao and Liao Yang were all shocked. In their hearts, they were not sure if Han Chen could deal with so many people.

"Aiyo, there's even someone who wants to be the first one to take the lead?" Ding Lang laughed mischievously as he raised the crossbow in his hand and pointed it at Han Chen, "Brat, are you trying to show off? If you know what's good for you, immediately kneel down and kowtow a few times to Yours Truly. Otherwise, this crossbow arrow of mine would have given you a cold heart, hehe. "

The new group of people couldn't help but become nervous. However, Han Chen's expression was calm, he was not afraid at all. A calm gaze coldly stared at the other party. You can try. "

"You?" Seeing Han Chen like that, Ding Lang felt a little guilty, but now that everyone was looking at him, if he was intimidated, they could not afford to lose to him. Ding Lang rolled his eyes and said, "Brat, you have guts. I won't kill you today, but I'll give you a taste of my taste. "

With that, Ding Lang aimed the arrow at Han Chen's thigh and pressed the trigger. Swoosh! The sharp arrow brought with it the sound of wind breaking as it flew towards Han Chen. The hearts of everyone present rose to their throats, as the scene of Han Chen's thigh being injured and bleeding emerged in their minds.

Ding! When the arrow was not even half a meter away from Han Chen, it suddenly split into two pieces. Then, smack! With a crisp sound, Ding Lang's face instantly received a resounding slap.

Everyone present turned pale with fright, with the exception of Zhang Tao, Liao Yang and a few others. No one knew what was happening because from start to finish, Han Chen had been standing in his original position.

"Chief, what's wrong?"

"Chief, are you alright?"

The few robust men immediately gathered around Ding Lang, who had been slapped so hard that his eyes started to sparkle like stars, his vision was blurry. He shook his head hard, and then looked at Han Chen in disbelief.

"Stupid, stinky brat, you … were you using Mental Energy?"

"Head, what is Mental Energy?" a brawny man asked.

Most of the people present were ordinary people, but there were a few who knew some martial arts. With regards to the three words' Spirit Power ', only a few people revealed expressions of surprise and astonishment. Everyone else was at a loss.

Han Chen spread out his hands, shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Tell your men to leave immediately. You stay here, I have something to ask you."

Ding Lang frowned, then looked at the two broken arrows on the ground. He then presented the crossbow in his hand in front of Han Chen.

"Chief, you're stronger than me. From today onwards. You are our new leader. "

Ding Lang instantly did a 180 degree change. Not only did it cause everyone present to be stunned, even Han Chen was stunned. What was this guy singing? What the hell?

Zhang Tao, Liao Yang and the rest's eyes lit up. They were all full of admiration for Han Chen. He had only been here for a short while, but he had already become a head. Then even if he couldn't leave in the future, his life wouldn't be too difficult.

Ding Lang did as he said, and the few strong men behind him followed suit. The ferocity he displayed earlier was instantly replaced with an incomparable respect. "Greetings, New Head."

Han Chen squinted his eyes, thinking that Ding Lang was a wise man, knowing that he could not beat him, he turned and curried favor with him. Although this kind of person had a lot of eyes and hearts, Han Chen did not dislike them.

"Alright, I don't need the crossbow. You keep it!" "But I don't want to see you pointing this thing at everyone in the future." Han Chen said indifferently.

"Heh heh." Ding Lang grinned, "Chief is right, I promise, I will not do anything to my own people anymore."

"One of our own?" Could it be that there are enemies here? "

"Of course, the mines here are divided into East, South, West and North." And we are from the northern mines. "

Four mines? Han Chen frowned slightly. It seemed that the situation below the vein was much more complicated than he had imagined. "Then, take me to the mining site first, and tell me more about this place."

If Han Chen wanted to leave, he had to first understand the situation here thoroughly. Ding Lang being able to tell him everything he wanted was also the reason why he didn't kill his opponent earlier. Of course, with Ding Lang's good attitude, he wouldn't reach out to the smiling person.

"Hehe, alright. Chief, this way please."

It had to be said that Ding Lang really knew how to take advantage of the situation. His face had been raised high to the sky before, but now, he was like a grandson. Han Chen nodded and walked over.

When Zhang Tao and Liao Yang saw this, they quickly followed. Ding Lang did not stop them and led them away. The remaining dozen or so people who had yet to recover from their shock were left in a daze within the house.

After a moment, Han Chen arrived at the mining area. The environment inside was extremely chaotic. Numerous potholes could be seen, and there were countless holes of varying depths. A few slaves who were mining stopped the tools in their hands at the same time and looked at Ding Lang and the rest with fear in their eyes.

"All of you, come over." Ding Lang called out to everyone, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Come to the northern mining area, here to greet our new boss."

Upon hearing the word "new", everyone's faces revealed only faint surprise, but most of them were dull, indifferent, and terrified.

Han Chen could only shake his head and sigh. After staying in this place for so long, their minds had become abnormally slow.

"Forget it, don't disturb them." Continue talking about the situation with the mine. "

"Okay, boss." Ding Lang agreed and then explained, "This vein is divided into four lode veins of north, south, east and west. The eastern lode has the most people, around sixty or seventy of them. The western lode was similar to the southern one in that it had around forty people each. Our North Mine is the smallest in number, and excluding you all who have just arrived, there are only twenty or so. "

Ding Lang paused for a moment, and continued, "What I was talking about just now were all people who had the ability to work, so this mine had a total of nearly two hundred people. A quarter of them were old, frail, and sick. You also know that you have to hand in your Spirit Crystals every seven days. Without them, you don't have food, so people here will starve to death every day. "