Chapter 805 Mountain & River

Chapter 805 Mountain & River

The resources they could procure in Paradise Valley were a lot more valuable and abundant than initially expected.

First, it looked like Paradise Valley didn't have much more to offer than the Sacred Desert. More resource deposits had been found, but the quality of resources wasn't several times higher in Paradise Valley than in the rest of the Sacred Desert. That was until the scouts discovered that the Blazing Sand Mountain Range was more than a pile of burning sand.

The Blazing Sand Mountain Range didn't exist during Starheaven Pharaoh's era. Paradise Valley, on the other hand, existed. Therefore, Michael and others presumed that the Blazing Sand Mountain Range was piles of sand compressed into sandstone and other resources that were, more or less, without substantial value. However, that wasn't the case.

In the first place, the Blazing Sand Mountain Range was an ordinary mountain range. It was merely covered by sand, just like the remaining parts of the Sacred Desert. The Blazing Sand Mountain Range might be on fire, burning fiercely day and night, isolating Paradise Valley from the rest of the Sacred Desert, but that didn't mean the entire mountain range burned.

The outer area of the mountain range was covered in flickering flames by eternal flames, but the same couldn't be said about the inner area of the Blazing Sand Mountain Range – the area pointing toward Paradise Valley. Only small areas of the inner parts of the mountain range burned fiercely. Other areas could be used to establish mines and more advanced excavation sites to harvest the untouched ore and resource deposits found deep within the Blazing Sand Mountain Range.

Even though the mountain range didn't exist during the Starheaven Pharaoh's era, he presumed that nobody dared to excavate the rare materials from the Blazing Sand Mountain Range because of the Primal Phoenix's presence. The Primal Phoenix would attack whoever dared to take what belonged to it.

But that wasn't the case with Michael and his people. Michael's claim note didn't give him the rights of the entire Blazing Sand Mountain Range, but the Primal Phoenix had accepted them. It had also accepted some workers' attempts to create a path leading out of Paradise Valley. Some workers had already begun researching the Blazing Sand Mountain Range, only to be visited by the Primal Phoenix.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

Putting aside the fact that two workers had to be brought to a healer after having a heart attack, nothing happened. The Primal Phoenix observed them curiously as the workers did their job. At some point, the Primal Phoenix left, only to come back and observe them now and then.

Interestingly enough, Nyx never attacked the workers or obstructed them. If anything, the Primal Phoenix scared them to death. Well, almost. Nobody died just yet from the Primal Phoenix's surprise visit, and the heat radiated naturally. However, some sustained heat strokes, which wasn't intended – obviously. A few workers would have died if not for the healers' presence.

The reports about the Blazing Sand Mountain Range and success at finding various untouched resource deposits were a pleasant surprise. It was even more pleasant to hear that the resource deposits were larger than initially expected and that ores of the highest quality have been found in the cores of some deposits.

The ores were precious, but hardly anyone would be idiotic enough to sell them. Michael and his subordinates weren't that foolish. They had the Relic of Draka and a semi-complete production method for Spirit Armaments. They had the means to create High Spirit Armaments for the Summons who would ascend to Higher Lifeforms at some point.

Of course, Michael had no clue where the Energy Vein of the Untamed Jungle was located. It could be anywhere.

"Either way, we had to close the Energy Vein once we got rid of that idiot. It would have been great if we could have used the Energy Vein to our advantage, but it was on the verge of destruction. Nature had to reclaim it for the Energy Vein to recuperate from the damage done over the course of centuries," Starheaven Pharaoh elucidated with a trace of sadness in his voice.

It would have been great if he could have made use of the Energy Vein during his time. Many things would have been different. Everything would have changed.

"We filled the Energy Vein using Earth Elementals and the likes, for durability purposes and such, knowing that it would take millennia before the Energy Vein would have fully recuperated."

Michael stared intently at the Starheaven Pharaoh.

"These millennia passed..." He murmured, "And the Primedival Pyramid hasn't been discovered or looted until now either...

since the Second Epoch."

Starheaven Pharaoh nodded, his ugly, vibrant smile widening even further.

"The Energy Vein must have recovered," Michael concluded.

"Exactly," The Starheaven Pharaoh nodded, "And it should also have formed a considerable amount of Energy Stones by now."

Michael was about to be filthy rich.