Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1921

Chapter 1921: 1921

These people had never heard of the Goldbiter Kingrats before . They didn't know what this species meant in the heavenly planes . However, the addendum that even the four sacred beasts’ kindred didn't like crossing them gave them an inkling of what these rats were like .

In the world of martial dao, the bloodline of rats in general was grossly discounted by the vast majority . The fact that these rats could be so strong surprised Imperial Prince Huo and the others .

“I can summon a million of these rats, gentlemen . Moreover, I can guarantee their cooperation in the mining effort . Can the timespan be shortened to three months now?” Jiang Chen asked the craftsmen probingly .

His audience was rapt with astonishment and awe . They’d heard of many absurd plans before, but using rats to dig up spirit stones was surely a first in its class .

A million was a lot of rats .

But now, here was another question .

After some consideration, one of the craftsmen spoke up furtively . “Young lord Jiang Chen, we do not doubt your ability . However, these rats aren’t exactly human . Are they reliable? What if they snack on your spirit stones?”

“I will be supervising them,” Jiang Chen laughed . “Plus, I can all but guarantee that they won’t do what you said . They wouldn’t dare!”

“If you can ensure that’s the case, then I see no problem with it . Will they listen to what we tell them to do?”

“Don’t worry about that either . Goldbiter Rats are very clever . They understand the human language . Moreover, since I’ll be overseeing them the entire time, they’ll follow orders to the letter . ”

All the craftsmen nodded in understanding . The young lord had said more than enough, and they weren’t exactly about to oppose him .

It would be incredibly unwise of them to do so . After all, the young lord had come up with all the solutions already . If they refused to execute, that was on them .

“As long as these rats are obedient and diligent, I think we can manage three months,” one of the craftsmen affirmed . “Provided, of course, that they’re orderly enough not to make a mess . ”

The rats’ advantages were clear as well . Their incredible biting ability was very good at getting rid of the waste ore around the spirit stones . The product didn’t need much more processing before it was ready to use .

They were also small rodents, which meant they didn’t occupy nearly as much space as human miners would .

The king of the Goldbiter Rats summoned up a swarm of his descendents immediately .  

Everyone who saw the teeming sea of rats felt their scalps tingle .   Even the advanced empyrean experts’ hairs stood on end when they saw the density of the furry creatures .

The rats were almost too terrifying to behold . If a large enough group rushed at them, even they could do little more than flee .

The rat king began to his speech . "Without young master Chen, we Goldbiter Rats wouldn't be where we are today . Only by following in his footsteps will we have a brighter future, and a hope of a world of our own . Young master Chen's business is our business . We must obey his orders to the letter . I have only called descendents here today whom I deem trustworthy . Tell me, will you sneak a bite of the spirit stones?"

The Goldbiter Rats in attendance were generally of the more awakened variety . They squeaked in unison in a show of loyalty, solidly affirming that no, they would not misbehave by eating the spirit stones .

The rat king became more serious still . "The young lord may be kind enough not to do much to you, but I'm making this very clear right now: if I discover that one of you have infringed, I won't show the same mercy!"

Having received much from the young master, he wanted to put his own devotion on display - hence the enthusiastic performance .  

Jiang Chen clapped . "You've a lot of work ahead of you, my friends," he said in ancient beast language . "Know that I am watching . When the opportunity arises to do so in the future, I will surely compensate you in other ways . These spirit stones are vitally important to me . Even eating a single one is measurably detrimental to my work . "

The rats squeaked again to insist their resolution .

Smiling, Jiang Chen waved a hand to the craftsmen . "You can get to work now . "

The rats were surprisingly docile and organized . They worked with an efficiency far exceeding that of human cultivators .

Since rats were social animals, they communicated among each other with relative ease . It was actually easier to direct them than humans . Humans could only offer basic limited assistance where they were able and couldn’t keep up with the actual mining .

The work of many rats was accompanied with incredible chatter . The Goldbiter Rats dug out and carried away the spirit stones with shocking speed .

Even Jiang Chen thought the sight was rather impressive, never mind Imperial Prince Huo and the rest . He’d merely wanted to make a bold experiment at first . He hadn’t anticipated at all that his foray would produce results far beyond expectations .

Those from Heavenlight were utterly convinced .

They had to admit that this heir of a sacred land lived up to his name . They had never heard of the preposterous things he was doing, much less seen them before .

Still, they were pleased to find that they didn't need to do any hard labor . They’d already resigned themselves to that fate, given Jiang Chen’s demotion of them to their current status, but there wasn’t much room for them to do much . The frenzied rats were taking care of practically everything .

The rats’ incredible productivity was simply astounding . Many places that would have required a miner’s trained hand, such as drilling, chipping, and smashing, were reduced to trivial operations by the Goldbiter Rats’ sharp teeth .

These rats were certainly natural-born experts in this field .

All this was an eye-opening experience for Imperial Prince Huo . “Young lord Jiang Chen,” he joked, “with these rats helping you, you could very well be considered one of the very best prospectors in Myriad Abyss . These Goldbiter Rats’ll make practically everything easy!”

This gave Jiang Chen an idea . He remembered Mount Cloud Camel back in Eternal Divine Nation . His buddy the Astral White Tiger had discovered a vein of ore there a while ago .