Mining Iron Mountain Is Hard

"It had been nearly one century since mining started on this Mount Damo and still very little progress has been made. Mount Damo could be described as entirely made of iron, incomparably hard and extremely hard to mine. For so many years, the mining had only progressed to the stage you are seeing now. One person might not even mine a piece per day.

As Gu Qiong led the crowd in the direction of Mount Damo, he gave an introduction on the geography of the mountain, with special emphasis directed at Ren Baqian.

Gu Qiong actually recognized Tao Jiyuan as he had met him several times before. As for this Imperial Deputy Prefect from the palace, his status was extraordinary and this was also his first time here. Thus, he had the need to brief him on the situation.

Ren Baqian's knowledge of iron ore mines was obtained from the internet. Only after hearing Gu Xiong's introduction, he realized that Mount Damo was quite different from what he envisaged.