Very soon, the people Mu Feichi had dispatched to survey the situation had news for them.
Xinqi Town used to be a crucial military site in the past, and several battles had taken place there. Later, local people had discovered ore in the mountains.
Therefore, excavation and mining operations began in that area. Decades had passed, and the mineral resources had gradually dwindled away, resulting in the original miners leaving the mines to live in the small town.
Later, the government developed the tourism industry locally, and more and more people came as tourists to the small town. Few people bothered to venture into the abandoned mining areas that were still up in the mountains.
In addition, after several landslides, the mining area became more deserted, and almost no one went there.