He was entirely unable to mine a single speck of the material. Every single deposit he discovered had already been legally and conceptually claimed. Massive, heavily fortified outposts stood guard over the excavation sites, entirely populated and defended by Tide's followers.
Tyrion had made the critical mistake of failing to realize just how deeply entrenched the merchant god's divine authority was over these lands before he acted. Attempting to covertly siphoning the raw ore, he had accidentally triggered the planetary security of the Everflowing Treasury. The mistake had led to an instantaneous, devastating counter-attack from Tide's conceptual network. Just like his escape from the refinery, Tyrion had been forced to pay a heavy, price each time just to offset the divine law acting upon him and escape with his life.
But physical injuries and lost mana were nothing compared to the confirmation of his own suspicions.
