What bad thoughts can a paladin have?

Chapter 100 News from the miners

Ren and Leolina's guesses were actually correct. Most of the information given to them by Baraba Smenko was accurate, except for the most critical part—the cause of death of his right-hand man.

The biggest reason why his assistant died was the greed of the copper mine owner.

At the beginning, the Faceless Man who founded the Ebon Society discovered the Dark Temple under the Copper Mine according to ancient books, and bought Ragnorin with money and promises of power. But soon, the Faceless Man became worried. , he found his collaborator a gloomy, paranoid and greedy dwarven mine owner.

In order to reserve a way out for himself, the Faceless Man contacted his dear Mr. Smenko and asked him to provide food and supplies for the Ebon Society.

However, what the Faceless Man didn't expect was that Barabas Simenko was even more greedy and arrogant than Ragnolin.

Not only did he sell low-quality food and tools to the Ebon Society at a high price, he even coerced the Faceless Man into paying him regular hush money, otherwise he would report everything that happened in the mining area to the City Lord's Mansion and various churches.

The unbearable Faceless Man decided to teach this greedy guy a lesson. So, on the second morning after the negotiations went nowhere, the dear mine owner woke up and saw the head of his right-hand man placed next to his pillow. .

Based on this, Baraba Simenke also hated the Ebon Society and the Faceless, but he dared not take revenge openly because of the strength of the other party.

The arrival of the three of Rennes gave him an excellent opportunity to deal with the Ebon Society and get rid of his competitors at the same time.

Of course, he also wanted to get rid of these three uninvited little guys along the way.

While the three of Rennes were secretly raising their vigilance against Baraba Smenko, the mine owner also used his contacts to arrange for a backup.

As a former wanderer, he also has good contacts in the Thieves Guild, and hiring a few mid-level killers is just a piece of cake for him.

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Early the next morning, the three of Ryan got up early and came to the gate of the manor. At this time, the housekeeper of the manor was already waiting there.

"Three, this is the identity certificate prepared by His Excellency Simenke for you. With it, you can freely enter and exit the entire mining area, and the guards inside will not block it."

With that said, the butler handed three metal pieces the size of a palm to the three of Ryan.

On these three thin metal sheets, in addition to engraving the names (pseudonyms) of the three Rennes, there is also the autograph of Baraba Smenko.

It's just that this font is too rough...

Two hours later, the two guards guarding the gate of the mining area glanced at the metal sheet and slowly opened the heavy iron gate.

"The mining experts who came here from Fanlin Town? I bet a silver lion coin, these few must not be invited by His Excellency Ragnolin."

"Nonsense, doesn't it have His Excellency Simenke's signature on it? You think we are as illiterate as you!"

"So what if you're literate, aren't you looking at the gate as hard as I am?"

"you!"

The conversation of the guards in the ear gradually became inaudible, and the three of Renn soon came to the deep tunnel in the mining area.

"I really didn't expect that in less than a month, this is the third time I have drilled underground."

Standing in front of the tunnel, Ren shrugged helplessly.

"Eh? It seems so!"

Angelica blinked and counted with her fingers.

"Pandalin Mine was entered by you, Ren, and the dragon training ground of the Dragon Witch Cult was also built underground. Also, this black sandalwood..."

Before she finished speaking, Leolina's face changed, and she winked at Miss Ranger, signaling her to keep silent.

"someone is coming!"

In a few seconds, a lame old man with a pickaxe slowly came out of the tunnel.

When he saw Ren and the others standing in front of the tunnel, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

"stranger?"

"We are experts hired to investigate the mine veins. Old man, can you tell us about the general situation of this copper mine?" Ren asked with a smile.

The other party looked Ren up and down, snorted coldly, and was about to walk past the paladin.

"Old man, I know your time is precious. How about this, as long as you answer our questions, this silver lion coin will be your reward."

When he saw the silver coin in Leolina's palm, the old miner's muddy eyes suddenly lit up.

He looked around and said in a low voice just now:

"For Ms. Fortune's sake, I'd like to tell you what I know, but only three questions. If you want to ask more, you'll need an extra Silver Lion. Come on, come with me , this is not the place to talk."

Led by the old miner, the three of Rennes quickly came to the depths of the mining area.

At a fork in the road, the old miner stopped.

"It's almost here, just ask."

"I have walked this way and found that Mr. Ragnolin's management of the entire mining area is extremely bad. According to the "Bauhinia Safety Construction Regulations", a torch should be hung every 15 meters in the mining area for lighting. At least half of the torches in the mines I've passed have been completely burned out or abandoned."

Ren frowned and said.

Speaking of Ragnolin Shenshi, the old miner couldn't help but snorted coldly:
"Hmph, that guy is extremely stingy and stingy. In order to save money, he is not willing to spend a lot of money to brighten the mine tunnel, forcing us miners to bring our own torches and lanterns when we work. Our little A small half of my meager salary is spent on this!"

Speaking of this, his tone was full of deep resentment, and he obviously hated this iron cock boss very much.

"So, I would like to ask, what is your salary for working here?"

Angelica asked curiously.

"Two silver lion coins per day, including food and lodging." The old miner said in a muffled voice, "This is the second question."

"Isn't this salary too low?" Leolina couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice, "According to the law of the Bauhinia Alliance, the daily salary for heavy physical work like miners should not be less than 5 silver lion coins." OK."

"So..." the old miner spread his hands, and said helplessly and indignantly, "Except for us disabled people who can't find other jobs, most of the people who work here are people who were punished as coolies for committing crimes. .Another copper mine owner, Barabbas, used his contacts and a little bribe to get them here from prison. Those normal miners, as long as they earn enough money here to find work elsewhere Just resigned."

"These two bastards are even more vampires than vampires!"

Angelica cursed angrily.

"Thank you for your cooperation, this is the reward you deserve."

Leolina handed the silver lion coin in her hand to the old miner, then took out another silver lion coin, and shook it gently in front of the other miner.

"Next, there are three other questions."

The old miner who got the reward immediately smiled. You know, normally, it would take him a long time to earn this silver lion coin. Now he just needs to use his mouth and tell these foreign experts some miners You can easily earn what you know.

What could be an easier job than this?
Thinking of this, the disabled old miner felt more and more pleasing to the three of Ryan.

"I heard from Mr. Barabba that His Excellency Ragnolin seems to have found some good things in the depths of this mining area?"

Ren asked tentatively.

"It seems to be the case...Let me think about it." The old miner thought for a while before saying, "I seem to have some impressions in the depths of the mining area. By the way, that guy Ragnolin sealed off the depths of the mining area, and We said that he wanted to discover new deposits deep in the mining area, thereby expanding the scale and mining volume of the entire mining area.

It was another brand new mine, where Ragnorin had installed a lift to connect it to the old one, as the miners knew.It's just that the guy didn't seem to want us to get close there. He not only asked the guards to set up warning signs along the way, but also used wooden boards to seal the fork leading to the elevator with thick boards! "

There are some discrepancies with what Barabbas said, but it may be Ragnolin's declaration to the outside world. What is going on, we will naturally know when we get there.

After hearing what the old miner said, Ren secretly thought in his heart.

After asking the old miner how to get to the fork, the female mage handed over the silver lion coin to the other party.

Watching the figure of the old miner gradually disappearing in the mine tunnel, Ren whispered:
"It seems that whether it's the Black Sandalwood Society or the Faceless Man, as long as they find that new mine, everything will come to light."

"Well, it seems that there is our ultimate goal."

The female mage said in a deep voice.

"However, before we set off, I think we need to prepare some backhands."

"Yes," Ren nodded, "For some reason, I feel in the dark that this will be an extremely difficult adventure. In order to prevent some people from turning their faces and denying others, some backhands must be prepared .”

With that said, Ren looked at Miss Ranger.

"Anjielica, it's up to you to do so."

Angelica pointed to her nose.

"I?"

"Well, you summoned Xiao Na, I need it to do something."

Ren said as he took out a piece of paper from the dimension bag.

"I prepared this last night. You ask Xiao Na to take it with you, and then fly outside the mine, waiting for our news. If there is an accident on our side, let it notify the city lord's mansion or the church, and let They quickly sent help."

Can't fight, call for reinforcements.

This is Ryan's most simple thought.

In the fight against evil, the paladins under the good god are naturally on the same front.

Therefore, it is not ashamed for Rennes to ask for foreign aid.

"Since you are already prepared, Ren, I won't bother my colleagues."

The female mage covered her mouth and smiled.

Angelica was stunned for a moment, and only then did she realize that her greatest role seemed to be to summon Xiao Na, so that she could summon reinforcements when the situation was wrong...

(End of this chapter)