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Chapter 383 Curse
"People can not escape from doing wrong.

The Blood Moon County City has been built for hundreds of years, and the secret mining of the magic crystal mine probably started a long time ago, and you can't blame all of it.

The fact that you haven't leaked the news for so many years is enough to prove that you are still very measured and did not mine extensively.

Viscount Altum, don't say we won't give you a chance.

Now explain the matter clearly, we will deal with it internally in the province, and there is still room for negotiation.

Now that the matter has come to this point, don't expect to continue to hide it.The vision that erupted just now can be seen in a radius of tens of miles, and it is estimated that the news has already spread.

Once the capital sends people to intervene, not only will you die, but your family will also die.

For the sake of our colleagues, as long as you explain the matter clearly, we will help you figure out a solution together! "

Obviously, what Hudson said was not only for Viscount Ottum, but also for all the nobles present.

Charge or not, that's just a small problem, the key is how to deal with the interests of the magic crystal mine.

Secrecy is impossible.Visions appeared in a radius of tens of miles, and tens of thousands of people saw them. Even if everyone issued a password immediately, it could only delay the leak of the news.

Even if ordinary people are ignorant, there are so many nobles in the southeast province, it is impossible without the king's eyeliner.

In front of everyone, no one dared to pass on the news for the time being, but it was impossible for everyone to stay together forever.Once the team is disbanded, the news will definitely reach the capital.

Now it is exposed that Viscount Ottum is mining the magic crystal mine privately, but it does not mean that he is the only one involved.At least in the eyes of the king, he would not believe that such a big deal could be done by a middle-class nobleman alone.

Once the investigation is in-depth, it is either shit or shit, and the matter is not clear at all.

Especially the vassals of Viscount Ottum, if they say they don't know, no one will believe it.

It doesn't matter if the Koslow family is a rising noble, the Dalton family will definitely not be able to tell, and the capital will definitely suspect that they are involved.

For no other reason, after so many years of private mining of the magic crystal mine, it stands to reason that the Viscount Otum family, which has gained a lot of wealth, should have risen long ago, but in the end they are still dawdling among the middle-class nobles.

Judging from the strength shown on the bright side, not only have they not risen in the past 100 years, but they have declined a bit.

Except for the addition of a little more magic crystal cannons in Blood Moon County, Hudson didn't notice any difference between them and ordinary middle-class nobles.

"Thank you, Earl Hudson, for your understanding!

It is a long story, so I will briefly introduce it.The matter of the magic crystal mine can be traced back to 300 years ago.

During a battle to encircle and suppress the Blood Moon Sect, the ancestors discovered this magic crystal mine, so they found a way to operate it and took root here.

Originally thought that this was just a miniature mine vein, which could make a fortune.I didn't expect that the more mining, the higher the production capacity of the vein, and the quality of the magic spar produced is also constantly improving.

Realizing that things were not going well, we were on the ropes and had to bite the bullet and carry on.

After the efforts of our ancestors, we finally thought of a way to build a city on the mine veins to cover up the existence of the magic crystal mine.

Fortunately, at the beginning, relying on the wealth of the magic crystal mine, the family's strength has grown rapidly.But this kind of good thing, in the third year after the city was built, it took a sharp turn for the worse.

As if cursed, accidents happened to the older clansmen one after another.Especially in the past 80 years, no one in our family can live past 60 years old, and not many people can live to 50 years old.

Even if one has cultivated to be an earth knight or a magister, he has passed the threshold of 60 years old.Either there was an accident outside, or he died suddenly without a trace.

Not only is the life span shortened, but even the younger generation is prone to premature death.Counting collateral descendants, the family members have dropped from more than 800 at the peak to more than 100 now.

Kong has a lot of wealth, but suffers from the limitation of longevity.The sharp drop in population has limited our development, and the strength of the family has declined instead of rising over the years.

In order to find a solution, we also asked many people to help, but unfortunately no one can see the problem.

Even clansmen who were born in other places have never returned to the territory, and they cannot escape the curse of longevity.

After years of investigation, we also suspected that we had entered the magic crystal mine.For the future of the family, we have stopped mining in the past ten years.

Anyway, the news has been leaked now, if everyone wants this magic crystal mine, we can give up the mine for free! "

Viscount Ottum said sincerely.

That expression was as if this magic crystal mine was a scourge, and he wanted to throw it out immediately.

Whether it is true or not is unknown for the time being, but the family of Viscount Altum, who has acquired a lot of wealth, does not increase but declines in strength.

In the extraordinary world, old antiques represent the foundation.A strong man who could live to be one or two hundred years old can't even survive the age of 60 now.

The hope of the birth of a strong man was almost shattered, but the number of tribesmen also dropped sharply.With the combination of double unfavorable factors, it is only a problem for the family to prosper.

With this little episode, the original angry eyes of the crowd disappeared, replaced by hesitation.

If the magic crystal mine is really cursed, it is a hot potato.Although wealth is precious, life is more important.

"Humph!"

"Viscount Otum, I hope what you said is true. We need to investigate further. If there is any deception, you can wipe your neck yourself!"

Governor Pierce said indifferently.

Everyone is a veteran in the political arena, and making up stories is a skill for eating.In order to survive, there is nothing they cannot do.

"It's better to hit the sun than choose the day. Almost all the masters in the province are here now, and the curse of waiting for leisure can't do anything to us. Why don't we go to the magic crystal mine to check to confirm the authenticity."

Hudson suggested along the way.

After acquiring a large amount of knowledge inheritance, he is no longer so afraid of the legendary "curse".That kind of killing people thousands of miles away is just a legend after all.

The real curse still has a trigger condition, and it has to bear the corresponding backlash, it is more like an equivalent exchange of all forces
To curse and kill so many nobles in the southeast province, I am afraid that people who are proficient in cursing from all over the continent would not be able to do so.

The curse placed on the magic crystal mine a hundred years ago, or even hundreds of years ago, no matter how powerful it is, after the passage of time, its power will be greatly reduced.

What's more, Viscount Ottum's family has already carried the thunder, and the power of the curse may have been exhausted.Even if it is not over yet, Hudson is confident that he can keep the curse from sticking to his body.

"Viscount Otum, how did the curse come about?
Is it true that everyone who has entered the mine will be recruited, or that those who live in Blood Moon County will be unlucky?

As far as I know, in recent decades, not only people in your family can't live to be 60 years old, but the number of old people in Blood Moon County is also very small, and most of them are outsiders. "

Governor Pierce asked with concern.

If you are not careful, Hudson has a dragon, a bear, and two strong sanctuary powerhouses. Even if it is the strongest curse warlock in the whole continent, it is impossible to escape the fate of being backlashed, so you can naturally ignore it.

As the governor, he doesn't have such a thick shield. If he encounters a powerful curse, he still has to be hit when he should be hit.

Even if you want to go out for an adventure, you must bring the family's curse-proof magic props, and you must not act without authorization.

There are hundreds of members in the Dalton family, but there are only three or two seedlings in the direct line members. Once one or two are cursed and die, it will be over.

Governor Pierce, who thought he had seen through Hudson's sinister intentions, immediately became gloomy, and even his interest in the magic crystal mine dropped drastically.

"Your Excellency Governor, rest assured, the power of the curse is not that terrifying. We have done experiments, as long as the magic crystal mine has not been mined, ordinary people living in Blood Moon County will not be affected.

The number of old people in the city is small, mainly due to the miasma emanating from the magic crystal mine.This situation has happened everywhere, and almost all miners have short lifespans. "

It was fine if Viscount Ottum didn't explain, but after this explanation, everyone panicked and decided to participate without any hesitation.

In any case, this blood moon county can't stay anymore.Even if you go out to live in the wilderness, you can't live in this ghost place for a long time.

"There is still a lot of work to do in the aftermath. Everyone left together, and the follow-up work is not easy to carry out. Regarding the problem of the Magic Crystal Mine, please ask Earl Hudson to take someone there."

Governor Pierce said sincerely.

It's all for more efficient handling of work, it's definitely not that he was cowardly.If he had time, he would definitely lead the team there himself.

"Well, that's a good division of labor.

Viscount Altum, you lead the way.Priest Debon, Magister Yuri, Magister Antal, Knight Kotro... Come with me. "

Hudson directly named them.

All the masters present were not missing, a ninth-level giant dragon + a ninth-level earth bear + more than 20 seventh-level powerhouses, and a group of soldiers guarding them.

Judging from the lineup, they are all capable of confronting an evil god head-on.If the Lord of Skeletons came to the continent of Aslante, he could send them back.

It's not that the evil gods are waste materials, but mainly because under the restrictions of the rules, the strongest strength that all non-native creatures cannot exert in this world is the sanctuary.

Similarly, they can only exert the power of the sanctuary level. With their own advantages in realm comprehension, the fighting power of the gods is still far stronger than that of ordinary sanctuaries.

But the prerequisite is: after adapting to the rules of the world.When it just arrived, its combat power was just that, and if it was a little careless, it would be a legend of slaughtering gods.

For the sake of my own life, most of the time the gods come out to act in incarnations, and very few real bodies come out to do things in person.

The risk is controllable, and Hudson doesn't mind showing a little pride.What's more, it seems to be presiding over the investigation of the curse issue, which also involves the distribution of benefits from the magic crystal mine.

According to the normal distribution, the Koslow family will get half of the Dalton family's share at most, or only one-third of the other party's share.

There is no way. There are fifteen counties in the entire southeast province, and seven of them are guards from the Dalton family. More than [-]% of the land in the province is their fief.

If you want to quarrel at the provincial meeting, it is 1vs7; to be reasonable, if someone just pulls a county guard over, he can control the decision-making power.

If it is really a political confrontation, there is only one way left for Hudson: expand the problem and bring it to the provincial aristocratic council for discussion.

Although he is still at a disadvantage, at least when he is scolding, he has a group of younger brothers as helpers, so he won't be at a disadvantage from the very beginning.

Occasionally a proposal won the support of neutral nobles, and it is not without chance to turn the tables.It's just that the probability of this is really limited.

For the sake of his own prestige, Hudson decisively chose to take advantage of the situation, and every time he spoke, he took advantage of the "general trend" to the extreme, making it impossible to refuse.

Proposals passed again and again, seemingly inconspicuous.However, his position in everyone's mind is still subtly changing.

Invisibly, it created a political illusion for everyone: Lord Hudson has a very important voice in the province, and the two families jointly hold the highest voice in the southeastern province.

Just like now, Governor Pierce did not object, and others also chose to acquiesce.

Because in the eyes of many people at this moment, Hudson and Governor Pierce are on the same level, and the rest of the nobles are all lower.

As long as Governor Pierce did not make a clear statement, none of the county guards present would dare to take the lead in confronting Hudson.

Obviously everyone represents a county, and a look from Hudson can make them shut up, but no one thinks there is a problem.

In fact, this invisible penetration of influence can be traced back to the period of the orc invasion.When he was the coach of the Kingdom, Hudson had already established his prestige.

The classic scene of catching the five nobles of the Northland as Sun Tzu training is very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the stimulation to the witnesses is not so great.

Following Viscount Altum all the way to the back garden, he moved a rockery, and a passage appeared in front of everyone.

Going all the way along the secret road, the road gradually widens, like an ant nest, surrounded by large and small mines, and there are artificial pillars in the middle to support it.

From the cobwebs in the sky and the dust on the ground, it can be seen that no one has been here for a long time.

He randomly chose a mine to enter, traveled all the way to the depths of the mine, looked at the spar on the rock wall, and after snapping a piece casually, Hudson frowned.

"Do you see anything wrong?"

"Lord Earl, everything here is normal, there is no trace of evil power at all, it doesn't look like someone has cast a curse.

Maybe you can look elsewhere. This is a large magic crystal mine. Even if someone casts a curse, it is difficult to cover such a large area. "

Magister Yuri's answer made Hudson shake his head slightly.No problem is often the biggest problem.

After devouring so many magic spar, Hudson has also done some research on magic spar.The magic spar in his hand seems to be of good quality, but the energy fluctuations are quite different.

Judging from the energy fluctuations on the magic spar, it feels that this is not a naturally formed vein, but more like an artificially instilled power.

In theory, there is no problem in artificially manufacturing magic spar, and there are also successful cases in the laboratory.That's a nice step forward, regardless of cost.

But that was just a magic spar, not a magic crystal mine.The principles of the two are similar, but the problem is when it comes to specific operations, where can I find such a large amount of energy?
"Then let's investigate separately. But everyone be careful, the mine here has not been used for some days, and it may cause a collapse if there is too much movement!"

Hudson kindly reminded.

If the mine collapsed, it would be a tragedy for them and their group.Maybe Hudson can use the dragon as a pioneer to rush out, and others can only ask for luck.

(End of this chapter)