Lord of Hyranza

By the time the last injured villager was treated, a bonfire had been lit in the square in the village, and those villagers who buried their relatives in the cemetery had returned to Guta Village one after another. They had already learned that Baron Suldak had sent him back. All the news of the food being robbed left only the grief of losing their loved ones in their hearts.

For the families of the victims, Suldak also gave some extra compensation, especially the militiamen of the three militia battalions. A pension of five gold coins for each family member of the battalion militiamen.

With such a high pension, even those soldiers who died in the front line did not have such treatment. The families of the three militiamen were holding five golden gold coins, and they were even a little at a loss. It is rare for them to buy silver coins at ordinary times. See, what's more, these are heavy golden gold coins. The head of the first monarch of the Grimm Empire is printed on the front of the gold coins, and the vast territory of the Grimm Empire is printed on the back.

The village chief Huggins also seemed very excited standing on the village square. He thought that many villagers might not be able to survive this winter, and he was planning to marry some female relatives to other villages. Many villagers were getting married for a while, and he even planned to send the girls in the village to Wall Village. He and Village Chief Bright knew Wall Village well.

Before he finished dealing with the affairs of the village, Baron Surdak sent back the food that the desert robbers had robbed.

Seeing the camel caravan and hearing Baron Suldak's decision, Village Chief Huggins' legs became weak and he almost knelt down for Suldak on the spot...

After dealing with these matters, Suldak did not continue to stay in Guta Village. He told Village Chief Huggins to take care of the follow-up matters, and also left the qualifications for the selection of the three militia battalion militiamen, and asked him to select three brave men on his behalf. The villagers who are good at fighting will go to Wall Village to report next month when they receive subsidized rations.

Then Suldak drove the camel caravan back to Wall Village overnight.

……

When passing the entrance of the underground river, the sound of rushing water could still be heard in the dark. Suldak stayed at the entrance of the underground river for a while. He planned to stay in the underground river cave during the dry season. A circular dam is built at the entrance. When the water level is lower than the dam, the lake water here will no longer flow into the underground cave, so that a lake can be artificially built here.

After those kobold slaves have repaired a few cement roads in the barren land, and when the dry season enters next spring, let the kobold slaves come here to encircle the lake.

The reason for the lack of water in the barren land is not only because of the long drought period, but also because there are cracked limestone layers everywhere, and the entire land cannot hold the rainwater.

Andrew was leading the camel in the front, Samira was riding in the middle of the team, Gulitham was carrying a bone-crushing stick, and followed at the end of the camel team. , back to Wall Village.

Several large iron pots in front of the rowhouses at the entrance of the village have already boiled multigrain porridge, and several village women who got up early are adding water to the large iron pots.

Now because the reservoir in the village is storing water, the river in the village has dried up, and the kobold slaves have to go to the bottom of the artificial canal on the river bay to fetch water when they wash up early in the morning. The kobold slave came back from the artificial canal with a bucket on his back.

Suldak found that the leading kobold slave actually had a string of dark moon necklaces hanging around his neck. He was wearing linen clothes and seemed to be covered with a simple leather armor. Kobold slaves are superior...

A long caravan of camels passed through the dead trees at the entrance of the village and walked slowly into Wall Village, which immediately attracted the attention of the villagers.

In the barren land, it is rare to see so many camels. Even the noble lords in Hailansa City rarely raise camels. These precious camels are basically controlled by the robbers in the desert.

When the head of Brett heard the news, he rushed over immediately. When he saw these camels, several large bags of blood-stained leather armor, and more than 40 scimitars, he immediately knew that it was Suldak who killed a desert bandit. , there will be such a harvest.

The head of Bright, limping and leaning on a cane, asked Surdak with concern: "Have you stopped those nasty sand thieves?"

"Well! We arrived at the edge of the desert, just half a day earlier than them..."

Suldak stopped and briefly told the story.

The old village chief patted his forehead and said to Surdak:

"Dak, Luke came back from the sulfur mine yesterday. It seems that he has news to tell you. This kid ran off to the mine just after he got married. He probably hasn't woken up yet!"

Suldak asked Andrew to hand over the reins of the camels to the old village chief, and then said to him, "Help me set these camels up. These camels are more convenient than horses to walk in the barren land. It's our first camel caravan."

Then he waved to the old village chief and said, "I'll go home first, and when Luke wakes up, you ask him to find me at the security station."

After finishing speaking, Suldak rode on Gu Bolai's horse, asked Andrew and others to go back to the security station, and walked alone along the concrete road in the village towards his home in the upper reaches of the valley.

Chapter 590 Luke's News

When Suldak rushed to the security station, Andrew just placed a large piece of roasted camel meat on the dining table, and then he and the ogre feasted on it.

Aphrodite seldom dines with Andrew. She thinks that the half-elf archer has such a youthful and beautiful face, which should have a lot to do with her daily diet, so she chooses to eat the same food as Samira.

As a half-elf, Samira has resumed the eating habits of elves after she became financially free.

She likes to have an apple in the morning, fish for lunch, and basically fruit for dinner.

As soon as Suldak entered the restaurant, he saw Andrew and Gulitham grilling meat again early in the morning, while the two ladies were sitting across the table eating apples.

Luke sat quietly on the bench next to him, and Suldak didn't ask him if he had eaten. He cut a piece of camel meat with a knife and put it on a plate, inviting him to sit on the table too.

He himself poured a glass of water, sat next to Luke, and asked him, "What do you want from me, and you need to come back from the mine?"

Luke cut off a piece of camel meat, put the dipping sauce into his mouth, and said vaguely: "Dark, two kobold slaves at the mine found a sulfur cave upstream..."

Suldak was slightly taken aback, and said, "You mean that the kobold slaves discovered a sulfur mine in the upper reaches of the lava river?"

"That's right, and there are traces of salamanders in that mine..." Luke tried to swallow a large piece of camel meat, and replied.

Before Luke could finish speaking, the ogre Gullitum stood up all of a sudden.

"Captain, let me handle this matter, I am best at dealing with those big guys!"

The ogre mopped its oily mouth with a big hand and spoke loudly.

Probably his mind is full of salamanders now, which is why he is so excited.

"Sit down and eat your own!" Suldak ordered the ogre Gulitum.

He turned his head and said to Luke: "Luke, you came back this time specifically for this matter... tell me what you think?"

Luke wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said: "We conducted preliminary exploration at the entrance of the cave. The sulfur mine is very rich in resources. In addition to sulfur, there are also some spars in the mine. Salamander, I didn’t let the kobold slaves go too deep, but you can go and see if I can develop that mine when I come back this time, the sulfur ore reserves in the mine are extremely rich!”

It turned out that Luke was worried about the salamanders in the mine, so he didn't dare to explore the sulfur mine easily, so he ran back to bring reinforcements.

Suldak is not sure how this sulfur mine is related to the sulfur mine that he and Selina discovered at the beginning. According to the location Luke said, it is probably not the same mine, but since the kobold slave Going backward along the lava river and discovering a sulfur mine, it means that the sulfur ore that is conveniently collected near the sulfur river is likely to be mined, otherwise the kobold slaves would not have traveled so far.

Now that the sulfur ore trade is on the right track, and the large amount of income brought by the sulfur mine maintains the high cost of infrastructure in Wall Village, Suldak feels that the sulfur mine must maintain normal sulfur mining. quantity.

"Okay. Let's leave tomorrow morning, and let's go to the mine together." Suldak then made a decision.

Seeing that Suldak readily agreed, Luke quickly stood up from the table and said to Suldak:

"In that case, I will wait for you at the entrance of the village tomorrow morning..."

After finishing speaking, Luke turned around and left the security station in a hurry.

……

Aphrodite, who was sitting across the dining table, heard Suldak say this, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Didn't you say that after dealing with those robbers, you still have to go to Hailansa City?"

Succubus Aphrodite's complexion has been getting better and better recently, and even when she frowns, she doesn't make people feel disgusted, especially her eyes, which seem to have some kind of spirituality.

It was only then that Suldak remembered that he still had to go to Hailansa City to handle the funds for the security squadron, and this matter could not be delayed.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Luke must have discovered something, I need to go and see it myself to understand!"

Then he said to Aphrodite: "Didn't I say it last time... This time I allow you to go to Hailansa City by yourself, and I will draw a specific route for you. You can live in the one near the square garden." Hotel. When you arrive at the hotel in Hailansa City, let me know, and if you can, call me there. I need to go to the City Hall’s Quartermaster Office and the Guard Battalion to settle the funds for the security squadron.”

Aphrodite didn't expect Suldak to agree so readily.

With a smile on his face, eager to try, he said straightforwardly: "Okay, I'll clean up and leave now!"

"..."

Suldak hesitated a little, he took a deep look at Aphrodite.

"Don't worry, I won't cause trouble for you, I promise!" Aphrodite promised quickly.

Suldak nodded and said:

"Well, pay attention to safety along the way, avoid those magicians, and don't do extreme things when there is a conflict. If you can't handle it, call me!"

"Got it!" Aphrodite heard the concern in Suldak's words, and her charming eyes showed a trace of tenderness: "Hey, Dak, it feels good to be cared about."

For this kind of succubus who is born with a devil figure and an angel face, 'charm' is their innate ability.

For a moment, Suldak suddenly felt that race or not is really not that important...

"..."

In the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness, the double-faced four-armed demon statue, which contained all the stars in its body, suddenly opened its eyes. It felt as if a holy beam entered his sea of ​​consciousness, making him wake up instantly.

Suldak said with clear eyes: "We are contract partners, right!"

"Yes, we are contract partners!" Aphrodite said happily, narrowing her eyes.

After breakfast, Aphrodite dressed herself up as a young knight, rode an ancient Bolai horse, and went to Hailansa City alone.

……

The next day, Suldak led the security team and followed Luke to the sulfur mine.

Accompanying them was a team of four-wheel trucks from Wall Village, who wanted to transport some of the sulfur mines stored there and back.

That afternoon, a cold north wind blew up in the barren land, and the horse under Suldak neighed and refused to go any further.

This barren land is covered with a foot-thick volcanic ash, and the wind blows over the volcanic ash, twisting up strands of ash and flying all over the sky with the wind, even with a mask on, it seems to be pouring into the mouth and nose.

Suldak was riding on horseback, and the violent north wind swept the volcanic ash and raised dust all over the sky. Countless ash poured into his body along the collar and cuffs, making his body very uncomfortable. The volcanic ash made people feel uncomfortable. Dare to open your eyes.

Suldak raised his hand to temporarily stop the entire team. He made ten trucks form a big circle. When the wind and sand built up, he covered the trucks with tarpaulin, although the tarpaulin of the trucks still could not completely block the north wind. The blowing volcanic ash, but people hide in the truck, so they don't have to face the biting cold wind directly.

The strong wind blew the tarpaulin noisy, and Suldak settled everyone before he got into the cargo box.

It was impossible to even talk in this situation. Everyone was covered with thick scarves, curled up and quietly waited for the wind to end.

The temperature became very low, and the volcanic ash on the ground covered all traces, and a layer of crystal frost was spread on the volcanic ash.

It took a day for the north wind to subside. It took the team four and a half days to arrive at the sulfur mine after a two-day journey.

Moreover, a Gubolai horse in the convoy lost one eye because of the strong north wind. When Suldak arrived at the pustule mountain, under the strong wind, a large area of ​​volcanic rock was covered in volcanic ash again. Below, under these volcanic rocks, there are still some dark rivers of lava hidden.

If you are not careful, you will step on the volcanic rock layer. It may be better if there is a hole below. If there is a river of lava below, the moment the horseshoe steps in, it will be burned to ashes.

Fortunately, everyone did not encounter this situation. When they came to the sulfur mine, they saw six hundred kobold slaves scattered on both sides of a long lava river from a distance. The sulfur ore crystals on the edge of the rock wall were knocked off and put into the backpack behind him.

The sulfur mines that are the easiest to mine have been mined by kobold slaves. Now they have to hang their bodies on the river of lava with ropes to collect those sulfur mines, making mining extremely difficult.

No wonder Luke rushed back to Wall Village himself, and insisted on coming here by himself.

Suldak pulled the veil off his face and asked Luke, "Where is that sulfur mine?"

Luke pointed along the middle of the lava river and said, "It's over there!"

Suldak squinted his eyes and looked, and sure enough it was not the same sulfur mine he had discovered.

Settling down the coachmen of the four-wheeled carriage and letting them rest for a while, Suldak led the members of the security team along the undulating volcanic rocks on the edge of the lava river, and soon climbed to the middle of the mountain...

Chapter 591

The sky was shrouded in billowing smoke from Pustule Mountain, and a large amount of volcanic ash formed thick clouds over Pustbag Mountain. Not only was there a large amount of volcanic ash floating in the sky, but the light around Pustbag Mountain was extremely dark.

There are hot rocks everywhere under our feet, thick smoke is choking from some rock crevices, and the foul smell of sulfur is everywhere.

The banks of the lava river were full of kobold slaves collecting sulfur mines. Luke found two kobold slaves on the sulfur mine to lead the way. The group was not bothered by the scorching volcanic rocks on both sides. The volcanic rocks are very sensitive. When they walk on the volcanic rocks, it seems that they don't feel the heat with the soles of their feet, but every time they use their keen breathing, they can feel how hot the rocks in front of them are.

The road to climb the volcanic rock along the way is not very easy. There is a lot of hot magma in the lava river. From time to time, magma will burst from the bottom of the pool, and a large amount of red magma will splash out. No matter where it touches, there will be wisps of blue smoke .

Apart from these kobold slaves, it is not Luke who is most familiar with this river of lava, but the ogre Gullitum who is walking in the middle of the team. After squatting by the river for a long time, he remembered very clearly the landing points of some rock walls, and introduced several times to Surdak the locations of hunting salamanders.

After listening to the ogre Gulitum, Suldak discovered that this ogre had really killed a lot of salamanders recently, and the source of these salamanders seems to be the river of lava. upstream.

The two kobold slaves who were in charge of leading the way quickly led Surdak and his party to the entrance of the lava cave halfway up the mountain.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Suldak discovered that the lava cave was actually hidden behind the waterfall of the lava river. The lava river formed a huge lava stream on the cliff with a drop of more than [-] meters. Under the waterfall is a huge magma pool.

And the two kobold slaves were not afraid of the magma splashed from time to time by the lava waterfall, and they went straight to the side of the lava waterfall.

The team of Suldak's team endured the oncoming heat wave. The surrounding high temperature made Suldak feel as if the air inhaled into his lungs was on fire. The two kobold slaves were also burned by the scorching heat. , but they did not stop or go around. Instead, they walked close to the edge of the magma pool towards the stone wall below the magma waterfall. Next to the magma waterfall are some cooled and stacked volcanic rocks.

Layers of these volcanic rocks piled up in various shapes. Two kobold slaves easily passed through the gap between the rock walls. His chestnut hair was dry and haggard and curly. He poured the last sip of water from the water bag he carried into his stomach, trying to alleviate the heat wave around him, but he still couldn't stand the temperature here, and he seemed to be staggering when he walked.

Suldak quickly poured the water from his water bag on Luke, which made him feel better.

"Andrew, send Luke away!" Suldak thought for a while, worried that Luke would not be able to bear the rest of the journey, so he ordered the native warrior.

Andrew agreed, stopped to pick up the teetering Luke, and walked quickly towards the edge of the lava river.

The kobold slaves leading the way continued toward the waterfall.

A group of people walked forward against the rock wall, and unexpectedly found a narrow gap between the lava waterfall and the rock wall in front of them.

This narrow gap is blocked by the volcanic rocks piled up next to the waterfall, and the mystery inside is completely invisible from the outside. Only when you endure the scorching heat and the magma splashing around, you can see this gap when you come to the innermost side of the stone wall. .

The two kobold slaves continued walking inside.

One side is a stone wall, and the other side is magma falling from the sky. As long as this flow of magma splashes a little, the two kobold slaves will probably be roasted in an instant.

However, this kind of magma looks very viscous, and apart from making the surrounding temperature very hot, it seems that there is no danger of splashing out.

Next to the rock wall, Suldak could still vaguely see some traces of sulfur mining. The two kobold slaves probably found this place in the first place to collect sulfur ore.

A group of people who entered behind the waterfall finally saw the huge karst cave entrance hidden behind the waterfall. The cave entrance is almost 20 meters high and only 50 meters wide. There is an obvious huge stone platform extending outward from the entrance. Into the pool of lava.

There is no magma in the cave, but the heat wave makes the cave look like a huge oven, filled with a pungent sulfur smell.

There are eye-catching light yellow lines on the surrounding stone walls, each yellow line is a condensed sulfur mine, and there are clusters of bright red red crystals growing between some stone pillars inside the cave. These red crystals are like balls of thorns, and those sword-shaped rubies are some hexagonal crystals, which are criss-crossed in the cave, and I don't know how many there are.