My Magic Age

The original intention of Hank's expedition team to find this mine was to find the magic metal copper inside, but they didn't expect to be ambushed by the cunning goblins, which almost killed a team member. Unlike the last time when they returned empty-handed, the copper mine on the rock wall was now found next to the copper mine, which made Hank and his team members very excited.

Hank told me about the distribution of the copper ore in these mines in a tactful way. Hank proposed that our two teams share the copper ore in the mines equally, but I thought about it and refused. I directly gave up the right to collect copper ore, because no one in our team had learned mining, and mining technology was hard work, so after a brief discussion with several members of our team, I chose to give up the right to mine copper ore.

In this regard, Hank felt that he owed us a little. After all, it was our team's Lagetis and Darwin who worked together to clear the goblins hiding in the dark, so he proposed to evenly distribute the mined copper ore, but I decisively refused. The magic academy does not encourage students to learn life skills such as mining. During this period, I didn't even touch a pickaxe.

So I proposed: We don't want cuprite. If we are lucky and find malachite in the cuprite, then give me the ownership of the first piece of malachite, and I can exchange it with other magic materials of equal value.

When I said this, Hank seemed a little embarrassed and scratched his head. He stammered and said to me: "In theory, you give these cuprites to us. If you dig out malachite, you should give it directly to you. It's awkward to talk about exchanging it with magic materials. But that kind of gem is too rare after all. If we really dig out one, we don't have to ask our parents for money before graduation. So, this matter will be done according to what you said, Ji Jia, but if we really dig out two pieces, we will split it equally..."

Malachite is a rare magic gem, which is generally associated with large copper mines. According to the records in the magic book, if malachite is inlaid on a staff, it will give the staff the magical effect of "enhanced healing". However, malachite is a very rare gemstone, and the chance of picking it up in such a mine is almost zero. Because these goblins also have the habit of collecting rare gemstones, they will never let those malachites grow on the stone walls of the mine without collecting them.

I said this just to reject those copper ores with low purity. Our magic waist bags were filled with some materials from saber-toothed tigers. There were nine pieces of saber-toothed tiger fur alone, two pieces of ironwood wood and some magic herbs. There were also some golden needle grass and moonstone in my backpack, which were harvested from the one-way portal after the rescue operation. At that time, our team led the saber-toothed tiger king away and killed it, and did not collect these magic materials in time. These materials in the backpack were supplemented to me by Swift and Thomas afterwards.

I didn't expect that the honest Hank took it seriously. He hadn't seen the shadow of the first piece of malachite yet, but he was thinking about the ownership of the second piece of malachite.

Among the seven members of our team, only Rita and Darwin did not have much in their backpacks. So whenever Rita saw Hank's team members collecting copper, she would turn her head away and deliberately avoid looking at their excited looks. Along the way, everyone had gained something, and the atmosphere in the team suddenly became high. Among the crowd, Hank laughed the loudest. He was very proud to bring such practical benefits to his team.

In the mines along the way, countless green monkeys died. These goblins were almost all shot by Lagertis and Darwin. There was almost nothing valuable on the goblins. A blowpipe made of reeds or a hunting bow like a child's toy, a rusty iron knife, these would not be picked up even if they were thrown casually on the streets of El City.

Unknowingly, we had reached the end of the mine. The mine in front of us had become a thick stone wall, but Lagertis and Darwin were nowhere to be seen. I held a moonstone and carefully searched for some clues along the wall, hoping that Lagertis could leave some marks for us. Behind a huge granite pebble protruding from the wall, I found a narrow passage digging downwards.

On the stone wall at the entrance of the passage, I saw the latest mark left by Lagertis. There were two goblins sitting on the stone ground, with their backs against the stone wall. One was shot in the chest, and the other was shot in the eyebrow of the head. However, there was only an arrow hole with black blood flowing out, and the feather arrow had been taken away.

It seemed that they were chasing the goblins to the second floor of the mine. The scribbled notes drawn by Lagertis on the wall were very messy, with some simple patterns. I couldn't understand what she wanted to express.

"Here is a piece of red copper! Boss." The ranger of Hank's team shouted excitedly from the innermost corner of the mine with a torch. This was already the 21st piece of red copper ore. It seemed that this trip was not allowed, and all members had some gains. This made them more active in the mines, carefully searching for copper ore in every corner.

And at this time, the members of Hank's team no longer had to worry about the goblins in the dark corners of the mines. Even if they were attacked, I would use the "hydrotherapy" to treat them immediately, so everyone expanded the exploration area one after another. This ranger was not very honest and ran to such a secluded place privately.

But he found a cluster of copper ore, and Hank couldn't blame him too much, because that would only discourage him.

We all went over to see, and his teammates went over to help the ranger hold the torch. He was a little excited, and used a sharp pick to dig hard. The sparks from the copper ore fell on his face, but he didn't feel anything.

I stepped out of the crowd.

Yingli and Becky began to worry about Lagetis's safety, and waited anxiously at the entrance of the passage. At this time, Rita was also worried about Darwin. Becky wanted to go in first, but I pulled her back. Then I held a moonstone and walked into the passage that took a sharp turn.

"Hey, are you still a reserved water healing magic apprentice?" Becky pulled my collar and said to me with dissatisfaction.

I said to her, "I only know that I am your captain. Besides, who among you can heal wounds faster than me?"

"Oh my God! You are bringing this up. Is it a skill to recover quickly after being injured? Then Jijia, you should be a shield warrior. It's a pity to be a magic apprentice!" Becky came up behind me and argued with me relentlessly.

"That's right. Am I not doing what a shield warrior should do now?" I said to her with my face turned sideways. Becky followed me closely. I could even smell her perfume. She always smelled of bitter orange blossom.

In the mine, she and I cooperated to kill the rock golem, which improved our tacit understanding in battle. Now she has regarded me as a reliable comrade-in-arms. When talking to me, she was less reserved and more straightforward. She could even make some jokes with me.

A suppressed exclamation suddenly came from Hank's team behind me, but after a moment, there was no sound at all. It seemed that they must have discovered a large piece of red copper ore to make them so excited. But I couldn't care less. The narrow passage was very steep. At the beginning, I stepped on the slippery moss and lost my balance for a moment. I almost fell on my back. Becky caught up with me and held me up from behind.

Although I didn't fall, Becky hugged me tightly. My head happened to rest on her shoulder. Her warm breath sprayed on my face. I could see her face was a little red through the dim moonstone in my hand. Seeing me staring at her face in a daze, Becky pushed me twice, trying to make her voice a little more stable, and begged me: "Get up quickly!"

"There is slippery moss on the ground. If you are not careful, you will fall. You should be careful behind me." I struggled to stand up and said to the people behind me.

Ying Li's voice came from behind: "Jia, you should be more careful too!"

"I'm fine, don't worry!" I responded.

Only when I entered the second floor of the mine did I find that the mine here is much wider than the first floor. In the mine tunnel here, there is a lamp on the stone wall every twenty meters or so. The fat of some unknown animal is burning inside, which is very durable. However, the light of the wall lamp cannot shine too far and is swallowed up by the surrounding darkness. This place is like an underground palace. There are traces of artificial carving in each stone room. This is no longer a simple mine, but has been repaired by these underground residents like a beautiful room.

Not far from the exit, there were several goblin corpses with arrow wounds lying in a mess. However, the wounds on two of the goblins made me a little nervous. One of them was obviously strangled to death by a steel wire in the neck, and the other goblin corpse was stabbed several times in the chest before dying. I wanted to know whose knife skills were so poor that after stabbing several times, it finally stabbed into the ventricle and stopped its heart beating.

Obviously, Lagetis would not give up his elven longbow even in close combat, so the goblin strangled by the bowstring should be the masterpiece of Lagetis, and the other goblin stabbed to death by the sharp blade should be killed by Darwin who has no close combat experience, but his knife skills are really poor...

Lagetis and Darwin have been forced into close combat, and it seems that the situation is not as optimistic as we thought, and they are fighting hard everywhere. I really don’t understand why they are already in such a dangerous situation, and why they want to go inside instead of returning to join us.

Going further inside, another weird picture appeared in front of me. There were two completely different goblins hugging each other tightly. One of them had a look of fear on his face. He tried to break free in panic, but someone stabbed him in the chest along the collarbone. He died in the constant struggle. His eyes were blood red, and he looked a little hideous and scary in this dark space. The other one was wearing a chain mail with lining, but its chest seemed to be smashed by a big iron hammer, and the whole chain mail was dented. It tried to open its eyes before dying, but the eyes that no longer had any spirit were blue-black.

These were two completely different goblins. One was well-equipped and its eyes were clear even after death. Although its appearance was still so wretched, there was no trace of tyranny from it. They both died in a way that was almost certain to end up being destroyed. This also let me know that there was another kind of goblin that had not lost its mind in this cave, and these two goblins seemed to be in a hostile relationship.

"What's wrong?" Hank came over to ask me when he saw me stopping and squatting on the ground using the faint light of the moonstone to carefully look at the traces of fighting on the ground.

I looked around, then took a breath and said, "Maybe this is where the goblins really live! Look."

I pointed at the two goblins lying on the ground and said to Hank: "There are also conflicts and fights among the goblins. I don't know who we should help!"

"Help whoever is weak, or don't help anyone at all, and let us reap the benefits in the end!" Hank said more rationally.

I think Hank has always been a very conscientious captain. When he considers things, he always considers the overall situation and rarely talks about personal feelings and emotions. The plan he gave is indeed the best plan.

"Jia, look at the number of Lagerdis left here. The matter seems to be very urgent!" Helena stood next to the stone wall and greeted me.

It seems that almost everyone in our team is beginning to worry about the safety of Lagertis and Darwin. And it seemed that the two of them were caught in a commotion among the goblins. I stood up. At this time, Hank seemed to have something to say to me. After I patted his shoulder, I said to him: " If it’s not urgent, then we’ll talk about your business later, and come with me to save people now…”

"Hey, I said..." Hank wanted to stop me again, so I waved my hand for him to follow.

Continue walking along the mine tunnel. Along the way, there are a large number of red-eyed goblins in a violent state. They only wear simple cloth strips around their waists to hang their rusty knives, and a few are wearing chains. Goblin A also dedicated his young and precious life.

A group of us continued walking inside. Although there were lights on the walls, they couldn't shine very far.

I have already heard the sounds of fighting, and following those messy sounds, I walked deeper into the cave...