Path of light

Chapter 391 392.Channing Sidney

Hot magma flows next to the furnace, and continues to flow into the slag pool through the gap in the crucible. This slag pool needs to be cleaned three times a day, and the hot breath is filled with a choking smell of burning.

The metal solution sinks under the magma and flows through the outlet at the bottom of the crucible into the fixed mold.

At night, this furnace is also constantly smelting mithril ore.

Under the firelight, Roy's face was relatively calm, and he walked directly in front of the five gray dwarves.

His eyes swept across the five gray dwarves. The gray dwarves were tied up with ropes, and it was difficult to even breathe. They had no strength to struggle, and they were hanging next to the furnace like five dead dogs.

One of the gray dwarves was injured and had blood on his face.

Roy said to the five gray dwarves:

"I really admire your courage in refusing to admit defeat and not being afraid of death!"

"I have to say that you have set an example for the eighty-seven gray dwarves in the smelting workshop and done what they have always wanted to do but did not dare to do."

"I fully understand the yearning for freedom in your hearts."

"But the rules are the rules. Since you have become miners in the Sudarsonan Mithril Mine, you must abide by your duties. Now I have the final say in this mine. I hope you will think carefully before doing something wrong. I want to bear the worst consequences.”

"If someone in the team escapes from the mine privately, according to the regulations of the Mithril Mine, the team of miners will be executed. If the entire team of miners escapes from the mine together, the team to which the team belongs will be held accountable."

"Since your team escaped from the mine together and are members of the night smelting team, the foreman and deputy foreman of the team must also be responsible for this..."

Roy set his sights on the gray dwarves in the yard.

Captain Timothy led four Dark Moon Elf warriors and escorted the two gray dwarves in front of Roy.

The ability to capture these gray dwarf bandits who escaped this time is entirely due to the assassin team.

When taking over this mithril mine, Roy did not let the Dark Moon Elf warriors show up in order to keep his trump card.

The two foremen of the night smelting team were very prestigious. When they were escorted in front of Roy by the Dark Moon Elves, a large group of gray dwarves pushed forward at the same time, but were blocked by the mixed elf warriors with their shields and their long swords placed on them. On the shield, he kept shouting: "Back up! Back up..."

The gray dwarves were not willing to listen. They put their hands on their shields and even tried to snatch the swords from the elf warriors.

Kaka, who was maintaining order at the scene, was frightened by the actions of the gray dwarves. The gray dwarves behind him were also rushing forward. A row of mixed-blood elf warriors could not stop these strong gray dwarves at all.

Roy held the 'Book of Judgment' in his hands, and then Roy read a short prayer.

The holy light formed a dazzling eye pattern in front of Roy, and a fist-sized silver hammer condensed from the divine pattern.

‘Hammer of Punishment’

If the 'Hammer of Judgment' is an irresistible punch, then the 'Hammer of Punishment' is a hammer of holy light that can knock down an enemy when it sweeps out.

Although the power is much smaller than the 'Hammer of Judgment', it is not unstoppable, but the damage range is wider...

The constantly rotating Holy Light Hammer suddenly appeared behind an elf warrior, and then hit a gray dwarf on the forehead. The gray dwarf was knocked backwards, and the Holy Light Hammer had already flown sideways. He went out and hit a gray dwarf next to him on the head.

There was no bloody scene of broken heads and blood splattering, but it successfully blocked the momentum of these gray dwarves, allowing the mixed-blood elf warriors from other places to quickly come to support.

The most ferocious among them was the Dark Moon Elf team led by Captain Tennyson. These Dark Moon Elf warriors were like awls, emerging from behind the mixed elves and thrusting into the middle of the group of gray dwarves.

All the gray dwarves who tried to return to the mine had bloody holes stabbed in their bodies by sharp daggers.

For a moment, this group of gray dwarves fell into chaos. The charge of the Dark Moon Elf warriors made them frightened and frightened. They never expected that the new mine owner would be so friendly to the mixed-blood elf miners, but he would be so tough on the gray dwarves. .

The gray dwarf miners were not even given any chance to admit their mistake. In an instant, a large number of these unarmed gray dwarf miners fell down.

Following Captain Timothy's shout, Deputy Captain Tennyson led the group of Dark Moon Elf warriors into the darkness, blending into the night.

A group of gray dwarves were so frightened that they helped their injured companions up. Seeing that the shield-wielding mixed-blood elf warriors in front of them had no intention of stopping them, they hurriedly helped bandage their companions' wounds.

The five gray dwarves hanging next to the furnace were tied into rice dumplings, but they exchanged glances with each other, and they all saw in each other's eyes the fear and despair of looking directly at death.

Seeing that his speech was interrupted by these gray dwarves, Roy had no intention of continuing. He waved to Captain Timothy beside him.

Five Dark Moon Elf warriors walked directly behind the five gray dwarves and cut the throats of the gray dwarves with daggers.

Five gray dwarves fell into a pool of blood one after another.

The two gray dwarf foremen were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground. Just when they were panicking, two dark moon elves appeared behind them and silently cut their throats with daggers.

A group of gray dwarves were immediately frightened into silence...

"I believe you must have heard that I am from the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion. The main force of the legion is currently looking for the gray dwarf pirates around the Queen Egwene Islands. If anyone wants to try my bottom line again, although Come here, but I want to give you a final warning. Once the furnace stops running because of you, I don’t mind replacing it with a group of gray dwarf prisoners!"

"You can take what I say as a threat, or you can take it as a disguised advice!"

After saying this, Roy turned around and walked out of the courtyard of the Mithril Mine.

Kaka rarely saw such bloody scenes. He stood there blankly, his heart filled with a strange emotion.

As an animal-taming hunter, Kaka has experienced many extremely dangerous hunts, but hunting warcraft and killing these defenseless gray dwarves are completely different feelings.

This is not the same as the last time I hunted the plateau headhunters...

He stood there in a daze. Roy took a few steps and looked back at Kaka, then waved to him and said:

"Let's go, Kaka."

Kaka jogged a few steps to catch up with Roy.

Roy put a hand on Kaka's shoulder and said to him: "If you have seen the evil committed by these gray dwarf bandits, then absolutely now"

"Speak as if you have seen it before!" Kaka said a little unconvinced.

"I have seen it before. In the third mine, after taking over the third mine, I led the elf warriors of the guard team into the mine. At that time, a group of gray dwarves were guarding the entrance of the mine. They controlled all the food that was put in every day. They have the final say on how many gemstones are delivered to the mine every day, and I don’t know how many mixed-blood elf mine slaves died of exhaustion and starvation because of this..."

"When I went down, the mixed-blood elven miners were digging escape tunnels according to the plan of the gray dwarves. Buried mixed-blood elven miners could be seen everywhere in the tunnel."

Kaka fell silent for a moment. He clenched his fists and glanced at the group of gray dwarf miners with a complicated expression.

As they spoke, the two passed through the gate of the mithril mine and returned to the courtyard of the manor.

Although there is only a gate between them, the noise of the furnace workshop does not seem to affect this side.

The moonlight was like snow, and the water column in the fountain pool was emitting a faint light. The sound of the gurgling water in the pool was like a string of sweet notes, which made Kaka's tense mind relaxed a lot.

"Actually, the people who captured so many mixed-blood elves into various mines were the headhunters!" Roy added.

Kaka seemed to have suddenly found an outlet for his emotions, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he angrily shouted:

"That's right, those damn plateau headhunters!"

…

In the morning, Roy was sitting on a bench in the garden, reviewing the various accounts of the Mithril Mine.

Captain Blaise left in a hurry and left the mithril mine to him. Although he also explained the reserve status of various materials, he did not introduce the daily operation of the mine. Now Roy's headache is how to make the mine work. The field continues to operate.

As the mixed-blood elven miners have left the mithril mine one after another, the mining work at the mine has been suspended.

Now only the smelting workshop is operating normally, and the gray dwarves had a quarrel last night. This incident directly led to the death of eleven gray dwarves.

The remaining gray dwarves are struggling to maintain the normal operation of the smelting workshop and have no ability to mine...

Roy knocked his head in distress. Although he had written to the valley camp, hoping that they could transfer a group of gray dwarf prisoners of war from the Elf Continent, even if the valley camp agreed to Roy's application, at least Wait two months to see the group of gray dwarf prisoners of war.

It is impossible to stop at the furnace workshop. In order to ensure the normal operation of the furnace magic pattern array, the mine must invest at least six magic crystals every day.

When Captain Blaise left, he left behind a box of magic crystals. These magic crystals could only keep the furnace running for another month.

Within a month, Roy would exchange it for a box of magic crystals no matter what, so that the furnace could continue to operate...

Thinking of this, Roy had a headache.

…

In front of the corridor on the second floor of the building on the north side, a mixed-blood elf girl was holding the railing with one hand and staring at Roy who was holding an account book in the garden and reviewing it carefully.

She is a mixed-blood elf, and her light gray skin cannot hide her dark moon elf blood...

She looked at the two mixed elf warriors at the top of the stairs and mustered up the courage to walk over.

Last night, her mother sat beside her bed, gently stroked her hair, and whispered to her: 'If they don't take the initiative to look for some opportunities, it won't be long before they go to the Padstow City Tribunal for trial. Those who can be convicted cannot escape the 'elven slave trade', which is a felony with life imprisonment in the Silver Moon Elf Kingdom. If we think of a way now, there is still a possibility of getting out of trouble...'

She gritted her teeth, tried hard to suppress the fear in her heart, and came to the stairs.

Two elf warriors stretched out their hands to block her way. She cast her gaze on Roy, who was looking at the account book in the garden, and took a deep breath to prevent herself from trembling when she spoke.

"The mine owner wants to say a few words to me..."

Her voice was a little soft and she blushed a little when she spoke because she lied.

The two mixed-blood elf warriors looked at the elf girl in a daze. Her pampering since she was a child had made her skin delicate. She put on light makeup. Seeing her blushing face, they thought she was shy.

The two elf warriors felt that Boss Roy was really discerning. Thinking of this, they put down their hands and let the mixed elf girl pass.

The half-blood elf girl hadn't even taken out the little gift she had prepared, but the other party let it go so easily...

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran down the stairs holding up the hem of her skirt.

…

Step by step towards the bench next to the fountain, the mixed-blood elf girl felt that her legs were a little weak and the soles of her feet were itchy, which pierced her heart...

She even forgot the words she had just prepared. She was a little nervous, scared, and even embarrassed. She never took the initiative to strike up a conversation with a stranger.

Ten steps away from Roy, the mixed-blood elf girl saw the mineral account book in Roy's hand.

At this time, Roy also noticed her.

Roy raised his head and looked at the mixed-blood elf girl in a white gauze skirt in front of him, wondering where she came from.

Roy subconsciously looked towards the second floor stairwell on the north side of the manor.

The mixed-blood elf girl pursed her lips, her eyes lowered, like a child who had done something wrong. She did not move forward and her face turned slightly red.

Her timid expression looked very much like Moira's, which actually made Roy have a good impression of her.

"If there is no new ore added, if you want to smelt all these mithril ore materials into mithril ingots, the furnace will need to be operated for about two months..."

The mixed-blood elf girl didn't know why she said this. She suddenly woke up and looked at Roy with wide eyes.

In fact, her original plan was to take the initiative to strike up a conversation, introduce herself, and then try to chat about some topics related to music and art.

He can talk about whatever topics he likes...

Unexpectedly, I just saw some data in the account book, and those words came out of my mouth without thinking.

Roy looked at the elf girl in front of him in surprise...

Originally, he wanted to call the elf warriors to come over and take the mixed elf girl back to where she lived, but now he changed his mind.

"Do you understand the account book in this mine?" Roy couldn't help but ask.

"I'm the daughter of a Sitney mine owner and I'm occasionally exposed to these things."

The mixed-blood elf girl said. When she said these words, the sadness in her eyes was difficult to conceal.

Roy suddenly thought that when he talked about Jefferson's death, Moira looked at him with the same look. At this moment, he softened.

After hesitating for a moment, Roy waved his hands to the two elf warriors who were about to come over and said casually:

"Let's sit down and have a chat. If any elf guard is harassing you and causing you trouble, please tell me and I can help..."