Path of light

Chapter 434 435. Wochak Mountain Mithril Mine

‘Is there any other choice? ’

The owner of Jerome Mine asked himself this question in his heart.

The answer is 'no'.

Refusal would mean that he and his family would be sent to the trial court in Padstow City.

Rather than that, it would be better to stay in this iron mine honestly.

"I promise you, Roy the mine owner."

The owner of Jerome Mine hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

Roy stood next to the furnace as big as an earthen stove, looking at some iron ore burning in the red coke. He smiled faintly at the owner of Jerome Mine and said gently:

"You can call me Boss Roy like them."

This is probably the most dilapidated mine on the Pagisto Plateau, and probably the cleanest mine on the entire plateau.

But the owner of the Jerome Mine is also a smart mixed-blood elf, so Roy easily took the owner of the Jerome Mine under his command...

At this time, all the mixed-blood elf miners in the mine were also summoned to the courtyard of the mine. Everyone saw that the courtyard was full of mixed-blood elf warriors, and heard that these mixed-blood elf warriors said that they would regain their freedom from now on. Cheers with joy.

When they heard that the headhunters in the northern part of the plateau were once again driven back to the ancestral land of Gazan in the mountains in the northernmost part of the plateau, many mixed-blood elf miners became excited in their hearts.

Many mixed-blood elven miners asked the mixed-blood elven warriors about the situation on the Padisto Plateau and the situation in Padstow City.

When they heard that Lord Alves had been sent to the trial court in Buenos City, the largest slave-trading gang in the Partington plane was declared completely destroyed, and the city of Padsto was now a place where mixed-blood elves were fighting in Padstow. The largest gathering place on the Tinton plane, some mixed-blood elf miners want to return to Padstow City from the Pagistow Plateau...

Of course, for these mixed-blood elf miners, such a long journey must be full of difficulties and obstacles.

Some miners heard that there were many mixed elves living in the southern part of the plateau, and immediately expressed their desire to live there for a while.

There are also some miners who are used to this mining life and want to stay in the mine and continue mining.

However, almost no mixed-blood elf miners have come forward to accuse the owner of the Jerome Mine. The reason is not that the owner of the Jerome Mine is so kind to them, but that the owner of the Jerome Mine often sets an example and enters the mine almost every day. He observed the situation inside the mine, and occasionally ate and lived with the mixed-blood elf miners in the mine, winning the trust of the mixed-blood elf miners.

This iron mine, under the mountains, is not a black iron ore vein like that of the Gazai Mountains. It does not produce magic black iron. It can only dig out the most ordinary iron ore. The smelted iron ingots can be used to make weapons. If it is not mixed with It is impossible to forge excellent quality magic weapons from magic metal.

However, according to the owner of the Jerome Mine, more valuable magic iron ore has appeared in this iron mine, but the output is very rare. The owner of the Jerome Mine has operated this mine for more than a hundred years, with a total of only Three pieces of magic iron ore were dug out.

If it weren't for these three magic iron mines, it is estimated that this iron mine would not be able to survive long ago.

After occupying this dilapidated iron mine, Roy did not stop here. The mine guards continued to advance eastward along this mountain ridge ore vein.

Before leaving, the owner of the Jerome Mine handed Roy a parchment scroll. This was a small map. Only the mountain range where the iron mine was located was drawn on it. Except for the mine owned by the owner of the Jerome Mine, Outside the mine, if you continue walking eastward, you will encounter three similar iron mines. According to the description of the owner of the Jerome mine, the operating conditions of these iron mines are similar to his own mine, and he can no longer hold on. .

There is nothing that can be done about it. The Silver Pegasus Legion has blocked the portal in the Partington plane and restricted trade in the Partington plane.

No matter how many metal ingots these mine owners produce, without commercial banks to purchase them, these metal ingots are just a pile of scrap iron...

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According to the names on the list, Roy searched for mines one after another. As expected, the owners of these mines were similar to the owners of Jerome Mine. It was probably because life in the North was more difficult and they didn't treat the mixed-blood elf miners that badly.

Of course, almost all mine owners have some connection with the headhunter tribe near the mine. They will regularly send some iron tools to the headhunter tribe in order to maintain their relationship.

It's not that close, but it's not bad either. After all, we are making a living on someone else's territory.

The mine will provide these headhunter tribes with iron tools, arrow clusters, war blades, and skinning knives. Some provide finished products, and sometimes some iron ingots. The headhunters are not good at forging, but they can basically repair weapons, so Over the years, I finally learned something.

However, when these headhunter tribes heard that the mixed-blood elves had captured the northern part of the plateau, they hurried to the land of the ancestors of Gazan to avoid trouble.

Roy's wait in Tianpu Canyon resulted in the successful recovery of most of the eastern half of the northern plateau without much effort.

Four iron mines were taken over without much effort. However, although these iron mines look very ordinary, the mine owners are not as pure as the Jerome mine owners. There is no Jerome among the mixed-blood elf miners. The prestige of a mine owner.

So Roy did not give the three mine owners a chance to talk, but sent them directly back to the trial court in Padstow City.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to send the three mine owners back to the trial court, Roy also transported most of the iron ingots accumulated in the four mines for many years, accompanied by a group of mixed elves who yearned for the life of Padstow City. Miners.

Roy's promise to them was to follow the pack team and reach Padstow City.

In addition to these four iron mines, there is a criss-crossing mountain range to the north. This mountain range is called "Wochak" by headhunters, which means that this mountain range is like the teeth of a wind wolf.

In such a messy mountainous area, there are actually two large-scale mithril mines.

It has to be said that the entire Pagisto Plateau is a dense mineral vein area...

There is a mithril mine in the Sudarso Mountains. Unexpectedly, there are two mithril mines in the Wochak Mountains here.

It can be said that the mine owners who can occupy the mithril mines are all mine owners with some skills. These two mine owners built their mines like castles. In addition to the mixed-blood elf mine slaves, There are also gray dwarves and dark moon elf miners...

It seemed that every mithril ingot was stained with the blood of some elven mine slaves. When Roy led the mine guards to the first mine, the mine owner also tried to organize a private army in the mine to resist.

When Roy's griffon group appeared over the mithril mine, the mine owner immediately made a decision and opened the castle gate.

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All the headhunters in the Woqiak Mountains were gone. Those who dared to stay quickly fled north under the joint attack of the Griffin Regiment and the Assassin Squad. These headhunters were far inferior to those who entered the southern part of the plateau. Experienced, some even underage.

The headhunters left because they still had the ancestral land of Gazan to take refuge.

But there is no way to escape from the mithril mine here, and there is no way to escape.

The outer walls of the castle built around the Mithril Mine are not too high. The entire castle is built on the mountain, with many buildings lined up on the steep hillside.

The gate of the castle is very tall. The mine owner, who is dressed in gorgeous noble clothes, looks particularly small under the gate. He also wears the Windrunner hood that the Silver Moon elves like very much on his head, and wears an inlaid sword around his waist. The magic sword of seven gems.

His skin is as white as milk, his face looks more delicate than some female elves, and he exudes a kind of femininity.

He is different from Claire. Although Claire is handsome, she does not have this feminine temperament at all.

Moreover, he also applied some lip gloss on his lips and some powder on his face.

Seeing Roy walking in the front, followed by Sabrina and Woods, the mine owner raised the corners of his mouth, smiled and flattered Roy:

"You must be Mr. Roy. I am Abiel, the mine owner of the Mithril Mine in Wochak Mountain. The Silver Pegasus Legion stayed in my mine for nearly a month. At that time, an officer notified me , there will be a new mine owner taking over the mithril mine, I didn’t expect you to come at this time..."

Roy ignored his remarks and walked straight into the castle. A group of mixed-blood elf warriors followed Roy.

Entering the gate of the castle, you will see a street that slopes upward. It is paved with stone slabs, has gentle slopes and steps. The square inside the castle gate is not very big. In the center of the square stands an elf statue that looks similar to the owner of Abiel Mine. , many textures on the stone statues are inlaid with gold, making the statues look lifelike.

A group of less than a hundred private troops from the mine were waiting in the square.

Walking up the main road, you can reach the most gorgeous building in the castle, but Roy did not take a second look there. He turned to the private soldier in the mine who was responsible for guarding the city gate and asked: "Mithril Mine where?"

The city gate guard, who was wearing a full set of armor like an iron bucket, was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously wanted to see the owner of Abiel Mine, but when Roy stared at him, he felt a little panicked and moved his hand to the west side of the castle. Pointing to a path, he responded in a panic: "Over there..."

Roy said no more, turned around and walked in the direction of the Mithril Mine.

Mulin stood up from the team of mixed elf warriors, quickly took over the castle gate, and controlled the private army in the mine in the square at the gate of the castle.

A group of mixed-blood elf warriors quickly ran up to the city and took over several arrow towers on the city wall.

These were not what Roy paid attention to. He walked along the west path for a while, and sure enough, he saw furnaces and warehouses in the west area of ​​the castle, as well as mines filled with mithril ores. Metal solutions continued to flow out of the furnaces, slowly. Flow into different molds.

The gray dwarves working here were all gray dwarves, but the expressions on the faces of these gray dwarves were a little dull. When they saw Roy and his group walking in, they didn't react much and continued to work silently next to the furnace.

Roy continued walking inside and found the mine cave by following the mine carts.

Two half-blood elf miners were gathered in front of a mine cart.

The mixed-blood elf miner in front used a length of rope to pull the minecart, and pulled it forward with all his strength. The mixed-blood elf miner behind him was also pushing the minecart hard. The minecart was not moving very fast. Yi took a few steps forward and realized that the two mixed-blood elf miners both looked sallow and thin.

This place was completely different from the four iron mines he had seen before. The previous mines were all dilapidated. The mixed-blood elf miners in the mine were in good physical and mental condition, but this mine was built well. It's very atmospheric, but the miners in the mine are all starved and emaciated.

Roy's face instantly turned cold and he strode up, followed closely by Woods and Sabrina.

He walked up to the two half-blood elf miners, startling the two half-blood elf miners. They even looked to both sides in a panic, and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that there were no overseers.

"How many mixed-blood elf slaves are there?" Roy asked the mixed-blood elf miner standing in front of the mine cart.

"At the most, there were more than a thousand people. Many mixed-blood elves died of illness and could not be replaced. Later, there were only more than 500 left. Recently, people keep dying inexplicably. There may not be enough mixed-blood elves left. Four hundred." The mixed-blood elf miner said cautiously.

"Besides the mixed-blood elf miners, are there any other miners in this mithril mine?" Roy asked while looking around.

Woods had already walked into the mine, with a team of mixed-blood elf warriors following behind him.

The mixed-blood elf miner replied: "There are some gray dwarves outside, who mainly do ore screening and smelting, about a hundred or so. There are also dark moon elves inside, and the dark moon elves mainly mine with us. The dark moon elves The number of miners is even smaller, probably less than a hundred.”

After saying this, he asked Roy very vigilantly: "Who are you?"

Roy thought for a while and said:

"We are affiliated with the Silver Pegasus Corps stationed at the Pagisto Plateau Mine Guards. This time we came to the Vochak Mountain Mithril Mine, and the first thing we did was to rescue all the elf miners here.

Now I can announce to all the elf miners here that you are free. I'm not very familiar with the situation here. Can you two pass this news into the mine? "

The two mixed elves seemed to be knocked unconscious by the pie falling from the sky, and asked in a daze:

"Are you affiliated with the Silver Pegasus Corps stationed at the Pagisto Plateau Mine Guard? Are we free? Really? We can leave here at any time?"

When talking about the latter part, the two of them seemed a little excited and looked at Roy expectantly.

Afterwards, Roy gave the two of them a definite answer:

"That's right."

The two mixed-blood elf miners saw the mixed-blood elf warriors behind Roy, and even some mixed-blood elf warriors smiled at them. The two mixed-blood elf miners felt the blood rushing to their heads, and their bodies were uncontrollable and trembling constantly.

One of the mixed-blood elf miners said loudly: "I'll tell them to go..."

Another mixed-blood elf miner trotted behind the mixed-blood elf miner in front.

"No wonder I didn't see the supervisor today..."

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