Two days later, two wyverns flew up from the black rainforest. Athena on Kegu's body looked energetic as she had completely absorbed the effect of the devil fruit.
This kind of precious fruit that could trigger a war was indeed worthy of its reputation. Athena's strength was originally at the early stage of Higher Demon, but she was promoted to the middle stage all of a sudden. This was just the surface effect. More importantly, the invisible potential index was greatly increased. In the future, her possibility of breaking through the bottleneck of Higher Demon and reaching Demon King was greatly increased. Even the further Great Demon King and Demon Emperor realm was no longer an untouchable fantasy.
With Dodo's example, under Chen Rui's strong insistence, Athena took another fruit. The result only made her strength more stable, but the small probability of additional abilities still didn't appear. However, this special ability wasn't necessarily immediate. It was likely to be obtained in the future training.
As for Dodo's mutation, it was not only the effect of the devil fruit, but it was also likely related to devouring dragon meat.
Chen Rui also secretly ate a devil fruit, but his strength didn't grow at all. He only increased a little aura because of the toxicity, so it wasn't worth it. However, with the miraculous Galaxy Garden, he would be able to harvest again after two months. In the future, it wasn't impossible to learn to eat it as a snack like Dodo.
In the past two days, he didn't waste any time. He spent all of it in the training ground. His 130,000 auras were only left with more than 90,000. Athena got his order and didn't disturb his "sleep". With Dodo's protection, everything went smoothly including Athena consuming the devil fruit.
Just like the straw that broke the camel's back, 8 times gravity was really not comparable to the limit represented by 4 times gravity. Even if he broke through to the Mizar state, it was still difficult to walk without using any Star Power. He didn't know how much suffering he had suffered in the first 10 days. When the training ended, he saw Athena who was sleeping like a quiet baby after consuming the devil fruit. He felt that there was more strength in his body. After hurriedly eating and resting, he once again threw himself into the self-torture training.
Chen Rui had taken 2 black potions, Eternal Power and Eternal Speed. At that time, the potency was not fully absorbed. Under this high-pressure training, the potency accumulated in his body finally came into play.
Dodo had always been obsessed with the devil fruit, but since he tasted the barbecue made by Chen Rui, he began to change his taste and became even more loyal to his master. Athena was still hanging on the devil fruit, but Chen Rui told her that he had tried to hide it. Athena was then relieved.
Two wyverns set off from the black rainforest. It took them a day and a half to reach their destination, Mountain Range Xilang.
In the undulating Xilang Mountain Range, there were many high mountains and deep valleys. The area was vast. If one kept going west, he could reach Town Leia, which was at the border of the Dark Shadow Empire. Mountain Range Xilang was the largest mountain in the Mountain Range Xilang, but Mountain Xilang had been controlled by bandits. Today, the mining office was located at the foot of the remote Mountain Lugang.
When Chen Rui and Athena landed on the two wyverns according to the magic map, the guards and miners at the entrance of the mining office were all shocked.
Since the original mining office was occupied by bandits, the current mining office was actually a temporary simple stone house. Startled by the wyverns, a centaur who looked like a leader walked out of the stone house. He had a few hideous scars on his face and was holding a crutch. When he saw Athena jumping off the wyvern's back, his eyes gradually showed surprise. He greeted her and saluted, "You are … Ms. Athena!"
"Who are you?" Athena felt that the limping centaur was a bit familiar, but she couldn't remember his name for a moment.
The centaur looked a little excited, "I'm Gade. I used to follow General George in the Warlock Fortress. Because I was injured in the conflict with the Bloody Empire, I was transferred here 4 years ago."
Athena finally remembered and said in surprise, "I remember! You are the Death Hammer Gade! You even gave me an iron sword! "
"It's rare that miss still remembers me." Gade raised his powerless arm and disabled left leg and sighed, "Unfortunately, I'm no longer the Death Hammer. It's the general who sympathizes with his subordinates, so he let me come to the Dark Moon to take an idle position and retire … Let's not talk about this. I heard that Ms. Athena came to the Dark Moon City 3 years ago, but unfortunately, I couldn't get away from here. May I know why miss came to the mine today?"
"Didn't you receive the magic message from the Dark Moon City? Logically, the magic message should have been sent when Princess Royal officially appointed me. "Athena looked puzzled.
Gade shook his head and replied, "The communication tower here has been destroyed by the bandits long ago. It has been unable to be repaired."
The magic message was actually equivalent to a wireless communication using the communication talisman. A special magic communication tower was needed to transmit the message in the middle. It was equivalent to the "base station" in Chen Rui's previous world. If the communication tower was destroyed, the magic communication talisman within the range would be unusable.
The magic tower of each line must be set up separately. Some were private and some were shared. For example, there was a dedicated magic communication tower from the capital to each estate. The "base station" along the way was also protected by a special person.
"I see." Athena pointed at Chen Rui. "This time, I'm ordered by Princess Jía to protect your new mining officer."
This sentence made everyone's eyes fall on the human who they thought was Ms. Athena's "follower". Although there was no news, the challenge of Master Aldas defeating the capital's genius had spread to every corner of the Dark Moon. Even a remote area like Mountain Xilang had heard of it. This should be the Grandmaster's human apprentice, but how could a mere apprentice suddenly transform into everyone's boss without rhyme or reason?
Chen Rui was no longer the same as before. He was calm under all kinds of gazes. He took out a magic appointment certificate signed by Jía. While everyone was paying attention to him, Chen Rui was also observing his "soldiers". There were about a dozen guards. They were composed of centaurs and dark elves. There weren't many miners present. They were all imps and dark goblins. Most of the Demons present had a common characteristic, which was that they looked dispirited and listless.
Gade took the appointment certificate and looked at it. His brows gradually frowned. With his eyesight, he could naturally distinguish whether it was real or fake.
The centaur glanced at Athena, and there was no doubt in his heart. He immediately bowed to Chen Rui and said, "Mining office guard captain Gade greets Sir Mining Officer."
The guards and miners were surprised to see Gade salute. It seemed that Princess Royal really appointed this weak human as the mining officer!
Like many people, Gade disapproved of this appointment. How can a powerless human be qualified to lead everyone? However, he couldn't say much due to Athena. He made an inviting gesture, "Sir and Miss, please come inside to talk. Connor, go get something to eat! The rest of you … go do what you need to do! "
Chen Rui and Athena followed Gade into the stone house. The facilities in the stone house were very simple. There were only two stone tables and a few chairs. There was also a bed at the back.
"I'm sorry, Miss. The conditions here are very difficult. There's nothing to entertain. Let's just eat something later." Gade asked the two to sit down and asked Athena, "Miss, when do you plan to return to Dark Moon City?"
Athena shook her head, "I'm ordered by Princess Royal to protect Chen Rui here until his work ends or he is transferred."
Gade was slightly shocked, then he nodded with a complicated expression.
Chen Rui noticed it and pondered for a moment. He asked, "Gade, we just arrived here. Can you give a brief introduction of the situation here?"
Gade hesitated for a moment and began to speak.
Mountain Xilang was extremely rich in mineral resources. The mine had a long history, and it had always been the largest and most important resource in Dark Moon. After the Beelzebub Royal Family's turmoil in Dark Moon 400 years ago, the prosperous Dark Moon began to deteriorate. Many changes also occurred in the mine. The underground creatures that had been sealed suddenly broke the enchantment and occupied the lower level of the main pit. It was equivalent to controlling the largest mineral vein area, which greatly increased the difficulty of mining and risked one's life.
More than a year ago, a powerful Red Devils group of bandits appeared. Not only did they rob and kill the caravan sent by Princess Royal Jía, but they also harassed the mine from time to time. They also sent a squad to occupy the main pit and several newly opened small mineral sources. They also killed the miners who went to mine.
Now the miners could only defend against the bandits' attacks under the leadership of Gade while mining some cheap open-air ores. Although the danger was reduced, the income and output were extremely low. Princess Royal once sent Sheriff Allen to eliminate the bandits because of the caravan, but they were defeated by the bandits twice.
When Athena heard that the situation in the mine was so bad that it was much worse than what she learned from Jía, she frowned and said, "Why didn't you report to Dark Moon City?"
"We have reported countless times." Gade sighed, "But even the army sent by Dark Moon City failed. What else can we do? If it weren't for miss coming today, I would have thought that Princess Royal Highness had given up on us. "
Chen Rui knew that the direct supervisor of the mine was the financial officer, Joseph. Therefore, it was "reasonable" for the limited information to reach Jía's ears. He immediately asked another key question, "What happened to the previous mining officer?"
The previous mining officer was Tim from the Saiful Family. Gade had a high evaluation of Sir Tim. His words faintly revealed his contempt for Chen Rui. After Tim came to the mine, he made a series of rectification measures and was quite prestigious. At that time, the main disaster of the mine was the underground creatures. When Tim brought a group of people to the main pit to investigate the situation, everyone suddenly disappeared. Even their bodies couldn't be found. They were probably killed by demonic beasts.
Chen Rui calculated the time. When Tim was there, Jía hadn't sent a caravan to the west yet, so there were only sporadic bandits at most. When a caravan was sent out, a powerful bandit group correspondingly appeared. It was obviously targeted. After cutting off the westbound trade route, they shifted the target of control to the mine. It seemed that they wanted to strangle the Dark Moon's neck step by step until they completely stopped breathing.
The reason why they let Gade and the others live wasn't because the bandits were merciful. It was because they didn't want to attract more of Jía's attention until the last moment. Once a certain time came, Chen Rui could imagine that all the masterminds would attack at the same time. Even if Jía had great talent, she could only wait for death. This was a rather thorough and vicious plan.
"I came here this time because of a mission given by Master Aldas." Chen Rui changed his mind and stated the most important purpose of this trip. "Master is now experimenting with a strange potion. He needs the crystal powder from the waste ores. Can you take me to have a look?"
"Waste ores? Crystal powder? " Gade frowned and thought for a while before he reacted, "You're talking about the thing attached to the iron ore. That crystal is very troublesome. It's difficult to remove it, let alone turning it into powder. Besides, this kind of waste ores with crystals can only be found in the main pit of Mountain Xilang. It is now under the control of the bandits. "
Chen Rui didn't give up and asked again, "Where are the previous waste ores?"
Gade replied, "The waste ores are piled up in the waste ores room. The waste ores room is in a corner on the upper level of the main pit. Now the output is too little. There were a few people who stole the waste ores and transported them back to the city. Later, they were discovered by the bandits and were killed."
Chen Rui frowned. He heard Zach mention this before, but he didn't expect the actual situation to be worse. Every piece of waste ores converted in the Dark Moon City's blacksmith shop was stained with the blood of the miners!
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