Glendale, the New World colony of the Kingdom of Ilia.
A secret mine hidden in the depths of the mountains.
"Hey, Victor! Do you think this small stone is worth tens of thousands of gold lions? "
In the heavily guarded mine vault with multiple sentries, two guards were staring intently at the huge diamond in front of them that was illuminated by a transparent glass cover.
It was a super pink diamond that had yet to be cut and was already named "Artemis". It weighed 20 carats!
"Of course! Didn't the appraiser in the mine say that this is a precious diamond that is hard to find in the world?
It was a pity that the mine that produced the precious pink diamonds was already owned by Nelco.
Otherwise, if we present such a beautiful diamond to His Majesty, His Majesty will be happy and give each of us a title of nobility. "
The guard named Victor was a bit bored guarding here, so he couldn't help but say a few more words.
"Shhh —! You really don't want to live anymore. Don't you understand that this country might belong to Nelco?
If you dare to spout nonsense again, if those 'green-skinned ghosts' hear you, even if they eat you alive, there's no way to reason with them. "
The guard that spoke first was scared and quickly covered his companion's mouth to stop him from doing something that might get him into trouble.
Hearing his companion say "green-skinned ghosts", Victor couldn't help but shiver. He immediately shut his mouth and didn't dare to say another word.
It was clear that this simple word had a lot of deterrence behind it.
Although Glendale was a colony of the Kingdom of Ilia, the situation was similar to the country that was in turmoil.
As the royal family withdrew their power, they gradually lost control of the kingdom.
Especially the New World colony that was thousands of miles away and didn't have much production compared to the Southern Continent, it was the first to bear the brunt.
Although the governor was still the highest authority on the surface, he was slowly being overthrown. If it wasn't for the fact that he still needed to maintain contact with the other countries in the alliance, he might have already been overthrown by his subordinates.
Of course, Glendale was gradually infiltrated by the new noble forces represented by Count Wright and Viscount Zerom. They even discovered a huge diamond mine here. The governor and the royal family didn't know about it at all.
Moreover, it wasn't as simple as a normal diamond mine.
Although most of the diamonds produced were only ordinary diamonds, due to the special formation environment, there were also a small number of colorful diamonds!
Among the colored diamonds, there were yellow diamonds, brown diamonds, and green diamonds, but pink diamonds, red diamonds, and blue diamonds were very rare and could only be found by chance.
In addition to ordinary diamonds and yellow diamonds, this deposit also produced a small amount of pink diamonds.
Every pink diamond ore produced here was carefully guarded. They would not stay in the mining area for more than two nights before they were transported away by specialized guards.
Not to mention the Pink Ruby King, which was currently the largest gem in the mining area.
The two guards could only be regarded as first-level gatekeepers. As the real security force of the mine, it was the powerful monsters on the periphery who were called "green-skinned ghosts" by the ordinary guards.
Yes, a weirdo who likes to eat people.
"Alright, since you've already turned your back on His Majesty the King and joined the Count's side, I'm not going to let you off the hook.
Don't think about those irrelevant things anymore. Just do your job as our guards. "
"I … I got it."
But at this moment.
Clip-Clop … clip-clop … clip-clop … clip-clop …
A rush of horse hooves came all the way to the door of the warehouse without any hindrance and entered their ears.
The two guards looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes at the same time.
"It's so fast this time! Not even a day? "
Obviously, no one could treat a priceless treasure with indifference.
But they didn't dare to hesitate and quickly opened the door of the treasury from the inside.
However, the two of them didn't notice that the moment their gazes moved away from the precious pink diamond, a strange light flashed across their eyes.
Although the position of the "Artemis" ore didn't change, its appearance suddenly changed slightly, and its color became slightly lighter.
But if they looked back, they might not be able to see the difference at all.
Bang-
Just as they opened the heavy door bolt, the two doors were pushed open from the outside.
It was summer outside, but a burst of cold air rushed in first, making the two of them couldn't help but shiver.
Clip-Clop … clip-clop … clip-clop … clip-clop …
A group of ten weirdos wearing linen geometric hooded robes, with pale faces and cold temperaments, led by a young man with white hair and blue eyes, walked in orderly steps.
However.
The moment the young man saw the "pink diamond" under the glass cover, a blue light pattern flashed in his eyes.
Then he frowned deeply and turned to look at the two guards who had been with the diamond. His voice was as cold as ice that had been frozen for thousands of years.
"Are you sure this is the pink diamond 'Artemis'?"
Without waiting for the two to answer, he opened the glass cover and picked up the "diamond" that didn't seem to have changed.
Crack!
It was crushed in his hand.
Under the gaze of the two guards who were already scared out of their wits, his nose twitched and he shouted to the ten of his kind behind him.
"Outsiders have been here, chase!"
.....
At the same time, in the broad-leaved forest outside the mine.
Whoosh —
A colorful spiritual wind blew past.
A beautiful and tall figure slowly emerged in the air.
It was a young girl wearing a slim-fit hunting dress.
Her long black hair was tied up high and tucked under the hat, only a strand of black hair hung down from her jade-like cheek.
She wore long boots, a hunting knife at her waist, and carried a beautifully designed hunting rifle on her back.
If it weren't for her delicate appearance and clean clothes, she would have looked like an elite hunter or adventurer.
At this moment.
Smack —
A shiny pink object the size of a fingertip was tossed up and caught by her fair hand, which had a ruby ring on it. Her face was full of smiles, and her eyes were curved into crescents.
"Hahaha, I should be a born adventurer.
Although I followed this group of hurried ghouls in the forest for half a day, I didn't expect to get such a reward in the end.
Ignorant bumpkins, this is not as simple as an ordinary pink diamond, but a priceless' Gem Star '! "
As an important spellcasting material, the 'Gem Star' was not measured by the size, purity, or craftsmanship in the eyes of ordinary people, but by the spiritual and energy it contained.
To a wizard, its value could not be measured by gold lions.
Obviously, this group of people who concealed the diamond mine and secretly acted under the eyes of the governor happened to be discovered by the young lady who wandered here due to her "adventurer's blood". She directly swapped the crown prince with a leopard cat.
"Hehehe, it just so happens that Glendale owes the Aimor family two years of shipping. It looks like we can't pay it back anymore.
Let's use this thing as compensation, although the value is a little more than a few hundred million points.
Since even the staff emblem has been changed to the Egret family emblem, I think the governor won't mind. "
In the girl's sapphire-like eyes, the joy was almost overflowing. She looked like a little fox who had stolen a chicken.
Directly stealing something was the most unskilled job. As the successor of the "Gem School", it was easy to forge a fake diamond that had no power at all.
Then, by sacrificing a whole "spinel" that was not less than 30 carats as the price, she activated a space swap and easily got the real thing in her hands.
If she was lucky and no knowledgeable person discovered it in time, even if she treated it as a treasure and transported it back to the country, it might not be exposed.
By that time, the girl would have already slipped away and no one would be able to find her.
As for why she was so proficient in the "debt collection" business? Cough cough … Don't worry about this kind of small matter.
However.
This time, the "owner" was obviously not so easy to fool. The girl who was already moving very quickly was only two kilometers away from the mining area.
Clop … clop … clop …
The rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar like a storm.
The originally relaxed and happy expression on her face changed slightly.
"She discovered it so quickly? There's such a troublesome person among these monsters? "
Without hesitation.
She pulled out a triangular crystal pendant that looked like a rainbow from her neck. It was a brilliant and transparent tourmaline.
She slightly uttered a syllable from her mouth.
Cela — —
Slightly flickering colorful light flashed, and the girl in hunting attire had completely disappeared into the air.
Whoosh!
Only a series of light and swift footsteps could be heard. She was running quickly towards the Illya Kingdom's Glendale colony, which bordered the Faletis Kingdom's territory.
.....
The sea breeze blew, and the seabirds danced.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh …
In front of the "Storm Horn", the second last stop of the trip, Kabushil, could already be seen. The warship began to slowly lower its sails under the command of Captain Vader.
Although the weather was a little hot, Captain Elvin and Navigator Milan still hung themselves on the railing of the aft tower like street strollers, enjoying the rare bright sunshine during this period of time.
Elvin and the others experienced the rainy season of the New World for the first time. The continuous rain made grass grow on their bodies.
Looking up at the gradually approaching port, Elvin sighed slightly.
"It turns out that it's not that easy to be the vice captain of the garrison force.
Along the way, the backlog of murder cases, theft cases, missing persons cases, embezzlement cases … all of them came knocking on our door.
No wonder Commander General Christopher is so enthusiastic. He's clearly using us as able-bodied men.
Let's hope that Kabushil can smoothly pick up the last Warrant Officer, Rody Yalman, and there won't be any more accidents.
I only have one dream now, and that is world peace! "
After leaving the Port of Hatrapha and switching back to his original identity.
Elvin led his crew to first pay a visit to Lieutenant General Martin Christopher, whom he had not seen since taking up the position of vice captain of the garrison force.
After being warmly received by the other party and being earnestly encouraged, they embarked on the journey of patrolling the various outposts and receiving reinforcements.
But Elvin's journey, which he originally thought would be a relaxing one, was filled with problems.
Every time he arrived at an outpost that performed the functions of a public security police station, he would basically encounter a backlog of troublesome cases that exceeded the scope of the local police station's ability. Most of them involved strange supernatural abilities or sensitive characters.
Murder by evil spirits, theft of heirloom antiques, collective disappearance of settlements, corruption by the governor's deputy, and so on.
Fortunately, for Elvin now, these cases were just troublesome and not dangerous. Unless it was too long ago, the remaining cases had been smoothly resolved with the help of Milan, the "prophet".
If it were in the past, these troublesome cases would most likely require Commander General Christopher to personally deal with them.
But since Elvin was in such a position, he could only helplessly be used as an able-bodied man.
As soon as his voice fell, Milan, who was shuffling a stack of tarot cards, raised her eyebrows and said with some schadenfreude, "Don't worry.
"Hehe, it's the opposite!
The tarot card 'Nine Treasured Swords' means: Your worries will come true. You're in big trouble! "
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