Fen had never used an entire magic stone mine as a backing before. She said, "Whether or not it's suitable depends on the amount of magic stones in the mine. We didn't plan on doing this, so we had to redo the calculations to determine the final result. "
"The scale shouldn't be too big of a problem. I found a Blue Heart Grade Magic Stone in the Gold Digging Worm's stomach, and there were even some Purple Grade Magic Stones. If this Gold Digging Worm didn't come from outside and was born with this mine, then it should be able to prove that this mine isn't something that can be mined out in a few times. "
Speaking to here, he thought of something. Was it because Blue Heart Grade Magic Stones were harder to digest, or was it because the Gold Digging Worm had just dug up a Blue Heart Grade Magic Stone and eaten it before it was killed? If it was the latter, then he was really unlucky.
The group of villagers who pricked up their ears all shouted in their hearts when they heard that keyword. What! Purple Transformation Stone! If they didn't provoke this group of people from the start, then the Purple Transformation Stone would have been theirs. Of course, this was because they completely ignored the fact that they couldn't deal with the Gold Digging Worm. However, for greedy people who were blinded by money, there was no risk.
Lich, who didn't care much about the value of things, casually said, "There's a Purple Grade Magic Stone. It should be suitable, so let's give it a try. "
As for the transmigrator, although he had a good understanding of money and had a habit of keeping accounts, he still couldn't change his poor nature. One million and ten billion were both astronomical numbers to him. He didn't comment on Fen's words. After all, things were meant to be used, and it wouldn't increase in value if they were left there.
After the two of them made their decision, they tied two horses to the carriage and called for the remaining three horses to head towards the mine. Because the carriage stopped outside the village, it was quite a distance away from the mine. Lin Du and Fen didn't know how long it would take, so they decided to set up a temporary base closer to the mine.
As for the villagers who were standing there like wooden statues, they were completely ignored by the two of them. The people who couldn't move only felt regret and resentment. But no matter how they felt, it didn't matter, because they couldn't move either. Therefore, this emotion quickly turned into despair and numbness. In the end, before they starved to death or were killed by passing beasts, their hearts were already dead.
However, things wouldn't go so smoothly for the former Demon King and a certain someone. This was because this village had a true lord, and not all the villagers were trapped by Fen. Not only did the elders of the village send out the first wave of messengers to report to their lords, but there were also those who were lucky enough to escape back to their real homes.
The lord of this place was a frontier knight, Joey Smith. As a blacksmith, he had obtained the status of a knight from the Great Lord, Marquis Shaobo, because of his military achievements. Compared to other colleagues who chose barren territories, he asked for the qualification of a frontier knight. Leading a group of subordinates and refugees who could not survive in their hometown, they opened up their own fief in the ownerless forest.
According to the law of the Lost Land, a knight's fief could not be hereditary. But the territory opened up by a frontier knight could choose a part that did not exceed the upper limit of the knight's territory to be hereditary. In other words, they truly walked into the ranks of the nobles.
Therefore, when discovering some rare minerals, most frontier knights would choose to hand it over to the Great Lord they were loyal to in exchange for other benefits. In addition to allowing them to gain a foothold faster, they could also build a good relationship with the people they were loyal to.
However, Joey Smith's ambition drove him to choose to embezzle this magic stone mine. And as a frontier knight, he understood that in order to maximize his benefits, he could not be too far away from his subjects. It was impossible to rely on the identity of a knight to oppress the people who followed him here.
People who would choose to leave their homeland and go to a strange place to make a living were all ruthless. If they were angered, it was not impossible for things like 'the brave knight went to crusade against the magic beasts alone and never came back' to happen.
And most people were tied to the carriage of benefits. In addition to stimulating everyone's work efficiency, it also became the bond that held everyone together. No one did not regard themselves as part of the group. The biggest difference from the traditional feudal system and slavery system was that they were active and proactive.
Just like when an outsider came to the mining village, the old man in the village would not think of hiding things and covering up mistakes for fear of being blamed or even having his life in danger. He chose to send an emissary and take the initiative to tell the knight to make all kinds of preparations.
Leading such a group of people, Joey Smith was not worried that he would be turned into the host. Because although the magic stone mine was very valuable, it still had to be sold to be exchanged for yellow gold coins. And to sell this thing that could not be seen in the light, it could not be sold openly. If the news was leaked, the first one to come to the door would probably be the Great Lord he was loyal to.
Relying on the connections he had accumulated in the past, Joey Smith happened to have a way to secretly sell this kind of thing. So even if Joey did not personally mine, the group of villagers did not have any objections.
They, who were shrewd, also understood that without this knight's connections, not to mention losing a black income, they might even be killed by Marquis Shaobo. Using the reason of punishing greedy people as a reason, as a model for those who found a mine but did not report it. They would definitely be as miserable as they could be.
And after Joey Smith received the message from the emissary, he immediately gathered the private army of the fief. Perhaps most of the people in the mining village were veterans who had followed him on expeditions, but their vision was not as good as his. Joey did not think that the arrangements in the village would be able to deal with a mage and two apprentices.
Although the private army of his fief did not exceed the size of a knight's fief, after all, they were raised with magic stone mines and were equipped to an extraordinary degree. Especially since the opponent this time was a mage, some of the magical anti-magic weapons were also taken out from the warehouse as treasures.
In addition, in order to increase his chances of dealing with the mage, Joey Smith set his sights on his friends who came by occasionally.
In addition to being his former comrades, they were now his private channels to sell magic stones. Most importantly, they were members of the Thieves' Guild. They could exert more power in interpersonal relationships than he could. It was not a problem to find some experts who were confident in dealing with the mage.
After a long search, Joey Smith finally found his friends in the brothel. The man, who was hugging a beauty and drinking and bragging, was a little drunk and wantonly rubbing and flattening the soft flesh in his hands.
"Hey, Little John, we're in trouble." Joey Smith sat down in front of his friend and said very insensitively.
"If it was really bad, you wouldn't have such an expression. I think it should be me who has more unnecessary trouble, you don't. You're just trying to push the matter to me. "
Chuckling, Joey Smith said, "A mage has broken into that place. Tell me, you can't stay out of it. If that place is exposed, you'll lose a source of income, and the big shots behind you won't be happy. "
Hearing a sensitive keyword, Little John pushed away the prostitute who was unceremoniously retorting. The short, plain-looking man clapped his hands and asked in a low voice, "Do you know who they are? Are there four people, one man and three women? "
Joey Smith suppressed his curiosity at this unexpected reaction and said seriously, "I don't know who they are. I heard from my subordinates that they only saw one man and two women. The man is an official mage, and the two younger women are just magic apprentices. "
Playing with the gold coin that had appeared in his hand at some unknown time, Little John let it roll between his fingers. He half complained, "The numbers don't add up. I thought we'd caught them. "
"Them?" Joey Smith could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked, "Who are you referring to? What's the background of the other party? "
With a flick of his thumb, the gold coin flew high, but disappeared into thin air and did not fall. Little John drank a mouthful of ale, burped, and said, "Recently, there has been a high-profile bounty in the Dark World for a male mage. He was originally active in the Basque region, and then he entered Vade, the tribe of the wood elves. No one dares to make a move in that kind of place. According to the news, he left the wood elves' tribe not long ago, but no one knows where he is going, so many people are waiting at the place where he might go. All that's left is to see who is lucky enough for the target of the bounty to come to their door. I originally thought I was the one who caught them, but now it looks like that's not the case. "
"One man and four women." Joey Smith rubbed the stubble on his chin and asked the question that he was more concerned about. "How much is the man's bounty?"
"Heh heh, you're interested too." Little John smiled and waved a finger with his right hand. He didn't let people make wild guesses and said directly, "The man's bounty is 10,000 gold, dead or alive. This is a rare big deal, are you interested in joining in? As for the unknown mage who broke into the village, that's just a small problem. "
With that said, Little John patted the dagger on the right side of his waist. With this magic blade and his stealth skills, he had won the reputation of being a mage killer. His dream was to one day successfully assassinate a mage in the Magic Tower and obtain the top assassin title of "God of Killing."
Joey Smith, who was silently calculating the gains and losses, was thinking about the pros and cons of participating or not participating. At this time, a man broke into a cold sweat, broke into the brothel, came to his lord, and shouted, "My Lord! My Lord! Something bad has happened! "
The villager who was lucky enough to escape finally appeared in front of Joey Smith and said in a panic, "Although we tricked the man inside and successfully buried him alive, we still can't escape. But a golden skeleton walked down from the carriage. Not only did he use strange magic to freeze the others and make them unable to move. He also brutally killed those who had lost the ability to resist. "
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