"Retreat." Carglise stared into the forest, his expression turning serious.
"What?" Lord Macsen could not believe his ears. His youngest son actually wanted him to retreat. Even though it was fine to be cautious, wasn't this making a mountain out of a molehill?
What would happen to his father's reputation?
"Brat, this old man isn't dead yet. It's not your turn to command!" Lord Macsen coughed sternly and reprimanded Carglise.
"My Lord, I'm afraid the young master is right." At this moment, the Knight beside him spoke with a grave expression, "It's best if we retreat —"
"What's going on?" Lord Macsen was stunned. His old subordinates would not joke about him. This time, even he started to panic.
But just as he finished speaking, everyone heard a shrill cry coming from the forest.
The young man subconsciously raised his head and saw a conspicuous magic signal slowly rising in the air.
Good heavens, are they really rioters?
This was the only thought in Carglise's mind.
… …
A day and a night had passed since they left Abies.
Beyond the blue-black peaks, the party stood on the summit, and the view extended in all directions with the earth; the fields formed a green-checkered rag, which stretched away through the winding valleys.
Brando did not expect Mount Grahar to have such a scenery and could not help but be startled.
"That's Schafflund." Jana looked down the mountain path. Red roofs dotted the forest like stars in the sky. They gradually became denser, forming a settlement.
The small town was sleeping peacefully in the mountains.
It was close to noon, but they had already arrived.
Although Ciel's words before he left opened up a whole new line of thought for Brendel. As a free trade port, Ampere Seale was a place full of gold, and he didn't only have Ramona in his hands. Not only did he have Ramona's paintings, but he also had a future Master Alchemist. Coupled with the experience he brought from the game, it would not be difficult for him to earn a bucket of gold from the free trade port.
Even though he had to go to Ampere Seale, Schafflund's silver mine was also a long-term matter. Thus, Brando did not change his plans and came to this mining town in the mountains.
"How beautiful." Scarlett muttered when she saw this scene from behind.
At this moment, the bushes behind them rustled as mercenaries came out of the forest one after another. There were a total of twenty-seven of them, each of them steady and steady as they looked around with sharp eyes. These people were all at least at the peak of Iron rank, and they were all elites under Jutta's command. In order to gather enough people, the female mercenary leader had even borrowed quite a few people from other small mercenary groups.
To be honest, Brendel was taken aback when he saw them. The peak of the Iron rank was already at the threshold of the Silver rank. These people only needed to be trained a little and they could become masters of their own. Even a well-trained knight could not compare to them.
But compared to his own luxurious lineup, these people paled in comparison.
Not to mention Brando himself, everyone here knew that the two girls beside the young lord were Golden Warriors. There were also two silent attendants. They were actually angels, but their snow-white wings were too eye-catching, so Brando asked them to keep them. They were also Lower Silver rank.
To Brando, it was too wasteful to summon Holy Angels after shuffling them into his deck. Although he did not have a lot of cards in his deck, it was still easy to draw this card. However, Brando did not have an effective way to replenish his Light EP, so he simply left the two angels outside. He would rather spend one Light EP per day since he did not need to use the resurrection cards for the time being.
He was thinking of throwing the two Angels back when he only had five Light EP left. It would be enough to leave one chance for him to resurrect the Angels. The 100 Wealth he saved when he subdued the Subterrane Dwellers could finally be used to unseal the Fire Elemental Land Card, 'Ember Volcano' and the Wind Elemental Land Card, 'Nest of Storms'.
At this moment, an extinguished volcano and the Eye of the Storm that was constantly spinning in the sky were already lying quietly in the independent space he created with his mind. The only land card left in the card book was the Fire Elemental Land Card: The Wasteland of Carodu.
With the Wind Elemental Land Card, summoning the Wind Spirit Spiders was no longer a burden. The Fire Elemental Land Card allowed him to aim for a card in the deck.
Fire Djinn
(Scorching Hell X)
15 Fire EP
[Creature – Elemental Djinn, Level 36 Creature]
Tap, let the Fire Djinn deal great damage to your enemy and shuffle it back into the deck.
When the Fire Djinn is on the field, pay 2 Fire EP per day.
'On the scorching earth, the Fire Djinn always makes its enemies tremble in fear.'
(Purchase Requirement: Pay 50 Fire EP)
The purchase of this card required Fire EP and not Wealth. This was extremely attractive to Brando who urgently needed Wealth to unseal the 'Resource' Cards of Fate.
Although 50 Fire EP was a little too much for Brando's Fire EP pool which only had 37 slots, it did not matter. As an Elementalist who leaned towards the Fire element, all he needed to do was to practice his Fire element spells and his Fire EP pool would slowly expand.
Fortunately, when he was leveling up his Elementalist, the initial spells he chose were all Fire element spells. Fire Arrow and the like did not consume too much of his Mana.
Apart from that, another card that he had planned for a long time entered his vision.
Silver Swallowtail Flag
(Guild of Light VII)
12 Earth (or) Water
[Treasure – Fantasy Wonder]
When the Silver Swallowtail Flag is on the field, all creatures on the field have their Upkeep cost reduced by 1. If there are multiple Upkeep costs, choose one of them.
Tap to select a card and double the amount of wealth it produces.
'Flowing Silver —'
(Purchase Requirement: Pay 100 Wealth)
Brendel had been drooling over this card for a long time, and he even hesitated for a long time on whether it was the land card or this card. It was only when The Shire gave him a suggestion that he made up his mind. No matter what, a Planeswalker's power was based on the Earth cards.
"What are we going to do next?" Scarlet rested her halberd on her shoulder and looked back at Brendel. Brendel could not help but worry that the girl's small shoulders would not be able to bear the weight.
Before Brando could say anything, the mercenary leader spoke first: "Schafflund is a small town that developed because of the silver mines. Most of the people living here are miners. The prosperity here is based on the basic necessities of the miners. There are many shops and inns in the town. "
"There are inns in a place like this?" The red-haired girl interrupted her.
"It's not strange. Schafflund is also the furthest place in the Grahar Mountains. There are many adventurers who visit this place. It's rumored that there is an open-air silver mine in the forest. Many people who come here dream of getting rich. "
"An open-air silver mine?" The Roman's voice came from behind them. "Is there really such a thing?"
Everyone turned around and saw Romaine was the last one to come out from the bushes. She was still holding onto her skirt to prevent it from getting caught on a branch.
But this time, she did not come out alone. Brando had asked her to come with him. There were many accounts in Schafflund's silver mine. It was good that she was self-taught. Other than Amandina, only the Roman knew how to read these accounts.
"It is said that there is an open-air silver mine in the forest. Some people have seen it before, and some have even made a fortune from it. But that is only a small number of people. Most people return empty-handed. "Jutta replied.
"Even so, there are still so many people coming here?" Scarlett was puzzled. "I heard that there are several inns here?"
"People will only see a small number of successful cases." Brando looked down at Schafflund and continued.
Even though Jutta felt that the grammar of Brendel's words was a little strange, she had to agree that it was the truth. She nodded: "My Lord is right. What's more, those adventurers who made a fortune just threw their money on the gambling table and lost it all in the blink of an eye. "
"Things that come easily will be thrown away easily." Metisha's voice was soft and gentle. She used an ancient Elven proverb to describe the situation.
Everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.
But the Roman expressed a different opinion: "If there are people who made a fortune from this, then it must be real, right?" She seemed to be unable to forget about the open-air silver mine. "My aunt always said that a man's wealth is his own ruin! This kind of thing will definitely attract the attention of the nobles, right? Even Count Randner's subordinates would be tempted by the open-air silver mine! "
"But no one who discovered the open-air silver mine went into the forest to find the vein," Jutta shook her head: "This is also the mysterious part of the forest."
"Eh?" The Roman's eyes widened. It was obvious that she was extremely curious about this matter.
Scarlett swung her flame-like ponytail and pouted: "Gods and ghosts, most of them are fake! Those who made a fortune might not necessarily have discovered the open-air silver mine. Maybe it's just a rumor! "
"That's a possibility." Brando thought of another possibility, but he intended to return to the main topic: "But let's talk about our plan first. Jutta, you're the most familiar with this place. Tell me what you think."
"My Lord, two miles northeast of Schafflund is the mining area. Every morning, the workers will go through a specially opened mountain path to enter the mining area. There are many towers along this path, and there are also light cavalry patrolling the area. It's impossible for us to walk in openly. "
"Is that the only way?" Brando asked: "With our skills, how likely is it that we can sneak in through the mountains?"
"It's not impossible," Jutta thought for a moment: "But I heard that the guard captain of the mining area is a Gold-ranked Swordsman."
Brando nodded. [It would be strange if there's no expert in this place. After all, the highest defense officer in the mining area is a Sword Saint who has awakened his Elemental Energy.]
"That's good," he replied, "Compared to the heavily guarded mining area, entering Schafflund isn't a difficult task. There are quite a lot of people here, so we won't attract too much attention if we split up and enter separately. Everyone, remember to bring your own funds and check in at the inn."
Brando looked at the sky: "We'll gather again in the evening. Have you memorized the marks we agreed on?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Then let's move out."
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