"Who the hell is that guy?"
After Brando left, the youths began to whisper among themselves. Maher was the first to speak. He had been against them coming into contact with the mysterious guy since last night, but ever since Brando found the location of the Cold Iron Mine and used a large sum of money to make a deal with him, he had to admit that dealing with Brando had its benefits.
However, Jocah, who was the first to deal with Brando, was a little worried. 13,000 Tor was not a small sum, and he felt that it was too easy to get the money.
He couldn't help but turn back to look at Cohen. This frail young man was the most knowledgeable among them, and not only that, Cohen also knew magic.
Every time they were injured in the mining area or in a fight, Cohen would use magic to heal them. Although there was no magic that could heal wounds in an instant, it was at least more effective than herbs.
Just like that, Cohen had already become the leader of the group. It was just that Maher wasn't too convinced of it. However, Jocah knew that Maher was only feeling embarrassed because he was pulled down from his position as the leader of the mercenaries.
"It's nothing," Cohen shook his head, "Let's continue digging. This has nothing to do with us."
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a scream coming from the mine.
It came from the direction of one of their companions. Everyone's heart skipped a beat as they stopped and looked over. There were many mysterious legends about the depths of the dark mine. Although no one had ever been there, they were willing to meet any accidents in such a place.
However, they saw their companion running out in a panic.
"Come and look over here." The young man hurriedly shouted.
"What's wrong?" Cohen asked.
"Cohen, you'll know when you come over. I … I don't know what this is —"
Everyone was stunned again. Ke Wen exchanged glances with the others beside him, and then everyone leaned over together. However, they were stunned the moment they walked over.
Behind the deep blue vein, which was obviously where the young man had mined, a silver edge was exposed behind the broken rock stratum.
It was definitely not a rock, nor was it an ore. Instead, it looked like some kind of man-made object.
The youth said anxiously, "Look at this." He picked up the pickaxe and showed it to the others. They saw that the tip of the pickaxe had been neatly shaved off, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.
"You made this?" Cohen frowned. He did not know what it was either.
The youth nodded.
"That's a sword! It's so sharp!" Maher immediately said, "I've heard that there are residents of the Underworld below us. That must be their weapon!"
"Maher, why would a weapon from the Underworld come here?" Someone else had a different opinion.
"It's possible. Didn't the monsters come up here before?"
"Maher, you idiot. That's because the workers dug a tunnel." This time, even Jocah couldn't take it anymore: "But there wasn't any passage before we started digging, not to mention that the sword was buried in the rock!"
At the very least, he agreed with Maher about the sword.
Maher was about to retort, but Cohen interrupted them. "Stop arguing. Let's dig it out and take a look."
"Dig it out?" The girl was confused, "It's useless to us. Cohen, I'm a little uneasy. Let's just leave it here."
The youth hesitated, but his curiosity was piqued when he saw the silver gleam in the rock. He believed that Maher was right. It was something left behind by the residents of the Underworld. However, he glanced at the pickaxe. Such a sharp weapon must be worth a fortune outside.
"Dig it out!" he said.
Everyone nodded. The youths' exuberant curiosity eventually overcame their fear of the unknown.
… …
However, when Cohen, Maher, and Joka began to dig out the strange 'weapon' that was buried deep underground, there was a huge commotion in the mining area.
A terrifying rumor spread among the miners that a monster had been discovered in the lower levels of the mine. The rumor was so real that the supervisors had no choice but to send a group of soldiers to investigate.
However, they never returned.
In less than half an hour, a written report was placed on Perkins's desk. For the first time, the energetic young man in his thirties — according to Vaunte's calculations, of course — felt that things were getting a little tricky.
Perkins was able to come to this mine to work for Count Randner partly because he was valued by the latter, but it was also because of his connections with various parties, especially Countess Randner. As a nephew of Countess Randner's family, he hitched a ride to this mine and waited for his term to end before joining the Count's team of advisors.
Perkins knew that this mine was highly valued by Count Randner, and anyone who could successfully gain the latter's trust would eventually become one of the count's most trusted retainers. This was why he was filled with enthusiasm for this mission, and it could even be said that he came to this place full of pride.
Everything seemed to be in order until this morning.
The report woke him up from his daydream. The report stated that a giant spider was seen in the lower levels of the mine. Normal spiders would not grow to the size of a human's head, so it must be a monster.
Perkins immediately broke out in cold sweat. He knew what happened in the mine more than a decade ago, and if the workers were to dig through the tunnel to Jorgendy Ridge again, he could not imagine how serious the situation would be.
The young man immediately felt that he could not relax. He repeatedly confirmed the situation in the mine, but the news was worse than the one before. When a group of soldiers disappeared into the mine, Perkins knew that he was in trouble.
He knew that he had no ability to do so. He originally planned to get a more leisurely position in the mine that would attract Count Randner's attention, but he did not expect his luck to be so bad that he encountered the worst situation.
Perkins was at a loss as to what to do. He slumped back into his seat, wondering if Count Randner would chop him into pieces if he lost the mine.
This was what Kodan saw when he opened the door to the mine.
Kodan, who had entered the Gold-ranked realm thirty years ago and was one of Count Randner's most trusted subordinates, saw the young man in a daze. Even though he knew that Kodan did not have much ability and that he was just a person who got in through the back door, he could not help but feel a sense of disdain in his heart.
He knew that Kodan did not have much ability, but he did not expect Kodan to be completely useless.
He coughed once, and only then did he snap Perkins out of his dazed state. Perkins's gray eyes lit up when he saw Kodan standing by the door.
Of course, he recognized this old executive adjutant, guard captain, and the highest military officer in the mine. Kodan was different from him. He was already Count Randner's right-hand man before the Year of White Frost. Kodan was here to manage the daily operations of the mine, and he was fully trusted by Count Randner.
Even though Perkins had cursed Kodan more than once for being a 'damned old man', he still knew that he had to show a certain amount of respect on the surface. Furthermore, Kodan was very likely to be his savior at this moment.
He shouted like a drowning man grabbing onto the last straw: "Mister Kodan, you're here! We're in big trouble now!"
"What do you mean by big trouble?" Kodan said with a hint of disdain.
However, Perkins didn't dare to be too calculative at a time like this. He hurriedly recounted everything that had happened. Kodan had already understood most of the situation before he came here. In fact, he was already cursing in his heart. That damned bastard kept the news from him from the start, and only called him over when things got out of hand. If he knew the truth earlier, at least his soldiers would not have lost their lives for no reason.
Kodan was very unhappy at this moment, but he knew that this matter was of great importance. He could only suppress his dissatisfaction and ask coldly:
"Oh, then what do you plan to do, Mister Kodan?"
Perkins was stunned. He knew that Kodan was using this opportunity to make him unhappy, but he knew that he had not handled this matter properly. He could only smile and say: "This … … I'm not sure about the situation down there, but I'm worried that the miners will riot. I plan to send the guards down to maintain order … …"
He looked at Kodan's gloomy face and gulped: "That, at least we'll need some people … …"
Kodan snorted coldly and interrupted him.
"Bullshit idea. If you send the guards down, won't the miners know that something is wrong down there? They'll only become more chaotic. There are thousands of miners in this mine, and you want to maintain order with less than a hundred people? Aren't you thinking too much, Mister Kodan? "
Perkins' face was almost disfigured by the scolding, but fortunately, he was thick-skinned and replied: "Then what should we do?"
"I'll go down and take a look." Kodan wiped the hilt of his sword: "Although the monsters down there are troublesome, they won't be able to stop me. I'll go down and see how serious the situation is."
"Good, good, good!" Perkins said the word 'good' three times. Although the matter was not resolved yet, he was relieved that Kodan was going to take action.
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