South of the Howling Plateau, at the border of the Kingdom of Gris.
A huge open-air mine had appeared on the north side of the Ambris Mountains. Because one could see the grey ridges of the Ambris Mountains from this angle, it was also called the Grey Ridge Mining Field.
A large number of Gris supervisors were supervising the Gris laborers and countless kobold miners as they dug day and night, but even they did not know what they were digging for.
Some people said that they were digging for the treasure of the Megalosaurus, and once they found it, everyone would be killed. Others said that they were digging for the bones of the Megalosaurus, and if they found it, they could use the bones of the Megalosaurus to create powerful weapons and equipment to help King Stanley unify Prandal. Others said that they were digging for a passage to the underground world. Since the Irus Empire discovered the entrance to the underground world in Haer Zorm, almost everyone knew how much they had gained from the trade in the underground world.
But no matter which theory it was, it could not be recognized by the government. After all, it involved military secrets.
At the edge of the Grey Ridge Excavation Site, through the snowstorm, one could faintly see rows of flashing houses. That was the place where the supervisors lived. Among them, the one that was clustered in the center was a particularly large domed stone house.
With a creak, the wooden door of the dome-shaped stone house was pushed open. A Gris warrior wrapped in a fur coat pushed open the door and entered. He shook off the snow on his body and silently cursed, "This damned weather." After stomping his feet, he hurriedly walked into the stone house.
"Isn't that Sir Craig? Isn't he supervising the workers at the bottom of the pit? Why did he suddenly come up? "
"Maybe something happened. The weather is so bad, it wouldn't be surprising if something happened."
The two guards whispered to each other, but when Sir Craig came closer, they immediately closed their mouths.
Sir Craig stopped and looked at them coldly. "Don't worry about things that you shouldn't worry about. Open the door, I want to see Master Aldrich."
The two guards felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave. They hurriedly opened the door of the hall and held their breath. They only dared to breathe after Sir Craig entered the hall.
After closing the door, the two guards looked at each other in horror.
"God … Why do I feel like Sir Craig is getting scarier and scarier …"
"I don't know why, but just by getting close to him, I feel like even my soul is about to freeze …"
"Did Sir Craig's strength increase again? Didn't he just reach gold-level rank-9 not long ago? Could it be … "
"He has advanced to the Master Stage!?"
"Gods above! Isn't his speed of improvement a little too abnormal … "
Craig heard it clearly, but he didn't have the time to care about the two guards. After entering the hall, his eyes were firmly locked on the figure in front of the alchemy table.
Master Aldrich Harris was a brilliant Master Alchemist. With his incredible alchemy skills, he gained the favor of King Stanley and became a supreme existence in the Gris Kingdom.
Perhaps only a few people knew the name of Aldrich Harris, but if his teacher was mentioned, most people would definitely know his name.
His teacher was the genius madman who created Wumianzhe, Horus Hohnheim.
Different from what people imagined, after the second Chaos Invasion, Horus, who made great contributions but also brought a new crisis to the world, did not return to the Hohnheim Family. Instead, he disappeared from people's sight. No one knew where he went, but one thing was certain. As a legendary mage, Horus Hohnheim was definitely not dead.
As for Aldridge Harris, he was one of those lucky fellows. From a wanderer, he was fortunate enough to meet Horus and become his disciple. Now, he had obtained Horus's legacy.
But whether his appearance here had anything to do with his teacher was more thought-provoking.
Sir Craig waited until Master Aldrich finished mixing the melted liquid in his hands. Then he walked forward and said in a low voice, "Master Aldrich, the weather is getting worse. Kobolds are dying every day. I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete the excavation work before the end of the year."
"What a bunch of trash."
Master Aldrich said indifferently, "If they die, then they die. How can there be no deaths in this kind of work? Let those damned lowlifes and kobolds work so hard. The project must be completed before the end of the year!"
He looked to be in his sixties or seventies. His voice was low and hoarse. Although there were not many wrinkles on his face, his skin was slightly pale. Perhaps it was because he was bored in the alchemy lab every day.
"But … …"
Craig frowned, "The snowstorm is too big. The weather in the Howling Plateau is already very bad. The Ambris Mountains also blocked the snowstorm from moving south. Our digging speed can't keep up with the speed of the snow … …"
Master Aldrich glanced at him, "What are you trying to say, you stupid muscle man?"
Even though Craig was now a grandmaster, he was still frightened by Aldrich's glare. He lowered his head and said, "We lack efficient tools. If we can buy more magic-powered rigs and magic-powered mining carts, our efficiency will definitely be higher."
The magic-powered rigs and magic-powered mining carts produced by the Datang Chamber of Commerce were very efficient. They were cheap and beautiful digging tools. Unfortunately, there were only two magic-powered mining carts and ten magic-powered rigs in the Grey Ridge Mine. They were all secretly smuggled in because the export of those things was prohibited.
"You idiot! Idiot! Do you think I haven't thought about this problem? "
Aldrich sneered, "His Majesty Stanley doesn't want to open up trade with the Irus Empire. The Datang Chamber of Commerce's products can't enter the Irus Empire. Furthermore, magic-powered rigs are non-tradable products. It's already good enough that we can get these!"
"But you are a master alchemist. If you can imitate —"
Before he could finish his sentence, Sir Craig felt an extremely dangerous pressure and immediately shut his mouth.
"You stupid, musclehead that's worse than a rat's! I should really make you into an obedient puppet! That way, you won't ask stupid questions! "
Aldrich snorted coldly, and a trace of anger flashed across his face. "That damned Tang En! He set up an explosive magic array on every piece of equipment! Once you try to dismantle the equipment, it will trigger the magic array and directly blow all the parts into pieces! There is no way to study the secrets inside! "
Craig wanted to ask Master Aldrich why he didn't break the magic array, but after seeing the expression on Aldrich's face, Craig suppressed the impulse to be curious. He felt that if he asked that question, he might not be able to walk out of this hall.
But because of this, Craig knew that there were problems in this world that Master Aldrich couldn't solve.
Aldrich coldly looked at Craig, "You idiot, do you have any other business here?"
"Yes, yes …"
Craig was suppressed by Master Aldrich's aura to the point that he couldn't raise his head. For a Heaven's Revelation who had just become a Grandmaster, a Fifth Rank Supreme was too powerful. He couldn't resist at all.
After taking a few quick breaths, Craig lowered his head and said, "Duke Rupert sent a message and urged us to dig as soon as possible. But the weather is too bad, so we asked Master Aldrich to stop this snowstorm. Otherwise, the construction period will be delayed."
Master Aldrich said with a mocking expression, "It must be hard for you bunch of muscleheads to think of this method."
Craig bitterly smiled in his heart, but how could he dare to refute?
"Fine, it will take some time for the reaction to happen. Since even they have asked, I will reluctantly help you."
After saying that, Master Aldrich turned and walked towards the spiral staircase.
Craig was overjoyed and hurriedly followed.
After walking up the spiral staircase to the top floor and pushing open the door, a biting cold wind mixed with dense snowflakes rushed in. The warm room became abnormally cold in the blink of an eye.
Master Aldrich opened his arms to embrace the biting cold wind and enjoyed the feeling of the snowflakes falling on his face. He suddenly said, "You know what? Actually, I quite like this kind of snowstorm. It always reminds me of the days when I studied with my teacher. It was a pure white world and there wouldn't be any idiots coming to disturb our experiments. "
Craig obviously knew who the idiot he was talking about was, but he could only endure it, "Master Aldrich, please do it as soon as possible."
The clouds in the sky were very thick. If he didn't interfere, it would probably snow for ten days to half a month. At that time, the hole that was just dug would be buried by the snow.
"Fine, I'll let you idiots with muscles but no brains see how great the power of magic is!"
Master Aldrich laughed strangely as he took out his magic staff from his spatial equipment. The magic staff was emitting a thick magical glow. It was obviously not an ordinary item.
After holding the magic staff, the aura on his body suddenly changed. Abnormally violent mana roared out of his body and disturbed the mana around the Grey Ridge Excavation Site. Master Aldrich laughed maniacally as he raised his magic staff. He didn't chant any spells. He just controlled his mana and completely tore the thick dark clouds in the sky apart and squeezed them together.
The clouds in the sky surged and turned into a huge whirlpool. It kept squeezing … Finally, the thick dark clouds covering the Whistling Plateau were all compressed together and turned into a huge sphere.
"Get out of my way!"
Master Aldrich laughed contemptuously. He waved his magic staff and the huge cloud sphere was thrown towards the Ambris Mountains …
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