Not long after they entered the tunnel, the path ahead opened up into a spacious cavern. On both sides of the tunnel, large patches of prismatic crystals "grew" on the ground. These crystals emitted a dreamy glow that lit up the entire cavern.
Looking at the potholes on the ground and the adventurers digging for crystals not far away, Tang En and Fiona smiled strangely.
"Wow! Aren't these the crystals that the kid just sold? They're all over the place! "
Brian's eyes widened. "You can just pick them up here, and he dares to sell them for a hundred gold coins! Is he crazy?! I'm going to teach him a lesson! "
"That's why I said, newbies are the ones being cheated."
Tang En shrugged. "Before entering this place, who would know that these crystals are all over the place?"
Looking at the adventurers digging for crystals, Fiona's gaze sharpened. "My Lord, these crystals are your property, aren't they?"
"You could say that, but …"
Tang En patted Fiona's shoulder. "Don't be so calculative. Help others, help yourself."
"But …"
"Don't forget that we're counting on them to help us explore the underground world. Consider this a gift from us."
Seeing that Tang En wasn't going to pursue the matter, Fiona glared at the adventurers. She felt like her family's property had been taken away, and her heart ached.
Seeing her like this, Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Fiona really was calculative.
But …
A thought suddenly popped into Tang En's mind. With her personality, she was quite suitable to be a housekeeper.
Depp asked, "My Lord, should we dig up some crystals as well?"
Although the guards had prepared torches and oil lamps for illumination, compared to the crystals, they were obviously more convenient.
"Then let's go."
Tang En nodded. "Don't waste too much time."
Depp waved his hand. "Dig up the crystals."
The guards immediately split into groups of four and began to search for the small crystals scattered around. The large crystal prisms were too large for the guards to carry around. Without tools, they couldn't even process them.
Elsa's eyes lit up. She was excited. "Can I go too?"
"Of course."
Tang En, who was discussing with Fiona how to develop the light crystal, casually agreed. At this time, he suddenly came to his senses and turned his head to look. Instantly, his eyes widened. "Elsa, don't —"
But it was too late. Elsa, who was in high spirits, had already walked up to a huge prismatic light crystal and swung her fist at it!
The light crystal exploded with a crack, and the fragments flew in all directions, piercing into the walls of the cave. Then, Elsa rummaged through the ground for a while, and happily returned with the most beautiful light crystal fragment in her hands.
"Oh …"
Twain covered his eyes and could not bear to watch.
"Hey! Newcomers! What are you doing!? "
The commotion here attracted the attention of some people in the distance. A group of fully armed men quickly ran over and shouted at Tang En, "Did you pay? You're just digging up the crystals!? "
"Pay?"
Tang En was dumbfounded.
Fiona was dumbfounded. This was Tang En's property. Why would he pay?
"Leader, I saw it just now. There was originally such a large piece of crystal here."
An adventurer gestured and said, "It can be sold for at least 5,000 gold coins!"
"Very good. Did you hear that?"
The captain said arrogantly, "5,000 gold coins. Don't waste time. Pay up!"
Fiona couldn't help but refute loudly, "Why are you asking us for money!?"
"Why? Hmph, it seems like you're a newcomer who doesn't know anything! If it weren't for the fact that you're a beauty, I wouldn't have bothered to answer your question. "
The captain glanced at Tang En and the others, snorted coldly, and said, "This light crystal mine has been occupied by our Cesa's Strength mercenary group! Do you understand!? Anyone who wants to mine Light Crystals here must pay us, the Xi Sa's Strength! A standard unit of light crystal is ten gold coins! "
"Cesa's Strength?"
Fiona frowned and whispered in Tang En's ear, "Locke told me before that Cesa's Strength is a very famous mercenary group, as famous as Qianji Sword and the Blade of the Progenitor. They are very strong and compete with each other, especially among the female customers. The competition is very fierce, making many women love and hate them."
Tang En's mouth twitched. At this moment, the names of these mercenary groups made him feel the evil taste of the universe's will again.
He came back to his senses and said, "Have you obtained permission from the lord of this place to charge fees?"
"Huh? The lord of this place? What a joke! The underground world is a newly developed area. Here, the treasure belongs to whoever finds it first and has the ability to defend it! This light crystal mine is the wealth that belongs to us, Cesa's Strength! And I, Justin, am the captain in charge of this place! "
After Justin finished speaking, he looked at Tang En darkly and said, "Or do you intend to fight with us, Cesa's Strength?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his team members, who were not far away, rushed over. Dozens of people quickly gathered and surrounded Tang En and the others.
"I'll say the ugly words first." Justin pulled out his long sword and blew on it. As he wiped the long sword, he glanced at Vanilla and estimated his combat power. He said, "Although my team is at the bottom of the Cesa's Strength, the average combat power of our team is of the Dark Iron level. I dare not speak of other things, but we have no problem dealing with some small fries who treat adventure as child's play. You, an Orc bodyguard, dare to fight with us?"
In his eyes, Tang En, who was with Fiona, Elsa and the others, was obviously an ignorant noble who came out for an adventure. And among them, the only one who could fight was probably the Orc bodyguard. Speaking of which, weren't the Kate Cats very slim and slender?
What the hell was this muscular Cat-Ciro?
"Dark Iron level … Ha."
Tang En let out a confused laugh and stopped Vanilla, who was about to step forward.
Fiona frowned slightly. A large mercenary group like the Cesa's Strength only sent Dark Iron level members to guard this place?
Tang En looked at Justin curiously. "What you mean now is... you want to block the road and rob the money?"
Justin waved his weapon and looked at Tang En provocatively. "Don't you understand the situation now? If you destroy our mines, you have to compensate us. Even if you're not afraid of us, we have a strong main force behind us. We — "
"Captain …"
"Don't disturb me. I'm not done yet!"
"But, Captain …"
A mercenary swallowed hard and tugged at Justin, who was spitting saliva everywhere. He pointed outside and said, "We … surrounded them …"
"Surrounded? Of course we surrounded them. Are you an idiot? "
"No … I mean … we're surrounded …"
Justin was stunned. He took a closer look and suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air.
Since when were they surrounded by those people?!
A group of soldiers in shiny silver armor had already drawn their weapons. They stood quietly outside the mercenary group, not saying a word, as if they were waiting for some order.
Justin was so frightened by this silent troop that he trembled.
This uniform equipment and insignia clearly indicated that this was a fully organized army!
Just look at how well-equipped these guys were. Even though they had entered the dark underground, their brand-new armor was still spotless. Under the illumination of the Light Crystals, they were still emitting a faint glow. It was obvious that they were not ordinary items! What made Justin even more envious were the weapons in their hands!
The weapons in their hands were emitting the light of the elements!
This meant that they were all equipped with magic weapons!
Damn it, those were expensive magic weapons!
How could a person who could equip his troop with magic weapons be an ordinary person?
"Sir …"
Justin squeezed out an ugly smile. "I think … there might be some misunderstanding between us …"
"There seems to be a misunderstanding."
Just as Justin revealed a smile, he saw Tang En raise his hand. "Attack!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers, who had been silent all this time, revealed sinister smiles. They clenched their fists and rushed forward.
"I'll attack!"
With the powerful defense of the brand-new armor, he could even ignore the swords coming at him from all directions. He grabbed the heads of those who attacked him and knocked them to the ground.
Danny jumped back and landed on top of the light crystal. He nocked an arrow on his bow and in one breath, a few arrows pierced through the air!
"Hit!"
In the midst of the chaotic battle, a few people fell to the ground, clutching their knees.
The mercenaries immediately panicked.
"Kill the ranger!"
"Ranger! Ranger! "
"You'll have to get past me first!"
Depp waved his tower shield and sent a few people flying. With the help of his new armor, he was no weaker than an Iron-ranked mercenary!
Locke laughed. "Haha! Awesome! The new armor is just too awesome! "
The new armor made of all-purpose alloy was not only light, but also did not affect their mobility at all. Its defense was even higher than the previous full-body armor made of fine iron. It was simply a warrior's weapon!
Locke's words echoed the thoughts of the others. Relying on their powerful equipment, even though their average combat power was lower than that of the Caesar's Strength team, their weapons that were infused with Dark Iron-rank Blood Force did not cause any damage to their new equipment at all. Even the impact was completely absorbed by the leather lining, causing no damage at all.
They were like tigers in a flock of sheep, slaughtering the mercenaries.
What was a tiger's army?
The current Ellington Guards were, without a doubt, a tiger's army.
They had been trained for a long time but had never been in a real battle. Now, they were like sharks that had smelled blood, completely unleashing their accumulated potential!
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