Taylor leaned against the wooden door at the entrance to the mine, with a stick of grass in his mouth, and looked up at the white clouds like cotton balls.

It had been five days since he had been in the Nanshan Mine, and nothing strange had happened during that time, and the mercenaries were just on the wrong path as they said.

"Can't it really be a mistake, right?" Taylor muttered.

"Head, what's wrong?" asked the young man in the guard's uniform next to him, confused.

"Oh, no...... It's nothing, I guess what, chestnut, what did you say those mercenary team members wanted to do?"

"Hey, if it's really from White Eagle Castle, they must want to create some chaos for us, they can take the opportunity to plunder the surrounding villages, the Kuroshio has only a little time left, do you think they can survive on their own? they are like wolves in winter......"

"Well-there is some truth to that, their lords don't have much special skills other than like to rob. ”

"If the old lord is stronger, how can the White Eagle Castle be so arrogant. Chestnut held the spear in both hands and sighed.

"Don't forget, if it weren't for the old lord, you would be able to have eggs for every meal now?" Taylor spit out the grass in his mouth and patted Chestnut on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll go inside and take a look, you guard."

These prisoners of war are as lazy as pigs, nay, lazier than pigs if they are left unsupervised. ”

Some of the mine's workers were captured, while others were wanderers hoping to have something to eat.

Chestnut nodded yes.

After entering the cave, there is a very large natural cave, and there are burning torches planted all over the place, illuminating the whole cave.

There were many hay-paved beds on the ground.

There were seven guards stationed here, and after the accident, in addition to the wounded who were sent back, Taylor brought six more, and a total of ten guards in the entire mine rotated day and night.

Further on, there are piles of refined crude ingots that are about to be transported back to Yongguang City, guarded by special personnel.

In addition to the source stones, which emit a ghostly glow, there are other different types of metal ingots, red, black, and various associated metals such as gold and silver.

Each pile is color-coded.

Walking past the place where the ore is stacked, you can hear the sound of tinkling knocks, and in the dim passage, you can see people in shabby clothes and black ash on the rocks from time to time.

"How's it going?" Taylor knocked over to a dark table.

"Ah, Chief, today...... Today's results are not bad, there are about 600 pounds of gold and stone, and it is expected that the coarse gold ingots can be refined into one ounce, and the source stone, iron ore, copper ore, silver ore, ......" the recorder trivially reported the records in his hand.

Taylor felt his head swell when he heard the data, and hurriedly stopped: "Okay, yes, I remember that you haven't been back for a long time, so go back with me this time, and you can rest and rest." ”

"Head!" the guard of record waved mysteriously and leaned into Taylor's ear, "I found a good ...... in the city last time That kind of service shop. The price is quite cheap, go back and have a look this time?"

Taylor glanced at him, and he remembered that the man seemed to be called Barney, and everyone else would simply call him "Ban", and he was the eldest of the group, a few years older than himself.

"Ahem, the church is forbidden......"

"Oh, the gods are above, and thanks to them, I'm almost twenty-four, but no lady wants to be with me. Ben complained, "They only care about idiots who give them money with a smile." ”

"Ahem, this, I'll talk about it then. Taylor quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Head...... You won't be the first time ......" Ban's voice suddenly raised a few points.

Taylor: "......"

"Oh my God, what the hell are those people doing! are they trying to make everyone like them?" Ben sighed.

Taylor casually walked out again, muttering to himself, "Isn't that weird? Roy and Carey are both in their twenties, aren't they married?"

"What's the matter, head?" Chestnut couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Taylor come out not long after, with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Well, nothing, chestnut, are you married?"

"Why do you ask this all of a sudden? I'm almost there, and I was betrothed to a girl at the age of seven. ”

Taylor opened his mouth and pulled the subject away again, he didn't want to be despised again, he wanted Ben's mouth to be tighter.

......

Night falls

After a brief dinner, everyone lay quietly in their beds and waited for the next day's spotless work.

Towards midnight, Taylor was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.

There was a slight tremor throughout the mine.

Gravel kept falling from the resting place inside the cave, causing panic among everyone.

"What's going on?!" Taylor saw one of the guards on the night watch embarrassed, his face covered in blood.

"Head, I only saw a flash of fire outside, and the wooden door was blown open, and the chestnuts were pressed by the door!"

"Ben, you take your two brothers to save chestnuts, remember to bring a big shield!" Taylor had the torches all lighted, and the warm and bright light of the fire illuminated the dimly lit cave, and everyone saw that the entrance, which was still a little narrow, was now large enough for four adult strong men to walk side by side.

Many stones rolled into the cave along the passageway, making it look like a mess.

"You two take them inside for shelter," Taylor commanded the wounded man and another guard.

"The rest bring big shields and follow me out in pairs!"

Orders were issued in an orderly manner, and these Roy had already discussed the plan with him.

It's just that what Taylor didn't expect was that the people who came were so crazy that they would attack in the dark.

"Damn, aren't they afraid that the Lost will come and bury themselves here?" Taylor returned to his bed and drew a large black sword.

The black greatsword stood up, the hilt reaching his chest, and if Taylor had turned sideways, he could have been able to hide behind the greatsword.

The two sides of the great sword were not opened, but when wielded, the weight of more than two hundred pounds alone was enough to kill a person.

Taylor took the sword on his shoulder, but he didn't think it was too heavy, and the weight was exactly what he wanted.

As soon as the two groups with large shields went out, they received a heavy bombardment.

The sound of crackling and the dull sound of metal striking the shield was endless.

"Do you see who it is?" Taylor crouched behind the shield, poking in to see the situation from time to time.

"Bell, bell!"

A new round of shooting came again, and the distance that had been so close was pulled away a little more.

"Shit, how many of them are there!" As soon as Taylor came up, he felt something graze his cheek, and in that moment, Taylor felt as if even the air had been sliced open.

However, it was also clear that there were about four people attacking, spraying tongues of fire from different positions, and every time the fire flashed, something would inevitably hit the shield.

After understanding the situation, Taylor broke away from the cover of the shield, took the big sword, and ran wildly.

At the same time, they rushed towards the nearest place under the cover of a large tree.

"He's coming!be careful!" a muffled voice came from the darkness, and then fires erupted again from different locations, allowing Taylor to reconfirm the location of the attacker.

As a result of being separated from the team, the dark environment became his best protection.