At the bookcase of his lodgings, Master Ike sat in his chair, his well-groomed fingers turning over a page, but his eyes were a little distracted and absent-minded. 「」

Mage Pete is here, ostensibly on the mission of welcoming the new Master on behalf of the upper echelons of the fortress and the mage corps.

But in his own heart, he undoubtedly wanted to observe the character of this new master up close, so as to determine his attitude and position in the future.

In fact, if this master has a strong personality and is keen on power, it is almost impossible for Mage Pete and the others to be a mantis - even after more than half a year, they have gathered a lot of people's hearts, but the prestige of the master means a lot to the mage, and the rule of the supremacy of the mage world's strength is so simple.

What's more, Pete and several other high-ranking apprentices in power are also faintly divided into several factions, and they can't say that they are incompatible with each other, but under the deliberate support and division of the supreme governor of the fortress, it is impossible to be very close and friendly.

"Hey, it's all involuntarily!" Ike sighed to himself.

Ike and Kalinda are actually two of the few high-level apprentices in the fortress.

However, they don't have any strong family forces behind them to support, and their connections are not wide, and some of them are alone, and Ike himself is not optimistic about the future war, so he took the initiative to leave the power center of the fortress, so as not to get involved in the struggle and mundane affairs of the fortress, and it is difficult to separate and protect himself.

In fact, with the minds and sources of Pete and the others, they may not be unable to see what Ike can see, but the family pressure on them is greater, which makes them unable to do what they want - before themselves, they have many more important things. 「」

"Mage...... It's just a layman. There are still relatives and families, and they still need money and status......"

Ike sighed to himself, as if he remembered something, and his eyes darkened. Even the nasolabial folds at the corners of the mouth are a little deeper, as if with bitterness,

"I really envy Master Lynn...... Kalinda ......"

- Bang!

There was a dull jolt and muffled thud. It seems to come from the ground.

"What's going on!"

Mage Ike jumped up from his chair.

The hardcover book and felt carpet on his lap fell to the ground, the fountain pen fell to the ground, the gall of the pen cracked, and the ink that flowed out painted a jumble of abstract paintings on the ground, as if to foreshadow a world of upheaval.

A few drops of ink were bounced off by the spell-attached robe as it almost splashed against the corners of the robe, and Ike Mage's attention didn't even notice it, and he strode towards the door.

Just grabbed the doorknob. A clearer vibration came.

Rumble!

The mine swayed slightly.

Mage Ike felt himself and the tables and chairs in the cave jump in unison.

Then there was a slight aftershock, and two explosions sounded one after another not far from the residence, and it seemed that someone's real yàn was also disturbed like Kalinda had done last time, and there was an accident.

Dust fell from the cave. The walls seemed to tremble.

Screams and voices began to sound outside the door.

"Is it an earthquake? What a damn thing! ”

Master Ike's face was ugly.

Instead of twisting the doorknob and going out immediately, he turned back and strode over to the real table, medicine cabinet, and bookshelf, packed up some things, sorted them, and put them into several skins of different sizes.

Then he opened a few secret compartments and placed the contents close to him.

Finally, a long hexagonal key is taken out of a dark compartment and inserted into a dark hole on the side of the bookcase, and the bookcase grid is removed. Revealing the wall behind it, the wall is a cube-sized space with some blue metal of different shapes inside. 「」

Ike swept the metal into an inconspicuous bag. The bag was only the size of a palm, but it contained nearly ten times as much, and it didn't swell out.

During this time, dust fell from the roof of the cave. The cave was dusty.

Mage Ike felt a slight vibration beneath his feet that almost felt hallucinatory.

This made his movements very chaotic in the process of tidying up, and he didn't even bother to pick up a small amount of things that fell to the ground, quickly tied the bag tightly and tied it under his robe, took out his staff in his hand, opened the door and ran out.

- He didn't know the cause of the sudden tremor, but if it was the worst, then he would first have to secure his own life, as well as the purified blue iron essence in the bag.

As soon as he opened the door, someone shouted at him, "Lord Ike! ”

Ike fixed his eyes on it, it was a soldier named Ram that he usually used, and a minor non-commissioned officer in the mine road patrol. He was well-armoured, and it seemed that he had just been on patrol.

"What's going on! What about Master Kalinda, and Master Pete? Ike stepped forward, grabbed Ram's shoulder, and asked aloud.

"I don't know what's going on, it looks like the shaking is coming from the lower mines!" Ram's face was also very anxious, "I have already asked my subordinates to go to your Excellency the mages, and they will ...... immediately."

"Ike!"

The familiar female voice came with the messy footsteps, and the slightly messy hair and holding a staff appeared at the corner of the mine, and behind her were several mages, as well as thirteen or fourteen soldiers, all of whom looked nervous. 「」

"What's going on, you know?"

"Is it an earthquake?"

……

As soon as they saw Ike, several mages couldn't help but ask, but it was obvious that they were still sensible, and although they were anxious, they did not lose their temper in front of the soldiers.

- As soon as the incident happened, they were found by soldiers at their quarters, and they immediately gathered at Ike's place.

"Fortunately, if even the superior is in chaos, and the soldiers see it, and the panic spreads, even if things are not so bad, the turmoil between the soldiers and slaves is likely to cause a disaster - it is right to let them gather here first, and thank this non-commissioned officer!"

Ike looked at Ram, who was frowning as he looked out of the mine.

The microtremor had stopped at some point, but the sound echoing in the mine showed that the situation was still chaotic, and the noisy shouts and chaotic footsteps were brought to their ears by the air currents circulating in the mine. 「」

“…… It seems that the tremors are coming from the lower tunnels, right? Could it be that something has been dug up underneath! Kalinda asked Ike urgently.

She was the only high-level apprentice present besides Ike, and she was much calmer than the average person, apparently having asked the soldiers on the way. Got a little bit of a picture.

"We don't know the situation yet, but we must organize our men now and transfer all the slaves and soldiers out of the mine!" Otherwise, the panicked people in the closed and narrow mine are likely to cause disaster.

"Lock the gate between the lower tunnel and our level. If the situation at the lower levels is not good...... "One of the mages immediately asked.

"It's impossible to organize people for a while, so let's isolate people first to prevent the chaos from escalating. That's a great idea, Lord Ike! Ram, the non-commissioned officer on the side, interjected and agreed.

This is the inertial experience of dealing with mine riots, if it is an ordinary man-made riot, close the floodgates, cut off communication, and prevent the lower slave soldiers from joining the outside world. It is indeed a good way to wait for the manpower and strong force to be gathered and then deal with it slowly.

But now it is likely that there will be an earthquake or a collapse of the lower mine, and if you close the floodgates, you will probably bury people alive inside.

However, the number of deaths of slaves is generally not concerned by the superiors.

They are like weeds in a field. If one stubble is cut, another stubble will soon be born, and in the eyes of the superiors, it is not even more valuable than cattle and sheep that produce milk and meat.

But the order of the mining area is directly responsible for Ike, the general manager, and it is one of his duties, so he has to think carefully before deciding.

But there is also a difference in the importance of their duties, and the life and death of a mining slave is obviously not as good as the little finger of any of the high-ranking people in the mining area, and if something happens to Mage Pete or Knight Lanno here, Ike will be in real trouble.

Ike was quick to make a choice.

"Alright, Master Kalinda. You go with Master Pani to the valve control chamber and put down the valve that connects to the lower level—this is the secret word for opening the chamber...... Hurry up, go early and come back early, we must do our best to transfer! ”

Ike used teleportation to convey the message to Kalinda, who carefully jotted down the secret words and took them away.

The military commander of the mining area was delayed. Either there was an accident or you couldn't come here for the time being, so you had to do it urgently.

Ike commanded in a hurried and steady voice:

"Ram, I now appoint you as the temporary military commander of the mines—

You and your men immediately assemble your men and try to control the situation if you can; If not, search for the other mages and keep them safe, especially Pite and Knight Lanno, who must be found......

If the task is completed well, I will help you ask for credit from your superiors! ”

Ram's eyes lit up.

The soldier himself is to exchange his life for merit, and Ram does not value life and death as much as these life-loving mages, and in comparison, merit that can improve the rank and treatment is more attractive to him.

"Your Excellency Ike, I have just sent someone down to investigate the cause of the accident, and I believe that it will be rewarded soon. If you want to gather men as quickly as possible, there is a place near you where the troops are concentrated......"

Ram thought for a moment and reminded.

"Oh, yes!"

Ike suddenly remembered what he had forgotten,

"Those soldiers who were in charge of the blockade...... Damn, Master Lynn won't still be in there and not come out! ”

……

……

Of course, Lin An, who was thought of, would not be ignorant of the outside world.

Even before Ike and the others felt the vibrations coming from underground, she had already sensed the anomaly.

The circle that constrained the light element emitted an unusual sound.

The spiritual power that needed to be controlled by surprise was disturbed, and with a "bang", a thin stream of blood shot out from the slender fingertips, and countless elements that had been squeezed out rushed out with the blood flow.

The blood flow did not last, and soon the spill stopped. If you can see through the blood-stained area, you will see that the small bloody hole that has broken open is slowly closing and recovering at a very slow pace—something that could not have been seen a month ago.

But Lin An didn't pay attention to such a trivial matter, and of course she knew everything about the gradual return of the body's recovery power - this meant that the body's elemental erosion damage was gradually recovering.

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