Soon after entering the mine road, the uneven road conditions made it impossible for the car to move forward, and the driver respectfully asked Lin An and the others to get out of the car and walk. 「」

Kalinda and Ike seemed to know the situation and had no objections, and Lin An was more than happy to do so so in order to compare the map.

There were barriers at each fork in the tunnel, and although the soldiers on guard saluted when they saw them, they only moved away after Master Ike showed the pass.

Lin An noticed that there were hidden caves dug near the fork, and there were several breaths mixed in them.

Lin Anxin thought, this kind of guard force is probably just an ordinary iron mine, I don't know where the mine road that produces blue iron essence is, the guard force there must be stronger.

However, ordinary outsiders, in the absence of a map, may be difficult to find the target, the intricate mine tunnels are the best protection, so there is no need to place too many guards, but instead guide the way for the intruders.

The mine road is gradually sloping downward, and the air is a little stuffy, but along the way, Lin An found that the drainage and ventilation of this mine road are done well, which is different from the iron ore that is generally mined indiscriminately, obviously because of the production of blue iron essence, it has been paid considerable attention, and perhaps there are mages who have made special plans for the mine.

In the future, I am afraid that I will have to live underground, and the comfort of the environment is still in second place, and the key is the issue of safety. 「」

Lin An was about to ask, when the two mages who happened to be traveling with him talked about related topics.

“…… There are only two iron ores associated with blue iron essence, and only two have been found so far, one has been basically hollowed out, and the other is recently surveyed, and it is also because of the storage of this vein that the fortress has specially asked us to garrison. ”

Kalinda interface, to Lin Andao:

"Originally, it was guarded by a white-robed mage himself, and that Isaac mage was proficient in alchemy. He is also quite involved in mineral exploration, and I have had the privilege of being stationed here and studying with him for a while. ”

She showed a melancholy look, the opportunity to learn from a formal mage was not something that could be easily obtained, but unfortunately after all, due to talent problems, she was not accepted as a disciple by that mage, and it was also because of this experience that she finally became disheartened about the path of magic.

When Lin An heard this, he made up his mind that there was once a white-robed mage stationed here, so at least there was no need to worry too much about safety.

-- The mine is no better than any other place. "The collapse of one place will trigger a chain reaction of other mines. In order to ensure safety, even if the mine does not produce blue iron concentrate, the safety can be trusted.

The mage Ike on the side knew what Kalinda had gone through, and out of the mood of taking care of the lady, he shifted the center of the topic: "...... Planning and excavation of the entire vein. With the supervision and participation of Mage Isaac, there is no need to worry about stability. Even if it was a real explosion with a louder movement, it had not happened before. ”

Lin An nodded, with a serious look: "...... It doesn't get much better news than this. ”

"Ahem...... This," Mage Ike coughed twice, and couldn't help but say, "Of course, if you can." It's better for Master Lynn not to do too dangerous realizations here. ”

"Poof!" Kalinda turned to joy and smiled.

The atmosphere was harmonious for a while.

After leaving the main mine and entering a fork in the tunnel, they met several mages who had come to greet them in a larger mine.

Originally, there were four mages stationed in the mine, and they all seemed to be people with good tempers, and they were extremely hospitable. Of course, they are not of high rank, three intermediate apprentices. There's even a low-level apprentice.

Kalinda privately told Lin An that the mage who was originally stationed with Mage Isaac had been transferred, and before Mage Isaac left, the mining area was not a cold penal place for mages, and many mages were willing to ask for advice if they could take the opportunity to approach or even ask for advice from a white-robed mage.

For Lin An, whether the place of exile has no effect on her, after recognizing her face with a few mages, the other party seems to have a tendency to communicate enthusiastically, Lin An put on an indifferent and withdrawn appearance and refused, and asked the soldiers to lead her to the mine cave she was assigned to, that is, the residence for a period of time in the future.

After Lin An left, the rest of the people were a little cold for a while, Master Ike and Master Kalinda themselves were not in the same circle as the four mages, and they didn't communicate much, and after Lin An started, they left soon after.

All that was left were the four mages who had been stationed in the mines.

One of the intermediate apprentices was a little resentful, and said to the others: "...... This Lynn mage is really too arrogant, just an alien mage with no foundation, do you really think he can advance lightly! ”

"Forget it, there is no foundation, after all, they are senior apprentices, and their status is not comparable to us." The other said sourly. 「」

They are all relatively unpromising and neglected mages in the fortress, and their enthusiasm for new mages is also based on news and relationships to see if there is any possibility of leaving the mine and returning to the fortress, Lin An's age and talent, Ike's courtesy to her, and Kalinda's ambiguous enthusiasm for her are all difficult for them to get, plus Lin An's identity as a foreign mage, although they dare not express their dissatisfaction in person, they will inevitably have jealousy and resentment in their hearts.

One of them lowered his voice: "Speaking of which, he is just a foreign mage, I'm afraid he may not necessarily have the trust from above, so it is better for us to get the newly obtained piece of mineral essence to his residence......"

"Shut up!"

Two voices interrupted the unfinished words at the same time, and one of them whispered angrily:

"Pani, it's your business that you want to go crazy, don't drag us into the water! Take that piece of ore and plant it, and if the fortress finds out that we are secretly greedy for raw ore, I will skin you before we dispose of it—keep your mouth and brain in check!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! I was wrong......"

***

After entering the mine and instructing the leading soldiers not to wait and leave by themselves, Lin An closed the heavy wooden door and latched the door behind the door to death. 「」

She took out her staff, released several probing charms, made sure there was no prying eyes in the cave, and then took out the four warning beads she had obtained from the Sobik ruins, inserted the four hedrons into the central groove of the warning beads, and placed the beads in the four corners of the mine.

There was no movement in the vigilance beads.

However, Lin An, who had tested it several times, knew that the vigilance bead had been activated, and once a second energy carrier other than Lin An entered the range, it would automatically trigger the strike of the alert and the second-level attack spell level.

Placing the dimensional bag as a trap not far from the entrance, the security of Lin An's residence suddenly increased a lot, if someone really had any intentions towards her residence, I am afraid that even if the white-robed mage came, it was very likely that there would be no return.

After completing the vigilance, Lin An did not continue to do anything, was silent for a moment, and called out to his contractor in the depths of his spirit to ask for the information he had heard from Ike before.

In her mind, Kronos is likely to be a legendary, and maybe he was once a high-level demon clan, although he didn't know why he fell to the point where he is today, he must know a lot of inside information, but he deliberately concealed it from her - just like the conversation on the road not long ago that was halfway but aborted, and Lin An still finds it meaningless to this day.

So it's no wonder that she can't be reassured by Kronos, it's really that she, the contractor, hides too many things and never talks about them openly.

Soon, she got a response in the depths of her spirit.

Since Lin An came out of the mental space, Kronos has not appeared for several days, and this time he came up, I don't know if it was because he listened to the information revealed by Ike before.

Lin Anxin thought, no matter what the reason for the situation of the director Zì Kronos, it seems that he is still very concerned about the situation between the two clans.

This is not good news for Lin An, because once Kronos moves, it is likely that she will have to get involved in the struggle between the two races, and the danger is of course self-evident.

However, Lin An didn't say this kind of psychology to Kronos, just as Kronos never opened up and was honest with her, she never let down her guard.

The conversation between the two has always been more direct in terms of not involving areas that are hidden from each other, and after listening to Lin An's analysis, Kronos said:

"It's pointless for you to discuss this now, even if there is a real war between the two races, it's not for you to intervene and influence."

Since Kronos said so, then the start of the war is very likely.

Lin An inevitably felt apprehensive in her heart, but her willpower was tough after all, and she exhaled softly to ease her mental instability.

"Of course, I don't want to get involved, and I don't even want to hide as far as I can, for fear that I won't be able to do it myself," she said meaningfully, "and besides, it seems that the beginning of this war seems to have been prepared by both sides, and it happens to be close to the beginning of a millennium of opportunities, which is too much of a coincidence." ”

Without waiting for Kronos to say anything, she added, "Of course, you can not say it, but as long as you check whether there was a major war in the history of the same period of history thousands of years ago, you can probably find the answer." ”

"There is no need to check, a thousand years ago was just the second reincarnation opened, since that time, the interval between each opening of the reincarnation was determined by the two clans, although there were tragic battles during the period, but the two clans did not prepare in advance, the hasty war did not expand and continue, even if you find it, just from the paper, you can't see anything."

"This time, both clans are prepared, and I'm afraid the scale will be much larger than that time." Lin An said casually, but he thought in his heart: Kronos is so vivid about the situation thousands of years ago and knows it in detail, could it be that he experienced that war?

She had thought that Kronos must have lived before and after the apocalypse.

However, Kronos's soul is still so clear and rational, compared with Sobic's ghost who has been in complete chaos for thousands of years, the shorter time seems to be a more reasonable explanation.

At this time, Kronos said: "Hmph, it's not so much that both sides are prepared, but that this time, it was the Terrans who took the initiative to provoke it. ”

When Lin An heard this, he thought for a while, and then said without surprise: "That's right, your demon race's back road has been broken, and the human race has gone through such a long period of recuperation and development, and it is time to recover and counterattack." ”

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