Chapter 274: Infiltration
The water of this small river is very clear, and the turquoise water surface is like emerald, which can be seen directly to the bottom, but it is deeper than expected, at least it is still a little difficult to wade through the water.
Of course, there is no place on the map that can be waded through, and Hathaway didn't bother to take the raft again, so she threw it directly with a freezing technique, and immediately a section of the river more than ten meters long was frozen, and she walked over from the ice.
Largo. Seppus and several of the warriors looked at each other, and when they heard Hathaway snort dissatisfiedly in front of them, they hurried across the river, but they looked at Hathaway's back with a little more awe.
Crossing the river meant that the danger was one step closer, and no one knew if there were underground dwarf patrols nearby, so they didn't even dare to light a bonfire at night. Although he knew that his few people were not even qualified to participate, Korago. Seppus still couldn't help but worry about the magician in front of him...... No matter how strong she is, she is a girl after all.
It was a long and long journey that took four days, and the rough roads, dark and damp conditions made walking here the hardest work.
Murong Xianxian herself couldn't say whether she was suffering or not, she didn't know if it was right to choose this mission in order to enlist the help of the navy from His Majesty the Emperor, and those soldiers, thinking of the benefits they had received from Hathaway, had to endure the hardships.
Fortunately, both for Hathaway and for Lago. For Cyps and others, the day of liberation has arrived...... At the end of the road beneath their feet is where they parted. The mountain road suddenly became steep and steep. Cliffs stretch ahead.
"I can only accompany you here, the road ahead is steep and difficult." Largo. Seppus said with a sigh.
"Thank you very much for your help to me, Your Excellency Cyprus." Hathaway said, a genuine smile on her face.
Largo. Cyps smiled similarly and said, "I have never dealt with a brave magician like you, and I will pray for you and wish you a safe return." ”
"Yes, I'm still waiting for you to fulfill your promise and join the Cordillera Leader's city defenses." Hathaway laughed.
"Definitely." Largo. Seppus nodded heavily.
Witness Largo. The figures of Seppus and the others disappeared into the jungle, and Hathaway knew that the next trip was up to her. She's not one to take risks with herself, in fact, she can live comfortably. It's just that those people are too much of an eyesore. The secrets of the Fairy Garden cannot be exposed before their eyes.
If she has absolute strength, she can rush over in the light, summon a vulture or a unicorn, and go straight to the camp of those underground dwarves. But she knew. If you do. That's no different from sending you to death.
Dumeni. The map given by Harang helped her a lot. In such a place where there are almost no roads, if it weren't for these detailed maps for her reference, I'm afraid she wouldn't have known where to go.
When the purple sun once again fell in the air behind the mountains. Hathaway finally reached the ridge closest to the mine. At this moment, there was an abyss beneath her feet, and the sound of the wind echoed in the abyss, as if the gates of hell had been opened.
Hathaway carefully followed a trail towards the ridge...... That can't even be called a road, if it weren't for her cultivation of the body of the goblin clan, she would definitely not put herself in such a dangerous situation, and if she landed on a bad footing, she would fall into the abyss.
As she went, she had to be careful to hide her whereabouts, as no one knew where the dwarves were hiding their guard posts - she had been watching the ridge all day, and had a good idea of the troubles she might encounter.
Prudence, experience, and illusion are the prerequisites for her success.
Shortly after descending the mountain, a heavy footstep was heard from a distance. Hathaway hurriedly hid behind a rock...... Moments later, an underground dwarf patrol approached, and among them, there were no of the mighty pangolin knights, and they didn't seem to be as elite as the other underground dwarf patrols Hathaway had seen. However, after a magical hour, Hathaway knew that she was wrongly wrong - the strength of these underground dwarves was not strong enough, but it was better than the large number of people and many sentry posts, if it weren't for her magic weapons and various means to hide her traces, I am afraid that those underground dwarves would really be discovered.
Rushing in vigorously, there are always times when there is negligence, in case it alarms the strong of the underground dwarf clan, she can at best be far away from the Alps, but don't think about completing the task, especially this also involves the task of rescuing prisoners of war, once it fails, I don't know how many people will die, Hathaway feels heavy in her heart when she thinks of these now.
As she muttered, a group of underground dwarves returned to the mine after completing their patrol mission, and Hathaway quickly followed, this time she did not hesitate to cast the illusion, and under the cover of illusion, she followed the patrol step by step.
Cautiously following the patrol, Hathaway carefully observed the characteristics of the underground races, and she found many things that were not described in the texts. For example, these underground races have no sense of caring for each other at all, and their attitudes seem to be indifferent, and even if they are in the same team, they rarely talk to each other.
Once inside the mines, Hathaway left the patrol, as the dwarves were clearly not trying to enter the mines, and she was going to find another way to get in.
Turning to hide behind a large tree, Hathaway hid there safely to observe the situation in the cave - she was glad that she did not lead a team to storm the place, and there were thousands of underground dwarves she saw along the way, and they were not enough to fill people's teeth.
At the entrance to the mine, a team of underground dwarves was constantly transporting ore, but Hathaway found that it was all ordinary iron ore, and it seemed to make no difference. She carefully maintained the illusion, using her illusion to approach the entrance to the mine...... Suddenly, two underground dwarves rushed in her direction with a shout. Hathaway was startled - could this be discovered?
Just as she was wondering whether to strike first, she saw the two underground dwarves rushing past her...... It turned out that they had spotted someone moving their minecart and ran over to theorize.
Hathaway breathed a sigh of relief, glanced around quickly, and finally made her way into the mine.
Hathaway had heard that it was not surprising that in some mines, miners would dig out countless tunnels, or even hollow out entire peaks. However, it was the first time she had entered the mines, and she had seen so many caves.
It is almost so full of holes, the entire mountain has been hollowed out, and in each of the caves there are several huge pillars supporting the top of the cave.
Hathaway wondered why the underground dwarves in front of her couldn't get lost, and they were clearly able to remember the path of each mine.
Just as Hathaway was thinking, the veteran's voice suddenly appeared in her head: "It's Mithril!" It turns out that they actually found Mithril Ore here! ”
Mithril?
Hathaway was clever, and the Illusory Realm barely maintained the pillar. Mithril is the main material for crafting magical weapons, and it is also the material needed for most alchemy products, so to speak, its consumption is very large, and the ore reserves are very scarce. This can be explained, those underground dwarves should not know how to know that there seems to be a rich Mithril mine here, so they sent troops to attack the Alpine Kingdom, and used other minerals to hide their true purpose.
"Veteran, don't you know anything about this Mithril Mine? Why not inform neighboring countries? Hathaway asked, puzzled.
"I'm afraid they really don't know, and if they do, they will definitely take this opportunity to ask for help in their recovery." The veteran said.
The truth is similar to what they judged.
The owner of this mine was a nobleman of the Alpine kingdom, and after his subordinates accidentally discovered the Mithril vein, he ordered everyone to keep it shut up, let alone let the king know...... Once this vein spreads, it will be a blessing or a curse for him, and there will be many people who will find a way to take the mine away, and the best outcome for him himself is to enter the arms of death.
But paper can't contain the fire, and I don't know where the underground dwarves learned about this news, and they planned an invasion in advance, just for this Mithril mine.
The caves here extend in all directions, like a giant labyrinth. By this time, Hathaway had arrived in a cavern close to the mining surface, and many underground dwarves were carrying or pushing cartloads of ore into the cavern.
Hathaway cautiously approached the mine, and the four underground dwarf guards stared, but they didn't notice Murong Xianxian passing by.
Sizzle~
After Hathaway entered the mine, she looked at it and immediately gasped: "There are so many secrets!" ”
It's a huge cavern filled with chunks of Mithril Ore...... These ores are rough stones that have not been purified, and they are very beautiful in appearance. In the cross-section of the ore, specks of silver metal shimmer like starlight.
"This time I made a fortune!" The veteran was also stunned, even if these rough stones were purified, there might be less than one-third of the original volume left, which was definitely a lot of money!
"Damn! These guys come too often! Hathaway looked at the underground dwarves walking around, and wanted to chase them away immediately. (To be continued......)