"The third largest iron vein in the Dwarven Kingdom is the only one controlled by private individuals, with a total of eight families in charge of mining and use. ”

"However, the output of the vein must be unconditionally and prioritized to the Holy Mountain, and the surplus can be sold and disposed of by itself. ”

Avenie flipped through the information and suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the Oak Shield family looked so rich, but it was not really rich.

Although the mineral output was given priority to the Holy Mountain, it was theoretically the private property of the major families, and even the land was granted to them.

"What is there in the veins of the back mountain? Uncle's evasive eyes are definitely not the reason for work, the Oak Shield family must have a secret. ”

Evernie squinted her eyes, thinking about how to continue her quest.

The next day, Evnie took a week's leave from the Oak Shield family under the pretext that something was going on at home, and then disappeared into the town of Lonely Mountain.

No one thought much about it, but in reality Evernie just hid in the woods outside the town.

In the evening, after a simple meal, Evernie packed her bags, set her eyes on the back mountain, and then quietly detoured to the past.

It is said to be a mine, but it is actually a low slope, and the real ore veins are hidden deep underground.

On the way, Evernie also wondered why this vein was controlled by a private family, which was almost impossible, but the more she thought about it, the more curious she became, and the pace under her feet gradually accelerated.

It was the first time for Avernie to be here, as the interns weren't workers, and there was no reason for the Oak Shield family to let them touch them.

The veins were long, and Evernie had moved from the realm of another family into the area under the control of the Oakshield family.

She specially picked out a dirty dress, made herself disgraced, and blended into the mining area.

Dwarves working here are dangerous, and improvements to the steam engine have increased efficiency, but have not completely replaced labor, so the benefits and salaries here are satisfactory.

Dwarves don't play any shameless tricks on their fellow people, unlike the humans in the Hokuriku, they are numerous, and the number of individuals of the race is more than ten times that of dwarves, but the people who work in the mining area must not have enough food and clothing.

It was dark, and the absentees who had just eaten dinner came to the tavern with their shoulders on their backs, intending to relax a little.

However, there are hard and fast rules in the taverns in the mining area, and there is a limit on the amount of alcohol that can be served each day, otherwise the mining area will be absolutely paralyzed the next day.

Averney walked into a tavern with no one around, and the dwarves who had just come up from the mine had no time to wash their faces before they could relieve their fatigue, so that as soon as she entered, the room was full of black coal.

Suddenly a little uncomfortable, Avni forced herself to calm down, ordered a glass of wine, and blended in with the smug miners, and it didn't take long for him to find a suitable target.

In the corner of the tavern, there was a dwarf drinking alone and dreary, seemingly out of step with the others, and always acting as a foil in conversation, and Evernie smiled and sat down with two glasses of wine.

"Brother, please, why are you sullen?" asked Evnie in a thick voice.

"There's no way, the amount of tasks today hasn't been completed, and the total amount of this week will be laughed at again. ”

The dwarf said in a dull voice, indeed, compared to the other muscular dwarves around him, this fellow was indeed thin, almost about the same as Evernie.

"It's okay brother, you see I'm not very thin, it's okay, come, go back to sleep after drinking, and eat and work tomorrow!"

Evnie's eyes lit up with her words, and she nodded, took the glass from her hand, drank it down, thanked her, and left.

A smile tugged at the corners of Evnie's mouth, and she thought to herself: Brother, I'm sorry.

The emaciated dwarf staggered towards the settlement, completely unaware that he was being followed.

Finally, on a dark roadside, the emaciated dwarf fell to the ground, and Evernie took the opportunity to pretend to help him up, but moved him to a more secluded place.

In a bush, Evernie hid the other party, and uneasily, she took out a glass bottle and filled it with some liquid.

This is a potion specially prepared by her, and according to this amount, this brother can sleep until this time tomorrow, which has been personally tested by a certain vice president of the Turin Academy.

However, it can also be seen how unserious Evernie was before she was expelled from the academy.

Changing into the other's clothes, and touching her face even darker, Evernie lay on her side, waiting for the dawn.

The next day

Evernie got up early and blended into the miners, because she was afraid of being discovered, her face was so dark that she couldn't see her original face, so she was still asked by familiar people why she didn't go back to sleep yesterday.

She had to casually say that she was faint, and simply slept outside, causing everyone to laugh at her.

There are a total of thirteen mines in the area under the control of the Oak Shield family, but one has collapsed and is not used, and Evernie and her party are right next to the abandoned mine.

There was a tension in her heart, and Avnie, who had always thought that the miner was the hammer, took a deep breath and walked in with the crowd.

The mine was a ramp and then a shaft, and at first it was nothing, and Evernie was looking around, and she didn't think she would find anything the first time, just to step on it.

But when she arrived at the shaft, and it was her turn to go down the ladder, the whole person was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then followed the footsteps.

Landing on the ground and rushing to the area he was responsible for, Evni's mind was not on mining at all, because the casting hammer in his hand, disguised as an ordinary hammer, was gradually getting hot.

The hammer tapped, Evnie's eyes straightened, but she didn't dare to use force at all, this is what she didn't expect, she really found the right direction?

Evernie stayed there until noon, without any success, and when the dwarven miners returned to the ground for lunch, she found an excuse to stay.

The dwarves couldn't eat without wine, and the mines weren't allowed to bring wine, and Evernie secretly felt that she was really blessed by the star gods, and everything went smoothly.

But what she didn't know was that the name on the casting hammer in her hand was the dwarf closest to the position of the star god.

The hammer was still hot, but not to the point of being hot, and Evernie wandered aimlessly around the mine, gradually discovering that the temperature on the hammer changed significantly depending on her position.

Then she used the temperature to discern the direction and slowly walked into the depths of the mine.

The farther she went, the more winding the tunnels became, so that by the end there was no trace of the miners' recent activity.

The dwarves have an innate love of burrowing, and there are always countless useless passages in a vein, which is purely the result of the dwarves' entertainment.

Gradually, the passage had come to an end, but the hammer in her hand had reached the limit of what Evernie could bear.

Finally, in front of the rock wall at the end, she finally couldn't stand the heat anymore, and the hammer fell to the ground, and her palms were red.

But in the next second, Evnie's eyes widened, and she saw that the stone wall in front of her had begun to melt, gradually revealing the passage behind her, and the hammer on the ground had begun to faintly redden.

Averney was stunned for a moment, then hooked up the casting hammer with her manuscript and walked in cautiously.

And as soon as she stepped into the new passage, the stone wall behind her grew and closed as if it were alive.