Major Paul descended the dark cave with a large group of soldiers, each with a torch pressed against the gold tooth in the middle of the ranks. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This time they went down for a long time, and they stayed down there for almost an hour before Major Paul led a few soldiers out of the mine.

"There's no other threat inside, Captain." Major Paul reported, his serious face showing a little excitement, "This is indeed a bonanza, the Legion Commander can go down and take a look now." ”

So, Paul once again led Locke into the mine.

The top of the cave wasn't very tall, only about 7.5 feet, and Locke had to keep his head down when he entered. On the rock wall leading to the depths of the mine, torches are fixed to the rock wall every few steps to provide lighting services.

The light of the torches shines on the rock face, and sometimes you can see a golden glow, which is the raw ore that has not yet been mined.

Locke looked at the golden points of light with delight, and he stopped to caress the ore on the rock wall.

"Captain, this is only the outermost part." With a smile on his face, Paul pointed to the depths of the cave and said, "In the place where kobolds live, there are many gold mines there. ”

Locke stopped his actions and strode towards the bottom of the mine.

Gradually, the mine began to widen, and Locke could vaguely see the distant firelight split into two streams, leading to two forks in the road.

"On the left is where the kobolds live, and on the right is the mine occupied by the previous group of spiders, and our soldiers are still cleaning up on the opposite side." Major Paul explained as he led the way.

After crossing the fork in the road, the golden glitter on the walls became noticeably more numerous.

In the weaker light of the fire, the ravines in the rock walls became more numerous, and in the depths of these ravines, small pieces of gold ore were thrown to the ground at will.

Locke walked along the way, bending down from time to time to pick up gold ore from the ground. Led by him, except for the vigilant soldiers, most of the people were picking up the scattered gold mines on the ground.

Gradually, the pit began to extend downward, as if it was about to reach the bottom of the pit. The surrounding rock walls were shining more and more with golden glow in the light of the fire.

Suddenly, a human voice was heard not far away.

"Remember your duties and do not be blinded by immediate interests. You have to think clearly about who created your family, your relatives and friends, and the environment in which you live. A slightly older voice was admonishing the recruits.

"You're all still young, and you have a big future. Don't lose your position and dignity in the Crusaders for the sake of these stones on the ground. ”

"Besides, this is now the asset of our crusaders. Not the private property of any of us, we want to protect our family, our home. We must make our kingdom stronger, and now, Crusaders! The Fifth Legion! Lord Harvey! It's our reliance! We don't just need this money, Lord Harvey needs it even more. ”

"Now, I repeat, if anyone takes the nugget here, then throw it out quickly. I can be sorry for the past, if it's a little later, after I leave here. If you search your body outside and find a gold nugget, you will be disqualified as a soldier, you will be arrested by the prosecutor's men, and you will be tried and sentenced by the justice! ”

"You're going to be ruined! Your family will be disgraced by it! Your friends and family will be able to draw a line with you! Think about it, soldiers, what a stupid act! ”

"I'll give you five minutes, and I'll come over in five minutes, if the nuggets here don't return to their original amounts."

The original low and old persuasion disappeared, and just when Locke was puzzled, a deep voice came again.

"Then, I can only send you soldiers to court-martial!"

Soon, heavy footsteps came from far and near, and a white-haired sergeant approached from the corner of the cave.

The sergeant was stunned when he saw Locke and Paul standing here, as well as the other guards.

Then, his face turned ugly, and he stepped forward to try to explain something to Locke.

"Legion Commander, they're still a bunch of kids..."

Locke stretched out his hand and shook it, stopping the old sergeant's words, and he motioned for the old sergeant not to speak yet.

Through the flickering flames, Locke saw an anxious look on the old sergeant's face.

It didn't take long for the dull sound of metal striking to sound one after another, and the sergeant's anxious face became somewhat soothed.

"The captain is right, we can't ruin our future because of these stones. We are young, we have a bright future, and we want to get what we want, and we should do it with our hard work, not through this kind of theft. A slightly immature voice spoke to the recruit.

"When we were hunted down by the gnolls, the fishmen, and the undead, who saved us? When we starved and fled in the Silver Pine Forest, who rescued us? And give us food and safe shelter?! ”

"It's Captain Harvey! It's the Fifth Legion! It's the Crusaders! ”

"I'll never forget that it was Captain Harvey who rescued me and my mother from the hellish camp of the Gnolls. Without His kindness, mercy, and generosity, would we be standing here now? Can our family get a house in Iva and not go hungry every day? ”

"Think about it! Coveting immediate benefits will only lead us into a darker abyss! ”

"Now, while the captain is away, he can't see it. Everyone threw away the gold they still had hidden on their bodies. Otherwise, even if you get away with it this time and don't get discovered. In the days that follow, you will also live in anxiety all day long, and your conscience will be condemned by the Light. ”

"Think of the newly established military prison, do you want to be a negative example, nailed to the tree outside the prison gate forever?"

The immature voice ended, and Locke couldn't help but nod his head when he said this. It would be nice if the soldiers and civilians under his rule were like this, and they should be grateful.

Then, the sound of soldiers walking and rubbing their armor and the dull sound of metal striking continued.

The sergeant's face became a little lighter, but he immediately realized something, and he looked at Locke with an ugly face.

"Is the time?" Locke asked Paul, who was beside him, and Paul pulled out a pocket watch and looked at it.

"Exactly five minutes."

"Alright, let's go inside."

With that, Locke led Paul and the guards to the final mine.

"Legion Commander, they're still kids. They—" The sergeant rushed ahead of Locke, explaining as he went.

You know, the punishment for stealing the property of the army in the crusaders was very severe, and it was even imprisoned in the cathedral and educated by the priests in the light. In the worst case, hang yourself directly from a tree.

"Don't worry, Sergeant." Locke smiled and stopped his words, "I'll take care of this, of course, they're still kids, I know that." ”

The sergeant had no choice but to follow with a bitter face.

Turning the corner of the mine, a large, empty hall of rock appeared in front of Locke's eyes.

Locke looked around, the top of the rock had been dug more than 5 meters above the ground, and there were rudimentary tools and miscellaneous items piled up in various corners of the hall, and bottles and cans were discarded haphazardly.

In the middle of the hall, there are several stone pillars that have been set aside to top the top of the cave. Below the pillars of stone, there were piles of bubbling gold ore, and their numbers were almost reaching the top of the rock.

The entire hall looks like it is more than 500 square meters.

Dozens of young soldiers were sitting around a suspected alchemy counter not far from the middle gold ore. When they saw Locke come in, they hurriedly stood up and saluted Locke.

In front of the soldiers, there was a large pile of glorious gold nuggets. Unlike those gold ores, these nuggets have been treated so that other rocks and associated metals that were originally clinging to their surfaces have been disposed of.

Locke walked over, then picked up a piece and looked at it in his hand.

Illuminated by the surrounding firelight, Locke saw that the nuggets were in the shape of lumps, and there were constant ravines on top of them, and the firelight shone on them, emitting a golden dazzling light.

He weighed it up and down with his hand, and the gold mine weighed about two or three catties, and under his feet, there were many gold mines larger than this fast gold mine.

"Your Lord! This is the gold I have made with alchemical potions. The kobold Golden Fang, who was crushed by the soldiers, shouted from behind.

Locke beckoned, and the soldiers brought him over.

Golden Fang looked at Locke flatteringly, and he pointed to the untreated gold ore in the distance, "The gold here is all washed from the raw ore over there. ”

The Golden Tooth climbed to the side of the high platform, where several tall candles were burning, and next to the candles was a suspected alchemy operating table.

As for why it is said to be a suspected alchemy operation table, because on this large stone that is about to be dug up, there are bottles and cans of test tubes and potion bottles, and there are also transparent glasses and cooling pipes randomly stacked on the ground for heating and reflux.

"This is my console, my lord." Golden Fang casually kicked away the test tubes that were in the way on the big rock, and he continued, "As you can see, I am an alchemist. ”

"The gold nuggets in the ground were all refined by me using alchemy potions."

After the Golden Tooth finished speaking, he ran to the original mine over there and moved a few pieces of ore. He took a purple test tube from the stone table, uncorked the bottle, and poured the reagent onto the ore.

A strong white eye instantly appeared on the ore, emitting a pungent smell of sulfur, and the surrounding soldiers all covered their noses and retreated. The Golden Tooth turned a blind eye to this, and he stared intently at the ore, flipping. Other rocks and metals stuck to the ore began to fall off the ground at a rapid pace, and the smoke grew thicker and thicker.

Soon he was surrounded by white smoke.

Locke had to retreat to the farthest distance, waiting for the smoke to stop.

The air around them suddenly became dull.

After 2 minutes, the smoke subsided. Gold Fang appeared with the clean, impurities-free gold ore, and he climbed onto the alchemy table and poured a bottle of water out of nowhere.

Then he ran up to him, and held the nugget high in his hand against Locke's chest.