Roland also tried to sell the "train beast" to Lady Theodora, but was rejected without suspense, and the wealthy half-vampire queen did not like this kind of improvised transportation. Roland himself felt that the simple painting style of "Lothbeast Pulling the Train", which was full of local flavor, was really incompatible with Parnia's baroque painting style, which advocated luxury and vulgarity.

Negotiations on the construction of the Southern Railroad have come to an end, and Roland takes the opportunity to ask Lady Theodora another urgent issue to be resolved. Since entering the fourth quarter, Parnia's exports of magic crystal ore to the Far East have continued to shrink, and Roland hopes that this trip will help the supply of magic crystal return to normal.

Lady Theodora couldn't help but smile wryly when she heard his request.

"Magic crystal export is the most profitable industry in Parnia, if you can't maintain a stable output, the market share will be snatched up by other suppliers, do you think I'm not in a hurry? It's a pity that it's useless to rush. ”

"What went wrong?" Roland asked curiously.

"You probably also know that most of the magic crystal deposits in the Far East are concentrated in the Twilight Valley, this two-thousand-mile-long rift valley stretches from the Celestial Desert to the Parnia Peninsula, and has always been coveted by various forces, and the bandits who often plunder the mines are supported by the Desert Witch King family, and the Canaanites have never given up their ambition to get involved in the Twilight Valley, excluding these large and small external forces, the two dominant forces in the Twilight Valley are undoubtedly the Naluo Order founded by our Parnia and the legendary lich 'Black Robe' Otrow."

Roland nodded, "I've heard of the feud between the Naraku Order and the Parnias, and the recent shortage of magic crystals is also due to the conflict with the Naraku Order?" ”

"That's right, not long ago, we explored a new mine with a large reserve of magic crystals in the Mulberry Bay area, which is located at the intersection of Parnia and the Naluo Order's sphere of influence, and has been under our control for many years, and now the Naluo cultists covet this mine with great potential, intending to occupy it, of course we can't back down, the two sides have clashed several times in this place, and have paid a lot of casualties, although Mulberry Bay is still under our control, but the Naluo cultists have not given up the intention of fighting, Moreover, those undead monsters are easier to replenish than us, and when they recover, they will definitely attack again. Lady Theodora sighed, "In the past six months, hundreds of mines in the area from Mulberry Bay to Cherry Valley have been frequently harassed by the undead, and in such a tense situation, the miners are panicked and unable to maintain normal production activities, and there is no way to do the plummeting output of magic crystals, and now they can only give priority to meeting local demand and are forced to cut their export share." ”

"The undead who harassed the mines were obviously manipulated by the Naraku, and this 'tired tactic' was really vicious." Roland whispered.

"This kind of vicious tactic can only be used by the Naraku Order, as long as two or three black-blooded people, Naraku priests or necromancers are sent in to infiltrate and kill innocents, it is easy to pull up an army of undead and drive these cannon fodder to attack the mining area, while we are forced to fight our compatriots who cannot sleep after death, this kind of pain is unimaginable to outsiders." Lady Theodora's face was heavy.

This is the great advantage of the undead over the living, and it is also the greatest reliance of the Naraku Order for many years against Parnia, whose manpower and financial resources far surpass their own, but they do not fall behind.

Parnia's current predicament is obvious: if the mine's state of alert is not lifted, production capacity will not return to normal, and it will be impossible to provide sufficient magic crystals for the Far East.

How can we solve this dilemma?

Roland judged the situation, and after a long silence, he finally made a decision, and looked up at Lady Theodora: "I want to visit the mining area involved in the conflict, can you arrange a trip for me?" ”

"Are you sure you want to go on an adventure?" Lady Theodora couldn't help but look surprised, surprised by his sudden decision.

"I'm sure!" Roland replied. Without investigation, there is no right to speak, and if you don't personally go to the conflict zone and take a look, you can't think of any solution if you sit here and dig your mind.

Lady Theodora stared at him for a long time, seemed to understand something, and nodded solemnly: "Okay, I'll arrange it!" Ronnie is familiar with the area, and the girl must be happy to be your guide. ”

"Of course, it would be nice to have Ronnie with you, but ......" Roland asked tentatively, observing Lady Theodora's expression, "wouldn't it be too risky to let her go to the mines that could be attacked by the Narokists?" ”

Lady Theodora smiled slightly: "You, a dignified prince of the Far East, are not afraid of personal danger, how can our princess of Parnia be a delicate flower in the greenhouse?" As the future master of this country, Ronnie has the obligation to protect the safety of the people in the territory, although the girl is a little naughty, but fortunately she does not lack the courage to fight the undead, even without your companion she will still regularly visit the major mining areas to help the locals fight against the minions of the Naraku Order, she has fulfilled her duties brilliantly this year, as a mother, I am proud of Ronnie. ”

Roland listened to her and recalled that Veronica had accompanied her on several life-threatening adventures in the past two years, and that the Vlads had neither intervened to stop their daughter's adventures, nor had they, at least not on the surface, sent guards to protect her. It can be seen that the couple is happy to see their daughter go through the test, and with the mentality of cultivating young eagles, they expect their daughter to exercise a strong and resolute character in the storm and grow up to be independent as soon as possible.

Later that evening, Roland returned to his guest room and found Veronica lying on the couch absent-mindedly flipping through a book, so he walked over and picked her up and put her on his lap, telling him his intention to visit the disputed mines.

"I'm really sorry, I promised to accompany you to the Xiwa Islands to have a good time for a few days after I was busy with business, but I changed my mind temporarily, not only did I not go to the Xiwa Islands, but I also had to work hard for you to accompany me to Mulberry Bay." Roland stroked the half-vampire princess's long black and silky shawl hair, his eyes full of self-reproach.

These days he was busy discussing the details of the Southern Railroad with Lady Theodora, and he didn't have much time to spend with Veronica. Veronica was very well-behaved and did not disturb his work, and happily planned a week-long excursion, planning to take Roland to the most prestigious tourist resort in the coral sea "Siwa Islands" to participate in the annual "salmon fishing competition" when Roland was done with his business.

Veronica even had the sailboat and fishing tackle ready, but Roland suddenly changed her mind, thinking that she would be disappointed, but Veronica smiled with relief.