Glendale, a New World colony of the Kingdom of Ilia.

A secret mine hidden deep in the mountains.

"Hey, Vito, do you think this little stone is worth tens of thousands of golden lions?"

In the mine's vault, heavily guarded by multiple guards, two guards stared intently at the massive diamond illuminated in a clear glass cover in front of them.

It was a 20-carat super pink diamond that had been named "Artemis" before it was cut!

"Of course, didn't the appraiser in the mine say that this is a rare diamond in the world.

It's a pity that this mine, which produces precious pink diamonds, is already surnamed Nilco.

Otherwise, if we dedicate such a beautiful diamond to His Majesty, it is possible that His Majesty will be pleased to give each of us the title of Lord. ”

It's also a bit boring to stay here all the time, and the guard named Vito can't help but say a few more words when his companion provokes him to talk.

"Shhh——! you're really dead, don't you understand that this country may have the surname Nilko?

If you dare to talk nonsense, if you are heard by those 'green-skinned ghosts', you will be eaten raw and there is nowhere to explain. ”

The guard who spoke first was so frightened that he hurriedly covered his companion's mouth to stop him from doing so, which was very likely to affect him.

Hearing the "green-skinned ghost" in his companion's mouth, Vito unconsciously shuddered, and immediately stopped talking and didn't dare to say a word more.

Obviously, the deterrent power behind a simple word is full.

Although Glendale is a colony of Elijah, its form is similar to that of a stormy country.

As the royal family shrinks its power, it gradually loses control of the kingdom.

In particular, the colonies of the New World, which are far away from thousands of mountains and rivers and whose production is not as rich as that of the Southern Continent, are the first to bear the brunt.

Although the governor is still the top administrator on the surface, he has already been gradually hollowed out, and if he didn't need to keep in touch with the other countries of the alliance, he might have been overthrown by his subordinates long ago.

Of course, Glendale has been gradually infiltrated by the new aristocratic forces represented by Earl Wright and Viscount Jerome, and even discovered a diamond mine of great value here, without the knowledge of the governor and the royal family.

And it's not just an ordinary diamond deposit.

Although most of them are just ordinary diamonds, there are also a small number of colored diamonds mixed with them due to the special formation environment!

Yellow, brown and green diamonds are more common among colored diamonds, while pink diamonds, red diamonds and blue diamonds are very rare and often hard to find.

In addition to regular and yellow diamonds, the deposit also produces a very small number of pink diamonds.

Every pink diamond produced here is carefully guarded, and it doesn't last more than two nights in the mine before being transported away by a dedicated guard.

Not to mention the king of pink rubies produced at this time, which is currently the largest in the mining area?

The two guards can only be regarded as the first level of the gatekeeper, but the real security force of this mine is the powerful weirdos on the periphery, who are called "green-skinned ghosts" by ordinary guards.

Well, weirdos who like to eat people.

"Well, now that I have turned my back on His Majesty the King and taken refuge in Lord Earl.

Just stop thinking about those things that don't matter, just be our guard honestly. ”

"Know... Got it. ”

But at this time.

Da Da .. Da Da .. Da Da ..

The sound of horses' hooves came all the way to the door of the storehouse without hindrance, and reached their ears.

The two guards looked at each other, and at the same time saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

"It's so fast this time! Not even a day?"

A priceless treasure, obviously no one can look at it indifferently.

But they did not dare to hesitate at all, and hurriedly went to open the door of the treasure house from the inside.

But the two men didn't notice the moment they looked away from the precious pink diamond.

Although the position of the "Artemis" ore has not changed, the appearance has suddenly changed slightly, and the color has become faintly lighter.

But if they look back, they may not see the difference at all.

Bang –

As soon as the heavy deadbolt was opened, the two doors had been slammed open from the outside.

It was obviously summer outside, but it was the first to pour in a burst of cold air, which made both of them shiver.

Stomping.. Stomping.. Stomping..

A group of ten strange people wearing linen geometric hooded robes, with pale faces and cold temperaments, had already walked in with neat steps under the leadership of a young man with frosty white hair and blue eyes.

But.

The moment the young man saw the "pink diamond" under the glass cover, blue light lines flashed in his eyes.

Then his brows furrowed deeply, and he turned his head to look at the two guards who had been staying with the diamond, and his voice was as cold as if he had been frozen for a thousand years:

"Are you sure this is the pink diamond 'Artemis'?"

Without waiting for the two to answer, he opened the glass cover and picked up the "diamond" that didn't look like it had changed.

Click!

It has been shattered at a glance.

Under the watchful eyes of the two already heartbroken guards, his nose moved, and he shouted to the ten of his kind behind him:

"Outsiders have come, chase!"

......

At the same time, in the broad-leaved forest outside the mine.

Whew-

A gust of colored spiritual wind blew.

A tall, pretty figure slowly emerged in the air.

It was a young girl in a slim-fitting lady's hunting suit.

The long black hair was pulled up high and tucked into the hat, and only a strand of black hair hung down on the cheeks like white jade.

He wears a hunting knife in his boots and a beautifully shaped shotgun on his back.

If it weren't for the overly refined appearance and too clean clothes, it would be a bit of an elite hunter or adventurer.

At this time.

Smack-

A pink thing with a bright finger belly was tossed and caught by her slender white palm with a ruby ring, and her face was crooked with a smile:

"Hahaha, I should have been a natural adventurer.

Although I followed this group of hurried ghouls in the forest for most of the day, I didn't expect to have this kind of harvest in the end?

Illiterate local buns, this is not just an ordinary pink diamond, but a priceless 'gem star'!"

The "Jewel Star", which is an important material for spell casting, is not measured by the size, cleanliness, and cut in the eyes of ordinary people, but by the spirituality and energy contained in it.

For a wizard, the value is far from being measured by a golden lion.

Obviously, this group of guys who concealed the diamond mine and secretly poked and acted under the nose of the governor happened to be discovered by the eldest lady who was wandering here with the attack of "adventurer's blood", and directly came to exchange a tanuki for the prince.

"Giggles, it just so happens that Glendale owes the Emor family two years of shipping, and it looks like they can't pay it back anymore.

It's okay to use this thing to compensate, although it's a little bit more valuable...

Since even the staff emblems have been replaced with the egret family coat of arms, I think Mr. Governor should not mind. ”

The girl's sapphire-like eyes were almost overflowing with joy, like a little fox who had stolen a chicken.

Stealing something directly is the most unskilled work, and as a inheritor of the "gemological school", it is still easy to forge a fake diamond that has no power at all.

At the cost of sacrificing a whole "spinel" of no less than 30 carats, the space replacement was launched, and the real thing was easily taken into the hands.

If you are lucky, no knowledgeable person will find it in time, even if it is shipped back to China as a treasure, it may not be exposed.

By that time, the girl had long since slipped away, and could no longer be found.

As for why the business of "debt collection" is so skilled? Don't worry about such trivial things.

However.

This time, the "lost owner" is obviously not so easy to fool, and the girl who has been walking extremely fast has just left the mining area only two kilometers.

Da.. Da.. Da..

The sound of horses' hooves, which was like a torrential rain, could be heard in the distance.

The original relaxed and happy expression on his face changed slightly:

"You found out so quickly, and there's such a tough guy in these monsters?"

Without hesitation.

From the neck, a rainbow-like tripartite pillar crystal pendant was pulled, which was a tourmaline with a brilliant color and transparent texture.

A syllable came out of his mouth slightly:

cela——

A faint flickering colored aura flashed, and the girl in the hunting costume had completely disappeared into the air.

Shout!

There was only a light and swift sound of footsteps, rushing towards the control area of the Faletis Kingdom, which bordered the Glendale Colony of the Ilia Kingdom.

......

The sea breeze is blowing, and the seabirds are flying.

Whoa...

Kabush, the penultimate leg of the trip, could already be seen in front of the Cape Storm, and the battleship began to slowly retract its sails and slow down under the command of the sail chief Vader.

Although the weather was a little hot, Captain Evan and Captain Navigator Milan hung themselves on the railing of the stern building like street runners, enjoying the rare sunshine during this time.

For the first time, Aven and the others experienced the rainy season in the New World, and the continuous rain almost made the grass start to grow on them.

Raising his eyelids and glancing at the approaching port, Aven sighed slightly:

"It turns out that the deputy commander of the garrison is not so easy to be.

Along the way, there is a backlog of homicides, thefts, disappearances, and corruption cases in various places... It's all coming to the door.

No wonder General Christopher, the commander-in-chief, is so enthusiastic, he is obviously using us as strong men.

Hopefully, Kabushel will go smoothly and that there will be no more surprises after he picks up the last Warrant Officer Roddy Yarman.

I have only one dream now, and that is world peace!"

After leaving Port Hatrafa and truly switching back to your identity.

Evan and his crew first met with Major General Martin Christopher, whom he had never seen since taking up the post of deputy commander of the garrison.

After being warmly received by the other party and working hard, he embarked on a journey to inspect various outposts and receive additional soldiers.

But what Evan had thought was an easy journey was a constant situation.

Everywhere you go to a post that performs the functions of the Public Security Police Force, you will basically encounter a backlog of difficult cases that are beyond the scope of your own level, most of which involve strange extraordinary abilities or sensitive people.

Murders of evil spirits, theft of heirloom antiques, collective disappearance of people in settlements, corruption of vice-chancellors... Wait a minute.

Fortunately, for Evan now, these cases are just trouble, not too dangerous. Unless it's too far away, the rest has been successfully resolved with the help of Milan, the "prophet".

In normal times, these difficult cases will most likely require the Commander-in-Chief, General Christopher, to personally interrogate them.

However, since Ai Wen held such a position, he could only be arrested once helplessly this time.

As soon as his words fell, he didn't want Milan, who was already washing a stack of tarot cards next to him, to raise his eyebrows, and said with some schadenfreude:

"Hey, it's the opposite!

Tarot card 'Nine of Swords', meaning: what you worry about will come true, your troubles... It's big!" 1603373469