"That Lothar was very calm. No matter how provocative you are, he doesn't make a move, at most it's just some verbal counterattack. Blue said.

Dornic's eyes were gloomy: "When I escaped from Green Thorn City, I deliberately marked the location with the Bright Ball of Light, who knew that the people of the Moon Scepter Family were so useless, and the two silver-level warriors were actually defeated by three apprentice mages!" ”

Blue looked at his palm with a missing finger, and said in a hateful tone: "Because of the contract, we can't take the initiative to attack our teammates. Otherwise, even if you get the reward of the Moon Scepter family afterwards, it will be difficult to move an inch in the kingdom because of the breach of contract and dishonesty. Not to mention the dangers in this damn mine, the danger is beyond expectations! ”

The halfling stared at the wall at the end of the passage, the busy figure of Lothar in the altar reflected in the illuminated ball of light. He was unwilling to say, "Although Lothar is only a mid-level apprentice mage, he is extremely capable. Luckily, he didn't notice how much I valued him, and thought I was a fool with no one in mind. ”

"We can't do anything to him yet. With his familiarity with the Ash Mine Path, we have to rely on him if we want to leave safely. ”

Dornick smiled coldly: "It's okay, when he leaves the mine, Rexi will definitely bring someone to intercept him." When the time comes, we should cooperate with the outside and cooperate with Lexy to solve the problem of Lothar, which is the safest choice. ”

"That's right." Blue agreed, "Let's get some rest, we have two days to go." ”

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"Should this energy node be placed at the junction of the 33rd energy circuit and the 57th energy circuit, or the junction of the 102nd energy circuit and the 252nd energy circuit?"

Lothar hesitated as she held a round white metal ring.

In front of his eyes was the inner wall of a metal plate etched with complex energy circuits.

After thinking about it, he put the piece of metal ring down.

There was no movement.

"The wrong choice...... It seems that the correct answer is another. Lothar picked up the metal ring and put it into another circular groove.

This time, he got a feedback from his head.

"You've placed the energy node correctly, you've built a 47% repair progress, and you've got +1 artifact crafting skills."

"Good."

Lothar let out a long breath, then picked up another energy node.

The discarded and tattered construction machine on the altar is a very high-end and complex thing, the crystallization of the wisdom and diligence of the halfling people in the ash mine back then.

Although Lothar had seen the reliefs on the walls and learned some artifact-making skills, it was still very difficult to restore the construction machine.

It takes 20 artifact-crafting skills to reach the normal stage, and you can try to make the most basic construction creature, the Iron Golem.

He only has 13 artifact-making skills, and it would be impossible to repair a construct machine that is far more complex than the Iron Golem.

Fortunately, Lothar's brain is fused with a quantum computer, which can analyze everything in a data-like way. So he has a very effective tool for trial and error.

When Lothar takes the right repair measures, the repair progress of the machine will increase, and the artifact-crafting skills will gradually improve. Conversely, if he makes the wrong attempt, there will be no progress.

So Lothar just needs to keep trying, trying, trying, and trying again to be able to slowly fix this machine.

It is still possible not to repair it to a complete body and reach a usable state.

It's just that this method is a bit time-consuming.

And the most scarce thing in Lothar right now is time.

So he relied on his bronze physical strength and worked on the restoration work all night.

The next morning, while Lothar was still busy in the tattered metal, Cadian found him.

"Mr. Lothar, why have you been fiddling with all night with this useless metal? Do you know where we are now? A mage who doesn't guarantee adequate rest is no different from waste! ”

"Because it's fun." Lothar laughed.

"Funny......" Cadian lost his temper at the answer. Although the contact time was short, he knew that this eccentric mage named Lothar seemed to evaluate everything by the standard of "interesting".

"Even if the Deeprock Halfling relics from thousands of years ago are interesting, I think there's something more important going on now." Cadian said patiently.

Lothar is very strong and very familiar with the situation in the Ash Mine Tunnel. If you want to get out of here, you can't do without his help.

"Is the more important thing you're talking about, being surrounded by the undead, through the Ash Mine Tunnel?"

"Of course!"

Lothar glanced at the somewhat angry Cadian, "Dear Mr. Elf, are you sluggish because you lack the oxygen-rich air of the forest?" What I'm doing now is an important part of how we can get out of the Ash Mine Road. You can go to the entrance of the passage and take a look. ”

Kadian hurried out, and after a while, he ran back with a blue face.

"How?"

The forest elf's face was greener than the leaves: "Yesterday, the filthy earth and black mud were only lingering at the entrance of the passage. But just now I found out that the filthy black mud has invaded the passage for more than five meters! ”

Lothar pointed to the Divine Power Gem embedded in the statue of Falkland Steelfoot and said, "The filthy black mud didn't invade, just because this gem held up an enchantment. But the power of the gem will soon be exhausted - a rough estimate, a few hours away. When the time comes, we will have no place to stand. ”

When the carrion blood flower in the depths of the mine grew from a juvenile to a young man, Lothar knew that there were still some errors in his estimation of the timing of the undead natural disaster.

When Rotten Flesh and Blood Flower were still juveniles, it was very easy for a group of five of them to pass through the Ash Mine Tunnel. But when you grow into a young adult, it's much trickier.

Therefore, Lothar decided to seek overwhelming power to harvest all the undead who stood in his way.

Kadian didn't expect that the situation had become so grim before he knew it. Although he was nominally the captain of the squad, Cadian knew that his combat power was far inferior to that of the eleven or twelve-year-old girl Irene, and his knowledge and wisdom were not as good as that of Lothar, who was immersed in the machinery in front of him.

So the forest elves wisely chose to continue to wait in torment.

After Cadian left, a short time later, the future Queen of the White Nights also came to Lothar.

"I've heard the specifics from Kadian. The halfling machine you're repairing now really works? ”

"It's amazing that the lovely Miss Irene cares about what I do."

Erin just said in a flat tone, "If your machine doesn't work, I'll leave alone." For me, you're all a drag. ”

is really a decisive woman, at a young age, she already has the demeanor of a queen.

Lothar didn't answer, just picked up a metal rod: "Can you help me cut off all the protrusions on it?" After so many years, the left foot support frame of this machine has decayed and is not strong enough, so I can only make a temporary replacement. ”

Erin silently took the metal rod and put her fingers together, and black magical energy precipitated from between her fingers, forming a thin blade.

She flipped her wrist, and in the blink of an eye, she completed what Lothar had told her.

"What an amazing skill!" "By the way, I know how to get rid of the dirt. The White Tower of Truth should be very interested in this information, right? ”

Erin raised her hand and aimed the black energy blade that had not yet dissipated at Lothar.

"Since you can see that I am hiding my strength, it is not surprising to know that I am from the White Tower of Truth. You say you know how to get rid of the dirt and mud, how do I know if it's true, or if it's your lie? ”

"You can judge for yourself. I believe in Erin Sallian's vision. With that, Lothar handed a metal plate to Erin, "Help me cut it into a circle." ”

Erin glanced at Lothar, but finally lowered her arm. With a slight movement of your fingers, the metal plate is cut.

Lothar knew she was about to get in touch with the White Tower of Truth.

After the appearance of the Calamity Long Poem, the White Tower of Truth immediately took many actions to investigate the sudden appearance of undead signs in various parts of the continent. Erin was also one of the investigators.

It is impossible for the other party not to be interested in the method of eliminating filthy soil and black mud.

With Erin's help, Lothar was able to complete the mechanical repair of the Deep Rock Halfling.

Even though it has only reached 65% of the state, it is still able to operate normally.

This huge bipedal humanoid machine has a total of four arms, and four tools are mounted on each other: an iron pickaxe, a saw, a chisel, and a hammer. And around the body, a circle of crushing drills is also installed.

This is a combined miner.

Of course, since it can deal with hard ores, it can also deal with the undead.

Erin looked at the huge machine, pointed to the text on the armor plate on her chest and asked, "What does that mean?" ”

"This is the text of the ancient Deep Rock Halfling, which means 'Blue Flight', the name of this machine." Lothar explained.

"Not only are you proficient in building machinery, but you can also speak a strange language." Erin said, "What else do you know?" ”

"A lot. Practical, as well as purely theoretical. Lothar smiled, "If you get to know me better, I'll have more surprises for you." ”

The loud sound of the Blue Flyer activating the United Miner startled the other three as well. All five members of the team gathered in front of the altar, looking at the huge machinery that had been repaired by Lothar's hand.

Kadian smiled rarely, "I can feel the tremendous power within its metal torso. This machine is at least a fifth-level creature! With it, we will definitely be able to pass through the Ash Mine Road. ”

"Of course." Lothar still smiled, "But before I command it to fight the undead, I still have to test the Blue Flyer's abilities." ”

"How to test?"

"That's it."

Then, under Cadian's surprised gaze, the Blue Flying lifted a half-ton hammer and smashed it down.

Donnick, the halfling man on the side, couldn't dodge it, and suddenly turned into a puddle of flesh.

"Damn, you're crazy!" Blue screamed loudly, backing away as he chanted a spell.

The Blue Flyer wielded an iron pickaxe with its other arm, and it struck Blue on the head in an instant.

Lothar remembered the scene where the coconut was cracked open and the sweet white coconut water splattered everywhere.