It seems that this trip was in vain.

I let out a long sigh and prepared to pull the trap out of the hole.

Be careful when opening the mechanism here, in case there happens to be a Zoroastrian passing by outside, or if a slave guard is coming this way, then my door will be revealed as soon as it is opened.

As for the slave workers inside, it is estimated that even if someone opened the door, it would not attract the slightest attention from them. Anyway, they're used to having a slave guard come in as soon as the door opens, and I didn't see any reaction from them when I followed the guard in before.

Putting my hand on the lever, I took a deep breath and took out the Xuanyuan Sword with my other hand, ready for battle in case it was revealed. Before leaving, I couldn't help but glance back at the poor slaves.

Luck is sometimes really incomprehensible, and often just for a moment, the opportunity may be delivered to you.

Of course, it's not enough to just have luck, the key is to have a vision of opportunity.

Just that casual glance back made me realize something very counterintuitive.

Before they knew it, the slaves were working much faster than before, and they all looked very nervous, as if they were in a hurry to finish their work.

They wielded the shovels and pickaxes in their hands as if they had been stimulated, as if they were exhausted with all their strength, which was completely different from the half-dead and procrastinating scenes I had seen before.

Even their dead gray cheeks flushed slightly with a hint of redness from the vigorous exercise. Sweat ran down their foreheads and mixed with the dust on their faces. But they didn't even reach out to mop the floor.

Moreover, there was something strange on the face of each slave, some of whom looked at the door from time to time, and others who dug at the same time. While listening with his ears sideways, he seemed to be worried about being revealed.

There was no communication between them, but I always felt that there was an inexplicable spirit that bound them together. It is so strange that dozens of slaves can seem like an inseparable whole at this time.

Just as I was stunned, there was a sudden sound of footsteps on the other side of the stone gate, and at that moment, I heard a small voice from among the slaves, and someone said, "Here it is." ”

I barely had time to react when the stone door opened without warning. A light shone brightly, and a slave guard walked in with a leather whip in hand.

"Why is it so slow! I don't want to eat anymore, do I? ”

The slave guard passed in front of me, and there was no one standing before him. A stone's throw away.

Is this slow? This guy is too demanding of slaves. If he had been asked to try it himself, he would have done no better than these slaves...... Fast?

Turning my head, I was surprised to see that the slaves had regained their previous appearance, and the pickaxes and shovels in their hands seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Every time I lift it, it seems to take all my strength.

Could it be that all I saw was an illusion?

The slave guard walked into the cave and looked around. And my gaze followed him, scrutinizing these perverse slave craftsmen.

"For a whole day, I actually dug less than a foot, and you can save dinner today!" The slave guard brandished his leather whip and whipped heavily at the slaves in front of him, with a very dissatisfied expression on his face.

I was surprised to see that although the slaves who had been whipped just now howled loudly, the expressions on their faces had a kind of playful element in them, like a leather whip that deliberately catered to the slave guards. Thus attracting his attention.

And their eyes seemed to dodge something, consciously or unconsciously, as if they were afraid that the slave would guard something.

My gaze quickly swept over the entire cavern, and sure enough, I had a clue.

Just now, when these slaves were working in a hurry, there were at least ten slaves standing on a stone wall near due north, but now, there was not a single person there.

Earlier, I had seen a hole about a meter in diameter dug out of it, but now it had been plugged with stones. If I hadn't paid attention to that cave before, I wouldn't have seen it at this time.

The slave guard, venting his anger, flicked his whip and cursed out of the cave. At this time, I am no longer in a hurry to leave, because the qiē in front of me will definitely not be a tbug that the system inadvertently dropped.

If my guess is correct, there must be a hidden mission here, just waiting to be revealed.

Sure enough, not long after the slave guard left, the slaves immediately regained their enthusiasm. The two slaves pushed away the stone that stood in front of the cave to the north, and seven or eight men followed them, digging hard, while the rest of the men quickened their hands, as if to make up for the lack of work of the ten men.

Haha, these guys are trying to dig tunnels to escape!

But digging a tunnel will definitely take time, and the slave guards will come in and inspect it every other day, so they can only pretend that the work is slow, and then divide a group of people to dig the tunnel.

That's smart! Even such clues have been revealed by me.

I'm sure there's a task here, but I don't have a good idea of how to touch this task for a while.

After thinking about it, I decided to follow the guys to the little cave to the north. Since it is the crux of the mission, clues will naturally be generated there.

Ten slaves were crammed into a stone cave less than a meter wide, and it was obvious that I could not follow them in. But as a former miner, it is not difficult for me to see how they operate.

The two people in the front were digging the passage with all their might, and the people behind were pushing the excavated sand and gravel out as fast as they could.

After thinking about it, I suddenly took a step forward and grabbed one of the slaves who was standing on the outermost side, preparing to carry the sand and gravel out.

Suddenly feeling someone holding him, the slave was naturally frightened and inexplicable, but he didn't dare to scream, so he stood there stunned, not daring to move.

It was also thanks to them that they had chosen this place for the passage, and unless they walked in front of them, almost the entire cave slaves would not be able to see what was going on here.

What's more, at this time, everyone is rushing to work for these "absent" people, and no one will notice what happened here.

The guy I was holding on to struggled cautiously a few times, but how could such a guy who might not have eaten for a few days break free from my grip. A guy standing behind him suddenly felt that his companion was standing still, and couldn't help but ask: "Leizi, what are you doing standing, move quickly." ”

The guy called Lei Zi was grabbed by me with both hands, and I didn't know what was going on, so I could only reluctantly turn around and say to my companion behind me, "I seem to have been caught." ”

After a moment of silence, there was a sound of a rope in the passage, as if someone was crowding his companion out of the innermost part. Then, a force came from the back of my head, and someone slammed the pickaxe in his hand over my head.

"If you don't want to be guarded by slaves outside, don't move now!"

I lowered my voice and said to the guy who was about to hit me on the head with a pickaxe, and then in a flash, I pushed the thunderbolt forward, and I blocked everyone in the cave.

"There are ghosts!" Thunder screamed, which immediately attracted the attention of all the slaves in the cave, and everyone put down their work and looked in this direction.

And at this moment, someone shouted softly: "Here it is." ”

There was a panicked look on each slave's face, as if he didn't know what to do.

"We'll talk about it later!"

As soon as I stretched out my hand, I pulled out the thunderbolt that had just been pushed into the hole, and then several of his companions ran out as fast as they could, standing where they were supposed to be working, and digging into the rock as limply as they could.

The stone door opened, and the slave guards came in again to inspect it, and because Lei Zi was running too slowly, the guards thought he was lazy, and he was rewarded with two whips.

Lei Zi didn't dare to say anything, because he clearly remembered that the brothers came out in too much hurry and didn't have time to block the passage. If they were guarded at this time, then all their previous efforts would be in vain.

However, when he turned his gaze in the direction of the passage, he was surprised to see that the stone that had been used for concealment had been pushed back at some point, and from this direction it seemed that nothing had happened there.

I leaned lightly against the stone that was used for shelter, and looked at the qi qi in front of me for a long time. It seems that after the slave guard is out, there is no need for me to continue playing stealth tricks.

Sure enough, after the slave guard had finished venting, he turned around and went out, and Lei Zi and his previous companions gathered around the stone, looking at the "boulder" that would automatically block the entrance to the cave in amazement.

"Where is the master to help, why don't you show up?"

The guy who was going to hit me with a pickaxe asked softly, apparently guessing that I hadn't left yet, just hiding.

I stopped stealth, stood in front of the slaves with a smile, and whispered, "Looks like you're preparing to escape, right?" Is there anything I can help me with? ”

"Who said we wanted to escape!" Seeing that there was only a Taoist priest standing in front of him, Lei Zi didn't know if he was whipped by the whips just now, so he stared at me and said to me.

"Since you don't want to escape, why do you dig such a big hole?"

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