An hour later, led by a worker, Rollin and Horn stood in front of a cave at the edge of the basin. "Top" point "small" said,

The entrance to the cave is not big or small, just enough for an adult to enter, and the entrance is full of burned weeds, obviously, if Luo Lin had not burned the forest and reclaimed the wasteland, this cave would have been completely covered with weeds, and it was basically impossible to find it.

"Look, lord." Horn talked the torch into the hole, illuminating the area near the hole. I don't know when it started, Horn no longer called Rollin by his name, but changed his name to Lord.

Inside, you can see some decaying wooden supports, the ground is littered with rubble, and you can see two wooden tracks, and a little farther away, a damaged minecart is lying crookedly to the side.

This is indeed a mine.

It's really strange, how can there be such a mine in such a barren land, no one has ever heard of it. And who's mining? And why is it abandoned? It's all a mystery.

Just as he was thinking about it, out of the corner of his eye, Luo Lin suddenly caught a glimpse of a worker's face with a hesitant look, as if he wanted to say something.

"Huh?" Rollin looked over and asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

The worker, who was not young, with gray hair, stubble and wrinkles on his face, was the first to tremble by instinct, lowered his head, and said timidly: "My lord, I heard a story from my grandfather, which may have something to do with this mine. ”

"Oh, let's hear it." Rollin smiled.

This gentle attitude calmed the worker, and a look of remembrance appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "This is what my grandfather experienced when he was young. It was about a hundred years ago. He said at that time. There used to be a lord in the town of Takayama. He also built his territory in this basin, but later, for some reason, a big fire broke out here, and the lord's mansion was burned to the ground, and no one escaped. The basin was considered an ominous place and slowly fell into disuse. ”

"So, there's a good chance that this mine is the lord's property?" Rollin continued, but he always felt that something didn't make sense. After thinking about it, he found the reason: "But here's the problem, if this was once the lord's mansion, after the mansion burned down, we should at least be able to find some wreckage." There must also be a road to the outside of the hills in this basin, which will not be as isolated as it is now. But now, none of this has been discovered. ”

The lord's questioning made the old worker's forehead sweat, and he hurriedly bowed down and said, "My lord, this is a story handed down from my ancestors. Many people in Takayama Town know, I didn't lie~"

Horn also kept his eyebrows in thought, and interjected at this time: "More than a hundred years have passed. The ruins of the Lord's Mansion may have been obscured by fallen leaves. As for the way out of the mountain, maybe the lord likes to live alone, right? Maybe it has something to do with this mine. For example, this mine produces rare minerals. This lord doesn't want people to know? ”

That makes sense, so now to confirm the authenticity of this legend, all you need to do is find the remains of the burned down lord's mansion. If the wreckage is found, then Horn's inference is likely to be true, and the mine is very problematic.

Moreover, the Lord's Mansion was burned down, and no one survived, which itself exudes a strange conspiracy atmosphere.

"The reclaimed woods have confirmed that there are no ruins of the mansion. In this way, arrange for someone to carefully search the remaining area to see if there are any ruins under the fallen leaves. Rollin commanded.

It is very likely that the lord's mansion is made of stone, and even if it is burned down, even after more than a hundred years, it will not be completely wiped out.

"Yes, my lord." Horn nodded, turning his head to arrange the search, while Rollin returned to the Lord's Mansion and waited patiently.

………

The search lasted only two days, and after two days, the results came out.

Sure enough, there are ruins in the north of the basin. In addition to the ruins, there was a surprising and unexpected discovery, when a worker found a hole in a mountain wall with wind blowing out continuously.

A few people walked in to explore, and unexpectedly found that this is a passage, the passage is very spacious inside, and if you go along the passage, you can go directly to the outside of the hills, and there is a big river outside the hills, which is the only river in Gaoshan Town, the Sola River.

The Sola River goes all the way to the east, and after ten kilometers it goes straight into the sea, and with this channel, it is simply amazing!

As soon as he got the news, Luo Lin was overjoyed, and after thinking about it, he immediately rewarded the workers who found the passage, and at the same time ordered the mouth to be sealed.

This is strategic news, and in the future when the orcs invade and Vendôme falls, this secret passage will become a very important lifeline.

Even if he did this, Rollin still felt insufficient, he was afraid that the secrecy measures he thought of were missing, so he called Horn, and the two of them discussed secretly for a long time, and finally Horn began to lay out a series of elaborate plans, including focusing on monitoring the workers who discovered the passage, digging a few more caves with the same appearance to hide people's eyes and ears, and sending personal soldiers to guard the real passage, etc.

All measures are implemented together, with one purpose, to keep the secret of this passage.

Horn carried out the plan, he was thoughtful, adaptable, and often had a stroke of genius, and Rollin was very reassuring about the former Allied commander.

The matter of the passage was settled by Horn, and Rollin's eyes returned to the mine.

The previous doubts have been confirmed, and the secret passages, the isolated basins, and the mysterious fires all indicate the possibility that there are some coveted secrets hidden within this mine.

Rollin didn't rush into the mine, he was now a lord, and he had too many people to worry about his future, so he couldn't take risks at will.

Rollin didn't want to force his men to take risks, he didn't like to force them, even if the other party was a subject he could drive at will.

Living in the modern world, Rollin tends to give people the freedom to choose. This method is easy to do, and he posted a recruitment announcement at the door of the lord's mansion, promising a heavy reward and recruiting warriors.

The announcement explains the dangers of entering the cave, but the rewards are also very tempting, as long as you are willing to go into the cave to investigate the situation and draw a map, you will be rewarded with five gold coins immediately.

Five gold coins! It is already a huge amount of money for ordinary people, enough to feed and drink a family of three for more than two years.

The town of Alpine is already barren. Previously, Rollin recruited them with a salary of five silver coins a month. And eat and drink. This condition is already very favorable, so almost the entire mountain town has a labor force to come. Now a heavy reward of five gold coins was given, even though it was known that there was danger, but it still blocked people's enthusiasm for gold coins, and as soon as the announcement was posted, the number of people who signed up reached more than 30.

Of course, Rollin didn't need so many people, and chose ten bachelors who were not dragged down by their families: "Remember, it's very dangerous in the mines. If you encounter an irresistible danger. Just quit immediately. ”

"Yes, my lord." The workers were excited and scared, excited about the bounty, afraid of entering this mine with terrible legends, and the situation was extremely complicated.

When the group came to the mine, Rollin ordered, "Okay, tie ropes around your waists, and you will be connected together." The last one, tie a long rope once there is a situation. Just pull the rope hard, and we'll pull you out. ”

Entering an unfamiliar mine is inherently dangerous. The accumulation of harmful gases, unknown mines, getting lost, etc., is enough to kill people.

These ropes are purpose-made thick hemp ropes, arm thick, very solid, and should be able to handle unexpected situations. For the safety of the workers, Rollin also issued each of them a set of metal studded leather armor.

The workers nodded, tied ropes, carried oil lamps, grabbed simple weapons, and began to walk slowly into the mine.

Rollin waited outside the cave, surrounded by thirty or so soldiers, all of whom had been trained to be loyal and loyal, who had been promoted by Rollin to the rank of lord's soldier and enjoyed higher treatment, including the wolf and the snake demon Narosa.

As for Harrington, Rollin arranged for him to lead the scouts. And Ruisa, because of Horn's insistence, she was idle, except for helping with some territorial chores, she basically did not involve military affairs, and became Horn's wife with peace of mind.

This wait is more than two hours, and the rope outside the cave has been renewed several times, a full five or six hundred meters, but it is still being pulled in.

"The mine is very deep." The wolf exclaimed.

Rollin nodded, and just as he wanted to speak, he suddenly saw the rope shake violently, and quickly pulled it into the cave, and faintly heard a faint scream coming from the mine.

"Oh no, pull the rope!" Rollin was the first to step forward, grabbed the thick hemp rope, rolled a few rolls on his arm, and then pulled hard.

With this pull, Luo Lin felt that the force from the rope was outrageous, with his current strength, he was a little unable to resist, his whole feet had sunk into the ground, but he was still slowly pulled towards the hole, and the ground was directly ploughed out of two deep grooves by his legs.

Rollin let out a loud shout and turned on the state of anger without hesitation, and despite the multiplicity of strength, but still unable to resist, Nalosa immediately followed and grabbed the rope, while the snake's tail tightly wrapped itself around a stake at the entrance of the mine.

Both of them were very strong, but the two of them were able to pull the rope and prevent it from slipping into the mine.

Luo Lin had time to yell: "Why are you stunned, help!" ”

His own soldiers are all new and nun, they have not experienced much danger, let alone been on the battlefield, and their on-the-spot reaction is insufficient, so they didn't react for a while.

The wild wolf immediately rushed up and grabbed the rope behind Luo Lin, and he was also taken aback by this pull, and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, help quickly!" “

Without him shouting, more than 30 strong soldiers had already rushed up, and everyone grabbed the end of the rope and pulled it back.

Joining so many new forces, they finally gained the upper hand in strength, and everyone pulled the rope and kept pulling out.

As the rope was pulled out, the screams coming from the mine became clearer and clearer, mixed with an indescribable terrible roar, and the soldiers who listened to it turned pale one by one.

Luo Lin was as calm as ever, his hands constantly pulling back alternately, his eyes firmly fixed on the entrance of the mine, always ready. Sensing the danger, Narosa also took aim at the entrance of the mine with a pair of free arms, a bow and arrows.

The screams got closer and closer, slowly approaching the entrance of the cave.

"Pull hard, pull hard, pull the rope back, it's coming out, be careful!" Rollin yelled.

Everyone pulled the rope and retreated.

"Roar~~~Ah~~" The roar was mixed with screams, and a black shadow was slowly dragged out of the mouth of the mine, and everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts when they saw the scene in the cave, shocked by this terrible scene.

Even Luo Lin couldn't help but shrink his eyes.

At the entrance of the cave, a strange creature resembling the slugs that Rollin had seen in his previous life, but with the size of a giant bear, was dragged out.

Four of the ten workers were missing, and a thick hemp rope was attached to the mouth of the giant slug (if the wriggling hole was its mouth), and it was evident that all four workers who had disappeared had swallowed it.

The creature struggled continuously, and from it came an unimaginably huge force, and the workers in front of it were all frightened, and their faces were as frightened as dirt, and their mouths let out a scream of collapse, and they were terrified. (To be continued......)