Mind Detection spells have limited effect on unconscious people. However, Xiao Qiang, whose vitality is so strong that he still retains some consciousness, is still there, and although he is confused and confused, Shirakawa still finds some information he wants.

He looked at the starving mixed-race young woman in the center and thought silently.

"Sislian, do you think we're going to run this fortress directly, or are we going to control a puppet regime?"

"Host, this is not a place for large-scale humanoid populations. Hislian looked at the group of captives who were placed on the ground: "However, if it is to trade in this batch of cold iron ore, there will probably be people who will take risks." ”

“...... Well. Then raise them. These guys still have a lot of value. ”

Shirakawa instructed them, and the survivors were sent to a warm room to take care of them.

The researchers began to build the walls with spells, and the walls were built rapidly under the frost and rock.

In the makeshift mine, the members of the institute began mining themselves.

Despite the help of the machines and necromancy, some of the more delicate work had to be done by themselves, and the members collected some samples of the cold iron ore for analysis to provide information for the study of materials in this world, so that when these poor creatures gradually regained their normal ability to think, they could often hear the tinkling sound coming from the other side of the mine.

The manpower of these poor creatures was not wasted in the slightest, under the coercion of a group of undead overseers, a dozen sturdy men became mining coolies, a few women were responsible for making food, and the white dragon brought two maids up from the ground, in addition to reciting and copying incantations every day, studying spells, occasionally monitoring the village with the occult eye, and sleeping with Sifu at night, the life of this rich man in the countryside was quite comfortable.

Tilou Cobden opened her eyes from the nightmare, and she stood up with her head in pain, because of her pedigree and pampering, this woman was born weak, and she was the last of the lucky ones to wake up.

When she woke up, it was daytime, the Great Glacier was not a suitable place for human life, she was sick in bed, she did not wear the warm clothes assigned by Baihe to the mine slaves, as soon as she walked out of the igloo, she felt extremely cold, she just wanted to retract, she was shocked by a scene:

There was no sign of the Frost Giants in the empty village, and instead some stiff undead creatures walked up and down the near-silent village, passing by an occasional living person or two, who saw Tilu coming out of the house, with a strange expression but not speaking, but hurried into the huge building behind the mountain.

Tiru's heart was filled with horror as she listened to the terrifying sounds coming from the huge building, she had been in a semi-comatose state for some time before she woke up, in which she knew that she had been taken care of, and it was clear that someone had saved her from the clutches of the frost giants, but the situation before her made her realize that something was wrong:

Apparently there are also problems with the existence of saving them.

She looked at these dull necromantic creatures and fell into deeper horror.

Driven by curiosity, she involuntarily moved to the wide entrance of the building, and then saw her companion stiffly knocking on the cold iron ore deposit with a group of undead spirits, throwing the cold iron ore into the metal machinery that made a loud roar, and some children in white coats stood around the machine, as if observing and recording something.

They saw Tilou appear, a dozen pairs of light gray pupils staring at her face at the same time, and Tilou noticed that the children all had the same features - exactly the same white hair and light gray pupils, even the same height of the same sex, and of course, more synchronized were their expressions - serious and emotionless.

These dozen glances made Tilou Kobden fall into deeper fear, she did not dare to stay here any longer, she turned and ran to the square in the middle of the village, where she could see the gate in the middle of the snow, snow and rock, she ran to the gate, a strange aroma attracted her attention, she saw a pot boiling something there, Tilu walked over to look in, and a frost giant's head rolled out with the boiling water.

Tilu sat down on the ground, her mind going blank for a moment.

A huge thing seemed to move at the edge of her vision, and her dull gaze subconsciously moved, and she saw the indescribable stitched monster shaking its pus-filled belly slowly towards her.

An alarming scream erupted from Tilu's throat, and the tentacle-covered stitching monster was still unconscious before she could get close.

......

Tiru opened her eyes.

The red-hot fireplace smelled warm, and she lifted the soft quilt on her body and sighed slightly relieved at the velvet-faced pillow.

Is everything a delusion?

She didn't make such reckless decisions on the spur of the moment, nor did she still be unable to escape the doom of death after a desperate struggle, let alone encounter those inexplicable horrors.

It turned out to be all a dream.

She took a few breaths and walked to the middle of the hall, which was lit up with lights, and suddenly Tilu remembered that her coming-of-age ceremony was so bustling. All kinds of dignitaries appeared in the hall and sent blessings to her.

Her mood couldn't help but jump, this was right, this was right, this was the life that Tilou Cobden was supposed to live, with a loose bed, a richly decorated hall, a grand banquet, not a dark basement or a cold ice cave.

She sat excitedly at one end of the table, looked at the empty utensils, and called out to her valet in a loud voice: "Mary, Mary, set the food ready!"

"Here we go!" the sturdy middle-aged maid carried a large pot and began to add hot soup to the large bowl in front of each seat—a bowl of hot soup before a meal, which is the daily eating habit of the people of the Northland.

Table manners put the order of the master last, the maid scooped up in the soup pot, and a boiled frost giant's head was fished out and placed in the large soup bowl of Tilo.

Tiru sat up from the bed in horror, retching at the top of his throat and coughing incessantly to the ground.

"Miss, calm down. A broad palm caressed her back, Tilu came to her senses, grabbed the middle-aged woman's palm, and looked at the igloo that was no different from the igloo she had set up before she passed out, and she trembled and wept:

"Mary, Mary, oh~ gods bless, I'm still alive, you're still alive?"

"Of course, we are all alive, my miss, don't be afraid. Mary soothed Tilou, "Be quiet, miss, we're all right." ”

"What the hell is this, what the hell is this place, Mary...... How could there be undead?" The undead's patrol voice passed by, and Tilu asked with a pale lip as she remembered what had happened during the day.

"It's the Necromancer, and the managers here are all Necromancers, who killed all the frost giants here and rescued us. Mary whispered.

Tiru breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Mary's appearance and realized that their personal safety was still somewhat guaranteed, and that the necromancer had worked hard to save them from the frost giants, and that they would not be killed in a single turn, as evidenced by the other people who were sleeping nearby.

"Thank you, Mary, thank you for taking care of me. Tilu hugged Mary's sturdy waist and was slightly relieved: "Kind Mary, what have you been through these days?"

"Don't be afraid, miss, it's not as bad as you think, they just let us mine and clean the pulp, maybe Mr. Litton will be a little tired, but we're just doing normal work as at home, my poor miss. ”

"Mining, cleaning, washing, they treat Mr. Lytton, they like miners, they're good fighters. Tilu looked shocked.

"What can be done about this?" said Mary helplessly, "according to the rules of the wasteland, it is only natural that they saved us and treated us as slaves. ”

"What old rules are these in the old era?" Tilu frowned, "We can pay the ransom." ”

"Miss, do you believe that yourself?" asked Mary with a wry smile.

Tilu's face turned pale, she shook her head, and suddenly became depressed again: "I'm sorry, Mary, I am the one who caused you to get to this point, and I am to blame for everything. ”

She muttered to herself, looking very depressed.

"No, it's fate, my poor young lady. Mary hugged Tilu and wept bitterly, and under her infection, Tilu, who had just stopped crying, also began to cry bitterly.

The master and servant hugged each other and cried, it took a long time to calm down the excitement, Tilu was frightened repeatedly, her body was weak and lying on the bed, the moonlight sprinkled on the ground outside the window, Tilu suddenly became curious: "Mary, has no one escaped?"

"Say no more, miss. Mary's face showed a look of fear: "Dean wants to escape by jumping over the wall in the middle of the night, he seems to have found the gap where those horrible monsters patrol, we all heard his screams, no one knows what happened to him after he climbed over the wall, Miss, his body has never been seen again." ”

Tilu shuddered, and her face turned even paler.

"Also, don't mess with the little ones in white. Don't think they're really kids, Asta, to Asta vice-captain, he wants to trap them and escape~ And then there is no then, miss, you can't dream of that scene, that kid just snapped his fingers, Asta was like he was no longer himself, he walked outside the city wall by himself, and then, and then it was the same as Dean. Mary said with a dazed look.

She whimpered and cried, apparently with a great backlog of horror.

"They're necromancers too?" Tiru's eyes widened.

"Who knows? No one has ever seen the leader here. The more Mary spoke, the quieter she became: "Miss, don't mention it, you still need to rest, if you have the strength tomorrow, just follow me, they generally don't embarrass women." ”

Tilu nodded, closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep, alternating between the giant stitch monster and the frost giant's head, and she woke up early in the morning with a pair of dark circles under her eyes, and began to participate in the day-to-day running of the fortress with fear and curiosity.

Washing, sewing, cooking, and cleaning are not complicated or demanding, the men are not too picky eaters, the food for the dead and the children does not need to be provided by her, and the 'little ones' are not very strict in their hygiene - a general cleanliness is enough.

As her observation deepened, Tilu became more curious.

The upbringing of a wealthy merchant's daughter made her realize that many things here were different, and the thermal clothing on her body was a typical novelty, and she was completely unable to recognize this specially treated fiber material, which was surprisingly light and thin, but it was unusually warm to wear, and she was completely unaware of the power of magic.

Tilou had some training and could discern simple magic, so she became very interested in the material.

If you trade it, how much money can you exchange it for?

She couldn't help but compare this fabric to several magical fabrics she knew.

In addition, she was also curious about the machinery used in the mines, but she was a pure layman when it came to magic and machinery, so she was only curious.

This interest was accompanied by her weariness with the coolie life, which, of course, was understandable for an eldest lady, and she decided to put an end to it, and one day she boldly stopped a child as she walked out of the mine.

"Miss! Tilou's bold move almost startled Mary, and she let out a low exclamation, but she couldn't hold it at all.

Tilou Cobden took a deep breath, looked at the little child who was so frightened by all the coolies, and spoke:

"I'm the leader of these people, let me see the master here!"

Coming out of the mining field, Ruilanis looked at the woman who suddenly popped out with some displeasure, according to Shirakawa's opinion, these people were temporarily positioned as coolies, and the sudden appearance of this coolie interrupted his technical thinking, which made him quite unhappy.

Tilu stared at Rhelanis, her expression very determined, "I want to see the master here, I can bring him greater good." ”