When the morning sun was rising, Hu Tao opened her sleepy eyes, looked at the clear sky outside the window, and felt the warm quilt under her, and the little Lori grabbed the quilt with both hands, like a wild cat lying in the warm sun in the afternoon, and moaned beautifully.

Turning over, Hu Tao was ready to go back to sleep, she hadn't tasted a bed for more than a year, either camping in the wilderness and being woken up by the dew, or harassed by wild dogs and vigilantes in the city.

"Get up when you wake up, I'll be leaving later. ”

Downton was sorting out his backpack on the side, and in order to hide the Magic Book and the Potions Book, in addition to some clothes and daily necessities, he also stuffed a few other books into it, and of course the quill and inkwell were not missing.

Hu Tao suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice, and his sleepiness disappeared, and he sat up suddenly, and then the memories of last night flooded into his mind.

"I actually stayed at a stranger's house. Hu Tao stroked her forehead, a little surprised, she hadn't trusted anyone since the incident three years ago, and as for yesterday, she had planned to leave after dinner.

"Wash your face, I'll cook. ”

Downton fastened the belt of his backpack and went out to buy a bucket of milk from the neighbor's aunt, which he poured into an iron pot and boiled.

Hu Tao hugged the quilt and watched Downton busy, slicing bread and smoked ham and placing them on the dinner plate, the sun shining through the glass on his body, like a gentle picture.

"It's time to eat, go wash your face. Downton urged.

"Oh!" Lori agreed, but she didn't move, she really hoped that this scene could continue and never end.

Downton washed a few apples, took a bite, and threw one on Walnut, "Get up." ”

"No, sleep a little longer. Like a marmot, little Lori burrowed into the quilt and made it bulge a large chunk.

Downton lifted the blanket of Walnut and was about to say a few words, only to find her lying on the bed, her head buried in the pillow, her shoulders twitching slightly.

Little Lori cried.

Downton stroked Hu Tao's hair and sighed slightly, the lonely wandering little Lori must have suffered a lot.

Although Hu Tao is no longer willing, breakfast has an end time, watching Downton with a backpack lock the door, little Lori knows that in this life, I am afraid that I will never have the opportunity to come in again and eat the breakfast made by my big brother.

"If possible, don't wander, find a kind couple and adopt you!"

Outside Morningfog Town, Downton took Lori's 'Mountain Bag' backpack, put it on the Black Emperor's back, and persuaded him, "No matter what, you are still young, you should have a home, you should enjoy more warmth, instead of wandering." ”

"Hmm!" Hu Taozhen nodded.

Downton took out a money bag and handed it to Hu Tao, then took out the Soul Mount Badge and released the Crescent Unicorn.

"Gone, there is a fate zaijian. "The military boots stepped on the stirrups, Downton turned over on his horse, waved his hand, flicked the reins, and headed for the dagger mine!

Hu Tao stood still and did not move until Downton's figure disappeared.

"Master, get on your way. The goblin was bored to death, and urged him, only to be kicked hard by Hu Tao and rolled to the ground.

"In the future, you are not allowed to speak without my permission, or you will be hanged. Hu Tao glared at the goblin, holding the reins of the Black Emperor and the leash of the 'pet' goblin in one hand, reinvigorating himself.

Little Lori wanted to put the money bag in her pocket, but she felt that it didn't look like a gold coin, and when she opened it, it was all thumb-sized gems.

"Is that human being a fool, this bag of gems is worth at least 100,000 gold coins. The goblin gasped, and if it weren't for Hu Tao's force value, he couldn't help but reach out and grab it.

"Big brother is a good man!" Hu Tao pouted.

I didn't know that Downton, who was issued a good guy card, was at a gallop and threw off a lot of guys, and of course, his unicorn mount also shocked the eyeballs.

By the morning, Downton had taken care of the trivialities.

The Wolf & Spice grocery store was still locked, and after asking the neighbors, it hadn't been open lately, and apparently the female owner hadn't returned.

Elaine replied unsurprisingly, and stayed in the mailbox in front of the door, where some dust had accumulated.

The content of the letter is very simple, between the lines, in addition to caring about Downton's body and asking him not to worry too much, it is more important to tell him not to worry, Elaine's situation is fine, and even let him stop sending money, and she can solve the tuition fees herself.

"When this semester is over, I will take the opportunity to send money to Elaine, and I will also visit the royal capital. Downton arranged the itinerary, since the death of his mother, for the sake of his sister, he has been working hard, and has not enjoyed a day off, "We are also worth millions of men now, play for a few days, no problem." ”

"You better think about how to survive this month, that Liszt must have found someone to deal with you in the mines. Homer projected tiny pieces of text, the colors were so pale that they were barely visible at a distance of more than ten meters.

"I'll be careful. Downton got tired of thinking of that guy, "I'm going to squeeze his father out of the mayor's seat in Morningmist to see how arrogant he is!"

The Dagger Mine is a new vein discovered five years ago that produces black steel ore, and it takes about a day to walk from Morning Mist.

The sale of ore was an important source of income for the Duke of the West, Placido, so every month in the town, freedmen were sent to the mines to serve as laborers.

Although Downton was only fifteen years old, he had already served in the Dagger Mine twice, so he was no stranger to the place, but on the contrary, he was deeply impressed, that is, tired, bloody, and the pain of whipping.

In order to meet the amount of ore mined by the duke, the black-hearted overseers did not treat the miners as human beings at all, and they were all whipped to death.

Of course, the situation of the freedmen was slightly better, and at least they did not have to worry about being beaten to death or exhausted compared to those slave miners.

Surrounded by mountains, the Dagger Mine is located in a canyon, and when viewed from the sky, it looks like a cracked mouth, which is said to be the artifact of the dragon clan 10,000 years ago.

In order to transport the ore, the Duke of Placido used a lot of manpower and financial resources to dig several winding roads and tunnels between the peaks, but it was still difficult to walk.

When Downton began his ascent, he had already encountered a convoy of twenty ox carts, all of which were smelting haode black steel.

In order not to cause trouble, Downton put away his soul mount and ran forward, which was also considered a workout.

Arriving at the second tunnel, Downton caught up with a squad of a hundred people, all free people from the small town of Lima, whose turn was to serve in the mines this month.

Thinking of the upcoming life, the townspeople were in a bad mood, scolding one by one, complaining about the heavy taxes.

"Hey, are you in a hurry to suffer?" The person who spoke was a fifteen-year-old boy who couldn't help but talk when he saw Downton running profusely and sweating.

Downton paused, took out the kettle, and took a sip.

"My name is Gotze, what about you?" the young man looked freckled, a little worried, "You're also going to the Dagger Mine for the first time, right? ”

Götze's father broke his leg and was unable to serve, so he had to let his son come, or he would be put in a water prison and reduced to slavery.

In addition to Götze, the youngest in the team is also twenty years old, so he will only talk to Downton when he can't interject.

"This is the third time. Downton put away the kettle and glanced at the lush hills, "Walk for another hour, and you'll be there." ”

"The third time? doesn't that mean you went into the mines at the age of thirteen?" Gotze was startled, and looked Downton up and down, and found that he was quite tall, although the leather armor on his body was a little old, but there were no signs of stitching or damage, and with a pair of long military boots, he looked cool.

"Damn Placido, he's a vampire. ”

"Be content, I have heard that he has recently doubled the tax on prostitutes, and that he goes to the barracks for five days a month to serve the soldiers for free. ”

"Hey, life is getting harder. ”

The townspeople sighed that most of the money they earned had to go to Placido's treasury, and they had to live on brown bread and dried vegetable soup.

No one sympathized with Downton, because there were simply too many teenagers like him, and if he wanted to live, he had to work hard with his hands.

"Aren't you afraid?" Gotze looked at Downton with an indifferent expression, very nervous, "I heard that it is very dark in the mines, not only the overseers, but also the mine tyrants bully, if you offend them, you will die a miserable death." ”

"Follow your foreman, do what he says, and nothing will happen. ”

Downton casually said what he had learned before, and was suddenly stunned, if he encountered those dark side rules this time, what should he do?

"Well, my father also said that the foreman's words are everything, no matter what he tells me to do, don't resist, otherwise I will suffer. Gotze breathed a sigh of relief, it didn't seem too dark.

Downton wanted to tell Gotze that it wasn't as simple as you thought, but looking at the relieved teenager, he really didn't want to break his smile.

Despite the constant complaints of the townspeople, wishing that time would stop, the Dagger Mine had finally arrived.

Outside the canyon were tall stone walls of dried blood, and nearby were bone sticks, all the price left behind by the robbers and indigenous tribes who attacked the mines.

Looking at the ten-meter-high tower every thirty meters, and the stone walls were also pulled with barbed wire, Gotze's legs began to tremble, and he felt that the gate of the mine was like the big mouth of a demonic monster in hell, ready to be devoured at any time.

"You're going to enter the door, and if you don't want to be troubled, get five silver coins ready. The leading civilians shouted, and with a smile on their faces, they walked quickly to the gate.

"Ahh