The abandoned mining area outside Ruit has left many problems, due to the many caves dug in the ground, which can quickly seep into the underground river, and the desertification of the land in the abandoned mining area is very serious, and most of the land here is not suitable for farming, and even the area where there used to be a lot of shrub is gradually turning into a wilderness where only thorngrass grows.

In addition, these mines crisscross the ground, like huge anthills, and there will be dozens of collapse events in the abandoned mining area every year. Two years ago, the Count of Cushing decided that the area was uninhabitable, and suggested that the inhabitants of the village and town move outside Ruit.

Unfortunately, due to the huge relocation costs, this matter has been put on hold until now.

In the valley of gravel and gravel, there are stinging thorn grasses everywhere, and even in the middle of summer, the color here is still a withered yellow here, a verdant green on the other, and the wind blows hot and humid.

A group of kobold slaves, dressed in linen bibs and pickaxes and hammers, were clearing the roadbed.

They are separated into a three-meter by three-meter square grid with wooden planks on the roadbed, and then a car of pozzolane cement is filled in, and after filling the grid, it is necessary to smooth it, and then wait for natural air drying, and then cover it with a straw mat woven with red thatch or reed poles, and water it once a day in the morning, noon and evening, so that the road surface can be fully healthy, so that after half a month, a qualified road surface can be formed.

In fact, when they were in the barren land, they didn't pay so much attention to building roads at first, until after the first winter, many of the roads were cracked, and some of the cement became brittle, and the old village chief, Uncle Bright, began to pay attention to these problems, and by now, these kobold slaves have a very comprehensive set of road construction technology in their hands.

Five hundred kobold slaves were spread over an area of nearly a kilometer, but they had to wait for the four-wheeled wagons to carry the ash from the barrens, and although many convoys had recently been added, the capacity was still insufficient, so the kobold slaves slowed down their work and waited for the four-wheeled wagons to arrive.

Luke and Surdak passed the construction site, and the kobold slaves knelt down and saluted.

Nearly two kilometers of road have been paved on the edge of the city of Ruyt, and here is the southern starting point of the road, and he smiled at Luke:

"I heard you gave this road a pretty good name?"

Luke was wearing leather pants and a leather waistcoat, and a sunhat on his head, and his exposed skin was tanned by the scorching sun, and when he heard Surdak ask, he smiled and said: "The Southern Golden Road, so much trouble to bring volcanic ash from the barren land, makes me feel that the gold coins spent together can be as long as this road......"

"Haha, almost." Surdak smiled as well, he put his hand on Luke's shoulder, and the two walked along the construction site for a while, Surdak stopped before saying, "With this road, the Tarapakan area can be completely connected, and the supplies of the dry cloth plane will continue to spread throughout the entire Tarpakan area." ”

Luke, who came out of the village of Wall, could be regarded as having seen some of the world, and said disapprehensively to Surdak's words:

"Wasn't it the same before? The dry cloth plane delivers plenty of nutrients to the entire Tarapa Dar......"

Surdak shook his head and said, "But the transportation problem has always existed, as long as this road is opened, it will at least shorten the distance between Ruyt City and the cities north of Tabei by one-third." ”

"I've heard that the geology here is very special, and there are often collapses, ground fissures, and faults." Luke said with some concern.

"That's why I asked you to build this road, because you are professionals, and why do you think I put so much effort into pouring the entire road into pozzolana? It is the concern that the road will be affected by these local geological conditions. And the magicians invited from the Magic Guild this time, they usually live in the magic tower and are not good at communicating with people, so you have to be more proactive and maximize their value, which is the greatest respect for them. Surdak said to Luke.

Surdak has seconded twelve mages to the Ruyt Wizards' Guild, who will combine to use some large earth group magic to alter the geology around the road.

"I know I'm going to get on good terms with these magician nobles." After Luke finished speaking, he smiled smugly.

……

Leaving the road construction site, Surdak continued to walk in the magic caravan, the road in the abandoned mine area was rugged, it was very difficult to walk, the magic caravan did not come to the village of Celia until the afternoon, looking at the desolate mountain village in front of him, only two houses with faint green smoke from the chimneys.

However, just outside the mountain village, next to a ruined wall, Surdak actually saw a squad of kobold slaves.

It looked like a road construction team had been sent to survey the area where the road passed, and Surdak remembered that the road was indeed going to pass next to the village of Selia.

Since there are kobold slaves here, and there are outsiders in the village, Naomi will definitely not live in the village.

Surdak also gave up the idea of entering the village, and further inside, there was no road suitable for magic caravans, and it was more convenient to ride a horse.

This time when they came to the village of Selia, Surdak made full preparations, and the group rode into the mountains outside the village.

Surdak took Thea to the abandoned mine cave in the deepest part of the abandoned mine, and sure enough, he found a skeleton crouching silently at the entrance of the mine, looking like a white skeleton lying at the entrance of the cave, but the soul fire flickering in its eye sockets proved to Surdak that it was a skeleton.

It's hard to describe this kind of skeleton, the skeleton on its body completely subverts the principle of mechanics, all spliced together, without any adhesive, but it can form the shape of a human skeleton, and it walks around very freely.

They are afraid of light, but they don't evaporate immediately in the sun.

It's just that I've heard that when these skeletons are in the sun, the consumption of soul fire multiplies.

Seeing Surdak and Thea approaching, the skeleton came to life, standing at the door of the mine, the light blue soul fire in his eyes kept jumping, and his jaw was constantly opening and closing, as if he was talking to Surdak, and the clicking sound was a little creepy.

"Well, please take us to your master, Ms. Naomi." Surdak stepped forward and said to the skeleton, whether he could hear it or not.

The soul fire in the skeleton's eyes throbbed violently, and it actually turned around and walked into the mine.

After walking a few dozen steps, it stopped in front of it and turned to look at Surdak and Thea.

Surdak was led by this skeleton, walking and stopping all the way, until he reached the depths of the cave, Surdak saw a bright light from the cave, and was sure that he had come to Naomi's residence, this cave was connected with the original cave, the cave space was very large, Surdak remembered that there was a shaft in the cave, leading to the deeper underground.

Through the faint light, Surdak realized that the cave was actually full of skeletons, but the skulls of these skeletons lacked a touch of soul fire, they were just pure bone frames.

Naomi sat at the edge of the well, dressed in tattered linen, and several skeletons were constantly picking up whole bones from the mine, and they were piled up at the edge of the well.

"Good afternoon, Lord Archon." Naomi looked up, revealing her zombie-like face and said in a hoarse voice.

"Good afternoon, Naomi." Surdak replied, and then he leaned over to the shaft, which smelled of decay and corpses, and wondered how many souls were buried under it.

He took two steps back before he stopped and said, "It's estimated that it could take a few months to go on a long trip this time, so I'll come and see you before I leave." ”

Naomi didn't speak, it was as cold as an ice cube.

Surdak continued: "Remember what I said at the beginning, I know a friend who is also very proficient in necromancy, and you are now studying necromancy, which has caused your body to continue to degenerate, I told him about this a few days ago, he is more interested in this, he wants to see your current situation, with his understanding of necromancy, maybe he can solve your problem." ”

Naomi looked at Surdak in surprise before she said in a stiff tone, "Thank you for remembering this promise." ”

Surdak saw the confusion in her eyes, but continued, "If you don't mind, I'll call him over." ”

"Whatever you want!" Naomi said casually.

Surdak gestured to Thea, followed by Thea, who came up and spread a prepared tablecloth on the stone table, then placed a set of silver teacups and teapots on the tablecloth, and even placed a silver candlestick on the table with three candles.

When everything was ready, Surdak blew the whistle of his finger bones, obviously not making any sound, but the skeletons with soul fire around him were actually trembling, and their soul fire was like a violent wind, which could be extinguished by the wind at any time.

Naomi's eyes widened as well, and she covered her ears with a painful expression.

As a blood-colored gate emerged from the stone wall, the gate was pushed open by the countless bone hands inside, who scrambled to climb out, but it was as if there was such a restraint in the air that they could only let half of their bone arms stretch out from the door.

The figure of Count Fornak reappeared in the blood-colored gate, and Surdak and Thea were accustomed to it, but Naomi, who saw the ghost for the first time, subconsciously drew a circle in front of him with her finger.

Count Fornak glanced at Naomi, and his broken arm raised to shoot out a black light, which immediately dispersed the circle drawn by Naomi......

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