With the man's hands short, Old Sam closed the shop and led the strange human to the mines on the outskirts. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The mines on the outskirts of the city are like dense beehives, with stout women and emaciated children huddled together, rummaging through open pits for ore that can be smelted.

Liang Ke also rolled up his sleeves, and jumped into the pits with Old Sam to take a closer look, and sure enough, as he said, most of them were swarthy galena ore, and he jumped from one pit to another all afternoon, until Old Sam reminded him that it was time to go back to dinner, and then found an iron ore field. Liang Ke and Old Sam agreed to meet again tomorrow, and returned to Aunt Samni's scone shop with a basket of ores.

When Liang Ke returned to the store, he found that his guard had gone somewhere, and Aunt Samni told him with a smile that Mimia took Piedro to see the fighting beasts and would not come back until very late, Liang Ke could only shake his head helplessly, it seemed that power could not resist love after all.

According to the tradition of the demons, there is no rule of waiting for the guests to eat together, and if he misses dinner time, Liang Ke can only eat a little scone and cured meat with bitter tea, but fortunately, Aunt Sumney's craftsmanship is indeed superb, the rough wheat skin scones are fragrant, and the ugly girl Xia Lan soaked a pot of drunken chrysanthemums for Liang Ke in order to express her apologies, and the humble dinner is a lot richer.

In the next few days, people can always see the kind blacksmith Uncle Sam walking around with the only guest of the demon capital all day long, and those spirit demons who were originally far behind Liang Ke were also hired by him to act as coolies at the price of one gold coin per person, carrying the ore collected from various places for him, this price has nothing to do with the value of the gold coin itself, just because there is really no piece of this glittering metal in the abyss, and it is rare to see nature, so these spirit demons are willing to transform from stalkers to porters.

Liang Ke collected ores in almost every corner of the abyss, most of them were extremely high lead ores, he returned to Aunt Samni's cake shop and placed all the ores on a simple map of the surrounding environment of the magic capital, so that the distribution of minerals in the magic capital was clear at a glance. The distribution of these ores confirmed his suspicions, and Liang Ke could almost conclude that the Majin's illness was lead poisoning.

After two days of enjoying the affection, Piedro finally remembered his duty and smirked to report his gains to his boss. As soon as Piedro entered, Lao Liang understood everything from his ugly face that was smiling like a flower, and he poured all the ores from the map into the basket, pouting and counting Pidero as he washed his hands.

"I lived in someone's house, ate someone's scones, and slept with someone's girl, you are really fast, I think it's much faster than you are out. ”

Piedro blushed and argued, "My lord, we are what you want me to do, and Mimia likes me!"

"Like you is she has vision, of course our great martial artist of Jincang is qualified to be liked. However, you also have to be good to others, that girl is not only beautiful, but also the neighbors here say that Mimia's character is also kind and intelligent. If you have a kind, when we go back, you can directly bring this lady back, and then I will hold a beautiful wedding for you. ”

"How do you know everything?"

Liang Ke was so angry by Pidero's question that he raised his hand and struck a chestnut on his bald head.

"How do I know? You are busy spending the moon before and after, how do you know how much effort I have put into visiting her for you, if you marry a with the same temper as her sister in the future, Jincang is not in a miasma every day, and my two expectant wives are not good at getting angry with you, but sooner or later they will have to drive me out to sleep. ”

Piedro just scratched his bald head and smirked, he was very grateful in his heart that the adult was so serious and responsible for his life's affairs, but how did he know that Mimia's reputation was so good that everyone praised him, and he didn't need to bother to inquire at all.

Liang Ke took the spirited Piedro to the streets, and after a few days he was very familiar with the streets of the magic capital, and they came to the largest market town here, "Songka".

The early risers occupied every inch of Sunka, leaving a pathy for customers to walk, but Liang Ke did not feel crowded when he walked on the narrow path, after all, there were far fewer demons who came to trade in the market than merchants.

Liang Ke and Piedro stopped and went, buying a little bit to taste every time they passed by the food stalls, except for Aunt Samni's wheat scones, the rest of the food was almost difficult to swallow, and every bite Liang Ke ate with his nose pinched his nose and tasted the hardships of the demons.

"Did you find anything?"

"It's unpalatable!"

"What a foodie through and through. Liang Ke scolded with a smile: "A piece of rice cake here that is difficult to swallow can be exchanged for a farm tool at hand, and those polished swords can't be exchanged for a soft towel." This shows that the demons have a serious industrial structure problem. ”

"Industrial structure?" Piedro clearly could not understand this new vocabulary from the extraterrestrial sky.

Liang Ke rolled his eyes and didn't explain.

"The demons are rich in minerals, but they lack the advanced technology of smelting, and the iron tools they produce are not of high value, and low-end products are overflowing. However, although the food produced on this land was also coarse, it was good to be satisfied, and the low yield naturally raised the price, so it seems that the peasants had a higher status than the craftsmen. ”

Piedro put a sour fruit in his mouth and took a bite, then quickly spit it out again, frowning and asking, "What does this have to do with us?"

"It doesn't matter yet, but in my eyes, it's all gold coins from the Golden Warehouse. ”

Liang Ke led the confused Piedro out of Songka and went straight to Shengquan Square. This huge circular square is located just outside the west gate of the royal palace, the square is surrounded by many shops, the sound of buying and selling is endless, there is a small lake with a water surface of three or four acres wide in the center of the square, and a statue of the holy woman is erected on the east side of the small lake near the palace gate. The cold demon girl sat on one knee by the lake, one hand caressing the long hair hanging into the water, and the other hand reached into the water, as if to pick up the lake water to wash her hair, and a simple crown of thorn grass flowers was placed at her feet, and the left eye of the god of war "The light of life" was inlaid in the girl's ring immersed in the water, inadvertently nourishing every demon here.

Liang Ke was almost taken away by the beautiful statue, and he sighed and praised: "Who said that the demons don't have artists, this is a rare good idea." ”

"Hehehe! Mr. Aragorn has won the prize. ”

Liang Ke looked behind him, Pidero's little lover, Miss Mimia, stood there shyly, she first saluted Liang Ke, and then nodded to Pidero with a smirk on the side.

"Could it be that this statue is Miss Mimia's masterpiece?" Liang Ke asked in surprise as he turned his head to look at the statue again.

This orb has been submerged under water, and although it has brought us health, no one knows what it has done. Not long ago, Master Sean suggested to the Demon Emperor that the Demon Emperor should let the Demon Know the kindness of the Imperial Family, and for this reason, His Majesty issued a plan solicitation order in the Demon Domain, and I also submitted my idea, which was fortunately adopted by the Imperial Family. ”

Liang Ke clapped his hands and chuckled.

"I guess the saint who possessed and washed her hair must be the current queen. Miss Mimia's creative euphemism expresses the proximity and devotion of the royal family, which is really clever, and you should be a good politician. ”

"I forgot to tell you! Master Sean has just been appointed as the Dragon's Tooth by the Demon Emperor, and I am one of Master Sean's many aides. ”

Liang Ke could see the unconcealable pride in Mimia's peach blossom eyes, and of course the young man had reasons to be proud, especially a young girl, but he could always feel a little bit of conspiracy from this change that had nothing to do with him, although he didn't know where this smell came from.

"Miss Mimia is the head of the guard who came to look for me?"

Mimia blushed slightly, shook her head, and said, "It was Master Sean who invited His Excellency Baron Aragon to dinner, and I just passed the word on behalf of the dragon's teeth." ”

Liang Ke sneered in his heart, eating is always the most grandiose excuse! The new prime minister wants to listen to the progress of his work, and the subordinate prisoners can only make up words to report, but fortunately, Liang Ke has already made up an idea these days, and he is confident and follows Mimia to see Sean.

The family banquet of "Dragon Tooth" was even more unpalatable than expected, and Liang Ke pinched his nose and ate every dish, which was regarded as a sign of respect for the host. After dinner, he asked Piedro to take out the military rations "fried noodles" and a small bag of cane sugar that he had brought with him, and asked the servants to brew them for Sean and himself.

"Monsieur Aragorn is such a miraculous man! ”

Sean put down the teacup and gave Liang Ke a thumbs up. Liang Ke's face turned into a red cloth with the unique praise of the human race, he laughed dryly, blinked quickly and said, "It seems that Master Sean knows us very well!"

"I know too little, otherwise how could I be defeated at the hands of the Baron of Aragon?"

"You didn't lose, it's just that we found a better way to resolve the dispute. ”

"Okay, so let's talk about the progress of this approach?"

People went straight to the point, and Liang Ke had no interest in playing dumb riddles with him, and expressed his opinions concisely.

"I've been to a lot of places these days, and I think you know that. ”

Sean squinted his eyes and nodded, not interrupting Liang Ke's train of thought.

"Farming is difficult in the abyss, but smelting is developed, and the reason is that the mineral resources in the ground are too abundant. ”

"Oh, you're saying that the low grain production is also due to the minerals?"

In my hometown, there is a saying that 'the extremes of things must be reversed,' and if something is too much, it will also bring side effects. The blacksmith shops in the streets were overflowing, and the ironware in the market was not as expensive as Aunt Samney's scones, and a turban of Miss Madame could wrap back a small squad of soldiers' swords, which was a real side effect. ”

"I know these things, but what does this have to do with the curse of my people?"

"What a curse! The root of the demon's weakness is also the side effect of the development of mineral deposits, to be exact, you are 'lead poisoning'. ”

"Lead poisoning?" Even the first wise man of the demon clan was at a loss when he heard such words, and Liang Ke could only explain patiently.

"Master should know that among your minerals, there is a black thing that can be refined at low temperatures and is extremely soft in nature, and that thing is called 'lead'. This kind of thing is poisonous, because the lead ore is so widely distributed that it pollutes almost all the water sources here, so your people will be weak and sick, and the proportion of crazy fools is getting higher and higher, so you have to rely on that magic bead to sustain life. ”

Liang Ke's analysis shocked Sean extremely much, there was no chemical theoretical basis in his mind at all, and all the abnormalities could only be attributed to incomprehensible curses, so although he could feel the firmness and pertinence in Liang Ke's tone, he couldn't accept his theory for a while.

"There is no poison in the world that can poison a race, and Monsieur Aragorn's words are hardly convincing to me. ”

"Why not?"

Liang Ke slapped the table to correct the old stubborn thoughts.

"In the swamp, the swamp is pervasive, whether it is a person or an animal who walks in, it will not come out again, it is painted as a no-man's land by experienced hunters, isn't the miasma poisonous? If you don't believe it, go in and try it, and see if you will exterminate the race? In the Gobi Plateau, the scorching sun can burn the bird's eggs that fall on the ground into egg cakes, and the rattlesnake that likes the sun the most does not dare to entrench itself on the hot sand, isn't the fire poison poisonous? You take the people of the tribe and go in to see how many people can still come out? Curse! Where does the god have so much time to curse your whole clan? Hmph!"