After liquidating the property of the Lord's Mansion, Renaud took Anna and Momiji, followed by more than a dozen escorts, to the Black Fog Ridge at the junction with Shuangqiao Town. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is called this because this small mountain range, in addition to a few small trees, is also covered with a weed with black leaves and small black flowers.

From a distance, the entire mountain range seemed to be shrouded in a thick black fog.

Renault ...... My lord, what the hell are we doing here?"

Although Momiji used to call Renault "Lord Renault", at that time the two were equal, so this title was just a kind of respect for each other.

And now, although it is still these four words, the meaning is completely different.

Strictly speaking, she was from Sequoia Town, and now a citizen of Renault.

This sudden change made her a little uncomfortable.

"When I found out that Phil was working on the map, I came to investigate it myself, and it turned out that there were only useless stones on the mountain. Momiji continued, "And the black grass on the mountain is so dense that it is almost a man tall, and it is covered with barbs, and it is impossible to walk smoothly. ”

"Maybe that's not in itself a common sense. ”

Momiji was stunned for a moment, revealing a puzzled look.

Renault pointed to the vast plains around him and said, "Look around here, except for these hills, there is no black grass in any other places, why?"

After he said this, Momiji suddenly discovered this phenomenon.

The biggest characteristic of wild grass is that it is extremely vigorous, cut and burned endlessly, and they reproduce in a variety of ways, such as wind, sticking to the fur of animals, and even some of them are eaten by birds and pulled out, and they can also take root strongly.

But at the foot of this mountain, not a single black grass was found, which is indeed unreasonable.

Let the guards hold long knives to open the way in front, Renault and the three of them just wanted to go up the mountain, but Xiao Mi nervously jumped out of Anna's arms, hid far away, and refused to approach the hill even a step.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know, it seems to be scared and reluctant to go up the mountain. ”

There are only a handful of things in the world that can make demon rats feel afraid.

Renault's heart trembled suddenly, and a name jumped out in an instant.

Blue Stone!

Could it be that there are blue stone mines hidden in these small mountains?

If that's the case, then this time it's really a big deal!

The Blue Jedi has a certain deterrent effect on demonic beasts, and it can suppress demonic spirits at close range. It has always been firmly controlled by the temple, and it needs to be purchased at a high price, and the amount is very limited.

The ones obtained from Roshi's cellar had been broken into pieces no bigger than sesame seeds by Renault, and were used to imprison the Demon Rat, make the "Demon Rat Miner", and craft some quivers.

According to Momiji, it was also because of David's proposal that she spent 1,000 gold coins to buy a large piece of an egg, which was used to make a quiver and store the enchanted feathered arrows.

It can be seen that blue stones are really rare.

Thinking of this, Renault rushed to the top of the mountain, burned a large clearing with flames, and then carefully studied the rough stones protruding from the surface.

Various colors such as red, black and yellow are doped to form a whole, and some fine reflective points can be faintly seen on the surface, which is quartz.

This stone is often referred to as waste stone and is extremely common around Black Iron Town.

Reynolds had a row of small ballistas tied to the largest stone with a rope and then detonated from a distance.

With a loud roar, the smoke of gunpowder rose into the air along with countless rubble, and the part of the large stone exposed to the ground was blown to pieces, leaving a large pit on the ground, and the stones inside were the same as the top.

"Keep blasting!"

It wasn't until all the small ballistas brought in were used up that the pit on the ground finally went down more than three meters deep.

Renault jumped into the pit and asked the people to clean up the fine stones, and large chunks of quartz ore appeared in front of him.

"Look, Lord Renault!" one of the guards exclaimed excitedly, "there is water seeping out, maybe this mountain is a crystal deposit!"

When Renault looked at it, he saw a small amount of water seeping out of an extremely small crack in the ground.

He carefully observed the gap, the inner wall was extremely smooth, and it seemed that it had not been cracked by the explosion just now, but had been corroded by water for a long time.

And the water comes out of the ground, and this is the top of the mountain.

There is absolutely something quirky about this mountain!

Renault immediately sent people back to Redwood Town and called all the old guards who accompanied him to dig holes.

They were all veteran miners, familiar with the job, and infallible in loyalty.

With the assistance of a small number of small ballista cannons, the mine was dug very quickly, and it was thirty meters down in one night.

At this point, the cracks in the rock became bigger and bigger, and after digging another seven or eight meters, it was like a fountain in the mine, and it was too late for five people to lift water up, and it was impossible to continue the construction.

"What should I do, Lord Renault, the water is too big to get it!"

Renault watched the mine on the ground turn into a well, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "Have you ever encountered this situation before?"

A group of guards shook their heads, and someone said, "It is usually necessary to dig below the ground before there is a small amount of water seepage, and I have never encountered a fountain like this halfway up the mountain." ”

"Then let's dig a hole at the foot of the mountain, so that even if there is water, it can be drained out. ”

"No," said one of the experienced guards, "look at the dense cracks in this rock, and it is easy to collapse if you make a horizontal hole." ”

So what to do?

Renault pondered, is he going to tear down the whole mountain?

But the movement is too loud and easy to attract people's eyes.

Piff is not guilty, if this is really the Blue Absolute Stone Mine, it will add a lot of trouble to him after the news leaks.

In the face of absolute interests, no one is a fuel-efficient lamp.

Just as he was embarrassed, Badge hurried in with a few escorts.

He has been in charge of the mine for many years and has a lot of experience, and when he comes over, he shakes his head.

"Why?"

"There must be an underground river under this mountain, so this fountain phenomenon can occur. "The only way to do this is to dig a trench from the side of the hill to drain the water, and then dig deeper as you go down." ”

"Then turn it on. Renault said decisively.

"But judging from the current situation, the possibility of having a crystal mine is almost zero, and in the end, it is likely that the effort will be in vain. ”

Renault patted him on the shoulder: "Believe me, I won't let you down below, as long as you don't make too much noise, you will take it no matter what method you use." ”

Badge didn't understand why Renault was so sure, but experience taught him that it was always wrong to trust Renault, even if it was against common sense in mining.