Ruta wasn't actually attacked by Soul Scream, which had always puzzled him.

He struggled to turn his head, and was horrified to see countless huge mad wolves flying down from the barren cliffs on both sides, and they frantically pounced on the soldiers and guards who had fallen to the ground.

Ruta's heart was desolate, he suddenly understood why Meng Yang would make such a mistake, but he was distracted when facing the enemy, in fact, Meng Yang knew that there was about to be a mad wolf attack, and he didn't inform himself, but quickly plugged his ears.

Only then did Ruta remember that it was no wonder that when the four guards began to besiege Mengyang, the slave soldiers of Mengyang at the checkpoint did not come out to rescue them, but they all made ear-plugging movements like Mengyang, which looked very weird.

Now that I think about it, there are a large number of fierce mad wolves active near the Dragon Ruins, no wonder Meng Yang said that the Dragon Ruins have been very unpeaceful recently, and he kept saying that he had not seen the messengers he sent and Jer and others.

Mo said that there were more than a dozen people like Jer, even more than a hundred people, and they couldn't withstand the stinging soul roar attacks from the wolves, and their attacks came without warning.

Although Ruta was not attacked by the Soul Scream, but a thousand elite soldiers were killed unexpectedly, and only the two people left in the group of personal guards were left, and the magic equipment obtained from Count Amanda was now only the magic repeater he was holding tightly in his hand, such a huge loss simply made Ruta feel like a lightning strike, and immediately felt distraught, roared, spurted out a large mouthful of black blood, and fainted.

When Ruta woke up, he was already in his own Yanlong City Lord's Mansion.

The two guards who survived and desperately rescued him back to the city were both fifth-level warriors, Ruta sat up, and glanced at the two guards with a worried look in his eyes, and a tingling pain in his internal organs made Ruta clear.

"Has anyone escaped?" Ruta still held on to a little hope, and it was a blessing to be able to escape back alone.

"My lord, except for the three of us, none of the people who went to Longxu on this trip have returned, and they have all died in the mouth of the mad wolf!" replied cautiously.

Ruta's face twitched for a long time, and he asked dreamily, "Tell me, how can this happen?"

A guard hesitated for a while before replying, "Lord Hui, according to my subordinates, I'm afraid that Longxu is already surrounded by mad wolves, and that little lord named Meng Yang obviously knows. Therefore, the group of people who went to Longxu from the Qige Chamber of Commerce were able to return safely, and they must have been reminded by him and took precautions in advance. Most of the envoys sent by the adults and Jer were attacked and killed by the mad wolf in the middle of the road. According to his subordinates' previous observations, Na Meng Yang was probably unaware of the adult's call to him, and he was troubled by the mad demon wolf, and he was a little out of shape, so he only verbally collided with the adult. However, the Dragon Ruins must have a way to deal with the mad demon wolves, otherwise once the wolves surround the Dragon Ruins, how can there be any living people there?"

"What should I do? Tell me, what should I do now?" Ruta lost her soul.

"We must not leak the rumors of this matter. If the other two barons find out that your lord has been hit hard this time, I am afraid that they will not do your lord a favor. It's better for adults to ignore the dragon ruins for the time being, first rectify Yanlong, and seize the time to regain strength. In addition, adults can now completely relax the restrictions on the entry and exit of the Dragon Ruins, and let their people go to the Dragon Ruins to die. As long as they send someone to Longxu, we can secretly arrange for someone to watch closely, even if there is an occasional fish that slips through the net, we ・・・・・・."

Ruta's face looked a little better, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, let them send someone to send them to death." It's just that we'll have to come up with a clever trick to entice them to send someone. What do you have to do?"

A pro-guard said sinisterly: "Your Excellency might as well send someone to spread the news, just say that a large hidden secret mine has been found near the Dragon Ruins, and it is by blocking the secret mining of the Dragon Ruins that Meng Yang, the lord of the Dragon Ruins, has obtained a large amount of wealth, and continues to trade with the Qige Chamber of Commerce." Your Excellency, do you think those two barons can still sit still when they hear the news?"

"Clever plan! Just do it, without further ado, you pass the order, from now on, no one is allowed to set foot in the direction of the Dragon Ruins, and those who violate it will be reduced to slaves!"

The depression in Ruta's heart finally dissipated a little, and his spirit was greatly lifted, and he commanded decisively.

His principle of life is that he must not only suffer from the loss, and he has to pull a few opponents to accompany him, and there is no doubt that Guta and Iniesta are the best candidates.

After the two guards left, Ruta sat down in a dejected manner, and a question swirled in his mind repeatedly: Where did those mad wolves come from, why did they stay near the Dragon Ruins? What is the current situation in the Dragon Ruin Fort, could it be that it has been surrounded by wolves? No, seeing that Meng Yang and his slaves can clearly move freely, what is going on? Even if I send all the sergeants to go now, I may not be able to disperse the wolves, do I really have to leave the Dragon Ruins aside first?

After hesitating, Ruta reached out for a messenger in his arms, but he didn't crush it.

Meng Yang, the lord of the Dragon Ruins, found a huge reserve of refined iron ore in the territory, and now it is a daily gold fight, this news is like a wing, and it spreads in the scope of the Dragon Descending Territory in an instant, and for a while, people rethink the fourth-level warrior who shined in the ring, and think of the small land of the Dragon Ruins.

Just as Viscount Ebreth willingly sent a huge amount of gold coins, supplies, minerals and other things to Count Amanda every year, the White Dragon Empire is simply a country where bullying is rife. Under the strict hierarchical barriers of the aristocracy, people often like to act on the background of their own strength.

It is only natural that the big forces charge the small forces for protection.

Take the Dragon Descending Lord, the Viscount of Abres at the top, followed by the old noble lords of the council, and then the three sons of the Viscount. Interspersed with various classes, there are always large and small baronial lords, and their territories are large or small, all over the dragon lords.

The nature of their territory is actually the same as that of the Dragon Ruins, it is a private territory, but they have to rely on the big lords who are much stronger than them, such as the old nobles of the Council in Dragon Descending City, and now they are trying to get in touch with the three sons of the Viscount, after all, all three of them may become the new Viscount and become the new leader lord of the Dragon Descending Lord.

The small lords have been pinned down and suppressed, and the big lords are well aware of the property resources in their territories, and after being exploited by them, the small lords have no extra funds to expand their strength, let alone form their own forces to carry out conquest wars or rebellions. As a result of that, only he and his family were completely erased from the map of the Dragon Descending Territory.

Therefore, for many years, the little lords have actually only lived a little better than ordinary commoners, to put it mildly, in fact, they live an extremely embarrassing life, and many people pursue a timely pleasure, and it is better to die than to live.

Now, the little lord of Longxu is actually trying to monopolize a mineral deposit with unknown reserves, and this news is undoubtedly like a bombshell exploding in people's hearts.

Of course, countless small lords can't afford to get a piece of the pie at all, not because they don't want to, but because they are not qualified.

Usually when this kind of thing happens, the old nobles of the council in Dragon Descending City will decide the future fate of Dragon Ruins at a round table.

Surprisingly, in this matter, the Viscount, who has never cared much about the life and death of the little lords, has a very tough attitude, just as resolute as the previous decision to send troops to Longquan Forest, he said that Longxu has a large mine, which also belongs to Longxu's private property, and he will not levy an extra gold coin tax on Longxu, let alone privately propose to share. And no one can be sure how credible this matter is, and it is completely premature to vote now.

However, the other nobles in the parliament did not think so, they thought that this matter was by no means groundless, and even if they did not formally propose a plan to deal with the vote now, they would have to send a parliamentary delegation to Longxu Fort for field investigation.

The Viscount had nothing to say at this point, but reminded him meaningfully that the Dragon Ruins were in a treacherous place, and there were many demonic beasts, and the previous lord Lu Sen had suffered a lot there, and returned to the Dragon Descending City in disgrace. Now it is difficult to find a Meng Yang, willing to take care of and rebuild the dragon ruins, if everyone is aggressive now, I am afraid that Meng Yang will be left alone, who is willing to take over at that time, who is willing to face the deadly threat of the monster at any time? Besides, Lord Viscount kindly mentioned Meng Yang's origin, although this is an exiled nobleman, but it has unlimited potential, even if it is possible to advance to a high-level warrior, it is really at that time, what the people who descend the dragon do to him today, it is difficult to guarantee what he will do.

The viscount's vague reminder did not alert several noble lords, and they made a decision on the spot with great interest and selected the list of personnel for the inspection team.

A day later, the delegation of 50 people officially set off from the Dragon City to the Dragon Market.

The head of the expedition, Bing Xiaoji, is a fifth-level magician, the captain of the guard of the Haosen family, and his magic guards the fifth-level warrior of Apnir.

The rest of the members are mostly cronies of lords of all sizes, and they are all professionals. Knowing the danger of the Dragon Ruins, they were quite well prepared before setting off, with weapons, armor and even potions, and a group of fifty people, riding magic iron, rode towards the Dragon Ruins.

With the speed at which they were traveling, if they did not delay on the way, they would arrive at Longxu on the eighth day at most, and just before the expedition departed, the three barons received the news one after another.

Sisan Lord's Mansion.

Ebrath frowned, talking nervously with Swift, dressed in black.

"There's a mine in Longxu? It's a joke at all. Lu Sen has been in the Dragon Ruins for many years, and has found nothing, so he fled back to the Dragon City in embarrassment, if there is a mine, he will be willing to leave? I don't know who is deliberately targeting the Dragon Ruins and spreading this false news, what is his intention?"

"My lord, the Demon Warrior is training intensively. Now regardless of whether the news is true or not, since it has alarmed the old guys in the council, with their personality of eating people and not spitting out bones, it is completely reasonable to send an investigation team to Longxu. My opinion is that we must not expose our strength in advance, the fundamental goal of the adults is not in the Dragon Ruins, since the adults have been back in the city for many days, and they have not seen that Meng Yang send a message to come, indicating that the ring battle that day, he has long been resentful of the adults to the extreme. This person has great potential and cannot be used by adults, and sooner or later we will have to get rid of him. But not now. ”

"I've been thinking, if Meng Yang really found a big mine, does he really think that he can eat it alone with his evidence? How can such a thing be hidden from everyone's eyes and ears? I think the two brothers who can't sit still the most now should be my two elder brothers, they will definitely send people to Longxu to negotiate an agreement with Meng Yang before the expedition arrives, and Meng Yang, who knows the strong relationship, will definitely push the boat down the river, with the help of their protection, in that case, if there is really a mine, our losses will be too great. Letting them sit big now will have a big impact on me in the future. ”

"Your Excellency is too worried. If you think about it, over the years, the two of them have fought openly and secretly, and they are incompatible. I think whoever wants to make an agreement with Longxu alone, the other side will do their best to stop it. If the Dragon Ruins are used as a fuse and let the two of them fight first, then wouldn't we take advantage of the fisherman's profits, and it would be the best policy to watch from the wall for the time being!"

"Hmph, Swift, you're underestimating that Mengyang's scheming and methods. You have forgotten that when he was not a warrior, he didn't know what secret method he used to kill more than 1,000 bandits in our company, and I was shocked at that time. Thinking that his origin is unknown, he is really overwhelmed, so he threw him into the ring as a sacrificial pawn, but I didn't expect this guy to have a great fortune and strange means, and he actually escaped death in such a situation, but he did me a great favor, because in this way, he successfully covered your strength. By the way, when do we want to do it?"

"Sir, please don't underestimate your father, he is a well-known old fox. Let's be careful, if we make a mistake and lose all our efforts, none of us can afford to be guilty at that time. ”

"I know it's powerful. However, just in case, we still secretly sent some people to closely monitor the movements of the two cities. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, I've already made arrangements. With just a few pieces of magical equipment, a large number of masters have been recruited for adults, and great things are just around the corner!"

"Actually, what I'm most worried about is that this matter will be uncertain. Well, let's go to the training ground and stay there. "The news released by Ruta has not yet reached the Descending Dragon City, and it has already been obtained by Guta.

The eyeliner he had planted in Yanlong City sent a message to report that Ruta had gone to the Dragon Ruins a few days ago with a thousand elite troops and a personal guard composed of all the recruited professionals. As a result, only Ruta returned with two personal guards.

This news shocked Guta, and he felt that it was likely that Luta had taken advantage of the geographical advantage, and made the first move, using his elite army and personal guards to coerce Meng Yang in Longxu, forcing him to share the profits of the big mine with him. Thinking of the enormous wealth that a large mine would bring, Guta couldn't sit still at all, and he no longer had the composure that had changed at the beginning.

He summoned the strategists, discussed it intensely all night, and decided to send a team of elites to the Dragon Ruins to find out, of course, to disguise through Yanlong City, not to be discovered by Ruta.