"Hey, man, I've finally found you!"

......

The sudden shouting not only interrupted Il's previous thoughts, but also interrupted the taunt of the shopkeeper Witz. Hearing the prestige, a gray-faced young man was standing behind him.

"Ouch, who did I say, it turned out to be the young master of the Stephen family, where did you go to play today? Why did you get so dirty, my uncle ordered someone to make a basin of hot water for you to wash. Witz asked enthusiastically, his previously sarcastic face long gone, and he had become flattering.

It turned out that the boy in front of him was Marker Stephen, the only son of the Stephen family, a family of blacksmiths. It's not hard to see why the attitude of the shopkeeper Witz has changed so quickly.

"What's the matter, man, what's the fuss? I'm looking for you! I went to look for you in your shop just now, and Aunt Suss said that you went to the Mylon Hotel to deliver the goods, so I immediately came to look for you, but fortunately you are still here. The boy nudged Il, who was stunned, as if he hadn't heard Witz.

Il came back to his senses at Mark's pushing, "Oops... I said that you kid nudged it, but I didn't know how strong your brute force was. ”

"Alright, alright, two big men don't look like little girls, come with me and take you to a good place!" Mark was still panting slightly, it seemed that he was really in a hurry to find Il.

Ilr looked at Mark with a little crying and laughing: dressed in a strong outfit, unkempt face, slightly messy brown hair, a pair of combative eyes staring at Il's face, plus a brute force that I don't know where to train...... This has nothing to do with his image as a noble son of a famous family!

As for where Mark was going to take him, Il was no stranger. Over the years that he has known each other, Mark has taken Il everywhere to "explore": some go to the river at the entrance of the village in the east to assassinate the "water Jiao", some go to the south forest to visit the "elves", some go to the west mining area to hunt down "fugitives", and go to the northern mountains to dig for "treasures" and so on. Their expeditions were all over the village and outside of the camp village, and even the cemetery next to the village, they had run to explore the danger. Of course, these so-called expeditions, in Il's opinion, are just Mark's wishful thinking, which is no different from a child's house, and he should play with him for the sake of this good brother for many years.

"What, where is our Mark hero going on an adventure this time?" Ill teased Mark in a somewhat joking tone.

"I said man, don't tease me, we've been to this place a few times before, but this time it's different!" Mark pretended to be mysterious, trying to pique Il's interest.

"Forget it, when did you not say that, and the result?" Il was not tempted in any way.

"This time it's really different!

"But I still have to go home to work!"

"It's okay, I'll cover you, rest today!"

Without any more words, Mark had already taken his hand and ran away from the Myron Hotel in a hurry, towards the entrance of the village to the west, leaving only the shopkeeper Witz, who had been ignored, standing there and not coming to his senses.

Don't look at it as just a village, when Il was dragged to the west of the village, he was already out of breath.

"You... Why are you coming so slowly..."

Evan Leacius, who spoke, was also one of the friends who grew up with Il. Because Aven's father is a senior miner in the village, he has a slight friendship with the Stephen family. So Evan met Mark very early. Then, through Mark's introduction, Ir meets Aven. Evan, who has a slightly honest personality, can withstand Mark's sharp teeth, and in a few words, Aven will be obedient and join the expedition team.

"No way, I didn't find Il, and then I went to the Myron Hotel to find him," Mark replied, pretending to be aggrieved.

"The power ghost. He didn't embarrass you, did he?" said Aven sympathically.

Il sighed at Aven, shook his head, and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, why are you looking for me today?"

"Hehe, do you remember the mines in the western suburbs?" said Marklo mysteriously.

"Remember, the vein in our village, you have been fooled into exploring before, and when you know about it, you will be scolded for it. Ill recalled with a bitter look on his face.

"What is it called fooling, I was lucky not to find the treasure. Mark said solemnly.

"Yes, yes, and then? What treasure is going to the mines today, a miner's hammer, or a digging shovel?" Il quipped, counting Mark.

"This time I told you something different, the specific situation will be explained by Aiwen, the intelligence officer of our Mark Expedition Group!"

Mark Expedition ...... When did you have such a turtle name? Il seemed a little unacceptable.

"That's... I—I'll tell you about the treasure hunt first..."Evan blushed and was a little nervous about making an introduction, and it seemed that Evan was quite happy to be given the title of Mark's Expedition Officer. Il shrugged helplessly, since they came from afar, let's go with them.

"Ahem. Ai Wen cleared his throat and said, "Two days ago in the mine, a team mining to the south carried out iron ore ......mining according to the usual arrangement."

"Uh-huh, go on. Mark couldn't wait to urge.

Ai Wen nodded solemnly and continued: "Just as everyone was digging hotly, they suddenly dug up a hard object, which hindered the progress of the work. ”

"Hard thing? That's normal, isn't it? Ill said. In the general mining process, because of the uncertain geological conditions, many hard rock veins are often encountered, but this is not a problem for the miners who are in the mine all the year round, so it is natural for Yier to have such an idea.

"Normal, not normal at all!" Mark replied with a little excitement. "Aven, tell him about it. ”

Although Evan was interjected by Mark, he did not have any displeasure due to his honest nature, and continued to introduce him. "Because my dad is the captain of the mining team in the north, I heard about the mining in the south from other miners. ”

After Ai Wen said this, Il suddenly remembered that this western suburb mine cave did have three mining directions: south, west, and north, and Aiwen's father was the captain of the miners in charge of the north direction.

Seeing that no one interrupted him this time, Evan continued: "Listen to my dad, that hard thing seems to be a stone wall with some strange patterns on it, but no one knows what it is at the moment, and the miners of the southern team can't knock it open despite their best efforts. Because of the large size of the hard rock wall, there is a discussion about whether to bypass it and mine it. No, I heard that tomorrow the mine owner of Vannal Town will send someone to the village to discuss. ”

Hard things that can't be dug up...... What exactly is the mysterious stone wall?...... Ilr was thoughtful.