It took a long walk down the narrow passage for Baril to see the sun outside again, and along the way he passed through a number of similar cells, none of which were holding his daughter.

Although he didn't know if these guys would fulfill their promises, at least the other party's words gave him a little hope.

Anyway, you have to work hard, or it's really over. So, in his restless eyes, he saw again the Count of Bulle, and Fleet beside him, and the chest which he had hidden under his bed—full of gold coins and precious stones.

Under the careful search of the professional's mental power, any item hidden by ordinary means will be nowhere to be hidden.

Although this situation had been expected for a long time, Barrier's heart suddenly ached. He knew that his future glory and wealth were most likely to leave him.

"Coming? Sit down, we have a few questions for you, and you just have to answer them honestly. "Huh

"As long as we achieve our goal, we will naturally let you go, and even the little girl named Ariana will return to you intact." Davis turned his head and asked the servant to move a chair, then pressed his palm to signal Baril to sit down.

"First of all, we want to know, how did you get these things, and if I'm not mistaken, you should have seen the corpse of a large monster, right?" A mysterious smile appeared on Davis Buhler's face, and he pointed to the dilapidated box in front of him and said lightly.

"Yes, yes, my lord, I stumbled upon these things while working in the mines, and there is indeed a huge monster there......" Barriel nodded quickly, and told the two of them about his exploration.

However, when talking about the huge underground cavern, his heart moved, and he did not mention the existence of the metal chamber and exit, but only brushed over the scene in the cave and continued to describe the characteristics of the monster's corpse.

Ly

"It's the corpse of the Black-scaled Earth Dragonbeast, but it's a mine?"

"That mining area seems to be the property of the Hobbes family, damn it, how do you get in......" Davis frowned after hearing Baryl's words.

At present, the nobles in Hogel City can be roughly divided into three factions, one of which is headed by the Scarlet family, and the other is led by the Buller family, and the two factions of nobles can be said to be opposed to each other, and there are conflicts from time to time.

The Hobbesian family, on the other hand, belonged to the third faction, the so-called neutral aristocracy. Most of them were in the raw materials business, so there were relatively few commercial disputes with other nobles, and neither the Scarlet family nor the Buller family had a bad relationship with them.

The ore industry is one of the lifeblood of the Hobbes family. They have a number of apprentice-level professionals stationed in the mining area outside the city, and they have even arranged large-scale protection and detection ritual magic, and it is not easy to sneak into it quietly.

"Ian Hobbs, that old guy can't be offended, and it looks like we're going to have to get this kid to cooperate." Fleet leaned into Davis's ear and whispered, as if he had a new idea.

"Since the body of that black-scaled earth dragon beast has not been found by them, it must be outside the coverage of ritual magic, and you only need to determine its location, and you can dig a hole directly from the top." After hearing this, Davis pondered for a moment.

Eventually, he nodded his head and decided to follow Fleet's advice.

"Well, it's okay, it's good if we just be careful when we dig, most of those professionals in the mining area won't be idle and wander around, as long as the ether fluctuations are covered, everything can be done without us knowing." Ly

"The corpse of a complete black-scaled earth dragon beast is worth at least thousands of gold coins, even if it wastes a little time, it doesn't matter." ………… By the time the two had finished discussing the details of the plan, it was already completely dark.

Barrier sat motionless beside him, honestly waiting for orders.

"Your name is Barriel, and you're a miner in the Hobbs family's mines, right?"

"Next, we will give you a task, as long as you complete the task honestly, as said before, you will not only get a lot of wealth, but also let your daughter return to you." Ly

"Of course, if you refuse to cooperate, then ......," Davis smiled and did not say the rest of the words.

"Your Excellency, please speak." Baril shuddered for a moment, and quickly nodded. At this point, there was no room for him to refuse, unless he was willing to abandon his daughter and sneak away with the wealth he had previously obtained, there would be no place for him in Hogar City after that

"Very good, your task is actually not difficult, it can even be said to be very simple, that is, to help us determine the location of the corpse of the black-scaled earth dragon beast, and you don't have to worry about other things at all." Davis nodded in satisfaction, then pulled out a plain-looking ring and a small transparent gemstone.

He placed the two objects in front of Barrier and briefly explained how they were used.

"See this ring? There's a positioning spell burned into it, and as long as you inject energy into it to activate it, we'll be able to follow the signal to find it. ”

"This is the energy crystal that powers it, and when the time comes, it can be directly embedded in the groove of the ring."

"I don't know if you'll be checked by ritual magic when you enter the ore vein, but to be on the safe side, you'd better go to the monster's corpse and activate the location, otherwise there is a certain chance that you will be discovered by detection ritual magic." Davis carefully advised.

Although thousands of gold coins were not a great amount for him, it was almost a lot of money, and it would be a pity to miss it.

…… ...... After a period of communication, Baril had a preliminary understanding of the current situation.

To put it simply, the corpse of the monster he had seen before was far more valuable than the treasures, so the Earl of Buller was moved to retrieve it.

But the mining area where he worked was the property of another earl in the city, so the Count of Buller had no choice but to ask him to help locate the body and dig a hole to retrieve it.

"Reward, hehe, the ghost will believe." After stepping out of the Buller family's estate, Barrier muttered quietly.

He knew that he would most likely not be able to get the reward promised by Davis, and this nobleman who regarded wealth as his life would never give him even a single gold coin at that time, but what did it matter?

Ly

"As long as you can get Ariana back to her side safe and sound, it's all worth it." Baryl's gaze was steadfast.

He had asked Davis Buhler about his daughter, and the answer was that she was now in the basement of a villa intact, even completely dead.

Although he was a little skeptical about these words, the other party's sworn appearance still dispelled a lot of doubts in Baril's heart.

A nobleman can't deceive him on such a trivial matter, right? ………… Soon after, Barrier returned to the mine.

He hadn't slept for a long time, and although he had rested in the dungeon of Buller Manor for a while, the drowsiness still came over him as he walked through the dimly lit cavern.

Picking himself up, he quickened his pace and walked towards his destination. The ring and gem were not discovered by the overseer, and he was able to take them into the mine without any incident, even the ritual magic they were talking about.

"What the hell is ritual magic, and why don't I feel it when I go in and out every day......" Barriel was a little puzzled.

Soon, though, he put those thoughts behind him, because his destination was almost there. ...... After stooping and walking for a while, Barriel finally entered the great cavern.

Everything was the same as when he came, and it seemed that even if he didn't hide the traces of his actions, no one else found out about it.

"That's good...... That's good......" Barriel breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the huge corpse in front of him.

Just send a signal to that Count of Bulle, and Ariana will be back with him! Barriel took out the ring and the gem with some excitement, but before he could merge the two into one, something suddenly occurred to him.

Ly

"Damn, I shouldn't have hidden that metal secret room and passage in the first place, if I knew it was just to lead the way, I should have told them the location directly, and then left with Ariana." Annoyed, he walked a little further into the cavern.

"Well, it's too dim to use that as an excuse when you get back outside, but what's in that secret room......" Barriel was suddenly curious.

Although he was a miner with a rather small amount of knowledge, Barrier was certain that it should have belonged to a fairly high-ranking profession at one time.

Judging from the messy floor, it was clear that the owner of this secret room had left in a hurry, and he hadn't even sorted out his things...... Maybe there's still some treasure left unattended?

Lybalil's eyes lit up suddenly. Originally, he probably wouldn't be able to get back that box of treasures, but if he could get some new good things, it would also allow him to get rid of the fate of being a miner for a lifetime.

So, before he knew it, he was back to the cracked metal wall. …… Barrier, who had been left with nothing again, had apparently regained his adventurous spirit.

He held the oil lamp in his hand and stuck it into the crack, observing the situation in the chamber little by little.

After making sure that there was no danger that he could detect, he lowered his body and dived into the darkness.

Ly