Black Dragon?

Sebas and Luf were stunned.

Without him, among all the dragons, the reputation of the black dragon has always been not very good.

This chaotic and dark dragon species has always been synonymous with evil and betrayal, and has a strong desire to dominate other intelligent beings, and unless they encounter a stronger being, it is almost impossible for them to communicate with ordinary intelligent beings on an equal footing.

"You mean to say that the mines are inhabited by an evil black dragon that is the most brutal and ferocious of all dragon species, and this black dragon ...... Became friends with a miner? ”

Sebas looked strange and couldn't help but complain.

"It's true, I didn't lie to you, my brother said, it's really a black dragon!"

Looking at the obvious disbelief of the two, Noah insisted.

Werewolf Luff shook his head and said:

"Little Noah, you're too young."

"When I was younger, I had the privilege of seeing a black dragon once in the East Yunette Blacklands, creatures like that...... Arrogant, powerful, evil, crazy...... Far beyond your imagination, in just an instant, it destroyed a city built by mercenaries because the mercenaries refused to submit to it......"

"The so-called black dragon is your brother's rhetoric, perhaps...... It is not certain that he is wrong, let alone explain the missing miners? ”

Lough recalled the past, his face in awe, obviously a little afraid of what had happened to him.

Sebas suddenly changed his words:

"However, if everything is really as he said, it seems that there is really some monster hidden in the mine, maybe not the black dragon, or maybe ...... It's a Dragonborn. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Charlotte and asked in a respectful tone that the little werewolf did not feel at all:

"Lesa ...... What do you think? ”

Charlotte looked into the depths of the mine and said:

"It doesn't matter what it is, just go inside and see."

As she spoke, she touched her chin with interest, and her face was eager to try:

"If there really is a dragonborn, I hope it is a black dragon."

Listening to Charlotte's words of "I don't know the height of the sky", Luff was stunned and stopped talking.

Sebas's eyes lit up, and he bowed respectfully, and looked at Charlotte with a look of reverence.

That's right......

For the great Night Lady, for the returned Blood True Ancestor, I am afraid that only the legendary terrifying dragon such as the Black Dragon is qualified to enter his old man's field of vision!

"Let's go, let's go to the depths of the mine."

Charlotte said.

She looked up into the depths of the cavern, her gaze deepening.

That's right, she's interested in the legendary black dragon.

However, she was more interested in the role of the Castel nobles in this matter than the black dragon.

A monster suspected of being a black dragon appeared in the mines, and the nobles should not have concealed it and declared the Mithril mine depleted.

There must be something hidden in the depths of this mine that can't see the light.

Those nobles who know must be hiding something.

Thinking of this, Charlotte took a step and walked towards the depths of the mine.

Sebas and Luff followed, and took the oil lamps that the old werewolf Logan had given them to light the mines.

"Wait! I'm going with you too! I know the way to the Mithril Mine! ”

The little werewolf Noah patted his ass and snorted and chased after him.

Sebas glanced at Charlotte, who nodded slightly, acquiescing to Noah's actions.

The information was given by Noah, and he was also a related person, not to mention that he knew the way.

As for encountering danger...... Charlotte is still confident in her safe evacuation.

Of course, whether or not to keep the memory of the little werewolf at that time is another matter.

Intentionally or unintentionally, they surrounded Charlotte, and the group soon entered the depths of the mine.

The tunnels deep inside the mine are more complex and multi-layered, some of which are clearly unexcavated, others that appear to be in disrepair and seem to be at risk of collapse at any moment.

Soon, the crowd stopped in front of a fork in the road.

"Grandpa Logan, they should go to the depths of the mine there, where there are still some fragments of Mithril Mine, which is also the focus of the workshop at the moment."

Noah pointed to the mine on the left and said.

After saying that, he pointed to the right again:

"Here...... It's the mine that leads to the forbidden area, and it's where the Mithril vein is located. ”

Charlotte and Sebas looked at each other and nodded secretly.

"Let's go, let's go in."

Entering the mine tunnel on the right, the temperature around her became noticeably cooler, and Charlotte noticed that the magic in the air was starting to thicken.

Mithril is a cherished magic material, with two properties: magic superconductivity and magic storage, and it is normal for the place where Mithril Ore exists to be rich in magic.

After advancing in the winding mine for about ten minutes, Charlotte and the others finally came to the end.

At the end of the tunnel is a cavern that was supposed to have been an abandoned ore transfer center, and the underground track for transporting ore is now completely over.

Inside the cavern, there is a chained entrance, on which is hung a sign saying that it is forbidden to enter, and it is a little eerie under the shadow of the oil lamp.

"That's the entrance to the Mithril Mine, it's been completely sealed off by the Forbidden Demon Chain, and no one can get in."

Noah sneezed and said.

Once here, the temperature is noticeably cooler.

The three of Charlotte are all advanced transcendents, and they don't have any discomfort, but for the little werewolf, it has reached the point of trembling.

Suddenly, a coat fell on Noah's body and directly covered him tightly.

Noah was stunned, looked back, and saw the werewolf Luff half shirtless.

"Louv...... Uncle? ”

"Put it on, don't freeze it, several of us are beginners."

Luffy shook his head.

"I ...... Guys? ”

Noah was slightly stunned.

He couldn't help but look at Charlotte beside him, and found that this werewolf girl who was about the same age as himself really looked like she had not been frozen, and suddenly fell into shock again:

"Into the ...... Ranked! Raisa, you're an introductory too! ”

Charlotte smiled at the little werewolf and did not admit it, nor did she deny it.

She stepped forward to the entrance to the sealed Mithril Mine.

Sebas also followed, closed his eyes and stretched out his hand to feel the seal, and said with some surprise:

"Duplex seals?"

Charlotte raised her eyebrows:

"Is it easy to understand?"

Sebas's expression was a little unnatural:

"Unblocking...... Not my forte. ”

"I can't untie it, I can't untie it here, I heard the mercenaries in the tavern say that in order to prevent the transcendents from infiltrating, the mine invited the Mage Guild to use a powerful and ingenious seal, which is difficult for even the legendary archmage to break."

Noah shook his head.

"But...... My brother told me there was a hidden hole that we should be able to climb into......"

He said again.

It's just that after he finished speaking, he found that no one answered his words.

Noah turned his head to look at a few people, but saw the girl suddenly say to the darkness:

"Now that you've come in, don't hide anymore, and hurry up and show up to work."

As soon as the words fell, a fat black cat jumped out of the darkness, meowed, and came to Charlotte's side:

"Summer ...... Lady Raisa, I can't bear to disturb you as you all talk! ”

"Pigs? A little black pig that can talk? ”

The little werewolf's eyes widened again, and his face was stunned.

The black cat is a stumbling one.

"Stare your wolf eyes wide, the cat master is a noble, elegant, handsome and dashing Coria shorthair!"

It glared at the little werewolf disapprovingly, and raised its head haughtily.

"Cat...... Cat?! ”

Noah's eyes widened, and he didn't seem to see any connection between the bulb creature in front of him and the graceful cat......

"Okay, don't be poor, hurry up and do things."

Charlotte gave Nice a blank look.

"Hey, hey, Hoole!"

Ness rubbed his cat's paws, his face eager to try.

When he came to the seal, he first glanced at Sebas defiantly, and the mocking little eyes seemed to say, "That's all your skills?" Then in Sebas's stiff expression of gritted teeth, he triumphantly placed the cat's paw on the seal.

After a flash of silver light, the chains on the seal slipped off on their own as Noah looked at him in shock.

"A black cat that can talk and break the seal of legend......"

He muttered incredulously, already a little numb.

"Hehe, it's just a third-order compound sealing technique set up by tricks, it is estimated that I have invited a few Silver Moon Mages who have studied in sealing magic for a certain number of years, and the technique is still a little poor, not even the magic torque matrix and the double enhancement of the technique, and I have not made use of the rich magic power around me, which is far inferior to the cat master me!"

Ness, for his part, cocked his tail proudly.

This guy... The magic attainments are really high, and all kinds of theories are at your fingertips, what is the origin?

Charlotte couldn't help but glance at Nice again.

"Not bad."

She put away the curiosity in her heart, nodded with satisfaction, and took the lead into the sealed mine.

Inside the mine, the magic was even stronger, so thick that Charlotte felt that the pores all over her body seemed to be cheering.

Bloodlines are magical creatures, so naturally they prefer places with a lot of magic.

She almost subconsciously took a deep breath, but it almost didn't make her breath go.

Without him, when the seal was broken by Nice, the pressure caused by the difference in the concentration of different mana inside and outside the cave formed a wind from the inside out, and this rotten wind was mixed with a strong stench.

This stench is no stranger to Charlotte.

Or more accurately, she will never forget it in her life.

It was the same stench she had smelled from the living corpses around her on the day she was hung on the cross by the old witch—

Corpse stench!

"Vomit ......"

Behind him, the little werewolf who had also poured a mouthful of evil wind had already vomited.

"Be vigilant and go inside."

Charlotte's expression became serious.

Sebas and the others nodded, drew their weapons one after another, and were ready to fight at any time.

The group entered a deeper mine.

Not long after entering, Charlotte saw a brilliant silver pattern on the walls of the surrounding cave.

The pattern was like melted silver, blending with the cave wall, shimmering in the darkness, colorful and dreamy.

"It's ...... It's Mithril Mine, and sure enough, Mithril Mine is not depleted at all! ”

Sebas said with a solemn expression.

Hasn't the Mithril Mine been depleted......

Charlotte's eyes flashed slightly.

Receiving this answer, she was somewhat relieved in her heart.

Eighty percent of Castel's mine revenue, and seventy percent of the county's revenue, and half of the other thirty percent of the county's income is related to the Mithril industry.

In other words, 70% of her income is actually inseparable from Mithril Mine.

The Mithril Mine is fine, which means that as long as she breaks the matter and regains control of the veins, her income can rise again.

But again, Charlotte was on the alert.

Being able to disguise the intact Mithril Ore as depleted is probably much bigger than the people behind it......

And at this time, Charlotte's heart suddenly moved and her ears pricked up.

The Bloodline's abilities at night are greatly enhanced, and the rich magic around her further stimulates her keen sense.

At this moment, Charlotte faintly seemed to hear the sound of "stamping" coming from the depths.

"Did you hear anything?"

He looked at Sebas and the others.

Luff shook his head blankly.

Nice, the black cat, closed his eyes and sniffed.

As for Sebas, he pricked up his ears and listened slightly, looking a little surprised:

"It seems...... Is it the sound of mining? ”

Charlotte suddenly narrowed her eyes:

"Be careful and move on."

Everyone raised their vigilance and continued to walk deeper, and as they went deeper, the sound of percussion became clearer.

In the end, even Noah, the weakest little werewolf, heard it.

"This ...... It seems to be really the sound of mining. ”

He muttered incredulously.

Charlotte's expression became more and more solemn.

No, because as we go deeper, the stench in the air gets stronger.

Thinking of the missing miners in the mines, inexplicably ...... She suddenly had a bold guess in her mind.

"Be careful, I'm afraid we're going to meet old friends again."

She squinted her eyes and said.

The crowd moved on.

After another three minutes of walking, we finally came to the end of the tunnel.

At the end of the tunnel was a huge cavern, bigger than any of the previous ones.

The sound of percussion is already close to the ear, dense, but the rhythm is strangely unified, like a machine.

The little werewolf Noah poked his head out boldly, but when he saw the scene in the cave clearly, his eyes instantly widened, his expression fell into a huge panic, and he was about to scream subconsciously.

However, he was soon covered by Charlotte, who stepped forward.

Charlotte's expression was more serious than ever.

Her gaze fell on the cave.

I saw that in the cave illuminated by the bright Mithril veins, one after another miners whose bodies had long since rotted were wielding mining tools and smashing Mithril ore.

As far as the eye can see, I'm afraid thousands!

Their eyes were hollow, glowing with glowing green fire, and behind them, mountains of Mithril ore were being propelled by minecarts to the depths of the cavern.

Charlotte looked deeper, scarlet eyes shining.

In an instant, her pupils began to dilate, and her iris also expanded, soon enveloping her entire eye.

【Eagle Vision】

This is one of the innate spells of the Wild Path that she learned after destroying Bolt's Blood Demon Order and retrieving the fragments of the Holy Scriptures.

Under the eagle vision, Charlotte's already sharp vision became sharper and clearer, and she saw the end of the scene almost instantly.

It was a huge workshop hidden in the darkness.

Undead spirits mechanically operate various appliances and work tirelessly.

On the side of the workshop, there is a mountain of Mithril.

……

At the same time, there was a soft knock on the door of one of the rooms in the Castel mining workshop.

"Come in."

A lazy voice rang out in the room.

The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged steward in a robe walked in.

If Noah were here, I'm afraid he would recognize that this steward was Mael, the mine steward who was friendly with the old werewolf Logan, and often opened the back door for the subhumans and turned a blind eye.

It was he who acquiesced to Charlotte and the others entering the mine just now.

I saw him come to the desk and say respectfully to the shadow in the darkness:

"Master, your sacrifice has arrived."

Hearing this, the shadow in the darkness slowly turned.

A pale face was revealed, and the crimson eyes were like lanterns in the darkness.

"Is it the three werewolf miners from last time?"

A lazy voice asked faintly.

The middle-aged steward Mael hesitated for a moment and said:

"Only one of the three people came today, and the other two didn't come, so they were replaced by new people."

"Substitution? Then why are you still coming to me? Aren't you afraid that I will eat you? ”

The lazy voice suddenly raised, slightly dissatisfied.

The middle-aged steward's face turned pale.

He gritted his teeth and said:

"Master, although there was a change, but after they entered the mine, I got some reports from the miners, and they ...... I'm afraid they're all transcendental! ”

"The Transcendent?"

The languid voice finally raised a hint of interest.

"Got it, well done, go down and get the reward."

He said lightly.

The middle-aged steward was overjoyed and withdrew, and the shadow in the darkness also got up, completely revealing his true face.

It was a dark-haired man in a black robe.

His arms were covered in black scales, and behind him were a pair of black dragon wings.

I saw him lick his lips, his eyes showed a hint of bloodlust, and he chuckled:

"Do you want to steal Mithril's transcendent......

"Hehe, I haven't tasted transcendent blood in days."

(End of chapter)