Chapter 2 1: Request for partition

As William had predicted, the Harley mines were the same day and night, an endless, stagnant darkness.

Marshall followed Haru's into the door of the mine's tunnels, and if it weren't for the shiny magic badge on their chests, they wouldn't even be able to see the road ahead.

Even so, the group's vision was still very limited, only three or four meters away, and in the distance, only the outline of the mountains and rocks in the mining area could be seen.

The gold here has basically been mined, and the workers who get up early and work late are already in place, so of course there is nothing to do with them here. But a pungent smell of sweat suddenly made the more sensitive Marshall frown, and the hand holding Chun couldn't help but tighten.

"What's wrong?" Chun wagged his tail and pulled Marshall closer to him with his hand, "It's still quite cold here, I knew it earlier, I reminded you to add some clothes." ”

"Here...... The smell of sweat is so heavy...... "Marshall crudely concluded that there was not only the smell of sweat, but also the smell of urine and all kinds of excrement.......

Marshall couldn't help but imagine that the workers couldn't see anything anyway, so the excretion must have to be solved somewhere.

Wouldn't that be ...... Digging and digging and digging into something soft......

Marshall's nasal passages were irritated, her stomach churned, and she was likely to vomit if she thought about it any longer......

The little girl hurriedly stopped imagining and got closer to the wolf orc's body, not to mention, she hadn't felt it just now, the environment in the mining area was really dark and cold, and the humidity was also very high, she felt that it was easy for a layer of water mist to form on her body, and she didn't know if this layer of water would be poisonous......

William walked in the front, and Marshall and Chun were in the middle of the pack by the other orc minions, that is, the VIP seats that were best treated, but even so, the little girl still felt a flurry in her heart.

"Hey! Hahaha, stumbling again! Newcomer! If you can't complete the day's task, you'll be kicked out! ”

Not far away, there was a faint sound of conversation mixed with gurgling voices, as if these people had been holding phlegm for 10,000 years.

There is no shortage of lewd jokes, nonsensical foul language, and all kinds of mining area slang, you name it. Maybe it's because life is too boring, and the Lightless has developed a set of ways to please itself.

Obviously, "rotten shell" is one of the slang words in the Harley mines, and according to Marshall's guess, this should refer to the newcomers who are not doing well.

"Little ghost, let's not talk......" Chun is much taller than Marshall, and his vision has a natural advantage.

With the help of the light on the badge, he could see the Lightless Ones standing or lying on their stomachs, tapping the stone walls with hoses and pickaxes, and they were indeed desperately digging for gold nuggets.

Of course, gold is not easy to find, and the workers have to break the sand stones off the hard stones piece by piece, wash them with a hose, and finally judge whether they are gold by their own touch.

They didn't seem to realize that there were still people here, they just chatted with themselves, scurried up and down by themselves, dug ore by themselves, and compared them one by one.

Marshall was worried when she walked past them, and she thought she would be found by them, and something tricky would happen.

However, no, the Lightless Ones haven't even turned their heads, and are still busy with what they are doing, as if they didn't exist.

Marshall's group walked in a very quiet way, and the local staff covered their road with a light-colored blanket to prevent them from getting lost.

"Listening to these people, it looks like most of them have been working here for years......." Haru, lowering his voice, whispered to Marshall.

"That's right...... Yes......" Marshall froze for a moment, and she swallowed.

She knew why they weren't aware of themselves anymore.

Because their eyes are no longer usable. They are already blind, and what can they say about seeing the light?

"However, the environment here is too bad...... Haruu said to himself, looking around, "I think there is a good chance that a stone will fall from the sky and kill people." ”

"Hmm...... But, that's their choice, isn't it? Marshall's heart ached when he said this.

She knew that she had to be strong, but whenever she thought about it, her heart was empty, and she always felt that something was crumbling in the bottom of her heart.

"Well," Haru, pursing his lips, he could now hear some of Marshall's thoughts, "but...... They will be happy. ”

"I hope so." Marshall squeezed Chun's broad, soft palm and squeezed out a smile, not knowing if the other party could see it clearly.

The distribution of personnel at the Halley Mine is quite different from Marshall's prediction, and is distributed in a funnel shape. There are fewer on both sides and more in the middle, and the more you lean into the middle, the younger the Lightless One becomes.

The older the workers are, the less likely they are to talk about their families, while the Lightless One, who has only been in for a few years, seems to be endless, happily exchanging with each other how happy their families are, how lovely their families are, and how much money they can bring to the family.

Marshall listened as the topics gradually changed from frowning jokes to family discussions, and the corners of her lips curled upwards and her steps became brisk.

That's right, those jokes, those foul words, making fun of each other's bodies, how boring!

But Marshall didn't think that after so many years, those "old people" should also have a time to talk to each other about their families. It is time that has shattered their expectations, crushed their will, and hidden their hopes.

"I heard that someone seems to be coming here today......."

"What does this mean? What does it mean for someone to come? ”

"There's just a team of big guys...... Said it was to escort something...... Don't speak out! ”

"So what? What do you want to do? Also, where did you hear about this? ”

"You don't care...... Would you like to come with me to their place? ”

The two working [Lightless] were about thirty or forty years old, and both were men. Their hands are moving, but they are talking about different topics from other workers.

"So, what are you going to do?" The other man's tone was a little skeptical, "Those people are just passing through the mines, what do you want them to do?" ”

"Hehe, I just want them to bring me a message~" The well-informed man smiled playfully, "To my favorite daughter!" ”

"Hey! You may be breaking the terms of the contract, are you sure you really want to? ”

"How about not trying?" The man in the darkness looked around, and he could already see a glimmer of light in the distance.

Even in Marshall's eyes, the light was faint, but in the eyes of the Lightless, it was enough to sting their eyes.

He sneaked away from his place of work, and because of his excitement, he unfortunately slipped under his feet, fell and scraped his bare skin by rubbing his legs against the rough ground - injuries are the norm here, because he is always unclothed at work, and after the end of work, he will use the same techniques to repair his body——, but he also has to keep going.

Marshall was talking to Haru, a male voice forced them to interrupt the conversation, and the little girl turned her head, her brow furrowed slightly, as if she was upset with the person who had intruded into their topic.

"Please! Can you do me a favor? I beg you! The man was leaning over and spreading his arms, he didn't dare to speak loudly, but he was worried that the other party wouldn't hear him, "Can you help me convey a word?" Just one word! ”

"Who is he? Do you know him? Haru flicked his tail and said puzzled.

"I don't know ......" Marshall's words were soft, and here it was impossible for the man to hear what they said.

"Help me communicate to my daughter that I'm doing well and don't want her to worry!" The man was a little anxious, and his volume couldn't help but increase slightly.

"So that's ......" Marshall's brows suddenly stretched, her heart warmed, and she couldn't help but squeeze Chun's hand, "Chun, what do you think?" ”

"I don't care, it's up to you." Haru shrugged.

"Our family lives in [Star Metropolis], as long as you enter the gate of Philabi, the first street is, and the house number is six!" A slight smile spread across the man's face, "My daughter, her name is - uh! Not! Uh-huh......"

The man's face suddenly turned red, and he involuntarily pressed his neck, and if anyone could see him now, they would definitely laugh at his funny appearance!

His mouth kept opening, his tongue rolled up and down in a good way, and the look on his face was appropriate, but no matter what, he couldn't spit out another word!

His throat was glowing dangerously, blinding red!

"It's weird...... Marshall raised an eyebrow, "why didn't you speak all of a sudden......"

The little girl quickly put this little episode behind her, and continued to talk to the wolf orcs around her, and the surrounding voices gradually changed to meat jokes that Marshall didn't like very much.

Marshall and his party soon walked out of the Harley Mines to begin their final journey in the Land of Desire.

"I don't know what his daughter's name is." Marshall said to Chun with some regret, "Maybe I can really help him with a word." ”

"Let it pass, don't think too much, otherwise, you will be the same as me before." Haru scratched his head and smiled.

Marshall stuck out his tongue disdainfully:

"Do you cry like you?"