392. Channing. Sitney
Scorching magma flowed from the furnace to the slag pool, which needed to be cleaned three times a day, and the scorching smell was permeated with a choking smell of burning.
The metal solution sinks beneath the magma and flows through an outlet at the bottom of the crucible into a fixed mold.
At night, the furnace is also constantly smelting Mithril ore.
In the light of the fire, Roy's face was calm, and he walked straight to the five gray dwarves.
His gaze swept over the five grey dwarves, who were tied up with ropes and struggled to catch their breath, they had no strength to struggle, and hung like five dead dogs by the furnace.
One of the gray dwarves was also wounded, wiping blood from his face.
Roy said to the five gray dwarves:
"I really admire the courage of a few of you who are not afraid of defeat and not afraid of death!"
"I have to say that you have set an example for the eighty-seven gray dwarves in the smelting workshop, doing what they have always wanted to do but have not dared to do."
"I understand this yearning for freedom in your hearts."
"But rules are rules, and since you have become miners in the Mithril Mines of Sudasonam, you must abide by your duty. Now that I'm in charge of this mine, I want you to think about the worst you want to take before you do something wrong. ”
"If someone in the team escapes the mine without permission, according to the rules of the Mithril mine, the miner team will be executed, and if the entire miner team flees the mine together, the miner team will be held responsible."
"Since your team is fleeing from the mine together, and you are a member of the night smelting team, the foreman and deputy foreman of the team are also responsible for this......
Roy set his eyes on the gray dwarves in the courtyard.
Captain Timothy led four Darkmoon Elf warriors and escorted the two gray dwarves to Roy.
The ability to capture these smuggling gray dwarf bandits this time is entirely due to the assassin squad.
When he took over the Mithril Mine, Roy didn't let the Darkmoon Elf warrior show up, in order to keep his hole cards.
The two foremen of the night smelting team were very prestigious, and when they were escorted to Roy by the Dark Moon Elves, a large group of gray dwarves squeezed forward at the same time, but they were blocked by the half-blood elf warrior with a shield, and put their long swords on the shield, shouting incessantly: "Stand back!" Back ......"
The gray dwarves didn't listen, they put their hands on their shields, and even went to snatch the sword from the elven warrior's hand.
Kaka, who was maintaining order at the scene, was frightened by the actions of the gray dwarves, and the gray dwarves behind were also rushing forward, and a row of half-blood elf warriors couldn't stop these strong gray dwarves at all.
Roy held the Book of Judgment in his hand, and Roy recited a short prayer.
The holy light formed a dazzling eye pattern in front of Roy, and a small silver hammer the size of a fist condensed from the divine pattern.
'Hammer of Punishment'
If the Hammer of Judgment is an unstoppable punch, then the Hammer of Punishment is a hammer of light that sweeps through and can knock down an enemy.
Although much less powerful than the Hammer of Judgment, it is not irresistible, but it has a wider range of damage......
The spinning hammer of light suddenly appeared behind an elven warrior, and then smashed into the forehead of a gray dwarf, who was smashed backwards, and the hammer of holy light flew out sideways and smashed on the head of a gray dwarf beside him.
There was no bloody scene of skulls shattering and blood splattering, but it successfully blocked the momentum of these gray dwarves, allowing the half-blood elf warriors in other places to quickly come to their aid.
The most ferocious of them all was the Darkmoon Elf squad led by Captain Tennison, and these Darkmoon Elf warriors emerged from behind the half-blood elves like an awl and slammed into the middle of the gray dwarves.
All the gray dwarves who tried to return to the mine were stabbed with bloody holes by sharp daggers.
For a moment, this group of gray dwarves fell into chaos, and the charge of the Dark Moon Elf warriors made them shocked and frightened, they never expected that this new mine owner would be so friendly to the half-blood elf miners, but he would be so tough on the gray dwarves.
Without even giving the Grey Dwarf miners any chance to admit their mistakes, in an instant, these unarmed Grey Dwarf miners fell in large numbers.
With Captain Timothy's shout, Vice Captain Tennison led the group of Dark Moon Elf warriors into the darkness and merged with the night.
A group of gray dwarves were overwhelmed by the fright, and they helped their wounded companions up, and when they saw that the shield-wielding half-blood elven warriors in front of them had no intention of stopping them, they bandaged their wounds.
The five gray dwarves hanging by the furnace were tied into rice dumplings, but they exchanged glances with each other, and they both saw in each other's eyes the horror and despair of looking directly at death.
Seeing that his speech was interrupted by the gray dwarves, Roy had no intention of going on, and he waved his hand to Captain Timothy beside him.
The five Darkmoon Elf warriors walked straight behind the five gray dwarves and slit their throats with daggers.
Five gray dwarves fell in a pool of blood one after another.
The two gray dwarf foremen also sat down on the ground in fright, and just as they were panicking, two Dark Moon Elves appeared behind them and slit their throats with daggers without a word.
A group of gray dwarves was immediately frightened and silent......
"I'm sure you've heard of it, I'm from the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion, and the main force of the Legion is currently looking for gray dwarf pirates around the Queen Ivanie Islands, if anyone wants to try my bottom line again, even if I let the horses come, but I also want to give you one last warning, once the furnace stops running because of you, I don't mind changing to a group of gray dwarf prisoners!"
"You can take what I'm saying as a threat, or you can see it as a disguised piece of advice!"
With that, Roy turned and walked out of the courtyard of the Mithril Mine.
Kaka rarely saw such a bloody scene, and he stood there in a daze, his heart filled with a strange emotion.
As a beast hunter, Kaka has experienced many extremely dangerous hunts, but hunting monsters and killing these unarmed gray dwarves is a completely different feeling.
It's not the same as the last time you hunted a highland headhunter......
He stood there in a daze, Roy took a few steps and glanced back at Kaka, then beckoned to him and said:
"Gone, Kaka."
Kaka trotted a few steps and caught up with Roy.
Roy put a hand on Kaka's shoulder and said to him, "If you've seen the evil these grey dwarf bandits commit, then absolutely"
"Speak like you've seen it!" Kaka said a little unconvinced.
"I've seen it, just in the third mine, after taking over the third mine, I took the elven warriors of the guard team into the mine, at that time it was a group of gray dwarves guarding the mouth of the well, they controlled all the food put in every day, how many gem mines were handed over to the mine every day, all up to them, and I don't know how many half-blood elf mine slaves died of exhaustion and starvation......"
"When I went down, those half-blood elf miners were digging escape tunnels according to the plan of the group of gray dwarves, and buried half-blood elf miners could be seen everywhere in the entire tunnel."
Kaka fell silent for a moment, clenching his fists and glancing at the group of gray dwarf miners with a complicated expression.
As they spoke, the two of them passed through the gates of the Mithril Mine and returned to the courtyard of the manor.
There was only one door, but the hustle and bustle of the Forge Workshop didn't seem to affect it.
The moonlight was like snow, and the water column in the fountain pool emitted a faint light, and the sound of the water flowing in the pool was like a string of pleasant notes, which made Kaka's tense mind much easier.
"Actually, the people who caught so many half-blood elves in various mines are those headhunters!" Roy added.
Kaka seemed to have suddenly found an outlet for his emotions, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he angrily rebuked:
"That's right, those damn plateau headhunters!"
……
In the morning, Roy sat on a bench in the garden, reviewing the accounts of the Mithril Mine.
Captain Blaise left in a hurry and threw the Mithril mine to him, although he also explained the reserves of various materials, but the daily operation of the mine was not introduced, and now Roy's headache is how to keep the mine running.
With the half-blood elf miners leaving the Mithril Mine one after another, mining work in the mine has been suspended.
Now only the smelting workshop is functioning normally, and the gray dwarves made a fuss last night, which directly led to the death of eleven gray dwarves.
The remaining grey dwarves kept the smelting workshop running, and they all looked tight, and they were not able to mine at all......
Roy tapped his head with some distress, although he had already written to the valley camp, hoping that they could transfer a group of gray dwarf prisoners of war from the elven continent, but even if the valley camp agreed to Roy's application, it would take at least two months to see the group of gray dwarf prisoners of war.
It is impossible to stop at the Furnace Workshop, and in order to ensure the normal operation of the Furnace Magic Pattern Circle, the mine has to invest at least six magic crystals every day.
When Captain Blaise left, he left behind a box of crystals that would only keep the furnace running for another month.
Within a month, Roy would have to trade back a crate of Crystals anyway to keep the furnace running......
Thinking of this, Roy had a headache.
……
In front of the cloister on the second floor of the building on the north side, a half-blood elf girl held on to the railing with one hand, staring at Roy in the garden who was holding the account book and carefully reviewing it.
She is a half-blood elf, and her pale gray skin cannot hide her Dark Moon Elf bloodline......
She looked at the two half-blood elven warriors at the top of the stairs and mustered up the courage to walk over.
Last night her mother sat on the edge of her bed, gently stroked her hair, and whispered to her, 'If they don't actively look for some opportunities, it won't be long before they go to the Padstow City Inquisition for trial, and they can't escape the 'elven slave trade' on real charges, which is a felony of life imprisonment in the Silvermoon Elf Country." If we think of a way now, there is still a possibility of getting out of the predicament......
She gritted her teeth, trying to suppress her fear, and made her way to the top of the stairs.
The two elven warriors reached out to block her path, and she set her eyes on Roy, who was looking at the account book in the garden, and took a deep breath to keep her speech from trembling.
"The mine owner wants to say a few words to me......"
Her voice was a little small, and she blushed a little when she spoke, because she had lied.
The two half-blood elf warriors looked at the elf girl a little stupidly, her pampered skin since she was a child made her skin delicate, she put on light makeup again, and when she saw her blushing, she thought she was shy.
The two elven warriors felt that Boss Roy was really very discerning, and when they thought of it, they put their hands down and let the half-blood elf girl pass.
The small gift prepared by the half-blood elf girl has not yet been taken out, and the other party has let it go so easily......
She was stunned for a moment, and immediately ran down the stairs quickly with the corner of her skirt in hand.
……
Walking step by step to the bench by the fountain, the half-blood elf girl only felt that her legs were a little weak, and the soles of her feet were a little itchy, piercing her heart......
She even forgot the language she had just prepared, she was a little nervous, scared, even a little embarrassed, she never took the initiative to talk to strangers.
Ten paces away from Roy, the half-blood elf girl saw that Roy was holding a mineral account book.
At this time, Roy also noticed her.
Roy looked up at the half-blood elf girl in a white gauze dress in front of him, and he couldn't figure out where she came from.
Roy subconsciously looked at the staircase on the second floor on the north side of the manor.
The half-blood elf girl pursed her lips, her eyes lowered, like a child who had done something wrong, she didn't continue to walk, her face was slightly red.
Her timid expression resembled that of Moira, which made Roy feel a little fond of her.
"If no new ore is added, it will take about two months for the furnace to smelt all this Mithril ore into Mithril ingots......"
The half-blood elf girl didn't know why she was saying this, and she suddenly came to her senses and looked at Roy with wide eyes.
In fact, her original idea was to take the initiative to talk to her, then introduce herself, and then try to talk about some topics related to music and art.
He talks about whatever he likes......
Unexpectedly, I just saw some data in the account book, and those words blurted out without thinking.
Roy looked at the elf girl in front of him in surprise......
Originally, he wanted to call the elven warrior over and send the half-blood elven girl back to where she lived, but now he changed his mind.
"You know the account book in the mines?" Roy couldn't help but ask.
"I'm the daughter of the owner of the Sitney mine, and I occasionally come into contact with these things."
The half-blood elf girl said, and the sadness in her eyes could not be concealed when she said these words.
Roy suddenly remembered that when he talked about Jefferson's death, Moira also looked at him like this, and at this moment, his heart softened.
After hesitating for a moment, Roy waved his hand at the two elven warriors who were about to come over, and said casually:
"Sit down and talk, if any of the elven guards are pestering you and bothering you, please let me know and I can help......"
(End of chapter)