Ralph's eyes straightened after listening to the king's report: "The caveman's problem solved?" ”

Wang: "If my guess is correct, when we go to bed and rest, there should be mercenaries coming back one after another." ”

Ralph nodded: "Yes, there are probably seven or eight mercenaries who you returned after you fell asleep, and they reported that they didn't meet the cavemen, I thought they were just lucky." ”

"No, the cavemen are dead, for we have severed the connection between Ramashtu and the evil lich creation, and the temple of fetal movement where the creation is stored has collapsed. These troglodytes were all made by the power of Ramashtu, and the original troglodytes were almost dead. ”

Ralph: "Understood, we'll organize an expedition to confirm the situation at dawn, and if the threat from the underground is lifted......"

Wang: "You can continue mining." ”

Ralph held his forehead: "Yes, I can't believe that our family's long-cherished wish that started with my grandfather is actually coming true. You must be Lancelot's messengers! ”

Flint shouted discontentedly, "It's Kailin's messenger, we have only one servant of God, and that is me, Kailin's chosen people!" ”

Ralph shrugged: "The main thing is that Kaylin is not a god who can take care of this kind of thing. ”

Wang: "Based on my observation of the priest's ascension, as long as they tell Kailin that there is fun down there, Kailin will happily send his priest down." ”

Ralph had a "what the hell are you talking about" expression, and it seemed that as an ordinary person, he could not accept the king's tone of treating gods as equal creatures to himself.

It should be said that mages are an absolute minority, and if he really sees Kailin, he may try his best to quantify Kailin.

Ralph excitedly picked up the quill and scribbled something on the notebook on the table, then tore off the page and handed it to the herald: "Go back to town and tell my dad that the caveman matter may be settled, and invite him to witness tonight." ”

Wang: "Witness? ”

"Yes, we will also arrange to fend off the cavemen tonight, if the cavemen do not come, it will prove your speculation to a certain extent, and we can start celebrating in the evening, at this time, of course, call my father, Count Ximu.

"Don't you want him to send troops to overthrow Stoker, who now calls himself Duke? He's here, and it's easier for you to talk about things. ”

Wang nodded: "You have a very reasonable point, then please inform Ling Zun." ”

**

That night, the old duke himself, together with the defenders of the fortress, waited for the arrival of the cavemen in the fortifications under the fortress.

Even the mercenaries who survived yesterday's operation came to prepare to witness this legendary moment.

Especially the bards in the various mercenary squads, who are going crazy, this is a chance to experience the legend firsthand, and every bard dreams of one day writing a song for the legend himself.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Elizabeth looked super nervous, pacing back and forth on the platform where the team was.

Wang: "Don't be so nervous, there is a high probability that the cavemen will not come." ”

"You only say a high probability!"

"I'm trying to make it more precise. In fact, the reason why low-probability events are low-probability events is that they generally don't happen. Therefore, when we do experiments, we have to use statistical methods to filter out the results that are too outrageous. ”

Elizabeth: "I don't understand what you're saying!" Anyway, you mean, there's a good chance that the cavemen won't come, but you don't dare to pack tickets, right? ”

Wang thought for a moment and nodded: "That's what it's like semantically. Mathematically not. But you don't know math, so it doesn't matter. ”

Elizabeth turned to Xiaobai, who was munching on the ham: "How is it?" Do you hear the footsteps of cavemen? ”

"Nope." Xiaobai replied very simply.

The elf chimed in: "There is no caveman voice at all, the mage is right, he shouldn't be here tonight." ”

At this time, Ralph came: "Because it was past the usual time for caveman attacks, I was going to withdraw, but my father insisted on waiting. The old man seemed to be very excited, and he couldn't believe that the moment he had dreamed of had finally come. ”

Wang: "Then when he is sure that this moment has really come, remember to thank us again, oh yes, what are you stepping on my foot?" ”

Elizabeth smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, he's so open-mouthed." ”

Ralph: Of course we'll thank you again. However, our county is very poor, and there is basically no magical equipment, and there are a few scrolls and wands, but they have long been used up in the war with the cavemen. We also bought poison with a lot of assets, and the poison is almost gone. ”

Wang: "I understand what you mean, so do what you can." In fact, as long as we help us bring down the false duke and help us restore the Duchess's rule in the Vale, we will be satisfied. ”

Elizabeth added: "I think the duchess's husband, my brother, will reward you for your merits, and I wonder if you can mix in the title of Governor of the Vale and lead the reopening of the mines." ”

Ralph laughed: "It would be great if that were the case, now no fool knows that reopening the mine means a lot of oil and water." After all, many of the nobles who owned the mines went bankrupt, and only our family, who firmly believed that the mines would be reopened one day, insisted on buying the title deeds and planning for the future. ”

Ralph waved his hand: "You may not be able to imagine how big our family's territory is now. It's all the old mines, no one wants them, and the village is gone. The land is so poor that it will be a clanging in poverty, but when the mines are reopened...... I can't even think about it! ”

Flint suddenly uttered two lines from the dwarven song "Song of the Lonely Mountain": "We must set out at once, at dawn, to find our lost gold coins." ”

Ralph: "yes, we have to leave right away." When I was born, the territory was already in ruins, and my grandfather was constantly ridiculed as a madman and a dreamer. My grandfather died of depression, leaving behind the only admonition: we must retake our mines.

"I think it's the same as the dwarves have been obsessed with the treasure of the dragon."

Flint: "We've been robbed of our homes and riches by dragons, and you've been robbed of fish, cavemen, can that compare?" ”

At this time, Count Ximu came with his retinue.

He solemnly saluted everyone: "Thank you very much for your help. ”

Wang: "You're welcome, we just solved this problem in passing. ”

Earl Ximu: "I heard that Her Royal Highness also used the funds of the envoy to pay the mercenaries, with a total expenditure of more than 40,000 gold coins, although we want to pay on our behalf, but such a large amount of money is really unaffordable." Does Her Royal Highness have any other requirements? ”

Elizabeth: "We're just solving the problem by the way, you don't have to pay, and we'll pass through your collar in the future, and it's good to make it convenient." ”

But the Earl of Ximu insisted: "We must pay, because we are the beneficiaries, and the people of the entire Earldom of Ximu are the beneficiaries, and we can't help but show something." Just ask. ”

Wang: "Sometimes free help is the most expensive help, so you should ask them for some benefits to save them from being suspicious." ”

Elizabeth thought for a while and said, "Well, you don't have any money now, so let's pay with the futures coupons of the minerals, so that we can take the futures coupons to Minos City, and we can also help you spread the word that the mines in the valley have been restored, so that there will be miners who come to beg for a living to immigrate to you." ”

Earl Ximu was overjoyed: "Very good, very good!" That's it. We will give you futures coupons that are valid for five years, and when our mine resumes work, anyone who comes over with futures coupons can trade them. ”

At this time, Nini spoke: "Aren't we losing money?" These coupons will not be available until the mine is restored. And isn't our journey going all the way down the Masunya River? ”

Wang: "Commerce in the Elven Kingdom should be underdeveloped, so you haven't seen futures. In fact, these futures can be exchanged for money when they arrive in Minoan City, the capital of Monrovia, and even if we are not in a hurry to repay the money, we can sell them to the local chamber of commerce in other trading cities that have business dealings with Minoan. ”

Nini looked confused.

Wang patted her on the shoulder: "I'll tell you about futures by the way when I give you an arcane lesson." ”

Nini nodded: "Well, I'll wait." ”

**

For the next two days, Creekwood hired adventurers who had survived the underground to search for cavemen.

It is said that Count Brookwood learned a new trick from paying the princess's team and decided to issue a mineral futures coupon that could be used to purchase the services of mercenaries.

Most of these mercenaries often run the route from Minoan City to Langdon City, and they are not afraid that Earl Brookwood will not fulfill his promise.

After careful investigation, there is no trace of cavemen in the shallow underground of Ximu Town, and most of the caves in the deep underground have collapsed, and a new underground structure has been formed, and even if there are cavemen who survive, they are also sealed underground.

It is almost certain that the underground threat in Ximu Town has been largely removed.

Then the rest of the matter is to send troops to assist the princess in overthrowing the rule of the "duke".

By the way, as the news of what happened in the county of Ximu spread throughout the river valley, the lords everywhere fell into a state of shock.

The lords first discovered that there were no traces of troglodyte activity in their own ancient mines, and then the lords discovered that the troglodytes had left the ground in shambles, and that their ancestral maps of the mines were useless.

So the envoys of the lords from all over the country rushed to the city of Langdon upstream and Minos downstream, preparing to hire geological prospectors in these two cities, where a large number of talents were gathered, to relocate the deposits, and to formulate excavation plans.

The originally lifeless river valley collar has become vibrant.

And all of this is the credit of the younger sister of the Duke of Langdon, Elizabeth Langdon's counselor, and the disciple of the legendary mage!

There is no doubt that the remaining lords will have to do something, and that is to offer their loyalty to the Duchess of Langdon, the husband!

**

Another four days passed.

"I will never admit it!" Stoke slapped the table, "I'm the Duke!" How dare these rebellious aristocrats disobey me! What underground mines reopen, this must be a hoax made up by that damn evil mage! I can't believe a word of this evil mage! ”

His son, York, turned his head to look at the castle window, and said, "But the outside is already full of the princes' alliance of kings." ”

Stoker: "They've been bewitched by the enchantress!" That woman must have slept with them! Or maybe the Duchess herself came and slept with them! Otherwise, there is no way to explain why they suddenly changed their minds and supported the outsiders of Langdon! I'm from an orthodox River Valley family! ”

Little York said coldly, "My cousin too." ”

"Enough! You can quickly think of a way for me to get these damn thieves to retreat! ”

Little York: "There's no way, according to the information we've determined, they still have dragons to help, and once the siege begins, that dragon alone will be enough for us - no, we can't handle that dragon at all." We only have a few common protective energy scrolls. It is also mentioned in the report that the dragon also enjoys hand-to-hand combat and is immune to Deathfinger. ”

Stoker: "It's a trick!" ”

Little York sighed, "That's enough." ”

"What did you say?" Stoke stared at his son angrily, "How did you talk to Daddy!" ”

Little York raised his voice and roared angrily, "I've had enough of your stupidity and foolish dreams!" Guard, 'The Duke has gone mad, take him down and put him on death row!' ’”

The guards didn't move.

Stoke laughed, "You think I didn't know you were cultivating brotherhood with these guards? I'm your father, and I've eaten more pepper than you've ever eaten salt! Guard! My son is crazy, take him down! ”

Several of the guards looked at little York hesitantly, and one of them took a step forward with an axe and gun—

It was too late, and a huge black shadow blocked the doorway of the room, blocking all the windows on the same side as the door.

"Huh/?" A majestic voice outside shouted, "I'm the Black Dragon, I'm here to give you an ultimatum!" If you don't want to die, you can surrender Kaejo and release the acting officer sent by the husband of Duchess Ruth, otherwise I will start demolishing the tower!" ”

As he spoke, the dragon flapped the tower with its wings.

Lakeside City has not been maintained for many years due to the decay of the River Valley Territory. The dragon's wings, the huge ceiling of the study, crumbling and crumbling.

Although Stoke looked scared, he still laughed and said: "They used the dragon, come on, prepare the defense according to the plan, we will delay until an hour passes, and when that mage turns back into a human, we will destroy them all and arrest that damn Princess Langdon......"

Poof.

It took a long time for Stoke to understand what the sound meant.

Little York slowly pulled his sword out of his father's body, "No, you don't have that chance. I've had enough of your mind without a bit of wisdom, and I've had enough of your thirty years of talking.

"No, you're not a duke, just a pathetic, imbecile clown. Rest assured, offering your head to the Duchess should give me a good end. That's all I can do to save my wife and children. ”

Stoke stared at little York with an unwilling expression: "You damn rebel!" Obviously everything is going to go as I want......"

"No, it won't be as you wish. It's all hallucinations from your dull mind, and I even wonder if you're hallucinating because you've eaten too many hallucinogenic mushrooms. As he spoke, little York plunged the sword he had just drawn into his father's stomach again.

Stoke twitched and looked at the ceiling: "This is ...... Death, this feeling, good...... Exceptional......"

The death of "Joker" Stoker ended the civil war in the Vale, and he served as a "duke" for a total of 31 days.

In all official records, the duke has quotation marks.

(End of chapter)