Chapter 40, Iron Ore?

Can you build a basement with an area of about 100 square meters? "Verlin asked as he pointed to a place next to the stables.

 

"My lord, yes, but in this way, the second phase of construction cannot be carried out."

 

"There's no rush in the second phase. Finish building the basement first. I'm useful."

 

"Yes, my lord."

 

Eunice hesitated for a while and accepted the order.

 

Then, under the leadership of Eunice, Velin began to visit the completed area.

 

Along the way, he was glad that he found an architect to build his castle. There were many doors and doors in it, and the rational use of building materials could maximize the defensive function of the city wall.

 

When he came to a wall stack, Velin pulled out his longsword and slashed it with force, leaving only a shallow trace.

 

"Yes, my 3,500 gold coins were not wasted, there is a reason why it is expensive."

 

After Eunice heard this, the smile on her face instantly became stiff, and the next moment she returned to her ladylike appearance.

 

"Lord Lord, if you have magical materials, I can carve a simple magic array for the city wall to enhance the protection."

 

"Huh? You actually know magic."

 

In order to confirm her words, Eunice directly chanted a spell and formed a flame in front of her.

 

Looking at the flame that could be extinguished in one breath, Verlin looked at Eunice with suspicion, very suspicious of her true talent and learning. She wouldn't want to use my magic materials in vain to improve her strength.

 

Eunice felt the awkwardness in the atmosphere and hurriedly said, "My lord, I'm not good at fighting. Yes, my talent is in the depiction and construction of magic circles, and I also know a little bit about beast taming."

 

"Eunice, now, I can't believe what you said. Besides, I don't have any magic materials for you to use." Verlin spread his hands and looked helpless.

 

Hearing this, Eunice's eyes couldn't help but dim, and then she recovered and continued to visit with Velin.

 

Along the way, the two returned to mediocrity, Eunice explained in front, and Velin nodded in agreement behind.

 

In the conversation just now, Velin was very clear about the half-elf girl's purpose. She didn't want to waste her time as an architect for ten years.

 

Velin had made a promise that Eunice would return her freedom after serving him for ten years.

 

From her tone and movements, Velin could sense her confusion and unease about the future.

 

However, Velin has no plans to accept Eunice as a subordinate, at least after the construction of the castle is completed, he will not consider it.

 

For a person's investigation, it is not only from her own understanding, but also from the people around her to observe.

 

After the visit, Velin encouraged the workers and then went down the mountain to return to the village.

 

Looking at the barren terrain around him, Velin fell into deep thought.

 

He didn't know if the time would be extended by the guidance of fate after his strength improved.

 

This problem appeared when he broke through the Silver Knight, and he has no way of knowing it yet. He can only wait until the beginning of next month to verify it.

 

When Verlin returned to his residence, Baird ran over excitedly and reported, "Lord, iron ore, we have discovered an iron ore."

 

"Where is the iron mine?" Verlin was stunned for a moment, then reacted and hurriedly asked.

 

"Eleven kilometers to the north, there is a tunnel that leads to more than 100 meters underground. When clearing the monsters today, I found that many goblins were haunting, and my subordinates captured a lot of prisoners. After strict interrogation, I got this news."

 

"Lead the way."

 

Then, Waring and Baird rode their horses to the north.

 

At this moment, at the entrance of the passage, more than 20 goblins sat on the ground with their heads down. A few of them whispered in a low voice, and from time to time looked at the human soldiers guarding the surroundings.

 

"Boss, what should we do next?" An ugly goblin whispered in goblin language.

 

"Wait a minute, at night, we'll escape in the chaos and be safe when we return to the ground." A goblin wearing leather clothes lowered his head, his small eyes turned quickly, and secretly checked the surrounding situation, looking for a direction to escape.

 

As a treacherous miner goblin, he could be considered a figure of "prestige" in the underground world. He wanted to come out today and trade with the surrounding Goblins in exchange for materials on the ground, but he didn't expect to bump into a large number of humans as soon as he came out.

 

The goods were gone, and the goblins were caught.

 

Fortunately, he was smart and could speak the common language and made up lies, otherwise he would have been tied into a blood gourd like his younger brothers.

 

As for the iron ore, it was naturally to fool this group of humans.

 

The tunnel is only one meter high, and he still doesn't believe that this group of people will go down to investigate.

 

In addition, the surrounding goblins are all mentally retarded and do not know the common language. As long as he bites the news to death, the other party will not be able to distinguish the authenticity.

 

Afterwards, Goblin Gerry looked at the slightly shaking stones on the ground, raised his head and looked into the distance, and found that the human who had just left returned to the camp with a strange human.

 

Based on his twenty years of life, as the father of eight children, it was easy to determine that this younger human must be the person in charge here.

 

The Goblin who disappeared without a trace must have been led by him.

 

Velin came to the place of detention, came down from the red phosphorus horse, and went straight to the group of goblins.

 

"Lord, this is the Gnome who can speak the common language." Baird came to the side, pointed at the leather-wearing Gnome Grid, and said respectfully.

 

When the goblin Gerry heard the exchange between the two, he crawled over and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Great lord, Gerry has no intention of offending your territory, please forgive Gerry's life."

 

Velin lowered his head and looked at this little thing less than one meter, releasing his momentum and forming an oppression, making the low-level bronze goblin lie on the ground, trembling with fright.

 

"Let me ask you, is there really an iron ore 100 meters underground?"

 

Feeling the pressure on his body, the goblin Gerry gritted his teeth and replied, "Great Lord, what Gerry said... is true."

 

When Velin heard this, his face was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

 

Gerry, who was lying on the ground, was suffering, afraid that his corpse would be separated in the next moment.

 

"Poof"

 

"I'm sorry, I missed the cut." Verlin shook the blood on the knight's longsword and said expressionlessly.

 

Gerry stroked all over his body, turned his head to look at the little brother whose corpse was separated, and was so frightened that he peed directly.

 

"My lord, what I said is true. There is really iron ore. If you don't believe me, you can go down and check it out." In order to survive, Gerry still made up lies.

 

The human in front of him is so murderous, once he knows that he is deceiving him, he will definitely die miserably.

 

Under the fear of death, the goblin still answered like this, and he already believed most of it in his heart.