Everything in the territory belongs to the lord. Although this article has been modified in his newly promulgated code, the minerals belong entirely to him, the king.

Xi Wei was not dissatisfied with Gloin's words.

A capable person has the capital to be arrogant. Just because he is a master blacksmith, even if he creates a semi-divine weapon with the blessing of a god, he can still be crazy.

Likewise, arrogant people can easily be led away.

Xiwei smiled slightly, placed the confused Nina in front of him, pressed her shoulders, and said to Gloin disapprovingly:

"Dear Master Dwarf, this maid under my command can find mineral veins very quickly. Maybe I can really help you?"

"she?"

Gloin's voice gradually became louder.

His face became more and more ugly, like a cloudy sky, the anger in his heart was brewing thunder and lightning, and the little bit of goodwill towards the human lord in front of him disappeared.

A little maid helps him look for minerals. What is this but humiliation?

This is like a little kid running up to him and telling him that his blacksmithing skills are nothing but kids.

Seeing that he had successfully stirred up the dwarf's emotions, Xi Wei's lips raised an imperceptible smile.

"Please don't be angry. I didn't mean to insult you. Although what I said is indeed unbelievable, it is a fact."

"Okay, how about we make a bet?"

Gloin said nothing with a sullen face, quietly watching the performance of the human lord in front of him, already holding the Hammer of Eternity tightly in his hand.

"If you find the mineral vein before my maid, I will give this mineral vein to you. If my maid finds the mineral vein first, you will work for me and you can take whatever you want from the mineral vein. How about that?"

"Ah,"

Gloin smiled coldly, and the thick gray beard on his face trembled. His big nose looked a bit like a reflective tomato in the sunlight.

"Human lord, is this your ultimate goal? But it is impossible for me to serve humans. Besides, what does it have to do with me whether your maid can find mineral veins?"

"But I still made a bet with you, for the glory of the dwarves! Humans!"

"If you lose, take your ignorance and get out of my sight! If you win, I can build a hero-level weapon for you for free, and I will provide the materials!"

Hearing this, Xiwei nodded and agreed.

This is already the bottom line for dwarves. Too much is never enough, and everything must be done step by step.

Without hiding it, Xiwei signaled Nina to activate her ability in front of the dwarf.

Nina obediently complied. She put her hands on the ground, closed her eyes, and frowned slightly. An earthy-colored light lit up on her body, and a visible earth-colored halo spread out around her.

Spreading outward at an extremely fast speed.

In less than ten seconds, Nina opened her eyes and stood up, with a hint of excitement on her face, and reported the report as if she was taking credit:

"Master! Nina has found a mineral vein!"

Groin: "...[??_?!!]"

Xiwei was also surprised by Nina's efficiency. He originally thought it would take a while to see the effect before activating the skill, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Nina, where is the mineral vein?"

"There are two places in total, one under the water and one by the lake. I will take you to the place by the lake first. Master, please follow me."

Nina said and jumped to the front to lead the way.

Xiwei and Roy followed closely behind her, and Gloin also followed with contempt and doubt on his face.

He also saw the earthy yellow halo, but he didn't think it had anything to do with the search for mineral veins.

I went with him just to see what this human lord wanted to do.

Nina led everyone around Cold Winter Lake for more than half a circle, and finally came to a tall rock wall. There were still traces of black powder blasting under this rock wall.

Before Nina could speak, Gloin spoke first:

"Is the vein you found right here? I'm sorry, I've already explored this place. Did you see any traces of black powder? I blew it up, so there can't be a vein here."

The dwarf shook his head, his tone full of certainty. He was now completely sure that the human lord in front of him and his maid were playing house.

Nina walked to the bottom of the rock wall and saw the traces of black gunpowder. She observed carefully for a moment and found that the dwarf only blasted the surface of the rock and did not continue blasting. If he persisted in blasting seven or eight meters down, he would have discovered the veins.

"This vein is 16 meters underground. It is not an open-air or superficial vein, so we have to dig deeper to find it."

Nina explained.

But she didn't explain it to the dwarf. It was none of her business whether the dwarf believed it or not. Nina also had no good impression of this dwarf who had an arrogant attitude and rude words.

Fortunately, she had heard before that although dwarves have a stubborn temper, they are a lawful and friendly group.

It seems like that now.

"16 meters? Impossible!"

Gloin's beard trembled and he questioned:

"After I exploded the surface layer, I observed the texture of the rocks here. They are very closely connected and are a type of rock formation with clear layers and no traces of patchwork or fracture."

"It means that the rock formations here were formed in the same period, so even if it is more than ten meters underground, there must still be such rock formations, and there can be no mineral veins."

Xiwei glanced at the dwarf and thought that the rock formation was probably not formed by himself but fell from the sky. It was a meteorite.

However, it is normal for the dwarves not to know about this. After all, they came from the Southern Continent through the Desert of Death. They are not familiar with the place. Of course, they will not know the story of Winter Lake unless they deliberately understand it.

Xiwei must still believe in his maid Nina. Her skills are only for prospecting, and the dwarves' experience is still biased after all.

Since the dwarf didn't believe it, he could only slap the dwarf in the face in embarrassment.

"Master Dwarf, please step back. No matter what my maid says is true or false, I believe her, so I still want to verify it."

Gloin curled his lips when he heard this, and took a few steps back indifferently. He felt that the human noble in front of him must have been immersed in the maids every day, and his mind was going crazy.

Xiwei signaled Roy to protect Nina and retreat further, and then pulled out the Conqueror's giant sword from behind. All the fighting spirit in his body was poured into the sword, and then he held it with both hands and blasted hard at the dwarf.

The place was smashed.

There was a loud "boom", gravel flew everywhere, smoke and dust were everywhere, the ground shook slightly, and there was a "crackling" sound of falling rocks everywhere.

Xiwei's sword used a penetrating force, and the direction of the Dou Qi slash was downward and concentrated, so it dug a deep hole in one go. Only Dou Qi and Pyroblast can achieve this effect.

If you call a soldier to do it just by brute force, it will still take a lot of time.

The smoke and dust gradually dispersed, the rock formations were blasted open, and everyone stepped forward and looked inside curiously.

In addition to the irregular sword marks made by the Dou Qi Slash, an obvious fault appeared in the deep pit.

The rock formation gradually changes color at the fault, from gray to white gold with a slight metallic luster.

Before Xiwei and others could say anything, the dwarves beside them had already screamed in shock:
Chapter completed!