Chen Rui didn't care to listen to the Horned Demon sorting out his words, walked into the gate, grabbed another miner and asked.
It turned out that after Chen Rui went to Laiya Town, Athena returned to Lugang Mountain and led the miners to move to the foot of Xilang Mountain. As expected, the Red Devil Thieves Group did not invade again, the ghost dragon did not appear, and the miners lived a better life.
A rare stable life.
Xilang Mountain is very far away from Lugangshan Open-pit Mine, and mining is extremely inconvenient. In addition, the original open-pit mine is almost finished. Although Chen Rui did not force the miners to complete the task, it is now very close to the transportation once every three months.
Time, the amount stipulated by Darkmoon City must be paid, otherwise all miners will be severely punished. Therefore, some bold miners began to think of the main mine, ignoring the possibility of dangerous creatures appearing, and secretly went to the main mine to investigate.
Chen Rui naturally knew that the so-called ghost dragon could not attack the miners, but the lower level of the main mine was no small matter. Although there were extremely rich mineral resources, the monsters inside were even more terrifying. Xilang Mountain was originally the largest mine in the Fallen Angel Empire, but
It has been four hundred years since the empire was gradually desolated because of this serious problem, and it still cannot be solved.
After the miners entered the main mine, they didn't encounter the scary ghost dragon again. It was a bit more of a fluke. They just found that more than half of the ore in the abandoned mine room was missing for no reason. I don't know the reason. It may have been taken away by a group of thieves.
. But the impurities in those waste mines are quite troublesome, and the quality of the extracted ores will be greatly affected. I don’t know what the thieves used them for.
Of course, Chen Rui would not tell the miners that he had transported away the waste mines and had handed over part of it to Shia. What he was eager to know was the whereabouts of Athena: "Why did Athena and Gad go to the master's house?"
Mine? How long have you been there?"
"Lord Chen Rui!" A voice rang out. It turned out to be Connor, the deputy captain of the escort team. Following the dark elf's report, he hurried down from the mining station on the mountainside.
"Connor! You came just in time. Tell me what happened. Where is Athena?"
Connor frowned and said, "Mr. Chen Rui, the thing is like this. Miss Athena led us back to the mining office. It had gradually stabilized. But a group of miners wanted to complete the payment of minerals every three months.
The mission was to secretly go to the lower level of the main mine to mine. It went smoothly at first, and the scary ghost dragon did not appear, so more and more miners began to go mining. As a result, the monsters in the lower level appeared, and the miners were trapped inside.
Athena and Captain Gad went to the rescue, but they never came back, and the people sent to investigate also disappeared one after another. Just when they were about to report urgently to Darkmoon City, they happened to meet the adults returning. Please hurry up and arrange for people to go there.
Darkmoon City."
"When did Athena go to the lower level?"
"It was probably last night, but it turned out that he hadn't come back this morning."
It's been a night! Chen Rui's expression changed drastically. It was definitely too late to report to Dark Moon City. Every minute of delay, Athena would be more in danger. She immediately said: "You immediately find a miner who has been to the lower level. I want to
Go down and take a look.”
Connor looked surprised: "It's too dangerous down there! Mr. Chen Rui, you should send someone to report to Darkmoon City urgently!"
Chen Rui got a little angry: "I am the mining officer. I am ordering you to immediately arrange for someone to lead the way. I want to go to the lower level myself!"
Connor gritted his teeth: "I've been to the lower level, so be it, I'll go with you!"
"Okay! Without further ado, let's go now!"
Connor immediately arranged some matters with the guards, and took Chen Rui towards the mountain. Seeing the fear and anxiety of the miners along the way, Chen Rui blamed himself for a while, blaming him as a mining officer for neglecting his duty. Previously, he only planned the affairs of the Red Devil Thieves Group.
, I never thought that something like this would happen due to the deadline for paying mines. If something happens to Athena, then everything he has done before will be meaningless no matter how successful he is. No matter what, he must bring Athena back safely.
!
As Connor walked, he introduced the situation of the main mine to Chen Rui. What attacked the miners at the lower level was a strange creature, which looked like a fly. It could suck all the flesh and blood out of the body, leaving only a skeleton. It was very scary and the most troublesome.
The thing is, there are quite a lot of them and they're hard to kill.
Despite the illumination of the magic lamp, the main mine pit still looked eerie and dark. This was not the first time Chen Rui entered the main mine pit. With a thought, he put on the lighting ring, a magic compass appeared in his hand, and began to record the coordinates and paths along the way.
.
The upper level of the main mine is huge, but Connor is quite familiar with it. After going around many bends, he finally came to a bottomless entrance.
"Sir, this is the entrance to the lower level. There was originally a large elevator, which was very convenient to enter and exit. However, because the underground monsters broke through the original seal four hundred years ago, the mining officer at that time could only destroy the large elevator.
Go through this only emergency passage. The emergency passage also has a seal. Only creatures below the Demon King level can pass through. However, this seal can only restrict the monsters below the Demon King level. If it exceeds the Demon King level, it can also break through here. If it is destroyed,
If the emergency passage is removed, the connection with the lower levels will be completely closed, which is equivalent to giving up the largest mineral vein and thousands of years of operation, so this passage has been retained until now, waiting to be solved in the future."
"Well, let's go down." Chen Rui looked at it. The diameter of the entrance of the passage was less than two meters and it was extremely deep. On weekdays, miners secretly used this passage to dig underground.
Connor's eyes flashed. Chen Rui didn't notice this, but he keenly felt a strange aura.
murderous look?
Connor actually has murderous intent?
Even though it was just a fleeting touch, it was still captured by Chen Rui.
"You go down first, Connor, I'll follow you." Chen Rui originally wanted to go down first, but then he changed his mind.
The murderous intent has indeed appeared again, and Chen Rui has opened the analytical eye: Race: Dark Elf. Comprehensive strength assessment: e.
Connor looked horrified: "To be honest, sir, I'm a little scared. Sir, can you go in front? I'll provide you with light from behind."
Fearful and murderous at the same time?
Chen Rui glanced at him indifferently: "Connor, there are only two of us here, I don't think you need to pretend anymore."
Connor was silent for a while and shook his head: "As expected of the mining officer, I really can't figure out where the flaw is."
Sure enough, there was a conspiracy! Chen Rui had originally guessed that there were spies from the Red Devil Thieves Group among the miners. The situation was urgent at that time, and it was quite difficult to detect the spies among the large number of miners who were unfamiliar with the situation. Later, with his efforts,
The leader and main force of the Red Devil Thieves Group were basically wiped out. Even if there were spies, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. Unexpectedly, they would be so closely guarded.
From this point of view, Athena's "rescue" in the main mine was most likely part of some kind of premeditation.
"This is just intuition." Chen Rui frowned, "Maybe because he has little power, this kind of intuition is usually very accurate. I just tried it today, and I didn't expect it to come true again."
"I didn't expect you to have this kind of sensing ability. Unfortunately, this will only make you die faster." Connor shook his head: "You will die anyway if you go down. Instead of being killed by the monsters below, I might as well give you a
happy."
"I didn't expect that intuition is really terrible." Chen Rui sighed, "Before I die... I want to ask a few last questions, okay?"
"It's no use pretending to be calm, I know what you're capable of," the dark elf sneered, slowly backed away, and cautiously distanced himself from Chen Rui, "Don't try to use any potions, the crossbow in my sleeve is already aimed at you.
Your throat, as long as you move it, will immediately turn into a corpse. Now, as the winner, I can satisfy the last curiosity of a dying man."
Chen Rui seemed to have seen through Connor's last trick. He looked dejected and kept a stiff posture without daring to move: "First question, were Athena and Gad deceived by you?"
"Strictly speaking, they took the initiative to go down to rescue the miners. I didn't lie to them." Connor showed a proud look, "But those miners were actually instigated by me to go to the lower level to mine, so I should bear full responsibility.
responsibility."
"So Athena and Gad are indeed still down there?" Chen Rui immediately asked a second question: "Why didn't they come back overnight?"
"It's very simple." Connor pointed to the entrance of the emergency passage. "When they went down, the barrier of this passage had been destroyed by me. Now they can enter but not exit. Unless they can really reach the level of the Demon King, they can break the seal.
Come out, otherwise it will be useless even if you ask Dark Moon for help."
One-way passage? It can only be lifted with the strength of the Demon Emperor! Chen Rui's heart sank and he asked: "Are you a strong Demon Emperor? How can you have the power to destroy the barrier?"
"Of course I can't do it," Connor was very proud: "But the magic tool given by my master can! Even if Athena is a high-level demon, there is only one way to die down there."
Chen Rui was surprised: "Your master? Is it Joseph or Kanita? Or Lord Chiyou?"
Connor showed contempt: "How can those little people be compared with my master? Besides, how could those guys like Chiyou be so stupid as to directly murder the daughter of the first general of the empire?"
Chen Rui was really surprised. Connor's "master" turned out to be not Joseph or Lord Chiyou, but a more powerful mysterious man. There were more than one pair of black hands involved in a small mine! Not only that,
There must be another magical communication station nearby!
"Who is your master?"
Connor said with a grin: "You don't need to know this. I will give you an answer for free at the end. I also have another identity, that is, the spy of the Red Devil Thieves Group. A big change has occurred in the Red Devil Thieves Group. The leader Schnode has left Chiyou."
After setting off from the territory, we will arrive at Xilang Mountain soon. By then, the news will spread that Chiyou Territory manipulated the Red Devil Thieves Group to kill the daughter of the first general of the empire. General George, who only has such a daughter, must be extremely angry and may very well fall into the trap.
A certain fragile balance of the Angel Empire will also be broken, and this chaotic situation will be what the master is most happy to see."
"Your master is not from the Fallen Angel Empire!" Chen Rui said sharply, and Connor's hand moved, and two crossbow arrows shot towards his throat like lightning.
I have been holding back for so long. It is rare to face a weak person and just enjoy the feeling of a winner. Although I talked a little too much, it will be over soon.