Chen Rui didn't care to listen to the horned demon's collation, walked into the gate, grabbed a miner and asked again.
It turned out that after Chen Rui went to Leia Town, Athena returned to Lugang Mountain and led the miners to move to the foot of Xilang Mountain. Sure enough, the Red Devil Thieves did not come to harass them again, and the ghost dragon did not appear. A rare and stable life.
Xilang Mountain is very far away from the 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 every three months Time, you must pay the amount stipulated by Darkmoon City, otherwise all miners will be severely punished. That's why some bold miners started to plan the main mine, ignoring the possible appearance of dangerous creatures, 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 pit 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 Because of this confidant's serious trouble, it has been abandoned day by day, and it has been four hundred years, and it still cannot be solved.
After the miners entered the main mine pit, they didn't encounter the terrifying ghost dragon again. They were a little lucky, but found that the ore in the abandoned mine room was missing more than half for no reason. up. But the impurities on those waste ores are quite troublesome, and the quality of the extracted ore will be greatly affected, and I don't know what the thieves can do with it.
Of course, Chen Rui would not tell the miners that he transported the waste ore away, and that he had handed over part of it to Xi Ya. What he was eager to know was the whereabouts of Athena: "Why did Athena and Gade go to the Lord?" Mine? How long have you been there?"
"Lord Chen Rui!" A voice rang out. It turned out to be Connor, the vice-captain of the guard, who hurried down from the mining office on the mountainside under the report of the dark elf.
"Connor! You came just in time, tell me what happened, where is Athena?"
Connor frowned, and said, "Master Chen Rui, what happened is this. Ms. Athena led us back to the mining office. It had gradually stabilized. However, a group of miners wanted to complete the payment of mines every three months. The mission is to secretly go to the lower level of the main mine to mine. It went smoothly at the beginning, and the terrible ghost dragon did not appear, so more and more miners began to go to mine. As a result, the lower level of monsters appeared, and the miners were trapped inside. Athena and Captain Gade went to the rescue, but they never returned, and the people sent to investigate also disappeared one after another. Just as I was about to report to Dark Moon City urgently, it happened that my lord was returning, please hurry up and arrange people to go Dark Moon City."
"When did Athena go to the lower floor?"
"It was about last night, but I didn't come back this morning."
It's been a night! Chen Rui's complexion changed drastically. It was definitely too late to report to Dark Moon City. Every minute of delay, Athena would become more dangerous, and immediately said: "You immediately find a miner who has been to the lower floor. I want to go down and have a look. .”
Connor showed surprise: "It's too dangerous down here! Lord Chen Rui, it's better to send someone to report to Dark Moon City urgently!"
Chen Rui became a little angry: "I am a mining officer, I order you now, immediately arrange people to lead the way, I want to go to the lower floor myself!"
Connor gritted his teeth: "I have been to the lower floor, how about it, I will go with the adults!"
"Okay! Without further ado, let's go now!"
Connor immediately arranged some matters with the guards, and led Chen Rui up the mountain. Seeing the panic-stricken appearance of the miners along the way, Chen Rui blamed himself for being negligent as a mining officer. , I never thought that this kind of thing would happen because of the mine payment deadline. If something happened to Athena, then no matter how successful everything in front of him was, it would be meaningless. In any case, bring Athena back safely!
While walking, Connor introduced the situation of the main mine pit to Chen Rui. The one that attacked the miners at the lower level was a strange creature, somewhat like a fly, which could suck up the flesh and blood of the body, leaving only a skeleton. It was terrifying and the most troublesome Sadly, they are plentiful and difficult to kill.
Despite the lighting of the magic lamp, the main mine still looks gloomy and deep. It is not the first time Chen Rui has entered the main mine. With a thought, he put on the lighting ring, and a magic compass appeared in his hand, and began to record the coordinates and paths along the way .
The upper floor of the main mine pit was huge, but Connor was quite familiar with it, and after going around many bends, he finally came to a bottomless entrance.
"My lord, this is the entrance to the lower floor. There used to be a large elevator, which was very convenient to get in and out. However, four hundred years ago, the underground monsters broke through the original seal, so the mining officer at that time could only destroy the large elevator. Going through this only emergency passage, the emergency passage is also sealed, and only creatures below the Demon King level can pass through, but this seal can only restrict monsters below the Demon King level, and those above the Demon King level can also break through here. If destroyed If the emergency channel is closed, the connection with the lower layer will be completely closed, which is equivalent to giving up the largest mine vein and thousands of years of operation, so this channel has been kept until now, and we will try to solve it in the future."
"Well, let's go down." Chen Rui looked at it, the entrance of the passage was less than two meters in diameter, and it was extremely deep. This passage was used by miners to secretly go to the lower floor to mine on weekdays.
Connor's eyes flickered, Chen Rui didn't notice it, but he keenly felt a strange breath.
murderous look
Connor is actually murderous
Although it was only a fleeting touch, it was still captured by Chen Rui.
"You go down first, Connor, I'll follow you." Chen Rui wanted to go down first, but changed his mind with a thought.
Sure enough, the murderous aura reappeared again, and Chen Rui had already opened his analytical eyes: Race: Dark Elf. Comprehensive strength assessment: E.
Connor showed a look of panic: "To tell you the truth, I am a little scared. Can you go ahead? I will illuminate you from behind."
While fearing, while sending out killing intent
Chen Rui glanced at him lightly: "Connor, it's just the two of us here, I don't think you need to pretend anymore."
Connor was silent for a while, then shook his head: "As expected of the mine officer, I really can't figure out where the flaws are exposed."
Sure enough, there is a conspiracy! Chen Rui had guessed that there were spies from the Red Devils Thieves Group among the miners. At that time, the situation was urgent, and it was very difficult to find out the spies among the large number of miners who were not familiar with the situation. Later, with his efforts, the leader of the Red Devils Thieves Group And the main force is basically wiped out, even if there are spies, there will be no disturbances, and it is unexpected that they will be kept secret.
From this point of view, it is very likely that Athena's "rescue" in the main mine also fell into some kind of premeditated plan.
"It's just an intuition." Chen Rui frowned, "Perhaps because of lack of power, this kind of intuition is generally very accurate. I just tried it today, but unexpectedly it came true again."
"Unexpectedly, you still have this kind of sensory ability, but unfortunately, this will only make you die faster." Connor shook his head: "Anyway, you will die if you go down. Rather than being killed by the lower-level monsters, I might as well give you one." happy."
"Unexpected intuition is really terrible." Chen Rui sighed, "Before I die... I want to ask a few last questions, okay?"
"Pretending to be calm is useless, I know what you are capable of," the dark elf sneered, and slowly backed away, cautiously keeping a distance from Chen Rui, "Don't try to use any potion, the crossbow arrow in my sleeve is already aimed at you." Your throat, as soon as you move it, turns into a corpse. Now, as the victor, I can satisfy the last curiosity of a dying man."
Chen Rui seemed to have seen through the last trick by Connor, looked downcast, and kept a stiff posture, not daring to move: "The first question, are Athena and Gade tricked by you?"
"Strictly speaking, they took the initiative to go down to rescue the miners, and I didn't lie to them." Connor showed a smug expression, "But those miners were actually instigated by me to go to the lower level to mine, so I should bear all the responsibility. responsibility."
"So Athena and Gade are still down here?" Chen Rui immediately asked the 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 enchantment of this passage was destroyed by me, and now they can enter but cannot exit, unless they can really reach the power of the Demon Emperor level, they can break the seal Otherwise, it will be useless even if you ask Dark Moon for help."
One way passage? Only the strength of the Demon Emperor can be lifted! Chen Rui's heart sank, and he asked, "Could it be that you are a strong Demon King? How could you have the power to destroy the barrier?"
"Of course I can't," Connor said proudly, "but the magic equipment given by my master can! Even if Athena is a high-level demon, there is only one dead end below."
Chen Rui asked in shock: "Your master? Could it be Joseph or Carnita? Or Lord Chiyou?"
Connor showed a look of contempt: "How can those little people be compared with my master? Besides, those guys like Chiyou, how could they be so stupid as to directly murder the daughter of the first general of the empire?"
Chen Rui was really surprised. Connor's "master" was not Joseph or Lord Chiyou, but a more powerful mysterious person. In a small mine, there were more than one pair of black hands involved! Not only that, there must be another magic communication station nearby!
"Who is your master?"
Connor said with a smirk: "You don't need to know this, and I will give you an answer for free at the end. I have another identity, that is, the spy of the Red Devil Thieves. Starting from the territory, they will come to Xilang Mountain soon. At that time, the news that Chiyou Territory has manipulated the Red Devils Bandit Group to kill the daughter of the first general of the empire will spread. General George has only such a daughter. The fragile balance of the Angel Empire will also be broken, and this kind of chaotic situation will be what the master is most happy to see."
"Your master is not from the Fallen Angel Empire!" Chen Rui said fiercely, and with a movement of Connor's hand, two crossbow bolts shot towards his throat like lightning.
I have been holding back for so long, and it is rare to face a weak person and just enjoy the feeling of a winner once. Although it is a bit too much, it will be over soon.