On the way Richard rushed to Jialan City, many things were happening in other places.
It seems that there is no connection between everything, but in the same world and on the same continent, there are always some hidden relationships that connect these things together.
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Morning time.
In the western region of the main continent, a rough-styled camp stands in the mountains.
In the center of the camp was a two-story wooden building. In the hall of the wooden building, a tall bald wizard sat on a high-backed chair covered with animal skins. His eyes were half closed, as if he was concentrating with his eyes closed, or thinking about something important.
Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps outside the wooden building, and the tall bald wizard couldn't help but open his eyes.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Accompanied by footsteps, an old man in gray clothes walked in, holding a heavy lead box in his hand.
"What's wrong?" The bald wizard looked at the old man in gray and asked with a slight frown.
"Sir," the old man's voice was a little low, and he reported to the bald wizard, "This is bad news. Something happened in the Beilu Mining Area, and now it has happened again in the Nanlu Mining Area."
"Huh? Are you sure?" The bald wizard was a little excited after hearing this and stood up from his seat.
"Sir, this is true. I don't dare to talk nonsense. I told you only after I am sure of it." The wrinkles on the old man's face were squeezed together and he said with a sad look, "I have had it tested. Nanlu continued There is indeed that disgusting, evil energy in the deep mines, which is completely different from natural energy. The wizard apprentices can resist to a certain extent, but ordinary people cannot."
"By the way, this is a strange ore found in the mine. If you guessed correctly, it should be the evil energy emitted by this ore." The old man spoke and opened the lead box in his hand.
The bald wizard looked into the lead box and saw a palm-sized piece of ore inside.
The ore is very beautiful, milky yellow in color, shiny and translucent, like topaz, but not topaz.
He stepped closer to the lead box, took out the ore, and held it in his hand. The bald wizard felt it carefully and could indeed feel the weak energy flowing out of the ore. This energy is completely different from the free energy elements absorbed through meditation in nature. If the free energy element is mild, this energy is cold and makes people very uncomfortable.
The bald wizard frowned deeply, put the ore back into the lead box, and walked slowly in the hall, thinking about how to deal with it. After thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure it out. I looked at the old man in gray and asked, "Are ordinary miners really intolerable to the environment in the mine?"
"If we force them, they can stay and continue to mine the ore we need." The old man in gray said, his face a little bitter, "But as time goes by, it can be as short as half a day, as long as two or three days, they will collectively Adverse reactions occurred.”
"What adverse reactions?"
"Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, physical exhaustion, etc." The old man said.
"This isn't too serious. Just rest and rest." The bald wizard curled his lips and asked, "Are there any other adverse reactions?"
"This..." The old man in gray hesitated for a moment, glanced at the wizard, and said cautiously, "I heard that there is also hair loss. Several miners who have been in the mines will lose hair if they pull their hair lightly. Come in plenty.”
"This!" The bald wizard's body froze, and the look of horror flashed in his eyes. He subconsciously touched his bald scalp and murmured, "In this case, it seems really serious."
The old man in gray clothes asked for his opinion: "Sir, look...should we stop the mining work at the southern foot of the mine first? After all, our miners are not free. If they continue to be used like this, they will all die. It is not good to recruit another group." trick."
"Alas." The bald wizard sighed, "But in this case, a total of two of our mines will be shut down, and this year's output will definitely be greatly reduced."
After a pause, the bald wizard couldn't help complaining and venting his emotions: "Damn it! I'm just surprised. There are so many mines in this mountain, and countless wizards, big and small, are mining. Why is our mountain the only one? Do you encounter such strange things? Why do ores with evil smells continue to appear in our mines
This ore is completely useless. Even if you want to completely clear it, it is not easy to clear it. The cost is too high, so you can only abandon it! Damn it!
Is this retribution? But I haven’t done anything bad, right? Compared to those shameless wizards, I have never killed anyone indiscriminately. I just want to earn some hard money to buy some potions and see if I can make my hair grow back. By the way, I just saved the lives of two people a few days ago, why can't I be a little lucky? "
The old man in gray didn't know what to say. After a while, he asked again: "Sir, do you think we should shut down?"
"Let me think about it carefully and tell you after I think it through." The bald wizard took a deep breath and then thought of something and asked the old man in gray, "By the way, let's talk about the man I saved a few days ago. Are those two people awake now?"
"Well, I'm awake," said the old man in gray, "but the injury is still serious. He is lying in bed and can't get out of bed. It will take some time to recover."
"Okay." The bald wizard touched his bare scalp, "Now that I'm awake, I'll go see them and find a way to make them stay. That man is nothing, just a wizard apprentice. We don't No. But that young wizard, hey, I can see it. He has great talent and great potential. We will benefit a lot from being able to keep him and help him grow up."
As he spoke, the bald wizard strode out, and the old man in gray quickly followed.
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Outside the wooden building, in another wooden building in the camp, Nancy and Groo were lying on a bed each, wrapped in a large number of cloth strips, exuding the pungent smell of potion.
Gro's expression was distorted, and he kept moaning in pain.
Nancy was lying on the bed, extremely quiet, with drops of cold sweat oozing from her head. It was obvious that she was in more pain than Gro, but she was holding back. After a long time like this, when she heard Gro still humming, Nancy couldn't help but cast a sideways glance at Gro, and reprimanded him with contempt: "What's your name! Can you shut your mouth!"
Grotto grinned and said, "It hurts a lot, okay?"
"It won't hurt if you shout out? Shame on you!"
"I..." Grotto was angry.
At this time, footsteps sounded outside, the door opened with a creak, and the bald wizard walked in with the old man in gray.
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