night.
Deep night.
Richard left the mine and returned to Blue Lake Manor. Most areas of the mine were quiet.
Of course, there are also a few areas where many figures continue to move, such as the factory at the foot of the mountain.
In the factory named "Fire Thunder Factory", "Fire Thunder" used to break down stone walls are being continuously produced. After production, boxes of "Fire Thunder" were carefully transported out and then transported to many corners of the mine.
In the corner, many people were busy drilling holes and filling in the "fire thunder" that had been transported to prepare for the official demolition work later.
Because the demolition work is very dangerous and makes a lot of noise, it is always done during the day. However, for maximum efficiency, the preparatory work for the demolition started at night. In this way, the ore can be mined at dawn and the entire mine can be operated at high speed instead of stagnating at the first step.
"Kakaka!"
"Over there, over there!"
"Be careful! Be careful!"
"The depth of hole No. 2 is measured!"
"Hole No. 5 is unqualified and has deviated from the previous position. Try again!"
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? You're stuck like a piece of wood. You're new here, please help! I'm telling you, getting a salary several times that of other places is not just for fun. It's better to see more and learn more. , If you don’t do well, I will report to Captain Didak tomorrow and ask him to fire you!”
Various sounds continued to come out, and then slowly dissipated in the night.
In the newly built camp, many miners huddled on the beds and fell asleep, snoring loudly.
The captain Didak, who was called by name, has his own private room because of his higher status. But after a tiring day, I was still fast asleep at this time, snoring louder than anyone else.
Accompanied by the snoring one after another, the entire mine felt a special kind of tranquility.
And just at the edge of this special and peaceful mine, an invisible figure appeared, sneaking towards the "Fire Thunder Factory". First, he carefully observed the process of the "Fire Thunder Factory", and then followed the newly manufactured "Fire Thunder" out of the factory and up the mountain...
This is Inspector Chekhov, who is exploring the inside story of the mine.
What he didn't notice was that as soon as he left the "Fire Thunder Factory", the figure of the old lich Ah Fu appeared at the door of the factory.
The lich old man Afu was right next to the wall, as if he was part of the wall. Seeing Chikafu walking away without noticing, his eyes narrowed to a slit, and he said in an inaudible voice: "Is he really a member of the Truth Society? But he is really brave enough, that's all Investigate unabashedly.
Do you really think that no one has seen through your 'soul wandering'? That’s fine, I’ll let you be proud of yourself. Once I figure out what you're investigating, I'll catch you myself and give you a big surprise. This can also give that little devil a surprise and let her know that I am much more powerful than she imagined! "
After speaking, the old lich Ahfu took a deep breath, his body became transparent, and he followed Chikafu up the mountain.
…
On the hilltop in the distance, a house stood.
In the house, Pandora sat crookedly in front of the table. Several candles were lit, and the light was transparent, but it could not stop her upper and lower eyelids from fighting crazily.
Pandora stared blankly at the test scroll spread out on the table, holding a quill in her hand as she kept yawning.
Sleepy, very sleepy, very sleepy!
Originally, she would not be so sleepy after a long sleep. But now, she was stumped by a question for nearly half an hour and just wanted to sleep.
No, no, at least I have to solve this problem before I can sleep!
She can't stay the same as before, so useless.
This question must be answered!
Pandora tried hard to convince herself in her heart, holding the quill in her hand and writing towards the scroll.
As a result, the moment the tip of the quill touched the surface of the scroll, sleep came over her like a rising tide, drowning her in an instant.
"boom!"
Pandora's head hit the table, and the quill stained with ink drew a crooked curve on the scroll, and finally fell down with a "pop".
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outside the room.
The transparent figure of Chekhov stopped in an open space, watching the miners transporting the "Fire Thunder" pass by him, then walked away, transported the "Fire Thunder" to a new stone wall, and began to fill it.
"It looks like these people have to work for a long time. I don't know what they are going to do." Chikafu thought with a frown, then looked around, preparing to find a new, relatively hidden place to observe.
Although his current "soul wandering" state is safe, if maintained for a long time, it will consume a lot of mana, which is a big burden. In order to better explore the details of the current mine, he wanted to find a place where he could hide his body and recover the consumed mana while continuing to observe.
With this thought in mind, Chikafu's eyes were fixed on a lonely house on a hill.
“Nice place.”
Chikafu thought, without hesitation, he kept his body transparent and walked towards the house.
…
Less than a minute after Chikafu left, the old lich Afu maintained the state of "soul walking" and appeared in the place where Chikafu had stayed. In order to prevent being discovered, he had been staying with Chikafu. Keep your distance intentionally.
After the old Lich appeared, he quickly looked around, looking for Chekraft. When he found that he couldn't find it, he raised his eyebrows and was slightly surprised.
Then he heard a "squeak" not far away, like a gust of wind blowing open the door.
Um
The old man Lich turned his head and saw the house standing on the hill. The muscles on his face twisted a few times, and his expression suddenly became unstable.
That is!
…
"Squeak!"
With a sound, the door of the house opened and closed, a weak wind blew into the house, and Chekhov's figure quickly changed.
After Chikafu appeared, he looked around. When he saw Pandora lying on the table, he was slightly stunned, and his eyes suddenly softened a bit.
He did not find any danger in Pandora, just like the old lich Ah Fu saw Pandora for the first time, he only thought that Pandora was an ordinary little girl.
In Chekhov's eyes, the little girl Pandora was even a little pitiful. According to his guess, Pandora was probably waiting for her father or mother to return home late. Finally, she couldn't hold on any longer, so she fell down on the table and fell asleep.
Shaking his head slightly, Chikafu did not approach Pandora, let alone touch her, so as not to disturb Pandora's sweet dream.
He just walked to the window, opened it, squinted at the new stone wall where the "Fire Thunder" was placed in the distance, and at the same time took out a bottle of purple potion from his arms and sipped it.
"Gudong, Gudong..."
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