The sudden enlightenment of Balu made Goron feel a lot more relaxed. At least he no longer had to worry about the explosion and chaos outside as soon as he sneaked into the mine.
According to Laojie's intelligence, except for the mining slaves, all the others in this gold mine are armed employees trained by the Tarkin Chamber of Commerce. Although they are more loyal and reliable than ordinary mercenaries, their combat effectiveness is truly impressive. If you don't take action, the firearm is just sharper. This is one of the reasons why Gron dared to sneak into the mine alone. Another reason is that this gold mine belongs to the Tarkin Chamber of Commerce, and the president of the Tarkin Chamber of Commerce has maintained secret trading channels with the Black Hand Ogre tribe for a long time. Goblin merchant, Tarkin Hillman. Although goblin merchants are generally unreliable and are synonymous with profit-seeking and treachery. But after all, the cooperation between the two parties during that period was quite pleasant. Before the whole thing was figured out, Gron did not want to make things desperate, so he did not have a detailed and exact plan so far. Gron must Only after seeing his own people with his own eyes can he decide what to do next.
The night watchmen who yawned all day long did not cause much trouble to Gron. With his super hearing, smell and night vision abilities, it was not difficult for Gron to find and avoid them in advance.
The Haunted Gold Mine has frequently changed its owners over the past few decades. Almost every generation of owners will build some new simple functional buildings after taking over. Therefore, although the houses here are simple and old, and even most of them have only ruins, the number of them is very large. It's impressive, with each house scattered on the hills of nearly two square kilometers. It almost looks like a poorly planned and severely dilapidated village. While this brings great convenience to secret infiltrators, it is also helpful for the defenders to ambush hidden sentries and traps. Fortunately, Goron doesn't have to worry too much about this, under his night vision. The secret whistles lying in the corners and snoring are as conspicuous as the lazy men sleeping on the street during the day.
After only ten minutes, Goron was able to see the main body of the haunted gold mine, a steamed bun-shaped rock hill. At the entrance of the mine with hardwood supports, a simple mine car track was laid. It was just the five guards holding muskets and sitting under the oil lamp that made Gron a little embarrassed. Although it was not difficult to kill them all, they would definitely make a lot of noise and expose his whereabouts. According to the intelligence from Laojie, there were more than a hundred guards here, and even Gron did not dare to face the salvos of more than a hundred muskets.
In addition, it was pitch dark inside the mine and there was no sound of digging, so Goron was not sure that his tribe was inside.
At this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the otherwise silent night.
Gronn's heart tightened, thinking that Balu had finally been discovered by the guards. But soon Gronn began to doubt his guess, because gunshots came one after another, but there was no ogre's loud roar that could completely cover the gunshots. In addition, Balu does not know how to use a musket, and judging from the distance deviation of the gunshots now, it actually looks like two thugs are engaged in a firearms firefight. The group of people from Junjijiu suddenly appeared in Gron's mind. They hired Gron just to be the forward cannon fodder for attacking the haunted gold mine. Could it be that they are here now
Just as Gron was hiding in the dark and thinking about what to do, a shouting Chamber of Commerce guard suddenly ran up from a distance. He shouted, "There is an enemy attack. It's 'Army Chicken' and 'Pike'" Everyone in the slave-catching group is ready to fight~~~!”
This time, the entire camp instantly became brightly lit, albeit a little chaotic. But these guards were obviously trained. In just a moment, a large group of fully armed chamber of commerce guards rushed out of the barracks and dispersed to various strategic points. Then, what made Gron very depressed was that the people guarding the mine also The number of five people increased to fifteen, and their vigilance reached its peak. Everyone hid behind the bunker, looking around with dwarf muskets.
Just when Goron was hesitating whether to take advantage of the chaos to launch a strong attack, a familiar voice suddenly came from not far behind: "You guys are just a bunch of trash who only greedily get gold coins from me. The reason why I can use and I hire you with gold coins worth the same value as my life just to protect my mine and protect my wealth. I swear with my gold coins, if you ask those gangsters to take away even one gold coin from me tonight, a Slaves, I will sell you all to the slave market and use your worthless bodies to make up for my losses~~~! Also~~~! I am greeting an important guest. If you disturb us, I promise to send your whole family to the rain forest to feed the demons~~~!”
This sharp, this wretched, these three bastard guys who always say "gold coins", who else could it be if they weren't Goron's old friend, the goblin merchant Tarkin Hillman? Goron didn't expect him to be the leader of the Tarkin Chamber of Commerce. President, you are still in this remote gold mine at this time. You must know that the conditions here are very poor. Even a stingy goblin would not be willing to stay here without doing anything.
Watching Tarkin Hillman turn around and return to a wooden house after finishing his lecture. This brightly lit wooden house should be the best house in the mine at present. It looks like it is His boss's private room.
Goron thought for a while, so he took advantage of the night and quietly walked around to the dark corner behind the house. He looked around and found that no one would come here in a short time. Then Goron took two deep breaths and concentrated his energy. Finally, his eyes widened and he pressed directly against the wall...
"Success~~~!" Goron cheered from the bottom of his heart. His eyes penetrated the wall directly and saw the situation in the room. At the same time, some sounds gradually amplified and became clear in his ears... ..
"Look~~~! Mr. Hillman, your place is not as safe as you say."
The person who spoke was a deep and hoarse male voice, which sounded very much like a middle-aged man in his forties, but it also revealed some energetic qualities that are unique to young people. In Goron's eyes, this is a majestic giant who is two or three times taller than a monkey-like goblin businessman sitting on the ground. It seems that he may be a little taller than an average adult ogre. He has thick long brown-red hair and a thick mustache of the same color. It is worth mentioning that his long beard was actually braided delicately. But this is a unique habit of the dwarves. In this way, this red-haired giant actually looks like a super giant dwarf that has been enlarged several times. However, what surprised Goron even more. Goron actually felt a suffocating sense of oppression in this giant sweat. This was actually a super strong man who was very likely to be on par with the official members of Fairy Tale.
"Dear Marcus? Thunder Pride? Mr. Cool Bear, I'm sorry that we encountered such a disappointing thing during such an important meeting, but please don't worry, these are just some rogues from Low Tide Port. That’s all, they are just guys who smell the fragrance of gold coins and are pestering like a swarm of flies, but their threat is just like flies, although they are annoying, but they are not fatal.”
Goron was shocked. Even he knew the surname "Ku Xiong". This was the exclusive surname of the "North Bear" family, one of the seven principalities of the Holy Beast Alliance. Legend has it that the blood of the Kuxiong family of the "Northern Bear" is mixed with the blood of dwarves, and the Kuxiong Principality is the only country that treats the humanoid race "dwarves" kindly and reuses them. This is why the Kuxiong family is favored by other members of the Holy Beast Alliance. Reasons for family rejection and discrimination. The territory of the Kuxiong family is also the most desolate and harsh cold place in the north. However, in recent years, the Kuxiong family has developed rapidly with the help of the emerging industrial revolution dominated by the new generation of dwarf muskets. It has established a fully mechanized army that even the royal family of the Holy Beast Alliance and the Holy Dragon royal family dare not easily provoke. Recently, there have been frequent reports of sensitive frictions between the Kuxiong Principality and other principalities in the alliance, and even the royal family. More than one bloodshed has occurred. Everyone knows by now that the Cool Bear family is getting ready to make some big moves. In other words, the Kuxiong Principality is the biggest problem child of the Holy Beast Alliance.
Among the stories Gron heard. Anyone with the surname "Cool Bear" is a big shot who will cause a sensation wherever they go. What's more, the "Thunder Pride" in his name is different from the complicated and lengthy naming methods of other ancient nobles who want to incorporate the entire family history into their names. The names of the Kuxiong family are very simple and direct. Only "name" "It's just adding a "surname", but only those who have awakened the unique ancestral bloodline of the Kuxiong family and are respected as the "King of the Hill" can possess such primitive might as the "Lava Lord" and "Storm Roar" The name of a warrior, and the most striking feature of each "King of the Hill" is that he has a strong body comparable to the ogre tauren, and unlike the fat and bloated ogre, the king of the hill can In other words, it is a super dwarf that has been enlarged more than ten times, a fortress of flesh and steel made entirely of muscles. Legend has it that even the weakest king of the hill has a "slaughterer" that surpasses the third level and is comparable to the "overlord" of the fourth level. The strength of the combat profession. But it must be emphasized that they are still "human beings".
Obviously, this guy who is called "Marcus? Thunder Pride? Cool Bear" by the goblin businessman is an important figure in the Cool Bear family of the seven principalities. With just a few clicks of his feet, he can make the small rural town of Luochiagang A real big shot in the place of an earthquake. The most distinguished old knight in Luochia Port may not even be qualified to serve tea and water in front of him. Even the supreme commander of the dispatching corps cannot compare with him. But such a big shot would hide in a haunted gold mine in the middle of the night and talk to a goblin businessman. If there was no hidden conspiracy, even the ghost would not believe it.
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After listening to the goblin merchant's explanation, Marcus? Thunder Pride? Cool Bear smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Such a small fight is really nothing, otherwise I will order my guards to help. Two or three people should be enough. They have been complaining to me recently that their bones are weak."
"No, no, no... Of course not!" The goblin merchant was sweating profusely and said with a business smile: "They are just a bunch of street gangsters, how can they bother your guards to come out? This is not killing chickens. It's better to use a knife... Don't worry, we have enough firepower and manpower here, and we can handle such an attack by ourselves."
Seeing the look of the goblin businessman, Marcus sneered a few times and said: "Why, you still dare not let others know that you are cooperating with our Kuxiong family. Is our reputation so bad? Even you, a goblin, They don’t dare to have anything to do with us.”
Tarkin Hillman was instantly frightened into a cold sweat and hurriedly explained: "Of course not, it's just... It's just... As you know, these new types of munitions are very sensitive. If you are careless, It would put my Tarkin Chamber of Commerce in jeopardy, not to mention that the Empire's Survey Corps is now stationed in the Port of Low Tide. Look at me, I don't even dare to go home now, I have been hiding in this ghost place where birds don't shit and wolves don't pee. For fear of something going wrong, you know, we goblins have always been timid..."
"Are you timid?" Marcus sneered again and said, "I see you are not timid at all, otherwise you wouldn't have hidden a large group of ogre cubs here... "(To be continued...)
ps: ps: I have been on a business trip for the past two days, which has seriously affected the update. I am really sorry. I will pay back what I owe.