Chapter 170 20 Is There a Dragon in the Mine?

Chapter 170 -20- Is there a dragon in the mine?

Is there something wrong with the Castres silver mine?

Charlotte's heart moved slightly.

The silver mine is the pocket of the earldom, and the precious mithril is almost priceless.

Although in recent years, the income from trade has accounted for an increasingly larger proportion in the Castel territory, before the mithril mines were exhausted, the bulk of the territory's income was still from silver mines, especially mithril mines.

The time when the Castel family's mithril veins dried up coincided with the time when the old witch sent all the nobles around her away. After Charlotte found out, she felt something was wrong. Now it seems... maybe there is something fishy in it. .

With this thought, Charlotte became energetic almost instantly and asked seriously:

"What is the problem?"

"Lord Charlotte, there is probably some kind of terrible monster hiding under the Castel Mine!"

Lu Fu said in a deep voice.

"monster?"

Charlotte was stunned.

She frowned and said:

"Be more careful."

Lu Fu nodded, thought and recalled:

"Everything starts when we just arrived in Castel Territory..."

"About twenty days ago, after our blood wolf tribe came to Castel territory, we went straight to the famous Castel silver mining area."

"I selected a few stronger tribesmen to work in the mines as hired miners. After working for about a week, I gained the trust of the mine supervisory nobles. I was able to work deeper in the silver mines, and my salary was also increased all of a sudden. A full four times more.”

"However, after going deep into the mine, I discovered several strange phenomena."

"Strange phenomenon?"

Charlotte's curiosity was instantly aroused.

Lu Fu nodded:

"Yes, a strange phenomenon."

"For example, the silver mine obviously values ​​efficiency the most, but there are very few strong miners like me and my tribe. Most of the miners...with all due respect, they look relatively thin."

"It is also because of this that my tribe and I were quickly spotted by the mine supervisor. But this is very strange. We have already seen the main vein of the silver mine inside. Even if the associated mithril mine is exhausted, the silver mine is still there. Without depletion, I don’t believe that the mines can’t even recruit strong miners…”

"Not only that, after joining the ranks of the miners, I noticed that the old miners looked at us strangely, so I had an idea and invited an old miner to drink in the pub several times and asked I had my own doubts.”

"At first, he was reluctant to tell me, but after drinking my wine several times, he couldn't help but persuade me to leave and stop working in the mine. After I asked again and again, he finally told me the details of the mine. secret……"

"The Castel Silver Mine...there are monsters inside! Those strong miners will eventually be eaten by monsters!"

A monster that eats miners?

Charlotte's frown deepened.

"Didn't the mine say anything about this?"

she asked.

"I also asked around and asked, but the mine refused to admit it at all and said it was just a rumor among the miners..."

"But among the miners, this is an open secret. Not only will the strong miners who go deep into the mines disappear, it is said that some people have heard terrifying beasts and strange noises coming from deep in the mines..."

"It is said that the beast's cry is low and thick, just like the legendary dragon's cry!"

"That's why there are even more shocking remarks among the miners, that is, in the deepest part of the mine, there lives a giant dragon that feeds on the mineral veins and the miners!"

Lu Fu looked solemn and spoke shockingly.

Dragon?

Charlotte was completely stunned.

She felt more and more outrageous. She just felt that there was something wrong with the depletion of the mithril veins. How could she still find a giant dragon after investigating it?

"You mean... the mithril veins were also eaten up by this... monster that looks like a giant dragon?"

Charlotte asked.

This time, Lu Fu shook his head:

"No, I have not seen the mithril vein. The mithril vein has been sealed. The reason given by the mine is that the vein is exhausted and there is a risk of collapse, so access is prohibited."

"However, I asked the old miners, and they told me that there must be secrets hidden in the Mithril Mine. In the past, a miner sneaked in while everyone was away, hoping to get some slag from the Mithril Mine... …”

"You know, mithril is precious, even slag is priceless, but the man escaped not long after entering, and he went crazy after escaping..."

"Later... he disappeared, and the mine never mentioned it again. As for the miners... no one dared to approach the sealed silver vein."

"However, the old miner has a guess that the monster is hiding in the mithril veins. He said that he had heard a legend in his early years. It is said that there is a kind of dragon that likes to live in caves and eats various precious metals as food. Food……"

"He said that there is a high possibility that there is such a dragon hidden deep in the mines of Castel!"

Luv's answer surprised and confused Charlotte.

Surprisingly, she could hear rumors of dragons on her property.

Charlotte, who has read various fantasy novels in her previous life, is no stranger to legendary existences such as dragons. In various novels, the protagonists and dragons often have an indissoluble bond. Many Chinese novels even include receipts. The dragon serves as a companion or mount.

After traveling through time, Charlotte also curiously searched for relevant information. She knew that dragons also existed in the world of Miria, and they were extremely powerful. When they became adults, they would at least have the strength of the Blazing Sun. Some old guys even dared to compete with the legendary dragons. Challenge.

However, giant dragons live in inaccessible places. In most cases, there are only legends in the civilized world. Occasionally, I hear some rumors of mercenaries slaying dragons. In fact, the ones they killed were only sub-dragons with a certain amount of dragon blood.

But Charlotte was also confused.

What she was confused about was that if, as Luv said, there was a giant dragon that fed on mithril under the Castel Mine, then the mine would definitely not suppress the news.

On the contrary, they will publicize it and recruit mercenaries to come and slay the dragon to avoid causing greater damage to the mineral veins.

But the fact is that the nobles who supervise the mine just announced that the mine was exhausted and closed the mine.

What's even more surprising is that even the other nobles of Castel have no objections to this.

If there was, it would have been a year since Charlotte had reconnected with the territory, and someone would have tipped off the information.

After all, even if she has no prestige, she is still the earl of the territory, the owner of the territory, and the nominal owner of the Castel Silver Mine. She is someone who can be attracted and sought support.

Charlotte even asked Baron Angus, the taciturn sociophobic knight who had been with her two days ago, about the mithril veins. The other person's answer was that the mithril veins were indeed exhausted, and his son I even went to see it myself as a member of a noble delegation.

Unless Angus was lying to her.

But she really didn't want to believe that the only loyalist noble who came to pick her up and even personally escorted her to North Port was also a rebel...

Or... Angus' son was lying to him?

Intuition told Charlotte that there were secrets in the Castel Silver Mine, especially the Mithril Mine. There might be a big secret!

"What do you think?"

After thinking for a while, Charlotte looked at Sebas and Nice.

One of the two is an elf with a long lifespan, and the other is an extraordinary creature with mysterious origins. He must know more than she does. Maybe he can deduce something from Luv's investigation.

"A giant dragon that feeds on mineral veins... I have indeed heard of such a giant dragon, but I also know that a dragon that feeds on precious metals will never eat meat."

Sebastian thought for a while and said.

Charlotte looked at Nice again.

Ness put down his greasy cat paws that were reaching for the dinner plate, swallowed the food in his bulging cheeks, and then mumbled:

"I'm just curious about one thing. If there really is a dragon in the Castel Silver Mine, even if it's just a rumor, the group of mercenaries from the East Unite Black Area will swarm here."

"There have been many people who want to become famous by slaying dragons since ancient times. The queue can stretch from the Crescent Kingdom to Coria!"

Lu Fu nodded:

"Indeed, I heard from some miners that there was indeed a period of time in the past when rumors were spreading and a mercenary group took the initiative to come, but... there was no follow-up afterwards."

"No follow-up? What does that mean?"

Charlotte asked.

Luv replied:

"There is no follow-up in the literal sense. There is no follow-up news about the dragon slaying, nor the news about the mercenary group involved. There are rumors that the mercenary group discovered that there was no dragon and left. Some people say... Those members of the mercenary group disappeared just like the other strong miners."

After listening to Luv's words, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

It's clear that there's a big problem underneath the Castres silver mine, and not just any big problem.

A mercenary group that has the confidence to pursue dragon slaying will not be inferior in strength. It is thought-provoking that such a mercenary group has no follow-up silently.

"I understand the matter, Mr. Lufu. Thank you for your hard work this time. For the sake of safety, I would like to ask you and your tribe to stay away from the mining area for the time being."

Charlotte said.

Lu Fu's heart moved slightly:

"Lord Charlotte, are you coming here in person to investigate this matter yourself?"

Charlotte did not hide it, but nodded:

"I do think so."

Lu Fu hesitated for a moment and said sincerely:

"Lord Charlotte, although only the strong miners are missing, it is too dangerous there after all..."

"Hey, Luv, don't worry, it may be dangerous to others, but to the master... it's dangerous? It doesn't exist."

Sebastian smiled confidently.

Even Nice, who was croaking and eating, nodded, as if he didn't care about Charlotte's safety at all.

After looking at the indifferent expressions of several people, Lu Fu really couldn't help but want to persuade him a few more words, but before he could say anything, his heart suddenly moved and he looked at Sebastian's wrist.

He found that at some point, the ghost face curse on his wrist had shrunk to the point where it was almost invisible, and seemed to have been completely suppressed.

Lu Fu had some guesses in his mind.

Could it be that... Lord Sebas has regained his strength?

"Don't look at me. It's not that my strength has recovered, but don't worry, there is no safety problem. Even if there is, it can only be Nice."

As if he saw through Luv's thoughts at a glance, Sebastian smiled.

Nice stared instantly:

"What do you mean by me? Look! If anything happens, I will be the first one to escape successfully because I have many ways to escape! In this respect, I am much better than a nameless loser who was chased by Chiyang all the way and finally had to rely on his master to kill him!"

Nice proudly showed off his ability to escape, and sprinkled salt on Sebastian's wound.

Sebastian:...

"Really? Would a guy who is good at escaping become a slave who chases carriages every day to lose weight?"

He sneered.

"You!"

The fried egg on Nice's paws instantly lost its fragrance, and the cat was furious.

The cat and the dog soon started to quarrel again.

Charlotte ignored the two guys who were arguing again, looked at the stunned Luf, and smiled:

"Sir Luf, do you have any questions?"

Luffy was stunned and replied:

"If Lord Sebastian has confidence, there should be no problem."

However, after he finished speaking, his expression was a little hesitant.

Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"What else do you want to say?"

Luff sighed:

"To be honest, there are indeed some things. In fact... my tribesmen and I are not planning to leave the mine for the time being."

"Not planning to leave? Why?"

Charlotte frowned, a little curious.

These werewolves are all her believers. Although they themselves don't know that they are her believers and can't provide Charlotte with any help at the level of gods, Charlotte doesn't want to see her already pitiful number of believers die.

Luffy scratched his head in embarrassment:

"The main reason is... the income from the mine is still good, and we like it there. Not only that, I have also become friends with many miners. If I leave like this, I will feel sorry for them."

"If possible, I hope to leave after everything is settled, and I hope those miners can be safe."

"Don't worry, as long as you don't go deep into the mine outside and be careful, it will be very safe. And... if possible, I also want to go down with you to take a look. I am already familiar with the mine and can help you lead the way."

Luffy said.

Although Charlotte didn't really want the other party to take risks, looking at the werewolf's persistent expression, she could only sigh slightly and said:

"I know."

...

After chatting with Luffy, Charlotte decided to go to the mine herself to find out.

Of course, she would not be alone, but would bring Sebastian and Nice with her.

Not only that, she had to do some disguises and couldn't go in swaggeringly.

After Luffy finished his meal, he took his leave and agreed with Charlotte on the time and place to meet.

I'm not picky. Just tonight, it's better to go early rather than late, and it's easier to hide in the dark and windy night.

It's good for Charlotte, after all, she is the strongest at night.

After walking out of the Metasequoia Hotel, Sebastian saw Luffy off.

After walking side by side for a few steps, Sebastian suddenly said:

"The last words you said to the master at dinner just now... It's not the real reason why you insisted on staying in the mine, right?"

Luffy was stunned and scratched his head honestly:

"Master Sebastian, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand what you mean."

Sebastian didn't answer, but looked at him meaningfully.

Stared at by the pair of scarlet eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, Luffy barely held on for more than ten seconds, but eventually lost.

He sighed and said:

"Sure enough, Lord Sebastian, nothing can be hidden from your eyes."

"Yes, I did hide some things, some things... I don't want Lord Charlotte to know."

Sebastian's expression suddenly turned cold:

"Luffy, do you know what you are talking about? You actually hid something from your master?"

"Don't forget who saved your life. Eight years ago, it was me. One year ago, it was Lord Charlotte, and Lord Charlotte... is also my master!"

Luffy's expression suddenly became complicated:

"Of course I know, Lord Sebastian, werewolves will never forget kindness. I will remember your kindness and Lord Charlotte's kindness for the rest of my life."

"But... there are some things that we werewolves cannot go against our own hearts. I will not betray you, nor will I betray Lord Charlotte, but after all, we are not the same kind of people with Lord Charlotte, and many things cannot be completely explained..."

Sebastian was confused by Luffy and was instantly confused:

"Wait... not the same path? What did you say? You and the master?"

Luff sighed:

"Yes, although we arrived in Castel a month earlier than you, we still heard some rumors from Boulder. Even the gods appeared at Lady Charlotte's coming-of-age ceremony. She is a follower of Lord Harald, a saint walking on the earth..."

"The people of Castel are saying that she came to Castel to spread the faith of the Holy Royal Court."

"But you know, we believe in the great Blood True Ancestor, and the Holy Royal Court... was once one of the driving forces behind the decline of the descendants of blood."

"I did hide something, because I met many subhuman compatriots in the mining area. Some of them were slaves, and some were hired workers. They didn't live well, and even suffered discrimination from all sides."

"The power of the subhumans comes from the blood totem. After regaining the recognition of my lord, I can feel that my long-stagnant strength is steadily improving."

"I think... they are the same."

"They used to be part of us... but now, they are lost in faith. I hope to bring them hope and the faith of our Lord. I hope to contribute my own strength to our Lord who is recovering."

"Tell me how to get the response of the True Ancestor, which means that you are at least not standing on the opposite side of our Lord, so... I will tell you all this."

"But Lady Charlotte... she is the Saint of the Holy Court!"

Luff sighed with a complicated expression.

Sebastian:...

He didn't know what to say for a while.

However, looking at the painful expression of the werewolf Luffy who was entangled between faith and gratitude, he couldn't help but say:

"Is there a possibility... Master, I, and you, we are all on the same side?"

Luffy was stunned for a moment:

"What?"