"press!" "Labor!" "Oh my god, why isn't Black-Sirloin me!?" "I swear he only did it for half an hour!" "Half an hour—Johnny! Twenty thousand Sera for half an hour!" "It's obvious that he overslept, but he blames us for not reminding him to mix the paint!" "This world is so unfair. I really hope that someday the mountains will fall down and crush all those rich and unkind bastards to death!" The two men swore and grumbled as they advanced through the snowstorm. After two hours, they finally found the stronghold where the mine guards were stationed. A small wooden house built on a rock protrusion. The people who designed it obviously understood the climate here. Because the rock is at least 6 meters away from the road below, and the surrounding area is deliberately cut into a slope to prevent snow accumulation, it is very good to ensure that the house will not be buried by snow.
After rushing into the house, the two men immediately shook off the snow on their bodies, then worked together to light up the fireplace and sat by the stove to warm themselves. Hitzfeld listened like a ghost. Through the conversation between the two men, she could determine that one of them was named Johnny, the sloppy old man in the tavern, and the other was named Okara. Both were natives of Orvote and were forced to work as mine guards to pay off their debts. They had experience as mine guards before, but not in winter. The winter in Orwater was horribly cold, and guards froze to death in the mines every winter. So unless ordinary people were desperate for money, they would not take such a job. They didn't even think about escaping. The heavy snow blocked the road and we couldn't get far. People with a debt record can't even think of buying a vehicle or a ticket from a car dealership. If you rely on your own two feet in this kind of weather, you won't be able to walk more than a few miles before you are caught up. The other party doesn't even need to chase them. Just let them go. The chances of them dying on the road are greater than if they stay. "I don't want anything right now, Johnny." Okara held a cup of hot water, staring at the curl of white smoke above the rim of the cup in a daze. “I just want to make money now.” He was young and ignorant before, but now he knows that in this world money is everything and those without money will be looked down upon. "But where does the money come from?" Johnny taunted him. "It's not going to grow wings and fly into your pocket." Johnny was still very young at this time, and judging from his appearance, he was no more than 30 years old. Staring at this face, Hitzfeld found it hard to associate him with a sloppy old man. "Don't say that... I might actually have a solution!" Okara suddenly lowered his voice. "I'm telling you...don't tell anyone." "Didn't that bastard Rude come to inspect last time I was on duty..."
"I said I was going to pee, but I secretly followed him and heard him talking to someone in the mine..." Chapter 39: Ice Dust Disaster 2 "Okara, this is not something we should worry about." Johnny frowned, walked to the window and looked out with some concern. After making sure that there was no one outside, he walked back: "...those are not something we can get involved in." "But I haven't told you what I heard yet!" Okara looked at him in surprise. "I want to find out before you tell me." Johnny rolled his eyes at him unhappily. "Otherwise, if it really is something serious, I'll be dragged into this by you once I know about it." "Oh, Johnny, I never knew you were such a wimp." "I prefer to call it cautious, thank you." "No, aren't you curious at all?" "Not curious." "Not moved?" "Not moved." "What if that concerns Nini-Jane?" "That's also..." Johnny continued to shake his head reflexively, then suddenly realized what he was saying. "Wait, what did you say? Jane? How does this have anything to do with Jane?" "This is the thrilling part." Okara touched his chin meaningfully. "To be honest, Nini-Jane is not the right girl for you. The first time I saw that girl's eyes, I knew she had bad intentions." "Stop talking nonsense! Tell me why she is involved!" Johnny was obviously annoyed, and he grabbed Okara's collar. "She has been missing for almost a week! Do you know how worried Aunt Betty is?" “Don’t be impatient!” Okara slapped his hand away, glanced at the window, and lowered his voice again: “Rude brought people with him at the time, and there were two knights guarding outside the cave. I went in early and buried myself with rocks and snow to escape.” "I heard his footsteps step over me and walk into the mine. Then I heard a rustling sound, as if something... you can understand it, right? Something with many legs, it can't be a human leg... was rubbing on the ground..." "The noise was getting closer and closer to me. I didn't dare to breathe. Then I heard that voice—" Hitzfeld saw Okara's constipated expression and whispered, "'This batch of fruits is ripe. You should send someone to pick them as soon as possible.'" Then he frowned again: "'Well...but the recent snowstorms are too severe, and your request is too harsh'." "..." Hitzfeld thought this was a real treasure. It is obvious that Okara is simulating a conversation between an unknown entity and "Rude" respectively. As for who "Rudd" is... I think he should be a character like a mine owner, powerful and influential, and he can even find parish knights to act as guards. Okara switched to a whisper again: "'Demanding? I've already allowed you to enter our territory, what else do you want'?"
Normal tone: "'But... the fruits at the bottom have been picked. You want us to continue picking the fruits at the top without any external force. To do that, we need to be at least 2 meters tall.'" Whispering tone: "'But you also got a rich reward, didn't you? How much ice crystal ore did those fruits create for you? It's just height, I believe you can always find a way...'" Normal tone: "'You really understand us.'" Whispering: "'Of course...'" Normal tone: "'That's Allwater. You won't be able to find so many qualified people in the south.'" Whispering: "'I don't care what you do. Anyway, if you don't pick enough fruit within a week, we will take it back underground..." Whispering tone: "'And don't try to send anyone else to test my patience, or you will end up like that woman...'" "Women? What women?" Johnny's eyes widened immediately. "Wait, you mean they killed Nini-Jane!" After being missing in such a place for a week, the girl's family, including her friends, had already given up hope. But if he was killed by someone, that’s another matter! "Impossible... Rude is a friend of Cardinal Kadega. How could he do such a thing?" "Naive." Okara sneered at his reaction. "Think about what Orvot is famous for. The cryolite mines, man! With such a big business in hand, do you think Khadgar dares to offend them?" "Impossible...impossible..." "That's impossible! Maybe the entire Northern Diocese is in cahoots with them. I heard that every year the best batch of ore is sent to the White Shadow Palace!" "I don't understand." Johnny's face turned pale. "Why doesn't the parish mine itself?" Why should we be controlled by these cunning businessmen when we can mine and dispose of the waste ourselves? "So you only listened to the last sentence of what I said just now, right?" Okara covered his face. "Think about it more, man... The so-called cryolite vein is a lie! They are using other methods to stimulate the vein!" "In what way?" "how could I know?" Okara's face was furious. "It's definitely not a good thing. Maybe they're going to do some kind of human sacrifice like the people in the Eclipse Church. And then the diocese... wants to avoid suspicion? They want good things but don't want to bear the blame after something goes wrong. So they have to find an agent!" This sad guy has a very active mind... Hitzfeld was amused watching from the side. This kind of talent would be wasted in the barren north. If he were to be sent to a southern port, he might become very successful in a few years. But what he said... My mind gradually became serious. Could it be that the Eclipse Church is really behind this? Wherever you go, you can see their shadows. "I...I still don't believe it."
Johnny shook his head. "And Jane might not be dead, right? They just say she met a bad end. Maybe she's still alive, just imprisoned..." "The verification method is simple." Okara stared into his eyes. "No matter how exaggerated it is, this snow can't last for half a month. That means we will definitely catch a period of time without wind and snow before the shift change. Then you can go to the mine with me to look for it. I bet her body will be found deep inside." "You're crazy!" Johnny was shocked. "What if there's someone else out there?" "Who is there? It's so cold." Okara scoffed. "I think the people who are talking to Rude are probably underground people or something like that. They won't come out unless there's an earthquake. By then, I'm afraid there will be only two of us within a radius of dozens of miles!" "How about we go check it out together! And try to figure out what the ice crystal veins are all about!" Facing his gaze, Johnny nodded slightly. Four days later, the snowstorm stopped. The two men took their supply bags and climbed up the slope through the thick snow. They found a huge cave about seven or eight meters high and went in. They talked quietly about the mineral vein and didn't pay much attention to the surroundings. But as an OB, Hitzfeld noticed that there were many corners inside the cave. Hanging with a huge ice crystal spider web. -------- Thanks to: So-called Miracle, Shiyu!!!, Xinyuexin, Xianyu Tuci... for their blades and rewards~ Thanks for your support~ ps: Touch the miracle. ps2: Someone in the group downloaded a new game and found that he couldn’t delete it. It was very scary. Fortunately, I didn’t download it. . . Chapter 40: Ice Dust Disaster Part 3 Maybe it’s because... the scenes observed are all from the memories of "Johnny" among the two, and Hitzfeld can't let his perspective move too far away from Johnny. She stared at the two of them for a moment. After all, it was a dereliction of duty - a serious matter that could even cost them their lives. They were very careful in every move, and they would hesitate for a while before taking each step forward. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about getting lost. Hitzfeld immediately controlled the camera to face the spider webs above his head. She felt that something was wrong with the spider webs. It’s too big... Any one of them is more than four meters wide, and they are intertwined layer by layer. Even the "spider clouds" woven between the treetops in the tropical rain forest do not have such specifications. They are almost exactly the same as ice and snow, pure white, and if you look closely they even look like they are woven from ice and snow, but they have the strong elasticity of real spider webs.
When the cold wind blows into the cave, they will shake violently, just like a hammock. The ice model cannot have such an effect. If you take into account their huge area...the spider that weaves this huge web is probably at least the size of a calf. Those two idiots. Hitzfeld was shocked. When they observe the environment, don’t they know to raise their heads and look above?