"That's enough! If you want to go to the inner mining area to look for the legendary dragon together, you can discuss it with me when you can afford to move the mine cart!"
The old werewolf Logan gave Noah a hard look.
"Move it!"
The werewolf boy looked unconvinced. He came to the side of the mine cart, rolled up his sleeves and squatted down.
However, he was so small that even if he was hugged around his waist, he couldn't touch the entire side of the minecart, let alone lift it up.
Even if he tried his best to suck the milk, he could only suppress it until his face turned red, while the minecart remained motionless.
He even stumbled and fell out because of the force he exerted, and fell to the ground with a groan, causing the other miners in the cave who had already arrived to laugh.
"Hahaha... Little Noah, wait until you grow up and try again!"
"Don't try too hard. With his small body, I'm afraid he won't be able to move it when he grows up..."
"Oh, Noah, you can't do it, you really can't do it..."
"Okay, give Noah some face, he is still looking for a wife!"
"Hahaha……"
The miners laughed for a while, until Old Logan gave them a hard look and then quickly fell silent.
"Humph, you brat!"
Old Logan grinned, no longer entangled with the werewolf young lady, but led the large army to go deeper into the mine.
Noah was sitting next to the mine cart, sulking alone.
Charlotte and Sebastian looked at each other and nodded secretly.
After getting the hint, Sebastian took a step forward, came to the side of the little werewolf, and asked with a smile:
"Noah, have you seen the dragon in the mine?"
When the topic of dragons was mentioned, the little werewolf instantly became energetic.
However, before he could answer, the laughter of other demi-human miners could be heard all around:
"Haha, he has seen the dragon in the mine? If he really saw the dragon, could he come back alive?"
"Hey, hey...that's not necessarily the case. I didn't hear little Noah say that the monster in the mine...oh, no, it's a dragon. Then dragons don't eat people!"
"Eh? Really? Then where are the missing miners?"
"Who knows, maybe they were left to mine by monsters deep in the mines!"
"Hahaha! Shouldn't we still pay wages? The dragons are very rich, so they should give more than the Castel family, right?"
The miners were all talking, obviously not thinking that the monster deep in the mine was really a dragon.
Of course, although they always joke about the depths of the mines, whenever they mention monsters, they subconsciously lower their voices. It is obvious that they are also afraid of the monster legends deep in the mines.
In Charlotte's view, the miners teased the little werewolf not only for fun, but also to distract themselves from some fear of the depths of the mine.
Charlotte saw that although there were rumors that the monster in the mine was a dragon, not all miners believed it.
However, the little werewolf clearly believed it.
In addition to him, although the old werewolf Logan avoided the most important things, judging from the information that the other party once confided to Luv, old Logan probably also believed that there really was a dragon deep in the mine.
However, the difference between him and Noah is that Noah believes that the dragons deep in the mine do not eat people, while Logan obviously thinks that the things inside are dangerous.
Obviously, Noah and the old werewolf must know something, or see something.
Noah glared at the demihumans who laughed at him, but what he received in return was even greater ridicule from the demihumans.
It wasn't until Sebastian glanced at them with a smile and released his breath slightly at Charlotte's signal that the group of demi-human miners shut up in an instant and turned around to mine honestly.
"Entering...entering the extraordinary level..."
A miner's eyes widened and he almost lost his voice, but his mouth was quickly covered by his companion:
"Shut up and dig in!"
After saying that, almost all the miners lowered their heads and looked at their noses and hearts.
After working in the Castel Silver Mine all year round, it is quite normal to occasionally see some extraordinary beings who don't know the heights of the world sneak in, but even if they are just entering the ranks, miners like them cannot afford to offend them.
It's better to do less than to do more. Acting like you haven't seen anything at this time is the best way to survive for low-level alien miners who don't even bother to take a second look at the mine supervisor.
Not only that, perhaps because it was too stressful to stay with such a mysterious initiate, the demi-human miners subconsciously began to stay away from here, and soon hid far away, never daring to come near again.
There were a few others who wanted to drag Noah along, but after glancing at Sebas in the middle, they finally lowered their heads silently and quickly followed the others away.
After a while, only a few Charlotte people were left in the mining area.
"Transcendent? Are you an advanced transcendent?!"
Noah's eyes widened as well.
However, he quickly reacted, his expression instantly full of vigilance:
"You...you are not here for mining! You deceived Grandpa Logan!"
After saying that, the little werewolf suddenly stood up and was about to chase after Logan and others who had already walked away, but he was quickly stopped by Lu Fu:
"Noah, calm down, we are not bad people."
"Uncle Luf..."
Noah looked at Luv blankly, his eyes widened, his expression full of complexity:
"You...are you also with them? Are you deceiving us too?"
Lu Fu sighed:
"Noah, although I brought them here, I sincerely intend to become friends with everyone in the mining area. You should have met my people. We sincerely intend to settle in Castel."
"Then...he..."
Noah looked at Sebastian warily.
Lu Fu was silent for a moment and said:
"He is my benefactor and my friend, and he means no harm."
Luf's words did not dispel the little werewolf's suspicion. He still looked at Charlotte and others warily:
"Who are you? Mercenaries? Or bounty hunters? What is your purpose?"
Charlotte glanced at Sebastian again, and Sebastian immediately understood.
He took a step forward, bowed slightly to Noah, and said gracefully:
"Sir Noah, let me introduce myself again. I am Basel, an extraordinary person hired by the Castel family to investigate the missing miners in the silver mine."
"The Castel family? Wait...is it the legendary Castel family? The owners of the mining workshop?! The wealthy nobles?!"
Noah's eyes widened.
But soon, he frowned again, still full of vigilance:
"How can I believe what you say? The Castel family has never asked about the missing miners. Why are they suddenly sending investigators now?"
"Not to mention, if you are really extraordinary beings of the Castel family, why did you sneak in secretly?"
"Of course it's because we don't trust the nobles in charge of the Castel Mining Workshop. As for why we suddenly came to investigate now, I think you must have heard about it. Naturally, it is because of the order of the Earl who has just returned from the family."
Sebastian said plausibly.
After hearing what Sebastian said, the little werewolf's eyes widened even more.
Obviously, for such a young child, Sebastian's answer was full of too much shock:
"My Lord Count...are you talking about the legendary saint of the Holy Royal Court, the daughter of the God Lord Harald?"
Charlotte:...?
What the hell happened to this rumor?
Sebastian couldn't help but glance at Charlotte and smiled at Noah:
"The Earl is indeed very holy, but...the so-called talk of a saint in the Holy Royal Court is just a rumor."
Noah looked at Lu Fu again, and Lu Fu nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Noah, I dare to swear to the great blood totem, he is indeed a member of the Castel family, and he is indeed a person sent by Count Castel."
Noah was silent.
Perhaps some older demi-humans who have experienced many vicissitudes of life are much more wary and find it more difficult to gain trust.
But for a young werewolf child, this conversation had already given him some confidence in Sebastian's words.
"I know that the nobles in charge of the mining workshops have a token similar to the Black Eagle emblem, which seems to be the symbol of the Castel family. It is said that each one is a magic equipment and is priceless..."
"If you are really from the Castel family, do you have a token?"
He continued to explore.
However, even though he said this, his tone has softened a lot.
Blackhawk emblem?
The kind of magic equipment that the Castle family can locate?
Sebastian's heart moved slightly.
He looked at Charlotte, who smiled slightly and took out a handful of Black Eagle badges from her arms:
"Is it this one?"
Noah's eyes widened when he saw a bunch of badges in the girl's hand:
"The letter... the token! It's really the kind of token the steward holds!"
"But...but why are there so many? Did you steal Castel's warehouse?"
"No, wait...Lesa, are you also an investigator hired by the Castel family?"
Charlotte smiled slightly:
"Yes, I am also here to investigate the truth about the mine. I have a good relationship with Count Castel. These things were given to me by her. If you can help us, I can give you one."
Noah:…
"Who knows if it's true or not."
He looked at those shiny badges, swallowed hard, and whispered.
However, now that things have come to a point, he already believes most of it.
After all, there is no need for an advanced transcendent to deceive a weak little werewolf.
If you really want to get some information from him, even if he is unwilling to say it, the extraordinary person has plenty of means to make him speak.
"Come with me, there are many people here and I will tell you whatever you want to know."
Noah looked around and said.
Charlotte and others followed Noah to a corner of the cave. Noah sat down against the wall of the cave:
"I can tell you everything I know, but... I also have a condition."
Sebastian smiled and said:
"Please say."
Noah looked determined:
"If you want to enter the mine to find the dragon, please take me with you."
Sebastian did not directly agree to Noah’s request, but asked instead:
"Why are you so obsessed with the legendary dragon in the mines?"
Noah was silent for a moment and said:
"Because I want to ask it, how did my brother go crazy, where did my brother go, and I want to know what my brother did back then. I don't believe he would be bold enough to steal mithril slag... "
"Your brother?"
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
"Yes, my brother used to be a miner in the mining area, but... he has disappeared, and was accused by the workshop of stealing mithril slag. As a result, all the demihuman miners were whipped, which also ruined my brother's reputation. Completely ruined among the people."
The little werewolf's ears drooped and he pursed his lips.
Stealing mithril slag?
Charlotte's heart moved.
She thought of the story Luff had told the old werewolf about the missing miners.
Unexpectedly, the protagonist turned out to be Noah's brother.
She sighed:
"Condolences..."
"No, it's okay. I'm okay. I looked away a long time ago. It's just... I want to find out what happened to him. I know my brother's character. He has always been an upright person. I don't believe he would do that kind of stealing. Maybe only the giant dragon can tell me the truth, which is also the purpose of my work in the mine."
Noah took a deep breath and said firmly.
"So... have you really seen the dragon in the mine?"
Sebastian asked with interest.
However, this time Noah shook his head:
"No, I haven't seen it."
After speaking, he raised his head again and said seriously:
"However, my brother has seen it. Not only that...my brother is still friends with it. In the past...my brother often told me stories about them."
"They met in the mines and formed a friendship there."
"My brother didn't tell anyone about this because he was worried that a mercenary group would come to trouble the dragon. In the past few years, my brother has been the most famous miner in the mine, and he can mine a large amount every time. of mithril ore, it’s all helping behind the scenes.”
Good guy, is there really a dragon in the mine?
Charlotte couldn't help but look at Sebas, and they both saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
Being able to be friends with humanoids and living deep in the mithril veins, could it be... a golden dragon?
Before coming here, Charlotte had made some insinuations. In the world of Miria, if there is any kind of dragon that likes to eat precious metals the most, then...it has to be the golden dragon!
Not only that, this kind-hearted metal dragon is indeed likely to become friends with humanoids.
"So... was it really true that the mithril veins in Castell were eaten up by a giant dragon?"
Sebastian asked.
Charlotte also perked up her ears.
However, Noah frowned:
"Mithril mine?"
"No... Although there are various rumors in the mine, my brother once said that the dragon eats meat and does not eat ore. My brother used to secretly bring food to it! The matter of the mithril mine, and The dragon shouldn’t matter much.”
Noah shook his head in denial.
"Meat eaters?"
Charlotte was startled.
Golden dragons... don't eat much meat.
"Yes."
Noah nodded:
"Brother said that it was a black dragon, a real black dragon!"
