On the fourth floor of the Salt Mine Cave, the residents here are mainly rooms of ordinary demon possessors. Each room here is smaller. One room usually houses 2-4 demon possessors. There are two larger rooms. , inside is a Datong shop for more than a dozen people.
As he walked, Lant suddenly had the illusion that he had been inspecting the student dormitories in the school before. It must be said that although the conditions on this floor were not good, both the room arrangement and the spatial layout were very reasonable.
Taking into account the height of the Demon Holder, the height of the entire fourth floor is about 3 meters, which is lower than the fifth and sixth floors. Each four-person room is very close to the layout of Lant's previous school dormitory. Of course There are basically no windows. It's hard for Lant to imagine why there is such a coincidence cave on a mountain more than 100 meters high. This is not a cave, it is simply a specially excavated cave dormitory.
"It is indeed specially excavated, Lord Lant." After Lant asked, Gandalf replied with a smile, "Not only the rooms you see, but also the pools in the rooms, the sewer channels of the toilets, and the rune boards. The positions have all been reserved. After I got here, I just drew the runes and there are no new functions."
"What?" Lant didn't turn around.
"You don't think this salt mine was discovered and mined by barbarians, do you? The entire salt mine area has been mined for thousands of years. This cave has been the dormitory of the miners in the salt mine hundreds of years ago."
"How could it be such a coincidence?" Lant suddenly realized, "But that's wrong. How many magic crystals are needed to operate such runes?"
"There is no need for magic crystals. Do you think that the human demon possessors who are treated as hard labor will have their own magic crystals?" Gandalf explained, "This involves the knowledge of the magic network. It is normal for you not to know. As far as I know You know, even the magic school in Dragon Tooth City does not teach this kind of knowledge."
The magic network that is usually considered refers to a certain linkage relationship between magic elements throughout the world. Magic elements link with each other in the air, water, and soil, forming macroscopic regular fluctuations.
Generally speaking, the fluctuations of the magic network are steady and slow, but in the soil, as the bottom layer becomes deeper, many magic elements will have different concentrations in different bottom layers. When the bottom layer undergoes geological changes, there will be A huge difference in magic concentration occurs in the same stratum depth. This concentration difference may suddenly release a large amount of magic energy, or it may slowly release a fixed, small amount of magic energy.
Magic scholars call this kind of terrain that can release huge magical energy called ley lines. The ley lines are often located on top of volcanoes, minerals and other terrains. The energy contained in the ley lines is huge, and the formation and release of energy take tens of thousands of years, so it can be regarded as Be a natural magic energy mine.
According to Gandalf's explanation, the ley lines underground in the salt mines were discovered and used hundreds of years ago. All the magic and alchemical devices in this cave are operated by the energy released by the ley lines. The energy of the ley lines first converges to the first floor of the work. The heating pool in the square is then distributed to various rooms on each floor.
"Are there any other caves like this on this mountain?" Lant asked. He remembered that the barbarian camp north of the salt mine also excavated the surrounding mountains. He didn't know whether the barbarians had a sudden idea or borrowed some help. Existing mines continue to be developed.
"I think you are talking about the camp in the north, right?" Gandalf understood what Lant was thinking. "There are indeed caves there. I have visited them before, but there are no salt mines there, so they have not been used."
"I see." For Lant, isn't this similar to the geothermal energy in his hometown, except that geothermal energy requires a boiler to convert thermal energy into mechanical energy, and here it is directly utilizing the magical energy contained in the earth's veins, which is really convenient.
"That means that if you can find large ley lines, you can build a city?"
"Of course, most big cities are built on ley lines."
"Oh, that's it." For a moment, Rant felt that something was wrong, but the entire team was about to go downstairs, and Rant did not continue the discussion with Gandalf.
The third and second floors of the salt mine are living spaces for non-demon people. The third floor is mainly occupied by children, skilled elders, and management personnel, with a relatively small number; the second floor is occupied by laborers, with a large number.
Regardless of whether it is the second or third floor, the corridors on each floor are 4 or 5 meters high, and the living rooms are divided into two floors, so that more people can live there.
There are three halls on the third floor. One of the halls is not only very large, but also uses the geological space on the top of the cave for lighting, making it very bright.
According to Gandalf's introduction, these halls are children's classrooms, administrators' conference rooms, and places where ascetics conduct prayers for the demon-free.
In the well-lit hall, Lant met several demon-free people in charge of the management of the salt mine, such as Mengheqi, Doryaf, Mick, Jalge, etc. These demon-free people Lant had met at dinner last night. However, they are all non-demon people who assist Lanya in managing the salt mine. It is these people who have managed the more than 2,000 non-demon people in the salt mine in an orderly manner in the past few years.
These people are similar to the stewards in the barbarian camps that Lant encountered before. They are local stewards and scholars who were plundered by barbarians after they attacked various human territories. They themselves have a deep understanding and practical experience in territory management. After arriving at the salt mine, It’s also a return to old business.
Lant knew that he would soon lead the knights away from the main camp to fight Gray Goose. In the future, he would still have to support Coraniya to manage all the demon-free people in the camp. Now he could not weaken Lani in front of her assistants. The authority of elegance.
"Ms. Lanya introduced you all to me yesterday. In the future, I will lead everyone back to the Dragon Kingdom. Along the way, I need everyone to help Lanya with various tasks in the camp." Lant had to make it clear first. Lanya’s status.
"Don't worry, once we return to the dragon, there will be more than 3,000 people in my territory, and we will need a lot of talents like you. As long as you are willing to work hard, I will not treat you badly."
"Yes, sir."
After the stewards finished expressing their opinions, Gandalf called over some more girls and children.
"Sir, let me introduce you. This is Rima Sonotu, this is Rei Haili, and this is Ninonvia. You have already met their brothers. They are all Demon Holders or Knight Apprentices. They were already literate before they came here, and they have been assisting Laniya in handling various accounts and paperwork in the salt mine."
“Very good, then they should be in charge of the paperwork, and you should follow Lanya.
Makoto? You also teach them how to settle accounts. "
"Yes, my lord"
