"Captain George, thank you for coming all the way!"
In a foreign-style building halfway up the Gold Mine Mountains, which was simple on the outside but spacious and luxurious on the inside, George met the person in charge of the gold mine, or someone who could be called the boss of the gold mine, Jenny.
It was completely different from the image that George imagined of a gold mine boss with a body covered in gold ornaments and a fat belly. In front of him was an elegant and virtuous lady from a famous family who was protected by several elite crusaders.
The graceful body curves, a few gold ornaments as the finishing touch, and the right scent of perfume. Although the years have left a few faint traces on this lady's face, these traces do not destroy the overall beauty. On the contrary, It adds a lot of mellow depth to her temperament.
"Then let's get down to business, Mrs. Jenny. What happened to this mine? Also, the stench outside..."
Recalling the indescribable stench emanating from the deep ditch at the foot of the mountain on the other side that he smelled before entering this foreign-style building, George still feels sad. Even, except for Uther, who has lost his sense of taste, The vampire subordinates around him were still covering their noses in pain. The vampire's extraordinary talent of smell was causing these second-generation ancestors to suffer.
"Haha, it seems that this is the first time for Captain George to come to the gold mine. If you don't mind, please allow me to start explaining the situation at the mine."
Seeing confusion and confusion written all over George's face, Mrs. Jenny covered her mouth and chuckled a few times, then patiently introduced him to George.
It turns out that this gold mine named Andasong has existed here decades ago. Thanks to several gold veins buried here, in the past when gold mining was not frequent in the Negras Empire, The Andasong Gold Mine was once one of the largest gold mines in the empire. Even today, the canopy of the undead covers every corner of the empire, so much so that the empire is developing minerals in exchange for various resources. The Andason Gold Mine remains the same. It is one of the largest gold mines in the empire.
However, just a few months ago, a large-scale collapse occurred deep in one of the gold mine veins. The violent vibrations from the underground not only blocked the entrance to the gold mine, but even the top of the gold mine mountain range. The miners' dormitories closest to the vents of the gold mine were implicated, so that dozens of gold mine miners and their families fell into the depths of the gold mine and were missing.
Then something troublesome for gold mine owner Jenny happened.
When Jenny's men worked hard to open up the passage to the depths of the mine and were about to send people in for rescue, countless resentful spirits emerged from the depths of the mine. They drove away all outsiders and occupied the area. After entering the gold mine, people were panicked for a while. Even the miners in the nearby gold mine veins were too afraid to work, for fear that these resentful spirits would emerge from the depths of the veins they were responsible for.
After that, Jenny also sent her men or mercenary groups to exorcise the spirits. However, these brave warriors all left and never came back, and even the bones could not be found. Over time, even Mrs. Jenny gave up. , this commission was always hanging on the mercenary guild’s bulletin board, with no one paying attention until it was taken over by George.
As for the stench that George smelled, it has to do with the refining process of gold ore.
When the skeletons and undead who work day and night in the mine mechanically transport the excavated raw ore out of the cave, and then undergo preliminary screening and polishing by experienced human miners, these rough-processed raw ores They will be transferred to a closed processing room at the foot of the mountain, where there are several alchemy pools specially used to purify gold ore. Different raw ores are purified in different ways. The main three methods are:
1. Gravity selection using different physical properties of minerals.
2. Use alchemical potion to attach and activate the surface characteristics of specific minerals for flotation to separate impurities.
3. Use highly toxic alchemical reagents as a chemical selection for purification of leachate.
So, where should these used alchemical potions go?
In fact, in the past when the sky was still blue, there were artificially dug river tributaries at the foot of the mine. These highly toxic alchemical potion residues will be washed away by the water and discharged into the swamps downstream of the tributaries.
However, the sky of the dead fell, and the water sources on the ground dried up. After the main channel dried up, the tributaries flowing by the mine and the swamps downstream all disappeared. As a last resort, the gold mine owner Jenny had to transform the dry riverbed nearby and replace it. It became a new wastewater pond. The miners' dormitories originally located at the foot of the mountain had to be moved to the top of the mountain because they could not bear the stench. As a result, countless miners were accidentally involved in the collapse, and their lives and deaths were unknown.
Just like dominoes that have been placed neatly, all the hidden dangers were already in place before the accident occurred.
"I said, this beautiful lady, we already know the cause and effect of the matter, so now that we have accepted this mission, we will work hard. Of course, you still need to provide the necessary logistics materials, such as sufficient food. And water source, a quiet repair site, the more blood donation volunteers the better, and the list of members of the mercenary team who have died in battle. If your sincerity is really enough, I hope you can give some more gold coins to our hard-working soldiers."
While the gold mine owner Jenny was remembering the deceased miners with a sad face, Uther's breathy voice intervened in a very discordant manner.
Although she was very confused about Uther's identity, when she saw George nodding towards her without saying a word, Jenny naturally very wisely chose to put this question aside, and then very skillfully directed the servants around her to complete their respective tasks. In a short time, all the conditions required by Uther have been prepared.
There was even a heavy bag of gold coins.
"If you wish, when you return in triumph, the little girl will naturally present this bag of gold coins with both hands." At some point, the smile of Jenny, the owner of the gold mine, became more meaningful.
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