Chapter 1452 The dying king
Most of the maps in the hands of the residents of Gem City were drawn by themselves. There was no official unified map. The one in Xu Huo's hand was copied based on the map in the King's Castle.
The businessman took out his quill and remarked the direction of the river, and drew a circle next to the river. "This is the location of the mine, but the mine is in a very deep forest, and wild beasts are infested nearby. If I hadn't passed by nearby once, When I was there, I saw people transporting ore, but I didn’t know there was a mine there.”
"But those ores are either black or gray, not shiny, and don't look valuable. They should be used to make some cheap jewelry."
Either black or gray...the black gem used by the queen to embed in the chest of the doll is actually a raw material for props.
There are many types of raw materials for props, with ores accounting for the majority. Among the ores, sub-type stones are relatively rare and precious. Black gemstones can be directly embedded in props, indicating that they are a very suitable ore for making props. If that mine has It is the same ore, and it is indeed a mountain of gold and silver in front of us.
"Has no one gone into the mine to see it?" Xu Huo asked.
"I talked to the people who delivered the ore. The people guarding the mine are very fierce. They can't even enter the mine, so they can only carry it outside." The businessman shook his head. "It's not a high-quality gem. There is no need to do this. business."
In the afternoon, Xu Huo arrived at Moon City.
Moon City looks much more normal. The city's buildings mainly rely on stone and wood, but some gems are used for the pattern decoration on it, which is quite a finishing touch when paired with the unique style of buildings.
The city is built on the mountain, and the fertile soil in the entire river valley belongs to Moon City. The King's Castle is located at the end of the river valley against the mountain, built all the way from the foot of the mountain to halfway up the mountain. It is majestic and majestic, covering most of the mountain.
The residents in Moon City are very simple, more like real people than the people in Gem City. Whenever foreigners come, the merchants and small shops along the way will enthusiastically invite them in to spend money.
Xu Huo met many players, but most of them were wandering around the city with nothing to do.
After walking for a while, he realized that it turned out that the number of foreigners coming to Moon City to see the most beautiful gems had increased recently, so the king decided to publicly display the most beautiful gems at noon tomorrow. Many players were waiting for this opportunity.
It is worth mentioning that many residents of Moon City have seen the most beautiful gemstone, which is said to be white. When viewed in the sun, different angles can reflect different rays of light. Everyone sees different gemstones depending on their location. are exactly the same.
Well, the people of Gemstone City are honest about this. The people of Gemstone City are just like the king, they only talk nonsense.
As for the size, it was about the size of a human head.
Knowing the approximate standards, Xu Huo went to the King's Castle to inquire about it. He heard from nearby residents that thieves had entered the castle in the past few days. Some were driven out of the city, and some should still be in the city.
People in Moon City can identify criminals with the naked eye just like people in Gem City, but the judgment of the crime of theft in Moon City is different. Only those who successfully steal items can be convicted.
In other words, if the player just walked around the king's castle without taking anything, it would not constitute a crime, and he could still hide in the city after escaping.
This is probably why there seem to be more players in Moon City than in Gem City.
After having lunch nearby, Xu Huo took the documents and went to the castle gate.
After seeing the document, the guard at the city gate immediately asked relevant personnel to verify it. After confirming that he was a public official sent by Gem City, he was invited into the castle. However, the staff member's attitude towards him was not very good and he took him with him. Entering a small waiting room, he told him with a straight face that the king was busy now and it was not clear when he would see him. If the king was still not free when the door closed in the evening, he could come back tomorrow.
At the same time, guards were called to guard the door of the waiting room and he was not allowed to move.
It didn't matter. Xu Huo let go of his spiritual world and moved out of the wall to follow the staff member.
After the other party met with two other colleagues, they mentioned Xu Huo with disgust, but it was not directed at him, but at the King of Gem City.
"That thief sent people to get the most beautiful gems again. He obviously stole the gems from the third generation king, but he still had the audacity to send people here again and again!"
"It's better to just kick them out, so as not to upset the king." said the colleague.
"After all, it is a matter of communication between countries. We cannot completely ignore Gem City." The man said: "I will tell the king about this when he rests. The king may not necessarily meet him. If nothing happens, he will leave on his own. .”
The three of them gradually walked away. Xu Huo saw traces of the incident left in some places in the castle. He turned a corner and entered the main building of the castle.
The place was relatively large. Before he could find any useful clues, he heard the maid discussing the previous king, the ninth king. He succeeded to the throne in a shorter time than his previous king and was killed in just seven days. The murderer Not caught yet.
"The guard said it was a stranger who did it, maybe someone hired by Gem City to steal the most beautiful gems." The maid said, "Those people are so disgusting!"
"The people in Gem City are so disgusting. They want to keep occupying the most beautiful gems. They are obviously from Moon City!"
Speaking of this, the maids began to curse the king of Gem City.
Xu Huo listened for a while. Almost everyone working in the castle had a consensus, that is, the most beautiful gemstone originally belonged to Moon City. It was stolen by the king of Gemstone City and became the property of Gemstone City. It is reasonable for Moon City to loan it back. .
Of course, the second clearance mission will not be as straightforward as "grab the gems and return them to Gem City." The two cities have different rhetoric, and there is obviously a hidden secret in this mission.
But to his surprise, someone soon came to tell him that the king wanted to see him.
"Check his belongings." A guard led several people in to search him. They had already checked him before when they came in. Of course, they would not find any dangerous items this time. However, the guard still warned Xu Huo, "See you." Keep your distance when you get to the king, we ask you to stop, otherwise we will issue a high-level arrest warrant to the whole country and let everyone come to arrest you!"
A very non-deterrent threat.
Xu Huo followed them into a hall, which should be the place where the king usually used to discuss matters, but at this time, three huge curtains were hung in the middle, which suddenly separated his activity space to the five-meter open space at the door, and at the same time also Ten guards pointed their swords at him and warned him that he was not allowed to move even half an inch, otherwise it would be considered a provocation.
Xu Huo looked through the curtain in front of him at the almost invisible seats at the end of the hall.
Sitting on it was a child of twelve or thirteen years old. The slightly larger jeweled crown was a bit heavy on his head, forcing the child to straighten his back. After a moment, he said, "Are you here to kill me?"
(End of chapter)
