Chapter 369 Secrets in the Mine

Shuge was also quite interested in these ideas of General Bernhardt.

In particular, his idea of ​​using rats to build an additional "dungeon" under the enemy city perfectly captured some of the outrageous ideas hidden in his mind.

Of course, I can only think about it.

Although the number of these magic rats derived from the Ernst family's will now far exceeds that in the past, they are not individuals like the running rats that can move freely and have independent will, but are the embodiment of a large amount of dark abyss magic.

In fact, among Van En's normal mages, few can accurately control and direct a large number of magical summons at the same time. Generally speaking, this behavior is considered dangerous and impractical.

For casters and summoned objects, the stability of the magic connection is very important. The summoned objects need a stable enough magic connection to ensure their own survival, while the caster needs to actively maintain and improve the stability of the connection to ensure The summoned object cannot lose control and cause permanent mental damage to itself.

As early as the beginning, when she realized that the magic mastered by Shuge was closely related to the act of summoning, Weilin, as a teacher, emphasized it again and again. At that time, she had been worried that she, a half-way student, would Problems in these aspects will make you a fool or madman due to the magic attack.

Of course, she had completely given up this worry later, because Wei Lin discovered that Xiuge had nothing to do with the concept of a "normal mage" on all levels. He was so special that even those among Van En who had been Theorems that have been verified repeatedly have lost their effectiveness on him.

However, faced with this situation, Xiuge did not feel complacent.

He knew very well that all the abilities he possessed were closely related to Theseus, the Dream Sanctuary, and the huge metal disk of unknown origin in his body. If he lost the support of these powers, he might become a wanderer at any time. The helpless broken soul was crushed into useless residue on the spot.

At this time, the growth of the magic rat swarm had gradually slowed down, and the power "stolen" from the Black Sun Mystery had been basically exhausted, so Xiuge decisively interrupted the expansion of the rat swarm and He began to convey his orders to the will of the Ernst family, who was responsible for commanding and controlling these rats.

He briefly warned General Bernhardt and the family members who wanted the rats to expand further, and ordered them to stabilize the current front and carry out covert infiltration and reconnaissance operations on the surrounding strongholds. At the same time, those who were more serious The careful female family will was arranged by Xiuge inside and outside the Yanhu Mine to monitor and observe the members in the mine.

Foremen, soldiers, a few remaining members of the Black Sun Society, and the miners were all within the scope.

After completing these arrangements, Xiuge finally had time to care about the running rat. Until now, it is still lying on its side on its territory, with three slender tails attached to the ground very casually, and the hair on its body seems to be He was also a little scattered, but the dark green light was shining in his eyes as always, but his expression was not quite right. It didn't look like he was simply "overeating", but rather like he was suffering from dementia.

So Shuge tentatively used magic power to stimulate Snitch, but the feedback he received was minimal. Although the magic connection between himself and it was very stable, Shuge basically had no way to get its current strength from the running rat. idea.

In other words, there is nothing in the running rat's mind, neither thoughts nor emotions. Naturally, there is no way to respond to Xiuge's temptation.

"Something's wrong..."

Xiuge frowned. He sank his consciousness into the spiritual world and came directly to the side of the running rat.

However, before Xiu Ge could take a closer look, he noticed a somewhat strange restless aura. Although its concentration was very limited, it existed very clearly in the internal space of the metal disk. When Xiu Ge After Ge tried to use his magic power to come into contact with the aftermath of these powers emanating from Snitch, he immediately recognized the ingredients of this strange aura.

Those are traces of the Earth Mother.

This surprised Shuge. In fact, after escaping from the huge underground world of the Ernst family manor, he never encountered other creations and traces directly related to the Earth Mother Goddess. Compared with the hidden In the Dark Abyss Palace behind the black sun and the ocean community that has begun to show obvious signs of recovery, this land god who was once able to compete with the sea god Charron did not make any new reactions because of the rise of the black sun.

It was as if, like most of the gods in that lost era, he had completely disappeared.

But now, Xiuge was aware of its existence again.

And it's still on his own summoned object.

Xiuge recalled all the experiences of the past few days as quickly as possible, and then he focused his attention on the loss ceremony of the God of "Huge Mountain" that ended not long ago. As of now, It seemed that it was the ritual that I had stolen from the memory of Baron Ferlando that led to the current situation.

"In other words, the so-called 'huge hill' does have something in common with the Earth Mother Goddess followed by the Running Rat... Could it be that the Earth Mother Goddess, like Theseus, also has a large body hanging on her body? A bunch of messy titles? Is ‘Hill of Giants’ also an alias or some kind of incarnation of it?”

Xiuge thought for a while. Although he had a general guess, he had no way to conduct more verifications. He could not even successfully reach the free will of the running rat.

Fortunately, Shuge doesn't need the Running Rat to help him perform any tasks, and the will of the Ernst family, which is also under the power of the Mother Goddess of the Earth, has not been affected. The old guys are still very They are sober and reliable, and fundamentally speaking, their power has been greatly enhanced, which is definitely good news for the current situation.

"I hope you don't do anything wrong. It's really weird. You are on every overeating list."

Shuge helplessly patted the running rat on the head, and then withdrew his consciousness - Countess Alexandra, who was responsible for observing the miners' movements, had made some new discoveries, and she was eager to inform Xiu Ge, and hope to share his perception.

However, Xiuge who left missed some details of the changes in the running rat.

The moment he turned his attention, the two huge horns on the head of the running rat, which symbolized the care and blessing of the Mother Earth, suddenly flashed two dark green lights, and they flowed rapidly in the horns. It went back and forth for two times, and then gradually faded away, seeming to be hidden in the deepest part of the pair of horns.

…

In the cramped mining house, the miners who had finally eaten a meal were talking quietly.

"The mage took some soldiers away before, so the checkpoints should be less strict now."

A young miner said: "There are also several intersections nearby. I took a look secretly while I was eating. The soldiers at two intersections have withdrawn. They don't have enough manpower now to see so many places." .”

"Evacuate? Withdraw for what?"

"Of course I'm helping that bullshit baron repair his bullshit fortifications."

The young man always had a bad temper and was not very particular about his language. The other miners nearby did not take it seriously. They were neither deaf nor blind. What kind of person was the new Baron Ferlando? They all saw it very clearly. Although Baron Ferlando did not seem so cruel compared to the previous Black Sun Society mage, the contemptuous attitude he showed when treating the miners was still very cruel. obvious.

"If you ask me, these two days may be a really good opportunity... it may even be our last chance in the near future."

A miner in his forties whispered: "The overseer with two scars on his face, he threatened me today. He said that in two days, the baron's army will come, and by then the mine will The field should be converted into a barracks, and they said they would fill us all into the mines and dispose of them..."

"What a beast."

Someone cursed viciously: "Damn it, why didn't this kind of person have his head crushed by the heavy cavalry from the plains on the front line?"

"Wake up, there are no heavy cavalry now. Didn't you hear what others said? The battlefield is full of big and heavy metal vehicles. I heard that they make a rumbling noise when walking. If he wants to die, he will be crushed to death by these metal monsters."

"You're talking nonsense, what metal car? If you can get one here, we can rush out of the mine tonight, and maybe we can even crush all the guys blocking the way!"

"Stop, don't forget what we are talking about!"

A thin middle-aged man lying on his bed knocked on the edge of his bed: "If scolding them was useful, we would have returned to Watch City to meet our families long ago. Why do we need to wait here to die?"

"If you want to meet your family, there are actually no other ways..."

"What can I do, tell me? You won't join the black... join that association like those idiots before, right?"

After all, the miners are afraid of the Black Sun and the Black Sun Society. In the rural areas of St. Steele, the saying that "language and words" have magical powers is often popular, so they do not dare to mention it behind the scenes. and "black sun" for fear of causing trouble.

"What else? What other ways can you think of? Is it possible to really fight them?"

The miner who raised the objection spread his hands: "Okay, then what should we use to fight against their magic and weapons? Mining picks? Shovels? Or our fists?"

"you……"

"What about you? Mine, you might as well give me some useful advice. We've been here for so long!"

Both parties in the conversation were a little excited, so their voices became a little louder, so the tall and thin middle-aged man knocked on the edge of the bed again: "Keep your voice down, do you want to be reported? "

After these words came out, everyone fell silent again. For a while, there were only a few sporadic sighs in the room, which made the atmosphere in the room become heavier.

At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly came.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk!"

The voice was very soft, and everyone in the room heard it clearly, but they did not act because of it, but looked at each other.

Two seconds later, there were three more rhythmic knocks on the door.

So the middle-aged man who had been lying on the bed sat up, made a silent gesture to the others, and then asked: "Who is it?"

"I am me!"

A deliberately suppressed voice squeezed into the room through the crack of the door: "Open the door quickly, you lazy dogs, do you want me to blow outside?"

Hearing this somewhat unpleasant curse, the miners in the room relaxed a lot. The middle-aged man also breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hand towards the young miner with a bad temper. The latter immediately stood up and held his tight The closed door opened, and a slightly stooped and thin figure immediately appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The person who came here was none other than Hadera, the mine manager who had previously accepted the order from Baron Ferlando.

The thin old supervisor was quickly welcomed into the room. Interestingly, these miners who had previously had great opinions on the mine managers did not show any hostility towards Supervisor Hadera. On the contrary, after the door was closed, , the young miner took the initiative to pull a chair over.

"Uncle Hadera, please sit down."

"Eh."

At this time, the old manager no longer had the same tone as when he was cursing people outside the door. He glanced at the faces around him in the dim light, and the old face became more and more sad: "I think you really should go. I can walk as much as I can... but I can’t stay here any longer.”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the miners in the room changed. The middle-aged man came to Supervisor Hadera and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Is it so urgent all of a sudden?"

"It's not because of that one, because of that baron who just came."

As Hadera spoke, he carefully glanced around: "You don't have any rats here, do you?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "Don't worry, it's not... We checked it before and there wasn't even a mouse. It didn't react to the small object you brought us."

As he spoke, he took out a broken pocket watch from his pocket. If a spellcaster carefully examines it, he can easily identify its true identity - a small secret instrument that is disguised, and can to a certain extent. Disturb nearby magic and avoid magical surveillance.

"Listen to me, the new baron wants to establish his authority. He asked me to compile a list. I'm afraid he wants to select some of you to deal with... or even execute him. I will give him the list tomorrow morning. So you must think of a solution quickly!”