LRAB Chapter 37 Magic Crystal Mine
Chapter 37 Magic Crystal Mine
"Captain, you're right."
After calming down, Yasuo was also somewhat discouraged. He only started training his body at the age of sixteen, and reached the strength of a level two warrior at the age of twenty-one. If he had started training from a young age, he would probably be at level four or even level five now, but that was the ideal situation.
The reality is that he is just an ordinary level 2 soldier.
Even if one is filled with mountains of gold and silver, if one cannot leave the Tianfeng Kingdom, then all that wealth is meaningless.
Although ten or twenty thousand gold coins is not much, an average family only spends a dozen or so gold coins a year, and since you are an individual, you spend even less.
"Report!"
"Lord Qi, a magic crystal mine has been discovered in the northeast of the kingdom."
"Is this news confirmed to be true?"
"Rest assured, sir. After the geological exploration team reported, we dispatched a small number of troops to confirm it. It has been confirmed that it is a large vein of magic crystals."
Inside the city lord's mansion, Luo has become somewhat plump. The years of seemingly wielding power have brought about a dramatic change in his status. Luo is a shrewd man and knows the root of all this. He has become increasingly respectful towards the rarely seen king.
"Lord Luo, since this matter is true, I will report it to the King."
Beside Luo, a burly man spoke up quickly.
"How can we let Kevin run errands like this? I'll do it myself," a blond man next to the burly Kevin said.
These two are the two legion commanders of the Tianfeng Kingdom, and also level nine powerhouses who have defected to the Chaotic Territory in recent years.
The burly Kevin and the blond Arthur were both once famous level nine powerhouses, with strength at the mid-level of level nine.
Their purpose in seeking refuge with the Tianfeng Kingdom was simple: they wanted protection.
People have different talents. Some people are still at the peak of their lives when they reach the middle stage of level nine and can go further. Others, after reaching level nine, spend hundreds of years to barely reach the middle stage of level nine. Kevin and Arthur both belong to the latter.
The Sanctuary grants immortality, but Kevin and Arthur have been at level nine for over two hundred years. They might have had this thought a hundred years ago, but now stability is the most important thing.
"I'll go instead. After all, you're in charge of the city guard." Kevin naturally wouldn't pass up this opportunity to run errands. Although there's only a one-level difference between Level 9 and the Holy Domain, their status is worlds apart. Opportunities to meet someone from the Holy Domain are rare, so Kevin naturally wouldn't miss it.
"Well... alright." The blond Arthur wanted to insist, but then he realized that he was in charge of the city guard, while Kevin was in charge of the pioneering army. Their military ranks were different, and he didn't have any strong reason to take this errand-running opportunity.
As for Luo, who was standing to the side, he hadn't spoken since receiving the news. After all, he had been the person whose status was closest to the monarch in recent years, but his strength was only at the fourth level. Even if this opportunity was given to Luo, he wasn't confident that he could safely deliver the message to the monarch.
Kevin was rapidly traversing a mountain peak several thousand meters high, crossing dense forests and following a river for a full day before finally arriving at Karl's training ground.
"Your Majesty," Kevin said, kneeling on one knee, his voice extremely respectful.
The training ground was a lake at the end of the stream. In the center of the lake was a raised stone house. Karl was sitting quietly cross-legged in front of the stone house. He only opened his eyes when he heard Kevin's voice.
"Kevin, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Even from a great distance, Karl's mental energy sensed Kevin's presence. To arrive here so quickly, he must have run at full speed.
"My lord, good news! A magic crystal mine has been found in the northeast of the kingdom."
"Magic crystal ore?" Upon hearing this, Karl's eyes lit up immediately. He stood up quickly and appeared next to Kevin in the next instant.
"Get up first and tell me how big this magic crystal mine is?" Karl asked.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, this magic crystal mine is a large vein. According to the current exploration, the area is at least nearly a thousand meters. This is only the surface exploration. If we continue to dig deeper, the vein area may increase by several times."
At this point, Kevin should honestly answer the message. He was just a messenger. Obviously, with his hundreds of years of professional experience, Kevin also understood some of the art of language. Based on his understanding of magic crystals, in order to form a vein, there must be a pure gathering of magic power, and a long-term energy supply is also required to hammer ordinary stones into magic crystals containing magic power.
However, Karl's understanding of magic crystals far surpasses Kevin's. The formation of magic crystals requires the accumulation of various elemental energies over countless years. Magic crystals are the embodiment of elemental energy. Discovering a magic crystal mine that is only a few dozen meters deep is already a considerable fortune, while Kevin mentioned one that is at least a thousand meters deep. This made Karl realize that he had finally found the right place.
With Kevin's guidance, Karl's training ground was only about 400 miles away from where the magic crystal was discovered. This distance was less than the time it would take Karl, a peak Saint-level cultivator, to drink a cup of tea.
Carrying Kevin along, Karl quickly arrived at the magic crystal mine that had already been occupied by the army.
After news of the mine reached them, Luo, as the chief steward, took control of the messengers, imprisoning them all within the palace. Only after sealing off the news did he dispatch three thousand elite troops to guard the area.
Before Karl could land, he saw a leader, clearly wearing armor, run out from the area surrounded by a large group of soldiers below.
"Your Majesty, Lord Kevin."
The leader was only a level six warrior and the captain of this elite unit. Although he was an elite, his level six strength was obviously not enough to qualify him to meet Karl, so he naturally did not recognize Karl. However, he was able to hold his superior's superior in his hands, and his superior did not put up any resistance. Who else in the entire Tianfeng Kingdom could do this?
The leader may lack strength, but he is quick-witted and immediately knelt down.
"Get up, take me to see the mine."
Carl waved his hand.
With the leader taking the lead, everyone present knew that the two people behind the leader were one of the Kingdom's Legion Commanders, two of the most powerful figures in the Kingdom, and the other was the legendary figure who opened up the Kingdom, the Saint-level powerhouse 'Karl Taros'.
Upon reaching the edge of the mine, Karl saw obvious signs of concealment. The outer perimeter was the training camp of these elite troops, clearly using the guise of garrisoning and training troops. Otherwise, the sudden appearance of the kingdom's elite troops here, even if there were only three thousand of them, would pose a threat no less than that of a level seven warrior.