Hunter starting from Hunter World

The Arathi Highlands are a land surrounded by mountains.

Except for a coastline suitable for establishing a port in the south of Rapids City, which is under construction, other places are basically either mountains stretching for thousands of miles or steep rock walls that are almost vertical downwards.

Since the dwarves have not yet begun to build the Sador Bridge and the boulder dam, the connection between humans and the southern continent is very weak. They only vaguely know that there is a large area on the other side of the strait filled with swamps, ooze monsters, crocodiles, fish people and jackals. land.

Such land is neither suitable for farming nor grazing, and has basically no value for occupation and development.

In comparison, the territory in the north is more fertile.

This is also the source of irreconcilable conflicts between humans and trolls.

Looking at the surrounding steep rock walls and the mine dug directly in front leading to the interior of the mountain, Allen asked without looking back: Is this right here?

Lyle nodded quickly: Yeah! That's right! This is the mine with the richest reserves and the highest ore quality that we have mined so far. Before being forced to close the blockade, it could provide almost 70% of the iron in the entire territory. Ingots and steel ingots, and can also be used to forge additional weapons, armor, agricultural tools and arrows to sell to other lords or merchants. In addition, our workers have also mined some bright red ore here. It is said that the energy bred in it, The weapon can occasionally be given the effect of glowing and heating when attacking during the crafting process, which is especially effective against the powerful regeneration ability of trolls.

Bright red ore? Bloodstone ore?

The name of this ore instantly came to Allen's mind.

In other words, it should be called the secondary bloodstone mine.

It is an elemental ore that is relatively easy to produce in the mountains in the northeastern part of the Arathi Highlands. It contains a considerable amount of the power of earth and fire.

If you mix it in a certain proportion when making a weapon and forge some special runes, you can make the weapon release hot flames and magma when it hits the target.

Of course, this is all thanks to the earth princess who was sealed deep underground.

It was the leakage of her power that caused the mineral veins in the surrounding mountains to be exceptionally rich, along with bloodstone ores and other gold and silver gems.

Yes! The color of those ores is indeed as red as blood. Lyle immediately responded in the affirmative.

To be honest, when he first saw those weapons that had successfully used bloodstone ore to add extra attributes, he almost jumped up with joy.

the reason is simple!

If this territory could continuously produce such enchanted weapons, it would not be long before it would become extremely wealthy.

Because no noble would be willing to equip himself and his knights with such a weapon that could destroy the troll's powerful regeneration ability.

What's more, no one in the entire empire, from Emperor Thoradin himself to the common people, does not know that the greatest threat to all mankind at the moment is the troll empire Amani in the north.

Unfortunately, now Lyle could only look at the empty mine and sigh.

Those damn kobolds had shattered all his dreams and plans.

Seeing this young man who had been studying and training with him since he was a child, Allen couldn't help but smile and comfort him: Don't worry, I guarantee that this mine will resume production soon. But before that, I need to talk to those people Kobolds, let’s talk alone.”

You mean...negotiation? With those kobolds!

Lyle's mouth opened wide in shock, and he even thought that he was hearing hallucinations in his ears.

Why not? First, we need to figure out why the kobolds attacked the minions. Did we accidentally invade their territory, or was it for some other reason.

After saying this, Allen lit the torch and was the first to walk into the dark mine.

When the surrounding knights and soldiers saw this scene, they immediately followed behind with their shields in hand.

As the lord's private army, their most basic duty is to protect the lives of their lord and his family.

If something happens to Allen or he is killed, everyone present will be severely punished by the emperor, and the lightest one will be sentenced to exile.

In serious cases, you may be executed.

In this way, with twenty fully armed soldiers, Allen began to move slowly deeper along the low, narrow passage.

In some places, only one person can pass sideways.

Only then did he realize why absenteeism was already known as one of the most dangerous and strenuous professions.

Putting aside the heavy physical exertion and dangerous collapse accidents, the psychological pressure caused by being in such a dark and confined space for a long time is enough to cause a person to have a mental breakdown.

Similarly, Allen also gave a thumbs up to his plan to replace humans with trolls and murloc slaves to work underground in the mines.

Because at this stage, the most important thing for the Arathor Empire is to multiply the population quickly to ensure that it can recruit at least 150,000 full-time professional troops in more than 20 years.

Only by reaching this scale can we ensure that we can defeat the forest troll in the decisive battle and completely sweep the name Amani into the trash heap of history.

Therefore, for a profession like mining with extremely high mortality rate, it is most suitable to capture alien slaves to do it.

Just as Allen was walking through the darkness and thinking about what policies to launch next, a strange light suddenly lit up in the distance, and at the same time there was a low and jerky spell.

The next second...

The ice, exuding biting coldness, flew out of the hole on the side, which was only half a man's height, and hit him directly in the face.

There is no doubt that this is an ice arrow created out of thin air due to arcane energy.

The soldier holding a shield on the side didn't even say a word, and immediately stood in front of his Lord Duke, trying to use his shield to resist the possible damage caused by the ice arrows.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that magic ice arrows did not rely on sharp edges to kill enemies.

Instead, it relies on the biting cold that erupts at the moment of contact with the target to freeze the skin, muscles and blood vessels to achieve the purpose of causing severe frostbite.

The result is no surprise!

When the ice arrow collided with the shield, the flashing blue ice arrow exploded instantly, covering the soldier from head to toe.

His face, beard, hair, armor, and large areas of exposed skin instantly formed large patches of white frost. His entire body was like an ice sculpture, standing there for a long time unable to move at all.

Fortunately, he did not die, but the biting cold froze him alive.

Just when the sneak attacker started chanting the spell again and was about to repeat his old tricks, Allen suddenly raised his hand and shot out a line of life energy that could not be observed by the naked eye. He strangled the little monster's neck on the spot and pulled it hard from more than half a person. He was pulled out of the high and low potholes.

Through the dim firelight, you can vaguely see that this is a creature with a rat tail, a huge jaw, and short and powerful limbs. It is only about half the height of an adult human male. It is staring at something like a candle, with its waist There is also a slightly rough iron pickaxe hanging in the middle.

You don't need to ask to know that this is one of the most widespread and adaptable creatures in the world of Azeroth - the kobold.

However, unlike those ordinary kobolds, this one clearly exudes traces of magical energy and is a typical kobold mage.

It's just that unlike the high elves who systematically researched and studied the mages born, most kobold mages rely on natural awakening, and usually only have one or two relatively single magics.

But no matter what, being able to become a spell caster would certainly not have a low status in the kobold tribe.

Quick! Tie it up! Gag it!

Lyle immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.

For magic, this young man is full of awe in his heart.

Because he once had the opportunity to witness the horrific scene caused by Allen's attempt to cast magic, and since then he has had a strong psychological shadow on the energy of magic.

In Lyle's eyes, magic is almost equivalent to natural disasters, a force that mortals absolutely cannot resist.

But what he didn't know was that even among the high mage of the high elves, few could launch a campaign-level large-scale covering destruction spell with one person like Allen.

You must know that in the past twenty years, Allen has not been just hanging around, but has trained his body and magical power to the upper limit of what this body can bear.

If you want to go further, you must change your race, or find some evolution methods from other higher life forms.

After all, he knows better than anyone how dangerous the inside of this seemingly peaceful planet is.

If you don't want this game character that you have cultivated so hard to die without any explanation one day, you must be prepared to deal with all kinds of powerful enemies.

Following Lyle's order, the wolf-like guards immediately tied up the kobold mage tightly.

The force was so great that some joints made a chilling sound of fracture.

It was obvious that these soldiers were taking the opportunity to retaliate.

To avenge the losses caused by the constant sneak attacks by these damn little monsters when they were clearing out the kobolds in the cave.

The kobold mage was obviously frightened, struggling desperately and trying to make a sound.

But in the end, because his mouth was blocked, he could only make a whimpering cry.

Your Majesty the Duke, how about we just kill this guy? It would be a waste of food to keep him anyway. The knight in charge of leading the team suggested with a bloodthirsty look on his face.

Even as he was talking, he didn't forget to raise his sword and keep gesticulating on the kobold's neck.

With that posture, even a fool knows what he wants to do.

But Allen waved his hand gently to stop it: Okay, don't scare it anymore. I think as a mage who is enough to understand the mysteries of magic, it should be very aware of its situation now.

woo woo woo woo……

The kobold who was pinned to the ground quickly nodded desperately, his two small eyes full of fear of death.

There is no doubt that this guy can understand human language, at least he can understand the meaning or emotions expressed in human language.

After realizing this, Allen immediately bent down and removed the rag from its mouth, and asked with interest: Can you understand what I said?

Woof woof woof! Yes... yes!

The kobold first let out a canine-like sound, and then responded in extremely awkward Common Tongue.

The barking bark before was the origin of their species name.

interesting!

Discovering that the other party could really speak Human Common Language, a satisfied smile appeared on Allen's face, and he continued to ask: Tell me your name, and where you learned Human Common Language. Remember, don't try Lie in front of me, otherwise I guarantee that you will die a hundred times more miserable than anyone else of your kind.

Kaou! Kaou is my name! I...my common language was learned from eavesdropping on the conversations of humans working in the mines.

The kobold who called himself Kaou gave the answer very quickly, as if he was afraid that he would be killed if he answered late.

Compared to the tenacity and stubbornness of ordinary kobolds, his courage is obviously very small.

But this is not surprising.

After all, the stubbornness of most kobolds is due to their extremely low intelligence, and they cannot even understand what death is like.

But the clever kobold mage is different.

Their developed brains and learning abilities are enough to allow them to understand what death is, so they will do their best to avoid death.

It's like most wealthy people with high positions or huge wealth are more afraid of death than ordinary people.

Kaou? You actually gave yourself a name! Allen raised his eyebrows in surprise.

I'm...different!

There was a hint of pride in the tone of the kobold who called himself Kaa.

So Kaou, who is unique, tell me why you and your tribe attacked human absentees and prevented us from mining ores here? Allen asked straightforwardly.

To... to protect the crystal! No one can get close to the crystal! Danger! Very, very dangerous!

Kaou obviously has a very small vocabulary and tries to describe it in a few short sentences.

Unfortunately, except for the words crystal and danger, everyone else was basically confused.

But Allen knew that the crystal should refer to the unknown black-red crystal used to seal the Earth Princess.

In the Arathi Highlands, there are several such crystal pillars, and they are guarded by a large number of elements and giants.

You know without asking that kobolds know much more than humans on this matter.

If we promise not to get close to the crystal, will you stop attacking the miners and allow us to mine ore here? Allen pretended to express his willingness to negotiate.

He is not prepared to release the princess of the earth in advance, but just wants to occupy this rich mine to satisfy mankind's thirst for strategic materials such as iron.

If you let me go, I will bring the news back to the tribe and let the tribal chief come and talk to you. As for whether he will agree, I don't know. Kao responded after thinking for a moment.

Haha, do you think I'm a fool? If I let you go so easily, you will definitely escape back to the depths of the mine and never come out again. Let's do this! I'll do something on you. If you can bring the chief back, Of course, you can say anything. If you leave without coming back, I will kill you immediately and mercilessly.

As the last word blurted out, Allen stretched out his hand and drew a mysterious symbol on the kobold's heart.

moment!

Kaou felt that something suddenly appeared in his heart, and his whole person became extremely nervous and panicked.