Broad World

Everyone searched the body. Several bottles of healing potions, magically reinforced steel armor and tower shields, a robe of cold resistance, a robe of traveler, and finally a magic meteor hammer were found. Everyone simply distributed these things, and those that were not in use for the time being were handed over to Henry for safekeeping.

Along the wooden houses on both sides of the camp, a group of people searched one by one. They not only killed a large number of guards, but also released many blacksmiths who were captured to work. It is known from these populations that there is a mine pit at the end of the camp. There are not only a large number of miners, but also the leader in charge of the place at the lowest level.

Following the direction pointed out by these people, everyone found the entrance to the underground in a hut at the end. This is a hanging basket controlled by mechanical wheels, and people who enter and exit the tunnel can only ride on it. Glancing at the bottomless pothole, Henry turned his head and asked his teammates behind him: "Are you all ready? After going down here, there is no way out."

"Retreat? I never think about such issues. What we need to do now is to rush in and kill all these scumbags." Apodel lifted his legs and jumped into the basket without hesitation.

Minsk then jumped in and patted him on the shoulder. "Well said! We never back down against evil! Boo Boo has already smelled the stench from the hobgoblins below, so hurry up and kill them to your heart's content."

Henry looked at this high-morale team and shook his head with a smile, then said to the blacksmith behind him: "Send us down now. It's time for these human traffickers and robbers to pay a price."

Several blacksmiths bowed deeply. "Don't worry, we will manage this machine well. In addition, please rescue some of the miners below. They are living a very miserable life. Not only do they not have enough to eat, but they are often beaten."

"We will definitely rescue everyone. You just wait here for the good news of victory." Aimon stood in the basket and waved at the person above, and then the whole machine began to start slowly.

The hanging basket descended very quickly, and it took only a few minutes for the group to reach a depth of nearly 100 meters. Henry came out of the basket to observe the surrounding environment, and found that the iron ore here was buried very deep, which is indeed the place where the dwarves hide. I'm afraid the Iron Throne took a lot of work to acquire this mine.

Just when they were about to explore further, suddenly a heavily armed mercenary ran over and shouted: "Hey! Who are you? It hasn't been said recently that the higher ups will send people down."

Apodel rushed over with a grinning grin, and the weapon in the man's hand was blown away with a shackle, followed by a long sword that slashed open his throat. The mercenary didn't even have time to let out a scream. It fell to the ground with a thud. Henry glanced at the corpse and sighed helplessly. "You should do it slowly, at least wait until we ask a few questions before killing him."

"Sorry, I stopped it just now. When I think about what these guys have done, I can't get angry." Apodel kicked the corpse angrily.

Henry shook his head. "Forget it, there should still be a lot of people alive inside anyway. Remember to save one next time you encounter mercenaries. We need to know the internal structure of the mine."

A group of people walked along the narrow mine, and the braziers on both sides of the wall illuminated the way forward. They hadn't gone far before they saw the hall ahead of the tunnel. The six supervisors inside were calling the miners to work, and the long whip in their hands beat the ground from time to time, making a "crack" sound.

Henry waved to Imeng behind him. She understood and would immediately hide in the shadows and move forward slowly. The girl came to a man and quickly covered his mouth, and the dagger pierced into the brain from the jaw. In this way, Aimon killed five people in a row. The last guy just realized something was wrong. Just when he was about to yell for support, he suddenly felt a chill in his neck. It turned out that a dagger stained with blood was pressed against his throat.

"Don't kill me! I know all the secrets here." The overseer paled and begged for mercy.

Henry came out of the tunnel and stared into his eyes and asked: "You'd better answer the question honestly, so that you can save yourself a little pain. First tell the structure of the entire mine, and then tell me who is in charge here."

"You have to make sure you don't kill me after answering the questions, otherwise I won't say anything." The supervisor pretended to be calm and asked everyone to protect their lives. But his slightly trembling legs betrayed his mood at this time.

The corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, playing word games with this guy. "No problem. I swear in the name of the goddess of magic, as long as you don't lie or deliberately conceal, we will spare your life after the questioning is over."

After the overseer received life insurance, he told everything in detail. The mine has four floors. The first floor is where the miners work, the second floor is where the slaves and mercenaries rest, and the third floor is where the dwarves used to smelt iron ore and make weapons, but now it has been occupied by cold-blooded hobgoblins. On the fourth and last floor, there lives a mage named Dawan, who is the person in charge sent here by the Iron Throne.

Jaheira frowned upon hearing this information. The situation here is more complicated than she imagined. Not only are all kinds of tunnels extending in all directions, but the number of enemies is also very large. If one is not careful, it is likely to be trapped inside, and there will be no place to retreat.

Just as Jasila lowered his head to think, a slave came over cautiously and asked, "Excuse me, are you here to rescue us slaves?"

Amon nodded with a smile. "Of course! You are free now. Go to the hanging basket, the mercenaries on it have been cleaned up."

"Great! We are finally free. Thank you! Thank you so much! Hurry up! Hurry up!" The forty or so slaves thanked them, turned around and ran towards the entrance of the cave.

Apodell looked at these skinny people, kicked the overseer fiercely, then turned his head and asked Henry: "Is this guy released so simply? That would be too cheap for him."

"You can't kill me! This man promised just now that as long as I answer the questions honestly, my life will be guaranteed." The supervisor let out a scream like killing a pig.

There was an evil smile on Henry’s face. He patted the construction worker hard on the face, and said in a low voice, "That's right. I did promise not to kill you, but that doesn't mean I can't punish you. While you can still think clearly, please repent." After speaking, he cast the fifth-level magic "Retarded Mentality" and was released on the supervisor.

Apodel was surprised to find that this person's pupils began to slowly dilate, and the saliva from the corner of his mouth couldn't stop flowing down, making him look like a fool. "Hey man. What did you do to him? This guy looks like an idiot!"

"It's nothing, it's just a retarded spell. The effect of this magic is permanent, which means that he will remain in this stupid state for the rest of his life."

Jaheira glanced at the overseer who had started catching mice all over the ground and sighed. "This is already quite a severe punishment for him. Let's go, there are still many enemies waiting for us."

A group of people cleared the mercenaries and overseers along the tunnel while freeing the slaves. It took more than two hours to clear the entire floor. At the end of the passage, they found a huge stopper. According to the suggestion of the slaves guarding here, as long as this thing is opened, it will trigger a flood, and the entire lower layer of the mine will be submerged.

Henry immediately vetoed the proposal. Just kidding, he already regards this mine as his own property. As long as all the people on the Iron Throne are killed, someone will be sent to take over immediately. Taking advantage of the fact that Nasika's iron ore is still unavailable, as long as it operates properly, it can completely monopolize the steel trade in the entire Baldur's Gate area.

After sending away the slave who came up with bad ideas, everyone came to the second basement floor. They cleared one by one along the room, and all the mercenaries and overseers were killed. After clearing out the enemies, Apodel smashed down the cell door and freed all the imprisoned slaves. After these people expressed their gratitude, they fled here in a hurry.

At the entrance of the third floor, the group was ambushed by the enemy. A dozen mercenaries and hobgoblins rushed out of the passage to surround them. Henry immediately asked Spellcaster One to release "Serial Lightning", and the jumping arc caused these self-dominated guys to pay a heavy price. More than half of the people were electrocuted to death on the spot, and the rest were cut into pieces by several soldiers.

Henry took a few steps, and he clearly felt that the temperature here was much higher than above. Just when he was wondering, a room filled with magma appeared in front of him. Several hobgoblins were using high-temperature ground fire to smelt iron ore, and the sweat dripping from their bodies gave off a disgusting stench, which was comparable to the second-level magic "stinky cloud technique".

Dai Nahei shot a fireball without hesitation, and the explosion directly sent all the hobgoblins into the magma, and they were all burned to ashes in an instant. Henry observed the gullies on the ground. These magmas are not only very hot, but also rich in minerals. He looked at the iron ingot with a dark luster next to it, and found that the hardness and toughness were even twice as good as the steel ingot produced in his own territory.

Henry secretly sighed, what a good place. When the time comes to carve up the territory with Anta Yindun, this place must be firmly in your own hands. In the ensuing battle, he was not stingy with spell slots. The hobgoblin, human mercenary, and three mages were all killed as quickly as possible.

At the end of the passage, everyone found a dwarf named Asric, and learned the history of the mine from him. This was originally the territory of the dwarves, but one day they dug through the underground water channel, and the raging flood drowned almost everyone. Asric escaped alone and told a man named Rita the news.

What happened later was that the Iron Throne reopened the mine and used it as a secret base. And he also forced these people to design a plug to block the huge gap.

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