Seeing that Rhodes seemed to understand the situation here, the village chief continued:
"Mage from afar, I want to ask you, according to your knowledge, do you know anything about this kind of item?"
With that said, the village chief opened the sealed box in his hand slightly and handed it to Rhodes.
During this process, Rhodes noticed that a very familiar aura came from the box, an ominous aura of death.
Rhodes opened the box completely and saw several black crystals placed inside. The surface of the crystal was crystal clear, but its essence could not be concealed. These crystals were the dead soul crystals that Rhodes was familiar with.
For a moment, due to the close distance, the death energy in Rhodes' body seemed to be attracted by the soul crystal in the box. However, under Rhodes' suppression, the death energy finally subsided, as if nothing had happened.
The fluctuations caused by the death energy only occurred in an instant. The village chief in front of Rhodes did not feel the death energy in Rhodes' body at all. Only Rowling behind him seemed to notice something and looked towards Rhodes' position.
Take a look.
When he just discovered the dead soul crystal in the box, some thoughts flashed through Rhodes' mind, the most important of which was whether his identity had been exposed and where the mistake occurred.
However, through prying eyes, Rhodes discovered that the village chief really had doubts in his heart and wanted to know what was in the box, rather than trying to test himself through the Revenant Crystal.
After realizing this, Rhodes knew that he might have been worrying too much.
Rhodes asked the village chief: "Where did you get these things?"
The village chief, who had been paying attention to Rhodes's reaction, saw Rhodes's expression and understood that Rhodes must have seen this kind of crystal. After realizing that he asked the right person, the village chief no longer concealed his experience of discovering the Soul Crystal.
Tell it in full:
"As you know, this village was established for the purpose of mining minerals. When the village was first established, the mining process was going very smoothly. With the efforts of everyone, among the surrounding villages, the amount we mined was also the same.
One of the best."
"But, not long ago, there were some abnormalities inside the mine. First, there were some things that I had never seen in the minerals mined. Later, even inside the mine, something bad happened.
As a result, all the people who died in a mining accident came back to life..."
"Now, only if I personally supervise the mine can I stabilize the other people here and give them the courage to dig..."
"When I reported the situation here, I didn't get any response. The only thing that changed was that after handing in these special ores, I got a lot more rewards."
"At the same time, when I handed over the ores for the first time, the person who had been responsible for collecting the minerals from our village also changed. According to my experience of serving Elrond, the person who collected this time should be one of his elite knights.
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"I don't know why a knight of this level is specifically responsible for escorting minerals, but it obviously has something to do with this special ore."
"I dare not ask this knight about the origin of the ore. At the same time, the merchant group responsible for transporting goods to the village has not appeared for a long time, let alone a traveling wizard like you."
"I know that you are mages traveling to Brakada. You are not pretending to gain my trust. I want to know whether you encountered any obstacles before coming here, and what is in the box.
What on earth is it?"
"I also know that this kind of request is very offensive, but apart from these, all I can offer are some things that you don't like."
After explaining everything clearly, the village chief stopped talking and waited for Rhodes' answer.
After listening to the village chief's words, Rhodes understood everything about the village and why he took out the Soul Crystal.
Rhodes realized that it was his lack of preparation that kept Rowling freezing on the road. This convinced the village chief that he was not the person sent by Elon to defraud him of his trust, so the village chief told him everything directly.
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Rhodes was also a little helpless about this. Although it cost some mana, he was able to resist the cold with water-bending magic, but due to the difference in physique, Rowling was unable to do so.
Rowling also listened to all the village chief's words, but she didn't realize it. Instead, she focused all her attention on the dead soul crystal in the box.
Rowling once saw the scene where Rhodes used the Soul Crystal to create a death knight. Rowling was deeply impressed by these crystals.
Recalling what Rhodes said about the ghost dragon, Rowling knew that the identity of herself and her brother the Necromancer could not be exposed. Although she had a good impression of the village chief, due to her experience of being deceived by the hero in Wallen City, Rowling
Didn't say anything, just wanted to hear Rhodes' answer.
After a long silence, Rhodes closed the box in his hand, returned it to the village chief in front, and said:
"This is a dead soul crystal that contains the energy of death. It is an item used by necromancers. Inside Brakada, the dead soul crystal is an absolute contraband."
"Only a very small number of crystal mines can be accompanied by this kind of item. You should not report this matter to Ailon."
After hearing Rhodes' answer, the village chief couldn't accept it for a while.
"You mean...are these items used by necromancers? No wonder...the corpses of those orcs come back to life..."
The things that the village chief pays attention to are completely different from Rhodes. After confirming from Rhodes that the crystal in the box is related to the necromancer, the village chief can immediately sort out everything that happened in the mine.
Rhodes' attention was directed to Ailon.
Players have been arguing about why Elrond became a necromancer, but no real answer has been found.
After thinking of the Soul Crystal in the mine, Rhodes seemed to be able to understand Elon's choice.
According to the village chief, they only recently excavated the dead soul crystal.
Rhodes remembered that if the dead soul crystal could be mined in this kind of mine, countless death energy would be accumulated deep in the mine, and there would even be a chance to form the highest quality dead soul crystal - the mother of dead souls.
Since all methods of practicing necromancy are blocked in Brakada, the village chief has never even heard of the existence of the necromancy crystal, but just turned it over as a special mineral.
This action of the village chief undoubtedly exposed the abnormality of this mine. Once Ailon learns this from any channel, he will definitely not let go of the Soul Crystal here.