Lin Ze calmed down, got out of bed and went to the window, opened the window and looked outside.
Between the warehouse area and the mine, many miners carrying rattan baskets were walking back and forth, like hard-working worker ants, converging into a dense flow of people connecting the two places. There was a faint sound of knocking in the distant mine, and the entire mining area
Full of lively atmosphere.
At this time, more than a month had passed since Huo Xiong Village was destroyed.
During this period of time, Firefox Village had fought off many coveters overtly and covertly, finally taking control of two large-scale mineral deposits and embarking on a rapid development track.
Lin Ze now has almost nothing to do in the mining area besides practicing. Although he is said to be sitting in charge, in fact no one would attack the mining area without a long-term vision. The only one in Huo Xiong Village who could do such a thing has already been hit by him.
The fireball was destroyed.
So he is very relaxed now.
Of course, Lin Ze is not disgusted with this. Rather, he is very satisfied with it. This will give him enough time to practice the Fire Element Body.
Thanks to the generous harvest from clearing the compulsory dungeon, his strength has now reached the high-level hero level, but he is still far from invincible in this dungeon world.
You must know that the fire source level is equivalent to the hero level, and there must be a great master of the fire source body in this world, that is, a strong person who has reached the peak of the fire source level. At least there must be such a person in Yanlong City. If you meet the great master of the fire source body,
Even Lin Ze is not sure he can defeat such a strong person.
What's more, there might be existences beyond the fire source level in this world.
Therefore, cultivating and improving strength is still a top priority for Lin Ze.
"The fire source stones have been almost used up, so we have to get a new batch."
After coming back from his thoughts, Lin Ze glanced at the few fire stones left in the cabinet, turned around, opened the door, and walked towards the warehouse.
Warehouse area.
Shi Wenjie, the deputy manager of the mining area, was counting the fire source stones when he saw a familiar figure appear from the corner of his eye. He turned around and saw that it was Lin Ze. He quickly put down what he was doing and came over to meet him.
"Steward Lin!" Shi Wenjie said hello and wiped his sweat, his fat face covered with sweat, "But are you here to get the Fire Source Stone?"
Since Lin Ze settled in the mining area, he has spent more than 90% of his time practicing in the house. Unless he runs out of fire source stones, he rarely comes out. So when he saw him appearing here, Shi Wenjie immediately thought that he was here to get the fire source.
Stone.
"That's right." Lin Ze nodded lightly.
Seeing this, Shi Wenjie smiled slightly and quickly ordered his men to get a batch of fire source stones.
"What happened recently?"
While waiting, Lin Ze and Shi Wenjie chatted casually and asked a random question on the way.
He asked casually, but Shi Wenjie actually nodded and said, "There is indeed something important these days."
Lin Ze was startled: "What's the matter?"
"Someone is coming from Yanlong City!"
Yanlong City?
Lin Ze's heart suddenly moved, could it be about the Beast Control Stone and the Fire Bear Village?
After a pause, he continued to ask: "What are they here for?"
"It seems that it was because of the sudden destruction of Huo Xiong Village. I heard from people in the village that yesterday the two Yanlong City envoys went to the old site of Huo Xiong Village to check it out."
"Then, did they find anything?" Lin Ze pretended to be interested.
"I don't know about this." Shi Wenjie shook his head, then curled his lips, "According to me, they can't find anything at all. The Fire Bear Village was destroyed by a meteorite, and it was not destroyed by man. They can find out something.
What's coming?"
Lin Ze nodded calmly and asked, "Then where are they now?"
"Still staying in the village."
While talking, two villagers were already carrying a heavy box of fire stones. Seeing this, Lin Ze said no more, thanked Shi Wenjie, and returned to the wooden house with the box.
After closing the door, Lin Ze returned to the bed and sat down, casually took a fire source stone, held it in his palm and rubbed it gently, a look of contemplation flashed on his face.
At the moment when Fire Bear Village was destroyed, all clues had been cut off. Lin Yingning and others would not be stupid enough to tell the envoys of Yanlong City about the beast control stone. No matter how carefully the people of Yanlong City investigated, they would not
Maybe I can find some useful clues, let alone connect the matter to him.
After combing through everything and making sure that there were no clues pointing to him, Lin Ze made a decision in his mind and put aside his distracting thoughts to concentrate on his cultivation.
However, before a fire source stone could be absorbed, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Steward Lin! Steward Lin!"
Lin Ze opened his eyes, frowned slightly, jumped out of bed and opened the door. The person knocking on the door was one of Shi Wenjie's men.
"What's up?"
"Someone has come from the village. We are at the entrance of the mining area now. Manager Shi asked me to come and tell you to go there."
Lin Ze's eyes moved, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he nodded and said, "I understand, let's get over it."
Throwing the fire source stone back into the box, Lin Ze closed the door and walked towards the entrance of the mining area.
When I arrived at the entrance, I saw that it was still an acquaintance, Guo Xiaozhi, the deputy captain of the hunting team.
As far as the eye could see, the open space in front of the entrance to the mining area was filled with more than ten large vehicles, and the miners and members of the hunting team were working hard to carry the fire source stones to the vehicles.
This is a convoy transporting fire source stones. Every half month, Huohu Village will send a convoy to transport the fire source stones mined from the mining area back to the village. They are accompanied by members of the hunting team, Guo Xiaozhi and Qin Kuan.
The deputy captain took turns leading the team, but at this time Shi Wenjie usually received the reception, and Lin Ze did not show up. This was the first time that he and Guo Xiaozhi met in the mining area after the Red Obsidian Leopard incident.
Before reaching the entrance, he saw Lin Ze coming from a distance. Guo Xiaozhi stepped forward quickly, punched his shoulder hard, grinned and said: "I heard that your kid has been locking himself in a wooden house to practice, and he can hardly leave.
Huh, this guy's energy is very good and really admirable. If those brats in the team had half the perseverance you have, I wouldn't have to worry so much all the time!"
Guo Xiaozhi has always been carefree and rude and straightforward. Lin Ze has long been used to it. Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said nothing.
Guo Xiaozhi didn't care, laughed, and asked: "How is it? How much is your fire ring lit now?"
"About half."
"One, half!?"
Even with Guo Xiaozhi's big heart, he couldn't help but take a breath when he heard these words, with an inexplicable look of surprise on his face.
Several members of the hunting team who were closer shook their hands and almost dropped the boxes in their hands and hit their feet.
If half of the fire ring is lit, isn't that a high-level fire ring?
Guo Xiaozhi looked at Lin Ze in shock and was speechless for a long time.
How long has it been since Lin Ze was promoted to the Fire Ring level and defeated the Fire Bear Village in a duel? Less than five months, right? He ignited half of the Fire Ring in such a short period of time. This talent is simply monstrous to the extreme.
You must know that it took him a full six years from being promoted to the Fire Ring level to lighting half of the Fire Ring and entering the high-level Fire Ring level!
Guo Xiaozhi secretly exclaimed, put away his shock, looked up at Lin Ze, and said with a smile: "If the leader and elders know about this, they will definitely be very happy!"
This is true. No village would dislike having too many geniuses. The more evil Lin Ze's talent is, the happier the senior officials of Fire Fox Village will be.
Lin Ze nodded without comment, glanced at Guo Xiaozhi, and a nasty thought flashed through his mind.
If Guo Xiaozhi was told that he had broken through to the fire source level, how would he react?
Of course, Lin Ze just thought about it and would not really say it. Lighting half of the fire rings in less than five months can be explained by genius, but lighting all the fire rings in less than five years and being promoted to the fire source level is not talent.
Zhuo Zhuo can explain it. Even the most outstanding genius in Yanlong City can't practice at this speed. If it spreads, it will definitely cause a lot of unexpected troubles.
In view of this, Lin Ze plans to spend some time to gradually 'improve' his strength to the outside world. When one day he is strong enough, there will be no need to worry even if his true strength is discovered by others.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and Lin Ze's expression remained unchanged as he asked: "Are you here this time to see me for something?"
"That's right."
Guo Xiaozhi nodded simply, "There will be a major meeting in the village, and the leader asked me to notify you to go back."
Lin Ze's expression changed: "Is it related to the envoy of Yanlong City?"
"That's right, those guys are bound to do bad things every time they come." Guo Xiaozhi curled his lips, his words full of dissatisfaction with the envoys of Yanlong City.
"What happened?"
Guo Xiaozhi hesitated for a moment and sighed: "You will know it at the meeting anyway. It doesn't matter if I tell you in advance... The war is coming."
"War?" Lin Ze was slightly stunned.
Guo Xiaozhi then said: "This is a war with Liehuang City. Yanlong City is preparing to go to war with Liehuang City. The purpose of sending envoys down this time is to call all villages to send soldiers to participate in the war."
Lin Ze suddenly realized that he didn't expect that people from Yanlong City would come here for this matter.
He had often heard the name Liehuang City, after all, it was Yanlong City's old enemy.
There are many villages in this world, but big cities are extremely rare, no more than five fingers apart. There are a large number of villages around each big city, and the relationship between the two sides is usually one of shelter and being sheltered.
The big city shelters the vassaled villages and helps them when they encounter an overwhelming tide of beasts or enemies. The villages receive protection in exchange for paying a certain amount of resources every month and sending soldiers to fight in times of war.
Yanlong City and Liehuang City are the only two large cities within thousands of miles.
Even villages affiliated with the same big city will have constant conflicts due to competition for survival and cultivation resources. Naturally, the relationship between the two big cities is not much better, or even worse. There are constant battles all year round. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are mortal enemies. Both sides
They dreamed of annihilating their opponents and then occupying their huge territory and resources. However, due to the difference in strength between them, they had some scruples so they did not engage in a major war, and the confrontation has continued to this day.
In recent years, although there have been constant frictions between Yanlong City and Liehuang City, no large-scale battles have broken out. However, judging from the fact that Yanlong City specially dispatched envoys to various villages to summon soldiers, this situation seems to be changing.