"Okay, let's stop here. We have to walk through the rest of the way~ Also, sister, let's change our clothes. The costumes we wear now are too eye-catching~"
"Get out of the car, girls~ From now on, we are adventurers who go to the mines to find work. Remember~"
"Sister Elumia, I am not a girl..."
"Shut up! If you dare to show your presence in front of me again, I will let you wear women's clothes!"
"Alas!!!"
"Everyone, let's unify the professional levels first. Mei, you are going to be an intermediate adventurer soon, right?"
"Ah, no, Sister Pachulia. We are already intermediate-level adventurers, but because of insufficient equipment, we have not yet taken on intermediate-level missions..."
"This is the tragedy of the plot mission party! Because they didn't download the dungeon, their equipment couldn't keep up with the level, and in the end they could only mess around in the Novice Village!" Ellie suddenly said.
"Go, go, go! It's not this good-for-nothing boy who has dragged them down! By the way, what do you like about him?" I looked at the harem group with an unhappy look on my face.
"Because... Xiao Tai, he is very gentle... I have such a bad temper, but he has always tolerated me..."
"Yuki-senpai is very brave~Maria owes him her life~"
"Seita-kun~ Haha~ I feel so embarrassed just thinking about it~"
"Hey~~~Okay, okay, I don't want to hear it anymore. As expected, these are the reasons that only two-dimensional girls can tell. Okay, let's get ready to go on the road. The mystery of the mine is still waiting for us to solve.
It’s open!”
I stuffed the off-road vehicle back into my chest, and then took out the pretend backpack and distributed it to everyone. In fact, I originally wanted to wash the car first, but then I discovered that the knock-off goods made by the goddess will not get dirty at all.
, so I just stuffed it into my chest without feeling any burden. I just love cleanliness a little bit, and it doesn’t reach the level of mysophobia.
"Sa~Yukuyo!"
Ai Li led the way like a child on a spring outing.
"Patch, is it really a man to have a maid among the adventurers?"
I looked at the dragon maid who was following Ellie and complained softly.
"Hehehe~ You are totally manly~ Our world does have a profession like combat maid~ In fact, they are just adventurers who have chosen the maid skill tree~"
"It actually does happen...but is it really okay for ordinary people to wear maid uniforms to fight?"
"So battle maids are not ordinary people~ Only the most prominent families can train battle maids~ They are actually the personal bodyguards of those noble lady adventurers~ Ah~ There seems to be something wrong~ We can't say that we are La now
The Uanditis family~ Then how do you explain the existence of this maid? Well... Yes, let’s just say that I picked it up by chance on the road~"
"How can this be done!"
"It's okay~ It's common for you to be separated from your family during adventures~ Since I don't have travel expenses, I can only join a group of passing adventurers to work and make money~"
"That's really casual..."
After walking for about an hour, passing through the last small forest, we finally arrived at the edge of the mine. Across the wide river, I saw rows of chimneys, towers, cranes and other unnamed industrial buildings. Thick black
The smoke swayed out of countless steel caves like ghosts, and hung around the mountains like dark clouds, making the entire mine look as scary as the Demon King's City. In the large docks by the river, ships of various sizes came in and out.
, tirelessly transporting the resources produced by the mine, and at the same time delivering mountains of supplies. Accompanied by the loud "rumbling" sound, the distant mountains collapsed in smoke and dust, heralding another mine.
The formation of holes.
"This... what is this... are you sure that a mine of this size should appear in this era of the world? This is completely the peak of the first industrial revolution, right? I feel that the minerals produced here are enough to support a small
The country is developed!"
I stared blankly at the scene in front of me, feeling distorted for a moment.
"The Hengduan Mountains are a giant mountain range that stretches for thousands of kilometers. There are countless treasures contained in it. It seems that this group of people does have great ambitions~" Paqi couldn't help but sigh.
"Hmph~~~~~~!"
The dragon maid on the side suddenly made a low threatening sound in her throat, and the expression on her face became a bit ferocious.
"Olysia, what's wrong with you?" Ai Li asked immediately after noticing the other person's abnormality.
"Third Miss, have you seen the big hole on that mountain?" The dragon maid raised her finger and pointed to a mountain peak in the distance.
"I saw it~ What's wrong?"
"Gu lives there. Just before, Gu Yin couldn't stand the earth-shattering explosion, so he ran out to see what happened. Gu just walked around here a few times, these damn gophers
So they sent an airship to attack Gu. Gu was just taking a look, but he didn't expect that he got his ass kicked and almost died! If the third lady hadn't come to the rescue, Gu's long life might have ended... Gu Ke
Currently the youngest noble in the Dragon Clan, he has countless suitors behind him... If he is left at home for such a ridiculous reason, he will not be able to hold his head up even in the Hall of Valor... He still hopes to win the next beauty pageant.
…”
Hmm? Why is the painting style of this dragon becoming more and more wrong? Where is the arrogant royal sister we promised? Why did she suddenly turn into a resentful little daughter-in-law?
"Okay, okay, I know you feel aggrieved. I understand~ But I don't understand~ Since you know that Ai Li saved you, why did you still have that attitude just now?" I couldn't help interrupting Long.
The maid's complaint.
"Because this is the kind of education I have received. Before signing a contract, we must first test the other party's courage, character and strength. If the other party cannot withstand our test, then even if there is kindness, we can only offer him treasure.
To retaliate instead of becoming the other party's dependent." The dragon maid wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and replied with a pale face.
"That's right~ So Ellie has passed your test?"
"No, I just succumbed to the powerful power of a few people."
"...So what about your ancestral precepts?"
"That is something that should only be brought out in front of the weak. If you are facing an absolutely strong person, then finding ways to protect yourself is the first thing to consider. This is also the way of life for our dragon clan."
"This is the first time I've seen such a shameless dragon clan..."
"Hehehe~ The setting of the world and the world are different~ Who said dragons must be a race that wants to save face and suffer~" Pachi interjected with a smile.
"Hmm~ The pollution here is too serious, isn't it? If this continues, the trial forest may be destroyed~ Although there are monsters in it, it is an important ecosystem on this planet after all~ Pachi
, let’s take this place over, shall we? It’s too unreliable to pollute first and then treat it. Some pollution cannot be eliminated for hundreds of years~ Such a good industrial foundation, coupled with mature technology and experience brought from the earth,
We can develop in an environmentally friendly direction from the beginning~ Anyway, Miss Ling will protect us, and we don’t have to worry about being too slow in advancing technology and being beaten down by other civilizations... What do you think, Pachi, what do you think?"
Ellie turned around and gave Pachi an evil smile.
"Hehehe~ I think so too~ Such a big stall, it will be very unpleasant if you don't eat it~ I want to order this mine~ Goddess of War~ I leave everything to you~"
Patsy narrowed her eyes and gave a darker smile.
"Ah~ Leave it to me. Even if this place is razed to the ground, I will definitely take over the mine~" Ellie patted her mountains hard.
"Hehehe~ It's not okay to raze it to the ground~ These things belong to us, so we can't waste resources~"
"That's right, hahahahaha..."
"Hey...we are here to investigate, right? Are you making trouble? Are you trying to grab territory?"
Seeing the two of them looking more and more like villains, I really couldn't calm down anymore.
"Hehehe~ If we have this power in our hands, then we don't have to worry about who is behind the scenes. Well, it doesn't matter who it is. After all, after the foundation is taken away by us, he can do whatever he likes.
~ Amy-chan, who is afraid of trouble, thinks so too, right?”
"...Why are our solutions to problems so simple and crude?"
"Hehehe~ Any conspiracy and conspiracy are just childish in the face of overwhelming power~"