Chapter 26: The Devil's Mission (2)
In the shade of the sacred tree, dozens of blood elves civil servants kept coming and going, busy in a house located at the stem.
"The recent public security in Xicheng District is not very good. There were six theft cases last month. Five cases in the previous month. A year ago, we basically had one case a month. This is not a good sign. And two of theft cases have not been solved yet. The road surface of Violet Street needs to be repaired. It has been three months since then and there has not been a reply. The patrol frequency in the whole city has been reduced... If this continues, the people will complain about our ruling team."
"That's because we have drawn too many people to do other things, collecting Modo ore, and building the Magic City that is about to be built. We are very nervous now, both in terms of funding and manpower. And no matter how big the complaints are, can it be bigger than when we decided to mine Modo ore on a large scale?"
"This idea is wrong. You were not like this before."
"We used to have sufficient funds and staff, but now there are no more. A few months ago, I wanted to fill all the holes like you, but now I find it impossible. It would be nice if I don't add new holes."
"So you are going to keep going like this, aren't you going to improve?"
"Tell the truth, yes." After saying that, the government official spread his hands directly.
Facing the government official's answer, the Cardinal, who came to question, was so angry that his beard raised and his eyes widened.
He lowered his head and the government official continued to work on his own affairs.
Not far from him, there was a small room. There were huge windows on all sides of the room, and there was no glass, which neither blocked the view nor soundproofed.
In the room, the consul Consul Connelia was explaining to her capable subordinate Daliana.
"The output of Modo ore must be increased as soon as possible. The Queen has promised Giant Snake City, and we must deliver the goods on time."
"But we have used all the people we can use, and even recruited copper mine workers. Do we want to recruit iron mine workers together? Lord Cornelia. Now our copper ore still has a certain amount of storage capacity, and it may be very nervous after a while, and then there will be problems."
"If there are not enough people, we will recruit people. The progress of commitment is getting faster and faster now. I am worried that even if the iron ore workers are recruited in the future, they will still not be enough. Supplying Modo ore is the most important thing for us now."
"But... isn't it important to maintain people's livelihood? And even if workers are recruited, they cannot use it immediately. Let workers who are not familiar with mining work go down the tunnel, which is risky."
"Then train them, train them to a familiar position."
“It’s hard for us to train workers and ensure yields.”
"Then try to ensure..." Konelia held her forehead, feeling a little impatient. Her eyes were full of fatigue. After thinking about it, she could only add: "While ensuring output and training workers, pay attention to people's livelihood issues."
Daliana was speechless, holding the documents she had just obtained in her hand, her mouth opened and closed, and she couldn't speak for a long time.
The two of them were in a stalemate in this silent manner.
Connelia sat at her desk, holding her forehead with a book. Daliana stood silently.
The room was still noisy, and the government officials were busy.
After a while, Daliana hesitated and said, "Sir, I think you should talk to the Queen. It is impossible for us to increase the production of Modo ore in infinite amounts. She cannot only focus on the Giant Snake City. Also, we shouldn't have done this in order to increase the production of Modo ore. It should have been done by the Minerals."
Cronia sighed helplessly: "Modo Ore is very important. The Queen gave us this exception because of her trust in us. She only believes in our mobilization ability."
"But she should know that we whom she believed in are actually seriously overloaded." Daliana replied hesitantly: "Time is too tight, and we can't do what she wants. No matter how you do it, it will be a huge blow to everyone's morale. The key is that everyone doesn't know what this matter is for. Has Luo Gexian become a colony of Giant Snake City?"
Connelia looked at Daliana helplessly.
"Is it because of Krimatha?" Daliana asked in confusion.
Connelia glanced at Daliana indifferently and said softly: "I can't tell you anything. I can only say that you should trust His Highness. She will never do anything harmful to the blood elves."
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At this moment, on the other hand, Angel had sneaked into the tunnel.
The torches on the walls of the tunnel were burning sizzling. Under the dim firelight, Angel groped forward bit by bit.
Several miners walked by, and Angel quickly fled into the fork.
One by one, the mine carts were pushed past, and Angel had to hid in the fork road.
With the dim light, Angel could clearly see the large amount of mud and sand loaded in the mine truck, and not even a piece of Modo ore was seen.
Yes, this is normal.
Modo ore used to be cheap not because it was easy to mine, but because it was a by-product of other mining areas. Of course, the most important thing is that there are very few places to use. This is where there is accumulation and low prices.
Now there is a big demand...
If you want to specialize in mining Moduo ore, it is really not an easy task. Digging ten cubic meters of soil along the roots of the sacred wood may not necessarily lead to one. The key is that the demand for Giant Snake City is very large.
This is the real reason for Daliana's troubles.
Secretly, Angel sneaked for a short while.
Fortunately, the guards in this mining area are not strictly guarded, and the miners are all centaurs, not even a blood elf. In comparison, Angel, who is both a magician and a blood elf, has a great advantage in perception.
After moving forward, I touched it for about an hour before Angel finally arrived at the real "mining area".
It was a huge underground space dug by man. In the middle is the rhizome of a sacred tree, and all the soil around it has been dug up. Countless miners are busy transporting truck after truck of ore out.
Standing in the abandoned tunnel at a high place, Angel looked down from a high place.
"What are you going to do? Are you going to drip from here?" the devil asked in a low voice.
Angel whispered: "Of course not, the effect here will not be very good. Since you have to do it, it must be effective. Otherwise, don't do it simply."
"So what? What are you going to do?"
Angel did not answer.
He stood on the high ground and looked quietly, then turned around and disappeared quietly into the darkness.
About half an hour later. This time, Angel appeared at the bottom of the "mining area".
He took a sneak peek under the block of the rock wall, then took a few steps back, trotted, jumped up, and then rushed to the ground, and quickly rolled to an undetectable corner in the mining area. It just happened to be close to the rhizome of the Shenmu.
The miners didn't notice all this at all.
"Look, I just said you don't have talent, hahaha. With this skill, it was impossible for you to fail the first test of archery." The devil laughed next to him.
Angel quietly shrank his head and observed around him.
After a while, he finally took out a knife, then stabbed it into the rhizome and scratched it hard.
Suddenly, the green liquid flowed out.
Compared to tree trunks, the rhizomes buried deep in the ground are indeed much weaker, although they look extremely large.
Immediately afterwards, Angel took out the small bottle, pulled the lid, aimed the bottle mouth directly at the cut gap, and then recited the spell.
The transparent bottle body began to tremble slightly, and the liquid inside was pressed into the rhizome bit by bit.
Angel recited the spell again and sealed the gap with ice.
After all, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and put away the empty bottle.
"Finish."
Chapter completed!