Release that Witch - Chapter 500

[Chapter 493 Gem Mine]

It was already daylight when Roland got up from the bed.

He put on his coat and walked to the window. The white buildings had already revealed their respective background colors, and the red tiles and gray walls mixed together to form a vibrant variegated color.

Although the room is still cold, if you face the sun, you can feel a little warmth.

The earth has melted snow.

Walking into the office transformed from a study, there was today’s breakfast on the table, a fried egg, two pancakes, and a cup of hot water. It was the same as in the small town, and it was obviously prepared by Nightingale.

“Thank you,” Roland said to the empty lounge chair.

“How do you know I’m here?” Nightingale’s figure gradually emerged.

“You can’t sit if you can lie down,” he smiled, put two pieces of pancakes between eggs, and brought them to his mouth, “And the back of the chair is sunken, I don’t know if there is a ghost.”

“No, sit I like it too,” she flashed, appeared directly at the desk, turned over and sat on the edge of the table, “like here.”

This set of movements is smooth and smooth, and I can never get tired of it, Roland thought, especially when he escaped into the fog and then escaped in an instant. The process is like a leap.

“You seem to be in a good mood, had a good dream?”

She raised her eyebrows, “Well, it was a good dream.”

“That’s good,” Roland swallowed the “Egg Burger” in a few mouthfuls, “Today You have to follow me.”

“Because of the assassination incident?”

“Well,” he said with a condensed mood, “if the “Gem List” is really activated by Timothy, there may be other dark chess in the western region, and We can’t review everyone.

“These brave and resourceful people who are loyal to the royal family shouldn’t be wasted on assassinations. They could have been placed in more promising positions to display their abilities. Thinking of this, Roland was further determined to eradicate Timothy’s forces as soon as possible.” Determination.

“As you wish, Your Highness,” Nightingale said with a smile, “Where are you going for today’s itinerary?”

“Mines and salt wells, this is also one of the main purposes of my coming here.”

…

Summon Pei Luo and a group of relevant personnel After arriving at the castle, the inspection team drove out of the city in a mighty manner.

Although Roland is more concerned about the iron mines located in Maple Leaf and Wild Rose, the gem trade is at least one of the pillar industries in Changsong District, and it is also the closest to the fortress, so the first stop of the investigation is this famous one. Five-color gemstone mine.

Due to the melting snow, the ground became muddy and the carriage was impassable. The group could only ride slowly on horseback. It took more than half a morning to reach the edge of the Impassable Mountain Range.

Roland was once again convinced of the truth of “If you want to get rich, build roads first”. There is no hard road leading to the mining area. Once it rains, the ore cannot be transported smoothly, and the output is useless no matter how high it is.

The ore lode is located in a natural cave. After passing through a short narrow passage, the inside suddenly opens up. Nearly a hundred bundles of turpentine torches can only give a rough picture of the scene in the cave.

Roland looked up and asked, “Is this cave formed naturally?”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Pei Luo nodded, “It is rumored that it was even discovered by accident: it was originally a smooth rock wall, There was an earthquake more than 300 years ago, and the rock wall collapsed, exposing the current entrance. At first, the local hunters only used this place as a shelter from the rain. Later, as they continued to explore, they discovered the existence of five-color gems ”

“You know it very well,” Roland laughed.

“These stories are well-known in the western region.” Pei Luo waved his hand and let a man in the team approach him. “His name is Denver Ke Lian, and he is the manager of this mine. You can ask him for specific matters.”

“Are you from Duke Lane?”

“No, Your Highness, the Ke Lian family does not belong to any lord,” the man called Denver bowed and saluted. He was about thirty years old, but he spoke like a calm old man, “Our world They have lived around this mine for generations, and the Orion who discovered it is also one of the ancestors of the family. The family has served three dukes successively, and the map of the mine drawn is as tall as a person. No one knows the mine like Ke Lian .”

It can be seen that he is very proud of this, even if he is facing the prince of Graycastle, he can still talk freely.

Moreover, that stable temperament was exceptionally outstanding, coupled with a slim black uniform, he looked like the old housekeepers of those thousand-year-old families in the movies.

Since this group of people passed Nightingale’s review before departure, Roland was not worried that he was a lurker, “Why is no one mining in the mine now?”

“Because the evil month just ended, Your Highness,” Denver said. Jia thought and replied, “The snow in the mountains will melt into the mountains and flow down. Although there are drainage ditches and catchment wells in the mine, the speed of collecting water is much faster than that of people carrying it.” , the ore veins at the bottom are temporarily inaccessible. According to the past practice, normal mining will have to wait until summer.”

“Is this also the case for the iron mines in the Maple Leaf and Briar Territory?”

“Although I have not been there, I heard that two The terrain of the iron mine is higher, and the mine road extends upwards, which is much better than here. But it will take at least a month to resume production.”

“It seems that you need to set up a few more steam engines to help pump water.” Roland shrugged.

“Steam… machine, what is that?” Denver looked puzzled.

“A machine that can keep mines open all year round,” the prince couldn’t help raising the corners of his mouth. “You still have a lot to learn in the future—about mining.” The

other party seemed quite disbelieving, and his lips moved. Moved, but in the end did not refute.

Roland didn’t take it seriously either. The rail mine car and the matching steam engine pumping and traction system have been used very proficiently in the North Slope Mine, and even sold a set to the ore tycoon in Silver Light City. Sooner or later, it will be replaced with a more efficient one. Gao’s steam equipment—it’s just that he’s not interested in gemstones, UU Kanshu www.sonicmtl.com will definitely focus on iron ore development.

“In that case, let’s go to the next inspection site.” Roland turned and said.

“Wait, Your Highness… This is a kindness from Ke Lian’s family,” Denver probably didn’t expect that the prince was about to leave immediately, so he hurriedly stepped forward, took out a small wooden box from his arms, and handed it to him.

“Oh?” Roland took the wooden box with great interest and opened the lid.

I saw two crystal clear gemstones lying in the box, and the light from the torch made them reflect red and green overlapping brilliance, which dazzled people a little.

He couldn’t help being taken aback, “This…is the multicolored stone?”

“Exactly, Your Highness, they are selected from the most pure gemstones, and they are also treasures of the family hundreds of years ago.” Denver rubbed his chest, “Ke It is a great honor for the Lian family to serve the new owner of the Western Territory.”

Roland didn’t listen to the second half of the other party’s words at all, and his attention was all on the gem, this light is so familiar, even if he knows nothing about minerals Knowing that he has also heard the name of this kind of stone.

Compared with the ornamental name of multicolored stone, in later generations, it has another more popular name-diaspore.

(To be continued.)

[End of this Chapter]