Cthulhu Corrosion: Another World Rescue Plan

"Ai Xu proposed to go to the mine? Has he been summoned by the God of Light?" Mo Yu thought, "No, it doesn't seem like it... I'm afraid the Church of Light gave him a task. So? The negotiations between the Autonomous Federation and the Church of Light on Orichalcum steel are not going well?"

[You are very powerful. As the holder of the authority of order, your logical deduction is as if you have experienced everything in person.

Yes, my uncle repeatedly rejected the request of the Church of Light. The Church of Light wants to completely control the Mont Blanc Autonomous Federation. They want to eat up all the Orichalcum mines. And our Mont Blanc family occupies most of the veins.

Although there is also a small vein in the next town, it is a drop in the bucket compared to ours. 】

"So, as long as the Mont Blanc family does not agree, Ai Xu's family's plan to let the town leave the Mont Blanc Autonomous Federation and join the Church of Light will not work."

[Yes. If you can't occupy most of the Orichalcum mines, then in the end it will become 'you have it and I have it', and everyone will compete on the same starting line. 】

In order to ensure that its armed forces are ahead of most of the forces in the Western Continent, the Church of Light must ensure that it has monopolized all high-grade raw materials. Orichalcum steel is an extremely important part of the plan of the God of Light. It is so important that the God of Light is willing to snatch it himself...

"Let me guess, Ai Xu participated in the selection of the Son of the Church of Light at the request of his parents, and was selected without any surprise. The Church of Light, which has long coveted Orichalcum steel, gave Ai Xu tasks such as exploring mines. Ai Xu took advantage of Ella's affection for him and asked Ella to ask you to visit the mine."

[And I, who was in love with Ella, didn't realize that there was anything wrong. I happily took my two friends all the way to the mine that our family guarded the most strictly. ]

Old Domon sighed: [In order to show off in front of Ella, I even chose a secret shortcut that should only be known to my uncle, my father and me. There are few guards here, and I showed them the locations of traps and safe routes one by one. 】

——Love-sickness kills people, but for a young man in the period of hormones, what is more important than pleasing his sweetheart?

Mo Yu watched Xiao Duomeng lead the two all the way to the mine and sighed deeply.

"Master Duomeng." There were several extraordinary guards stationed in front of the entrance of the mine. When they saw Duomeng, they all leaned forward and saluted.

"Master Duomeng, who are these two?" The guard with the most exquisite equipment, who looked like a captain, took a step and stood in front of the three people without making a sound.

"It's okay, Terian, they are my good friends." Dormon said, "I'll bring them here to see what they have to offer."

"...But," the captain of the guard named Terian lowered his voice, "Master, now is a sensitive period for us to negotiate with the church. Even the miners have been ordered to stop working temporarily these days. Isn't it inappropriate for you to bring people to the mine at this time? Why not come back in a few days?"

"I'll be watching." Dormon said disapprovingly, "Let's take advantage of the miners' suspension of work to look around... In a few days, Ai Xu will leave the city, and there will be no chance then."

The captain of the guard swept his eyes over the three people, and when he saw Ella, he understood instantly. He blinked meaningfully at Dormon and stepped aside to make way: "Okay, I'll stay outside, and you can call me loudly if you have anything."

"What could it be?" Dormon laughed and said to the two friends behind him: "Let's go."

Ella followed Dormon hopping, while Ai Xu looked around inconspicuously.

Mo Yu guessed that he was secretly calculating the defense strength here.

"But why... Even if it was a request from the woman he liked, wouldn't it be too weird to visit the 'mine cave'?" Mo Yu was puzzled.

[Go inside, you will know soon. ]

Mo Yu scratched his head and followed the three people inside.

The mine cave was a little dim, and Duo Meng took an oil lamp at the entrance, and the dim light became the only light source here. They walked along the dark and winding mine tunnel for a while, and just when Mo Yu was getting more and more confused, the space in front of him suddenly became clear.

"This is the vein being mined." Duo Meng said, extinguishing the oil lamp in his hand.

In an instant, the three of them plus a soul from another time and space were swallowed by darkness, but a few seconds later, the walls of the mine cave lit up with dots of silver light.

"Wow--" Ella couldn't help but exclaimed, even the knowledgeable Mo Yu couldn't help but hold his breath at this time. ??

The entire mine cave is like a brilliant starry sky, and the Orichalcum mine vein is like the Milky Way. The silver ore dots follow the river-like veins, shining brightly in the mountain.

They stood in this huge and dark mine cave, and above them was the dome full of veins. The dazzling silver ore starlight flickered, and there seemed to be a rainbow of light shining between each breath. One vein dimmed, and another vein lit up, one after another, like the movement of the stars.

"Welcome to the Orichalcum mine cave of the Mont Blanc family," Duo Meng dragged out his voice and said slowly, "The legendary third wonder of the world, the brilliant starry sky under the mountain."

[...It is also the most famous dating place nearby. 】

Mo Yu understood Duo Meng instantly.

The mine without miners working was quiet and peaceful at this time. Only a few ore spots were shining in the darkness. It was much more beautiful than the firefly cave that Mo Yu had visited at great expense in his previous life.

"These raw stones of Orichalcum steel glow!" Ella exclaimed, "They are completely different from the Orichalcum steel armor and weapons sold in the store!"

"Yes." Domon explained, "Orichalcum steel is a very wonderful magical metal. It resists magic, has super stability and magic resistance, and has amazing hardness. Although its strength is second only to the mithril known as the 'dragon scale', in some scenes where magic needs to be completely isolated, Orichalcum steel is the only choice that cannot be replaced by mithril.

The Orichalcum steel you usually see is in the form of a silver-white stable metal after smelting and purification. At this time, the Orichalcum steel in the raw stone is constantly resisting the impurities filled with magic around it, so even in the dark, it will shine with dazzling starlight.

This is a wonder that magic and magic-repelling substances coexist in the same room, but are fighting all the time.

Every gleaming starlight is a trace of thousands of magical battles in extremely subtle places, and we are the only witnesses."