Legendary Hero

An hour later, led by a worker, Rollin and Horn stood in front of a cave at the edge of the basin.

The entrance of the cave is not too big or small, and an adult can just enter it. The surrounding area of ​​the cave is full of burned weeds. Obviously, if Luo Lin hadn't burned the forest to reclaim wasteland, the cave would have been completely covered by weeds, which is basically impossible. be found.

"Lord, look." Horn put the torch in his hand into the cave entrance, illuminating the situation near the cave entrance. I don't know when it started, Horn no longer called Rollin, and changed his name to Lord.

Some decayed wooden support frames can be seen inside, gravel is everywhere on the ground, and two wooden tracks can be seen. A little farther away, a severely damaged mine car is tilted to one side.

This is indeed a mine.

This is really strange. How can there be such a mine in such a barren land? No one has ever heard of it. And who is mining it? And why would it be discarded? It's all a mystery.

While thinking, Luo Lin suddenly caught a glimpse of hesitation on the face of a worker from the corner of his eye, as if hesitating to speak.

"Huh?" Luo Lin looked over and asked, "What do you want to say?"

This worker is not young anymore, with gray hair, stubble and wrinkles on his face. When Luo Lin asked him, he was the first to tremble instinctively. He lowered his head and said timidly: "My lord, I heard from my grandfather that A story may be related to this mine."

"Oh, let's hear it." Luo Lin smiled.

This gentle attitude calmed down the worker. A look of reminiscence appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "This is what my grandfather experienced when he was young, about a hundred years ago. He said that at that time, There used to be a lord in Gaoshan Town, and he also built his territory in this basin, but for some unknown reason, a big fire broke out here, and the lord's mansion was completely burned down, and no one escaped. It was regarded as an unknown place, and it was slowly abandoned."

"So, this mine is very likely to be the property of the lord?" Luo Lin continued, but he always felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it, he found the reason: "But here comes the problem. Where the mansion is, after the mansion burned down, we should at least be able to find some wreckage. This basin must also have a road leading to the outside of the hill, so it won’t be as isolated from the world as it is now. But now, none of these have been found.”

The lord's doubt made the old worker's forehead sweat, and he quickly bowed and said, "My lord, this is a story handed down from my ancestors. Many people in Gaoshan Town know it, I'm not lying~"

Horn had also been contemplating with frowned eyebrows, and interjected at this moment: "Over a hundred years later, the ruins of the lord's mansion may have been covered by fallen leaves. As for the way out of the mountain, maybe the lord likes to live alone? It has something to do with this mine. For example, this mine produces precious minerals, and the lord doesn't want people to know?"

It makes sense to say so, so now to confirm the authenticity of this legend, you only need to find the wreckage of the burned Lord's Mansion. If the wreckage is found, then Horn's inference is likely to be true, and this mine is very problematic.

Moreover, the lord's mansion was burned down, and no one survived. This matter itself has a strange and conspiratorial atmosphere.

"It has been confirmed that there are no mansion ruins in the reclaimed woods. In this way, arrange for people to search the remaining area carefully to see if there are any ruins under the fallen leaves." Luo Lin ordered.

The lord's mansion is very likely to be made of stone, even if it is burned down, even after more than a hundred years, it is impossible to completely disappear.

"Yes, lord." Horn nodded, turned to arrange the search operation, and Luo Lin went back to the lord's mansion to wait patiently.

………

The search work lasted only two days, and after two days, the results came out.

There are indeed ruins in the north of the basin. In addition to the ruins, there is also a surprising discovery. A worker found a hole on a mountain wall, and the wind kept blowing out of it.

A few people went in to explore, and unexpectedly found that it was a passage, which was very spacious inside. Walking along the passage, they could go directly to the outside of the hill. There happened to be a big river flowing outside the hill. It is the Sola River, the only river in Gaoshan Town.

The Sola River goes all the way to the east, and it leads directly to the sea after ten kilometers. With this passage, it is absolutely perfect!

Upon receiving the news, Luo Lin was overjoyed. After thinking about it, he immediately rewarded the worker who discovered the passage, and at the same time ordered it to be sealed.

This is a strategic message. In the future when the orcs invade and Vendome falls, this secret passage will become a very important lifeline.

Even if he did this, Rowling still felt inadequate. He was afraid that the security measures he thought would be neglected, so he called Horn. The two discussed in secret for a long time. In the end, Horn began to arrange a series of careful plans, including focusing on monitoring the discovery channel. Workers, dig a few additional caves with exactly the same appearance to hide people's eyes and ears, and send soldiers to guard the real passage, etc.

Various measures are implemented together with one purpose, to keep the secret of this channel.

Horn went to implement the plan. He was meticulous in thinking, extremely adaptable, and often had a stroke of genius. Rollin was very relieved of this former Allied commander.

The matter of the passage was resolved by Horn, and Rowling's eyes returned to the mine.

The previous doubts have been confirmed. The secret passage, the isolated basin, and the mysterious fire all point to the possibility that there are some coveted secrets hidden in this mine.

Luo Lin was not in a hurry to enter the mine. He is the lord now, and he has too many people's futures at stake, so he can't take risks at will.

Rowling also doesn't want to force his subordinates to take risks, he doesn't like to force, even if the other party is a leader he can drive at will.

Rollin, who lives in a modern society, tends to let people choose freely. This method is easy to handle. He posted a recruitment notice at the gate of the lord's mansion, promising great rewards to recruit warriors.

The announcement explained the danger of entering the mine, but the rewards are also very attractive. As long as you are willing to enter the cave to investigate the situation and draw a map, you can immediately get a reward of five gold coins.

Five gold coins! For ordinary people, it is already a huge sum of money, enough to feed and drink a family of three for more than two years.

Gaoshan Town was already barren. When Luo Lin recruited them before, their salary was five silver coins a month, including food and drink. This condition was already very favorable, so almost all the labor force people in Gaoshan Town came here. Now there is a heavy reward of five gold coins. Even though they knew it was dangerous, they still blocked people's enthusiasm for gold coins. As soon as the announcement was posted, the number of people who signed up reached more than 30.

Of course, Luo Lin didn't need so many people, so he chose ten single men without any family background: "Remember, the mine is very dangerous. If you encounter an irresistible danger, get out immediately."

"Yes, my lord." The workers were both excited and afraid, excited about the bounty, and afraid about entering this mine with terrible legends. Their emotions were extremely complicated.

A group of people came to the mine, and Luo Lin ordered: "Okay, tie a rope around your waist, and you are connected together. The last one, tie a long rope. If there is any situation, pull the rope hard, and we will pull you out. .”

Entering a strange mine is very dangerous in itself. The accumulation of harmful gas, unknown mines, getting lost, etc. are enough to kill people.

The ropes are purpose-built hemp ropes, about the thickness of an arm, and are very strong and should be able to handle the unexpected. For the safety of these workers, Luo Lin also distributed a set of metal studded leather armor to each of them.

The workers nodded. After tying the ropes, they carried oil lamps and simple weapons and began to walk slowly into the mine.

Luo Lin was waiting outside the cave, surrounded by more than 30 soldiers. These soldiers were all young men who had outstanding performance in training and had a loyal personality. treatment, including the wild wolf and the basilisk Narosa.

As for Harrington, Rollin arranged for him to lead the scouts. As for Louisa, because of Horn's insistence, she was free on the contrary. Apart from helping with some trifling matters in the territory, she was basically not involved in military matters, and became Horn's wife with peace of mind.

This wait lasted more than two hours, and the rope outside the cave had been extended several times, with a length of five or six hundred meters, but it was still being pulled in continuously.

"The mine is very deep." The wild wolf exclaimed.

Luo Lin nodded, and just about to speak, suddenly saw the rope vibrate violently, and quickly pulled it into the cave, and faintly heard screams coming from the mine.

"No, quickly pull the rope!" Luo Lin was the first to step forward, grabbed the thick hemp rope, rolled it around his arm a few times, and then pulled it hard.

With this pull, Luo Lin felt that the force coming from the rope was outrageous. With his current strength, he couldn't bear it. Both of his feet had sunk into the ground, but he was still slowly pulled towards the hole. Two deep furrows were plowed directly by his legs.

Luo Lin yelled, and turned into a state of anger without hesitation. Even though his strength was multiplied, he still couldn't resist. Narosa immediately followed and grabbed the rope, and at the same time, the snake's tail was tightly wrapped around a stake at the entrance of the mine.

The strength of both of them is very strong, but with their joint efforts, they can barely hold the rope to prevent it from slipping into the mine.

Only now did Luo Lin have the time to yell: "Why are you standing there, help!"

His personal soldiers were all freshmen, they hadn't experienced much danger, let alone been on the battlefield, and their on-the-spot reactions were insufficient, so they couldn't react for a while.

The wild wolf rushed up immediately and grabbed the rope behind Luo Lin. He was also taken aback by the pull, and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, help!"

Without him yelling, more than thirty strong soldiers had already rushed up, and they all grabbed the end of the rope and pulled back as hard as they could.

After joining so many new forces, they finally gained the upper hand in terms of strength. Everyone pulled the rope and kept pulling it out.

As the rope was pulled out continuously, the screams from the mine became more and more clear, mixed with an indescribable scream, and all the soldiers who heard it turned pale.

Luo Lin was as calm as ever, pulling his hands back alternately, his eyes fixed on the mine entrance, and he was always ready. Narosa also sensed the danger, so she freed her arms, took a bow and set an arrow, and aimed at the entrance of the mine.

The cry was getting closer and closer, slowly approaching the entrance of the cave.

"Pull hard, pull hard, pull the rope back, it's about to come out, be careful!" Luo Lin roared.

Everyone pulled the rope back together.

"Roar~~~ah~~" The roar was mixed with screams, and a group of black shadows were slowly dragged out of the entrance of the mine. Shocked by the horrible sight.

Even Luo Lin couldn't help but shrink his eyes.

At the entrance of the cave, a strange creature that looked like the slug that Luo Lin had seen in his previous life, but was as big as a giant bear was dragged out.

Four of the ten workers were missing, and a thick hemp rope was connected to the giant slug's mouth (if that wriggling hole was its mouth), and apparently, the four disappeared workers were all swallowed by it.

This guy kept struggling, and an unimaginable force came from it, and the workers in front of it all turned pale with fright, and screamed out of collapse, terrified.