Steel steam and flame

The smell of sulfur still lingers in the air. Around the peaks in front of you, a huge mountain covered mostly with gray-black volcanic rocks appears in the distance. The overflowing lava formed rings with distinct layers around it. On the outermost surface, tenacious plants have taken root on it.

Some of the warning signs abandoned by the Borghese Regional Management Agency can be vaguely discerned below. They have been exposed to too much rain, and the peeling paint is covered with rust. Going around the huge volcano, the crater is still a cherry red color. The big eruption has not exhausted its energy, but in its current state, there is no possibility of a second eruption.

Let the young dragon stay away from the volcano and land on the ground about ten kilometers away. After letting out a roar, Cassie Hei only rested less than two or three times during the more than three days of flying. He immediately lay down, opened his mouth wide, breathed out quickly and spurted out a large ball of hot white air, and looked at Cassia with half-open eyes.

Shaking his head, Cassia took off half the bag of scales and weapons, and turned on the communicator.

"I will be able to reach the volcano in a few hours. After you have taken protective measures, you can take those machines and head towards the approximate location I explained." After saying that, he looked at Cassia Hei, who glanced around, here It was a shallow pit with grass growing up to its waist, which could be used as a camouflage for the young dragon.

"Be patient for now. After finishing the work in two or three days, I will leave you to fill your stomach. You stay here and don't move around at will."

"Ah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Pong,,,"," the voice was still unclear, and the young dragon lay on the ground and roared, as if in protest. After a few sounds, its compromise could be seen in its eyes. After Cassia's leaving figure disappeared from its eyes, Cassia raised his head and roared a few times. He stared at the mountain peak in front of him with some confusion for a long time, recalling the memory of flying around the mountain. But in the end, he didn't remember anything. The young dragon lowered his head, lay down on the grass, closed his eyes and began to rest.

"Is there a vague feeling? Or is it that Cassia doesn't know the meaning of that feeling yet." Behind a piece of exposed rock, Cassia put away the tactical knife and thought. After confirming that his figure disappeared from the eyes of the young dragon, he secretly returned here to observe the actions of the young dragon.

The results obtained were not obvious. Thinking of the expression of the young dragon when hovering near the crater, Cassia felt relieved: "So far, it is certain that even second-class creatures such as dragons do not seem to grow to a certain age. For The sensation of dragon bone fossils is not as strong as mine."

The lava spread far away, submerging the lake and the ruins of the town at the foot of the mountain. The concentration of "germs" in the air is not high, probably because some of it was carried away by the wind, and the raised volcanic ash was completely knocked down by the rain. As long as they don't get close to the mountain, the level of germs is a little higher than when Cassia came here.

On the way, they met Delia and the others who were pulling a few simple machines in a small truck. They all wore tight protection and started taking corresponding hormones and drugs a few days in advance. The method Ye Jielin gave to Cassia can provide better defense against low-concentration germs.

Delya brought twelve people, with good strength. When the pickup truck could no longer move forward, a group of people got off the truck and picked up the supplies and machines with clear division of labor.

"Aren't you going to take the remaining steel cans?" Delya asked when the twelve team members were walking in front when she saw Cassia getting on the car to determine the number, and then covering them with a rainproof cloth.

"No need, they will be needed in a few days." Cassia replied, and Delya jumped out of the car to follow the members in front.

"When I came here, Waters and I left the outer area of ​​​​Manoma." Delya said on the way, her voice sounded muffled through the thick protective clothing. After meeting Cassia, she has been observing herself as the leader, adhering to the previous practice. In a short period of time, changes occurred again that she could not see through.

"After careful discussion with Sotagang, based on the transportation route in his hands and the information we collected, we set our target in the Kingdom of Chir. It was only established more than sixty years ago and has experienced many civil strife. , it is not very peaceful now. There are troubles inside and outside that can be solved by force, which is in line with our requirements. And the land area is considered to be above average among the countries there. However, because of the mountainous terrain, development is not very Good. They rely on rich mineral resources to survive, but they do not have the strength of the Imperial Mining Company. They do not have many high-end equipment. Many of them are machines from small manufacturers here in the Empire and other countries, and they are destructive mining. In less than ten years, it has already begun to face difficulties.”

Cassia knows the influence of machinery and equipment in mining, and the mining in the small town is the same. The coal resources under the Lilac Peak support the factory in the small town. After all, it was a business without capital. Cassia remembered that the coal under Lilac Peak had no ownership. The only cost for the small town factory was the cost of violent mining and transportation.

"Waters brought more than 40 people there this time, as well as more than a dozen carriages of weapons and ammunition, and wanted to go there as soon as possible to test. When we went to pick up the steel cans, he and I went back to Manoma to see the atmosphere there. He told us that we had to hurry up no matter what, so we made the decision immediately."

"But the prerequisite is to ensure your own safety. If you die, you will have nothing. Our current situation is not much different. The factory in Manoma was abandoned, but in the past few months, a new one has been rebuilt. Production base." Cassia said while looking around, and from time to time he would crush the volcanic rocks with his feet and pick up a better crystal diamond from inside. The use of sound has become more mature, and he has further expanded the use of this ability based on the acoustic materials he has read from researchers. With concentration, as long as you remember the characteristics of a certain substance under sound waves, you can find what you want nine times out of ten even if you cross a shallow layer of ground.

"If Manoma can go back, I will notify you as soon as possible. The restart of the factory there will be very helpful to the business." Cassia put the thumb-sized diamond into his pocket.

"That's our best state." Delya smiled with some sigh, "By the way, the matters on Manoma are now managed by Knight Commander Hessler. I made a list for him, and I think this paragraph He won’t be bored during the time.”

After walking for a while, Cassia and Delya's route had deviated from the team in front. Half an hour later, when we arrived on the hillside, shafts surrounded by lava appeared one by one. A steel cable that was blackened by the high temperature was still hanging there. The two of them went down one after another.

"This is only a small part. After checking the rocks spewed out by the volcano, the harvest should be about four or five times that here. I don't know the value, but it should be able to serve as a large amount of funds for factory operations." Cassia took the photo He patted the huge dragon skull in front of him and ignored Delya's surprised look. The more you see something, the less fresh and shocking it will be. And this is just a dragon skull, nothing else.

After calming down her emotions, Delya glanced at Cassia, as if she wanted to read Cassia's mood.

Delya thought for a while and said: "The inner port of Deslu can swallow all these things. It is the most prosperous mineral trading area in the empire, and most of the high-end ore interior decorations in the empire come from there. , generally led by Imperial Mining Company and Golden Bank, gathered many jewelry merchants and their suppliers here. After I go back, I will arrange for someone to handle this matter alone. As long as I can recruit good designers, I think this The value of the batch will double.”

"Jewelry merchant?" Cassia said.

"It is a type of open business. As long as it is managed well and can please the nobles, it will be very profitable. It is similar to us. The difference lies in the nature of the goods and the customers." Delya did not understand why Cassia said this This sentence, but still explained in a comfortable mood.