Starting from the Dragon Tribe

After returning to the royal capital, Lu Chen did not go to the palace to resume his duties, and no one came to summon him.

He was too lazy to see King Kusla at this time, and King Kusla probably didn't want to see him either.

In the past two days, he had received prairie supplies from explorers sent by Fox, and urged Xiaoxian Milk and them to start research.

Research is not a matter of a day or two. Xiao Xian Nai said that we must first understand the characteristics of the plants on this continent and extract and analyze them.

Now that they don't have any of the specialties of the Aisir Forest, they can only start to study the reasons for the strong adaptability of the Unyielding Grass and the secret of the rapid growth of the One-Day Flower.

Regarding the supplies in the Aisir Forest, Lu Chen has also been on the line.

Having an elf princess wife is quite easy.

Although Eriki herself cannot come out for the time being, she can... issue tasks to the explorers.

The Ahir Forest is said to be closed, but the barrier is not absolute. Explorers have already found a way to the outside world.

Explorers, on the other hand, are always willing to do anything in order to complete tasks, increase their scores, and gain profits.

So Eriyi asked the explorers to help her deliver things. In addition to the common vegetation and specialties in the Aisir Forest, some more precious things that grew in the forbidden area were also "stolen" by Eriyi.

It is said that the first batch of explorers are already on the way, not only carrying a large amount of materials for research, but also bringing several barrels of water of life to Lu Chen.

He peeked at the explorer's chat on the world's public screen and saw someone mentioning this mission, saying that the Elf Princess had finally started issuing "big missions."

Compared to bringing delicious and fun things to Eriki, smuggling is obviously not a big task...

Moreover, the difficulty of this task is not easy, and it is also risky. If you are caught by the guards of the elves when you go out secretly, you will be imprisoned at the least, and executed at the worst.

But the explorers are still happy with it. After all, they are just delivering things, and their methods are all kinds of strange. It is better to sneak across than to have to fight.

The research on new seeds was on the right track, and Lu Chen missed Eriki more and more. However, if he went to the Aisir Forest now, it would only trigger a war. He was not so arrogant that he felt that he could bulldoze the Aisir Forest. Degree.

Judging from the strength of Orc King Bailon, the legendary Elf Queen is definitely a tough opponent.

And he is not very good at facing the bombardment of magic, and there are many restrictive skills in magic. It would be embarrassing if the boat capsizes in the gutter.

Moreover, Eriyi also said that the Elf Queen was actually kind to her. Lu Chen also felt from the background of the world view that the elves were hiding a shocking secret, and the guardian dragon Egg's attitude before his death was also thought-provoking.

He was not prepared to act rashly until the matter was clear.

The feeling that this kind of wife stealing things from her "parent's house" brings to me is quite strange.

In the past few days, in addition to checking on the research progress of Xiaoxian Nai and the others and training with Gu Lanting and the others every day, he also started visiting various forces in the royal capital again.

Different from last time, this time many people chose to meet Lu Chen and expressed their admiration for his negotiation results.

Of course, these are all mere words, and these aristocratic ministers are actually not very fond of Lu Chen in their hearts. But now that the trend of the empire is like this, the people are praising Duke Godzilla's great achievements.

So if they all give Duke Godzilla a shut-in, wouldn't it appear that the entire empire's top brass are short-tempered, incompetent, and create an image of a lone hero for Duke Godzilla?

As time passed, the common people might even dare to curse the king. After all, everyone could see the danger of the orcs' invasion this time.

If it weren't for the king's indecision, it wouldn't have developed to such a dangerous situation.

King Kusla's eyes were spread all over the royal capital, so he naturally followed Duke Godzilla's every move. Especially after knowing that many noble ministers had received his brother, he felt even more upset.

He understood the truth, but the sense of crisis in his heart was still getting heavier and heavier.

After all, not every minister has someone like him in his family. There are many conversations that Duke Godzilla has with the ministers and nobles, and he doesn't know much about them.

If we don't meet, everything is easy to talk about, but if we talk about it, will people's hearts... change?

Could it be that...there are already ministers who have secretly defected to my brother?

The more King Kusla thought about it, the more he felt tight in his chest. He felt that Duke Godzilla could no longer stay in the capital. He had to send him out, and then let him back after the negotiation storm had passed and the subjects of the empire calmed down.

It's definitely not possible to put someone like my brother in a local place. The Great Wall is a lesson learned from the past. Maybe in a few months, the place will change hands.

After thinking about it, he suddenly felt that what Princess Ruth said about supervising mining was really good. At least he had escaped from the human country and would just be gossiped about.

For example, "As soon as the Duke of the Empire made meritorious service, his younger brother took him out of the center of power and ran to the mountains to work as an overseer."

No matter how displeased he was with Duke Godzilla, he was also a member of the Howard family and the top nobleman. If he sent him to dig, wouldn't it be a slap in the Howard family's face?

Finally, he summoned the Prime Minister, and under some guidance from the Prime Minister, he suddenly became enlightened.

It's because he didn't find the right idea. He could get his brother to go to the Warcraft Mountains and let him protect the empire's mineral collection team. In fact, it was just a distribution. If he was more shameless, he could even let his brother stay there all the time.

Just need to put it another way.

Why does the empire collect minerals?

It's for making weapons.

How to make weapons?

In addition to being manufactured by the Imperial Military Workshop, the equipment worn by the Imperial Elite Legion is actually made by the dwarves.

Every year, the humans mine minerals in the Warcraft Mountains and hand them over to the dwarves. The dwarves build the equipment and return it to the Keya Empire.

Of course, the dwarves do not work for free. They charge half of the minerals as the cost of building.

Every month, the dwarves send special envoys to the Warcraft Mountains to hand over minerals. The humans are accustomed to this, but they can actually make a fuss about this matter.

For example, for the sake of the dignity of the empire and the long-term friendship with friendly neighbors, Duke Godzilla is sent to be responsible for monthly handover matters.

In fact, Duke Godzilla is there to be a bodyguard and supervise the mining, but to put it another way, it has a much more high-end atmosphere.

This is honorable diplomatic work, very dignified.

Although there was no need for this position at all... because the dwarves have always been honest, never cheated on transactions, and had no interest in dealing with too many humans.

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"Let me go mining?"

Lu Chen looked at the old eunuch Wallis in front of him with cold eyes.

"No, no, no, the Duke has misunderstood. I mainly want you to contact the dwarves to show your sincerity for many years of cooperation."

Wallis was sweating profusely, but he didn't expect that the other party would reveal King Kusla's thoughts as soon as he came up and break into each other.

It is outrageous no matter how you look at it, to have a former Great Wall God of War, an Imperial Duke who has just made great achievements in negotiations, go mining in the mountains to the south.

"I see."

Lu Chen's face was expressionless, showing no emotion or anger, "Gu Lanting, see you off."

Wallis did not dare to say anything and left the Duke's Mansion dejectedly.

But Lu Chen was not at peace at this time. He received a new side mission.

[Side mission: Guard collection]

Task content: Within a month, the pioneers need to protect the backup workers who collect special mineral veins until the storage capacity of Milan Star Gold reaches 1,000 kilograms.

Mission Difficulty: Normal ~ Nightmare

Current progress: 330.21/1000

Mission reward: After returning to space, you will receive Milan star gold with a mass of 7 kilograms.

Failure penalty: obliteration

[Remarks: Milan Star Gold is a very special resource that can be used for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to the function of creating holy-level equipment. 】

[Remarks: The quality standard is the common standard of origin (Blue Star), not the Aika continent quality standard. 】

Lu Chen pondered slightly. Side missions are different from hidden missions. Once received, they cannot be refused, even if they are passively triggered.

This mission is very subtle in all aspects. For example, the difficulty of the mission is average at the lowest level and nightmare at the highest level.

Isn't it just digging a mine? Is it that scary?

The failure penalty column made him even more surprised.

He heard that the origin space is relatively gentle to explorers. Generally speaking, punishments such as erasure are rarely used. It is either a super simple task and erasure is just a pure deterrent, or it is a very important task that forces you to do it.

A side mission like this is inherently difficult. Explorers may think not to do it when they see it. However, the mission has a time limit, and timeout is considered a failure. Failure means erasure, so you have to take risks.

When this happens, we can only say that this "Milan Star Gold" is indeed a very valuable resource, and even space will value it.

What Lu Chen wants to complain about is, I help you dig out a thousand kilograms, but you give me...7 kilograms! ?

What can you do with 7 kilograms? Although I was given a note saying that it could create holy object-level equipment, but with seven kilograms, what can it really do that would be useful?

He saw the appearance and characteristics of Milan Star Gold in the reference pictures provided by the mission. This thing is very dense, at seven kilograms, which is not as big as the nail of his little finger...

I'm afraid I can only use a pendant, right?

He had doubts in his heart, but he could only hope that Space was not squeezing labor for no reason, and that 7 kilograms was really useful...

"Your Majesty Duke, this is simply too much bullying. How about we go back to the north and lead the people to rebel!?"

Gree was a little angry on the sidelines. This is a naked humiliation. When a Duke of a country works as a bodyguard and supervisor, isn't he actually going to mine?

"Be patient and don't be impatient."

Lu Chen raised his hand, glanced at Gree, and thought to himself, what you said is simple, what fighting power do civilians have?

"Your Excellency, do you really want to go?"

Lei Ze also came over. Originally, the Duke had calmed down the chaos in the Western Region this time, and things had improved in the royal capital recently. He felt that the days were getting more and more promising.

But if you go to the south, this is a disguised arrangement. Once you have passed, don't even think about coming back. Even if you come back, the prestige brought by this negotiation will be long gone.

"Go, how can we break the situation if we don't go?"

Lu Chen said that since he received the side mission, he had no choice but to go.

He likes difficult tasks and they are challenging.

Moreover, he is also very curious about the dwarves in this world. He heard that all of them are master blacksmiths, and there may be some treasures hidden within the clan that can suppress the clan.

One day later, before departure, the magic crystal in Lu Chen's hand received a communication.

He walked to a deserted place and answered the call, "Why are you looking for me?"

"You're going to the Warcraft Mountains? Don't you want to challenge that trial?"

Fox's voice came.

"Do you think I look like a fool?"

Lu Chen thought that the other party had some good news about the orcs, but he only came to ask about this matter.

"...That trial is a trick. It has nothing to do with your strength. Don't try it. I'm already planning it. I'm still waiting for you to take back the military power quickly and do something big."

Fox was silent for a moment and replied.

"It takes time and opportunity, but it won't be long."

Lu Chen was referring to the matter of regaining military power. He was already preparing to use seeds to start from the northern border.

As for the trial the other party mentioned, of course he also knew that it had been frequently posted on the world's public screens recently.

It is said to be a special trial. The stronger you are, the more difficult the trial is. In theory, it is impossible to pass.

Several explorers have tried it, including fourth-level explorers, but they all proved that the trial was unreasonable.

Although Lu Chen loves challenges, he still doesn't want to touch such a high-risk thing... Mainly because Eriyi told him yesterday not to rush into the trial when his head is hot.

Now he just wants to complete this branch honestly. When the new seeds are developed, he will go back to the north without bothering King Kusla, gather his team again, and wait for the opportunity.

Although it is a bit slow, it is better than being sure.

"You are very passive now. Do you want me to help? It's still the same conditions as before."

Lu Chen hung up the phone directly.

We'll talk about cooperation later. Even if we cooperate, he still has to pick things first.

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The distance between the royal capital and the Warcraft Mountains in the south was much closer than that in the west. Three days later, Lu Chen rushed to the destination quickly.

Accompanying them are still Gu Lanting and Gree. Lei Ze is responsible for coordinating in the capital, reporting all kinds of news in real time, and is also responsible for protecting Xiao Xian Nai and the others.

Looking at the endless mountains in front of me, the vast and ancient atmosphere hits my face.

The Warcraft Mountains also look a bit barren in today's era, with sparse trees and almost no Warcraft to be seen on the periphery.

The deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes.

In the deepest and central area, it is said that there are monsters that are comparable to the ninth level of human fighting spirit. Those who cross this mountain range, whether they are humans or dwarves, will not go near there.

The largest mining field in the Warcraft Mountains is located on the east side of the interior.

Due to years of human mining and the massacre of nearby monsters, generally speaking, few monsters come close to this area.

Lu Chen and others went deep into the area, slaughtered a demon bear for lunch on the way, and arrived at the mining site.

All kinds of magical equipment stand in the mining field. Human soldiers stand vigilantly around the mining field. In the mine, slaves and miners are working enthusiastically.

Looking at the stern expressions on those human soldiers, one could tell that they had encountered many attacks in recent days, and they must be the monsters of the Moon Wolf clan.

Seeing Lu Chen's arrival, the soldiers who recognized him saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, please inspect the mining site."

Lu Chen walked through the dilapidated wall and inspected the largest mining field in the Aika continent from a high place. It is roughly estimated that the area is more than 5,000 square kilometers. It is a wonderful sight. I am afraid that even if it is mined for another thousand years, it will not be able to dig out all of it. of mineral deposits.