Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1291
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Episode 1292. ferdom mine
Fabian and Crea thought they had been deceived by the Adriatic Kingdom guards.
I was told to take the middle path, but since there were four paths, I had no choice but to do so.
As the two people were huffing and puffing, Luna Mylus approached the fourth path on the right.
“I don’t think the guard lied. This fourth path was recently created. The guards of the Adriatic Kingdom may not have known about the new road.”
Fabian looked at the fourth path and the saint alternately with surprised eyes.
He had no idea what the saintly woman was looking at and saying such things.
“Is that true?”
When Fabian looked at him with a half-confident look on his face, Luna Mylus pointed to the curbs on the left and right sides of the road and said.
“The stones on the floor look old because they are covered in dust, but the boundary stones are clean. There is no sign of weathering or even moss. The color of the boundary stones is also slightly different. “You can tell by comparing it with the boundary stones of other roads.”
At those words, people looked closely at the curbs on all roads.
As the saint said, only the boundary stone on the rightmost road was different.
There was no doubt that the fourth road had been recently created.
Excluding the newly opened fourth road, the path to take became clear.
Tain Lok and Fabian took the lead again.
Second, the road in the center was narrower than before.
Of course, even so, it was wider than an ordinary mountain road.
There were still paving stones on the floor.
This probably means that the mine is putting a lot of effort into managing the mountain path.
After climbing the mountain path for about an hour, the guard post appeared again.
A flag was hung at the guard post indicating affiliation.
Tainrok and Fabian stopped and waited for the group to gather.
Crea said after seeing the flag hanging at the guard post.
“It’s the symbol of the Shade royal family.”
Elio and his party, who had passed through the Shade Kingdom, saw the guard post with new eyes.
An exclamation flowed from Fabian’s mouth.
“Yah! All the places that are easy to develop are occupied by the Southern Kingdom, right? “At this rate, I don’t think the empire will be able to keep up even if it jumps into mining development in earnest. Why did you increase the workload?”
Then Crea answered.
“Isn’t it because we don’t know which mine the relics from the Magic Age will come from? “Right now, I’m more interested in excavating relics from the Magic Age than mining mana stones.”
“Isn’t it a bit too greedy for the Southern Kingdom to monopolize the relics of the Magic Age?”
Fabian, who was from the Northern Kingdom, did not like the behavior of the Southern Kingdom.
“But in fact, we must acknowledge that the southern kingdoms did the development of Mount Petra. Of course, it’s for mining mana stones… … . I made tremendous sacrifices in the process. That’s why I don’t like it when the emperor just wants to spoon-feed me.”
Still, Crea defended the Southern Kingdom, saying he was from the Southern Kingdom.
I guess it was uncomfortable to see unidentified strangers hesitating in front of the guard post.
The guards came out of the guard post and approached Elio and his group.
Among them, the person who appeared to be the leader spoke in an overbearing manner.
“This is a mining area managed by the Shade Kingdom. Submit your Abyss Entry Permit and tell me what happened.”
As before, Crea held out her hand to Fabian.
“Brother, a permit.”
Fabian was annoyed by the guard’s behavior, but he held on and handed him the permit.
Crea took the permit with a bright smile and presented it to the guard.
“We are going to the Valley of the Skull.”
Since she didn’t know much about Abyss’ physiology, she answered honestly.
This is partly because there were no problems when passing through the mines of the Adriatic Kingdom.
If she had a lot of experience in the Abyss, she would have chosen a suitable mining area near the top of Mount Petra as her destination.
The easily accessible area below the mountain is being developed by the Southern Kingdom, but the upper part of the mountain is under the jurisdiction of the mercenary guild.
But Skull Valley is different.
It is a gateway to an unexplored land, so even the Southern Kingdom army is reluctant to go there.
However, the fact that eight poorly armed people were going there was a problem.
The security guard sneered without even checking the permit.
“her! You’re going to go to the Valley of the Skull with just that many people? “I think that was an excuse and you climbed the mountain for a different purpose?”
“Any other purpose?”
“Why are eight people going to the Valley of the Skull? “You’re not saying you’re going into an unexplored land without even a magic gun, are you?”
The security chief looked at the woman with a laughable expression.
There are very rare occasions when a small group of people go to an unexplored place.
However, in that case, he was armed with ten magic guns.
It was crazy to think that eight people like them would go to an unexplored place with basic weapons.
Only then did Crea realize that the guards reacted sensitively to the Skull Valley.
But now that I’ve said these words, I can’t point to a different place.
“that’s right. “We are going into the frontier.”
“… … .”
The security leader paused at the unexpected answer.
I tried to refute that it was nonsense, but the woman’s expression was too serious for that.
Still, that doesn’t mean it isn’t true.
Just as the security chief was about to open his mouth, Crea pointed to the permit.
The security chief first opened the permit to find out what kind of people they were.
‘Count Larva Omar? Count Elio Lagoa? Baron Fabian Cloud? Baron Howard Solon?’
The security leader’s face hardened when he saw the title of earl.
Knights and aspiring knights fear great nobles.
This is because to receive the title of count, you must at least become a sword expert.
The security chief narrowed his eyes as he looked at the name and title one more time.
This is because some of the names written in front of titles are not unfamiliar.
‘Count Larva Omar, Count Elio Lagoa, Baron Fabian Cloud… … .’
The security chief, who had been thinking about the familiar name, raised his head.
“Ho, maybe… … “Are you knights from the North?”
As the Kingdom of Shade faces the border with the Principality of Topla, it is quick and sensitive to news from the empire.
Thanks to this, unlike the Adriatic Kingdom guards, he immediately recognized the identity of Elio and his party.
“is it so. Count Omar, Count Lagoa, and Baron Cloud are from the North. why? Is there any problem?”
Then the security guard handed back the permit and bowed.
“doesn’t exist. Anyway, comfortable… … “I hope you enjoy your trip.”
The security guard, who was thinking about what to add after ‘comfortable’, quickly ended with ‘travel’.
It is impossible for the Grand Master’s party that saved the North to have come to the mine to mine.
Elio and his group passed the guard post and continued upward.
After about 30 minutes of climbing, another guard post appeared.
Fortunately, the guard did not ask to see the permit.
I checked it at the entrance to the Shade Kingdom management area, so it seemed like they were just sending it to me.
Luna Mylus, who was quietly climbing the mountain path, suddenly spoke.
“It looks like a steel golem was unearthed in the mines of the Kingdom of Shade.”
“Really?”
“The guard post spacing is shorter than that of the Adriatic Kingdom, and even the guards at the outer guard posts on the mountain pass have magic guns.”
“ah… … .”
An exclamation came out of Elio’s mouth belatedly.
Come to think of it, the guards at the guard post I just passed were armed with magic guns.
Even if it is a replica magic gun, it is too much armament for a remote guard post.
As she said, after going up for about 30 minutes, another guard post appeared.
The guards there also had duplicate magic guns on their shoulders.
The guards’ strange gaze did not leave Luna Mylus and Crea.
Some even made dirty jokes and giggled.
This happened because everyone did not know the identity of Elio and his group.
Since this wasn’t the first time something like this had happened, Elio and the others didn’t care.
After passing the third guard post, the road widened and a large flat area appeared.
Seeing that the floor was a dark ocher color, it looked like the mountain had been recently carved out.
At the end of it was a cave similar in size to the mines of the Adriatic Kingdom.
However, the only letters engraved on the rock above the cave were ‘Ferdom’.
The mine looked like a village with a dozen wooden buildings built on flat land.
This was also different from the mines of the Adriatic Kingdom.
A tall fence stood between the mining village and the mountain path leading above.
Of course, a guard post is built on top of a wooden fence.
Fabian, who was looking around the Ferdom mine, stuck out his tongue.
“wow! The mines of the Adriatic Kingdom are incomparable? “I think there are over a hundred guards.”
Baron Howard Solon quickly added a word.
“They are all even armed with magic guns. “The atmosphere is scary.”
“Even if it were a cloned magic gun, the production cost would have been quite high. “I guess you made a lot of money without the Empire or the Northern Kingdom knowing?”
“If the mana stone mine continues to operate, the income will be enormous.”
Fabian, a northern knight, and Baron Howard Solon, an imperial knight, looked quite surprised by the rich finances of the southern kingdom.
“I thought the reason the Southern Kingdoms were trying to block the Empire’s advance into the Abyss was because of the steel golem… … . “I don’t think that’s it.”
“Iknow, right. It seems that the income from the Mana Stone Mine is much higher than the Empire predicted. So, there must have been that many copies of magic guns, right?”
Fabian, who continued to express exclamations, spoke to Count Larva Omar.
“Lord Omar, this is why the southern kingdoms do not actively seek help from the northern kingdoms. Isn’t the Northern Kingdom a beggar compared to the Southern Kingdom? Take a look. In the Southern Kingdom, both dogs and cows carry magic guns.”
Count Larva Omar also did not hide his surprise.
“The Northern Kingdom was so indifferent because it was happening in the great forest. “I never thought the Southern Kingdom would be this armed.”
Even though it is a replica, a huge number of magic guns and steel golems are enough to start a war with the empire.
Fabian said in an indignant tone.
“I only feel pity for the knights and soldiers of the Northern Kingdom who died protecting the ice wall. “If the southern kingdoms had only provided magic guns, half of us would have survived.”
This time, Crea didn’t defend the Southern Kingdom either, but kept his mouth shut.
Even if no one else knew, Fabian had the right to say such things.
At that time, Elio opened his mouth with a sullen expression.
“What nonsense? Did the Northern Kingdom entrust the Southern Kingdom with a magic gun? The Southern Kingdom also shed blood to develop the Abyss. Do you think that magic gun fell from the sky? It was all achieved through the Southern Kingdom’s efforts. “I have nothing to blame others for not helping me.”
“still… … “I feel angry when I think of my men who died in Hirhera.”
“Tsk tsk! He only knows one thing and doesn’t know the other. If magic guns had been provided back then, the Northern Kingdom would be fighting the imperial army now, right? “There are probably far more soldiers who died in the war with the empire than those who died in Hirhera.”
“It can’t be. Isn’t there a Lord Lagoa in the North? If Lord Lagoa steps forward, the imperial army can be defeated with a single blow… … .”
“Fabian, don’t be mistaken. Why do you think I would kill an Imperial soldier? Have you already forgotten why I came to this world?”
In front of Elio’s resolute gaze, Fabian secretly turned his head. He took advantage of the atmosphere to sneak a peek, but as expected, it didn’t work.