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Chapter 810 - 810 62 Magic Crystal Mine_2

810: Chapter 62: Magic Crystal Mine_2 810: Chapter 62: Magic Crystal Mine_2 Despite ostensibly having nothing to do with this old man who is one foot in the grave, the nobles don’t need evidence to act.

Once they detect that his group appears every time a major event occurs, they would take direct action.

It doesn’t matter if they catch the wrong person; they’re just some insignificant merchants.

Who would stand up for them?

“Don’t spout nonsense.

You’re an adult; how can you still be so naughty!

I’ve just been unlucky with money lately.

In the past few years when my fortune was good, I made quite a bit.

It seems I should find someone to marry you off to sooner rather than later, or my old bones will be harassed to death by you.”

His constant complaints couldn’t hide the affection in his eyes.

As a cult organization, there were times when the Skeleton Society lay low.

During the Orc invasion years ago, they had kept quiet.

It wasn’t that they had an overview of the bigger picture, but rather that the backers behind the scenes didn’t allow for troublemaking.

Cult organizations that couldn’t read the room all capsized and perished in the storm.

Once the significant powers got serious, no matter how deep they hid, they could still be rooted out.

After all, this is an extraordinary world.

If there were truly no clues, there was still divination.

Of course, the Clergy’s Great Prophecy Technique was equally effective.

The future was not easy to predict accurately, but investigating past events was not difficult.

Unless a master intervened to obscure the heavens’ secrets, it was hard to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes.

Like the assassination of Caesar III before, which was skillfully manipulated so that no matter how extensively the Kingdom of Alpha investigated, no breakthrough could be found.

Such deeds were the exclusive province of top-tier powers; the struggling Skeleton Society lacked such capabilities.

The old man had lived smoothly up to now, all thanks to his granddaughter’s talents, avoiding countless dangers.

“Grandfather, I don’t want to marry anyone!

I want to…”

Before she could finish speaking, the girl in red’s face changed dramatically and said, “Grandfather, we need to pack up and leave quickly, or it will be too late!”

“Guna, are you sure you didn’t sense it wrong?

Outside the city are magical beasts; if we leave now…”

Before he could finish, a sky-reaching abnormality rose straight into the clouds, and the old man couldn’t help exclaiming, “Demon Crystal Mine!”

In an instant, he understood.

The news that Blood Moon County City sat atop a Demon Crystal Mine had been exposed.

That meant this place had become a hotbed of trouble.

Would the nobles of the Southeastern Province peacefully hand over the Magic Crystal Mine to the Kingdom?

If these people didn’t want to give it up, they would have to contain the news.

As witnesses, they might never get a chance to leave Blood Moon County City in their lifetimes.

Being put under house arrest was a minor issue; the real problem was that the Noble Lords would need to investigate everyone’s identity.

Their identities couldn’t withstand scrutiny.

Once problems were uncovered with their identities, being sent to the mines would be the least of their worries.

A more likely outcome would be immediate death.

“Grandfather, forget about the Magic Crystal Mine.

That all belongs to the Noble Lords, and they aren’t going to share even one Gold Coin with you.

Someone just announced that reinforcements had arrived, and by the looks of it, the garrison should be launching a counter-attack.

Regular troops can handle the beast horde outside; it’s only a matter of time before they collapse.

Let’s take advantage of the chaos on the battlefield.

This is our last chance to leave.

Otherwise, once the Noble Lords come to their senses, we won’t be able to get out!”

Enough talk.

I’m going to find Little Wolf; it hasn’t had its milk today, has it?”

As she spoke, Guna had already brought a wolf pup out from inside the house.

But this pup was not like other wolves; it looked more like a dog.

Its pure white fur exuded a noble quality that one could tell at a glance it was of noble origin.

That’s right, it was another story of a magical beast picked up on the way.

When they were passing by the edges of the Black Stone Mountain Range on a trading trip, a mercenary group clashed with a pack of wolves, and this little creature had darted onto Guna’s cart amid the chaos.

Seeing its extraordinary breed, they took it with them and eventually arrived at Blood Moon County City.

“What are you all standing around dumbfounded for?

Hurry up and pack up, can’t you understand human speech!

Forget it, wealth is external to the body.

Take the essentials; we don’t need these goods.”

The old man spoke with an expression of heartache.

After so many years, he had become adept at acting.

Often he was just a worldly and shrewd merchant, and his decision to abandon the goods was genuinely painful.

…

The sun flooded the earth, illuminating the blood on the ground in a particularly chilling manner.

It was as if it transported people to hell, with an aura of slaughter pervasive everywhere.

The ground was littered with severed limbs and remains, silently attesting to the cruelty of war.

The polite vultures circled in the sky but did not descend to feast.

They were destined to be disappointed.

The laborers hiding in the city were now coming out to clean up the battlefield.

The bones of their own people needed to be collected and buried, in accordance with the traditions of the Continent of Aslante, officiated by the Priests.

The dead magical beasts and animals were the best supplements for meat.

There was absolutely no reason for disposal; there was no room for them to share in the spoils.

After everyone had accounted for their losses, all faces were grim.

Just one beast tide resulted in the casualties of tens of thousands.

Even if most of the losses were Serfs, it was still a severe blow to everyone’s pride.

The worst affected were the small Nobles of Blood Moon County, who suffered tremendous losses amid the havoc of the beast horde.

Despite Blood Moon County City drawing the fire, five Knight’s territories and one Baron’s Territory were breached by the beasts.

The Castles were broken, and the people inside did not need to be mentioned.

The majority of the casualties came from these six devastated territories.