Quenched long order

Chapter 40 Money

Saul stood on the hillside, looking at the mine in the distance.

As requested by the inspectors, before the sun rose, some miners had already transported the ore excavated from the mine cave back at the request of the army stationed on the island, and piled it up at the mine entrance, like a small hill, completely blocking the mine entrance without leaving any gaps.

When the last load of ore was piled up at the entrance of the mine, Sauer felt relieved all the time, and then he turned his head to look at the other side.

The miners who watched the mine being blocked were blocked by the guards in charge of order.

Due to the blockage of the mines, a large number of miners on the island lost their source of income. Therefore, the army stationed on the island temporarily set up a temporary relief center on the other side of the trading market to provide only the most basic food to ensure that these miners would not starve to death.

With the sun fully up, he headed for the marketplace, with Garland at his side.

Regardless of whether what the psychic scholar said was true or not, he still needed to meet the mystic at least once. To be on the safe side, he asked Garland to follow him. If the occultist really had the malice of cultivating and then killing, as the psychic scholar said, he might not let him get out of the tent alive.

Standing in front of the purple tent again, Sauer felt that his mentality was completely different from before. Before, he was worried and afraid but had no choice but now, the status of the two parties seemed to be equal.

"I'm going in." Saul said to Garland.

Garland nodded and walked to the purple tent.

Saul walked into the purple tent and stood at the door. Before entering this time, the mystic did not call out his name in advance.He opened the door curtain, and crisp bells sounded from above. Even though it was daytime, the tent was still a little dark, and the candlelight at the top was still needed for auxiliary lighting.

Behind the thin curtain, a figure stopped after hearing the noise.

"Oh?" The mystic opened the thin curtain and walked out. Compared with before, she didn't wear the blue-purple robe today, but changed into a short dress that is more convenient for movement.

Sauer glanced left and right, and the various materials that were originally hung in the tent, such as marinated fish, dried seagull skin, etc., all disappeared. He looked past the mystic to the back of the thin curtain, and saw some sorted sacks and wooden boxes. It seemed that the shop was about to close.

The mystic glanced at the back following Sauer's line of sight, stretched out her hand and pulled the thin curtain back to block her sight, and then she said in a calm tone:

"The mine was closed by the command of the commander. I didn't say when it will be opened. I guess it may take a while?"

She looked to the upper left with a puzzled expression.

"I came to this island only to find the relics in the mine. Now that the mine has been closed, I naturally have to leave here."

Her eyes fell back on Saul, her black eyes sparkling.

"Speaking of which, I didn't expect the matter to become so serious. It's just that the old man's death still needs to be investigated slowly for a period of time. I thought I could use this time to find the relic." At this point, she thought of something and paused. "Of course, without him, I may not be able to help you resist pollution in a short time. At that time, you can only rely on your own soul to resist. I don't know if it will succeed."

She sighed, spread her hands, and said in a regretful tone: "Sauer, the transaction between us has terminated, but I heard that you joined the investigation team." She thought for a while, and continued: "In short, congratulations, but I don't want to deal with them. If you investigate the mine again later and find a relic, you can still find me. I will stay in Westwood Port for a while."

Hearing this, Saul couldn't help but ask:
"Is the relic you're looking for... the relic left behind by the quencher after his death?"

The mystic was stunned for a moment when she heard it, and then she shook her head with a smile on her face, and replied: "No, it's my father's relic. I want to take it back and bury it properly." Speaking of this, her eyes darkened a lot.

It seems that I wrongly blamed her.

Saul thought.

He nodded slightly, thought of something, and said, "Actually, I don't really want to stay on this island. If I have the chance, I will leave, so I may not continue to explore the mine."

The expression on the mystic's face didn't change, "I've heard about being blessed and cursed. I've never encountered such a thing before. That's why I packed up my things. I'm not an adventurer, and I don't want to risk myself."

Having said that, she turned around and opened the thin curtain, holding a wooden box and placing it on the square table.

Sauer stepped forward to check and found that the wooden box contained fragments of a crystal ball. He still remembered that this was a crystal ball called the spying eye.

"I asked twice today, and this is the result." The mystic took a deep breath, with a serious expression, "In short, I suggest you not to try it, but..." She looked puzzled, "...you look normal, I even suspect that your soul has begun to adapt to the pollution in the mine."

Shaoer shook his head, "I don't know, maybe...it's something else." He didn't point out, it might not be that he has adapted, but that the pollution is dormant in his body, and will erupt together when the time is right.

He thought of something, and took out the Nachalu amulet. The elk on the amulet was still as bright as he had seen before.

"You keep it." The mystic took a look at the talisman. "It's not important, it just takes a little time to make it. I didn't plan to take it back when I gave it to you. I remember telling you that it was an investment." She smiled, "I think you will become a celebrity in the future. At that time, maybe I will have to call you 'Lord Saul'. I hope you will remember me by then."

Saul shook his head with a smile, put away the talisman, and replied, "I'm sure I won't forget it."

The result of the chat was more pleasant than expected.

He thought, and after saying goodbye, he turned and left the tent.

Outside the tent, Saul met Garland, and then went to the trading market to buy food.

According to Sauer's deduction, in the next few days, Stewart Island must be very chaotic. Closing the mine and providing the basic daily diet seems to be able to achieve a balanced effect. In fact, for the miners, it is tantamount to unemployment.The mine itself is equivalent to a channel for the miners on the island to vent their energy. Now they cannot mine, which means that these miners may appear anywhere and do anything.

Quarrels and conflicts are indispensable, and it is impossible for guards to monitor every miner. Therefore, it is very necessary to stock up on some food in advance, and even buy a few handy weapons.

In fact, as he expected, today's trading market is extremely hot. Among all the shops, the most popular place is naturally the casino.

After everything was ready, the two returned home.

Kerry is doing laundry, and he, who is mainly in charge of logistics, earns his living expenses by doing odd jobs on the side.

Regis is still gone.

……

There are about five days left before the cargo ship arrives at Stewart Island.

During the five days, everything was as Sauer guessed. After less than two days of relaxation period, because the miners had nothing to do, most of their spare time was gathered in the trading market to pass the time. The conflicts among the miners became more and more acute. At night, roars and screams could be heard from time to time.

The corpses that are basically hard to see in the past have been seen three or four in the roadside trails. At night, thieves have visited four times. Naturally, several people can't let the thieves return empty-handed, and they all left some scars on the thieves.

At the same time, the news of the death of the psychic scholar and the speculation about the blockade of the mine gradually spread. Some said that the pollution was spreading on the island, others said that the miners would be abandoned, and some said that the entire island came alive and wanted to eat them. However, no matter how fierce the discussions and debates among the miners were, the army stationed on the island did not intervene. They only increased the guards in the trading market to ensure the stability of key positions.

Due to frequent conflicts, many shops choose to temporarily close their stores, and many merchants are even considering whether to leave with the ship, even if they have not yet earned back their capital.

The entire Stewart Island has completely changed, and it seems that even the air is full of hostility.

Bang bang bang!
There was a heavy knock on the door from the side.

Sauer opened the door and found five menacing men gathered in front of the wooden house belonging to Regis. They looked more like workers in a trading market than miners.

"Reggis, it's time to pay back the money!"

While talking, the debt collector looked towards Sauer.

Saul took a step back and closed the door directly without the slightest hesitation. However, even so, his door was still slapped heavily.

"I don't know Regis." Saul replied.

The knocking on the door still didn't stop.

Saul's face was gloomy, he picked up the pickaxe in his right hand, and opened the door. Before the other party could speak, he said viciously: "Knock again, believe it or not, I will smash your head to pieces? Do you want to try?"

After speaking, he raised the pickaxe with his right hand.

What the debt collector wanted to say was choked back, and he backed away again and again.

Saul was about to close the wooden door when Garland on the left opened the door and walked out, while Kerry's cautious voice came from the other side: "How much does Regis owe you?"

Saul sighed.

After some quarreling, the debt collector left with 1000 Tumi. This was because Sauer moved out of his status as a guard stationed on the island, so he could drive him away. Otherwise, the debt collector might just live there.

As for Regis, he was no longer in the house, and he didn't know where he was going.

"Don't talk to them next time." Saul didn't want to speak ill of Regis in front of Kerry, after all, the relationship between the two was very good.

Kerry was aggrieved, bit his lip and said, "Reggis, he promised me not to gamble."

Saul glanced at Garland and didn't say much. Just the day before yesterday, he saw Regis returning home from a night of gambling. However, he didn't like Regis at all, so he naturally ignored him.

"It's okay..." Garland comforted, then he bent slightly and asked in a gentle voice, "Where are the Regis people?"

Kerry shook his head.

For a whole day, the three of them failed to find Regis, and they did not return home until nightfall.

"Where did he go?" Kerry asked worriedly.

Saul really wanted to persuade Kerry to give up Regis. His gambling addiction was so serious that it was basically hopeless, but when he thought about the relationship between the two, he pressed back what he wanted to say. Although he didn't know how deep the relationship between Kerry and Regis was, there was no doubt that before Garland's arrival, Kerry had no one else to rely on except Regis.

"Have you hid?" Garland replied, his expression not relaxed, "It should be fine." He sighed, looked at Kerry, and said softly, "Kerry, rest first, don't worry, the matter will be resolved."

"Yeah, it will be resolved." Saul patted Kerry on the shoulder and comforted him.

After Kerry heard it, he nodded heavily, "Yeah!"

The next day, there was another heavy knock on the door, still the voice of the debt collector, "Reggis --" only this time, they were interrupted by Kerry's firm voice as soon as they opened their mouths.

"—Don't you want money? I have it!"

Saul stood at the door, very surprised. He had never heard such a confident voice from Kerry's mouth, even so confident that he was arrogant. He didn't intend to open the door, but he opened it again.

Not far away, at the door of Regis' wooden house, five debt collectors were strong and strong, turning around and walking towards Kerry's door.

Worried about an accident, Sauer hurried over. He just took a few steps when he saw a large piece of shiny gold, pure gold.

The sun slanted on one side of Kerry's face, one half was bright and the other was dark. There seemed to be two opposite faces on his innocent face. There was a strange smile on his face, his eyes were dull, and he stretched out his hands forward. The large piece of gold held in his palm shone brightly in the sunlight. His beautiful blond hair was dull in front of the gold.

Suddenly, Kerry seemed to see Saul, he tilted his head, his eyes fell on Saul little by little, and then said in a confident and loud voice: "Sauer, I have money."

This scene almost made Sauer suffocate, and he felt that even time seemed to stop at this moment.

After Garland heard the voice, he also walked over, and then, like Saul, he stopped in place.He has never seen a gold mine, but he has not seen the gold in Kerry's hands either. He has never seen such a large piece of gold with extremely high purity, and he does not know why there is such a piece of gold in Kerry's hands.

The mine has already been closed.

The debt collectors didn't notice Kerry's strangeness. Their eyes all fell on the gold, and the idea of ​​debt collection was completely forgotten. The five people leaned in front of the gold, stretched out their hands, and gently stroked the surface of the gold, bit by bit, as if stroking silk.

"Garland, I'm finally rich." Seeing Garland, Kerry repeated what he said just now, and the smile on his face slowly froze. Then, his pupils slowly shrank, as if remembering something, and then he said in a terrified voice: "Let's leave this island quickly. I feel that this island is not normal. Let's leave here immediately. We, Regis, will leave Stewart Island together and live somewhere else together."

(End of this chapter)