Start As Hunter From Hunter World

Start As Hunter From Hunter World Chapter 1237

Arathi Highlands is a land surrounded by mountains.

Except for the coastline in the south of the under-construction Rapid City that is suitable for building a port, other places are basically either high mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, or steep rock walls that are almost vertically downward.

Because the dwarves have not yet begun to build the Sador Bridge and the boulder dam, the human connection with the southern continent is very weak, only vaguely know that there is a large area on the other side of the strait full of swamps, oozes, crocodiles , the land of murlocs and gnolls.

And such land is neither suitable for farming nor grazing, and basically has no value for occupation and development.

In contrast, the northern territories are more fertile.

This is also the source of irreconcilable contradictions between humans and trolls.

Looking at the surrounding steep rock walls and the mines dug up ahead leading to the interior of the mountain, Alan asked without looking back: "This is it?"

Lai Er hurriedly nodded: "en! That's right! This is the mine with the most abundant reserves and the highest quality ore we have ever mined. Before the blockade was forced to close, it could provide almost 70% of the iron and steel ingots in the entire territory. , and can also forge additional weapons, armor, farming tools and arrows to sell to other lords or merchants. In addition, our miners have also mined some bright red ore here. It is said that the energy contained in it can be used in the segment Occasionally give the weapon the effect of glowing and heating when attacking, especially effective against the troll's powerful regeneration ability."

"Bright red ore? bloodstone ore?"

Alan The name of this ore instantly popped into my mind.

Or, it should be called the secondary bloodstone mine.

It is an elemental ore that is relatively easy to produce in the northeastern mountains of the Arathi Highlands, where a considerable amount of Earth and Power of Raging Flames are stored.

If you mix in a certain proportion when crafting a weapon, and forge some special rune, you can make the weapon release hot flames and lava when it hits the target.

Of course, all of this is due to the princess who is sealed deep underground.

It is the leakage of her power that makes the ore veins in the surrounding mountain range exceptionally rich, along with bloodstone ore and other gold and silver gems.

"Yes! The color of those ores is indeed as red as blood." Lyle immediately gave a positive answer.

To be honest, he almost jumped for joy when he saw those weapons that successfully used bloodstone mines to add extra attributes for the first time.

The reason is simple!

If such enchanted weapons can be continuously produced in this territory, it will not take long for them to become extremely rich.

Because there are no nobles, they would be reluctant to equip themselves and their subordinates with such weapons that can destroy the powerful regeneration ability of trolls.

even more how, in the entire empire, from the Great Emperor of Thoradin himself, down to the common people, there is not one person who does not know that the greatest threat to all mankind is the giant Demon Emperor in the north, Amani.

Unfortunately, now Lyle can only look at the empty mine and let out a sigh.

Those damn kobolds just shattered all his dreams and plans.

Seeing this young man who has been learning and exercising with his ass since he was a child, Alan couldn't help smiling comforted: "Don't worry, I promise that this mine will resume production soon. But before that , I need to talk to those kobolds alone."

"You mean...negotiating? With those kobolds!"

Lyle opened his mouth in shock, even for a while I think my ears are hallucinating.

"Why not? First of all, we need to figure out why the kobolds are attacking the miners. Is it because we accidentally invaded their territory, or something else."

says After finishing this sentence, Alan ignited the torch and walked into the dark mine for the first time.

The surrounding Knights and soldiers saw this scene and immediately followed closely from behind with their shields.

As the lord's private army, their most basic duty is to protect the life and safety of their lord and his family.

If Alan had an accident or was killed, everyone present would be severely punished by the Emperor, and even the least would be sentenced to exile.

Severe ones might be put to death.

And just like that, with twenty fully armed soldiers, Alan began to slowly move deep down the low, narrow passage.

In some places, only one person can pass by on his side.

It was at this moment that he realized why absenteeism has been hailed as one of the most dangerous and hard jobs.

Let's put aside the heavy physical exertion and dangerous collapse accidents for the time being, the psychological pressure generated by staying in such a dark and confined space for a long time is enough to make a person mentally collapse.

Similarly, Alan likes his plan to replace humans with trolls and murloc slaves to work under the mines.

Because at this stage, for the Arathor Empire, the most important thing is to multiply the population quickly, so as to ensure that at least 150,000 full-time professional troops can be recruited after more than 20 years.

Only at this scale can the forest trolls be defeated in a decisive battle and the Amani name will be swept into the dustbin of history.

Therefore, a profession with an extremely high mortality rate, such as mining, is the most suitable for catching alien slaves.

Just as Alan was walking through the darkness and thinking about what kind of policy he should introduce next, strange rays of light suddenly lit up in the distance, and at the same time there was a deep, jerky incantation. Voice.

The next second...

The ice that exuded a biting chill flew out of the side hole with a height of only half a person, and smashed straight into his face.

There is no doubt that this is a Frostbolt created out of nothing by the energy of Arcane.

The soldier holding the shield didn't even say a word of nonsense, and immediately blocked in front of his own Duke, trying to use the shield to resist the possible damage caused by the Frostbolt.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that the magic Frostbolt did not kill the enemy with sharp edges and corners.

Instead, it freezes skin, muscle and blood vessels with a blast of freezing cold at the moment of contact with the target, resulting in severe frostbite.

The result is no surprise!

When the Frostbolt collided with the shield, the blue-light flashing Frostbolt exploded instantly, wrapping the soldier from head to toe.

His face, beard, hair, armor, and large areas of exposed skin instantly turned into large white frosts. The whole figure was like an ice sculpture, standing in place for a long time, unable to move at all.

Fortunately, he did not die, but was frozen alive by the biting chill.

Just as the sneak attacker began to sing incantation again and was about to repeat the trick, Alan suddenly raised his hand and shot out a ray of life energy that the naked eye could not observe, restraining the little monster's neck on the spot, A tug pulled it out of the low and low pothole that was more than half a person's height.

Through the dim firelight, it can be vaguely seen that this is a creature with a rat tail, huge jaws, short and powerful limbs, about half the height of an adult human male, and staring at a candle like a candle on its head. Something like that, with a slightly rough iron pickaxe hanging from his waist.

You don't need to ask to know that this is one of the most widespread and adaptable creatures in the world of Azeroth - the kobold.

But unlike those ordinary kobolds, this one clearly exudes traces of magical energy, and is a typical kobold mage.

It's just that, unlike the wizards born from the systematic research and learning of the high elves, most of the kobold wizards rely on natural awakening, and usually only have one or two relatively simple magics.

But in any case, being able to become a sorcerer will definitely not be too low in the kobold tribe.

"Quick! Tie it up! Silence it!"

Lyle immediately shouted at the top of his voice.

For magic, this youngster is filled with awe.

Because he once had the privilege of witnessing a horrific sight of Alan's attempt to cast magic, he has had a strong psychological shadow on the energy of magic ever since.

In Lyle's eyes, magic is almost equal to a natural disaster, a force that mortals absolutely cannot resist.

But what he doesn't know is that even the archmage of the high elves, few can do the same as Alan, launching a campaign-level large-scale coverage destruction spell with one person.

You must know that in the past 20 years, Alan is not just messing around, but has exercised his physique and magical power to the upper limit that this body can bear.

If you want to go further, you must change your own race, or find some "evolution" methods from other higher beings.

After all, he knew better than anyone how dangerous the interior of this seemingly peaceful planet was.

If you don't want this "game character" that has been cultivated so hard to die one day inexplicably, you must be prepared to deal with all kinds of powerful enemies.

With Lyle's order, the wolf-like guards immediately and efficiently tied the kobold mage tightly.

The force was so strong that it even caused a chilling fracture sound in some joints.

It is clear that these soldiers are taking the opportunity to retaliate.

Retaliate for the losses caused by these damned little monsters' non-stop sneak attack when they were slaughtering the kobolds in the cave.

The kobold mage was obviously terrified, struggling and trying to make a sound.

But in the end, because the mouth was blocked, I could only barely make a wu wu wu cry.

"Lord Duke, why don't we just cut this guy down. It's a waste of food to keep it anyway." Knight, who was in charge of leading the team, opened his mouth and suggested bloodthirsty.

Just as he was talking, he didn't forget to raise his sword and keep gesturing around the kobold's neck.

In that posture, even a fool knows what he wants to do.

But Alan waved his hand gently to stop him: "Okay, don't scare it anymore. I think as a mage enough to understand the mysteries of magic, it should now be very aware of its situation."

“wū wū wū wū…”

The kobold who was pressed to the ground hurriedly nodded with all his might, his small eyes filled with fear of death.

There is no doubt that this guy can understand human language, at least the energy to pick up the meaning or emotion expressed by human language.

After realizing this, Alan immediately bent down and removed the rag from its mouth, and asked with great interest, "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

"wang wang wang~! Can...can!"

The kobold first made a canine-like bark before responding in an extremely awkward common language.

And the barking sound before is the origin of their racial name.

"Interesting!"

Finding that the other party can really speak common human language, Alan's face showed a satisfied smile, each minding their own business continued to ask: "Tell me about you 's name, and the lingua franca from somewhere. Remember, don't try to lie to me, or I promise you will die a hundred times worse than any of your kind."

" Khao! Khao is my name! I...my lingua franca, I learned from overhearing the humans who worked in the mines."

The kobold who calls himself Khao is extremely Give the answer quickly, as if you are afraid that you will be killed if you answer too late.

Compared to the tenacity and stubbornness of ordinary kobolds, his courage is obviously extraordinarily small.

But that's not surprising.

After all, the stubbornness of most kobolds is caused by extremely low intelligence, and they can't even understand how death is.

But smart kobold mages are different.

Their developed brains and learning ability are enough to make themselves understand what death is, so they will do their best to avoid death.

It seems that most of the high-ranking people, or rich people with huge wealth, are more afraid of death than the ordinary person.

"Kaoh? You actually named yourself!" Alan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"I'm...different!"

The kobold who calls himself Khao has a hint of pride in his tone.

"So different Khao, tell me why you and your clan attacked human beings to stop us from mining ore here?" Alan blunt asked.

"For...to protect the crystal! No one can get close to the crystal! Dangerous! Very, very dangerous!"

Khal apparently had very little vocabulary, and tried to use some short sentences to describe.

It's a pity that, except for the words crystal and danger, everyone else is basically dumbfounded.

But Alan knew that the crystal should refer to the unknown black red crystal used by the Sealed Earth Princess.

In the Arathi Highlands, there are several such water crystal pillars, and they are guarded by large numbers of elementals and giants.

You don't need to ask, kobolds know much more about this matter than humans.

"If we promise not to get close to the crystal, will you stop attacking the miners and allow us to mine ore here?" Alan pretended to be willing to negotiate.

He is not going to release the princess of the earth ahead of time, but just wants to occupy this mine with abundant reserves and satisfy mankind's thirst for iron, a strategic material.

"If you let me go, I'll take the news back to the tribe and let the tribal chief come and talk to you. As for whether he will agree, I don't know." After a moment of thought, Kao responded.

"Hehe, do you think I'm a fool? If I let you go so easily, you'll definitely escape back to the depths of the mine and never come out again. That's it! I'll do something on you. If you can bring the chief back, you can say anything. If you don't come back, I will kill you ruthless immediately."

With the last word, Alan extend the hand in the kobold heart with a mysterious symbol.

Moment!

Kao felt that something suddenly appeared in his heart, and he became extremely nervous and flustered.