Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

The melee captain was confused. How come this mine, which should have contained the Infernal Demon and the Lava Magic Stone Essence, was now empty?

It seems that the shot from the "Silent Three Styles" just now was a waste of time?

Confused, the melee captain showed his professionalism and immediately ordered his men to fire flares to inform the ranged troops that something unexpected had occurred and to terminate the battle urgently.

Afterwards, the melee troops went down into the mine in person to confirm the situation again. This time, he was completely sure that his previous judgment was correct.

·

The Infernal Demon disappeared, and the Lava Demon Stone Essence also disappeared.

The Plateau Furnace Union had been planning a battle for nearly two months, but it all came to nothing.

The members of the Snow Steel Hammer Force gathered together to discuss the current situation. They all felt very strange and could not understand why they had broken into an "open door".

According to the investigation of the advance reconnaissance team, the Infernal Demon should have completed the excavation of the Lava Magic Stone Essence by tomorrow morning. This means that the current situation cannot be that "the Infernal Demon has dug out the ore and ran away."

If this is not the case, then a force other than the Plateau Hearthfire Guild must have taken away the Lava Magic Stone Essence before tonight, or even... it is possible that they have killed the Infernal Demon.

"Everyone, listen up! Conduct an investigation on the spot and take action immediately!"

Under the command of the melee captain, the members of the Snow Steel Hammer Force lit up the glowing magic stones and carefully examined the environment in the center of the Besent Basin.

They found that there were indeed traces of fighting in this area, and many parts of the ground were scorched black by the high temperature flames.

So, problems arise.

In the Kraftsman United States, which forces are capable of defeating the Infernal Demon?

And who has the motivation and possibility to snatch the love from the Plateau Furnace Union?

"Oh, the vice president is going to be so angry that he's going to jump up and down."

The melee captain sighed helplessly and gathered his team members to retreat.

The melee captain didn't want to face the wrath of Vice President Woodcorn in person because of the failure of this operation, so he chose to write a letter and send it overnight.

Will this letter cause further unrest in the Besant area?

The melee captain only hoped that this wouldn't cause their "boss" to return to his old ways.

10.125 - Remove the Firewood from the Cauldron

Insects chirped, stars twinkled, and night... had fallen in the Besent area.

The town of Norman at the foot of the snow-capped mountains lit up in the thin twilight.

The lights in the town were lit one by one, letting the warm light penetrate the cold of the night and bringing hope to those returning home.

On the streets of the town, you can see all kinds of people rushing home.

The aroma of dinner wafting from the chimney of the wooden house permeates the air, making people slow down their pace involuntarily and feel the tranquility and peace.

Woodcorn, vice president of the Highland Hearth Union, was eating in a small restaurant in Norman Town.

At his gracious invitation, Lord Driggs of Scarlet Qi, his daughter Viviana, and members of the Scarlet Qi family's cavalry also enjoyed dinner here.

Halfway through dinner, a steel-feathered owl flew in from outside, passed through the window, and landed directly on Woodcorn's shoulder.

Woodcorn took the letter from the Steel Owl's leg as if nothing had happened and slowly unfolded it, but his heart was actually filled with excitement.

——(They defeated the Infernal Demon so quickly? I never expected the Snow Steel Hammer Troops to improve even more…!)

Yes, Woodcorn had actually been waiting for this good news, but he estimated that he would receive the letter half an hour later in the evening.

Restraining his restless heart, Woodcorn pretended to be calm as he read the contents of the letter.

Then he wiped his eyes in confusion and looked again.

Then I read it again.

Again…

once again...

all over……

·

"Um, Mr. Vice President, is it that the dishes tonight are not to your taste?"

It was not until the voice of his subordinates came from the side that Woodcorn came back to his senses from the shock.

He pretended to be calm and replied that dinner was delicious, then hid the letter in his sleeve and asked his subordinate why he asked him that.

The subordinate pointed to Woodcorn's hand and told him that the restaurant's forks were all squeezed into small iron balls in his hand.

"I thought the Vice President was angry because he didn't like the dinner, so he took it out on me by pinching the fork. Looks like I misunderstood, hahaha."

The clever subordinates realized that Woodcorn's anger tonight was not simple, so they quickly escaped to protect themselves.

Woodcorn is not the type to take out his anger on the people around him - as long as he really doesn't have anyone to blame.

Before anyone from the Feiqi family noticed anything unusual, Woodcorn ordered his men to temporarily put the Steel-feathered Owl into a birdcage.

As for the piece of letter containing the devastating news, Woodcorn took the opportunity to get up and walk around and calmly threw it into the fire and burned it.

After a moment, Woodcorn finished his thinking and made a judgment.

He ordered his men, "Bring me some writing paper and a pen. I have something urgent to report to headquarters."

Then I started drafting the urgent letter.

In the letter sent to the president of the Plateau Hearthfire Guild, Woodcorn first stated the failure of the plan, and then suggested to the president that he should immediately conduct a comprehensive monitoring of all domestic trading markets and forging workshops. Once someone tries to sell the "Lava Magic Stone Essence", he should track them closely and trace the source of the "Lava Magic Stone Essence" as much as possible.

As for a rare mineral like Lava Magic Stone Essence, once it appears, it is very likely that it is the one that the Plateau Hearthfire Guild has been robbed of this time.

It's not that Woodcorn couldn't accept being beaten to the punch, but he at least wanted to know who had ruined the Plateau Hearthfire Guild's plans... and if he didn't find out who was the one who dealt with such a powerful opponent, he would be unable to sleep or eat.

·

As the urgent letter was sent by the steel-feathered owl, Woodcorn's tense mood relaxed a little.

No matter who the opponent is who shows up this time, Woodcorn believes that as long as the "President" is there, the Plateau Furnace Guild will not suffer such a huge loss in vain.

Afterwards, Woodcorn continued to play the role of a friendly host and took the people of the Feiqi family to the hotel to rest.

During this period, Lord Scarlet Driggs tried to test Woodcorn's knowledge of the Infernal Demon several times, which made the iron-willed yakman feel even more uncomfortable.

He could neither openly tell Driggs that the Plateau Hearthfire Guild had suffered a defeat, nor could he encourage him to fight the Infernal Devil.

What should have been his own achievement has now become a fig leaf for non-existence, which makes Woodcorn feel very ironic.

Finally, the people of the Feiqi family finally checked into the hotel to rest, and Woodcorn could take the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief... But for the young man hiding in the shadows, the night was just beginning.

·

·

(Stupid Loli: Oh my, Jiang Yan, you really got yourself into trouble this time.)

(Jiang Ran: Haha, the stuff is indeed good, but it’s also a hot potato.)

On the rooftop of a small building not far from the hotel, Jiang Ran, hiding in the shadow of a cat, was chatting with a silly loli.

Generally speaking, when Jiang Ran forcibly requisitioned various "vehicles", he did not pay for the tolls, but this time, he gave the cat a meal, and it was a "big meal".

The steel-feathered TripAdvisor that was used to deliver urgent letters to the yakman Woodcorn has now become a delicious meal for the kitten.

If Woodcorn knew that his financial resources had been cut off, he would probably faint from anger.

(Stupid Loli: You've already blocked Yak Leng's information, what else is there to worry about?)

(Jiang Ran: Of course I’m worried. Do you think I only want to sell this ore for money?)

Without being modest, with Jiang Ran's current strength, he really doesn't need to worry about spending money in the Prison Star World.

He only needs to hunt some fourth- and fifth-level monsters and live a comfortable life just by selling the materials and magic cores.

This time he kept the Lava Magic Stone Essence for two main reasons.

One intention was to use this ore as a bargaining chip to incite other forces in the Besent region to fight each other. To sum it up in one word, it is called "driving the tiger to devour the wolf";

Another intention is to see if there is a chance to use this ore to strengthen or create a new piece of equipment to continue to enrich his combat methods.

Jiang Ran was already in the process of implementing the first intention, but the second intention was what really made him feel difficult.

According to Jiang Ran's current understanding, the Lava Magic Stone Essence is not a mineral that any craftsman can handle.

In order to maximize the value of this ore, we must find the top craftsmen in the Plateau Furnace Guild.

However, given Jiang Ran's current situation, it was obviously impossible for him to brazenly carry the ore to find those sturdy yak craftsmen.

If a reasonable reason is not made up, or a suitable "plot" is not arranged in advance, then the "Lava Magic Stone Essence" will only be a grudge between Jiang Ran and the Plateau Hearthfire Guild.

10.126 - Battle of Wits

The hot potato of "Lava Magic Stone Essence" is indeed troublesome to deal with.

Fortunately, Jiang Ran was not in a hurry to eat this hot potato, so this matter could be put aside for the time being.

After a day of follow-up investigation, Jiang Ran has basically grasped the attitudes of the three forces in the Besent area towards the "Lava Magic Stone Essence".

·

The first force: the Dark Rabbit clan, represented by the Dark Rabbit Queen Wu Suoqi.

For some unknown reason, the Dark Rabbit Queen once wanted to take the Lava Magic Stone Essence for herself, but after discovering that someone had already taken it, she quickly let it go and had no intention of continuing to cling to it.

·

The second force: Plateau Hearth Union, represented by Vice President Woodcorn.

Woodcorn can be said to be the one who cares most about the "Lava Magic Stone Essence" among the three forces.

Jiang Ran believed that as long as the method was appropriate, he could use the Lava Magic Stone Essence to mobilize the Plateau Hearthfire Guild and make them work for him.

·

The third-party force: the Scarlet Qi family, represented by the Scarlet Qi Lord Driggs.

Because Viviana also came to the Besent area, Jiang Ran did not dare to sneak and follow the Feiqi family for too long.

Fortunately, including the most powerful Lord Driggs of the Feiqi family, the combat level of all of them did not exceed level 270, which allowed Jiang Ran to check the inner thoughts of all of them at will.

The purpose of the Feiqi family's trip to the Kraftsman United States was to create new equipment. If Driggs had not gone to investigate the Besent Basin without authorization, they would not have known about the Lava Magic Stone Essence.

Even up to now, Driggs and the others still didn't know that the Infernal Demon had been killed, nor did they know that the Lava Magic Stone Essence had been taken away by an "unknown force".

So from this perspective, the Feiqi family is the least useful among the three forces, but... this does not mean that Jiang Ran cannot turn decay into magic.

·

In his previous encounter with the Dark Rabbit Queen, Wu Suoqi, Jiang Ran had already planted the seeds of doubt in her heart.

However, this seed alone is not enough, because the Dark Rabbit Clan is currently in a passive state of "not causing trouble unless necessary".

To put it bluntly, even if the Dark Rabbit Queen Wu Suoqi already knew with conclusive evidence that it was the people from the Plateau Hearthfire Guild who sneaked into their temporary retreat, the Dark Rabbit clan was unlikely to have a head-on conflict with the Plateau Hearthfire Guild because of this.

Jiang Ran speculated that for the current Dark Rabbit clan, their most important goal was to find a new secluded place quietly. As for other things, as long as they did not threaten the survival of their race, they could be ignored for the time being.

Since the Dark Rabbit Clan is difficult to mobilize, Jiang Ran will mobilize the ones that are easier to mobilize.

What he is going to do next will no longer have any moral integrity.

·

Taking advantage of the night, Jiang Ran once again came to the temporary retreat of the Dark Rabbit Clan.

During the last infiltration, Jiang Ran noticed the Dark Rabbit clan's "corpse dumping" behavior.

The so-called "throwing corpses" refers to the action of the Dark Rabbit Clan throwing the bodies of their dead compatriots into the wild.

During the long-distance migration of the entire race, it is very common for people to die due to various reasons. When a compatriot dies, in order to avoid the corpse rotting and causing plague, the Dark Rabbit tribe will choose to abandon the corpse into the wild.

There are only two possible outcomes for a body left in the wild.

One is to be eaten by animals and monsters, and then decomposed by plants, fungi and bacteria.

The other is that the corpse turns into the living dead.

[Note: For the concepts of corpse transformation and the living dead, please refer to chapter "2.25 - Suspicion"]

The Dark Rabbit clan has a special culture that is different from that of other races. Not only are they not afraid of the living dead, they also welcome this special kind of monster.