The sun is high

The special convoy slowly stopped outside the gate of Yanhu Mine.

Several St. Steele soldiers who were responsible for guarding the Rock Lake Mine stepped down from the checkpoint. Facing this convoy, they had completely lost their usual arrogance.

Although these soldiers still held weapons in their hands, their every move seemed extremely reserved. Although the expressions on their faces were serious, the corners of their mouths were always trembling because they wanted to show a flattering smile.

They all recognized the logos on these vehicles. The black sun was the logo of the Black Sun Society. Even the uniform he wore had such a pattern.

As ordinary members of St. Steele's army, their communication with the official members of the Black Sun Society was very limited. Although they were all smart people and chose to join the Black Sun Society at the first time, they did not I have never really seen the "big shots" in the association.

And now, a truly big shot has arrived in front of them.

Soldier Gate has been warned by the mage in the mine before, and important people in the association will visit today.

This visitor is not only a formal member of the Black Sun Society, but also has the blood of the St. Steele royal family flowing in his body - although everyone knows that the so-called royal bloodline only refers to a dispensable period. They are distant relatives, but at the moment, this further proves the "favor" and "concern" of the lost gods for this northern kingdom.

In short, under the influence of these multiple conditions, the guards of Yanhu Mine showed "military quality" that was far beyond ordinary.

The convoy that arrived in front of the checkpoint had completely passed the Black Sun Mystery set up at the intersection. The strange sculpture that made all the soldiers feared only flashed calmly twice as the convoy passed.

This means that there is absolutely no problem with the visitor. Just like other Black Sun Society mages, it does have the power to be "recognized" by the secret ceremony.

However, the process must still be followed.

The soldiers came to the guarded military vehicle.

The vehicle was overall black, and on the side door, shiny golden lines were used to outline the prominent outline of the black sun. After the soldiers approached, the door was pushed open, and then, a man with a black wooden cane appeared. The figure walked out of the car.

This kind of walking stick is very common in the circle of Saint Steele nobles. It is considered one of the must-have items for Saint Steele nobles in public. There is nothing noteworthy about it.

The person holding the cane was a rather handsome young man.

He must be thirty years old, and there is an old scar on his face. This scar has caused some damage to that handsome face, and also made this young man's temperament a bit more sharp and ruthless.

His hair color is the same as that of the St. Steele royal family, which is slightly curly gray-white. In order to facilitate movement, he tied his hair into a ponytail on the back of his head. This gray hair is consistent with the black uniform on his body. The cape provides an extremely strong contrast.

A soldier walked forward, but accidentally glanced at the young man. At this moment, he felt like he saw a wolf disguised as a human, in those slightly bloodshot eyes. , clearly filled with contempt and hostility, the young man's eyes even lingered on the soldier's neck for a moment, as if he was thinking about the possibility of tearing it apart.

This stern look was really intimidating. The soldier couldn't help but shudder, and then he stood still in front of the car and stopped moving forward. He didn't dare to show the slightest disrespect, so he could only insist on asking. : "The visitor is... Baron Ferlando Jetmir?"

"Of course it's me, soldier."

The gray-haired young man's face was stern, but his impatient tone could not be restrained from flowing out of his mouth: "If you want identification, go to my guard to get it... If you want to talk, just let me know." Your commander is here, did you hear me?"

The young man's voice was loud and clear, and everyone present could hear it. Soon, the Black Sun Society mage who had been lecturing the miners in the Yanhu Mine hurried out. He glanced into the distance. He glanced at the gray-white hair in front of him, and took another look at the Black Sun Mystery, which looked no different. Then he roughly interrupted the original verification process and stepped forward with a smile on his face.

"Baron Ferlando..."

"Yes, it's me. Blessed by the black sun, I'm not late."

The young man's expression finally relaxed a little. As he answered the other party, he looked down at the muddy road and his dirt-stained leather boots, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched slightly.

The roads outside the mine are definitely not that clean and tidy, and with the melting ice and snow, these roads will still look muddy even after repairs.

"Be patient, Baron... please come with me. Although the environment in the mine is limited, everything that should be there has been arranged. The laboratory, study room and secret ritual. Everything you need is there." can be found.”

As he was talking, he saw other passengers getting off the car behind them. They seemed to be several accompanying servants. The leader of them was probably the baron's head maid. She looked quite young, but she was very tall. It wasn't very pretty. At this moment, she was directing several other servants to take down the Baron's luggage.

"Place all my people in place, spit, this mine."

After all, Baron Ferlando was still very dissatisfied with the environment he was in, but he did not have an attack. Instead, he cursed softly and followed the wizards who formed the association.

Watch City will become a battlefield soon. Even if the enemy's army does not advance here, their new crystal cannons will definitely be able to cover Watch City within range.

This is an established fact, a fact that anyone with eyesight can see.

The so-called nobles and royal families sent here under such circumstances are destined not to be particularly important figures. The wizards of the association know very well that to a certain extent, there is actually no difference between the other party and themselves - even It's even worse. After all, he has a considerable right to self-determination and the right to evacuate freely when facing unstoppable danger.

But the other party obviously does not meet these conditions.

As a tool thrown by the St. Steele royal family, the best outcome for Baron Ferlando is probably to completely disappear into the enemy's fire along with the Rock Lake Mine.

"Already a dead man!"

The mage made a disdainful judgment in his heart.

Baron Ferlando, who was following the mage, was holding his black wooden cane and looking around constantly, his expression becoming more and more serious. He now looked like a volcano that had reached the edge of eruption.

Ferlando Jetmir.

Even within the circle of the St. Steele royal family, he is a not very important existence.

A long time ago, he was given away as a gift from the St. Steele royal family to "surrender" to the Black Sun Society. Faced with these precious experimental products sent to their doorsteps, the scholars within the Black Sun Society would naturally not do anything. Show mercy.

At that time, they were at a critical moment in researching artificial magic circuit surgery. Therefore, the poor distant relative of the royal family, Orlando Jetmir, naturally became the first batch of "promotion targets" for magic circuit surgery.

After undergoing that brutal transformation, this young man who had fought sword fights with his relatives because of his bravery and ruthlessness in the past gained the ability to mobilize magic.

To be precise, he was also mobilizing the cold and weird dark abyss magic power.

In the process, he was able to meet the ancient gods who had long since departed, and successfully obtained the favor of a god named "Pangran Hill", truly becoming a member of the Black Sun Society.

This experience completely changed Fei Orlando's life. Since then, he has become an extremely contradictory individual.

He does not have any recognition of Van En's current existence, whether it is a country, an organization or an individual. Hatred and abhorrence are equally distributed by him. Ferlando extremely believes that it is the current Van En that allows him to have Such a sad past.

As for the Black Sun Society that had brought him endless pain, he did not complain at all, but was full of gratitude, because it was the Black Sun Society that gave him the opportunity to use those "miracle" powers without distinction.

And he had 100% trust in the god he had glimpsed in the rituals. He firmly believed that the majestic hill that once appeared in ancient Van En, with a boundless figure and a height reaching into the sky, would eventually appear again...

He had 100% trust in the power given to him by the "monstrous hill" and had extreme contempt for all the enemies he faced until one day ago.

Yes, a day ago.

His pride, his trump card, and all his self-confidence were ground into powder in such an understatement. The whole process was so smooth and fast, just like the parts being quickly hammered by workers on the assembly line of a steam workshop.

The soul hidden under the face of Baron Ferlando sighed helplessly.

He really didn't know how to evaluate this baron's life experience. Even with the help of the mask, he could imitate the thoughts and memories of these imitated individuals, but he had no way to think about this guy's thinking. Method, once he thinks deeply, his own consciousness will have a violent conflict with Fei Orlando, which will even render the mask ineffective and let him return to his original appearance.

As for the so-called "monstrous hill" that Ferlando believes in...

This was not the first time that Shuge heard its name. However, various signs indicate that this god was probably just a short-lived existence in ancient Van En. Compared with the Earth Mother Goddess and Charron who once dominated the land and sea respectively, The traces left by the "monstrous hill" are so pitiful that Xiuge couldn't even find traces of it in the Dream Sanctuary.

In Van En at that time, this situation seemed to be very common, because when Shuge asked about this matter to the group of destiny roots who were extremely capable of "gou", the twisting roots told him that even among the gods, The simple and primitive relationship between "devouring" and "being devoured" also exists. The so-called huge hill may have indeed existed, but it is also destined to die completely as the power of the Mother Earth gradually spreads.

And this seems to explain why Ferlando showed such fear and powerlessness when faced with the attack of the running rat.

This is probably the natural restraint between hunter and prey.

When passing through the gate of the mine, the mage of the Black Sun Society who was walking in front slowed down, smiled at the young man beside him, and then asked: "Baron Fei Orlando, according to the original plan, you should He also brought a battalion of soldiers with him...where are they now?"

"Still in Watch City, they are different from us and need to rest and resupply."

Baron Ferlando took a breath of the strange smell that filled the mine, then he fanned his hands and said: "You should have seen those soldiers after the march. To be honest, their appearance is not much better than these miners... We have to give these miners some deterrent, and we can’t let them come here wearing tattered shoes and tattered leather jackets!”

Hearing this, the Association Mage frowned.

This arrangement was obviously inconsistent with the original plan, but he had also received notice before that the "Sharp-nosed Owl" shooter battalion led by Baron Ferlando was indeed in Watch City for temporary supplies. Although the command said It was obviously a violation of military regulations for the officer to leave the team and rush on his way, but at the moment, this level of violation was obviously not important.

As long as Baron Ferlando arrives on time, he will be able to deliver the mine as scheduled.

"I finally don't have to stay here to guide these hopeless fools... I should go on to perform more meaningful and important tasks!"

The mage looked at the two miners in the distance who were trying to pray in front of the Black Sun Mystery sculpture, and let out two strange laughs. He was tired of these stupid and extremely stubborn locals to the extreme. If it weren't for the top leaders of the association, He didn't like this behavior, and he even wanted to expand the range of his previous spell and suffocate all the miners to death at night.

Fortunately, he no longer has to worry about the mine.

"Baron Ferlando, I heard that you have some special ideas about the location and significance of this mine... Do you want to transform this place into a temporary military camp? Or, as a temporary shelter for artillery?"

Seeing Fei Orlando looking up, the mage said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I know these things are not what I should ask. In short, these miners are also handed over to you... They are not very obedient. So I have already taught you a hard lesson. Next, they must be very qualified coolies and consumables. For our eternal black sun, you can use them as much as you like!"