Stubborn Langbo

The Grantham mine owners chose to surrender to the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment, leaving almost all of the weapons and armor of the First Mine's private army behind in the mine.

The Elf Warrior of the Cavalry Vanguard Regiment naturally looked down on these weapons and armor. After capturing the First Mine, these weapons and armor were sealed in the warehouse as spoils of war. These supplies might only be transported back to Padesto City by the Logistics Regiment after the victory of the war.

Now that Roy is forming the Mine Guard Army, these weapons and armor will naturally be distributed to the Half-Elf of the First Mine.

Roy and Langbo opened the warehouse door, revealing rows of neat wooden shelves inside the dark warehouse.

It must be said that the Grantham mine owner was indeed an excellent manager. He managed the mine very well, and the situation underground was always under his control. Otherwise, the Half-Elf miners would not have been able to gain such an absolute advantage in the mine. You should know that neither the Gray Dwarf who were as strong as bulls nor the Dark Moon Elf Prisoners who could hide in the darkness were people that these Half-Elf miners could fight against.

When Roy questioned Walker about the details of these events, he discovered that there were signs of secret manipulation by the Grantham mine owners.

Clearly, the warehouses at the First Mine were also kept very tidy by the Grantham mine owners.

These neatly arranged shelves are divided into five layers. Helmets are placed on the top layer, followed by shoulder guards and upper arm armor. Chest armor is placed on the middle layer, with wrist guards and chainmail gloves placed on either side of the chest armor. The next layer contains belts and trousers, and the bottom layer contains greaves and boots. All the armor is neatly arranged.

It was clear that this was not the first time Langbo had entered the warehouse; he skillfully lit the torches on the shelf by the warehouse entrance.

"This Grantham mine owner is really rich; these armors are in very good condition," Langbo remarked quietly.

Roy walked inside, past several rows of armor racks, and then rows of weapon racks appeared before him. On these weapon racks were Elf Long Sword with sheaths, and the silver handles were coated with a thin layer of oil, so they should be brand new Elf Long Sword.

Further inside, you'll see rows of unstrung hardwood longbows hanging on racks, with rolls of bowstring laid out below.

The Fletched Arrow were also stored separately. The sharp, Wolf Fang Arrowhead were placed in Wooden Box, while the shafts were bundled together and displayed on shelves. The fletchings were boxed up with trimmed feathers.

There are at least five hundred sets of armor stored here, which should be more than enough to distribute to the Half-Elf Guard Squad of the first Second Mine.

Holding a torch, Langbo followed Roy and asked, "Roy, are we really going to form Guard Squad?"

Roy picked up a Hardwood Bow. Although the bowstring wasn't attached, he could feel the strength of the Hardwood Bow's limbs.

Compared to Alloy Bow, these Hardwood Bow are significantly lighter and more suitable for elves.

Roy put the Hardwood Bow back on the rack and said:

"Yes, the Second Mine has already been set up. We also need to set up a Guard Squad here. Langbo, I don't have many friends I can trust. You can take on the role of captain of the Mine Guard!"

Langbo was startled; he was holding an Elf Long Sword Elf Long Sword and nearly dropped it upon hearing Roy's words.

"Me? I'm afraid I won't do well enough..." Langbo hesitated, he lacked confidence.

He had always followed in his father Leishande's footsteps, and now that he was being asked to lead a Guard Squad, he clearly lacked confidence.

Roy turned around, patted Langbo on the shoulder, and comforted him:

"It's okay if you don't do it well, you can learn slowly."

I was the same way. Before coming to the Pagisto Plateau, I was just a student at the Elf Academy.

Now I have to bite the bullet and take over a few mining farms. There are still five mining farms waiting for me to take over, but I can only manage two at the moment. So I will take over two and ignore the other mining farms for the time being.

Once things are sorted out at the First Mine, I'll take over the third mine.

These three mines are all built on this Spinel Mine, and according to Earl Swynborne's idea, I will be in charge of managing them for the time being..."

Hearing Roy say this, Langbo seemed to have an idea as well, and he said to Roy:

"Roy, I will do my best to be a good captain of the Guard Squad."

Mulin brought one hundred Half-Elf Warrior back then, and Roy brought another two Half-Elf Warrior this time, so the First Mine can barely muster three hundred Half-Elf Warrior.

The next morning, Roy pulled Langbo into forming the First Mine Guard Team and appointed Langbo as the Guard Squad.

This time, Roy distributed armor, longswords, and hard bows to three hundred Half-Elf Warrior.

At noon, Captain Kepler arrived at the First Mine with the Silver Moon Elf Guard Regiment. The Silver Moon Elf Warrior stationed at the mine stood in place and saluted Captain Kepler when they saw him arrive.

Langbo quickly arranged for the Half-Elf guards to relieve the Silver Moon Elf Warrior Silver Moon Elf Warrior, who had already packed their bags that morning.

After the changing of the guard was completed, Captain Kepler did not stay at the First Mine, but returned directly to the Valley Camp.

After Captain Kepler led the Silver Moon Elf Guard Regiment away from the First Mine, Roy finally had time to check on the First Mine's operations.

What he held in his hand was the inventory list of Spinel Mine delivered in the past two days. However, the list recorded the amount of Spinel Ore delivered each day, which was less than one-tenth of that of the Second Mine.

Roy immediately called Langbo over.

"Roy, what do you need me for?"

Langbo was wearing a suit of metal armor, and the sound of the metal plates scraping together as he walked was a little jarring, but Langbo didn't seem to care at all.

Roy waved the Gemstone Mine inventory list in his hand and asked Langbo, "Is this all the Spinel Ore delivered from the mine these past few days?"

Langbo seemed a little nervous. He said to Roy:

"Yes, the delivery volume of the Gemstone Mine has been decreasing for two consecutive weeks. At first, we communicated with them by note, but there was no response from the mine."

"Since the Half-Elf miners have been rescued, and only a group of prisoners and bandits remain inside, I tried to reduce the food rations to threaten them. After a few days of this without any effect, I increased the food rations again, but suspended the supply of ale and rum."

Langbo looked at Roy with some trepidation, as if waiting for Roy's harsh criticism.

"You did a great job!" Roy patted Langbo on the shoulder, encouraging him.

Roy knew that the First Mine was originally dominated by Half-Elf miners. After the Half-Elf miners left, only Dark Moon Elf Prisoners and Gray Dwarf Bandit remained. At first, they could compromise with each other for food, but later they would definitely fight for control of the mine entrance.

It's not clear at the moment which side has the advantage.

In short, the struggle underground was one of the main reasons for the sharp decline in ore production at the First Mine.

Roy had lived in the Elven Kingdom since childhood, so when the Gray Dwarf Bandit and the Dark Moon Elf Prisoners were compared side by side, he was more inclined to side with the elves.

Roy walked out of the room and came to the well in the courtyard. Sure enough, the supplies piled up there had decreased significantly.

He asked the Half-Elf guarding the mine entrance, "Have you heard any strange noises coming from down in the mine lately?"

"We could still hear occasional sounds two weeks ago, but it's been very quiet lately!" the Half-Elf replied in unison.

Roy sighed; perhaps they had discovered this a little too late.

However, there are only prisoners and robbers in the well at the moment, so even if they all perish together, there will be no loss.

However, this issue must be resolved in order for the First Mine to continue operating normally...

He looked at the crane boom next to the mine shaft. It was completely different from the crane boom in the Second Mine. Perhaps the Grantham mine owner did a good job of routine maintenance on the crane boom. All the parts of this crane boom were in very good condition, and even the ropes were soaked in Tung Oil.

He stood beside the Wooden Box, a large crate that could probably hold six or seven Elf Warrior, and thought of taking another elven combat squad and sneaking into the well.

Unfortunately, Captain Kepler had just left the First Mine, and Mulin was at the Second Mine, so Roy was currently unable to assemble an elite combat squad.

Langbo noticed that Roy was circling the mine and seemed to have some radical ideas, so he stayed by Roy's side.

"Langbo, I want to go inside the mine and take a look. You stay up here for me..."

Before Roy could finish speaking, Langbo: "Roy, don't be foolish. Down there, besides the Gray Dwarf Bandit, there's a bunch of prisoners. If you go down, they'll tear you apart!"

"I have a lot of experience with this kind of thing. Back in the Second Mine, Mulin and I went into the mine and not only rescued the Half-Elf, but also subdued those Dark Moon Elf Prisoners. It really opened up a new chapter for the Second Mine!" Roy said to Langbo.

"Don't say I don't believe it. Even if I believed it to be true, I wouldn't let you take the risk," Langbo said through gritted teeth, his face pale.

Langbo was clearly frightened by Roy's decision, and no matter what Roy said, he disagreed with Roy's risk of entering the mine.

Seeing that Langbo was determined not to take any risks, Roy had no choice but to abandon the idea for the time being.

He led a squad of Half-Elf Warrior and two hundred sets of armor and weapons, and spent a day riding back to the Second Mine.

As expected, the Second Mine was much more vibrant, with large-scale renovations underway throughout the entire mine.

Roy followed the stone steps carved out by the Half-Elf and entered the Second Mine again, this time directly finding the Dark Moon Elf below.

A group of Dark Moon Elf, seeing Lord Roy descend into the well himself, assumed he was going to make a deal with the somewhat smug Gray Dwarf and hurriedly came to greet him...