Escape Plan

News of Roy bringing ten Dark Moon Elf out of the well spread quickly throughout the Second Mine, and subsequently caused concern among the Half-Elf...

In their view, this was a sign that Lord Roy Mine Owners, was more willing to believe the Dark Moon Elf, something all the Half-Elf should take seriously.

Roy was about to send someone to the warehouse to select ten sets of armor and weapons when he saw Mulin lift the curtain at the door and rush into the restaurant.

"Roy, what's wrong with you..."

Before Mulin could finish speaking, Roy interrupted her:

"Mulin, I was just looking for you. Please help me select twenty outstanding Half-Elf Warrior. I need to take them to the First Mine."

Mulin froze on the spot, swallowing back the questions she was about to ask Roy.

"Um... okay, okay."

"Mulin said."

Mulin leaned close to Roy and whispered, "What happened at the First Mine?"

Because Mulin knew that there were at least three hundred Half-Elf Warrior at the First Mine, but Roy was abandoning these Half-Elf Warrior and instead wanted to transfer manpower from the Second Mine, which was problematic in itself.

Roy pulled Mulin out of the restaurant and said in the corridor outside the restaurant, "The First Mine has been unable to supply Spinel Mine normally. I suspect something must have happened underground. I need to go into the mine to find out the specifics."

Mulin's eyes widened as she asked Roy, "So that's why you specifically went down into the well to recruit ten Dark Moon Elf?"

Roy turned his head and said with a smile, "Yes, without you and Captain Kepler and his elite warriors, to be on the safe side, in addition to ten Dark Moon Elf Warrior, we also need twenty of the best Half-Elf Warrior to go on the adventure with me."

"I'll go with you too..."

Mulin blurted it out without thinking.

This girl is not only straightforward, but also a born adventurer...

Mulin's worry quickly disappeared, and she looked at Roy eagerly. But Roy said, "Mulin, you have a more important task now!"

The Second Mine is currently under construction, and the shaft expansion project will soon connect to the underground.

At that time, you will need to increase the intensity of your efforts in guarding the mine.

Previously, the mine shaft had only one hoist box connecting the surface and the underground.

"Now we've dug a staircase tunnel, which makes it easier to get into the mine, but it also means it's become much easier for them to escape..."

Hearing Roy say this, Mulin said somewhat reluctantly, "... Alright, I'll keep an eye on these Dark Moon Elf and Gray Dwarf."

In fact, the Half-Elf miners in the Second Mine had no hostility towards the Gray Dwarf Bandit, because the Gray Dwarf Bandit, under the pressure of the Dark Moon Elf, hadn't had a chance to bully these Half-Elf miners.

However, the Half-Elf miners harbored deep hatred for the Dark Moon Elf, and the feud between the two sides lasted for at least several decades.

Clearly, the feud between them is not so easily resolved...

Ten Dark Moon Elf led their horses out of the gates of the Second Mine Fortress. They saw rolling hills and vast wilderness in the distance, a sapphire-blue sky and clouds that resembled galloping horses in the distance, and herds of Unicorn Wild Ox and leaping antelopes among the wild grass. The air they breathed in was fresh and free.

A hawk spread its wings and flew out from the cliff at the top of the mountain. Its figure appeared and disappeared among the jagged rocks in an instant.

A moment later, with a violent flapping of its gray wings, the hawk took flight from among the rocks, a plump hare clutched in its talons...

The Dark Moon Elves ' gazes followed the hawk as it flew far away.

Roy ignored the Dark Moon Elf' yearning for freedom in their eyes, and with a flick of his whip, the warhorse galloped forward along the narrow, gravel path on the ridge.

Thirty Elf Warrior, clad in armor, quickly mounted their horses and followed Roy's footsteps...

Roy led thirty Elf Warrior to the First Mine in haste.

Upon entering the courtyard inside the fortress, one could see Langbo standing beside the mine shaft, looking troubled, with only a few pieces of ore scrap placed inside the hoisting container.

There were even broken stone fragments next to those few pieces of waste rock, and the empty Wooden Box seemed to be mocking Langbo in the most merciless way...

A group of Half-Elf also angrily rebuked:

"These Gray Dwarf and Dark Moon Elf down in the well are really going too far. Are they planning a strike?"

"Captain Langbo, if you ask me... we should cut off their food supply tomorrow and let them go hungry for a while to sober them up!"

Langbo looked up and saw Roy leading a well-equipped squad of soldiers through the fortress gate and into the courtyard. Knowing that Roy was determined to go down into the well to investigate, he said to Roy, "We've put the food in according to the ration, but there's still no reaction..."

Roy handed the reins to the Half-Elf Warrior beside him, walked straight to the mine shaft, glanced at the dark bottom, then at the hoisting box, and decisively said, "Time is of the essence, Timothy. Your squad will go first and be the first to infiltrate the shaft. Remember to remain hidden the entire time. If there are too many guards at the shaft entrance, send us a warning signal. You must also withdraw from the shaft. Do not take any risks. I will find another way to break through the defenses at the shaft entrance."

"Understood, Lord Roy," Timothy replied earnestly.

He wore an exquisite suit of armor, with Elf Long Sword at his waist, and exuded an undeniable fighting spirit...

The crane can only lower ten Elf Warrior at a time. Dark Moon Elf are skilled in stealth, which is why Roy sent them to lead the charge.

In fact, Roy had considered the possibility that if the Dark Moon Elf were guarding the wellhead, Timothy might lead a few other Dark Moon Elf to defect.

But then I thought again, the chances of that happening are really not that high...

After ten Dark Moon Elf Warrior entered the mine first, Roy waited a little while longer, but did not receive any warning signals from below.

Roy decisively led ten Half-Elf Warrior into the gondola, and this time Langbo personally operated the winch to lower the gondola down.

Roy slowly descended into the well. As the light grew dimmer, the temperature inside the shaft gradually decreased. The Half-Elf Warrior, all clad in fine armor, surrounded Roy. Roy, however, was not idle; he cast Strength Blessing over the heads of these Half-Elf Warrior.

The vertical shaft of the First Mine is shallower than Mine Road of the Second Mine. As you go deeper, you will find obvious signs of water dripping from the rock strata on all four sides.

Upon reaching the bottom of the shaft, Roy discovered that the hoisting box was actually resting steadily on a stone platform, and around it was a shallow pool, with a waterway flowing along the edge of the mine towards its depths.

As Roy poked his head out of the hoisting box to look into the mine, a Dark Moon Elf emerged from stealth and waved to Roy, indicating that the mine was safe.

Roy remembered that the Dark Moon Elf Warrior was called Beisaimai. Roy gently flipped over the hanging box, stepped into the shallow pool that was above his ankles, and walked out of the shaft.

Ten Half-Elf Warrior followed closely behind Roy.

Roy walked over to Beisaimai and asked him in a low voice, "How's it going inside?"

Beisaimai didn't speak, but simply pointed inside. Only then did Roy realize that the Dark Moon Elf Warrior had actually subdued two Gray Dwarf.

The two Gray Dwarf lay on the rocky ground, their eyes closed, presumably unconscious. Their hands and feet were bound together, and two sharp pickaxes lay beside them.

Roy was surprised to find that the Mine Road exit was occupied by the Gray Dwarf.

Bending down and rummaging in the pocket at the Gray Dwarf's waist, he pulled out a handful of dried mushrooms and dried moss strips. Sure enough, they had some food made from mushrooms and moss on them.

Roy couldn't understand why the Gray Dwarf would accept the food and beer from the mines but refuse to supply Spinel Mine to the mines above. Doing so would only force the mines above to stop trading food and ore.

Not a single piece of Spinel Ore can be seen at the shaft opening...

Timothy emerged from the mine with several Dark Moon Elf and whispered to Roy, "The Gray Dwarf have taken over the dwellings in the Mine Road. There are at least a hundred Gray Dwarf inside, and they've also stockpiled a large amount of food."

The Half-Elf Warrior were gradually released.

This time, Langbo disobeyed Roy's orders and the crane went up and down eight times. Roy's three teams of Elf Warrior entered the mine one after another, and Langbo also led five teams of Half-Elf Warrior into the mine.

The mine shaft was crammed with eighty fully armed Elf Warrior.

"Why did you come down here too?" Roy asked Langbo in a low voice.

Langbo smiled and replied to Roy, "It's safer if we're all together."

Since so many Elf Warrior had come down, Roy no longer wanted to sneak into the mine to scout, so he simply led the Elf Warrior deeper into the mine.

The Gray Dwarf never expected that a group of Elf Warrior would actually come down from the mine.

What's even more unexpected is that the first group to infiltrate the mine were ten fully armed Dark Moon Elf assassins—something that hasn't happened in decades...

There were only two Gray Dwarf guarding the mine shaft, and they were both dozing off.

The first thing the Dark Moon Elf Warrior did upon entering the mine was to silently subdue the two Gray Dwarf.

Meanwhile, a group of Gray Dwarf were still planning how to seal the shaft opening, and then they hid deep inside the mine shaft and dug a tunnel toward the surface.

They currently have plenty of food, and with no more ale, these enraged Gray Dwarf have decided to dig a tunnel to the surface and escape from underground...

They had been preparing for a long time, and had accumulated hundreds of pickaxes.

Moreover, with the Half-Elf miners gone from the mines and the Dark Moon Elf Prisoners trapped in a Mine Road, all threats in the mines had been eliminated, and the Gray Dwarf decided to begin their escape plan.