Leishande's Smile

No one expected that the Gray Dwarf Bandit had left an Escape Tunnel under the collapsed rocks.

Unfortunately, while scouting the area outside the cave, they were discovered by the Dark Moon Elf Warrior were lying in wait nearby...

The Dark Moon Elf Warrior was also startled. He was crouching on a rock nearby, just about to take out an apple from his bag and start eating it, when he noticed that a rock at his feet suddenly moved.

He was startled, thinking the cave was about to collapse again. He was about to run away when he noticed four thick fingers behind the rock.

Once the rock was moved, a huge head emerged from the hole, staring blankly outwards with eyes the size of copper bells.

The Dark Moon Elf Warrior was crouching right above him, but he couldn't see him...

The Dark Moon Elf Warrior really wanted to take a dagger and slit his neck, and then it would all be over.

However, the previous times he did this, Captain Timothy had severely reprimanded him, saying that these Gray Dwarf were all Boss Roy's property and could not be killed casually.

Vice Captain Tennyson was supportive, but after all, he was only the vice-captain...

So this time, the Dark Moon Elf refrained from killing him. Instead, as the Gray Dwarf was preparing to retreat back into the cave, she pressed a dagger against the back of his neck. If he made any sudden movements, the dagger would pierce his head... Unfortunately, the Gray Dwarf was a coward. He didn't dare to move and instead chose to surrender.

The Dark Moon Elf Warrior could only think to himself, 'Damn it!'

Then he called out to the Half-Elf Warrior not far away, "Hey, come and lend a hand..."

Roy received the report from down in the mine an hour later.

However, remembering that a Gray Dwarf Chieftain was hiding in the mine, he dared not be careless and quickly led a team of Half-Elf Warrior into the mine.

They rushed to the Mine Road where the Gray Dwarf Chieftain was hiding, only to find that Timothy and Tennyson, the two Dark Moon Elf captains, were guarding the tunnel. However, the two were at a loss as to how to navigate the narrow tunnel that could only be crawled through by one person at a time.

Whether it's the Gray Dwarf on the other side or the Elf Warrior on this side, climbing into this tunnel is suicide.

As Roy emerged from the dark mine, a Dark Moon Elf Warrior whispered among himself:

"The Boss is here..."

All the Elf Warrior in the Mine Road turned to look at Roy, and then Timothy and Tennyson walked up to Roy and explained the current situation.

Roy lowered his head and thought for a moment, then took out a ' Fire Gathering Art ' Rune Plate from his Magic Pouch. Although he was a little reluctant, he still put a Magic Crystal Stone fragment in the gem slot.

He bought this ' Fire Gathering Art ' Rune Plate when he was forming his Adventure Group.

The moment the Magic Crystal Stone fragment was placed into the gem slot, a ball of flame immediately rose up.

Although it's magical flame, it still needs oxygen to burn...

Roy casually tossed the burning metal Rune Plate into the pit, then blocked the entrance with stones. Not only that, he also scooped up some sand and covered the stones with it, and then piled up some rubble.

Then he instructed Captain Timothy, "Have a Dark Moon Elf Warrior keep watch here, at a distance. As long as no dwarves crawl out, ignore it!"

"Yes, Boss."

Although he didn't know what Roy was burning with that Magic Rune Plate, Captain Timothy still habitually agreed.

Roy dusted off his hands and turned to leave.

Timothy and Tennyson quickly followed behind.

Roy took out a handkerchief to wipe his fingers, and as he walked past a mine, he saw four Gray Dwarf miners digging for Gemstone Mine inside.

The Gray Dwarf miners were all wearing shackles, but they were strong and didn't seem to be in any way burdened by them.

Roy stopped and stood at the cave entrance, asking the two Dark Moon Elf captains, "How have the Gray Dwarf miners been performing lately?"

Timothy glanced at Tennyson and said, "Very honest."

Roy nodded, took a few steps forward, then stopped and said, "You guys should also get ready. Try to give these oversight jobs to the Dark Moon Elves in the Third Mine. If you see any Dark Moon Elf Warrior you like, you can pick them out and recruit them into the Assassin Squad. You have more experience in these things than I do. I'll give you a maximum of one week. You must get out of the Third Mine as soon as possible."

"Yes, Boss."

Timothy and Tennyson answered at the same time, both of them beaming with joy.

Roy then went to the Gray Dwarf camp and saw that 170 Gray Dwarf miners were living together. He then said to Captain Timothy:

"Divide them into four groups, and separate their accommodations to reduce contact between groups."

Captain Timothy readily agreed.

For the past few days, Captain Timothy and his Dark Moon Elf Warrior have been living underground, searching for any remaining miners and training a group of overseers from among the Dark Moon Elf miners to take over the current work of the Dark Moon Elf Warrior.

In fact, Roy was also building Guard Squad in the fortress of the Third Mine, and Vitas had been handling the recruitment for this purpose.

Roy planned to leave the sixty Half-Elf Warrior he brought with him at the Third Mine to work with Vitas to form Guard Squad of two hundred Half-Elf Warrior.

Roy stayed at the Third Mine for a total of ten days.

On the last day, he entered the mine again and returned to the place where the Gray Dwarf Chieftain hiding in the collapsed mine.

This time, the two Half-Elf Warrior were responsible for moving the rocks blocking the cave entrance. Roy squatted down and found the Magic Rune Plate inside the cave. The Magic Crystal Stone fragments in the gem slot had turned into a small pile of powder, and there was a faint smell of burning inside the cave.

Roy wanted to go in and investigate to see if the Gray Dwarf Chieftain was truly dead inside the cave.

There wasn't a good way to get fresh air in for the time being, so he waved his hand and told the Half-Elf Warrior to reseal the hole.

With a touch of regret, Roy led twenty Dark Elf back to the Second Mine.

Leishande's caravan arrived at the Second Mine Second Mine the day before Roy was to return.

This time, his caravan hardly stopped along the way, spending all their time traveling. It took him only twenty-six days to go from the Second Mine to Rampart Town and then back.

Leishande looked even thinner and more hunched over, but his eyes were still full of spirit.

The caravan's supply racks were full of food; he was genuinely terrified.

When he heard that the logistics department of the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion had cut off supplies to the mines, the old Half-Elf was truly frightened, because he knew that there were nearly a thousand Half-Elf in the Second Mine.

Some of these Half-Elf were miners rescued from the mines, while others were young people from the settlement.

Roy spared no effort in rescuing the Half-Elf miners at the mine, and all he could do was transport some food from Rampart Town to solve the food crisis at the mine.

Leishande arrived at Rampart Town with a handwritten letter from Roy and encountered almost no trouble.

In Rampart Town, you can pick and choose anything that Leishande can take with him.

In addition to fresh apples that are easy to store, there were also some foods preserved with maple syrup, which were like candied fruit. In short, Leishande brought a large amount of food this time.

However, upon returning to the Second Mine and seeing the warehouse filled with various supplies, Leishande breathed a sigh of relief.

Mulin told Leishande that a large amount of supplies had been delivered to the Valley Camp half a month ago, which solved the food crisis at the Second Mine...

Leishande removed his leather hat, sat down against the warehouse door, let out a long sigh, a relaxed smile on his face, and kept muttering to himself:

"It's good that you're not hungry, it's good that you're not starving..."

Upon hearing that Leishande had arrived at the Second Mine, Roy did not linger at the Third Mine and hurriedly led the Dark Moon Elf squad back to the Second Mine.

When Roy arrived outside the fortress, the stables were already packed with Leishande's argali sheep.

The roofs of the stables in front were already erected, Half-Elf were laying thick moss on the roofs. When they saw Roy, they all stood up from the roofs and bowed to Roy.

The Half-Elf Warrior on the City Wall also saw Roy and excitedly shook the large iron bell on the City Wall. The Half-Elf Warrior below quickly opened the three gates of the fortress.

Roy rode his horse into the courtyard of the Second Mine.

Leishande and Mulin were already waiting at the gate, with a large group of Half-Elf standing behind them, making the courtyard extremely crowded.

"Roy, has the matter at the Third Mine been resolved?" Mulin asked Roy casually from the front.

"Yes! It's all taken care of. Some Half-Elf have chosen to return to their settlement, while Half-Elf have chosen to stay!"

Roy jumped off his horse, and Leishande offered to hold the reins for him.

"Leishande, you've worked hard."

Roy looked at Leishande's weathered face and smiled at him.

When Leishande heard Roy say this, he said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's nothing to be tired if I can do something for these compatriots, but it's a pity that I still couldn't help everyone!"

Roy said, "How could that be? The Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion will leave the Pagisto Plateau sooner or later. To maintain this trade route, the mines will continuously purchase goods from Rampart Town. In the future, other caravans may join in. Only when more and more caravans enter the Pagisto Plateau will this place become prosperous."

At this moment, Leishande smiled and said to Roy, "Roy, when I was buying goods in Bulwark Village, an elf boy heard that I was buying goods for you and insisted on coming with me. Look who I brought for you?"

Roy glanced behind Leishande with a puzzled look, wondering if the holiday at the Castleton Elf Academy was still not over!

A familiar figure in a leather jacket suddenly jumped in front of Roy, laughing and giving Roy a big hug.

"Roy, you didn't expect that, did you! Haha..."

"Kaka, what brings you here?"

Roy asked in surprise.