Establishing the Guard Army

Roy charged ahead into the castle at the Gaxi North Black Iron Mine, his warhorse stopping on the castle steps, forcing the two Silver Moon Elf Warrior guarding the gate to take two steps back.

The Half-Elf miners queuing up to receive supplies looked at Roy with utter astonishment.

They didn't even know what was going on. To this day, these Half-Elf miners still couldn't figure out why these Silver Moon Elf Warrior were distributing these supplies to them.

Commander Brad stood on the second-floor terrace of the castle and threw a bunch of keys down from above. Roy reached out and caught the keys.

A bunch of brass keys made a crisp sound.

Commander Brad squinted at Roy and said, "I'll leave this to you."

After saying this, he stood on the terrace and shouted loudly to the large group of Half-Elf below:

"Everyone, this new Mine Owners will now make arrangements for you. The Silver Moon Elf Guard Regiment is officially withdrawing from the scene."

Without even speaking to Roy, he turned and gracefully walked down the stairs. As he passed Roy, he said expressionlessly, "I don't want to know your name, nor do I want us to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. Your lateness made my Guard Regiment wait for more than three weeks..."

After saying this, Commander Brad walked out of the castle without looking back.

At the city gate, a Silver Moon Elf Warrior was waiting with his horse. Commander Brad mounted his horse, and a group of Silver Moon Elf Warrior quickly withdrew from the castle, without ever exchanging any words with the Half-Elf Warrior that Roy had brought.

They left the castle without a word, while the Half-Elf Warrior Roy brought quickly took over the castle's various outposts...

The handover was completed in complete silence, while Commander Brad and the Silver Moon Elf Warrior had already prepared their packs. The Silver Moon Elf Warrior left the Gaxi North Black Iron Mine almost without looking back.

Only a group of stunned Half-Elf miners remained, staring dumbfounded at the Half-Elf Warrior clad in standard armor before them...

"I am the highest-ranking officer of the Half-Elf Guard Squad and also the Mine Owners ... From now on, I will be in charge of managing this mine."

Roy stood on the steps and shouted to the Half-Elf miners in the courtyard.

The sudden appearance of several Half-Elf Warrior made the Half-Elf miners in the courtyard feel more at ease.

They all inquired about the origins of these Half-Elf Warrior.

Upon hearing the Half-Elf Warrior mention that they were originally miners in a nearby mine, and that Boss Roy later took over their mine, they became the Mine Guard Army.

The Half-Elf miners breathed a sigh of relief...

Everyone thought that after the new Mine Owners took over, the Black Iron Mine would return to mining, but it seems that's not the case now.

Roy looked at the half of the supplies that had been distributed and hesitated for a moment.

All the Half-Elf Warrior stood in the courtyard, regardless of whether they had received supplies or not.

Roy looked at the Half-Elf in the yard, raised his head, and said sincerely:

"I know! Once you're free, you'll all be eager to leave this place immediately. That's the most pressing wish in the hearts of every Half-Elf miner."

"In this dark and gloomy Black Iron Mine, everyone has endured countless days and nights of torment. Now that they have regained their freedom, they all want to go home."

"I believe many of the Half-Elf here were captured by the Highland Slavers. I know quite a few Half-Elf Warrior were captured by the Highland Slavers and sold to the mines, where they worked as laborers for several years."

"This is Mount Aydas, Gaxic Mountain Range. To return to the southern part of the Pagisto Plateau, we need to leave the Gaxi Mountain Range and travel along the Sudaso Mountain Range for more than half a month. I don't want to describe how dangerous the journey is. I just want to tell you about the danger we are facing right now. For some reason, the main force of the Silver Pegasus Legion has gradually withdrawn from the Pattington Plane. Those evil headhunters are about to make a comeback from the northern part of the plateau. The entire Pagisto Plateau will once again be shrouded in the shadow of the Highland Slavers."

"This Black Iron Mine will be the first bridgehead against the Highland Headhunters."

Roy paused for a moment and noticed that all the Half-Elf were looking at him.

Everyone's breathing became incredibly heavy...

Many Half-Elf have witnessed the brutality of the Highland Slavers. Those Half-Elf who had been captured by the Highland Slavers clenched their fists and turned ashen-faced.

"This Black Iron Mine will, in the near future, block the advance of the Highland Slavers. It will be like a nail driven into this place, preventing those Highland Slavers from heading south with impunity. This is my original intention in taking over this Black Iron Mine."

"Not only here, but also the Gaxi South Black Iron Mine in the Xiwana Mountain Central Gaxic Black Iron Mine in the Aorilian Mountain form a triangular defensive formation with this place."

"This will be the first line of defense against the Highland Slavers."

"Of course, we have more than just this one line of defense. There is a second line of defense in the Sudaso Mountain Range. Moreover, our Mine Guard is a force recognized by the Silver Moon Elf military. We will receive supplies from Padesto City continuously. Food and military equipment will be transported up from the rear."

"As long as we can stop the Highland Slavers, we have a chance to save the Pagisto Plateau!"

"Now... I hope that the Half-Elf Warrior on the Pagisto Plateau will voluntarily stay, and we will fight together against those Highland Slavers."

"I come from Castleton City on the Elf Continent. I came here to help the Half-Elf here. I hope to fight against the Highland Slavers together with everyone. We will use our fists to tell these headhunters who is the true master of Pagesto."

"Half-Elf who are willing to stay! We will fight side by side in this castle. The Pagisto Plateau needs you."

"Of course, for those Half-Elf who don't want to stay... I won't force you! However, war is about to reignite on this Pagisto Plateau. If you don't want to get involved in this war, remember to leave as soon as possible..."

The last few sentences were shouted out by Roy with all his might, except for the last sentence, which he said very softly.

The scene fell silent. Some of the Half-Elf who had received the supplies found them rather hot to handle, as everyone had witnessed the bloodthirsty nature of the Highland Slavers.

On the Pagisto Plateau, these Highland Slavers have always acted with impunity...

The Half-Elf Warrior continued distributing the supplies piled up in the courtyard. The Half-Elf miner standing in front of the supplies hesitated, then tied his backpack behind his back and said somewhat awkwardly:

"I'm sorry, I've been away from home for too long, I miss my family very much, and I can't stay."

He kept his head down and turned to leave the castle quickly.

Just then, Roy was standing next to him. He reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying calmly, "It's best to wait. There will definitely be Half-Elf making the same choice as you. You can travel together then, which will make the journey much safer."

The companion following behind the Half-Elf miner made a different choice. He said to the Half-Elf Warrior distributing supplies:

"I chose to join. My village has been burned down, and I want to stay and take revenge on those Highland Slavers."

The Half-Elf miner behind him shouted, "Count me in! I'm going to fight those Highland Headhunters to the death!"

"Feel sorry..."

Then another person wanted to leave...

Seeing his guilty expression, Roy comforted him, "There's no need to apologize. You don't owe us anything."

He then turned and walked to a notice board, took out a Parchment Map from his pocket, which was hand-drawn on the Sudaso Mountain Range Gaxi Mountain Range.

Roy said to all the Half-Elf who were preparing to leave the mine, "This Parchment Map shows the southern section of the Gaxi Mountain Range and the Sudaso Mountain Range. Although you can't take it with you, you can memorize the terrain of these mountains now. The blacked-out areas are where the mine is located. If you encounter any trouble, you can seek help at the mine."

Although Roy said a lot when distributing the supplies, more than half of the Half-Elf miners still chose to leave with the supplies.

Of course, some of the Half-Elf stayed behind.

After all, the Half-Elf of the Pagisto Plateau harbor an irreconcilable hatred for these headhunters...

Most of those who accompanied Roy to the North Black Iron Mine were Dark Moon Elf Warrior, who guarded the Gray Dwarf in the mine.

After final statistics, a total of 206 Half-Elf were found to be willing to stay at the Gaxi North Black Iron Mine.

Roy only brought 12 Half-Elf Warrior with him this time. They were responsible for reorganizing the Half-Elf into three squadrons, after which these Half-Elf Warrior would be put into intensive training.

On the very day Roy took over the mine, Black Iron Mine Black Iron Mine ceased...

The Gray Dwarf miners were still pushing the last bit of ore into the furnace to condense the last bit of black iron ingots before the furnace was about to stop operating.

The Gray Dwarf need to clean the crucible and troughs thoroughly before the furnace cools down completely, so that there won't be any more losses when the furnace is restarted...

Under Roy's coordination, only the Gaxi South Black Iron Mine remained operational out of the three Black Iron Mine. The other two Black Iron Mine suspended ore mining and smelting, leaving half of the Gray Dwarf to reinforce the castle's outer walls. The remaining Gray Dwarf miners were sent to the Gaxi South Black Iron Mine to work as miners mining iron ore.

After more than a week of reorganization and training, the three Black Iron Mine now have Mine Guard force composed of nearly 800 Half-Elf Warrior.

Although most of the Half-Elf had no combat experience, they stood majestically on the City Wall, clad in exquisite standard armor...

Among the thousand sets of military supplies that Commander Berkeley brought to Roy were a thousand exquisite Forest Bow. Elves are naturally excellent archers, and because he was worried that the Highland Headhunters might suddenly appear from the northern part of the Gaxi Mountain Range, Roy had the Elf Warrior mainly practice archery.

He doesn't even need the arrows to be very accurate, as long as they can be fired in unison.

Furthermore, these Half-Elf Warrior of the Guard Squad only need to stand on the city wall, usually just holding a spear and stabbing the Highland Slavers who climbed up the wall down; they don't need any combat skills.

Although the daily training was somewhat tedious, the Half-Elf Warrior took it very seriously because they knew very well what kind of enemies they were facing.

A week later, Roy rushed back to the Sudasornan Mithril Mine.

When Roy returned from outside, Miss Qian Ning Sitney was wearing a brown leather armor, her long hair tied up, and was checking on the situation inside the Mithril Mine with two Half-Elf assistants.

The South Mithril Mine here is still continuously smelting Mithril Ingot, but a small portion of the stockpile in the backyard has already disappeared.

According to Miss Qian Ning Sitney's estimate, the mine's Mithril Mine reserves will be depleted within a month if no Mithril Mine is mined.

Qian Ning officially became the manager of the Mithril Mine, managing it in an orderly manner and keeping extremely detailed accounts.

Although she looked a bit thin, her eyes were very sharp.

Perhaps due to the haste of their departure, Commander Berkeley did not bring the family of the Sitney Mine Owners back to Padesto City.

So the Sitney family was temporarily spared a trial in the courtroom, and it was unknown when the Commander Berkeley's Logistics Regiment would be able to return to the Pagisto Plateau Qian Ning Sitney had thus escaped a calamity.

Seeing Roy rush back to the Mithril Mine, Miss Qian Ning Sitney quickly grabbed a thick stack of account books and ran to Roy's office.

"How have you been feeling lately?" Roy looked up at Qian Ning and asked with a smile.

Qian Ning placed a thick stack of account books on the table and answered crisply, "It's alright, I can handle it." His tone was more confident.

Roy casually flipped through a few pages; the handwriting was neat, and the accounts were very clear.

"The accounts are very clear, well done..." Roy said, and then introduced some information about the North Mithril Mine.

Upon hearing Roy mention the Magic Furnace in the North Mithril Mine and some management systems for the Gray Dwarf, Miss Qian Ning Sitney immediately prepared to apply them to the Gray Dwarf in the South Mithril Mine.

Just then, there was a knocking sound at the door.

Kaka pushed open the door and walked in, asking Roy, "Roy, you wanted to see me?"

Roy nodded and said to Qian Ning, "The South Mithril Mine is being managed quite well. You can continue to keep an eye on things here. Also, I'm taking Kaka with me; there might be new recruits taking over the Guard Squad..."

Miss Qian Ning Sitney understood that Roy and Kaka had something to discuss, and immediately said very sensibly, "Understood. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave!"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Miss Qian Ning Sitney!" Roy said very politely.

After Miss Qian Ning Sitney turned and left, Roy closed the door, gestured for Kaka to sit opposite him, and then said:

"Kaka, I need your help!"