Magic Crystal Mine

"Captain, you're right."

After calming down, Yasuo felt a bit discouraged. He had only started physical training at sixteen, and by twenty-one, he had reached the strength of a Level 2 Warrior. If he had started training from childhood, he might have reached Level 4 or even Level 5 by now, but that was an ideal scenario.

The reality was that he was just an ordinary Level 2 Warrior.

Even if he were filled with mountains of gold and silver, if he couldn't leave the Sky Wind Kingdom, then all that wealth would be meaningless.

One or two tens of thousands of gold coins might be a small amount, but an average family only spent a dozen or so gold coins a year, and as a single person, his expenses were even lower.

"Report!"

"Reporting to you, my lord, a Magic Crystal mine has been discovered in the northeast of the kingdom."

"Has the authenticity of this news been verified?"

"Rest assured, my lord. After the Geological Survey Team reported it, we sent a small force to confirm it. It has been verified; it is a massive Magic Crystal mine."

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, Luo had grown somewhat portly. Years of life in power had caused a world-shaking change in his status. Yet, Luo was a sensible man; he knew the fundamental source of all this and felt increasingly respectful toward that King who rarely appeared.

"Lord Luo, since this matter is true, let me be the one to report it to the King."

Beside Luo, a burly man spoke up quickly.

"How could we let brother Kevin run such an errand? It would be better for me to go," a blonde man said, standing next to the burly Kevin.

These two were the commanders of the two great legions of the current Sky Wind Kingdom, and both were Level 9 powerhouses who had defected from the Chaotic Territory over the past few years.

The burly Kevin and the blonde Arthur were both once-famous Level 9 powerhouses, both being mid-stage Level 9 Warriors.

Their purpose in defecting to the Sky Wind Kingdom was simple: they wanted protection.

Human talent varies; some people are still in their prime when they reach the mid-stage of Level 9 and can advance further, while others spend over a hundred years after reaching Level 9 just to barely scrape into the mid-stage. Kevin and Arthur both belonged to the latter.

The Saint Realm grants eternal life, but Kevin and Arthur had been at Level 9 for over two hundred years. Perhaps they had such ambitions a century ago, but now, stability was what mattered most.

"I should go; after all, you manage the City Guard." Kevin naturally wouldn't give up this chance to run an errand. Although there is only a one-level gap between Level 9 and the Saint Realm, the difference in status is like heaven and earth. Opportunities to meet a Saint Realm expert were rare, and Kevin certainly wouldn't miss it.

"This... alright." The blonde Arthur wanted to insist, but thinking about how he managed the City Guard while Kevin commanded the Pioneer Army, their military roles were different, and he had no strong reason to seize this errand.

As for Luo, who stood to the side, he hadn't spoken since receiving the news. After all, while he had been the person closest to the King over the past few years, his strength was only at the Level 4 standard. Even if this opportunity were given to him, Luo wouldn't have the confidence to safely deliver the message to the King.

On a mountain peak several thousand meters high, Kevin was currently traveling rapidly along the mountain path. After crossing dense forests and following a river for a full day, he finally arrived at the place where Karl practiced.

"My King." Kevin knelt on one knee, his voice filled with respect.

The place of practice was a lake at the end of the stream. In the center of the lake stood a raised stone house. Karl was sitting cross-legged in front of the stone house, and only upon hearing Kevin's voice did he open his eyes.

"Kevin, is something the matter? You seem to be in such a rush."

From far away, Karl's Mental Power had sensed Kevin's aura. To arrive here so quickly, it was clear he had been running at full speed.

"My lord, good news. A Magic Crystal mine has been found in the northeast of the kingdom."

"A Magic Crystal mine?" Upon hearing this, Karl's eyes lit up. He stood up immediately and appeared beside Kevin in the next instant.

"Get up first. Tell me, how large is this Magic Crystal mine?" Karl asked.

"Reporting to you, my lord, this is a large-scale mine. According to current surveys, the range is at least a thousand meters. This is only a surface survey; if we continue to dig deeper, the range of the mine could very likely increase by several percent."

At this moment, answering the news honestly, Kevin was merely a messenger. Clearly, after a few hundred years of his career, Kevin also understood some of the art of language. Based on his own understanding of Magic Crystals, to form a mine, there must be a convergence of pure magic, and it requires a long-term energy supply to temper ordinary stone into Magic Crystals containing magic power.

However, Karl's understanding of Magic Crystals far exceeded Kevin's. The formation of Magic Crystals requires the accumulation of various elemental energies over countless years; Magic Crystals are the embodiment of elemental energy. Discovering a mine of a dozen meters would already be a significant fortune, and the thousand-meter scale Kevin mentioned made Karl think that he had finally found the right place.

Under Kevin's guidance, the distance from Karl's practice site to the location of the Magic Crystal mine was only about four hundred miles. For Karl, who was at the Peak Saint Realm, this distance wouldn't even take the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Carrying Kevin, Karl quickly arrived at the Magic Crystal mine site, which was already occupied by the army.

After the news of the mine came up, Luo, as the chief steward, had first controlled those who delivered the message, suppressing everyone from top to bottom within the Royal Palace. Only after sealing the news did he dispatch three thousand elite troops to guard the site.

At this moment, before Karl had even landed, he saw a leader clearly wearing armor running out from the area surrounded by heavy troops.

"My King, Lord Kevin."

The leader was only a Level 2 Warrior and a captain of this elite force. Although they were elites, it was clear that a Level 6 strength was not enough to qualify for an audience with Karl, so he naturally did not recognize him. However, seeing someone who could carry his superior's superior in his hand without that superior offering any resistance, who else in the entire Sky Wind Kingdom could do such a thing?

The leader's strength might have been lacking, but his mind was quick; he knelt down immediately.

"Get up, and take me to see the mine."

Karl waved his hand.

With the leader taking the lead, everyone present knew that one of the two people behind the leader was a kingdom legion commander, one of the two people standing at the very top of the kingdom's power. As for the other, he was the legend who founded the kingdom, the Saint Realm powerhouse "Karl Talos".

Arriving at the edge of the mine, Karl saw that there were already clear traces of concealment, while the outer perimeter was the training camp for these elite troops. Clearly, they were using the name of garrisoning and training troops here; otherwise, the sudden appearance of the kingdom's elites, even if only three thousand of them, would have a threat level no less than a Level 7 Warrior.