"Shh—"
Cassio raised a finger to his lips, signaling Lerner to keep his voice down.
"Master, that red stone you told me about has appeared in the deepest part of the mine!" Lerner whispered again into Toon's ear.
Mirai had only told Lerner about this, instructing him to report to him if any red ore was unearthed and to keep it secret from outsiders.
Lerner had been very curious about what Xiu En would say to dig up red ore. He had worked here for more than ten years and had never seen red ore appear. He only felt that Xiu En's young master had said something incomprehensible.
However, when a miner reported that he had found a piece of red ore, Lerner had no choice but to hurry and inform Mirai in shock. Fortunately, he had come early, and Mirai would return to Xinglei Castle later.
"Besides you, who else knows about this?" After boarding the cart that led into the depths of the mine, Monkey Seal asked Lerner in a low voice.
Lerner had eaten a little before answering, "Old Wang was the only one in the room at the time. He told me as soon as he found it, and I told him not to tell anyone either!"
Mirai then asked, "Can Old Wang be trusted?"
Lerner nodded. "Old Wang is my close friend, and it was also under Master's instructions. These past few days, I've had him solely in charge of the drilling machine."
He understood what his master meant, but he was curious about what the red stone was. It seemed that his master had known long ago that such a thing would be dug out of the mine.
Of course, Lerner was no impulsive teenager. Having reached middle age, he naturally understood that if