Among those who had come with Avita, Tibbers served as her assistant. Manager Dusa had been commissioned by the Xinfei Merchant Guild to represent the Amli Merchant Guild in inspecting the area around the mine and making preparations to address its road access.
The two dwarves, meanwhile, had been sent by Xu Yi to conduct a detailed survey and assessment of the Magic Crystal Mine. The other middle-aged man was a representative sent by the Falkor Merchant Guild.
Since the Falkor Merchant Guild had extensive, well-established experience in mining and had once worked this Magic Crystal Mine, Xu Yi had also asked President Morgan to send Kelik, a veteran mine manager who had worked in the guild's mines for over twenty years, to assist with the inspection and offer advice.
Led by Old Anduin, the group walked for about an hour and a half before finally reaching the mine.
On the surface, the mine still retained traces of the Falkor Merchant Guild's earlier operations. Although Kelik had not been responsible for this particular mine, those remnants alone told him a great deal about its condition.
"It looks like our guild abandoned this Magic Crystal Mine because it was too difficult to work." Kelik pointed at an abandoned mine shaft. "Look, the Magic Crystals here seem to be buried very deep. Getting them out wouldn't be easy."
The two dwarves glanced at the shaft, then both shook their heads, indicating that this was no problem at all.
For the dwarves, there was nothing difficult about mining here.
Besides, with all the Mining Magic Machinery developed by the Xinfei Merchant Guild, extracting deposits was far easier than the purely manual methods of the past.
Kelik naturally understood this. He was merely making an observation. Then he began inspecting the entire mine as