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Who would have thought that a mist crystal vein would exist beneath such a foggy place?

Fog Crystal has many uses, the most common being in alchemy. The Water Langti Empire has always purchased Fog Crystal in large quantities and offered very high prices. If you can sell it to the Water Langti Empire, you will undoubtedly make a fortune.

Judging from the Akti Kingdom's deliberate concealment of the existence of the mist crystal mine and even its secret capture of people to mine it, the output of mist crystal is probably not small.

Gradually, the carriage approached the misty mountain, and the hazy mountain became a little clearer, but only a little.

Once they were close enough, Amelia said, "Eileen, stop the carriage. Let's sneak closer and take a look. Driving the carriage is too conspicuous and we'll be easily spotted."

"I understand."

Eileen nodded and drove the carriage into a grove of trees.

After finding a decent spot, Eileen stopped the carriage, tied the horses to the trunk of a tree, and covered the branches with a cloth to protect them from the falling snow.

Amelia also got off the carriage and smoothed her long, light blue hair.

When Rita and her group caught up with them, Amelia temporarily dyed her hair. Although it didn't have any effect, she didn't change it back immediately.

After grabbing their weapons, Amelia and Irene quickly set off, traversing the vast white snow forest and rapidly approaching the direction of Mist Mountain.

It took them quite a while to reach the foot of Wushan Mountain. All they could see were black mountains and fog mixed with wind and snow, and visibility was not very good.

They made some discoveries shortly after their arrival.

Many people live in the Fog Crystal Mine, and where there are people, traces are bound to be left.

The traces that appeared before Amelia's eyes were some felled trees, with only the trunks standing there forlornly. Most of them had probably been cut down for firewood, since the weather was really cold and the demand for wood would increase.

Since there are signs of logging here, it means that the mist crystal mine is not far away.

Amelia and Eileen became even more vigilant, cautiously observing their surroundings and slowly searching the area.

They made some discoveries without searching for too long.

Chapter 123 Mines, Barriers, Canyons, Thieves

Amelia and Irene discovered a barrier.

That was a warning barrier, and it covered a very large area. After they came to a mountain road and noticed the barrier, they walked along it for a while, but still couldn't see the boundary.

With enough auxiliary materials and a long period of time, barriers can be set up to cover a very large area. Therefore, people who are good at setting up barriers have a certain strategic significance, and the higher their rank, the greater their value.

After walking for a while without finding the edge of the warning barrier, Amelia knew it was unlikely she would find anything unless she entered the barrier. However, if she touched the barrier, the person who set it up would immediately notice, and the people in the mist crystal mine would also be on guard, leaving them with no opportunity to attack.

Thinking of this, Amelia said, "Eileen, let's find a high place to look around."

Eileen understood what Amelia meant. Although they couldn't go directly to the mine, they could find a high enough vantage point to get a general idea of ​​what was going on inside.

However, even on snowy days, fog is always drifting in places like Wushan, making visibility extremely poor, so it's hard to say whether you can see anything from a high vantage point.

Regardless, the two set off. After circling around, they followed a mountain path up to a spot halfway up Wushan Mountain, where they looked down.

Below, the fog mixed with wind and snow gathered and dispersed intermittently. Amelia watched for a long time, but could only occasionally see a huge crater below. Other than that, she didn't find anything, and the crater itself wasn't very clear.

That pit should be the entrance and exit of the mist crystal mine; you can vaguely see a dense crowd inside.

Even though the recent efforts of the Kingdom of Akti to capture people for mining were disrupted by Amelia and no new miners were added to the mines, there are still quite a few people who were captured in the past.

“Let’s go, Eileen,” Amelia sighed.

She knew that there was nothing she could do about the situation at the Mist Crystal Mine. Such an important place would definitely have a strong defensive force left behind by the Akti Kingdom, and if she made a rash move, she would definitely not come out on top.

Amelia plans to go to Star River Territory first, recruit its lord Ruth, and use Star River Territory as a base to develop and enhance her own strength before targeting the Mist Crystal Mine.

But wouldn't this take too long? By the time I've accumulated enough power, how many people forced to mine will have died in the mines?

Amelia thought for a moment, then muttered to herself, "I want to rescue the people in the mine as soon as possible. What should I do?"

As she finished speaking, a series of comments floated past her eyes, but the number of comments was very small, and not many people offered any suggestions. The suggestions that did appear were not very realistic.

Seeing these comments, Amelia couldn't help but show disappointment in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, perhaps if we go to Star River Territory and gather Harold and the others, we can get everyone to help us come up with a solution."

Irene had no idea that Amelia was asking the audience. Hearing Amelia's voice, she thought she was being asked, so she gave this answer.

Amelia nodded: "Then let's go meet up with Harold and the others first. Let's go."

The two of them walked down from the misty mountain.

This trip yielded no results, but Amelia knew she would definitely come back again. When she returned, she would resolve the problems that existed here.

for sure!

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The heavy snow has stopped, but the snow accumulation is not disappearing so quickly, even though it is not thick.

A cold wind swept through the valley, carrying with it a hint of blood.

"Stop them! Stop them!"

Harold, with his white hair, looked anxious and gave loud instructions.

Despite the freezing weather, his throat felt unusually dry, and he was panting heavily.

The reason for this is that they encountered a crisis.

The valley was very narrow, only wide enough for two carriages to pass side by side, but it was also very long.

When they arrived, a large number of people suddenly appeared from the mountain walls on both sides and began to attack them.

There are quite a few thieves in the Chaotic Realm now, so when this situation occurred, Harold immediately realized that thieves were targeting them, and calmly told everyone to start taking precautions.

They had encountered thieves before on their journey. Although it was the dead of winter and there were hardly any caravans to be seen, thieves seemed to have no reason to appear frequently. But since they had encountered them, they decided to deal with them.

But when Harold clashed with the group of thieves, he discovered that things were far more difficult than he had imagined.

Can anyone tell him why there are so many apostles among thieves?

Generally speaking, a prospective apostle is enough to lead a gang of thieves, right?

The thief gangs led by the lower-ranking apostles are already quite famous, aren't they?

As for mid-level apostles... do mid-level apostles need to be thieves? Does such a status make mid-level apostles happy?

But this time, a mid-level apostle appeared among the thieves!

Besides the middle-ranking apostles, there were also quite a few lower-ranking apostles and prospective apostles, which immediately caused them a lot of trouble.

While directing everyone in battle, Harold frequently glanced in a certain direction ahead.

There, Nicole is fighting a mid-level apostle from the thief faction.

Nicole, with her red hair, is petite but very agile, and she always keeps her distance from the thieves.

She held a whip made of condensed flames in her hand, which she swung forward with her movements; this ability was clearly a fire whip.

This is a very versatile ability, and apostles who believe in the praise of ice and fire can easily master it.

Coincidentally, Nicole's opponent, the masked male thief, was also using the ability of a fire whip.

The two were clashing with their flaming whips, the two whips leaving brilliant trails of flame, occasionally lashing each other and making a series of crackling sounds. For a time, neither could gain the upper hand.

'What should I do? If I can't deal with this guy, things will get really bad.'

Nicole felt a little worried.

The bandits had the advantage of terrain. Those bandits located on the two sides of the mountain would occasionally bring down rolling stones and logs, which would obviously be too much for ordinary people to withstand.

If this situation continues, they will undoubtedly suffer a major defeat. At that time, will they have no choice but to abandon most of their people and flee?

Why is this happening? Why are there so many thieves along the way? And why are these thieves so powerful? Are these people... really thieves?

A hint of doubt crept into Nicole's mind.

However, despite her suspicions, all she could do now was doubt; there was nothing else she could do.

Just as Nicole was feeling conflicted, her opponent, the male thief, suddenly became hot around him, and then three fiery wheels appeared around him and began to spin.

As the wheel of fire appeared, the thief charged towards Nicole, flames rising from his right foot. While they wouldn't burn the thief himself, they gave Nicole a sense of danger.

Flame Wheel!

Flame Kick!

Nicole, who also believed in the praise of ice and fire, immediately identified the ability the other party was using.

'He was trying to use the fire wheels around him, which could be used for both offense and defense, to block my whip attacks, then get close to me and attack me with a fire whip or a fire kick, depending on the situation.'

Nicole immediately understood the situation.

She dared not be careless in the slightest and quickly used another of her abilities.

Hot air!

This ability is to rapidly generate heat, mix it with the existing wind, and form a hot gust of wind that rushes forward.

Nicole pushed forward with her left hand, and hot air immediately formed, turning into a scalding wind that swept over, causing the charging thief to pause in his movements, only able to block in front of him with both hands, unable to rush forward again.

Nicole wasn't about to let this opportunity slip by. As she lashed out with her right hand, she made a waving motion towards the ground with her other hand, instantly causing a large area of ​​flames to burn and approach, trying to engulf the thief.

This is an ability called Blazing Inferno.

Nicole's movements were already very fast, but the thief's movements were not slow at all. Or rather, he had already anticipated that Nicole might seize the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, so he quickly retreated, thus avoiding Nicole's attack.

The distance between the two suddenly increased again, and for a moment their eyes met, both feeling somewhat uneasy.

The bandit leader frowned.

'What's going on? Although I knew a convoy traveling in this snowy weather couldn't be anything ordinary, this level of difficulty is still surprising. But I can't ignore them either; their presence in Star River Territory, with their capabilities, must indicate something serious.'

Thieves are not just ordinary thieves; they have more complex identities, so they cannot let go of the person in front of them.

After their eyes met for a few seconds, they attacked each other again at the same time.

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A carriage swayed and wobbled forward until it came to the front of a valley.

The visitors were naturally Amelia and Irene.

After leaving Mist Mountain, they continued their journey into the Star River Territory, intending to visit Lord Ruth Morington at the Lord's Mansion.

During this process, Amelia, whose light golden, slightly wavy long hair had returned to its original state, sat next to Eileen, driving the carriage with her, chatting and laughing.