Chapter 671: Kobold Rebellion
Many people know that in the south of the Hongyun Platform and around the Craftsman Town, there is a large-scale mineral vein. Its mineral deposits are rich enough to support the entire Northwest Three Gorges. One-third of metal consumption, from There are everything from iron ore with the lowest value and greatest demand to rare metals such as mithril and fine gold. The annual export volume is astronomical. The surrounding mining areas are as numerous as stars, even in the entire Sinless Continent. It can be said to be one of the very large mining areas.
In view of the fact that there is no clear power in this area, countless people have fought here for thousands of years in order to make profits. The largest conflict even involved a large number of legendary powerhouses. , in two days the forbidden curse alone destroyed a total of seventeen, which not only caused a large number of casualties, but also caused an extremely rare elemental collapse phenomenon, causing the sky within hundreds of kilometers around to be dyed with fire elements. crimson.
The real clouds had long been burned away, and the rampaging fire element turned into pieces of flame clouds, burning the sky and the earth. It lasted for three days and three nights before gradually dissipating, and the name "Red Cloud Terrace" That's where it comes from.
After that, the major forces who discovered that if they continued to grab the mines like this would sooner or later blow up the entire mining area, they finally woke up and moved the battlefield from the heads of those rare mineral deposits to the negotiation table, and after a period of After lengthy negotiations between the leaders of the two forces, it was finally decided to put this area under the name of the neutral organization 'Miners Association', under the supervision of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce and the Steam Consortium, which are the largest and do not deal with each other very much. Mining areas will be divided through public bidding every five years.
To put it simply, as long as you have money, anyone can get a mining area here with a mining period of five years. During this period, except for the use of extreme means for destructive mining, you can do whatever you want. How to play.
The gold coins obtained from the bidding will be used for basic personnel security, a new round of exploration and mining area maintenance. There is basically no profit in this link. The accounts are completely open and transparent, and in terms of interests On the other hand, the Miners Association, the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, and the Steam Consortium each have 1% of the bidding proceeds, and the other 97% are all public funds. Although this amount of money is definitely an astronomical figure for ordinary people, it is actually an astronomical figure. It’s not too expensive. The reason is very simple. The cost of maintaining such a large mining area is also astronomical, very astronomical.
In short, peace has finally been restored in Hongyuntai, and its mining work has also been restored. Being on the right track has made countless people earn a lot of money.
Today, the mining area of this mining area has been divided into 143. Among them, the wealthy Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce and the Steam Consortium occupy 27 and 35 respectively, with precious metals as the core. The other sixty-six mining areas are occupied by more than thirty forces, and Craftsman Town is one of them.
No. 12 C+ level comprehensive mining area and No. 28 A level comprehensive mining area are exactly the sites that Craftsman Town won four years ago. Although it seems a bit strange to use 'town' as a unit, because there are many people gathered here. There are a large number of engineering masters and even grandmasters, so as long as these dead guys who are not short of money can raise a little money, it is really not difficult to get two mining areas near the water tower, and other forces are also very generous, and usually they will not follow. This 'small workshop' is asking for prices with all its face. After all, the circle of engineers is not big or small. If it really offends someone, whether it is the chamber of commerce, the country, or even major neutral organizations, it will not matter. For them, it's quite a waste.
The masters in Craftsman Town also know how to deal with the world. Although they can spend a lot less every time with the humility of other competitors, they are never greedy and always only take two small-scale mining areas. After the mining is completed, the miners' association will be solely responsible for the matter. The income issue will be entrusted to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce and the Steam Consortium in turn. The money earned will be directly distributed to individuals in the form of materials, ore or cash according to different needs and investment ratios. How to calculate it in the end? No matter how you make money, everyone will be happy.
Until a group of troublemakers appeared.
“You also know that although kobolds are not as good as us dwarves, they are also good at mineral exploration and mining, so they are not just taking over We were entrusted by the Craftsman Town agent, and other people with mining rights also like to hire those guys to help with mining, but...sigh."
Dad Kag rubbed his rosacea hard and complained with a sigh. Said: "As a result, some time ago, the No. 12 mining area in the east of the town suddenly rebelled. Well, to be precise, it was the gang of kobold miners who rebelled. They drove away all the miners of other races and destroyed a large number of fresh miners. We prepared to transport the raw ore back to the town, and then blocked the mine, causing us huge losses. We were really at a loss, so we went to the Adventurer’s Guild to issue a mission.”
Wang Wang Team (compare). The few people who were on business looked at each other.
"Um, Dad Kag, I have a question I want to know about,"
After briefly understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Mo Tan, who was defaulted to be the talker of the Wangwang team, coughed lightly and asked the old dwarf Asked: "Why did those kobold miners rebel? Is there any misunderstanding?"
"For example, did Sister Yege deliver meals to those ugly and smelly guys?"
The slightly tipsy Yaya grinned, and then the angry Ji Xiaoge pinched his face and ravaged it hard.
Mo Tan laughed dryly, feeling that although the reason Ya Ya just said is valid in a sense, it is still a bit unrealistic. After all, with the kobold's small body and unusual appearance, He has an outstanding appetite. If he really eats the big pot of rice cooked by Ji Xiaoge, he will probably die and rebel.
So what he suspected was another aspect, that is, the "exploitation", "squeeze", "abuse" and other contents that ordinary people always subconsciously associate with the word miner.
Nothing comes out of nowhere. To give a simple example, chefs and miners both make money with their own hands, and when people are joking, they will say, 'XX hasn't been seen for so long, have you been sent to XX? Mining' rather than 'XX hasn't been seen for so long, has he been sent to XX to cook'? Apparently, it's because the former is more likely to reflect 'being cheated', 'being sold', and 'being cheated' , 'unlucky' and other meanings.
That’s why Mo Tan asked this question.
What surprised him was that Father Kager answered directly: "I don't know if there was a misunderstanding, but I know the reason for their rebellion was because of their treatment."
【Is it really a matter of treatment? 】
The three players Mo Tan, Ji Xiaoge and Dabus exchanged surprised looks. As a native of the Innocence Realm, Jadeka's expression remained normal. As for Yaya and Anthony, who lacked common sense, they didn't react at all. One person is dozing off, and the other is dozing off too.
"Well, Father Kag, since those kobolds feel that they have been treated unfairly."
Ji Xiaoge scratched his cheek and suggested: "Then why don't we sit down together? Let’s talk about salary. , such as giving them a wage increase or something."
Kage rolled his eyes: "I said, little pigeon, do you know what the average salary is in our mining area?"
The little pigeon shook his head blankly.
"Ordinary miners are 80 copper coins per person per day, including food and accommodation, and a subsidy of 20 copper coins for every thirty kilograms dug, and one day off every ten days. This is basically the case across the entire continent."
Kage sighed and asked again. Said: "Then do you know what kind of treatment I gave to the kobolds in the 12 mining area?"
The little pigeon continued to shake his head blankly.
“They are all ordinary miners. I got those guys 1 silver coin per day, including food and accommodation, 1 copper coin for every extra kilogram dug, two days off in ten days, and wine!! "
Father Kag slapped the table angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "I saw how pitifully the kobold tribe was being squeezed out, and the engineers in our town didn't care about such a small amount of money. I tried to find a way to give them a little more treatment so that those guys could have enough food and clothing, but they actually said back that the treatment was not good. Damn it, if I release this treatment now, tomorrow the association will be able to pass the threshold. It was trampled to pieces! This is called bad treatment!”
The three players were stunned at the time. Not only did Father Karg not exploit the working class, he even gave those kobolds a lot of special treatment. Although it was just a one-sided statement, looking at the old dwarf's angry and corrupt behavior, it didn't seem like it. He was lying, so they all became confused.
After a while, Ji Xiaoge, who was relatively familiar with Kage, broke the silence and asked the old dwarf who was drinking wine: "If that's the case, why are they still rebelling? Is there really a misunderstanding like what Mo just said?"
"It's just a bunch of white-eyed wolves!"
Kag first cursed loudly and unpleasantly, and then angrily threw the wine glass down on the table: "Let's put it this way, there is actually a group of foreign kobolds, there are probably less than twenty in total, half a month When they arrived at our Artisan Town, they said they were looking for something to do. As soon as they saw that they were kobolds, they introduced them to me. Guess what?" Dabus asked in a very cooperative manner: "What's going on?" br>
"The leader actually said they wanted to die. What he said at that time was that he wanted to protect us and let us give them money every month. Don't you think this is nonsense? Who are the people who live here? The explosives carried by people can kill those stinky dogs (Ya Ya made a threatening whine at this time) Well, sorry, I killed those kobolds ten times, who needs their protection?"
Kage curled his lips and shrugged: "So I ignored the nonsense he said and directly introduced the work of mining in the mining area. I also told them that there were many similar kobolds there, and it was easy to work together. There was someone who could take care of him, but it turned out that the leading kobold turned over the table on the spot and left with a curse."
Mo Tan nodded slightly, twitching his chin and guessed: "Then they. Did you go to the mining area that Father Kag mentioned and incited the kobolds who were working there to rebel? "
"Young man, you are quite smart."
Kag took out a cup from under the table, poured half a cup of wine and pushed it to Mo Tan: "Yes, you are right. In the next few days, the little pigeon probably just came to our Artisan Town to find unmelted ice. Around that time, I got the news that the twenty or so kobolds had come to Mining Area No. 12. We didn’t pay much attention at that time. We just thought that if they couldn’t save their face and said that as long as they were willing to work hard, we would just pretend. I don’t know, I’ll just settle the bill at that time.”
‘Daddy Kage is such a good man’
Ji Xiaoge sent a message to Mo Tan.
‘Well, it can be seen that the old gentleman is actually very kind-hearted. ’
Mo Tan nodded slightly and replied in seconds.
‘So it must be those kobolds who are at fault? Should we help? ’
‘I think so too, but let’s listen again. If you really want to help, I think we can start by talking. ’
‘Just talk about it? '
"Ang."
After the brief exchange between the two, Kag, who had just taken a big sip of strong wine, continued: "As a result, more than ten days have passed. I don’t know what happened, but those kobolds rebelled, and the trouble became bigger and bigger. Now it’s not just Our Miners Association and the entire Artisan Town are in a state of panic. Mine No. 12 contains basic ores that are easy to mine and are used up very quickly. At this time, everyone’s inventory has bottomed out and everyone is very upset. ”
“Wait a moment, Mr. Karger ”
Jadeka suddenly interrupted him and said with a suspicious look on his face: "You mean, more than 300 kobolds in the mining area rebelled together, causing the Craftsman Town a big headache?"
Kag nodded vigorously: "Yes."
"This is wrong."
The old mage stroked his beard and frowned: "As far as I know, the kobold race The average strength is basically not very strong, not counting There are a few geniuses, and most of them can't even touch the high-level threshold. I think the average strength of more than 300 kobolds in a mining area is at the beginning level. Even if there are some middle-level or even high-level experts, for the people here, It’s not something to be afraid of, right? Why has the situation reached such a stalemate that you have to issue a mission in the Adventurer’s Guild?”
A wry smile appeared at the corner of Kag's mouth, and he shook his head and said: "That's what I thought at first, too. How powerful can a bunch of kobolds be? At worst, I have to deal with them all and try to reason with them, but the result... alas."
< br>"What happened?"
Dabbs expressed curiosity.
Dad Kag's face was expressionless: "Naxam Brando, a well-known craftsman in the town, has brought a large number of advanced engineering creations and plans to go over and 'reason' with those kobolds."
“What then?”
"Then that despicable and shameless instigator set the location of the negotiation inside the mine."
"What happens next?"
"Collapse."
"Huh? "
"Master Brando blew up the place with just one detonator. He was seriously injured and fell into a coma. He was taken hostage by the leader, the kobold who called himself Brother A Liang."
"Who?"
"Brother Aliang."
Chapter 664: The End
(End of this chapter)