Chapter 14 There is a universe within
After collecting the black soil, Zhao Hai led the wood and stone to Merlin and Meg, wanting to see how they were doing.
Although there are many dwarf mines on this iron mountain, it is actually a large mine. Almost the entire mountain has been hollowed out by the dwarves. However, the structure of this mountain is very strange. Shanggai has many years of mining experience, and the entire mine is built very solidly, so there is no need to worry about the danger of landslides.
Although Merlin and Meg are two women, they have been serving the Buda family and have always been Green's good helpers. Naturally, there is no problem in doing this. And those slaves were encouraged by the fact that Zhao Hai could regain his freedom. They were so motivated that they didn't even need to watch.
However, when cleaning up the mine, they discovered that there were not many places that could be used in this mine. The first few dozen meters of the mine were a residential area composed of open space and stone caves. , those dwarves eat and live here, and if this place is properly tidied up, it can be used to raise blue-eyed rabbits, but it won’t work when you walk in. It goes diagonally downwards, and there is already accumulation inside. Full of water.
However, just these places that have been cleared outside are enough to raise a lot of blue-eyed rabbits. At least tens of thousands of them will not be a problem.
Because those dwarves have to live in the mine for many years, the design of this mine is similar to that of an ordinary small city. It is not far from the water source and has certain drainage facilities. The place is spacious and far from the entrance of the cave. Recently, although there is water in the mine, it is still very dry here. It can be said to be the best place to raise blue-eyed rabbits.
It was also the first time that Zhao Hai saw the true appearance of this dwarf Iron Mountain. The entire Iron Mountain was not very high, with an altitude of only about a thousand meters, and it only stretched for a few thousand miles, forming a semi-circular shape. Surrounding the black soil wasteland, there is only one way in and out of the black soil wasteland, which is to go out from the opening of the semi-circular mountain range. Zhao Hai's castle is built on the mountain, part of it is on the hillside, with the Iron Mountain at the back, and the dwarf mine is halfway up the mountain, and the terrain is not low. Behind Iron Mountain is a notoriously dangerous place on the mainland, the Carrion Swamp, known as one of the five forbidden areas in the mainland.
The land on this mountain is dark brown, with some weeds growing in piles here and there, but they are not growing well and look like they are about to die of disease, although there are a few crooked-neck trees. , also looks like a combination of malnutrition and polio.
Seeing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but sigh. He finally knew why the nobles sent him here, and why Green had spent all his wealth to buy supplies before coming here. Here It was just a dead land. No matter how hard they worked in the future, it would be great if they could have enough to eat. If the Buda family wanted to make a new start here, it would be a fool's errand.
Looking at Zheng Huan's busy mine in the distance, Zhao Hai walked forward quickly, and soon he arrived at the mine. However, Merlin and Meg were directing the slaves in the mine and did not notice Zhao Hai's Arrive,
Although this mine was built by the dwarves, The entrance of the cave is very tall, more than three meters high and five meters wide. Inside is a large open space, with caves of various sizes dotted on the walls of the entire space. This is simply a city in the mountains. Even if If it is a place for people to live, it can accommodate tens of thousands of people without any problem.
Zhao Hai was shocked by the scene in front of him. He really didn't expect that those dwarves could create such a cave city. This was really shocking.
Looking at the inside of the mine, the inside of the mine is actually arched with stones. There are still mines here and there, and it is obviously an underground base.
Zhao Hai nodded involuntarily. This place is really great. As long as it is tidied up, it can not only be used to raise blue-eared rabbits, but can also be used as a secret base. However, This sorting out also takes time, and they don't have the time to do it yet.
At this moment, Merlin also saw Zhao Hai and hurriedly walked over and said: "Master, why are you here? It's very dirty here. You should go back to the castle."
Zhao Hai smiled slightly. Said: "It's okay, I just came to see what it's like here. Grandma Meilin, how many other caves like this are there on this mountain?" "
Merlin said quickly: "There are only two caves this big on the mountain. One is on this side of the castle, and the other is on the other side of the mountain. The scale there is similar to this one, and the rest are small. There are dozens of small passages like that.”
Zhao Hai nodded. Said: "Are these caves connected to each other? How deep is this mine? We want to build a barrier here, otherwise if we raise blue-eyed rabbits here, there will be no way to catch them."
Merlin looked at it and said: "Don't worry, young master, these caves may be connected. This is the habit of the dwarves. But passages are usually built under the mine. In order to ensure that the mountain will not collapse, they will not dig horizontal passages outside. However, the cave is now full of water, and we don’t know how deep it is. So it has become a dead end, and the young master can use this place with confidence.”
Zhao Hai smiled and nodded and said: "That's good. We can't take care of the cave on the other side of the mountain for the time being, but this cave is just right. Let's repair the road leading here and repair the mine tunnel." Stop it, although there is water inside, don’t worry about the blue-eyed rabbit You can run, but you must also prevent those blue-eyed rabbits from drowning."
Merlin nodded and said: "Don't worry, young master, I know what to do. This is not the place where the young master should come. You should go back. "Okay." Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. , I’m not in a hurry, Grandma Merlin, you’re busy, I’ll go check out the water in the mine to see if the water is usable.”
Merlin nodded. Said: "Then let me go with you. I am a water mage, right? Yu Shui is very understanding and I believe he can help the young master."
Zhao Hai smiled and said: "Okay, there's nothing going on here anyway. Grandma Meilin, you don't have to work too hard. Just come and walk with me. Okay." After that, he walked towards the mine.
Merlin followed Zhao Hai, and the wood and stones followed them, but Meg did not move. She wanted to stay and watch the slaves.
The four of them quickly entered the mine. The mine was diagonally downward, but the slope was not large. It looked like there were rails above, but now the rails have been removed. Only the ground paved with brown stones remained.
Walking a few hundred meters down the slope, Zhao Hai saw an underground lake. Yes, this place can only be described as an underground lake. The area here is really too big. With the light coming from the mine tunnel, he couldn't see how big the water was at all. He could only hear the sound of water.
At this moment, a ball of white light suddenly lit up beside Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai glanced to the side curiously and found that Merlin was holding a ball of light in his hand, like... It's like holding a lamp in it.
But he immediately understood that this was magic, and from the memory left behind by Adam, he could learn that this was a kind of magic lighting technique of the light system, without any ability to attack, defend or heal. , its only function is to be used as a lamp. It is a magic that any magician on the mainland, even a magic apprentice, can use, because only magic like lighting does not have any attribute restrictions.
Zhao Hai just glanced at it, then turned around and carefully looked at this underground lake with the light of illumination. Zhao Hai now discovered that there is nothing wrong with calling this place an underground lake. The area of the water here is larger than The general underground lake is much larger and can Boundless is used to describe the sky, and what makes Zhao Hai find it most surprising is that there are several small islands on this lake. However, the area of these small islands is not large, only about a few dozen square meters, and they are connected to the lake. The sky is connected to the earth, like pillars.
Zhao Hai said to Merlin in confusion: "Grandma Merlin, do you know what those pillar-like things are for?"
Merlin said with a smile: "Young master, you read it right. Those are the pillars left by the dwarves to support the entire mountain range. The platforms there are the command platforms. When the dwarves are working, they will stand on them. Take the people and command the people below. The water surface you see has actually been completely hollowed out. It can be said that this is a lake.
Zhao Hai's eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly. He smiled and said: "Great, this is really great, so we can raise fish here, raise a lot of fish, this is really a natural treasure house, hahahaha." "
Merlin glanced around and said: "The young master's idea is very good, but we need to take a good look at this place. If it is stagnant water, there is no way to raise fish, but it seems that here It's not stagnant water. I feel that the water element here is still very active. , but the source of this water becomes a problem. If there is river water coming in, there must be an outlet. Otherwise, the water cannot always maintain this level. But if there is an outlet for this water, then it doesn’t matter what we do. No matter how much fry you put in, they may escape along that exit. ”
Zhao Hai nodded and said: "Yes, this is a big problem, and I also found this problem on the moat. It seems that this problem must be solved first." After speaking, he turned to Merlin and said: "Merlin Grandma, please get some water out, I want to take it back and do some research."
Meilin though. Although she didn't know what Zhao Hai meant, she still responded. Then with a move of her hand, a water ball with a diameter of one meter slowly rose from the water and stopped in front of Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai sighed in his heart. The magic was magical, but it was not idle. With a thought, the big water ball entered the space warehouse.
After putting the water polo away, Zhao Hai felt it and found that there was no prompt from the space. It seemed that the water polo was really stored in it. Zhao Hai couldn't help but sigh, this space warehouse is really enough. Miraculously, even water balloons can be stored.
There is another chapter in the evening
(End of this chapter)