Celestial Mage

Chapter 77 The Miner's Secret

In the maze forest, the three of them walked along the rugged mountain road, step by step.

Perhaps it was because of leaving the oppressive atmosphere in Yuehui Town, or maybe it was lubricated by gold coins, the middle-aged man became talkative.

His name is Home, a generation of miners, once he started talking, he never stopped.

"Actually, the Labyrinth Mountain and so on are meant to scare you outsiders. We have lived in this land for generations, how could we allow such a large forest to not enter?"

"In winter, we go into the forest to pick up dead branches for firewood. Some people go into the forest to cut down trees to build a new house when their children grow up."

"Or hunters go into the mountains to hunt, rabbits, mountain rats, chicks, even moose, wild boars, moon bears, everything."

"Although good meat must be handed over to the lord, it is still delicious to cook all kinds of tendons, big bones, and offal in a pot."

"Oh, by the way, during spring and summer when the rain is abundant, many mushrooms will grow in the forest."

"Most mushrooms are non-toxic. Wash them and put them in jars, then add a few meaty bones, a few potatoes, then add water and some salt, boil it over a warm fire to make a thick pot of soup, and take a sip. That taste, tsk tsk tsk, is even more enjoyable than being a womanizer!"

Xia Bolai agrees with the first part, but he disagrees with the last sentence.

"You fart, what's more enjoyable in the world than being a bitch?"

As soon as Rosen heard this, and saw the disapproving expression of the miner Home, he knew that a mountain debating match was about to begin.

Sure enough, Holm laughed: "Master, there are many things in this world that are happier than being a womanizer."

Xia Bolai grinned: "Are you talking about it?"

"After three days of constipation, eat a bowl of black croton to let off steam, or drink a bowl of thick broth in a world of ice and snow."

"Or, after working in the dark and damp mine for a week, when the whole body is hard and painful, and it is the moon worship festival, lie on a dry bed and have a good sleep."

"These are more enjoyable than playing a wife."

Xia Bolai obviously has not experienced these drudgery, but he has also wandered outside, knows the suffering of life in the wild, and also knows the refreshing feeling of suddenly getting comfort after suffering.

But he still thinks that this kind of pleasure is not as long as playing with a wife.

He chuckled and said, "Hom, what you said is indeed refreshing, but it's still far from enough."

"Your Yuehui Town is too poor, the women can't eat enough, and everyone looks dry, of course it's not fun to play, but if it's a beautiful girl, it's a big difference!"

Hom, at first glance, has a stubborn temper, the kind of wild cannon that must win a debate regardless of whether it is reasonable or not.

He twitched his neck: "Master Xia Bolai, what you said is wrong."

"Whether this woman is beautiful, ugly, fat or thin, when the lamp is turned on at night, she can't see anything in pitch black, don't they all look the same?"

"Could it be possible that the women in the city can have more milk foam than our country women?"

Xia Bolai sneered: "Who told you that you must blow out the lamp when you are playing a wife?"

As soon as these words came out, it was a blow to dimensionality reduction in material conditions.

Home was stunned for a long while, but he couldn't find any words to refute.

Xia Bolai also likes to talk fast.

Seeing that the other party had nothing to say, knowing that he had the upper hand, he immediately smiled triumphantly.

"Let me tell you, those beautiful girls are different from the country girls in Yuehui Town."

"His skin looks like cream, but feels like silk."

"His waist is as thin as a bee, and can be held with one hand. Let's talk about the face, the eyes are big and bright, wet, exuding a hazy water vapor, which can seduce the soul"

Let’s just say that, even though they are praising the girl, they are also showing off their superiority, and class contradictions become very prominent at once.

Huom snorted coldly: "Hmph~ those beautiful women in the city know how to seduce men without doing anything all day long, what's the difference between them and prostitutes?"

"When a girl like this marries into the house, she won't be able to help with family affairs at all, and it will only add to the chaos. It's better to raise a head sheep!"

Xia Bolai was dissatisfied: "Hey, you only talk about the benefits of being a woman, what are you doing talking about other things?"

Home didn't say anything again, he hesitated for a while, and then said: "I know one more pleasure, which is a hundred times more enjoyable than being a womanizer! No, a thousand times!"

"Don't just talk hard, but come and listen."

At the critical moment, Holm shrank back, and he
Shaking his head again and again.

"You are foreigners, so I can't tell you about this."

Rosen's heart skipped a beat: "Is there even a hidden story?" '

He immediately reached out and took out a gold crown from his wallet and handed it over.

"Uncle Huom, there is no one else in this deep mountain and old forest, you tell us quietly, we don't talk nonsense, who else knows?"

Holm looked at the gold coin, greedy eyes flashed in his eyes, and he subconsciously reached out to take it, but when he stretched his hand halfway, fear flashed in his eyes, and he retracted his hand again.

It seems that the power of money is not enough.

Rosen took out another 2 gold crowns.

"Uncle, you are really mean. We can be regarded as friends when we come all the way? Can you be a little sincere to your friends?"

The power of money suddenly doubled, coupled with the bewitching of words, Uncle Huom's psychological defense suddenly collapsed, he reached out to take the gold coin like lightning, and said in a whisper.

"You must swear first, swear to the God of Gold, and promise not to spread the word!"

Xia Bolai was not stupid, and he was aware of the problem. He exchanged a glance with Rosen and reached a tacit understanding.

"God of gold, we will never spread the word."

After taking the oath, Home felt relieved and whispered the town's secret.

"Let me tell you, a wizard came to the town a few months ago. He can buy a kind of potion there. It's quite expensive. A bottle costs one Silver Clay, or you can exchange it with moonstones."

"That potion is amazing. After drinking it, all the ailments on your body will disappear, and you can still see many celestial fairies dancing around you."

"Those fairies are all wearing beautiful clothes. When they dance, they can hook your soul away."

Xia Bolai frowned: "Ecstasy potion? This is a poison banned by the temple!"

Home was startled: "Poison? Can't it?"

"The baron also knows about it. At the beginning, he hosted a banquet for the wizard and sent someone to build a wooden building for the wizard in the mountains."

"Besides, many people have drank the potion, and no one has been poisoned to death."

Xia Bolai was even more surprised: "There is such a thing? How come the baron never mentioned it? No, I have to meet this wizard."

He looked at Home: "Do you know where the wizard lives?"

Home repeatedly shook his head and waved his hands: "I don't know, I don't know~ How could I, a miner, know such a thing."

Rosen immediately said: "You don't know where he lives, how can you buy medicine?"

"He would quietly go out of the mountain every few days. Every time he goes out of the mountain, the baron will send someone to buy medicine from him. The baron buys the most. We little people can only wait to buy the rest of the baron."

As he spoke, fear appeared on his face again.

"Let me tell you, the baron strictly forbids the rumor of wizards! Several people have been hanged for this matter, so please don't spread this matter!"

"No, no, don't worry, Uncle Home."

Rosen comforted him again and again, seeing the other party's lingering fear, he said, "Then let's not talk about it, you continue to lead the way."

Home immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay~~"

He continued to walk ahead, and as a native of Yuehui Town, he was indeed very familiar with the mountains and forests.

I saw him walking a few hundred meters to the east and a few hundred meters to the north. After walking for more than an hour, he came to a depression.

As soon as he got here, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, full of surprise.

"Strange, the camp is clearly here, why is there nothing?"

He was afraid that Xia Bolai would not believe it: "Masters, I really didn't lie to you. Just a while ago, there was indeed a hidden camp here."

He trotted down to the hollow and rummaged around for evidence of a camp.

"Why is there nothing? There are no footprints!"

"How is it possible, I have lived here for most of my life, how could I remember wrongly?"

He looked confused and worried, probably because he was afraid that Xia Bolai would ask for the money back.

Xia Bolai did have a feeling of being cheated, and was about to have an attack, but was stopped by Rosen.

"Uncle, I just took a closer look around. There are indeed traces of people's lives, but most of the traces have been deliberately erased."

Xia Bolai was surprised: "The previous special envoy found the camp and died drunk that night. Now the traces of the camp have been erased. There may be something big going on here!"

Rosen nodded in agreement, then raised his voice and shouted to Home not far away.

"Uncle Huom, we believe in you. You also took us to the ground, and we have found our way, so you can go back."

Upon hearing this, Holm breathed a sigh of relief.

"Masters, I'm going back now. Because of my son, my mother-in-law is crazy, and someone needs to take care of her at home."

"go Go."

Holm fled without a trace.

Xia Bolai and Luo Sen were left in the forest.

Rosen already had a plan in mind.

He casually picked up some firewood, set up a bonfire, roasted the mountain rat meat, and called to Chabolai who was still looking around.

"Uncle, don't look, I have already found the trace. Let's fill our stomachs first, and then chase all the way."

(End of this chapter)