The King

  Chapter 383 Curse

"People can not escape from doing wrong.

  Blood Moon County City has been built for hundreds of years, and the secret mining of magic crystal mines probably started a long time ago, and you can't blame everything on it.

  The fact that you haven’t leaked the news for so many years is enough to prove that you are still very measured and did not mine aggressively.

  Viscount Altum, don't say we won't give you a chance.

   Now explain the matter clearly, we will deal with it internally in the province, and there is still room for negotiation.

   Now that the matter has come to this point, don't expect to continue to hide it. The vision that erupted just now can be seen in a radius of tens of miles, and it is estimated that the news has already spread.

  Once the capital sends people to intervene, not only will you die, but your family will also die.

   For the sake of our colleagues, as long as you explain the matter clearly, we will help you figure out a solution together! "

   Obviously, Hudson said this not only to Viscount Ottum, but also to all the nobles present.

  Crime or not, that's just a small problem, the key is how to deal with the interests of the magic crystal mine.

  Secrecy is impossible. Visions appeared in a radius of tens of miles, and tens of thousands of people saw them. Even if everyone issued a password immediately, it could only delay the leak of the news.

  Even if ordinary people are ignorant, there are so many nobles in the southeast province, it is impossible without the king's eyeliner.

   In front of everyone, no one dares to pass on news for the time being, but it is impossible for everyone to stay together forever. Once the team is disbanded, the news will definitely reach the capital.

   Now it is exposed that Viscount Altum is mining the magic crystal mine privately, but it does not mean that he is the only one involved. At least in the eyes of the king, he would not believe that such a big deal could be done by a middle-class nobleman alone.

  Once in-depth investigation, it is either **** or shit, things are not clear at all.

  Especially the vassals of Viscount Altum, if they say they don’t know, no one will believe it.

  It’s okay for emerging nobles like the Koslow family, but the Dalton family will definitely not be able to tell, and the capital will definitely suspect that they are involved.

  There is no other reason. After so many years of private mining of the magic crystal mine, it stands to reason that the Viscount Otum family, which has gained a lot of wealth, should have risen long ago, but they are still dawdling among the middle-class nobles.

   Judging from the strength shown on the bright side, not only have they not risen in the past 100 years, but they have declined a bit.

   Except for the addition of a little more magic crystal cannons in Blood Moon County, Hudson didn't notice any difference between them and ordinary middle-class nobles.

   "Earl Hudson, thank you for your understanding!

  This matter is a long story, so I will briefly introduce it. The matter of the magic crystal mine can be traced back to three hundred years ago.

  During a battle to suppress the Blood Moon Sect, the ancestors discovered this magic crystal mine, and they found a way to operate it and took root here.

   Originally thought that this was just a miniature mine vein, which could make a fortune. I didn't expect that the more mining, the higher the production capacity of the vein, and the quality of the magic spar produced is also constantly improving.

   Realizing that things are not good, we are already on the ropes, so we can only bite the bullet and continue.

  After the efforts of our ancestors, we finally thought of a way to build a city on the mine veins to cover up the existence of the magic crystal mine.

  It was alright at first, but relying on the wealth of the magic crystal mine, the family strength grew rapidly. But this kind of good thing, in the third year after the city was built, it took a sharp turn for the worse.

  As if cursed, accidents happened to the older clansmen. Especially in the last 80 years, no one in our family can live past 60 years old, and not many people can live to 50 years old.

  Even if you have cultivated to the level of an earth knight or a magister, you have passed the sixty-year-old threshold. Either there was an accident outside, or he died suddenly without a trace.

  Not only is life shortened, but even the younger generation is prone to premature death. Counting the collateral descendants, the family members have dropped from more than 800 at the peak to more than 100 now.

   Kong has a lot of wealth, but suffers from the limitation of lifespan. The sharp drop in population has limited our development, and the strength of the family has declined instead of rising over the years.

  In order to find a solution, we also asked many people to help, but unfortunately no one can see the problem.

   Even clansmen who were born in other places have never returned to the territory, and they cannot escape the curse of longevity.

  After years of investigation, we also suspect that we have entered the magic crystal mine. For the future of the family, we have stopped mining in the past ten years.

  Anyway, the news has been leaked now, if everyone wants this magic crystal mine, we can give up the mine for free! "

   Viscount Altum said sincerely.

  The expression seemed as if this magic crystal mine was a scourge, and he wanted to throw it out immediately.

  The truth is unknown for the time being, but the fact that the family of the Viscount Altum, who has acquired a lot of wealth, has not risen but declined in strength does make sense.

  In the extraordinary world, old antiques represent the heritage. A strong man who could live to be one or two hundred years old can't even live to be sixty years old now.

  The hope of being born strong is almost shattered, but the number of tribesmen has also dropped sharply. With the combination of double unfavorable factors, it is only a problem for the family to prosper.

  With this little episode, the original angry eyes of everyone disappeared, replaced by hesitation.

  If the magic crystal mine is really cursed, it is a hot potato. Although wealth is precious, life is more important.

"snort!"

   "Viscount Altum, I hope what you said is true. We need to investigate further. If there is any deception, you can wipe your neck yourself!"

   Governor Pierce said indifferently.

  Everyone is a veteran in the political arena, and making up stories is a skill for eating. In order to survive, there is nothing they cannot do.

   "It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day. Almost all the masters in the province are here now, and the curse of waiting can't do anything to us. Why don't we go to the magic crystal mine to check to confirm the authenticity."

   Hudson suggested along the way.

  After obtaining a large amount of knowledge inheritance, he is no longer so afraid of the legendary "curse". That kind of killing people thousands of miles away is just a legend after all.

  The real curse still has trigger conditions, and it has to bear the corresponding backlash, more like an equivalent exchange of all forces

   To curse and kill so many nobles in the southeast province, I am afraid that people who are proficient in curses from all over the continent will gather together, and they will not have the ability.

  The curse placed on the magic crystal mine a hundred years ago, or even hundreds of years ago, no matter how powerful it is, its power will be greatly reduced after the passage of time.

   Besides, Viscount Ottum's family has already carried the thunder, and the power of the curse may have been exhausted. Even if it is not over yet, Hudson is confident that he can keep the curse from sticking to his body.

   "Viscount Altum, how did the curse come about?

   Is it true that anyone who has entered the mine will be recruited, or that those who live in Blood Moon County will be unlucky?

  As far as I know, in the past few decades, not only people in your family can't live to be sixty years old, but the number of old people in Blood Moon County is also very small, and most of them are outsiders. "

  Governor Pierce asked concerned.

   It is impossible to be careless. Hudson has a dragon, a bear, and two strong sanctuary powerhouses. Even the strongest curse warlock in the whole continent can't escape the fate of being backlashed. Naturally, you can ignore it.

  He, the governor, doesn't have such a thick shield. If he encounters a powerful curse, he still has to be hit when he should be hit.

   Even if you want to go out for an adventure, you must bring the family's curse-proof magic props, and you must not act without authorization.

  Dalton family has hundreds of members, but there are only three or two seedlings in the direct line. Once one or two are cursed and die, it will be over.

  Governor Pierce, who thought he had seen through Hudson's sinister intentions, immediately became gloomy, and even his interest in the magic crystal mine dropped drastically.

   "Your Excellency, rest assured, the power of the curse is not that terrifying. We have done experiments, as long as the magic crystal mine has not been mined, ordinary people living in Blood Moon County will not be affected.

  The number of old people in the city is small, mainly due to the miasma emanating from the magic crystal mine. This situation has happened everywhere, and almost all miners have short lifespans. "

  It's fine if Viscount Ottum didn't explain, but this explanation made everyone even more panicked, and they decided to participate without any hesitation.

  In any case, this Blood Moon County can't stay anymore. Even if you go out to live in the wilderness, you can't live in this ghost place for a long time.

   "There is still a lot of aftermath work. Everyone left together, and the follow-up work is not easy to carry out. Regarding the problem of the magic crystal mine, please trouble Earl Hudson to take someone away."

  Governor Pierce said sincerely.

   It's all for more efficient handling of work, it's definitely not because he was cowardly. If he had time, he would definitely lead the team there himself.

   "Well, let's divide the work like this.

  Viscount Altum, you lead the way. Priest Debon, Magister Yuri, Magister Antal, Knight Kotro... Follow me. "

  Hudson directly named.

  All the masters present were not missing, a ninth-level giant dragon + a ninth-level earth bear + more than twenty seventh-level powerhouses, and a group of soldiers guarding them.

  Judging from the lineup, they are all capable of confronting an evil **** head-on. If the Lord of Skeletons came to the continent of Aslante, he could send them back.

   It’s not that the evil gods are waste materials, but mainly because under the restrictions of the rules, the strongest strength that all non-native creatures cannot exert in this world is the sanctuary.

   Also can only exert the power of the sanctuary level, relying on the advantages of their own realm comprehension, the fighting power of the gods is still far stronger than that of ordinary sanctuaries.

   But the prerequisite is: after adapting to the rules of the world. When it just arrived, its combat power was just that, and if it was a little careless, it would be a legend of slaughtering gods.

  For the sake of the destiny of the gods, most of the time the gods come out for activities are incarnations, and very few real bodies come out to do things in person.

  The risks are controllable, and Hudson doesn't mind showing a little pride. What's more, it seems to be presiding over the investigation of the curse issue, which also involves the distribution of benefits from the magic crystal mine.

   According to the normal situation, the Koslow family will get half of the Dalton family's share at most, or only one-third of the other party's share.

   There is no way. There are 15 counties in the entire southeastern province, and seven of them are guards from the Dalton family. More than 30% of the land in the province is fiefdom.

   If you want to quarrel at the provincial meeting, it is 1vs7; to be reasonable, if someone just pulls a sheriff over there, he can control the decision-making power.

  If it is really a political confrontation, there is only one way left for Hudson: expand the problem and bring it to the provincial noble council for discussion.

  Although he is still at a disadvantage, at least when he is scolding, he has a group of younger brothers as helpers, so that he will not be at a disadvantage from the beginning.

  Occasionally a proposal won the support of neutral nobles, and it is not without chance to turn the tables. It's just that the probability of this is really limited.

  For the sake of his own reputation, Hudson decisively chose to take advantage of the situation. Every time he spoke, he took advantage of the "general trend" to the extreme, making it impossible to refuse.

   Proposals passed again and again, seemingly inconspicuous. However, his position in everyone's mind is still subtly changing.

  Invisibly created a political illusion for everyone: Master Hudson has a very important voice in the province, and the two families jointly hold the highest voice in the southeastern province.

   Just like now, Governor Pierce did not object, and others also chose to acquiesce.

  Because in the minds of many people at this moment, Hudson and Governor Pierce are on the same level, and the rest of the nobles are all lower.

  As long as Governor Pierce does not make a clear statement, none of the county guards present dare to take the lead in confronting Hudson.

  Obviously everyone represents a county, and a look from Hudson can shut them up, but no one thinks there is a problem.

  In fact, this invisible penetration of influence can be traced back to the period of the orc invasion. When he was the coach of the Kingdom, Hudson had already established his prestige.

  The classic scene of catching the five nobles of the Northland as their grandsons is very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the stimulation to the witnesses is not so great.

  Following Viscount Ottum all the way to the back garden, he moved a rockery, and a passage appeared in front of everyone.

  Advance along the secret road all the way, the road gradually widened, like an ant nest, surrounded by large and small mines, supported by artificially built columns in the middle.

  From the cobwebs made up in the sky and the dust on the ground, it can be seen that no one has been here for a long time.

  Choose a mine at random to enter, shuttle all the way to the depths of the mine, look at the spar on the rock wall, and after snapping a piece casually, Hudson frowned.

   "Do you see any problems?"

   "Lord Earl, everything is normal here, there is no trace of evil power at all, it doesn't look like someone has cast a curse.

   Maybe you can look elsewhere. This is a large magic crystal mine. Even if someone casts a curse, it is difficult to cover such a large area. "

   Magister Yuri's answer made Hudson shake his head slightly. No problem is often the biggest problem.

   Having devoured so many magic spar, Hudson has also done some research on magic spar. The magic spar in his hand seems to be of good quality, but the energy fluctuations are quite different.

   Judging from the energy fluctuations on the magic spar, it feels that this is not a naturally formed mineral vein, but more like the power instilled artificially.

   Artificially manufacturing magic spar is theoretically no problem, and there are also successful cases in the laboratory. That's a nice step forward, regardless of cost.

   But that was just a magic spar, not a magic crystal mine. The principles of the two are similar, but the problem is when it comes to specific operations, where can I find such a large amount of energy?

   "Then let's investigate separately. But everyone, be careful, the mine here has not been opened for some days, and it may cause a collapse if there is too much movement!"

   Hudson kindly reminded.

  If the mine cave collapsed, it would be a tragedy for their group. Maybe Hudson can use the dragon as a pioneer to rush out, and others can only ask for luck.

  (end of this chapter)