A motorcade of twenty large transport Magic Cars drove into the Namco Mine in the northwest of the Drow Kingdom.
This mine had always been controlled by the local Drow Kingdom, but after the New Flyer entered the Drow Kingdom and invested in this mine, the two sides cooperated to a certain extent, greatly increasing the output of this mine.
However, in the rebellion against other races that had swept through the Dero Kingdom a few years ago, the local Dero Clansmen claimed that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had stolen the mine from them. They took bloody revenge on the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's employees and stole the mine back.
But their good times didn't last long. The Frestech Chamber of Commerce quickly sent guards into the Drow Kingdom and suppressed this rebellion with a thunderous force.
The Dero Clansmen who retaliated against the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's workers in the mine riot were all caught by the Frestech Chamber of Commerce and a small portion of them were executed. So the control of the mine naturally fell into the hands of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
Now that several years had passed, this mine had made great progress under the operation of the New Flyer. The output of the mine had increased from several dozen tons a month to close to a thousand tons.
As for the ores that were mined, other than a small part being left for the companies of the Drow Kingdom, the rest would be loaded onto the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's transport fleet. They would head south to the port of south Wales before being sent to the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's main base to be refined.
This was one of the several mines that the New Flyer had in the Sines and it was one of the mines that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce hadn't announced to the public yet.
The reason why the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could satisfy the large amount of steel and non-ferrous metals was because of the many ores in the Namco Mine.
After the motorcade entered the mine, they didn't hesitate to head into the mine and arrive at the place where the ores were stored.
The mine manager Abach was already prepared. When the motorcade arrived, he immediately ordered the large Magic Forklifts to start loading the ores.
Each large transport Magic Car had a capacity of around twenty tons, so twenty of them had a total capacity of less than five hundred tons.
The last time the motorcade came to the mine was four months ago and there were already over three thousand tons of ores in the mine.
So the motorcade would have to work here for at least three days before they could transport all the ores.
The motorcade manager Zeberto had led the motorcade here several times, so of course he was very familiar with this process. After stopping the car, he jumped out of the passenger seat.
"Hey, Zeberto, call the brothers down to rest first.
We came all the way here, so we have to eat a meal and drink some wine first, right? "Abach greeted Zeberto in a very familiar manner.
A hearty smile appeared on Zeberto's rough face due to his constant traveling. He patted Abach's shoulder and laughed out loud, "Of course we have to eat, and we have to eat good food.
Tell me, Abach, are you ready for a big bite of meat? "
"Of course, of course. Every time the brothers come, I'm well prepared. It's not like you don't know."
Because Abach worked in the mine all year round, he also revealed a smile on his face that was several shades darker than Zeberto's.
"Relax, I had people buy two of the best local goats ahead of time, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"Hmm, very good!" Zeboto nodded with satisfaction as expected.
Zeberto nodded in satisfaction, "The taste of the goats here ….. Ze, I'm drooling just thinking about it.
In this cold weather, eating mutton beside a hot pot is simply a great enjoyment.
But it's a pity ….. you can't drink wine.
You also know that the brothers will be delivering the goods in the afternoon, so it's easy to delay things by drinking wine. "
"Wu ….. That's right.
But we won't be drinking this meal. We can wait until the brothers come back at night and I'll properly entertain them.
Drinking wine before sleeping won't affect the next day's work, right? "
"It's a pity that this mission was given in a hurry, so most of the brothers won't be able to spend the night here, so there's no need to drink." Zeberto patted Abach and said with a sigh, "I'll thank you for your good intentions on behalf of the brothers.
You just need to take care of the brothers, you can drink wine later. "
"Is that so?
That's a pity. "
Abach pursed his lips, and his expression suddenly changed as he asked doubtfully, "Say ….. Why are the higher-ups rushing us this time?
Could it be ….. "
Zeberto glared at Abach, "Don't make wild guesses about the higher-ups, we just need to do our jobs well."
Abach was slightly startled and silently nodded.
The two looked at the scene of the ore being loaded together in a daze for a while, then Zeberto waved to Abach, "Let's go to the mine and take a look, there's nothing to do here."
"Okay."
Abach knew that in addition to being responsible for the ore transport, Zeberto also had the responsibility of patrolling the mines. Every time he went to a mine, he would investigate the specific operations of the mines and then report it. He could be considered a prosecutor sent by the higher-ups of the Chamber of Commerce.
It was precisely because of this that he worked hard to establish a good relationship with Zeberto.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have to curry favor with a mere transport team captain.
The two went to the back of the mine and walked around. Zeberto only looked around and occasionally asked a few questions, but didn't say much.
But seeing that he didn't say anything after turning around, Abach was relieved.
No special response meant that the results of the inspection were good, or at least there were no problems.
This meant that the higher-ups of the Chamber of Commerce were satisfied with the results of the work, which meant that Abach's evaluation would be improved, which would help him get promoted and leave this damned place.
After the two finished inspecting the mine, they chatted and laughed as they prepared to return to the residential area of the mine.
Abach had already prepared a sumptuous lunch to entertain Zeberto and his colleagues.
But halfway there, they suddenly heard an unusually loud noise coming from outside the mine. It sounded like a lot of people were rushing over.
Abach's expression suddenly changed.
Zeberto looked in the direction of the noise and then looked at Abach's strange expression, "What's going on?"
Abach forced a smile and waved his hand, "No, it's nothing big ….."
Zeberto's expression sank, and he frowned, "Abach, don't blame me for not reminding you. The higher-ups of the Chamber of Commerce have never been afraid of something happening, but they are especially afraid of hiding something.
I advise you not to try to hide it. I can see that this is not a small matter. "
Abach's expression changed a few times, and he could only sigh in the end.
"I know ….. Sigh, it's actually not a big deal. It's just ….. it's just some troublemakers."
"Troublemakers?" Zeberto was even more surprised.
"Where did these troublemakers come from?"
Abach pointed at the gate of the mine, "You'll understand when you see it."
Puzzled, Zeberto followed Abach to the gate of the mine. When he looked outside, he was immediately shocked.
Like most mines, Namco Mine was located in the wilderness, and there weren't many people around.
But now, there was a crowd outside the gate of the mine. At a glance, there were at least a thousand people.
There were only fifty local guards in charge of the safety of the mine. Although they had the Magic Repeating Crossbows from the Frestech Chamber of Commerce in their hands, in front of a crowd of close to a thousand people, they were very weak.
Zeberto looked around and found that this large group of people was clearly organized and had come with a purpose. There were several banners in the crowd.
After seeing what was written on the banners, Zeberto's expression became strange.
"Namco Mine belongs to the Dero Clan. Outsiders, get out!"
"New Flyer, get out of Namco Mine!
Give us back our peace! "
"We swear to protect our home!"
… …
"Abach, where did this group of people come from?" Zeberto pointed at the crowd and asked.
Abach spread out his hands and sighed, "I don't know.
Since last month, there were only a few dozen people who came and shouted that we should return the mine to them. Later, more and more people came, and then you see ….. Finally, there are so many people. "
"That's not right."
Zeberto frowned and said in confusion, "Didn't these people learn their lesson from the last riot?
Didn't they see what happened to the Dero clansmen who participated in the riot?
They still dare to do this, aren't they afraid of angering our Chamber of Commerce? "
Abach smiled bitterly, "The problem is that they have only been protesting and haven't done anything. We don't have a reason to attack them like last time."
"Then just drive them away. Do you want them to stay here and be a hindrance?"
"You have to be able to drive them away first." Abach smiled bitterly.
"It's not the first time they've caused trouble here. There were two times when I couldn't take it anymore and asked the Chamber of Commerce's guards stationed near Dero City to help drive them away.
But as soon as we drove them away, they came back again.
I can't keep the guards here to help drive them away, can I? "
"What are the mine's guards doing?
Why are they in a daze? "Zeberto asked.
"These hired guards are all locals. Besides, there are too few of them. How can we count on them?" Abach said helplessly.
Zeberto glanced at the mine's guards blocking the entrance and found that they were all in a daze. They didn't seem to have any intention of driving the crowd away. He knew that Abach was right. These hired guards could not be counted on.
"Then didn't you talk to these people?
What do they want? "
"I did, but it was useless."
Abach shook his head and sighed, "These people want the mine. They want us to give it to them. How can I agree?"
"Can you give them some money to send them away?"
"That won't work. They won't accept negotiations."
Zeberto frowned deeply. He looked at the crowd at the entrance of the mine that was shouting slogans but didn't do anything drastic. He knew what was going on.
It was obvious that this group of people was organized by someone behind the scenes, and they were specifically targeting this mine.
Even ….. The person behind them was targeting the New Flyer.
"How did you drive them away before?
I mean, why didn't you ask the guards to make a move? "Zeberto asked.
"There was no other way, we could only wait for them to disperse when they were tired." Abach replied with a bitter smile.
"We still have to wait for them to disperse?"
Zeberto looked back and saw that there were several large transport Magic Cars filled with ores behind the gate. Because the gate was blocked by these people, they were forced to stop behind the gate.
"No, this will delay things too much."
Zeboto furrowed his brows and prepared to make contact with that group of people and try to negotiate.
But when he took a step, there was a "sou" sound that was clearly the sound of a crossbow arrow.
Looking over in surprise, he saw the crowd in front of the gate suddenly disperse, revealing an open space in the center.
In the open space, there was a middle aged man lying on his back with bulging eyes and a look of disbelief on his face.
There was a crossbow arrow deeply embedded in his left chest and there seemed to be endless blood flowing out of his chest. It instantly dyed the ground under him a dazzling red.
The crowd, which had been unusually noisy just now, instantly fell into a dead silence.
After waiting for half a minute, this deathly silence was broken by an unusually sharp shout.
"Murder!
The New Flyer killed people! "