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"Noah, take a closer look to see if there is anyone you know among these living corpses."

Charlotte looked away from the zombie miner and looked at Noah.

The little werewolf had obviously never seen this formation before. It might be because he was cold or he might be frightened, but he was still trembling.

However, after listening to Charlotte's words, he still boldly stuck his head out and looked at the living corpses digging.

At this sight, he was quickly stunned and almost exclaimed:

"Dole...that's Uncle Dole! Oh my god! It's him!"

"He's still wearing his favorite Korya kaftan!"

"He...he was not eaten, but turned into a living corpse!"

"Cooper! And Brother Cooper, he is here! He disappeared a month ago, and he is here!"

"It's them...it's really them!"

"They're the missing miners! They're all here!"

"Sister Lesa, they have all been turned into living corpses!"

In the darkness, werewolf Noah looked at the living corpses with dull eyes, his voice trembling slightly.

Charlotte sighed slightly, secretly thinking that this was indeed the case.

"It seems that this is the secret of the mine. The mithril mine is not exhausted, but has been deliberately sealed. Someone actually turned the miners into undead here to mine mithril!"

"Such a big thing cannot be concealed easily. Master, it seems... the water in the earldom is deeper than imagined."

Sebastian couldn't help but say, even the title changed.

"Master...master?"

Werewolf Noah looked at Sebastian blankly, not knowing whether he should show doubts and surprise anymore.

Charlotte thought about the attitude of the territorial nobles towards her and nodded lightly:

"It's really time to straighten things out."

Niss looked at those living corpses with dull eyes, and after studying them for a moment, he said:

"These living corpses are not very spiritual and very slow. The level of the necromancer who transformed them should not be high either. I am afraid it will not be higher than Silver Moon."

"They can only do some simple, mechanical work, and I'm afraid they can't do anything else."

"However, I see that many of the living corpses must be a few years old, and many of them have even turned into bone spirits. They must have been operating here for many years."

After listening to Nice's words, Charlotte was thoughtful.

She looked at Noah and asked again:

"Noah, when was the mithril mine sealed?"

"It was sealed seven years ago, and that's when the miners started disappearing."

Noah replied with a pale face.

"Seven years ago..."

Charlotte compared the information she had read, and suddenly remembered that the monthly income of Castle Manor began to shrink significantly seven years ago.

By the way, it was also seven years ago that the cheap grandmother who brought Castel into such a mess completely sent all the nobles who followed the Castel family back to their territory.

Seven years ago, Castells completely lost control of the territorial nobility.

It was also seven years ago that something happened to the mithril mine.

Concealing the news about the mithril mine and arranging for thousands of zombie miners to continue mining here, such a big thing would definitely not be possible without the cooperation of the top management of the mining workshop.

Obviously, there are nobles involved behind the scenes.

The mithril mine in Castells represents the interests of many nobles. Concealing the truth about the mine is not an easy task. To be able to hide such a big news for so many years, there is definitely a big force behind it.

In other words... the person who brings together all the relevant nobles!

Charlotte recalled the family information she had read, and found that there were no such powerful local aristocrats among the local nobles in Castells.

In fact, in the Earl of Castells, the lords have always been more powerful than the nobles since ancient times.

This made Charlotte think deeply.

"Noah, did the rumors about dragons in the mines also start seven years ago?"

Sebastian asked suddenly and abruptly.

Noah still hadn't recovered from the shock, his dull eyes still stayed on those terrifying living corpses, and he just nodded blankly and mechanically:

"As far as rumors are concerned, yes, but...my brother said it has been here a long time ago."

"Isn't it? Sebastian, do you suspect it is related to the black dragon?"

Ness's eyes widened and he gave the Fire Elf a ridiculous look.

Sebastian nodded slightly:

"Although it is a bit unbelievable, it is not impossible."

"I heard that some powerful dragons can even turn into human form. Dragons always love wealth, and precious mithril also has a fatal attraction for giant dragons..."

"What if a black dragon controls the nobles of Castel to help it mine?"

Nice took a breath:

"Good guy, do you really dare to think that a black dragon has sneaked into the human world... You really mistook the black dragon for a silver dragon! Even if that kind of monster has mastered the art of transformation, it still doesn't bother to transform into a human being."

"Not to mention that giant dragons like black dragons have always been born with magic idiots. Their talents are all about magic resistance and physical body. As far as I know, except for those old and immortal guys, most black dragons can't master transformation at all.

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"And for those old guys, the small Castells Territory is not considered in their eyes."

Sebastian glanced at Nice unexpectedly:

"You know quite a lot."

Nice looked proud:

"Hey, I'm not like some good-for-nothing elf, with long hair and short knowledge. Lord Cat, I have a lot of adventure experiences! I think back then, when you, the elf, were still eating milk and honey, I was already with the legendary dragon.

We are talking and laughing!"

Sebastian:……

"Really? So, this experienced adventurer, how did you turn into a cat that can't defeat even the lowest level blood demon?"

He smiled slightly and said.

Nice Cat's face darkened, and it was obvious that something hurt him, and his hair suddenly exploded:

"Who says it can't be defeated! I can kill Cat Lord with just a Void Exile! Not to mention the Blood Demon, Cat Lord is worthy of being revived by the Evil God! Back then, the Holy Royal Court asked me to seal the Evil God!"

"Well, yes, and then I became a pet that loses weight every day."

Sebastian nodded in agreement.

Nice:…

The cat and the dog stared at each other and had a tendency to start having sex.

"Silence!"

Charlotte glanced at them.

"snort!"

They snorted at each other and looked away.

Charlotte:……

These two guys are both very capable, and each has more secrets than the other, but they just can't pee in the same pot when they work together.

But, the black dragon...

Charlotte thought about Sebastian's guess.

Although it sounded reasonable, she always felt that something was not right.

It wasn't until she looked at the mountains of mithril deep in the cave again that she suddenly realized something was wrong.

The money-hungry dragon... probably wouldn't put so much mithril here without protection alone, let alone seal the mine tunnel with just one seal that Nice could easily break!

Thinking of this, Charlotte looked at Nice again and asked:

"Nice, is there the breath of a dragon here?"

Nice instantly became serious:

"This is exactly what I'm confused about. I didn't smell the dragon's breath here. Either... it has been gone for a long time, or it never existed at all."

Sebastian:……
To be continued...