After a few days of leaving, it snowed heavily in the Golden King City at some point, and the desert in the east was dressed in a layer of white, and the undulating sand dunes disappeared without a trace, replaced by snow-white undulating waves, which were extremely beautiful.

Wu Xiaoxiao and the others continued to advance the mission, while Lu Kuan came to the palace of the royal city alone and met Tomrenard and Jin Huo.

On a low wooden table were carefully cut roasts and sauces, and in a small porcelain basin on the stove next to them were bottles of fine wine, which were guarded by two servants at all times, to ensure that whenever they were taken out, the wine would be warm and sweet, and suitable for the mouth.

The cold wind howled outside the window, the house was warm, and the two lords with a big age difference were talking happily.

Every time Lu Kuan and Jin Huo meet, they have to talk for more than two hours, the old man is well-informed, especially when he was young, he once roamed alone in the Dumb Mountain, as a pure warrior, he went to the field to practice alone, and he was definitely a real hero;

Not to mention Lu Kuan, if you don't know ten percent of the things in the game, you can also have ninety percent, and if you take a little bit of what you have seen and heard in your previous life, you will be stunned for a while, and then transform your affection and admiration for Lu Kuan.

"If it weren't for the fact that there were too many things, I would definitely go to Rune City in person and see the city of ruins left by the giant wolf Dom." Jin Huo sighed, and there was no lack of regret in his tone.

"Do you have any other worries? Isn't it the clash on the southern border that has been rumored recently? Lu Kuan asked knowingly.

When the old man heard this, a touch of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head and said, "The dogs and cubs of the Silver Dragon Republic are too deceitful!" ”

Seeing the anger on the other party's face, Lu Kuan nodded in his heart, it seemed that Jin Huo's impression of the Silver Dragon Republic was really not very good.

Some talk, some talk.

As an independent kingdom sandwiched between two big cities, the Golden King City and the Northern Empire, and the Silver Dragon Republic in the south, there will inevitably be conflicts, and the game world where the strong are respected, only by working hard to make themselves strong, can they avoid bullying, and the same is true between countries.

In Lu Kuan's impression, there are a lot of filthy disputes between the Golden King City and the Silver Dragon Republic, mainly around the rich mineral deposits in the Beetle Desert, and the two sides have been back and forth for many years.

The Silver Dragon Republic is undoubtedly much more powerful than the Golden King City, but it has to take into account the troll empire that is eyeing the south, the orcs in the dumb mountains in the northeast have never lived in peace, and the fishmen in the blue abyss in the west are not harassing, and they have not been able to spare their hands to start a war with the royal city.

"To tell you the truth, a month ago, the army from the south occupied two of my iron mines, although my men have just recovered these two places, but the infrastructure there has been completely destroyed, and there is no way to mine them without three or four months of repair, and the losses are too great,"

Jin Huo did not hide the anger in his words, and said hatefully: "These guys, they can't find iron ore by themselves, and they have been trying to destroy the mine we have worked so hard to dig, it's just hateful!" ”

As he spoke, Jin Huo slapped the table with a slap, and the plates and cups on the table rattled, and the servant next to him immediately knelt on the ground in fright.

Seeing this, Lu Kuan laughed, picked up the delicate wine bottle, and filled the old lord with a glass of wine.

"Lord Jinhuo, in fact, there is something I don't understand, there are so many mineral deposits around the royal city, and there are not a few of them that produce gems and rare metal ores, why do you want to go to the desert to grab those insignificant small mines with the people in the south?"

Lu Kuan looked like a curious baby, with exploration in his eyes, the old lord hesitated slightly, drank it all with his wine glass, and then sighed.

"It's not a secret, there are a few high-quality mineral deposits near Wangcheng, but there have been many years of mining, and the search for new mining sites is imminent, and the announcement of recruiting senior prospectors in the city has been hanging at the city gate for more than half a year,"

Speaking of this, Jin Huo showed a mocking smile and said, "The south side is the same as me, more than seventy percent of their minerals are on the border between us, especially the precious gem mines, which have already been mined, and if you want to find new ore veins, this desert is the best place." ”

In fact, just like Jin Huo said, both sides have taken a fancy to this corner of the Beetle Desert, and this is exactly the location where the territory of the two sides border, which is not clear in the first place, and conflicts and frictions are inevitable.

Lu Kuan was waiting for the other party's words.

Are there any other rich minerals in the Beetle Desert?

Yes, but not in the Golden King.

Where is the most mineral-rich area in the region?

Of course, in the creeping jungle, with the two Mithril mines as the center, there are veins within a radius of dozens of kilometers, among which the gem ore, high-grade iron ore, and copper ore are rich in reserves, and they have not been mined until more than ten years later.

Thinking of this, Lu Kuan calmed down, and finally said the real purpose of coming over this time: "Lord of the Golden Fire, I have news about the mine, I don't know if you are interested?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Jin Huo's eyes immediately lit up, stared at Lu Kuan for two seconds, and said with a smile: "Lord Lao Lu said that he was joking, the ore veins in Rune City belong to you, Lord, I don't dare to touch it." ”

"I didn't say it's from Rune City~" Lu Kuan grinned.

At this moment, Jin Huo's expression became solemn, paused, raised his right hand and waved it to the side.

The guards next to them immediately stood up and dismissed all the servants in the house, and then the guards also left quickly, leaving only Lu Kuan and Jin Huo in the house.

"What did Lord Lord's say just now......?" Jin Huo looked at Lu Kuan intently, and said word by word, his upper body leaned forward slightly because of nervousness.

"I have accurate information, there are abundant mineral veins in the creeping jungle,"

Lu Kuan saw the uncontrollable eagerness in Jin Huo's expression, and smiled: "The approximate location, it is estimated that it is between Rune City and Golden King City, slightly closer to Rune City." ”

Jin Huo quickly calculated in his heart, between the two cities?

"Lord I'm joking again,"

Jin Huo paused, sat back on the ground, and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about whether there are any veins there, even if there are, they are also in the territory of the Northern Empire, no matter how it is calculated, it will not be my turn, let me tell you the truth, don't care, if it is really a large-scale vein, I'm afraid even Rune City won't have much benefit, right?" ”

Lu Kuan smiled, and said in his heart that this old guy knows a lot about the nobles of the empire.

Just like Jin Huo said, if there are really so many mineral reserves, those nobles will come from thousands of miles away, and even if they can't occupy it, they will also take the majority of the shares in it, and old cities like Iron Boots City and Riptide Harbor are no exception, let alone upstarts like Rune City?

"It wasn't possible before,"

Lu Kuan inserted a small piece of hot mutton with a fork, dipped it in some hot sauce and took a bite, and said slowly: "Now...... I don't know, my lord, have you ever heard of the storm catcher in the wind elemental? And the Abyssal Oath Bound in the Water Elemental? ”