Chapter 24 Barony of Cleveland

In the next few days, the passage leading to the 30-meter underground was opened. During the excavation, Baird personally went to the scene and used his fighting spirit to smash the hard boulders.

In the tent, Weilin was very excited when he saw the first piece of mithril ore excavated, and so was Baird standing next to him.

Wein took the mithril ore, looked at the luster on it, and said with a smile: "With mithril, our weapons will be stronger than the enemy, the protective ability of the armor will be improved, and more importantly, it can break the shield."

"My lord, according to the current progress, two tons of mithril ore can be mined a day, and it will take about five months to mine. "

"Well, be cautious during the excavation and pay attention to the surrounding situation." Weilin put down the mithril ore in his hand and ordered in a deep voice, "This is the miracle of our rise and a huge fortune. No matter how cautious we are, it is not too much."

"I understand." Baird saluted with his chest and said seriously.

For the next ten days, everything went smoothly.

However, the excavation of Weilin and his team still attracted the attention of the Lord of the Barony of Cleveland.

Could there be something fishy when a group of well-equipped soldiers stayed in the desert for more than half a month for no reason?

At this moment, in a small and exquisite castle in the administrative center of the Barony of Cleveland, Brandon Hodgson heard the knight's report and asked with a puzzled look: "They really stayed in the wilderness for more than half a month, and there is no sign of leaving until now."

"Yes, sir, they were stationed here in early July. Because the other party set up a long range of alert, it is not possible to clearly detect the situation, but from a distance, the other party seems to be mining."

"Mining!"

Brandon Hodgson stood up suddenly and asked again: "Did you see clearly that the pioneer knight was mining?"

"My lord, I guarantee it on my honor." The knight looked at Brandon and said very solemnly.

"At night, you send someone to observe closely. I need to know the exact news."

"Yes, sir."

After the knight left, Brandon sat down again and tapped the table regularly, guessing what kind of mineral deposits the other party had dug?

As he kept thinking, Brandon's eyes became sharp. This place was only a few kilometers away from his territory. If there were really valuable mineral deposits, he would not mind robbing them.

As the sun was about to set, in the border area of ​​Cleveland Baron's territory, a six-man team dressed in black and carrying knives moved quickly on the wasteland, approaching Baird's camp.

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened, and the dark clouds blocked the moonlight. Except for the fire in the camp, the surroundings fell into darkness.

The six members of the Cleveland Baron's reconnaissance team arrived 300 meters outside the camp, and then lurked, waiting for the right time.

"Captain, the surroundings have been explored clearly, and three traps have been found, here, here, and here." A man in black came to the trainee high-level knight in the team, drawing circles on the map while reporting.

The trainee knight found that these three locations were very tricky. Fortunately, his subordinate had such training and knew how to set these traps. Otherwise, he would have been discovered by the enemy before he approached the camp.

"Give orders, our main task is to scout intelligence. If we are discovered by the enemy, we must retreat as soon as possible."

After hearing this, the other five people nodded silently, closed their eyes and rested, waiting for the arrival of late night.

At twelve o'clock, the most sleepy moment, Baird, as usual, took his weapons and started his first patrol at night.

There is a mithril mine buried under the camp. As long as the excavation is not completed in one day, you can't relax for a moment.

As usual, first patrol the sentry to see if there are any guards dozing off, and then start patrolling the surrounding situation to confirm whether there are any uninvited guests.

At this time, the reconnaissance team woke up, avoided three traps, and approached the camp.

"Who?"

Baird's ears moved slightly, looked suddenly to the northwest, and shouted loudly.

The soldiers patrolling around reacted immediately, holding spears, and came to the side of the knight, taking a fighting stance.

In the dark night, the reconnaissance team lay on the ground, not daring to move.

The leading trainee knight was so scared that he was sweating. He didn't expect that at the most tiring moment, there would be such spirit. He began to pray in his heart that the other party just misjudged and didn't come to check.

Staring at the night, Baird grabbed the spear from the guard beside him and threw it towards the reconnaissance team.

There was silence, without any sound. He couldn't help but touch his head. Could it be that he was worrying too much?

"Sir, do you want me to go over and investigate?" The captain on the side asked respectfully when he saw this.

"Yes."

Then, the ten people presented the search object according to the training method and moved in the direction where Baird threw the spear.

On the grass, a man in black was pierced through the thigh by a spear, but was covered tightly by his companions and dared not make a sound.

Seeing someone coming, for the sake of his own life, the trainee knight could only wave his hand to signal the other five to retreat.

Ten minutes later, the captain came to Baird with a bloody spear, beat his chest and reported: "Sir, there is human blood on the spear, there are invaders tonight."

"Continue patrolling, I'll go to the warehouse to check."

As soon as he finished speaking, Baird took two steps at a time and walked towards the warehouse in the center of the camp.

"Sir."

The two people standing guard in front of the warehouse saluted immediately after seeing this.

"Did you find any strangers?"

The two looked at each other and answered, "No, sir, there is no one here except us."

Baird frowned, pushed the door open, counted the mithril ore mined in the past two days, and was relieved that there was no loss.

"It seems that someone has found clues and sent people to investigate. We must report to the master as soon as possible."

Afterwards, Baird decided to stay here tonight to ensure the safety of the warehouse.

The next morning, when Weilin arrived at the camp, Baird reported to him what happened with a pair of panda eyes.

"As expected, it should be the work of the Barony of Cleveland."

"Sir, how should we deal with it next?" Baird asked after hearing this.

The Barony of Cleveland covers an area of ​​more than 1,500 square kilometers and has a population of 13,000. The lord is Brandon Hodgson, who has 16 bronze knights, 63 knight attendants, 20 archers, and 300 soldiers.

According to normal operations, they may have to face more than a thousand serfs.

After thinking for a while, Weilin immediately ordered: "First, let everyone stop digging for the mithril mine and wait for my next arrangement. In addition, send someone back to the Praying Star Lake to transfer the other six knights. I will go to the camp to make arrangements and ensure that they will not return."

"Yes."