Chapter 40 In Nedshire

The girl who performed the puppet opera was Roland Hill. She held the suspension wire in both hands and manipulated the delicate puppet in front of the dark curtain, letting it make various movements with the conductor, and then in the girl's explanation. The story goes on and on.

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"In the end, the girl resurrected her former companion, and everyone gathered together to celebrate her birthday. She shed happy tears amid the laughter."

As the show ended, the children and adults watching on the side clapped and showed satisfied expressions on their faces.

"Thank you for watching. If you are interested, you can also take a look at the candies we sell." The girl lifted a corner of her skirt, bowed her head slightly, and stepped back from the stage.

When she walked into an empty tent, the girl changed into Lesia's appearance again.

Although it was a performance on a whim, she still made adequate preparations, and the result was not bad. Compared with the previous performance in front of the crowd, this form of puppets seemed to make her more comfortable.

There are some things in life that are fun to try.

Loren Hill no longer thought about the nervousness just now, removed the props, and held the doll in his arms again.

"Thank you Yixue for your cooperation~"

"It's a small matter," the puppet said. If outsiders were to see it, I would be surprised. Fortunately, Roland Hill was alone in this tent.

The two caravans spent two days repairing in Cold Spring Village, and after selling a small amount of goods, they parted ways and set off again. Lorraine Hill and the others will head to Nedshire further north, an area with many mines and the source of the Crancia uprising.

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Emenas, Pier College.

On the school grounds, the second-year students lined up neatly, waving their long spears, and practicing military spear skills.

Now that the village has just opened, these freshmen who have just entered the Bridge Pier College have to learn military spear tactics, horseback riding, formation, military discipline, tactics and so on.

As a military academy among the four college levels, these are essential basic courses.

On the fortress tower behind the school grounds, a young student was anxiously walking through the corridor. She had short black hair and jade-like pupils. The school uniform on her body indicated that she was also a second-year freshman.

After showing her student badge to the guards guarding the gate, she entered a corridor inside a fortress and stopped outside an office. After finishing her hair and clothes, she took a deep breath and calmed down before raising her hand and knocking on the hard thick wooden door.

dong dong——

"Please come in."

"Hello Mr. Hu De, my name is Jenna, and I just transferred to Bridge Pier College this year." The girl introduced herself straight to the point.

"Hello, what's the matter?" A woman with glasses at the desk raised her head, and she looked with an intellectual beauty.

"I want to take a leave of absence to go home. My hometown is in the Principality of Heiyan. There are many turmoils now, and I am very worried about my family." There was a burst of anxiety and unease in her tone.

"I see, I can give you a long-term suspension, but as a teacher, I also want to remind you. Going home is not a good choice now, you are very likely to encounter many dangers, and you have just changed the sequence , it is a little difficult to protect yourself at present.”

"I understand, thank you teacher for reminding me, but now I can't study with peace of mind even if I stay at school." Jenna bowed deeply.

"Since you have made a decision, I will not stop it. Accept this certificate well. As a student of Emenas, some forces will still have scruples and will not embarrass you too much."

"Thank you teacher." Zena thanked again.

"That's it, go to the central school building to find a docile griffin. Although it's not very docile, but with it, you can take a faster ride back to your hometown."

"Yes, Mr. Hood."

After receiving a series of certificates and papers for leaving the school, Jena turned around and left the office.

Looking at the student who disappeared at the end of the corridor, the teacher pushed down his glasses and circled the name on the roster beside him.

"I hope she can return safely."

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A few days later, Roland Hill's convoy entered a wide avenue, and the number of carriages and people on the road gradually increased.

"Miss, this is Nedshire." Mira opened the car window, looked at the scenery outside, then turned back and said to Lorraine Hill.

"Is it finally here?" Roland Hill looked out the window.

Surrounded by mountains, ups and downs, as the carriage turned around a hill, a purple-red mountain was exposed in front of us.

A tall hill was excavated to reveal the rocky mountain inside, the stones in it were dark red and purple in color.

This place should have been an iron mine. It seems to have been abandoned for a long time, but because of the ore everywhere, there is no grass growing in the mountains, and it is still abandoned.

There are many mines in Ned County. In the past era of the West Wind Kingdom, a large amount of iron ore and copper ore in the country were produced here, and it is a resource-based area of ​​the Rockfall Province.

However, there are not many metallurgical factories in Ned County, and most of them are still transported to Red Gravel City, where they are smelted with the help of coal mines shipped from other places. At the same time, waterwheels can also save a lot of labor.

In the evening, the convoy finally stopped in a city in Ned County. Although it is not the capital of the county, it is still prosperous because it is close to the south.

The miners who finished their work carried the mines and walked down the street. They were all covered in black and gray.

Talking about today's income, I occasionally met a few alchemists wearing trench coats and robes on the road, and there were a few heavy golems parked next to some storefronts on the road.

While sitting in the restaurant, Lorraine Hill asked a local guide to inquire about the situation in the county.

"Hello, my name is Lesia, I am the heir of the Lagertis Chamber of Commerce. I have just brought my caravan here. I want to know something."

"Hello, eldest lady, feel free to ask." The guide was dressed in coarse cloth. Judging from his thick arms, he seemed to be a local blacksmith.

"I saw some alchemists on the street, where did they come from?"

"Well, in fact, they are local mages, but if they are teachers, they are still from the faction on Luerna's side. This must be said that a long time ago, before the 'Battle of the Broken Bow', when the Seven Kingdoms of Xuehua signed a covenant, some The mages of Rourna have come to support some projects in the construction of the west wind."

"In order to obtain more metals and minerals, many of them came to Ned County to provide technical support, design structures, assist in mining, etc. During this period, they also brought some basic golem making techniques to assist Mining."

"Unfortunately, this kind of support gradually disappeared after the 'Battle of the Broken Bow', and the relationship between the two sides gradually became cold. Although there was no major conflict, most of the mages of Luerna also withdrew. "

"At present, the alchemists you see are descendants of alchemy apprentices who used to study in the local area. Although their strength and skills are not as good as those of Rourna's mages, they are fortunately more close to the people. Today, many of the structures in mines are made by them. maintenance or design.”

"So it is." Roland Hill nodded, and then asked about the situation in some counties and provinces.

Most of Nedshire's industry is related to ore, with very little agriculture, and most of it relies on imports from other provinces. The same is true. In the past, the west wind used grain to dominate and control this remote and important county.

Fortunately, now that Crancia is established, food and other daily necessities are also abundant, so there is no need to live as tight as before.

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"Is it a major event now? I think about it, a few giant worms appeared at the front end, destroying a lot of tunnels, and currently the official is looking for someone to hunt these worms. Then there is a place on the east side near the Mountain of Sighs, there are Sequence 5 worms. The monsters are haunting, fortunately, it has been solved now."

"Oh, how did you solve it?"

"It is said to be a sturdy young man. He came from out of town two years ago. His strength is very unusual. He can kill many monsters with his bare hands." The guide described a short man with reddish skin. .