Chapter 113: A Corner of Darkness

  "Haha, so it's the new inspector who has arrived. It was all a misunderstanding. That little scoundrel Kapo doesn't know how to recognize his superiors, he can't see the big picture and now he's fallen into this situation because of his own doing. We've come too late, sir, please don't mind!"

  After a moment of silence, Batu's face suddenly changed, and he beckoned to Ye Han with one hand while bursting into loud laughter with the other. The people around him followed suit, and the atmosphere immediately became lively, as if the tense atmosphere just now was all fake.

  Ye Han looked at this Batu Mur, and secretly warned himself in his heart. Don't look at this guy as a rough man, but his temperament and methods are quite ruthless. A few words had just made the surrounding things disappear without a trace. This hidden thought is not something that ordinary people of the Burox tribe can match.

  No wonder the iron mine district's various patrol officers are all made of iron, and the troops are flowing like water. But Batu Mur is still holding onto the position of head of the iron mine district, as stable as Mount Tai, with a ruthless approach!

  However, Ye Han didn't have time to care about him now, he pulled up the Wolfsburg youth on the ground.

  "Thank you, sir!"

  That Wolfling youth, despite being covered in wolf-like wounds and having bloodstains on his back, still firmly protected the small figure behind him with his frail body. It was clear that it was a girl, seemingly his younger sister.

  "I knew it!"

  Ye Han secretly thought to himself, the wolf tribe youth in front of him should be a member of the Snow Wolf Tribe, the white furry markings on his cheeks revealed his identity, but his appearance was handsome and more like that of a human, clearly he was a half-breed between a human and a Wolfling.

  Such a half-breed is generally the product of war or slave-taking, and is considered lowly in the human world. In the Bimon beast tribe, they are also outcasts, making it difficult for them to survive. It's unknown how they ended up in this iron mine district, where most laborers are either prisoners of war or convicted felons who have been banished by their respective tribes. The physical labor is extremely demanding, and human life is not valued; the mortality rate is very high every year. It's hard to imagine how Wolf, a half-breed who appears to be just a teenager, has managed to keep himself and his sister alive until now.

  "What's your name?"

  Ye Han spoke up.

  "Sir, I'm called Xerxes."

  The young Wolfschnee tribesman hung his head, shielding behind him a smaller and weaker younger sister. Although he was fifteen or sixteen years old, his body was very thin and weak, clearly underdeveloped, but still trying to stand up straight.

  Ye Han nodded and stopped asking questions, then looked up at Tian Chang Batu who had just spoken.

  "The Black Rhinoceros tribe's combat ability was originally very strong, and this Batu Muren clearly cultivated a powerful technique with a violent black attribute. With his high-level White Silver strength, he is already quite formidable. No wonder he can dominate the Divine Iron Mine for so long, absolutely not an easy opponent."

  He could see at a glance that, along with the two Rhinoceros tribe members following behind Batumere, they were all Silver-level warriors. However, only Batumere posed some threat, while the others were not worth mentioning.

  "Yehanchu came here for the first time and didn't inform everyone. It's my fault, I apologize to Batumutechang and everyone."

  Ye Han bowed with his fists, although he always felt a bit uneasy in his heart, but on the surface, he still had to do enough. After all, he came here to investigate the death of the previous inspector and to obtain the divine iron, it was not worth offending these local snakes, otherwise, everything would be hindered for himself, that would be a loss.

  In past lives on Earth, this skill had already been practiced and was second nature.

  "Hehe, Lord Ye Han, don't say that. Your presence here is our honor, how can you still be so particular? You've just arrived, and we haven't even had a chance to properly welcome you. The wine I prepared is not good enough, please do us the favor of accepting it, and let us treat you properly."

  Batu Muhehe burst out laughing and walked over with big strides, slapping Ye Han's shoulder with a familiar large hand, looking as if nothing had happened just now.

  Moreover, given his realm, he should have easily seen that Ye Han had not yet broken through the 9th level, and wasn't even at the Bronze stage, but there was no sign of him looking down on him because of this, lightly glossing over this layer, just this move alone made Ye Han look up to him in his heart.

  "The leader is gracious, how could Ye Han dare not follow?"

  Ye Han also smiled and seemed to unintentionally avoid Batu's palm, clasping his fists in greeting.

  "However, Ye Han had another request. As a newcomer to this place, he still wasn't quite used to some of the living habits here and didn't know if Lord Batoumer could let him take care of these two children to help with his daily life. Ye Han was willing to pay the corresponding price according to market value."

  As soon as Ye Han said he would buy them, the young man from the Wolf Snow tribe, 'Cirrus', who had been hanging his head low, suddenly lifted it up and stared at Ye Han with a bright gaze, as if to remember him deeply. Even the little wolf girl hiding behind him couldn't help but sneak a peek at Ye Han with her big eyes.

  "Haha, what am I saying? In this mine, many things are valuable, but human life is not. They're just two cheap slaves, what's the point of money or not, since Lord Ye Han has taken a liking to them, it's their good fortune, so let's give them to the lord."

  Batu Mu was also stunned, not knowing what Ye Han wanted to do with these two small mining slaves, but he was naturally calm and immediately burst out laughing.

  "Alright then, thank you, Lord Batumur."

  Ye Han bowed again with his fists clenched.

  "No need to thank me, let's go, Inspector General, we'll go have a drink, this time I'll treat you well."

  "In that case, I won't be polite."

  "Please come this way."

  "Good!"

  The two people's conversation grew fainter and fainter, seeming to come from afar.

  ……

  "Sir, is there anything wrong this time? Do you want me to take care of that little brat..."

  In a room deep in the iron mine district, the lamplight cast a tall figure of a rhinoceros tribe, who made a throat-slitting gesture towards an even taller figure sitting above.

  "No need, humph, just a small guy who hasn't even broken through the 9th level of Qi yet. In recent years, the Kaitel Bull Head Clan has become more and more complacent, actually sending such a useless person to investigate this case. However, his mount is quite formidable, it's a hybrid Pixiu, only someone from a large clan with noble birth would be qualified to ride such a king of the mountains. Killing him might attract unwanted attention, so let's just keep him occupied with good food and drink for now. But we must closely monitor his every move."

  From the shadows came the voice of a tall figure sitting in the upper seat, surprisingly it was Batu Mur, the chief of the Divine Iron Mine District.

  "Don't worry, adults, Qita personally supervises him. If a white silver level warrior can supervise him personally, this kid will absolutely not be able to turn the tables."

  The voice that rose from below sounded like one of the two white silver-level rhino warriors who had been following Batou during the day, and the other was probably Zita.

  "Hmm, but still need to be careful, the Holy Master is about to be born, must not make any mistakes again. Last time, that patrol officer actually got close to the passage, forcing me to personally take action and kill him, which has already aroused suspicion from the Rhinoceros City side. This time, don't make another mistake. After Qita finishes monitoring that kid, you go with him to check on the transmission array. A ninth-level Dou Qi kid can be killed with just one slap, no need to waste our great efforts."

  Batou's voice rose, but the information revealed in his words was enough to stir up a storm outside.

  "Yes! Sir."

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