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The ice age had not yet ended, and the Blackflame Plains were still covered by a layer of ice and snow, but there were already people clearing the land.
On the plains to the northwest, over a hundred serfs were exploring black oil veins under the leadership of a group of knights. Veins nurtured by bipedal flying dragons were mostly shallow, so there was no need for drilling, making them easy to mine.
A few riders came to the mining team in progress.
"Lord Russell." The leading knight quickly came forward to salute Russell and then, seeing Rolin beside him, exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, Miss Rolin, you... how come you are here, is this Sir Cooper?"
"Hey Quinn, nice to see you." Rolin greeted casually and then noticed a dark large scorpion crawling on Quinn's shoulder, "Hey, Quinn, have you contracted a Gloomy Light Black Scorpion, are you now a Phantom Beast Knight too?"
