Hopes took a full ten days to manage to reach about one man's height's to the vein using the long climbing hooks. However, he was stumped here and was stuck. Somehow, the rock wall had become extremely strong, and even the intricately designed nails were unable to permeate them. He used the mini hammer to knock at the wall and at best only saw sparks shoot out. Eventually, even the nails' tips became blunt. Yet, he had only managed to create a mini pit that was no deeper than one's knuckle.
"Could it be that we are already at the Mithril deposit? Such a strong rock wall is rare, but it wouldn't be surprising if it were indeed the Mithril deposit," Sid remarked as he heard this story at dinner.
Hopes shook his head and said, "I managed to cut out a piece of rock and observed it when I returned. It's not secret silver ore but simply stone. However, it is remarkably hard, which is strange."
