After putting away the black soil, Li Yan led Bruiser and Goudan to Li Na and Zhao Xuan's place to see how they were doing.
Although there were many dwarven mines on this iron mountain, it was actually a large mine. Almost the entire mountain was hollowed out by the dwarves. However, the structure of this mountain was very strange. In addition, the dwarves had many years of mining experience. The entire mine was built very firmly, so there was no need to worry about the danger of collapse.
Although Li Na and Zhao Xuan were two women, they had always served the Carlin family and had always been Zhao Lin's good helpers. It was naturally not a problem for them to do this. As for the slaves, they were all motivated by the news that Li Yan could regain his freedom. There was no need for them to watch.
However, when they were cleaning up the mine, they found that there was not much usable space in the mine. The first few dozen meters of the mine was a residential area composed of empty space and stone caves. The dwarves lived here. If they cleaned up this place properly, they could use it to raise blue-eyed rabbits. However, they could not go further in. The deeper they went, the lower they went, and it was already filled with water.
However, just the space that had been cleaned up outside was enough to raise a lot of blue-eyed rabbits. At the very least, it would not be a problem to raise tens of thousands of blue-eyed rabbits.
The dwarves had to live in the mine all year round, so the design of the mine was similar to that of a small city. It was not far from the water source and had certain drainage facilities. Moreover, the place was spacious and close to the entrance of the mine. Although there was water in the mine, it was still very dry. It could be said to be the best place to raise blue-eyed rabbits.
It was also Li Yan's first time seeing the true appearance of the Dwarf Iron Mountain. The entire Iron Mountain was not very high. It was only about 1,000 meters above sea level and stretched for only a few thousand miles. It formed a semi-circular shape that surrounded the Yellow Plateau. There was only one way to enter and exit the Yellow Plateau, and that was through the opening of the semi-circular mountain range.
Li Yan and the others 'castles were built against the mountain. Part of them were on the hillside, and behind them was the Iron Mountain. The Dwarf Mine was halfway up the mountain, and the terrain was not low.
Behind the Iron Mountain was the famous dangerous place on the continent, the Cloud-Dream Swamp, which was known as one of the five forbidden areas on the continent.
The soil on the mountain was dark brown, and there were some weeds growing on it. However, they were not growing well, and it looked like they were about to die of illness. Although there were a few crooked trees, they also looked malnourished and poliotic.
Seeing this, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh. He finally understood why those aristocrats had sent him here, and why Zhao Lin had spent all his wealth to buy supplies before coming here. This place was a land of death. No matter how hard it was for them in the future, it would be good enough if they could survive until they had enough to eat. If the Carlin family wanted to rely on this place to start anew, it would be a fool's dream.
Looking at the busy mine in the distance, Li Yan quickly walked forward. Soon, he arrived at the mine. However, Li Na and Zhao Xuan were commanding the slaves in the mine and did not notice Li Yan's arrival.
Although this mine was built by the dwarves, the entrance was very tall. It was more than three meters high and five meters wide. There was a large open space inside, and caves of various sizes were secretly arranged on the walls of the entire space. This was simply a city in the mountains. It would not be a problem for tens of thousands of people to live here.
Li Yan was shocked by the scene in front of him. He really did not expect that the Dwarves could actually create such a cave city. This was really too shocking.
Looking at the inside of the mine, it was actually all built with stones. This was still a mine, it was clearly an underground base.
Li Yan couldn't help but nod his head. This place was really great. As long as they tidied up this place properly, not only could it be used to raise blue-eared rabbits, but it could also be used as a secret base. However, tidying up this place would take time. They didn't have the time to do this yet.
At this moment, Li Na also saw Li Yan. She quickly walked over and said,"Young master, why are you here? This place is very dirty. You should go back to the castle.”
Li Yan smiled." It's nothing. I just came to see what this place looks like. Grandma Li Na, how many more caves like this are there on this mountain?"”
Li Na quickly said," There are only two caves of this size on the mountain. One is on this side of the castle, and the other is on the other side of the mountain. The size of the cave is similar to this one. The rest are small passages. There are dozens of small passages like that.”
"Are these caves all connected?" Li Yan nodded. How deep was this mine? "I want to build a barrier here. Otherwise, there's no way to catch blue-eyed rabbits here.”
Li Na looked at him and said," Young Master, don't worry. These caves might be connected. This is the habit of the dwarves. However, the tunnels are usually built at the bottom of the mine. In order to ensure that the mountain won't collapse, they won't dig a horizontal tunnel outside. However, the cave is now filled with water. I don't know how deep it is, so it has become a dead end. Young Master, you can use this place without worry.”
Li Yan smiled and nodded."That's good. We can't care about the cave on the other side of the mountain for now, but this cave is just right. We should repair the road leading here and block the mine road. Although there's water inside, we don't have to worry about the blue-eyed rabbits running away, but we still have to prevent them from drowning.”
Li Na nodded." Don't worry, Young Master. I know what to do. This kind of place isn't for Young Master. You should go back."”
Li Yan smiled and said," It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. Grandma Li Na, go ahead. I'll go and take a look at the water in the mine and see if it's usable."”
Li Na nodded." Then I'll go with you. I'm a Water Mage, so I know a lot about water. I believe I can help you, Young Master."”
Li Yan smiled and said," Alright. There's nothing much to do here anyway. Grandma Li Na, you don't have to work too hard. It's good to take a walk with me."”With that, he walked into the mine.
Li Na followed behind Li Yan. Bruiser and Goudan followed behind them. Zhao Xuan didn't move. She still had to stay behind to watch the slaves.
The four of them quickly entered the mine. The mine was slanted downwards, but the slope was not very steep. It seemed that there was a railway above, but now the railway had been lifted away, leaving only a brown stone floor.
After walking down the slope for a few hundred meters, Li Yan saw an underground lake.
This place could only be described as an underground lake. The area here was really too big. With the light from the mine, he couldn't see how big the water surface was. He could only hear the sound of water.
At this moment, a ball of white light suddenly lit up beside Li Yan. Li Yan looked to the side curiously and saw that Li Na was holding a ball of light in her hand, as if she was holding a lamp.
However, he immediately understood that this was magic. It was a kind of light magic illumination spell. It did not have any offensive, defensive, or healing abilities. Its only use was to use it as a lamp. It was a spell that any mage on the continent, even a mage apprentice, could use because only illumination spells did not have any attribute restrictions.
Li Yan only took a glance before turning his head around. Using the illumination spell, he carefully observed the underground lake. Li Yan now realized that it was not wrong to call this place an underground lake. The surface area of the water here was much larger than that of an ordinary underground lake. It could be described as endless.
What made Li Yan feel the most uncomfortable was that there were actually a few small islands on the lake. However, these small islands were not large, only about a few dozen square meters. Moreover, they were connected to the sky and the ground like pillars.
"Grandma Li Na, do you know what those pillar-like things are for?" Li Yan asked Li Na in confusion.”
Li Na smiled and said," Young Master, you didn't see wrongly. Those are the pillars left behind by the Dwarves to support the entire mountain range. The platforms there are command platforms. When the Dwarves work, people will stand on them to give orders to the people below. The water surface you see here has actually been completely hollowed out. It can be said that this is a lake.
Li Yan's eyes lit up and he laughed out loud."Great, this is really great. This way, we can raise fish here, a lot of fish. This is really a natural treasure trove, hahahaha.”
Li Na looked around and said,"Young Master's idea is not bad, but we need to take a good look at this place. If it's stagnant water here, it's impossible to raise fish. However, it doesn't seem to be stagnant water either. I feel that the water element here is still very active, but the source of this water is a problem. If there's a river flowing in, there must be an exit. Otherwise, the water can't maintain this level forever. No matter how many fish we put in, they might run away through that exit.”
Li Yan nodded." Yes, this is a big problem. I also found this problem at the moat. It seems that we have to solve this problem first."”Then, he turned to Li Na and said,"Grandma Li Na, can you get some water? I want to take it back for research."”
Although Li Na did not know what Li Yan meant, she still responded. Then, with a move of her hand, a water ball with a diameter of one meter slowly rose from the water surface and stopped in front of Li Yan. Li Yan sighed in his heart again at the wonder of magic, but he did not stay idle. With a thought, the large water ball entered the spatial warehouse.
After putting away the water ball, Li Yan felt for a moment and realized that there was no notification from the space. It seemed that the water ball had really been stored. Li Yan could not help but sigh. This space warehouse was really magical. It could even store water balls.
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