Martin was immediately interested after hearing Karen's words. Conrad had mentioned this mysterious species of elves back in the trading market, and Martin had been interested in it ever since.

He hurriedly said hello to Karen and planned to go to Wayne's fiefdom to investigate. Martin first summoned Eric through the communication crystal, then told the butler that he was going to find Wayne. Then he went to the stables to change to a big wildebeest and hurried out of the castle.

As soon as he left the city, Martin pulled out his map to identify the direction, then galloped towards Wayne's fiefdom. After a whole day of non-stop travel, he finally arrived at Wayne's fiefdom - Red Rock Territory.

There is an abundance of a common stone called red rock here. It is extremely hard and expensive, and is often used in the construction of city walls and fortresses.

Entering the Red Rock Territory, the dirt road beneath my feet suddenly turned into a stone path. Looking out, I saw rolling stone mountains all around, dotted with tiny patches of greenery. No wonder Wayne always stayed in the Earl's Castle. However, the Red Rock production here was plentiful, so Wayne's coffers must have been quite full.

Martin soon arrived at Yanhong City. Before him lay a city built entirely of red rock, including the same stone walls. He gazed at the tallest castle and walked quickly toward it, pulling out his communication crystal to notify Wayne.

Along the way, what I saw and heard was almost the same as in Luoqiu Town, with only one difference - there were many free nobles here. Although they were nobles, they had no fiefdoms.

Arriving at the castle gate, the gatekeeper saw the White family emblem and asked respectfully, "Excuse me, which young master are you?" As soon as he finished speaking, a figure rushed out of the castle in a hurry. It was Wayne.

Wayne ignored the knight beside him and grabbed Martin and walked into the castle. After many twists and turns, the two arrived at the study.

Derry was also in the study. Seeing Wayne bringing Martin in, he stood up and greeted them. Wayne took Martin straight to the military map and pointed at it, saying, "Martin, elves have appeared here before. I've been to that area. It's a large red rock mountain with only some trees around it. It doesn't look like a place where elves would appear.

But as the saying goes, there's no smoke without fire. Perhaps I'm not strong enough, or perhaps those elves possess magical items that deceived me, the mercenaries, and the nobles."

Martin thought of the many free nobles he had seen when he entered the city and thought they were probably here to capture elves. Then Wayne said, "Martin, have your golden knight do me a favor and explore that area.

Honestly, this is an elf! These days, apart from the Moonlit Feather Forest, elves are practically unseen in the wild. If it weren't for the Elf Queen's power surpassing that of a Sky Mage, and the ten elders each being a peak Sky Mage, the Moonlit Feather Forest would have long since ceased to exist."

After hearing this, Martin couldn't help but feel curious and wanted to see what the elves looked like, so he asked Eric to go to that area to find out.

Seeing this, Wayne's worry immediately vanished from his face. He said calmly, "Martin, you've come all the way to my fiefdom, how can I not treat you well? I'll notify the tavern in the city and order a table of the finest food and wine to be sent to the castle. This tavern is a branch of the Royal Capital, called the Griffin and Rose Tavern. The food is so delicious that even the Sword of Oath City doesn't have a branch there."

Afterward, Wayne chatted with Martin and Derry for a while before having the butler bring the food from the tavern to the study. They sat together, eating and chatting. Half an hour later, everyone was satisfied with the food and drink.

Martin couldn't help but admire the tavern's cooking skills. When he asked the price, he found out it was fifty gold coins! You know, two gold coins would cover a commoner's family's expenses for a year. It was really ridiculously expensive.

When they were chatting animatedly, Eric came back with some mixed news.

After a careful search, he did find traces of the elves. However, when he actually encountered them, the scene before him dispelled all hope. There were six elves, three of whom were gold mages, two were silver mages, and one was an ordinary elf.

Faced with such a powerful combination, even Eric, as a Golden Knight, did not dare to have any improper thoughts and could only turn back.

When Wayne heard the news, he and Derry burst into tears, muttering over and over, "Elf, my elf!" He looked as if he had suffered a huge blow, and his face was full of unacceptable words.

Martin looked at the two of them and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, wondering why he didn't realize that Wayne and Derry had such a... such an inappropriate side when they were in the Earl's Castle. It really made people at a loss for words.

However, there must be a reason why the elves appeared in such a group. Martin knew that he only had Eric, a gold-level fighter, by his side. If the other gold knights were there, he might still have a chance, but even so, how easy would it be?

He secretly thought that if such a powerful elf group didn't have the support of the Moonlight Spirit Feather Forest, he would never believe it. With this thought, Martin simply treated this trip as an ordinary tour.

Seeing that Wayne and Derry were still immersed in disappointment and showed no signs of recovery, Martin called the butler and asked him to prepare two rooms for him and Eric. Then he took out five hundred gold coins and handed them to Eric, asking him to find a place to eat outside and keep the rest of the money for himself.

After Eric left, Martin went to the room the butler had prepared. He sat on the edge of the bed, his thoughts drifting back to Luoqiu Town, thinking about returning in a few days to check on the progress of the Demon Copper Mine.

Thinking of this, Martin felt that if he didn't ask Betan immediately, he would have trouble sleeping tonight, so he quickly took out the communication crystal and dialed Betan's number.

The call was quickly connected, and Betan's voice came from the other end: "Master, you're looking for me?" Martin asked directly: "Betan, how is the mining of the magic copper mine going?"

Betan's tone was full of excitement. "Master, the yield is quite good! Hank said we might have unearthed a large vein of ore, so we should prepare for long-term mining.

Currently, we can produce ten tons of unrefined magic copper ore every day, and each ton is worth a thousand gold coins. However, Master, we are a little short-staffed right now. If we could get more people, we could easily double the output."

Martin, upon hearing this, wished he could fly to the mine immediately. These words only made his heart surge, making it even harder to sleep. Martin then contacted Yoder again and instructed him, "First, contact the slave owners and prepare a batch of slaves."

As he spoke, he glanced at the space ring and continued, "This time we need a thousand strong male slaves." After giving the instructions, Martin hung up the communication crystal.

Martin tossed and turned in bed, his mind preoccupied with the magic copper mine and the impending slaves. Thoughts raced through his mind, leaving him unable to calm down. He tossed and turned until after two in the morning, when he finally drifted off to sleep.