Standing by the still somewhat cold river water in late winter, Duolai did not feel much cold. His body was steaming with warmth. While screening, he stared closely at the orange-yellow stones, fearing that he would miss one.

As he sifted through the ore, Dolai soon discovered a very strange phenomenon: some small shiny stones always appeared in the last ore to be sifted. Generally speaking, gold has a high density and cannot be washed away by the river, so it will remain at the end. But what are these shiny stones?

After drying in the sun for a while, he had dropped many shiny little stones. Once again, he couldn't help it, so he picked up a piece in his hand and started looking at it.

The stone is completely white, with some translucent cubic crystals, which is very beautiful. Holding it in the hand, there seems to be a faint coolness seeping out. Feeling this coolness, Duolai's mind feels much clearer, and he also feels that this stone seems somewhat familiar, but he doesn't know where the familiarity comes from.

Feeling this, Dolai knew that these shiny little stones were not simple and seemed to be extraordinary things.

Because this thing is not metal, the mine will definitely not want it. So when Dolai was picking up gold ore, he put these shiny stones in his pocket and prepared to take them back. He always felt that the smell of these stones was very familiar, but he didn't know why?

With doubts, Dole continued to work.

When the sun slowly passed over the mountain top and the sky began to darken, he had already collected a bag of shiny pebbles.

get off work.

When he went to the steward to collect the money, he really got two extra copper coins. Dolai looked around nervously. Odo was not there. He must have gone to rob someone and couldn't take care of this place. He quickly handed the extra two copper coins to Uncle Duodu.

The two exchanged glances and soon arrived at the entrance of the mine.

Dolai walked past the instrument nervously. As expected, the instrument did not make a sound, so he breathed a sigh of relief. However, as soon as he came out, he ran into Oddo and his group.

Seeing Dole coming out, Oddo walked out with a sinister look, and without saying a word, he pushed Dole to the ground, and then several people started to search Dole's body savagely.

Dole did not resist, because resistance was futile, he just looked calmly at Oddo who was standing high above him.

Oddo arrogantly commanded his men and looked at Dole with a mocking expression on his face.

"Why, you're not convinced? If you're not convinced, hit me."

"Damn bastard."

"Pooh."

The kid who pushed Dole down and started the robbery was only fourteen years old. He was big-headed and was Oddo's number one thug. After spitting at Dole, the group walked away.

Seeing them leave, Dolai touched his pocket and found that there were indeed two copper coins left. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Today I can let Oddo eat two vegetable dumplings, and I still have a copper coin left, which I have to save.

Thinking of this, Duolai felt very happy and didn't even feel much resentment when he was pushed and insulted.

He wiped the spit off his body and walked into the city as if no one was around.

Cases like Dolai's happen dozens of times every day at the mine gate, and no one comes to take care of it.

When he arrived at the market, Uncle Duodu was already waiting for him. The two of them made a quiet transaction and then left tacitly.

Dolai spent two copper coins to buy six vegetable dumplings. He ate four of them immediately, then put the other two in his arms and followed the crowd back to the city. At this time, the sun was setting, the evening mist was red, and the western sky was very beautiful.

Back at the den, as soon as Dole entered the door, Odo poked his head out, his dog face full of confusion.

Dole saw Oddo like this, and didn't care much. He put the rice ball in a worn-out bowl, threw it to him, touched the dog's head, and then lay on his bed. He ate four rice balls in one breath today, but he didn't feel very tired. He could still be awake for a while, so he took out all the small stones in his pocket and poured them on the ground.

At this time, he found that something was wrong with Oddo, because Oddo did not eat the vegetable balls at all, but followed him, staring at the small stone in his hand.

Dolai smiled slightly, put all the small stones on the ground, picked up one, shook it at Oddo, and said with a smile, "Why, you also like this kind of small stones?"

This is what the Hell Wolf Odo was thinking at this time, damn, I can find magic crystals here, it's really weird, but he didn't dare to say it, but gently licked Dolai's hand, rubbed it a few more times, and deliberately licked the stone into his mouth.

When Dole saw Oddo like this, he was a little shocked. He suddenly became anxious. He rushed forward, ready to pin Oddo down, ready to pry open his mouth and pick out the stone.

The dog actually eats stones. It seems he doesn't want to live anymore.

It was so hard to find a living thing to live with, and Dolai didn't want him to die just like that.

But Oddo obviously didn't want him to succeed. He ran left and right, but Dole couldn't catch him. Instead, he found an opportunity to eat a few more stones on the ground, feeling very happy.

"I haven't seen magic crystals for a long time. Although these are magic crystal remnants, with these magic crystals, my injuries will heal quickly."

Of course, Oddo would not say all this to Dole. He dodged Dole's claws while secretly eating the magic crystals. He did not stop until he had secretly eaten all the magic crystals. Then he licked his face, ran to Dole, rubbed his thighs, licked his hands, and wagged his tail even more happily, as if asking if there were any more of these stones.

Dolai was already dumbfounded. This guy actually ate it? And he even finished it?

fine?

However, seeing that Oddo was still alive and well, nothing happened, and even more energetic, he didn't care about his stone. As long as the dog was fine, it was enough.

After carefully touching Oddo and making sure he was okay, Dolai was surprised. Could the stone be eaten?

With a lot of doubts in his mind, Dolai soon fell into a deep sleep.

midnight.

Oddo got up from the ground, walked over unsteadily, lowered his head, looked at Dole, and shot a ray of light that flew to Dole's forehead. Then he quietly opened the door and walked out.

He knew where Duolai worked. There were actually low-quality magic crystals in there. It must be a miniature magic crystal mine. He had to quickly absorb all the magic crystals so that his strength could be restored.

The Hellhound is good at hiding, tracking, and hunting. Soon, he tracked Dolai's scent and quietly entered the mine. In the dark night, the Hellhound's gray-black figure was like an uninhabited place and was not discovered by any guards.

He came to the creek, where Dolai was last seen. With just a quick sniff, he identified several other smells, and then followed the source of the smell up the mountain.

The whole process was silent.

There are a lot of stones in the mine, and they are all raw ores. All the broken stones are piled together. In the middle of the night, no one can tell which are the ores and which are the waste rocks. They are just piled together and no one is watching.

There was no one around in the middle of the night, which made it much easier for Oddo to commit the crime. The main purpose of his coming here tonight was to see where the mineral veins were, not to absorb them directly. There was still a long time to come, so there was no need to rush.