Chapter 153 Rebellious Miners

Vanessa trembled and immediately released her mother's hand, while Yuanyuan immediately rushed over to protect Vanessa behind her.

"What's wrong with you? I want to eat chicken, can't I?" Mrs. Amala said hesitantly.

"That's fine," Dick said solemnly, "then do you want to eat it raw or cooked?"

"Of course it's cooked, why do people eat raw? Isn't that what wild animals do?"

Dick looked at Vanessa, and the two smiled at each other, knowing that Mrs. Amara was completely fine.

"Then I will ask the servant to tell the cook to stew a pot full of chicken for you now." Vanessa said happily.

"Wait a moment."

"What's the matter, Dick?"

"Mrs. Amala can eat chicken if she wants, but she should put less oil and make it lighter. And she hasn't eaten formally for a few days. She just ate some... In short, she should eat less and eat more on the first day."

"Thank you for the reminder." Then Vanessa shouted: "Maid."

A maid came in outside the door. After Vanessa gave her orders, she turned and left.

Vanessa looked at Mrs. Amala with uneasiness, "Mom, besides the bone pain, do you feel any discomfort?"

"Not really, but I feel very energetic now."

Then, Mrs. Amala got up from the bed and stood barefoot on the ground.

She told everyone: "I always feel that my body seems to be much softer and my muscles and bones have stretched a lot."

Ignoring everyone's surprised looks, he raised his right leg high and sat on the ground with his legs in a straight line.

"Mother!" Vanessa said in shock.

Mrs. Amara put her hands on the ground, stood up slowly, and smiled sheepishly at everyone:

"I just felt I could do this move, but I didn't expect it to happen."

Dick smiled and said:

"This can be considered a blessing in disguise. Your body is now more flexible, your qi and blood will be stronger, and your body's recovery will be better.

“What’s more, stretching your arms and legs more every day can prolong your life and delay aging.”

"Slows aging! Really? That's great."

…

After a while, several people were at the dining table in the hall on the first floor. They saw Mrs. Amala eating a small bowl full of chicken, and her face became slightly rosy.

Dick then stood up and said:

"Everyone, it's over, it's time for me to leave."

"Dick, I'll see you off in person." Mrs. Amara had already changed into some decent clothes and stood up.

"Okay." Dick did not refuse, and several people sent him to the courtyard of the castle.

Just as he was about to lead the horse away, a soldier rushed in from outside the courtyard in a panic, ran to Mrs. Amara, and shouted anxiously: "My lady is not good, something happened in the silver mine."

"What happened?" Madam stood up straight. She was no longer as friendly as she was to Dick, but had a majestic air.

"All the miners in those silver mines are going to rebel!"

"Don't be anxious, speak slowly." Vanessa on the side comforted.

After hearing what the young lady said, the soldier wiped the sweat from his forehead, adjusted his breathing, and slowly said:

"Madam, were you not possessed by evil spirits three days ago..."

"Don't say any more." Vanessa said quickly, looking at her mother worriedly.

"Don't worry, my dear, I remembered everything just now while eating.

“The crawling on the ceiling wasn’t a hallucination, it was me being possessed by a demon.”

"Mother……"

"It doesn't matter. I am the wife of Duke Amara. I have never seen any big storms. This kind of thing will not hinder me at all.

"And didn't Dick say that?"

Mrs. Amara looked at Dick again, "After being possessed this time, I also got benefits. My energy and blood will be stronger. This is a good thing, isn't it?"

Then she looked at the soldier in front of her: "Keep talking."

"Yes, madam, you were possessed by a demon in the mine three days ago. In the past few days, we have been directing the miners to continue mining while you were away, but the demon's kin emerged from the depths of the mine. There are twenty or thirty."

"You're saying there are plenty of demons that could possess them again."

Dick frowned and asked, thinking to himself at the same time:

If a large number of people are possessed, no matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to keep busy, and you will be in trouble.

"Who is this?"

"His name is Dick, he is a master witcher. He is the one who exorcised the demon for me."

"Oh! Master Dick, no, that's not what I meant. It's just that spiders similar to those that burrowed into Madam's ears appeared again."

"Purple and brown on the body?"

"yes."

"How big is it?"

The soldier made a shape with his hands, "It's as big as a stool."

"How do these spiders attack miners?"

“They will first hide in a shadowed corner of the mine, insidiously spitting out a spider web from their mouthparts, entangling the miners and sticking them to the ground.

"Then the spider monsters will approach the miners and bite them with the disgusting claws on their heads. After that, the miners will pass out and then be dragged deep into the mine. We have had five miners disappear because of this."

"It should be [Crab Spider], not a demon, and the 'big pincers' you are talking about are [Crab Spider]'s chelicerae, which can secrete venom to paralyze prey."

After a brief explanation, Dick motioned to the soldier to continue.

"Yes, Master Dick.

"Although this happened, aren't we worried about the progress of mining? So...

"So you continue to let the miners mine silver in this dangerous mine."

"That's right."

"Didn't I order before that if there is an accident, mining should be temporarily stopped?" Mrs. Amara asked.

The soldier hurriedly bent down and said respectfully:

"Madam, but we are in a tight situation on the front line now, and we urgently need the output of these silver mines.

"And those miners are all criminals. They are atonement. Even if they die for this, they are also contributing to the North."

"Ridiculous!"

Mrs. Amara said sternly, "Although these people are criminals, they are also lives. Everyone is equal. Why can't you treat them as compatriots?"

"...Yes, you are right." The soldier lowered his head and dared not refute.

As for what he thought of Madam's concept of [equality for all], no one knew.

"Then Dick, can you go with us now?" Mrs. Amara said again.

"Okay."

"Dick, I may trouble you again this time.

"After I negotiate with the miners, I will trouble you to deal with the [Crab Spiders] in the mine."

The soldier raised his head again and said anxiously: "Yes, Master Dick, you must deal with those [Crab Spiders] quickly.

"As long as the war starts, it will consume a steady stream of crowns, and this silver mine is one of the three major mineral veins in the North. A lot of crown production depends on it."

"Okay, let's go now."