Gro Mining Vige; it was evening by the time Re''Kha reached the ce. It was located halfway up a hill that was situated in steep terrain. So, it was hard for her to traverse, especially when the path was very narrow.


    Thankfully, she could still travel through it with her horse. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have reached the ce even after nightfall if she were to traverse on foot. The mining vige wasn''t anything special. It was situated in front of a cave, the entrance into the hill''s mineral deposits.


    And, the cave seemed to tread downward like a long shaft, swallowed up by darkness. It was hard to mine under such conditions. But, there were numerous mirrors embedded into the walls to reflect the sunlight deep into the cave.


    And, there were fourrge mirrors outside the cave to direct as much of the sunlight into the cave as possible. From the cave was a protrusion of the hill, acting as a t in on which around twenty houses were constructed.


    It was followed by a steep cliff that touched the ground. So, if anyone were to slip, they would fall to their doom. And, just a nce proved that the edges of the cliff weren''t sturdy, evidenced by the cracked pieces of thend that looked on the verge of falling.


    As there weren''t any trees in the ce, the erosion of the ce was steep. There wasn''t even a speck of soil in the ce as the floor was rocky. It was a wonder why the vige folks lived in such a location in the first ce.


    There was a small path along the side of the hall that traversed from the foothill to the vige and stopped there. There wasn''t any path that headed towards the peak of the hill. It hadn''t been constructed yet.


    ''Even if they wished to live away from the cities, they could have picked better locations to settle.'' Re''Kha thought at first before looking around, noticing the barren rocky surroundings, nodding as she realised why they had picked the ce, ''As this ce doesn''t have any vegetation, no animals would prefer to live here. And, there would be no predatory animals in the ce. So virtually, they don''t have to live in fear of the beasts and animals.''


    "But," She frowned, "Living in this ce is even more difficult."


    Even though she had other thoughts, she knew why the vige existed. One way or another, the cities needed mineral resources for a variety of things. And, someone had to take charge and mine them.


    And, this was the chance for those who were kicked out of the settlements to make a living. In this manner, both parties obtained what they sought. Even though it was difficult, as long as they mined enough resources, they were able to exchange them for food and water.


    And in a ce where they didn''t have to live in fear of beasts or animals attacking, it was almost the best option the vigers could ask. Thinking as such, Re''Kha patted her horse, treading over the final stretch of the narrow path as she appeared before the vige.


    Hearing the sounds from the horse''s hooves, the people in the vige exited their houses, gazing at Re''Kha. Having lived in the mining vige, mining daily, and without enough water, the appearance of everyone was quite dirty.


    And in such a situation, Re''Kha appeared like an imperial envoy. Moreover, they habitually gazed at her Tikka jewellery, noticing the bright blue glow of the gem, kneeling on the ground immediately as they showed their respects.


    To them, a Harmoniser was something they couldn''t even fathom, living in a different world from theirs. Re''Kha stopped at the entrance, speaking, "Who''s the vige head?"


    "It''s me, mydy." A middle-aged man that was gaining in on years walked out from the crowd and bowed.


    "Alright, tell me in detail about the problem you face." Re''Kha didn''t beat about the bush, directly stating her task. As it was already evening, she didn''t wish to dy. If she wasted a day here, it would hinder her in the subsequent missions.


    After all, the missions with a Sha would take considerably longer due to the trickiness of the situation involved. As for the problem in the mining vige, they had reported that a creature of some sort was hiding in their mines, terrorising them. They had already lost two people to it.


    "We don''t know what that creature is, but it suddenly appeared ten days ago. At first, we chased it away deeper into the mines as it was only the length of our arms." The vige head said, "But, a dayter, it had already grown to our height. And the same day, it had dragged one of us deeper into the mines. Four dayster, we lost another person."


    "Did it disy any special abilities?" Re''Kha then pointed at the ground, motioning for the vige head to make a rough sketch of its figure.


    The vige head nodded as he began to draw on the ground using a sharp rock, speaking, "It has tough teeth that allow it to drill into the earth like it is no big deal. And, when attacking us, it spits out a sludge of earth. The one who was attacked by it screamed that it burned before his death."


    As he drew, the vige head shuddered in fear. And once he was done, Re''Kha looked at the image, frowning to see its sheer size. It was a head taller than her, but its body length was thrice her height. It sported tworge stumps at the front for legs while the rest of its body was serpentine.


    And, the shocking thing was its mouth that was capable of expanding as big as its height. It would easily be able to swallow Re''Kha if it so desired.


    Its size made it a difficult foe to face, even for her. Moreover, there wasn''t any light in the cave as it was alreadyte in the evening. The night was fast approaching.


    "Was it the only beast you saw?" Re''Kha inquired, noticing the vige head nod in response. She noticed that everyone else was bowing, facing their line of sight to the ground. After a moment of thought, Re''Kha looked at the vige head as her eyes swirled with jet-ck radiance.