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  Chapter 49: Unknown Miners.

  *Celia’s POV*

  Ba reality, I only now realize that I pletely ignored her question. What should I even tell her? That I spent hours chopping down some wood for no reason? I mean, I ’t tell Lia about my System, so she might just think that I am insane…

  Lia: “Celia… you ’t just leave me hanging here! Why is this high quality lumber in your dungeon? Does this pce produce it?” She asked with aremely ied tone.

  Celia: “No? I just chopped it all down, and then teleported it back to here.” I reply.

  Lia: “Chopped it down? There is a farm for it, not even my family knows where it is, though…” She said with a thinking pose.

  Celia: “I didn’t steal it, if that’s what you’re implying.” I say with a raised eyebrow.

  Lia: “That wasn’t what I was implying… Look, the only pce where these kinds of trees grow, is in that dangerous forest iweeia and Evaclearian.” She said with a serious tone.

  Celia: “Good eye! This dungeon is located in that forest, and I chopped down those trees in said forest.” I reply with a thumbs up.

  Lia: “…”

  The cute girl seemed to be lost in thought, as she walked around my dungeon, and looked at the Mana Crystals, and those logs. It’s not like I even po do anything with those logs, though… But if she’s making such a fuss about them, maybe I sell them to some rich person?

  Lia: “Who… I see those weird vent things, but who is mining the Mana Crystals?” She asked with a grim tone.

  Celia: “Oh, just Primal Goblins.” I reply with a nont tone.

  Lia: “Celia… svery is illegal, but a lot of powerful families still utilize such methods of bor. You don’t have to hide such a thing from me.” She said with a hurt tone.

  Celia: “I am being one hundred pert truthful!” I excim.

  Without giviime to reply, I walk over to the mining door, which seemingly got bigger, for some reason, and ope up for her to see. The sight before us, shocked even me… What the fuck!? No, really. What the flying fuck happened since I was gone!?

  The Goblins… they were wearing safety vests, and hardhats… How… and why? Where did they evehe damn things from? They were sanized as well… While I was so fused, one of them walked up to me…

  Miner Goblin: “Ah, Mistress! It is good to see you! The mining operation is on schedule, just like always.” He said with a bright tone.

  Celia: “Umm… Good? Uh, keep up the good work?” I say with a fused tone.

  He bowed to me, and the baining. Oddly, the deposits would reappear after only a few minutes after it was mined out of Mana Crystals… This pce is like a resource dungeon in an MMO… With no words spokeween us, I closed the door.

  Celia: “Lia… I swear to every Goddess iehey were just Primal Goblins when I first acquired this dungeon. Why they’re even capable of speech, I have no idea…” I say with an utterly fused expression and tone.

  Lia: “I believe you.” She said with a warm tone.

  Celia: “But… the only reason I was fih the dungeon ensving those Primal Goblins, was because they had no intelligeo speak of…” I say with a remorseful tone.

  Lia: “Dungeons evolve with their owners. They aren’t Primal Goblins anymore, but some kind of smarter new race.” She said with a thinking pose.

  Celia: “Then… I have to release them. I ot just ehem anymore…” I say with an uone.

  Lia: “I wouldn’t suggest doing that. The moment they leave this dungeon, they might revert back to Primal Goblins.” She said with an urgent tone.

  Celia: “Really?” I say with a head tilt.

  Lia: “Yes. For now, we should just let them do as they please. They didn’t seem to be upset with their lot in life, regardless.” She replied.

  Celia: “Okay… I guess you’re right.” I say with a sigh.

  I mean, I don’t really know what to do in this situation… Lia even acted like svery was something that she didn’t mind. Well, if those Goblins decided they want freedom, then I will just let them leave. But she was right that they looked happy…

  Lia: “We should head back to the academy now.” She suggested.

  Celia: “Sure, how many Mana Crystals will you be taking with you?” I ask with a curious tone.

  Lia: “How many I take?” She asked with aed tone.

  Celia: “As many as you want. I gave the same deal to Amelie as well.” I say with a giggle.

  Lia: “Are… are you pnning on selling the Mana Crystals, and that lumber?” She asked.

  Celia: “I had sidered it, but Amelie gave me a lot of funds, so I am not g iium at the moment.” I reply.

  Lia: “If you would prefer, I could set up a pany for the Mana Crystals, and safely sell off the lumber for you. Selling them on your own, will get you killed. They’re just too valuable.” She offered.

  Celia: “That would be great, but you should focus on your studies.” I deny.

  Lia: “Thanks to you, I have the time to set all of that up. With csses being deyed for a week.” She said with a ugh.

  Celia: “…Fine, I accept your offer.” I reply.

  Lia: “ you transport all of it?” She asked.

  Celia: “I just put it all in my pouch.” I reply with a shrug expression, before doing just that.

  When I finished, Lia once again had a shocked expression on her face. Oops? Was this pouch that Yona gave me, really that amazing? I mean, I haven’t even e close to filling it up yet…

  Lia: “That pouch… you know that something like that is worth at least, like a few Orichalcum Celestium, right?” She said with a flicted expression on her face.

  Celia: “Is it? It was a gift, so I don’t know how much it cost?” I reply with another shrug.

  Lia: “Why is that a question?… Celia… you give me a headache sometimes.” She said while rubbing her head.

  Celia: “Really? I am told that I have that effe people.” I say with a smug tone.

  Lia: “…”

  Before we left, Lia had a tour around the main area of my dungeon. Once again… that kinda sounded like innuendardless, she seemed ied in it.

  Lia: “Did you design this pce, or was it always like this?” She asked with a thinking pose.

  Celia: “Before I took it over, it was just a creepy cave system. For some reason, once I became its owner, it transformed into this oddly regal pce.” I answer with a sigh.

  Lia: “Hm… you must have a good imagination, then.” She said with a ugh.

  With that done, she grabbed hold of my hand, aeleported out of the dungeon. Telep is never fun… What was even less fun, was what awaited us whe back to the academy…