Edwin had now decided to go and investigate that mine. He already had the precise address, thanks to Samuel.

And now, he was making his way towards the mine to understand the situation.

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According to Samuel, after the mine was found, the Mayor sent his men to the mine and increased the mining speed. The cost of these metals and minerals was significantly lowered.

However, Edwin doubted that this mine was actually under the control of the Mayor.

According to the information he possessed, he knew that there were many rare ores in this mine. One of them in large quantities was Roscyagite.

From this, three different kinds of rare and highly productive metals could be processed. These metals were Purplestone, Sabnovite, and Cyan Acangite.

All these three metals were highly useful for cultivation. However, among them, the Purplestone was in the greatest demand.

It was because the Spiritual Coins were created using Purplestones. They were always in high demand within the Sinyalian Kingdom, so this Roscyagite mine was too valuable.

Thus, Edwin highly doubted that the mayor could be in control of such a precious mine.

Once he reached the mine, he looked around and found the people who were in charge of transporting the mined materials to the different factories.

Edwin wasn't planning to talk to any of them. He was just waiting for them to gather the materials for the day and then move towards the factories.

He wanted to know precisely which factory these people were going to. There were a couple of those in Rashire City, and the safest way to find this factory would be to follow these carriages.

Naturally, these carriages were protected by strong warriors. Edwin sensed multiple 4 Star Warriors. They were all seasoned soldiers, and there were hidden warriors in the area possessing 5 Star Ardor.

A huge force was behind it.

Edwin did have an idea about who it could be when he sensed so many warriors, but he didn't make his move yet. He had to confirm his guess first.

And for that, he had to follow these guys.

After an hour or so, it was time for the miners to stop working and return home. After loading the carts, they left for their homes.

The carriages began to move.

Edwin didn't actually need to follow them to find out where they were heading. But after reaching the location, he had to do a couple of things there, so he followed them.

Edwin's sneaking skills were perfect. Even though he was following the carriages for such a long time, no one caught a hint of his presence. Including those warriors who could sense quite deeply and had quite an experience…

Well, their experience couldn't be compared to Azaroth's experience. The difference was too massive.

Soon, Edwin followed the carriages to the factory and soon found whose it was. This was a factory under Astral Mining Company. One of the three industries in Rashire City.

The other two being the Broken Hill Industries and East Range Corporation.

These three dealt with similar businesses, so as one would expect, the competition was quite high. And they had a very heated rivalry.

After a couple of hours, Edwin went and read the mind of a warrior working in the Astral Mining Company. He chose a 3 Star Warrior.

It was because, for Astral Mining Company, a 3 Star Warrior couldn't just be a regular henchman. However, he also couldn't be an important man whose presence would be highly valued.

Edwin just wanted information. After that, the man was killed with a palm attack. This palm attack didn't harm the man's body. Or atleast his exterior body.

This just targeted his heart and forced it under conditions like a heart attack. If the man had received some prescribed first aid at that moment, he would have survived.

But alas, only Edwin was near him at that moment.

Meanwhile, a small smile appeared on Edwin's face as he thought 'It's just as I expected. Such a good show is going on in this place. Surprisingly, it has remained concealed from the world for so long. But maybe I should investigate more. The next stop should be Broken Hill Industries.'

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The next day, Edwin entered Walsh Dukedom. He was here under the identity of Dark Shadow.

As he met up with the servants and maids in Walsh Dukedom, he didn't try to buy off their services or plant his own men among them as he did in other Noble Families.

He stopped a woman who appeared to be a maid in the mansion.

Purple, perfectly groomed hair hangs over a strong, cheerful face. Glinting green eyes, set appealingly within their sockets. She appeared quite young and had fair skin. She was wearing a rather traditional dress.

Edwin didn't observe her for long and spoke with a calm voice, "I am Dark Shadow, and I am here to meet the duchess. If you would be kind enough to inform her of my presence."

The maid remained unmoved, but there was a hint of anticipation when she saw Edwin heading for his pockets. Even though the salary they received was quite humongous, who didn't want more free wealth? She definitely did.

However, that flash of excitement faded when she saw Edwin pull out merely a couple of Gold Coins.

Edwin noticed this change in his emotions. However, he wasn't one to make a bad first impression.

Thus, he immediately stopped his hands that were heading to tip the maid.

"Would you like to see a magic trick? You can consider me a bit of a magician." Edwin spoke.

Now, the disappointment was gone from the maid's eyes, and she looked curious and wondered what he meant.

"I have two Gold Coins in my hands. I will toss them both up. When I catch them again, they will have completely changed." Edwin spoke calmly.

Soon, he tossed both the coins up.

After a few seconds, he caught the two of them. When he opened his palm, there were two Spiritual Coins in his hand.

The maid was quite surprised, and soon a smile appeared on her face.

Edwin's magic trick really did entertain her quite a bit.

She replied with a bright smile, "You are quite talented."

Edwin remained unmoved by her praise. He just said, "Now, would you please call out for Duchess. I had to discuss something urgent with her."

Just as the woman was about to go, there was another maid who saw her from a distance and spoke a little loudly, "So here you are, young mistress! Madam Siluca was quite worried when she didn't find you in your room."

The young lady immediately blushed in response. It was as if she had been caught stealing a cookie from the kitchen.

She peeked in Edwin's direction and saw he had stepped back in shock. She expected this response. After all, that maid had just revealed she was the young mistress of this dukedom.

Her name was Anna Walsh.

However, if Anna Walsh knew Edwin's thoughts, in reality, she would have found out that he wasn't the least bit surprised.

In fact, he approached her because he was well aware of her identity. Her dress, her beauty, the ornaments she wore, and her Ardor basically screamed her identity.

Edwin didn't understand how she could have even thought of fooling him into making him think that she was just a regular maid.

In fact, this young lady of nearly 17-years-old had probably seen him from the balcony or something and then came down and played this scene out.

She was probably bored staying in her room and wanted to have some fun.

However, she never expected to meet an entertaining guy. At least, someone who did something out of the ordinary.

Anna thought Edwin was surprised by her identity and quickly spoke, "That was really a neat trick. Teach it to me later. Oh right. You wanted to talk to my mom, right? I will call her out for you."

Anna then threw those Spirit Coins back towards Edwin before rushing on the first floor to meet her mother.