Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

"If we maintain the current mining volume, how long would it take to mine all the magic aquanite?" Fredrinn asked.

Even if they did their best to hide this matter, it would soon leak out. They had to prioritize the mining of magic aquanite before that happened.

Roland furrowed his eyebrows and said. "We should ask the experts. We'll get the accurate answers from them. I'll bring you to see the head miner."

Not long later, Roland brought them to the head miner.

"My lord! My ladies!" The head miner and the workers immediately greeted them.

"Don't mind us. We only came here to chat with the head miner. You guys can go and do your thing." Roland waved his hand.

Hearing this, the miners bowed and left, leaving the header miner on his own.

"I wonder how I can help you, my lord." The head miner was a bit nervous. He rarely had the opportunity to talk with the patriarch. To someone like him, the patriarch of the Firecrown Supreme Household was like a high official.

Roland smiled and patted the man's shoulder. "There's no need to be nervous. We only have some questions for you."

"I see. I'll do my best to answer your queries." The head miner felt less nervous when he saw how easygoing the patriarch was.

Roland sent Fredrinn a knowing gaze and nodded to him.

Seeing this, Fredrinn understood his intentions.

"Hello, Head Miner John. It's been a while!" Fredrinn extended his hand at the head miner. He had spoken with this guy before when the miners sent a request for a raise. He was a patient and hardworking man so Fredrinn respected him a lot.

"I feel honored that you still remember someone like me, my lord!" The head miner didn't expect that Fredrinn would remember a nobody like him.

"How could I forget you?" Fredrinn chuckled.

"By the way, I'd like to know more about the situation with the mining of the magic aquanite. How long would it take our miners to dig out everything?" Fredrinn asked.

Hearing this, Head Miner John's face turned into work mode. He thought for a moment and carefully responded. "My lord, we haven't done a detailed inspection on the magic aquanite ores within the mine so I can only give you a rough estimate based on our current data…"

"… If we maintain the current workload, it should take us around half a year to dig out all the magic aquanite ore. If we temporarily halt the mining of the energy stones and prioritize the magic aquanite ore, I believe we can do it in four months."

"Four months?" Fredrinn frowned. Plenty of things could happen in those four months. What if one of their miners got drunk and accidentally spilled the secret? It would be a disaster!

"That won't do. We need to hire more miners. We must dig out all the magic aquanite ore within a month!" Fredrinn didn't any mistakes to happen so the best choice was to expedite the mining of the ore.

"But my lord… we can't casually hire people if we want to hide things here. It might take us some time to find trustworthy miners." The head miner reminded him.

"I know. I already have the right people in mind for the job. Just prepare their equipment. I will bring them here soon. For now, tell our miners to halt the mining of the energy stones. We will prioritize the magic aquanite ores."

"This…" The head miner turned his head to the patriarch to seek his opinion.

Roland nodded when he sensed his gaze.

Seeing the patriarch's confirmation, the head miner said. "Alright. I'll get our people to work on it, my lord! Even if we have to double our workload, I'll make sure that this task will be done without any mishaps!"

Fredrinn smiled and patted his shoulder. "I trust you, Head Miner John."

"Please excuse me. I'll start the operation now." The head miner bowed deeply and left with quick strides.

Fredrinn stared apologetically at his father. "I'm sorry, father. I made a decision on my own."

Roland laughed and shook his head. "You don't need to apologize. You are the heir of the Firecrown Supreme Household. You will soon be responsible for these tasks so it doesn't matter."

"I'm just curious… where are you going to find more miners?"

"About that… do you remember the people we saved from the slums?" Fredrinn grinned. When his subordinates took down the Snake Gang, they saved a bunch of people who were victims of their crimes. Those people had already been absorbed into the Firecrown Supreme Household. Their loyalty to the household was strong because of their gratitude. He wasn't worried that they would betray him.

Besides, he could always check their favorability through the favorability meter function.

"I see. So you were talking about them." Roland was also aware of those people. He was the one who approved of their stay in the household. He even allowed the families of those people to join the household.

"But… can you guarantee that they would be tight-lipped?" Although he trusted Fredrinn, he knew how complicated the human heart was. There was no knowing if those people would remain tight-lipped if someone would bribe them.

"You can rest assured, father. I'll take care of it. I'll make sure that only those we can trust will enter the mining site." Fredrinn muttered reassuringly.

"Alright. I'll leave it in your care then. We should head back to the mansion and discuss your situation first. I didn't know you were hiding such a fine lady. No wonder you ignored all those young ladies from before." Roland winked at him knowingly.

Seeing his antics, Margaret pinched his waist secretly. "Stop teasing your son. Can't you see that Daphne is here?"

"Aiyo! Yes! Yes! Yes! Let's go home!"

Daphne saw through everything, but she didn't understand what was going on. Her curious eyes moved back and forth between the couple and Fredrinn.

Fredrinn squeezed her hand and said. "Let's go home, Daphne."