"Yes, Officer?! Tell me what tales of riches the East did yield."
"Sir, Well..."
The General could physically see the man struggling, unsure of what to say.
"Sir, There was nothing. The East was stripped clean."
It was now The General's turn to struggle. He could barely comprehend what he had just heard.
"No, But- They did studies! It was researched! It had been foretold..."
"The Scientists don't understand either. The area hadn't even been mined. It was just barren. And not just underground either."
The General was interested now. He felt robbed, but that would pass. There were other mines, other places, other Diamonds. He knew it was impossible for there to not be more.
"At first glimpse, As I was riding in with the Scientists and Miners on the second Cart Train, it looked as if it was a Mushroom Jungle. It was grey, and yet I saw no Mushrooms. Then I realized- It was stone."
"In my own campaigns, I have seen many patches of uncovered stone. It is simply erosion."
"Then Sir, With all due respect, do tell on how an entire Jungle eroded. Overnight, too, I might add."
"So when the first train arrived, it was fine, but then one morning after the second train had already left, they found the grass gone from under their feet?"
"Exactly."
"Officer, Look into this. I believe foul play to be afoot."
"Yes, Sir."
{Chapter 1 End}
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