Cards

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Fan Lang went straight to his destination.

This place was located twenty miles west of Wind Cloud City. It was an old mine called the Black Gold Mine, named for a type of ore called Black Gold that it produced.

After a long period of mining, the Black Gold Mine's mineral deposits had been exhausted, leaving only a small portion remaining, which led to its gradual abandonment and the disappearance of its former bustle.

Now, only a few people were still digging in the cave, hoping to extract some valuable Black Gold from it.

The Black Gold Mine was a dangerous place, inhabited by some underground monsters, and occasionally, robbers committed murder there.

The most common monster here was the "Ground Drilling Tiger." It wasn't large, but its strength and speed were excellent. It could move freely underground and manipulate rocks, using them to launch attacks.

The Ground Drilling Tiger was a two-star demonic beast, and the experience points gained from killing it were higher than those from a Unicorn Rabbit.

Fan Lang, carrying his iron sword, arrived at the entrance of the Black Gold Mine. He looked inside, but it was pitch black, without a single figure in sight.

No one is here, which saves me from being disturbed.

Fan Lang took out the torch he had prepared on the way and lit it with a fire striker. Holding the torch in one hand and the iron sword in the other, he quickly walked into the deep mine, illuminating the darkness inside.

He hadn't gone far when Fan Lang heard rustling footsteps coming from inside the cave, and they were definitely not human footsteps.

Fan Lang braced himself, holding the torch and following the sound, his feet sinking deep with each step.

The mine was a maze of interconnected passages, excavated by predecessors, like an underground labyrinth.

In the darkness ahead, a shadow vaguely darted past, slightly larger than a dog. Perhaps startled by the light, it stopped, raised its body, and stared at Fan Lang with its small eyes.

This little fellow was a Ground Drilling Tiger!

Although its name contained the word "tiger," it didn't look like a tiger at all. Instead, it resembled a pangolin in some ways.

"There you are!"

Fan Lang's eyes sharpened, and he charged forward with his sword. He used Life Reaping Steps, his legs moving rapidly, turning into a blurry shadow. The wind howled around him, stirring up the gravel on the ground.

In just two seconds, Fan Lang had charged in front of the Ground Drilling Tiger and swung his sword.

Light Splitting Sword Technique!

This sword strike was like a blossoming silver flower, with several cold rays swirling out. Each ray represented a sword aura. The power of the Light Splitting Sword Technique lay in its ability to divide sword aura, creating a mix of real and illusory attacks that were erratic and unpredictable.

The sword auras struck the Ground Drilling Tiger, tearing open its Hard Shell, and blood splattered out, scattering on the ground.

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Strings of red numbers floated above the Ground Drilling Tiger's head.

The power of the Light Splitting Sword Technique was much stronger than Thug Fist, and combined with the Fine Iron Sword in Fan Lang's hand, the damage was considerable.

"Hiss!"

The Ground Drilling Tiger, wounded and enraged, opened its mouth and let out a strange cry. Pieces of gravel scattered on the ground floated up, then suddenly flew towards Fan Lang with great force.

Fan Lang stepped using Life Reaping Steps, dodging the incoming gravel.

Don't think that Life Reaping Steps was just something he learned last night. When he used it, it was as if he had practiced hard for several years, reaching a state of perfection. The memories related to this footwork had already taken root in the depths of his mind.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Fan Lang's figure flickered, perfectly avoiding all attacks, while simultaneously circling around to the side of the Ground Drilling Tiger. The iron sword in his hand attacked once more, its sword light incomparably sharp.

After three rounds of attacks, the Ground Drilling Tiger died by the sword, its bloody and mangled corpse completely still.

[Congratulations to player for killing 1 Ground Drilling Tiger, gaining 450 experience points.]

[Ground Drilling Tiger dropped 2 Hard Shells and 1 Earth Essence.]

[Player level increased to Mystic Soldier Level 1, Mystic Force +200, Health Points +200.]

Fan Lang killed this Ground Drilling Tiger and just happened to level up.

In the Mystic Apprentice stage, each level up increased by 100, but after reaching Mystic Soldier, each level up increased by 200, a significantly larger increase.

Newly generated power surged within Fan Lang's body, filling his entire being.

The increase in strength was obviously the most important thing. As for the materials that dropped, they often needed to be combined with several other materials to be of great use. A single item alone had little effect, so he could either sell it or store it for later, waiting until he had enough to combine them.

"Kill, kill, kill! You are all experience points!"

Fan Lang gripped his sword and continued to venture deeper, killing a Ground Drilling Tiger whenever he found one, and killing a pair if he found a pair. The experience points on his body increased at a very considerable rate.

His direction of advance was not aimless, but rather towards a specific location, where there were two cards to be obtained!

He killed his way to the depths of the Black Gold Mine, and found a collapsed area.

"It's here! There's absolutely no mistake!"

Fan Lang's eyes lit up.

On the surface, there was no indication that this place had ever collapsed, but Fan Lang was certain that after digging this open, he could open a hidden passage, and the cards were hidden inside.

Fan Lang began to dig, peeling away the layers of stone, sweating profusely from the effort. He didn't know how long he had been digging, but he finally dug open a passage.

Shining a torch inside, the passage was very deep, and the ground was scattered with mining tools, most of which were already damaged, and looked quite old.

Fan Lang held the torch and leaned in, carefully walking to the deepest part of the passage.

There lay two corpses, which had long since turned into mummies due to the length of time they had been dead. Their clothes and belongings were covered in a thick layer of dust, dirty and grimy.

Fan Lang was not surprised but delighted to see the corpses.

What he wanted was to profit from the dead!

The identities of these two corpses were those of explorers who had ventured into the depths of the Black Gold Mine in search of Black Gold, but had unfortunately encountered a mine accident and were crushed to death in this place, finally seeing the light of day again today.

Fan Lang rummaged through the two corpses and quickly found the two cards he wanted.

These two cards were longer than playing cards, cast from metal, and heavy in his hand, with different patterns and designs on them.

One card had a flame painted on it, and the other had a bag painted on it.

[Player has discovered hidden card Beacon Fire x1.]

[Player has discovered hidden card Small Pocket x1.]

Beacon Fire:

Category: Skill Card.

Star Rating: ★

Effect: Releases a ball of light that can follow its master, bright enough to illuminate a large room, lasting for 5 hours. After a 1-hour rest, the effect can be activated again.

Mystic Force Consumption: 15 points.

Small Pocket:

Category: Storage Card.

Star Rating: ★

Effect: Contains an independent space of 10*10*10 cubic meters, which can freely store items, but cannot store living things.

Mystic Force Consumption: 3 points.

"Two one-star cards, the level is a bit low, but the advantage is that the effect is practical, it's worth my trip here."

Fan Lang was satisfied, wiped the dust off the two cards, put away the Small Pocket card that was not useful for the time being, and only left the Beacon Fire card.

He pressed his thumb on the key point of the card, injected Mystic Force into it, and activated the card effect.

Buzz!

The card instantly burst into light, and a ball of light floated out of it, much brighter than the torch in Fan Lang's hand, illuminating most of the tunnel as bright as day.

With this Beacon Fire, there is no need to worry about lighting in the future, whether it is exploring caves or going out at night, it can all come in handy.

This is just the lowest level one-star card, those higher-level cards, the effect is naturally more powerful.

"This is much brighter, at least much stronger than a torch, and the light ball will float beside me, without having to hold it in my hand like a torch."

Fan Lang was very satisfied, abandoned the original torch, and switched to using Beacon Fire for lighting.

Having taken something, Fan Lang made a fortune from the dead, out of a little bit of compensatory psychology, he blocked the passage again, so that the two corpses could rest in peace.

Fan Lang carried the Fine Iron Sword and continued to grind monsters and level up. After walking a long way, his eyes suddenly opened up, and he came to a wide underground space.

Thirty-odd pairs of fierce eyes suddenly lit up, staring at Fan Lang in unison!

It turned out that this was the nest of the Ground Drilling Tigers, with as many as thirty-odd Ground Drilling Tigers!