"Where are you from, and what level is your cultivation?"
"From Baixiu in Yuanzhao Kingdom. Qi Refining Third Layer."
"Such a low realm?"
The cultivator at the Merit Hall gave Luo Chen a disdainful glance, then recorded his name in a thick ledger.
Then he shouted toward the outside.
A fair-faced young cultivator jogged in.
"New arrival—take him to the Mining Hall!"
"Yes, Executive Mi."
The young cultivator answered respectfully and pulled Luo Chen out of the room.
As they walked outside, he introduced himself with a grin. "What should I call you?"
"Luo Chen."
Luo Chen replied in a low voice.
Seeing his dejected appearance, the young cultivator slung an arm over his shoulder.
"Run into something upsetting? Tell me, so this young master can have a laugh too!"
Luo Chen's expression stiffened. He shook his head and said nothing.
Before long, the young cultivator brought him to the Mining Hall headquarters.
A Mining Hall cultivator handed him a basket and a shovel.
"You must complete a quota of six hundred jin of Mystic Iron Ore every month."
Luo Chen accepted the items and asked quietly, "What happens if I fail to complete it?"
The man rolled his eyes. "No quota, no wages. Complete it, and you get ten Spirit Stones. For every additional hundred jin beyond six hundred, you receive one extra Spirit Stone."
Luo Chen opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.
For a Qi Refining Third Layer cultivator to earn big money, he had to do grueling labor like mining.
When he left, the cultivator who had brought him over was still squatting nearby, playing with ants.
The moment he saw Luo Chen, he sprang to his feet.
"You've collected everything, right? I'll take you into the mountains!"
"Let me tell you, that