Dark Mine

Within the deep pit, Yi Qingqing was swallowed by darkness as she sensed the power of the Time Law coming from the depths of the mine.

"How much longer until we arrive?"

Yi Qingqing had only wandered around the outskirts of the mine before and had never actually entered it. She had no idea how deep it truly was.

She had been riding the elevator for over ten minutes now. Relying on her own senses, she could tell that it was descending extremely quickly.

In those ten-odd minutes, they should have descended around ten kilometers, yet they still had not reached the bottom.

Could this mine really be that deep?

Even though Yi Qingqing was a Level Six Professional who had experienced countless killings, being enveloped by endless darkness still made her feel afraid.

"Reporting to the commander, it will take approximately another hour!"

"That long?"

Yi Qingqing looked toward the soldier. There was no light whatsoever in the mine, and even the elevator lights had not been turned on.

Professionals could see in the dark because the rhodopsin in their eyes had been enhanced, allowing them to gather light more effectively.

But now, surrounded by boundless darkness without a single source of light, Yi Qingqing could not see the soldier at all.

The soldier stood beside Yi Qingqing like a machine, his breathing steady and rhythmic, utterly unafraid of the darkness.

"Commander, the terrain of the treasure land differs from that of Earth. This is an enormous mineral vein. Even mining at full capacity, we have only extracted around one percent so far."

"It's that huge?"

Yi Qingqing clicked her tongue. She did not know much about mineral veins, but she understood how many resources one represented.

Such a colossal mineral vein could support the consumption of a large