Cao Xing's eyes lit up. This was good stuff!
Some of the mechanical creations in this world required energy to operate, and that energy came from Mana Stones.
Later on, Energy Towers and certain other buildings would all need Mana Stones to supply power.
Like Elemental Crystals, this was also a hard currency.
Cao Xing nodded. "Assam, Andrew, take down every Magic-Energy Stone Torch for me."
The two did as instructed, removing the torches one by one.
Magic-Energy Stone Torch +1 Magic-Energy Stone Torch +1
System notifications kept sounding beside Cao Xing's ears.
Then, Cao Xing noticed the rails on the ground and the minecart lying nearby.
Abandoned Minecart (White): A mining tool used by the Mole People. (You can dismantle it to obtain 8 Iron, or bring it back to your territory and repair it using 4 Iron.) Rail (White): Can be used to build a rail line, increasing mineral transportation speed. (Can be dismantled to obtain 4 Iron.)
Cao Xing's eyes immediately lit up.
These two were good things too!
As long as he had enough rails, he could even build a track near his territory and connect it to the mine.
That would greatly speed up mineral extraction.
Take them! Take them all!
Cao Xing directly stored all the minecarts and rails.
Obtained Abandoned Minecart (White) ×1 Obtained Rail (White) ×1 Obtained...
Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.
From the entrance area alone, they had gained seventeen Magic-Energy Stone Torches, three abandoned minecarts, and fifteen sections of rail.
(1 section of rail = 1 meter in length.)
The haul was pretty good.
Cao Xing continued onward with the group.
Before they had gone far, they heard the clang, clang of Chisel Strikes ahead.
When they moved closer, they saw dozens of short creatures with stubby limbs and rat-like heads.
Moleman Miner: Level 5 Race: Beast HP: 440 Attack: 41–45 Attributes: Strength 21, Agility 15, Spirit 18, Constitution 22 Skill: Chisel Strike (Swings a mining pick, dealing damage equal to 110% Attack) Talent: Night Vision (Having lived underground for a long time, Mole People have evolved their eyesight and can see more clearly in darkness) Moleman Overseer: Level 7 Race: Beast/Humanoid HP: 620 Attack: 57–59 Attributes: Strength 31, Agility 24, Spirit 25, Constitution 33 Skill: Lash (Swings the whip in hand, increasing the work speed of Moleman Miners by 10% for 5 minutes) Cower (When HP falls below 30%, the Moleman Overseer's movement speed increases by 20%, and he will choose to flee) Talent: Night Vision.
When the Mole People saw Andrew and the others approach,
the group immediately let out threatening squeaks, while the Moleman Overseer waved his long whip.
"Invaders! Go kill them!"
Afraid of the overseer's whip, the Mole People grabbed their mining picks and charged toward Cao Xing's group.
"Eek! Eek eek eek!"
Cao Xing did not need to say anything.
Assam, Andrew, and Winter the Frost Wolf charged forward together.
"Roar!"
The narrow mine tunnel was instantly filled by the three enormous beasts.
Andrew took the lead, charging over the ground like a crazed giant bear and sending Mole People flying one after another.
Bang! Bang bang!
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Damage numbers floated up one after another.
With Andrew's terrifying strength, the impact damage alone was enough to strip away huge chunks of the Mole People's health.
Before the fallen Mole People could get back up, Assam's longsword was already stabbing toward them.
-437!
Assam's sword pierced straight through its head, dealing critical damage.
Your subject: Assam has killed Moleman Level 5, gaining 50 EXP. You gained 25 EXP...
Meanwhile, Winter the Frost Wolf pounced on a Moleman and began tearing into it wildly.
"Eek eek! Eek eek!"
After just one exchange, the Moleman Miners were completely routed.
What was even more terrifying was that
a cold gleam kept flashing through the darkness.
Every time the cold gleam flickered, it brought up a terrifying damage number.
-704 -753 -1614!
One Moleman after another was slain on the spot before they could even cry out.
Your subject: Sarah Blade Dance has killed Moleman Level 6, gaining 60 EXP. You gained 30 EXP...
EXP notifications kept coming.
Cao Xing said in surprise from the rear, "Damn! That damage!"
"As expected of a Level 20 elite assassin. She's cutting through them like vegetables!"
Sarah's attack power was incredibly formidable, and Cao Xing grinned from ear to ear at the back.
He and Liu Muxue stood behind the others, not even needing to lift a hand.
The number of Mole People gradually dwindled.
Though there were many of them, they could not withstand such a terrifying killing speed.
Even fear appeared in the Moleman Overseer's eyes.
EXP notifications continued ringing out.
Before long, a white light rose from Liu Muxue's body.
She said excitedly, "A-Xing, I leveled up!"
"Congratulations," Cao Xing said with a smile.
He glanced at Liu Muxue's current attributes.
Survivor: Liu Muxue Race: Blue Star Human Level: 3 20/2000 Detailed Attributes: Click to Expand
Cao Xing nodded.
After reaching Level 3, Liu Muxue's attributes had improved quite a bit again.
With her equipment and so many BUFF bonuses,
her current defense was much stronger than that of some Level 7 or 8 wild monsters.
Liu Muxue said softly, "A-Xing, the system notified me that I entered the top twenty on the rankings. It seems like more people have reached Level 3 now."
Cao Xing said, "It's fine. Leveling is still fast in the beginning, but it gets harder later."
"With our speed, ordinary survivors shouldn't be able to compare."
Liu Muxue nodded gently.
Cao Xing checked his own EXP.
Level 4: 41%
For now, he was still first on the rankings.
Zhou Bo, Fang Long, and the others below were also chasing hard.
Liu Muxue looked at the battlefield ahead, then asked tentatively, "A-Xing, can I fight too?"
Cao Xing saw the determination on her face and knew that Liu Muxue really did need more combat experience.
Besides, with her current defense, holding off a Moleman Miner would not be a problem.
So Cao Xing nodded. "Go ahead, Muxue. Remember to be careful."
"Okay, A-Xing. I'll be careful."
Liu Muxue took a deep breath, raised her shield, gripped her longsword in her right hand, and charged forward.
She soon came face-to-face with a Moleman Miner.
The Moleman opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, then swung its iron pick fiercely at Liu Muxue's shield.
Bang! Bang bang!
The Moleman Miner kept swinging its iron pick and attacking.
Liu Muxue gritted her teeth and struggled to withstand the enemy's attacks.
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Tiny damage numbers floated above her head.
Yet the next second, Ice Healing Technique immediately restored her health to full.
+10 +10
Green recovery numbers floated up.
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