"Moonlit A-Cha," Issue Four: A Report on Testing and Summarizing the Talents of Humanity's Various Races

Village Chief Zhou, an explorer who was purchasing all kinds of supplies in Scarlet Castle for his fourth farm, "Lost Isle," soon received a hidden quest from Lord Murphy.

The trigger for this chain quest, "Mineral Exploration I," left Zhou a little bewildered, but he quickly made his way to the quest marker in Blood Eagle Corridor. It was just outside the ruins of the Hall of Holy Blood, where they had once clashed directly with Salokdar. One wall away was the instance area of Blood Eagle Corridor.

All around the four gathering stones stood restless newbies. By the time Zhou arrived, Grand Duke Triss had already recruited more than thirty newbies who'd been waiting to form pickup groups and run instances as "temporary miners."

They chatted and laughed as they swung their pickaxes and dug inward, working at incredible speed as if they had boundless stamina.

That wasn't just thanks to Mrs. Triss's immense popularity among the players. Grand Duke Triss had also offered quite generous rewards for this hidden quest.

Random veteran set pieces and enchantment orders were already worth as much as spending time running instances. On top of that, they could earn favor with Grand Duchess Triss. Who'd pass up an offer like that? Only a fool!

But they clearly weren't professionals, and the Hall of Holy Blood had suffered severe damage in its collapse. So when Zhou arrived, he saw several burly fellows who were close to digging through the outer layer of rubble.

These clueless greenhorns had no professional knowledge and no idea what was about to happen. They were even competing to see who could dig faster, like kids comparing how far they could pee.

"Fuck! Stop!"

Zhou shrieked. He shouted,

"Are you crazy? There's no support inside these rocks! If you dig