Heart of Life

While Xiao Yang was mining, a communication from the God Game suddenly interrupted his work.

It was Redbeard, who had sent Xiao Yang a message.

"Brother Xiao Yang, I'm back from the Abyss. When are you coming to the Myriad Worlds Trading Area? Big brother has gotten some good stuff again this time, I'll definitely open your eyes!"

A hint of joy appeared on Xiao Yang's face as this message popped up.

Redbeard returning early was a good thing. He could finally ask about the Level 10 advancement.

The Myriad Worlds Trading event was tomorrow, and he owed Redbeard a big favor. Now that he had the chance, it was time to show his elder brother something amazing. Xiao Yang had made a fortune in this gem mine, and one ruby that looked like a burning flame was perfect as a gift.

Thinking this, Xiao Yang replied.

"Tomorrow, Brother Redbeard!"

After clicking send, the God Game, that money-grubber, took almost ten thousand Spirit Coins from Xiao Yang.

Chatting was becoming too expensive. Xiao Yang realized he only had a little over ten thousand Spirit Coins left, just enough for the teleportation and entry fee for the next Myriad Worlds Trading event. But it wasn't a big problem. Thinking about the pile of miscellaneous items in his inventory and the large batch of gems he had just acquired, Xiao Yang felt he would finally escape poverty at this Myriad Worlds Trading event.

Xiao Yang was full of confidence. He stopped what he was doing and suddenly threw an arm around Little Bone next to him, ruffling its head fiercely.

"Little Bone, we'll be rich soon! I'll take you out of the dungeon to explore then!"

Xiao Yang didn't have any suitable tools. Mining could only be done by prying loose rock layers with Justice's Condolence. Large chunks of ore were pried loose by Xiao Yang. If he was lucky, he would find one or two gems embedded in the rock wall.

Little Bone squatted on the ground, sifting through the rock fragments Xiao Yang had pried loose for any remaining gems. Little Bone was doing fine until Xiao Yang suddenly hugged it and ruffled its head. It was unclear if Little Bone was shy or terrified, and it instantly disappeared into the shadows.

Xiao Yang laughed heartily at this.

"No more mining!"

He didn't come to the dungeon just to mine. He had been mining for half the day, and it had made him feel a bit dazed. This gem mine was much richer than he had expected, yielding results even with his haphazard digging.

But it was too boring. He'd ask Redbeard later if he could get some proper mining tools.

He still had almost half of the gems on the Gem Bugs left to pry off. However, Xiao Yang had found a way to subdue these damn Gem Bugs. As long as he flipped them over and surrounded them with stones, they wouldn't be able to flip back even after fully charging. They could only helplessly wriggle their legs and struggle.

The gem mine was safe for now. With the threat of the Gem Bugs gone, the cave fishmen wouldn't approach this brightly lit gem mine either.

To be honest, Xiao Yang had been grinding too hard these past seven days, not getting any proper sleep.

As his stats increased, Xiao Yang's ability to stay up all night had also greatly improved. He could still function well after staying up for five or six days, but some fatigue had accumulated. Once he relaxed, the feeling of exhaustion surged.

Holding Justice's Condolence, Xiao Yang found a flat spot in the gem mine and sat down. Leaning against the sharp, cold rock wall, Xiao Yang fell into a deep sleep.

A short while later, Little Bone reappeared from the shadows, instinctively guarding Xiao Yang.

Of course, some interesting things happened during this time, such as the argument between Little Bone and the Gem Bugs.

The largest red Gem Bug had finished charging and exited its gem state. It struggled, waving its legs, trying to flip over but failing. It became agitated and started hissing, seemingly trying to call other Gem Bugs for help.

But the other Gem Bugs were also unable to flip over, having been surrounded by stones by Xiao Yang. Hissing sounds rose and fell, alerting Little Bone, who was guarding Xiao Yang. Little Bone was displeased with the noise made by the Gem Bugs. The Soul Flame in its eye sockets flickered as it responded to the Gem Bugs with the clattering sound of its bones colliding.

Hiss, clack, hiss, clack. Little Bone and the Gem Bugs argued with each other.

Xiao Yang slept soundly, not oversleeping. He woke up, stretched, and Little Bone's figure vanished. The group of Gem Bugs were still lying on their backs, looking listless and dispirited. Even their limb movements had slowed down.

Unexpectedly, the gems on their bodies fell off. Xiao Yang picked up the ruby dropped by the largest Gem Bug.

[Heart of Life

Quality: Epic

Type: Curiosity, Material

Effect: Increases maximum HP by 100.

Description: Kid, you have no idea what that poor Gem Bug went through. It actually lost an argument!]

So, what exactly happened while he was asleep? This was Xiao Yang's first thought after picking up the Heart of Life. His second thought was that Gem Bugs could actually produce Epic-quality Curiosities.

Xiao Yang immediately equipped the Heart of Life. His HP jumped from two hundred to three hundred, an increase of almost half, significantly boosting his sense of security.

However, Xiao Yang still didn't understand what had happened last night, but it wasn't a big deal.

Seeing the Gem Bugs, who had revealed their greater value, looking so listless, Xiao Yang decided to treat them a little better. He decided to let these beautiful and cute little bugs crawl around the gem mine happily for a while longer.

Perhaps this way, they would produce more good things for Xiao Yang.

The moment he put down the Gem Bugs, the largest red Gem Bug flipped over. Without any pause, and with what seemed like resentment, a colorful beam of light shot towards Xiao Yang.

The familiar scene repeated itself. Xiao Yang scrambled and dodged frantically, yelping as he was shot at.

It had to be said, Xiao Yang's experiences in the dungeon were quite chaotic.

In the real plane, the New Year was approaching. Xiao Yang wondered if he would be able to climb out of the dungeon before the year ended.