Deep Layer, Blue Ore Growing Beside Lava

Before stepping into the Obsidian Gate.

No one knew what secrets were hidden inside.

But whether there were bosses, monsters, or anything else, Yamamoto Rokuko's intuition told him.

There were definitely extremely valuable treasures hidden within!

This was the intuition of a hunter!

"However, the keys are all gathered, why hasn't the gate opened yet?"

Looking at the gate made of ten blocks of Obsidian, Yamamoto Rokuko was a little worried.

With scarce resources, he could only compress costs as much as possible. Only the top, bottom, left, and right were Obsidian.

The corners were replaced with other blocks.

Could it be that the gate wasn't built because of this modification?

[Forged by Blazing Fire!]

[Mysterious Door!]

The bloodline power manifested, and Yamamoto Rokuko breathed a sigh of relief.

He had already identified the Mysterious Door, which meant the method was indeed usable!

He was amazed at his own intelligence for completing a task requiring fourteen Obsidian with only ten.

And next, it needed to be Forged by Blazing Fire.

He wouldn't be foolish enough to think that shouting "Sacred Fire Shine Shine" and "Open Sesame" would open it; other items must be used as aids.

There was only one known item that could produce fire.

Flint and Steel!

Coincidentally, Yamamoto Rokuko knew how to make Flint and Steel.

An old hunter had taught him that Flint plus Iron Ingot could Craft Flint and Steel!

Gangcun had already gone to the resource area in advance. He could get Crafting Tables and Iron Ingots from him, but what about Flint?

Where should he get it?

"Old man, you didn't even teach me how to get the materials before you died!"

He had killed the old hunter too quickly, causing Yamamoto Rokuko to only learn half of the hunter's knowledge, leaving him with many unknowns.

"Forget it, I'll go to the resource area first."

Finding a mine, Yamamoto Rokuko decided to head down first and explore.

Not long before Yamamoto Rokuko headed to the mine.

Kapil, a contestant from the India Nation, emerged, looking somewhat dejected.

"There's nothing in the mine. Mark and the others already dug up all the Gold Mines!"

Unlike the top three who received teleportation benefits, he was among the earliest to arrive at the resource area due to his proximity to it and the abundance of blocks on the island.

He had used the island's resources to Craft an Iron Pickaxe and intended to seize the opportunity to mine some Gold Mines, but he was ultimately a step too late.

The Indian audience lamented one after another.

"We lost because of our ranking!"

"Alas, if we were third, we should have had a share of the Gold Mines!"

"Curse Kyushu for taking first place and pushing us out!"

"Damn it!"

After the Free Nation, the India Nation resented Gu Yu the most.

Their resources were consistently in the top three, but who knew a bug would emerge.

They lost the opportunity to choose resources freely, and even their daily acquisition of fifteen blocks was reduced to five times, requiring an additional block to be handed over as a fee for entering and exiting the resource area.

The disparity in treatment was too great to accept!

"I can't believe such a large mine doesn't even have a single piece of gold?"

"The easily accessible ones were all taken by the Free Nation, what a shame!"

"The remaining ones are either too high up or hidden too deep. It's not worth using up the five chances."

"Going any deeper would only lead to Lava, Iron, Zombies, and a few blue ores."

"We're not short on Iron, but I don't think I've seen many blue ores before?"

"Could it be a new rare mineral?"

Deep layer.

Blue ore growing next to Lava.

Kapil saw it too, but he didn't go to mine it.

He knew full well that many types of minerals would spawn underground, but not all of them could be used to produce weapons and equipment.

Redstone, whose function hadn't been researched yet, and Lapis Lazuli, which could only be used as fuel, and Emeralds, which were traded with NPCs.

Only Emeralds were slightly useful; weren't the others just pure trash?

Blue ore was indeed rare, and the opportunities to acquire resources were limited.

He really didn't want to waste his chances on the unknown.

"Time is limited. Maybe there's Gold Ore further away that hasn't been mined yet."

One of the biggest advantages Kapil had over other Players was choosing the Stable, which allowed him to ride horses for faster travel.

This greatly increased his exploration speed!

Horses had more HP and could directly step over one-block-high obstacles, with a jump height of three blocks.

They were very practical mounts!

He casually picked a direction and in the blink of an eye, Kapil flew several blocks away.

More than ten minutes passed, the scenery behind him constantly receding. He had arrived in a new area, leaving all the other Players far behind.

The altitude here was higher; there were no more plains with green grass, only white Snow everywhere.

"It's Snow!"

Snow covered the ground, and the cold seeped through his Iron Chestplate, making Kapil shiver.

"Go from the entrance towards the southwest, there's a snowy area here!"

Certain that no one had been here before, Kapil began to explore with interest.

He felt a bit cold, but his armor could withstand this level of cold. Unfortunately, he scanned his surroundings.

Besides Ice and accumulated Snow, he found no Gold Ore.

But it wasn't a complete loss.

[Tomb of the Wandering Merchant]

[A wandering merchant died for unknown reasons. His chest contains his legacy. I hope you will treat his two Alpacas kindly.]

A sign outside the ice bun, formed by piled-up Ice, displayed this information.

Opening the chest, he found six Iron Ingots, three Emeralds, six Komugi, and three Komugi seeds.

What surprised him the most was the six Gold Ingots.

"Reward Chests don't limit the number of items you can get, that's great!"

With Gold Ingots, he could finally craft golden equipment!

After emptying the chest, he looked outside the ice bun.

Two Alpacas, unfazed by the wind and snow, were tied near the Ice blocks.

From the information on the sign, the wandering merchant wanted him to adopt the Alpacas. At first, Kapil was indeed somewhat interested in these creatures.

Until two Sheep walked past him, and he was immediately captivated by their white, fluffy hindquarters.

Without needing to speak, the Tianzhu Bullet Comments expressed their understanding.

"Yes, I admit I have to raise some Sheep!"

"Nothing beats Sheep, not even beautiful women!"

"Please forgive me, I still find lizards more beautiful..."

"Sheep can provide mutton and wool; Alpacas can only provide leather. Sheep are more valuable!"

"Kill the Alpacas, their only purpose is leather and rope. Believe me, you'll fall in love with Sheep!"

Creatures were also considered resources, with a limited daily acquisition.

In the end, Kapil made his choice.

Kill the Alpacas, take the rope, and leave with the Sheep!

The spit attacks couldn't penetrate Kapil's iron armor. The two Alpacas quickly died, dropping Leather and Rope.

[Killed Alpaca]

[Acquired Curse of the Wandering Merchant]

A new debuff was added, but Kapil didn't feel any discomfort in his body.

"When did I get a pile of Snow and a Pumpkin Head on me? Whatever, I'll just discard them."

Pumpkin Heads couldn't be made into food, and Snow could only be thrown, dealing no damage.

Keeping them would only take up backpack space, so he casually tossed them in the resource area.

The sky gradually began to fall with fluffy Snow.

Kapil noticed that some strange, three-meter-tall, pitch-black humanoid creatures had appeared nearby at some point.

He could feel that these creatures harbored ill intentions towards him, but fortunately, they didn't attack him directly.

He hurriedly tied the rope to the Sheep and flew back to the island as quickly as possible.

Too lazy to deal with all that nonsense, he had more urgent matters to attend to now.