A Hole Beneath Their Feet
"Just happened to get lucky." Xu Huo said modestly, "Sometimes a player's rewards are tied to elements of the dungeon. This is the first time I've ever gotten such a good reward."
Ruan Qiyan was visibly tempted. "Which dungeon did you get this robot in?"
"Xiao Ruan," Uncle Guan interrupted him, "Mr. Xu is joking with you. How could an ordinary rating possibly get you a machine worth thirty million?"
Just look at the White Cash rewards he usually got for clearing dungeons. The game wasn't generous to players. Anyone could tell that to get something worth thirty million in one go, the mission must have been completed exceptionally well.
Ruan Qiyan looked a little disappointed, but Xu Huo said generously, "We'll be here for more than ten days. You can borrow the robot to play with."
Ruan Qiyan's face flushed with excitement. He was about to say something when Chi Minghong beside him said, "Wait, we're just letting the robot go? We should have it dig the hole first. That'd save us the trouble."
Before Xu Huo could answer, Ruan Qiyan said, "How can you make such a good robot dig holes in the dirt?"
Chi Minghong rolled her eyes. "What's the difference between digging dirt and digging stone?"
"There's a huge difference." Ruan Qiyan began giving her a lecture on the history of tool robots.
Just then, Uncle Guan suddenly stood up and shouted at the people digging over there, "Get back!"
The middle-aged man he'd called out to was carrying dirt out of the hole. Hearing the shout, he leaned out to look. He and several others had already dug a pit about as deep as a person's legs. He was inside the hole, with his head sticking just above the surface—and