First Results

Yang Ling leading over a hundred people into Mine Tunnel No. 1 was also witnessed by the thousands of miners at the Red Gold Mine.

"Our Supervisor seems to be dead set on fighting that mine tunnel."

"If he really can clear out the dangers inside, we might actually have a chance to go down and grab a share later."

"Don't get your hopes up. Our Supervisor Yang is just putting on a show for us."

One miner poured cold water on it: "His goal is to get us down there to dig more red gold ore. That's a job that could cost you your head. Whoever wants to go, go ahead."

Many miners had their flicker of hope cut short again.

Making money was important, but staying alive mattered more.

Xu Qing had long since grown tired of playing nice with Yang Zhiwen and had already left.

Yang Zhiwen glanced at the stewards present and said with a faint smile:

"What do you think? Do you reckon my Junior Brother Xu can actually boost the red gold mine's output?"

Several stewards exchanged looks and chose to stay silent, offering no opinion.

Fang Qingyang, however, spoke gravely: "Senior Brother Yang, we want to increase output too, but if these miners won't risk their lives digging, there's nothing anyone can do."

"If no one can deal with the Three Great Perils in the mine tunnel, no one will be willing to go down."

Mine Worms, Mine Bandits, and cave-ins—these were the Three Great Perils of the tunnel.

Encountering any one of them could cost you your life.

Yang Zhiwen looked thoughtful: "That's true. We'll see later. I'll figure out a way to solve these problems."

"That Yang Zhiwen must be Wu Que's backer. His strength is indeed impressive—much stronger than Xu Qing."

"But give me another two months. Once the Vajra Mingwang Technique reaches the Second Layer, plus the free Attribute Points I'll earn from Leveling Up during that time, my stats will far surpass his."

Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

At least now he had enough time to Level Up and train.

Next, he took the lead with Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing, heading deep into the mine tunnel.

At the same time, he had the hundred or so Players work together to open up this area.

Soon, red gold ore was found.

Li Tianye had a piece of red gold ore in front of him. He gripped his Fine Steel Crane Beak Hoe and struck it just once, sending a few flakes of red gold falling.

"This thing nearly doubles my strength."

"My digging speed and efficiency are about to skyrocket!"

Without another word, he buried his head and got to work.

The other Players gradually got into the groove. As soon as they found red gold ore, they started digging immediately!

With their digging speed noticeably faster, their desire to Level Up ignited at once!

The resources in the mine tunnel were indeed far richer than those outside.

Almost every Forked Path yielded some red gold ore, big or small.

Even with a hundred or so Players, there was no shortage of ore to go around.

They only regretted not digging fast enough.

Suddenly, a clattering sound rang out.

Many Players instinctively stopped what they were doing, raised their torches, and looked over.

They saw a figure, as if possessed, relentlessly hammering away at a piece of red gold ore.

The Red Gold Crane Beak Hoe in his hand was swinging so fast it left Afterimages.

Under that level of output, even the hard red gold ore kept flaking off...

At that moment, they finally believed that Yang Ling could dig ten catties of red gold ore in a single day!

"This speed is terrifying. Is this the horror of a Level 15 Expert?"

The Players swallowed hard, then rallied their spirits and started digging like mad.

Time passed bit by bit.

Some Players got tired and rested on the spot.

While resting, they couldn't help admiring Yang Ling's digging form.

When they realized Yang Ling was like a machine that never tired, their envy gradually gave way to a mix of awe and reverence.

"A grind god."

Wang Haodong muttered to himself, then glanced at Chen Xu, who was also resting.

"Brother Xu, was Yang Boss always like this? We've been in here for at least half a day, and he doesn't seem to need a break."

"No shit, that's why Yang Boss is in the Top Ten of Divine Realm Rank List."

Chen Xu said.

Wang Haodong nodded immediately.

"Makes sense."

Before they knew it, the next day had arrived.

Apart from Yang Ling, all the Players spent their time digging in fits and starts.

When night fell, they even slept on the ground.

Before sleeping, Yang Ling was mining.

When they woke up, they found Yang Ling still mining.

"How much have you all dug?"

Yang Ling put away his Red Gold Crane Beak Hoe, called the Players over, and began taking stock.

"I dug two taels!"

"I got three!"

"I think I have about one..."

Aside from a few, the rest had at least one tael to show.

An ordinary Miner in a Red Gold Mine could only dig one qian in a day!

The Players suddenly felt their fatigue wash away, their spirits soaring.

"This Red Gold Mine is big enough that we won't run out after digging a little, saving us the time of searching for ore."

"The Fine Steel Crane Beak Hoe also boosts strength quite a bit, making mining a lot more efficient."

"Plus, you've been mining longer than usual and with more drive, so these results are only natural."

"As your levels get higher, your mining speed will only get faster."

Yang Ling smiled.

"That's enough. Go back, wash up, and rest. I'll give you six hours, then meet at the entrance of the Mine Shaft."

He planned to cut down on the training time for the Thief-Catching Saber Technique.

As long as he could keep training the Vajra Mingwang Technique to its daily cap, that was enough.