In Mine Tunnel No. 1, Wu Xiaochen swung his Fine Steel Crane Beak Hoe and started mining a chunk of Red Gold Mine.
His strength was exceptional, and he had also trained in the Mountain River Drawing Sword Technique. He quickly got into the swing of things. Although he couldn't mine as fast as Yang Ling, his speed still astonished the Players present.
This time, far more miners had gone underground than before. Nearly two thousand people had poured into the mine.
Yang Ling could now be certain that, even without counting his own share, the Red Gold Mine would produce at least 3,500 jin each month.
They had been mining for most of the day when Chen Guoqing suddenly came over.
"Brother Yang, a few of the Players who just arrived are my coworkers."
Chen Guoqing looked somewhat grave.
Yang Ling immediately put down his Red Gold Crane Beak Hoe.
"What's the situation outside?"
Chen Guoqing smiled bitterly. "It's a mess out there. Preliminary estimates put the number of Players who have entered the 'Divine Domain' at at least two million."
"Two million people have gone missing. Our country's population is around three billion. That's not a large proportion, but it's still enough to cause panic."
Yang Ling's tone turned solemn.
"Brother Yang, a few of my coworkers want to meet you. They're actually from a higher-level department."
Chen Guoqing hesitated.
"Let's go. We'll talk at my place."
Yang Ling nodded.
Then he called out to Wu Xiaochen, telling him to keep an eye on things, and took Chen Guoqing back to the courtyard.
Before long, Chen Guoqing's coworkers were brought over as well.
They were dressed respectably enough, but they looked pale and drawn, clearly having gone hungry lately.
They looked Yang Ling over curiously, while he studied