The Hard Life of a Miner (3)

Volume Two: Heroes of Might and Magic - Deathmatch Chapter 193: The Miner's Dilemma (Part Three)

Li Wei tossed two pickaxes to Bisky on the opposite side. Li Wei quickly received four points.

This is quite a significant gain.

The beautiful sorceress tossed two pickaxes to her subordinates, signaling them to start mining immediately, while she herself did not retreat, but instead wore a smile.

"This brother is truly a genius! He actually sent his men to buy these pickaxes long ago. In this respect, he surpasses all of us. I admire him greatly!"

Li Wei simply smiled and didn't reply. How could he not know what the female magician was thinking?

Since the other party has already reached the level of mastering the Insight Technique, it means they know their own combat strength rating. In Shadow Street, being a level-specific expert is no joke. Most reincarnators would either go out of their way to avoid such a person or try to curry favor with them; they would never have the intention of being their enemy.

This female magician probably just wanted to build a good relationship with me.

For her, it was merely a loss of points, but the potential to connect with a powerful expert was a worthwhile investment. A woman with such courage, and who could become the captain of a reincarnation team, was certainly no ordinary person.

Soon, the henchman who had received the pickaxe came crying out in distress.

It turns out that this pickaxe is too heavy. For a Level 1 Reincarnator, lifting it or swinging it is easy, but to mine continuously with it is not something an ordinary person can do.

The two underlings, drenched in sweat, stared at Li Wei in astonishment. They had witnessed Li Wei swinging the pickaxe continuously for an hour, so why was it so easy for him, while they could only manage three or four minutes?

Most importantly, they didn't even manage to mine a single piece of ore.

Seeing that something was wrong with Bisky, she quickly went over and tried it with a pickaxe. She frowned as well, but it was clear that she was no pushover.

"Those with a strength exceeding 10,000 points, step forward!"

Immediately, three men stepped forward from among his younger brothers.

All three of them had reached the highest combat rating and their strength exceeded 10,000 points. Bisky threw two pickaxes to two of them and ordered them to start mining immediately. If anyone got tired, someone else should take over. In short, there could be no rest.

While they were working away enthusiastically, Seventy-Two and Viper were staring at each other wide-eyed. They had clearly underestimated this woman, but neither dared to make any other moves at this moment.

Stealing a pickaxe?

Seventy-Two would never do that. As for Viper, although he really wanted to, he was afraid. He was afraid of that powerful reincarnator. If the other party was even slightly unhappy, wiping out his team would be a piece of cake.

So the two of them could only vent their anger on the zombie.

Li Wei dug for a while longer before shouldering his iron hoe and heading deeper into the mine.

The mining spot near this cave entrance is decent, but the chances of getting high-quality ore are not high. Now that we know how to obtain the quest item, we should go to a better location.

This mine is quite large, and the further you go in, the higher the level of the zombies, and naturally, the better the ore you can find at the mining sites.

More than an hour after Li Wei left, the men from Seventy-Two Squad, Viper Squad, and Bisky Squad who had gone out to buy iron pickaxes returned. These men were covered in sweat, and as soon as they returned, they piled up a large pile of the pickaxes they had bought on the ground.

"How much are these?" Viper walked in, grabbed an iron hoe, and swung it around. He secretly groaned; this thing must weigh at least two hundred pounds, and it was difficult to even swing, let alone mine it.

"Probably one point, not expensive!" the reincarnator who bought the iron quickly replied.

Upon hearing this, Seventy-Two and Bisqi reacted differently. Seventy-Two wanted to laugh but didn't, while Bisky's face was frosty, though she quickly regained her composure.

"The work team will split into two groups: one to mine and the other to kill zombies. We need to obtain all the mission items within 5 days, so time is of the essence, and I'm not allowed to rest!"

The same order was issued to the three reincarnation teams at the same time, and in an instant, the once quiet mine was bustling with activity.

The sounds of mining were incessant, and battles with zombies took place in various settlements.

Of course, the miners have the hardest job. The weight of that iron pickaxe is such that even a level 1 reincarnator can only use it for a dozen minutes continuously before they have to switch.

Moreover, high-quality ore is very difficult to mine, and the reincarnators responsible for mining are constantly complaining.

Meanwhile, deep inside the mine, Li Wei spat into his palm, then grabbed the iron pickaxe and began swinging it at a mining spot.

"Ding-dong,"

"Ding-dong."

The sounds continued, and soon Li Wei dug up another ore that shone with a coppery luster. Upon picking it up, he was astonished to find that it was a copper ore of quality 6.

Obtain the quest item: Copper Ore.

Looking at the quest item list on the Yellow Paper, Xiao Li Wei discovered that he had only collected two copper ores, far short of the required four. On the other hand, the number of Zombie Bone had already reached the target. "It seems that Zheng Yutong and Nina are making quite a lot of progress."

"Looks like I need to step up my game!" Li Wei slowly exhaled, activating his True Essence Pill. He channeled his True Essence throughout his body, and instantly the iron lock in his hand became as light as a feather as Li Wei lifted it high and slammed it hard against the ore wall.

Outside the cave, night fell.

Nighttime is often the time when creatures of darkness are active. In the mines, nighttime belongs to zombies.

However, the zombies who usually dominated the mines had their unlucky day today. A large group of reincarnators saw them as wolves seeing a flock of sheep, and attacked without saying a word. Some slow-reacting zombies didn't even have time to react before being hacked to the ground by the reincarnators. Even those zombies who had lived longer and had some abilities were powerless to fight back, and they were all turned into piles of dead meat.

Nothing happened that night, and even after the sun rose the next day, the mine remained gloomy. The area around Li Wei's mining site was littered with zombies.

These were all killed by Li Wei last night when he had some free time; he also got seven Zombie Bones.

After a night of Li Wei, even with a combat strength of 3, and even with the iron mace in his hand as light as a feather, Li Wei was still a burly man with extremely sore arms.

Imagine if someone had nothing in their hands, just waving their arms all night, they would be exhausted.

Behind him, Li Wei heard a low roar. Without turning his head, he separated a wisp of true essence, wrapped it around the "Eight Desolations" behind him, and controlled it to slash backward.

With a soft thud, a rotting human head fell to the ground.