Power Attribute Breaks Through 10

"Constable Lin, why did Prisoner Slayer suddenly come to our Green Mountain City?"

Wu Que suddenly asked.

Constable Lin gently shook his head. "I don't know what he was thinking either, but it was precisely because he came to Green Mountain City that we had a chance to catch him.

"If my men hadn't been careless and underestimated him this time, that bastard wouldn't have slipped into your mining vein. Sorry to make you witness such a joke."

As they spoke, the constables under his command had already collected Zhang Hao's corpse.

Wu Que asked curiously, "I heard Prisoner Slayer snuck into Bitter Enlightenment Temple a few years ago and stole a scripture? Is that true? Would such a first-rate major sect really let a petty thief like him sneak in and escape alive?"

"I don't know about that. Since there was no official notice from above and Bitter Enlightenment Temple never reacted, it's probably just a rumor. You know how these petty crooks love making up baseless stories to make themselves look good."

Constable Lin smiled and shook his head.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, he took his leave with his men.

Wu Que naturally escorted them all the way out.

Steward Niu waved his hand. "It's over. Get back to mining."

The miners immediately dispersed, though they were still eagerly discussing what had just happened.

Mine and level up! That's the only way to gain a foothold in the Divine Realm.

Recalling the scene from earlier, Zhang Wei quietly clenched his fists. After glancing at Yang Ling among the crowd, he turned and went searching for Fire Crystal Rock.

Mountains and Rivers Sect and Bitter Enlightenment Temple should both be major sects within the Zhao Kingdom.

Supervisor Wu's Strength can reach 24 when he uses his power, yet he still can't even get the status of an outer disciple of Mountains and Rivers Sect?

How absurd must the attributes of those sect disciples be...?

Their martial arts must be unfathomably profound as well. If I could learn them, I'd be able to establish myself in the Zhao Kingdom.

Yang Ling had leveled up repeatedly during this period and had even scraped together the five taels of silver needed to buy an identity.

That had made him relax somewhat, even feel a little proud of himself.

But today's events made him realize that he was still far from escaping the danger from the Divine Realm.

Leaving everything else aside, if Supervisor Wu attacked him, he probably wouldn't have any ability to fight back at all.

At most three moves, and I'd definitely die...

The upcoming miners' competition, Fifth Brother's death, and today's events gave Yang Ling an unprecedented sense of urgency.

Level up! I have to level up!

Even without martial arts, as long as my attributes are high enough, I can defeat ten techniques with sheer strength.

Yang Ling immediately went searching for Fire Crystal Rock, planning to head back into the mine when no one was around.

"Chen Xu, isn't that the NPC who lent us three copper coins?"

When Lin Guoliang spotted Yang Ling, he hurriedly asked in a low voice.

Chen Xu looked closely, and a trace of delight appeared in his eyes.

"Come on, let's go talk to him!"

The three quickly approached Yang Ling. They had intended to strike up a conversation right away, but when they saw him rapidly swinging his refined steel pickaxe, chipping off large amounts of Fire Crystal Rock with every strike, they were stunned.

One swing from him was worth nearly half a day of their painstaking mining!

"So strong..."

Wu Meng said instinctively.

Lin Guoliang's expression turned solemn as he slowly nodded.

"I've observed a lot of NPCs these past few days..."

"Don't say things like that anymore."

Chen Xu reminded him.

Lin Guoliang immediately changed his wording.

"I've observed many miners these past few days. Although they're far stronger and more skilled than us, none of them are as impressive as this man.

"He's very likely one of the strongest miners in this mining vein."

"I asked around. It seems Supervisor Wu thinks highly of him, and after some time, he'll compete against miners from other mining veins."

Chen Xu said.

At that moment, Yang Ling had already mined out the Fire Crystal Rock in front of him. After gathering the broken ore, he went searching for his next target.

Seeing this, Chen Xu immediately jogged over.

"Big Brother."

"Need something?"

Yang Ling turned and stopped, glancing at the three of them.

"Big Brother, you lent us three copper coins last time, but you didn't leave your name behind. We didn't even know how to find you to repay the debt."

Chen Xu hurriedly said.

"Yang Ling."

Yang Ling smiled faintly. "Keep the three copper coins. You don't need to repay them."

So generous!?

Lin Guoliang's expression shifted as he suddenly said,

"Big Brother, can you teach us how to mine?"

Yang Ling glanced at him.

"Why should I?"

Lin Guoliang froze, an awkward expression appearing on his face.

Chen Xu couldn't help cursing inwardly. He shot Lin Guoliang a fierce glare before smiling at Yang Ling.

"Big Brother, my friend isn't very bright. Please don't blame him. But we've earned some copper coins these past few days, so we should still repay you."

As he spoke, he took out five copper coins and handed them to Yang Ling.

Five coins?

Yang Ling smiled, accepted them right away, then waved his hand and quickly left.

"Why did you give him five..."

Lin Guoliang's expression was rather unpleasant.

One copper coin could buy a steamed bun. That was a lot of money!

"Think of it as an investment. Maybe this game has some kind of favorability system too.

"He seems easy to talk to. Raising our hidden favorability with him might help us in the future."

Chen Xu said.

"You should've discussed it with us first..."

Lin Guoliang complained somewhat.

Wu Meng nodded. "Yeah, we should discuss things like this in the future. After all, the money belongs to all of us."

"..."

Chen Xu fell silent for a moment. "Then I'll cover those two extra copper coins myself."

Lin Guoliang and Wu Meng immediately said happily,

"Fine."

This time, Yang Ling didn't wait until nightfall. He found an opportunity, made sure no one was nearby, and slipped into Mine Cave No. 5.

There were Fifth Brother and the others' corpses in Mine Cave No. 1, and it always made him feel uneasy, so he deliberately avoided it.

Mine Cave No. 5 was even more winding and convoluted than Mine Cave No. 1.

Yang Ling went deeper and deeper, mining every piece of Fire Crystal Rock he encountered.

The cloth pouch at his waist began filling up again.

When he was hungry, he ate. When he was thirsty, he drank. When he was tired, he rested briefly.

He didn't know how many days had passed.

When he came across a piece of Fire Crystal Rock weighing around ten jin, he focused wholeheartedly on mining it.

Time passed bit by bit.

Wave after wave of cool experience flowed into Yang Ling's body.

It eased his exhaustion and aching muscles.

Over these days, he had swung his pickaxe no fewer than a hundred thousand times.

From his initial clumsiness to now, every strike used precisely the right amount of strength. His movements were as standard as a machine's, wasting not the slightest bit of effort.

After an unknown amount of time, when the Fire Crystal Rock had finally been completely mined out, the sound of leveling up rang out again.

"Congratulations, you have leveled up and gained 1 free attribute point"

I leveled up!

Yang Ling felt a warm current well up inside him and continuously circulate through his body. The sensation was indescribably satisfying.

He added the attribute point to Strength again.

Character: Yang Ling

Class: Miner

Level: 7

Strength: 13 (3)

Agility: 5

Spirit: 10

Health: 100

"Haha, my Strength has already broken through 10 points. It's now equal to my Spirit attribute."

Yang Ling couldn't help clenching his fist.

The increase in Strength was still very obvious!

His total attributes now far surpassed Supervisor Wu's. All he lacked was a martial art.

Just as Yang Ling was immersed in the joy of leveling up, a black scorpion crawled out from the shadows to his feet and viciously stung him!

The sharp pain nearly made Yang Ling leap into the air.

Then he discovered that his Health was rapidly dropping.

99/100

96/100

90/100

86/100

"Ore Worm!? Fuck!"

Without another word, Yang Ling took out a Detoxification Pill and swallowed it, then used a bottle of Golden Wound Medicine.