Mining Leveling Team

Time passed bit by bit.

A second had originally been very short.

But in Chen Xu's eyes, it now felt incredibly long.

Chen Guoqing was bolder. He gave Chen Xu an encouraging look, which finally put him somewhat at ease.

Suddenly, enormous black rats crawled out of the tunnel.

Seeing this, Yang Ling did not use the Red Gold Pickaxe. He merely unleashed the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique and, in the blink of an eye, cut down seven or eight Mine Rats.

Streams of cool experience flowed into his body.

It was comparable to the experience gained from mining Red Gold Ore.

"There's a chance."

Yang Ling felt more reassured as well.

At this rate, these Mine Rats would not pose much of a threat to him.

Next, he continuously swung his Official Saber.

The experience immediately replenished the stamina he lost.

This became even more terrifying after his strength had increased.

"Doesn't he get tired?"

Chen Guoqing sighed in amazement.

He had studied fighting.

He knew that being able to sustain a combat state for two or three minutes already made someone exceptional.

An ordinary person might be completely exhausted after only a few dozen seconds!

Before they knew it, Yang Ling's feet were already piled with rat heads.

Chen Guoqing and Chen Xu had also picked off plenty of Mine Rats during that time.

Gradually, they discovered that their strength had somehow increased by a few points.

They immediately realized they had leveled up!

"Following Brother Yang really does give you a future."

The warm current from leveling up instantly eased their exhaustion.

The two were brimming with energy as they continued picking off stragglers.

About an hour later.

As the last Mine Rat died, the crisis was finally resolved.

"Brother Yang, you must have played plenty of games before. Your monster-blocking tactic was incredible."

Chen Xu could not help but sigh as he looked at the mess before them.

Under normal circumstances, the three of them could never have handled a situation like this.

Only by bottlenecking the monsters had they been able to deal with it so easily.

"Never mind that for now. Pack up the rat heads and take them outside."

Yang Ling smiled. "Let the miners see them and give them a little more confidence."

"Got it!"

Chen Xu immediately took off his clothes and began wrapping up the rat heads.

Before long, the three arrived outside the mine.

They dumped the rat heads on the ground.

The nearby miners were immediately drawn over. Upon seeing the rat heads, they recoiled in terror!

"Mine Rats!"

"So many Mine Rat heads!"

"Did Supervisor Yang and the others kill these? So they really went to deal with those filthy things!"

"Damn Mine Rats! One of my brothers was killed by them. A whole swarm surrounded him, and in just a few breaths, they could eat a person down to nothing but a skeleton!"

One miner's eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at the rat heads, his face filled with fury.

"Supervisor Yang, did the three of you kill all these Mine Rats?"

Fang Qingyang hurried over. When he saw the Mine Rat corpses, a flash of surprise appeared on his face.

"Perfect timing. Deal with these. We're going back to wash up."

Yang Ling patted him on the shoulder, then left with the others.

At the residence, Yang Ling had just finished washing up when he saw an unfamiliar man standing beside Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing, looking somewhat nervous and excited.

"Supervisor... Supervisor Yang."

When the other man saw Yang Ling approach, he hurriedly cupped his hands in salute, stammering slightly.

"Brother Yang, his name is Wang Haodong. Like us, he's also a player. He's been here for seven or eight days."

Chen Xu said.

Wang Haodong cautiously looked at Yang Ling, still finding it hard to believe.

Was this man before him really Yang Ling of the Iron Garment Division, ranked seventh on the Divine Realm Level Rankings?

He could hardly imagine that, at his most desperate moment, he would encounter such an important figure.

"Haodong, don't be nervous."

Yang Ling smiled. "We only called you over to ask about something."

Seeing how gentle Yang Ling was, Wang Haodong relaxed somewhat and quickly said,

"Please go ahead, Brother Yang."

"When you entered the game, did you know what the situation outside was like?"

"The situation outside..."

Wang Haodong seemed to recall it and slowly said,

"When I entered the game, news of 'Divine Realm' was already spreading like wildfire.

Some cults had even appeared in various places, claiming that 'Divine Realm' had been created by their churches.

I saw on the news that those cults were cracked down on not long afterward.

Then... because so many people had vanished, some places are really chaotic now. People call the police every day."

"So it's descended into chaos."

Chen Guoqing muttered to himself.

"Even cults have appeared?"

Yang Ling frowned slightly.

"Oh, right! There's something I don't know is true or not."

Wang Haodong suddenly said, "I saw online that every country has sent special forces into 'Divine Realm' to try to figure out what is going on here.

If we can find them, we'll be saved!"

"I'm afraid not."

Chen Xu gently shook his head. "Once they enter this place, they can't get out either. Just finding food here is a problem. They can barely protect themselves."

A bitter smile appeared on Wang Haodong's face.

In truth, when this batch of players had gathered together, they had already discussed this matter.

Most of them shared Chen Xu's view. Only a small handful still clung to a sliver of hope.

They hoped their country could take them home. They did not want to eat hard flatbread and drink icy water here.

"How about this? Go make another trip and call all the players over."

Yang Ling said. "I have something to announce."

Upon hearing this, the three immediately left the courtyard.

While Yang Ling had been washing up, he had already practiced the Vajra Wisdom King Art once.

Now he hurried to cultivate the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique again.

It took roughly two hours for the three to gather the remaining players from the mine vein.

Their faces all held traces of uncertainty.

After all, the moment they heard Yang Ling wanted to see them, they had been shocked.

Yang Ling of the Iron Garment Division was an expert ranked on the list!

That man was actually the newly arrived supervisor of the Red Gold Ore mine?

"Is everyone here?"

Yang Ling swept his gaze over the crowd.

"Brother Yang, these are all the players. Everyone came."

Chen Xu said.

"Some didn't come. They probably deliberately hid their identities as players, but there are still nearly a hundred of us."

Yang Ling's thoughts stirred.

At that moment, a female player cautiously asked,

"Are you Yang Ling? Yang Ling of the Iron Garment Division?"

"Yes."

Yang Ling nodded.

"How do you prove it..."

A male player's eyes were full of suspicion.

"Why should I prove it?"

Yang Ling looked at him. "I'm also the supervisor of the Red Gold Ore mine. What do I need to prove to you?"

The male player looked embarrassed. He immediately remembered his current circumstances and did not dare say another word.

"You should all know that mining lets you level up, right?"

Yang Ling said.

Other than several newly arrived players who looked utterly confused, the players who had been here longer all silently nodded.

Of course they knew. Otherwise, they could not have survived here.

"How much Red Gold Ore can each of you mine per day now?"

Yang Ling asked casually.

"One qian."

"One and a half qian!"

"Sometimes, if I'm lucky and work overtime, I can get two qian."

The player who said this had relatively high Strength, with 7 points.

"Today, I mined ten jin."

Yang Ling took out a cloth sack, opened it, and tossed it onto the ground.

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing also took out their cloth sacks and tossed them down.

"I got three liang."

"Four liang."

"How is that possible..."

The players looked at one another in disbelief.

Yang Ling said calmly, "Your progress is too slow. You need to level up faster."

"Supervisor Yang, although you mine quickly, you're an expert on the rankings. We're just ordinary players, so we simply can't increase our speed that much."

A player spoke softly.

"First, the mineral veins in the mine tunnels are richer, and the Red Gold Ore comes in larger chunks. You need to go down into the tunnels."

"Second, your equipment is poor. Also, you spend too little time mining each day. You're not grinding hard enough."

"I plan to form a Mining Leveling Team."

"Anyone who wants to join can come collect a Fine-Steel Pickaxe."

"This thing can boost your Strength and increase your mining speed. Once you switch to it, it'll be like trading a musket for a cannon."

"But let me make this clear first: once you join the team, you follow all my arrangements."

"Refuse to obey, and simply leaving my team will not be the end of it. I'll make sure you can't stay at the Red Gold Ore mine."

Yang Ling said calmly.

If this had been when they had first entered the game, those words would have sparked public outrage.

But after a brief silence, what everyone asked was,

"Brother Yang, where do we collect the Fine-Steel Pickaxes?"