Yang Ling feigned surprise.
"You're players too? I've seen you before. We went down into the mine together. Why didn't you say anything then?"
The three exchanged glances, and one said quietly:
"We ran into some very unusual players before, so we didn't dare reveal our identities lightly."
"All right, come inside and we'll talk."
Yang Ling led the three into the front hall of his little courtyard.
Once they were seated, he got straight to the point.
"What level are you three?"
"We aren't Wu artists yet, so we can't see our attribute panels, but we figure we're already level 10."
One of them gave a wry smile.
"We've been watching the Divine Realm Level Rankings. It looks like you need to change classes at level 10 before you can keep leveling up."
Another said, "Our strength hasn't increased in a long time, so we should be stuck at level 10."
Of course, Yang Ling knew all three were level 10 players.
Their current class was still miner.
Since they hadn't wanted to reveal their identities before, he hadn't bothered approaching them.
As long as they could mine and increase the output of red gold ore, that was enough.
"You guessed right. You can't see your attribute panel until you become a Wu artist."
"And you can't keep leveling up without changing classes."
Yang Ling nodded lightly.
The three exchanged glances. The oldest-looking one spoke slowly.
"Overseer Yang, what would it cost us to become Wu artists?"
"Do you have any spare Wu techniques?"
"I do have a Black Tiger Fist manual."
Yang Ling gave a slight nod.
"But Wu techniques are precious. I'll either keep it for myself or sell it."
Their eyes lit up.
After a brief, hushed discussion, they decided to buy a Wu technique manual