In the end, Lin Yi successfully reached an agreement with Sha Ge. He would guard the mine for two Source Stones a month.
To be honest, guarding the mine was not an easy job. The mine was located in the West Mountain Southern Domain, where Monsters at the Monster King level and above could appear at any time. Even living beneath the mine tunnels carried considerable danger.
Only someone like Sha Ge, who had grown up underground in the desert, would not find it dangerous or arduous.
After bringing a batch of daily supplies and Sha Ge to the mine tunnels, Lin Yi returned once more and arrived before the Altar Table in the backyard.
Lin Yi took out all the Source Stones he had gathered over the past few days. There were fifty-two in total.
Thirty of them had been scraped together from the City Lord's Mansion and Tianshui Trading Company. Of the remaining twenty-odd stones, some had been saved by Lin Yi previously, while the rest were spoils taken from the Qian Family Squad and newly mined just now.
Lin Yi guessed that within the Ancient Domain, Source Stones were also a relatively precious form of currency. It was just that the Qian Family members had carried far too few of them, leaving him rather disappointed.
Fortunately, he had obtained two Light Orbs from Qian Er in the end, which gave him some small consolation.
Lin Yi still had one empty Talent Slot.
However, before drawing a talent, he planned to open the two Light Orbs first.
After some thought, Lin Yi first made a wish before the Altar Table: Let the first Light Orb contain a Talent Stone.
After making his wish, Lin Yi began placing Source Stones into the Altar Table.
One stone, two stones... even