Converting that, how heavy is a single block of coal?
Nearly 167 kilograms!
A coal ore block yields at least one piece of coal at a time, and more if you are lucky.
What if you used a pickaxe with Fortune?
Was the coal ore within this 30-meter radius scarce?
By Jiang Xuan’s estimate, if they cleared it all out, they would get at least a dozen tons.
Jiang Xuan didn’t know if this counted as a high-yield vein.
But… it was already ridiculous enough.
Besides, this didn’t even account for the possibility of more coal ore beneath the current layer.
After all, this stuff was incredibly common.
Jiang Xuan didn’t explain further.
He wanted to wait until Keqing mined it herself, forcing her to face the sheer absurdity of the MC world.
He casually placed three torches around them to light up the area.
Jiang Xuan pulled out his pickaxe and said softly, “Watch how I mine. There is a technique to it. There can be lava beneath caves. Although it’s highly unlikely at this depth, we can’t be careless. If you suddenly dig a hole under your feet and fall through, you’ll be heavily injured at best. If it turns out to be a monster cave below, we’ll be in serious trouble.”
After all, they had entered a real-life MC world, so no amount of caution was too much.
Keqing and Ganyu nodded seriously.
While keeping an eye on their surroundings, they watched Jiang Xuan’s movements intently.
Holding a Wooden Pickaxe, Jiang Xuan made sure he was standing firmly on stone before starting to dig the coal ore in front of him.
To Keqing and Ganyu, it didn’t look like Jiang Xuan mined for very long.
In just a few swings, the coal ore block burst, dropping jet-black lumps of coal.
What they couldn’t see was that after the block broke, green specks of light drifted into Jiang Xuan’s body.
Under Keqing and Ganyu’s stunned gazes, Jiang Xuan grew more and more excited as he dug.
Soon, he completely wore out the Wooden Pickaxe in his hand.
Only then did Jiang Xuan smack his lips and rein in his excitement.
Glancing at his handiwork, about half of the coal ore on the ground had been mined.
Unsurprisingly, there was still plenty of coal ore beneath the floor.
But Jiang Xuan didn’t plan on mining any more for now.
He turned around and waved them over.
“Get the hang of it?”
Keqing and Ganyu nodded blankly.
Jiang Xuan smiled.
“Now that you’ve seen how it’s done, give it a try. I’ll keep watch for you. With coal, our fuel problem is temporarily solved. I’ll make some torches and then craft a set of stone tools for you.” This chapter was copied from novelping dot com without permission.
Keqing finally seemed to snap out of it.
She stepped forward quickly and looked at Jiang Xuan in disbelief.
“Is… is mining really this simple?! With just a wooden pickaxe, you can break it in a few strikes, and once broken, it turns directly into high-quality coal! It doesn’t even need refining?! This… this is too magical! Jiang Xuan, your world is amazing! Jiang Xuan, I’m truly grateful that you’re willing to let us come here! This is so important for Liyue! Jiang Xuan, thank you. Thank you so much!”
Keqing was so excited she was almost incoherent.
Jiang Xuan found it amusing and reached out to pat Keqing’s cat-eared hair.
“It’s fine. On a personal level, we’re friends. On a professional level, we’re mutually benefiting each other!”
“Mhm!” Keqing nodded earnestly.
“We are friends! And Liyue will always be your friend!”
Jiang Xuan waved his hand.
Seeing Keqing’s uncontrollable excitement, he stepped aside.
“Alright, go on and mine. Just remember what I said.”
This time, Keqing didn’t delay.
She nodded happily.
She eagerly shouldered her pickaxe and rushed toward the coal ore.
Seeing this, Jiang Xuan felt glad he had brought Keqing and Ganyu with him.
These two girls would never complain about work being tiring or dirty.
Jiang Xuan multi-tasked, keeping an eye on Keqing and Ganyu while crafting torches.
The two mined slower than Jiang Xuan.
It wasn’t a matter of technique; they simply didn’t have as much raw strength as Jiang Xuan.
If Jiang Xuan needed three swings to break a block, they needed over a dozen.
Fortunately, durability loss was calculated by the resources harvested, not the number of swings.
What surprised Jiang Xuan, however, was that the experience points dropped from mining split: half flew into his body, while the other half flew into their Visions.
“Does mining count toward leveling up as well?” Jiang Xuan muttered to himself.
Seeing that Keqing and Ganyu didn’t seem to react, he didn’t pay it any more mind.
It was probably because the experience was too meager to show any noticeable effect yet. Find the original chapter at g.com.
Jiang Xuan had plenty of sticks on him, and they now had an abundance of coal.
In a short while, he had put together three stacks of torches.
Jiang Xuan then stopped.
Of these three stacks, Jiang Xuan planned to use two in the cave today to ensure no monsters could spawn from the darkness.
Safety first!
Everything had to prioritize safety!
He packed the torches.
A little less than half of the coal vein was left.
Deciding to make use of his time, Jiang Xuan began mining cobblestone on the spot.
He worked incredibly fast.
Before Keqing and Ganyu even noticed, Jiang Xuan had already set up a Crafting Table and some furnaces.
One Crafting Table and three furnaces.
Hmm…
Three furnaces was actually on the low side.
Normally, which hardcore miner didn’t set up seven, eight, or even a dozen furnaces on the spot?
It was only because they didn’t have iron yet and only needed to cook some meat that there was no need to build too many.
Having set those up, Jiang Xuan began crafting stone tools.
If this were the game, he would have unlocked the “Stone Age” achievement by now.
The recipes for crafting tools were already deeply ingrained in Jiang Xuan’s mind.
Before long, he had crafted three stone swords and nine stone pickaxes.
To be honest, there was no need for other tools.
Today was mainly for caving; there was no need to worry about anything else.
Just as Jiang Xuan finished taking inventory of his loot and was about to call Keqing and Ganyu over to upgrade their gear, a sudden gasp from Ganyu came from behind him.
Jiang Xuan’s expression tightened.
In an instant, he spun around, grabbed a stone sword, and rushed to Ganyu’s side.
He pulled her behind him.
“What’s wrong, Ganyu?” Scanning their surroundings warily, Jiang Xuan finally found a moment to ask.
Ganyu felt deeply touched by Jiang Xuan’s protectiveness, a sweet warmth blooming in her heart.
But she shook her head nonetheless.
Her delicate, jade-like face was currently smudged with dust, making her look like a cute little stray cat.
“No, no! There are no enemies!”