"Right, you still haven't told me your name."
Zhang Wei suddenly reacted.
"My name is Yang Ling."
Yang Ling's expression was a bit complicated.
He had already determined that the Attribute Panel might only be visible to himself.
However, the players he had encountered so far were not many—only Zhang Wei. He needed to meet a few more to confirm this point.
"Brother Yang, do you think if we die in 【Divine Realm】, we'll truly die?"
Zhang Wei's expression suddenly turned melancholy:
"For the half month I've been here, I've been thinking about this problem..."
"I'm not sure either."
Yang Ling shook his head.
"Then what should we do next? Are we just going to let that group of NPCs oppress us?"
Zhang Wei gritted his teeth and said, "If this were in reality, anyone who dared to beat me like this—if I didn't sue him until he lost his entire fortune, my last name wouldn't be Zhang!"
"I think our first goal should be to survive first."
"This 【Divine Realm】 is very strange. As long as there is a shred of possibility, we cannot gamble with it."
Yang Ling said with a serious expression.
"Right, survive first..."
Zhang Wei muttered, "But how to live? This game doesn't look like a game at all."
"I can't even see the character's Attribute Panel."
"The NPCs here are also extremely fierce, and will beat me up at every turn."
"That pain is simply too real, and the sense of hunger is also extremely real."
Speaking of this, he started cursing the developers of 【Divine Realm】 again.
"The rule of the Pyrocrystal Ore vein is that you have to turn in at least one tael of Pyrocrystal Ore every day."
"This can be exchanged for ten copper coins."
Yang Ling said, "Here, one copper coin can buy a steamed bun."
"Three copper coins can buy half a catty of rice flour."
"Without these, we won't be able to survive."
"One tael? I wouldn't be able to mine that even if I fainted from exhaustion. Won't I definitely die then!?"
Zhang Wei gasped, a trace of despair appearing in his eyes.
"Can I trust you?"
Yang Ling suddenly said.
"Brother Yang, what do you mean by that?"
Zhang Wei was a bit puzzled.
"I came early and am already a skilled miner. I have a way to help you gather one tael of Fire Crystal Ore so you can get the minimum living allowance."
Yang Ling looked serious:
"But after you get the copper coins, you can only take your part; mine must be given to me."
"That's right! This is a way out!"
Zhang Wei was somewhat excited.
Seeing that Yang Ling was just staring at him without making a sound, he snapped back to senses and hurriedly said:
"Brother Yang, rest assured, I won't take the part that doesn't belong to me. You are simply my savior, saving my life twice!"
"Alright, these next few days don't stray too far from me. If you have any problems, I'll help you out more."
Yang Ling smiled and nodded.
Over the next few days, Yang Ling led Zhang Wei to gradually familiarize himself with the Pyrocrystal Ore mine.
Yang Ling was also secretly observing Zhang Wei's state.
Every time the other party mined a few times, he had to rest for a good while.
This showed that the other party indeed had no Experience Points, and couldn't rely on mining to level up.
His attributes had never changed.
Soon, the five double-hours were up.
Zhang Wei had long been tired into a puddle of mud. Seeing that Yang Ling was still mining away with grunts and groans, envy couldn't help but appear in his eyes:
"Brother Yang, your strength and endurance are incredible. What did you do on the outside?"
"Working on construction sites."
Yang Ling didn't even look back.
Zhang Wei showed a trace of understanding, then muttered to himself:
"If I had known this, I would have gone to work on construction sites outside too. When will these damned days ever end?"
Yang Ling ignored him and continued mining the Pyrocrystal Ore in front of him.
Because he left very punctually for several consecutive days, Fifth Brother's surveillance on him had relaxed.
In the massive ore vein, there were at least over a thousand miners.
As long as they weren't staring intently, the other party wouldn't be able to discover that he was secretly working overtime!
"Brother Yang, I think the time is almost up, they are all lining up. Aren't we leaving yet?"
Zhang Wei glanced at the direction of the exit.
"Mining more can get us more copper coins. We don't know how long we'll live here; if we don't have money on hand, it'll be hard to move an inch."
Yang Ling said while mining.
Zhang Wei felt it made a lot of sense, rested for a moment, and started mining too.
Several double-hours later, a pleasant voice sounded in Yang Ling's ear.
【Congratulations, you have leveled up and gained 1 Free Attribute Point!】
Leveled up!
A flash of joy crossed Yang Ling's eyes. Only five days had passed since the last upgrade!
As his strength grew, his speed in acquiring Experience Points had indeed become faster!
Without saying a second word, Yang Ling added the attribute point to strength.
A familiar warm current flowed through his body, dissolving his day's fatigue.
Gently clenching his fist, his strength had indeed increased by another notch!
Character: Yang Ling
Class: Miner
Level: 4
Strength: 7
Agility: 5
Spirit: 10
HP: 70
"My strength right now is the same as Fifth Brother's, and my Agility is 2 points higher than his. If I encounter him alone, beating him up won't be much of a problem."
Yang Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.
As a professional Gold Farmer, his technique, not to mention being the best, was definitely First-rate.
Most importantly, he had good awareness!
Even when fighting, he would be a bit stronger than ordinary people.
"My strength is already 7 points now, and the acquisition speed of Experience Points will be even faster next."
"Even if the experience needed for the next level increases, it might only take five or six days to level up."
"Soon, soon, once I gather 10 points of Strength, I will have a bit of self-preservation power!"
Thinking this, the pickaxe in his hand suddenly emitted a crisp sound.
Yang Ling lowered his head and took a look.
【Ordinary Pickaxe, Durability: Zero.】
"The pickaxe is broken? But over these past few days, my savings are already enough to buy a better pickaxe."
Yang Ling didn't care much, called out to Zhang Wei, and walked toward the entrance.
Although it was already dark now, the ore vein was actually guarded twenty-four hours a day.
Miners like Yang Ling who wanted to get ahead were not in the minority.
Right now, there were still a few stealthily walking out from the shadows, their faces covered with cloth, fearing they would be discovered by Fifth Brother and his gang.
Without exception, these miners all had somewhat high strength attributes, either 6 points or 7 points.
Steward Niu walked out from the house, smiling as he began to receive the Pyrocrystal Ore.
"Yo, three taels? Not bad."
Steward Niu looked Yang Ling up and down, and without saying another word, gave him thirty copper coins.
Yang Ling finally couldn't help it anymore and said in a low voice:
"Steward Niu, can I ask you something?"
"Speak."
Steward Niu said indifferently.
"Fifth Brother doesn't let us mine more, doesn't the ore vein side care about this?"
Yang Ling asked in a soft voice.
"Why care? You can mine if you want to. Anyway, as long as everyone gathers one tael and gives it to me, my task is completed."
Steward Niu didn't care at all: "If you turn in more, I don't get any benefits anyway. Is it worth offending Fifth Brother over this matter?"
After finishing, he glanced at Yang Ling:
"You just arrived, don't say I didn't remind you. Fifth Brother has an older sister who is Supervisor Wu's concubine."
Yang Ling's expression turned solemn, and he immediately cupped his fists:
"Thank you, Steward Niu."
Zhang Wei hadn't forgotten the pain this fellow inflicted on him yet. Seeing Yang Ling being so respectful to him, he couldn't help but let out a cold hum in his heart.