Yang Ling found a remote corner in the mineral vein and began mining away with a grunt.
Wisps of icy-cold experience continuously poured into his body, making him feel quite fulfilled.
While mining, he observed his surroundings.
To enter the mine tunnel, he had to find a node where no one was paying attention.
Otherwise, being seen by others would bring unnecessary trouble.
Time passed bit by bit.
Just like usual, Yang Ling also changed to several different mining locations.
During this period, he caught sight of Zhang Wei.
This guy seemed to have discovered that his physical strength had increased, and he mined exceptionally hard today, with a hint of excitement still on his face.
Before long, he spotted the three of them: Lin Guoliang, Chen Xu, and Wu Meng.
The three of them joined forces to unleash full attacks on a piece of Fire Crystal Ore, but due to their experience and strength,
After chiseling for a long time, they only knocked off a layer of powder.
"If those three are smart enough to pool their efforts and gather a tael of Fire Crystal Ore, it won't be too difficult for them to survive here."
"Aside from being a bit tiring and bitter, this place really isn't dangerous at all; it can be considered a pretty good newbie village."
Yang Ling thought to himself while grinding for experience.
Having Zhang Wei as a cautionary tale, although he wouldn't write off all players with a single stroke, considering they came from the same place, he would still offer a little basic assistance.
But he did not intend to easily expose his identity as a player again either.
Currently, throughout the entire mineral vein, only Zhang Wei knew he was a player.
If future players also couldn't see the Attribute Panel, it would be very difficult for them to know he was a player.
"If those three from just now could see the Attribute Panel, they definitely would have been able to tell my identity as a player, but looking at it now, they should be just like Zhang Wei and can't see the Attribute Panel either. Barring any accidents, perhaps this ability is uniquely mine."
This guess made Yang Ling's mood somewhat pleasant.
As a professional Gold Farmer, he knew that if one encountered some 'loopholes' in a game, they could strike it rich in one wave!
He was now equivalent to having mastered a unique 'loophole'!
Although it wasn't as exaggerated as striking it rich in one wave, nevertheless... this ability was also extremely useful!
Time passed bit by bit.
The sky gradually grew dark.
After gathering a tael of Fire Crystal Ore, some miners left in groups one after another.
Yang Ling stealthily approached Mine Tunnel No. 1.
In the map, Mine Tunnel No. 1 was the most winding.
Under normal circumstances, he shouldn't have chosen Mine Tunnel No. 1.
But this winding nature, to a certain extent, was also a form of protection and cover.
Seeing that there was no one to the left or right, and no one was paying attention to this side, Yang Ling immediately trotted over and slipped into Mine Tunnel No. 1.
The mine tunnel was pitch black. Yang Ling immediately took out a fire starter, blew it to light it, and then slowly groped his way forward according to the display on the map.
He wasn't the only person in this mine tunnel; others existed as well, but they seemed not to dare venture deep inside.
Everyone's fire starter didn't shine very far, allowing them only to see the light without seeing exactly who was there.
Both sides shared a tacit understanding, remaining silent and not provoking each other.
Yang Ling chose a branch path and then continuously went deeper.
The map showed that the deeper the place, the more likely large chunks of Fire Crystal Ore would appear.
Not knowing how long he had walked or how many branch paths he had passed, Yang Ling suddenly saw a trace of special brightness.
That was the glow of Fire Crystal Ore; it inherently emitted a faint light, but it wasn't conspicuous during the day.
But in such a pitch-black place, it could be spotted at a glance!
Based on this brightness, he estimated that he could mine at least a jin of Fire Crystal Ore!
Just as he approached the Fire Crystal Ore, he suddenly felt something was amiss.
"Strange, it seems like..."
"The sound of breathing!?"
Yang Ling's expression changed slightly. He immediately extinguished the fire starter, gripped the Steel Pickaxe, and slowly retreated vigilantly.
"Damn it, he found out! Get him, men!"
A cold shout rang out.
Then a rush of wind came over, as several figures lunged toward him.
Yang Ling instinctively raised the Steel Pickaxe and swung it, then heard a crisp clanging sound.
"My blade is broken!"
Someone cried out in surprise.
Yang Ling's expression changed slightly.
A blade!?
Damn it, they really were Mine Bandits; he actually ran into them?
Those fellows who played dirty in the mineral vein were all privately called Mine Bandits by the miners.
It's just that these fellows acted covertly and were rarely discovered, so no one knew who they specifically were!
At this moment, a person was already very close to Yang Ling.
Yang Ling instantly felt his scalp go numb, as if a huge crisis was descending.
Without a word, he chiseled over with all his might.
Pfft! Pfft!
A sharp pain came from his shoulder.
It must have been a blade that stabbed into his shoulder.
But his Steel Pickaxe also chiseled into someone.
Based on the feel...
Yang Ling vaguely saw a dark shadow standing there numbly at this moment.
On top of the skull, the Steel Pickaxe had sunk in deeply!
Did I kill someone?
Yang Ling's expression was solemn.
Right at this moment, a surge of icy-cold airflow poured into Yang Ling's body.
Experience Points!?
Killing people also grants Experience Points!?
Is this right?
"Ding!"
【Congratulations, you have leveled up and obtained 1 Free Attribute Point】
Days of mining, coupled with this massive amount of experience.
Yang Ling leveled up once again.
Without saying another word, he added the point into strength.
Wielding the Steel Pickaxe, his strength attribute had impressively reached a massive 11 points!
Surpassing a normal person by more than half!
The remaining few Mine Bandits hadn't noticed what had happened yet and were still besieging Yang Ling.
Yang Ling hardened his heart and immediately began wildly swinging the Steel Pickaxe. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Under circumstances where neither side could see each other, using a method close to trading injury for injury, he took care of three more Mine Bandits!
Three huge surges of icy-cold airflow poured into his body.
Based on Yang Ling's experience, this was estimated to be worth as much as mining for ten hours!
Inside the pitch-black mine tunnel, it appeared very quiet at this moment.
But Yang Ling knew that one fellow was still alive.
It was the one who spoke up earliest.
While paying attention to the movements around him, he opened his Attribute Panel.
Character: Yang Ling.
Class: Miner
Level: 5
Strength: 11 (3)
Agility: 5
Spirit: 10
HP: 50 / 80
The strength attribute brought by the pickaxe did not increase HP.
"Fortunately my health pool is thick, otherwise I might have already been done in."
Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and immediately took three bottles of Golden Wound Medicine in succession.
In just about thirty minutes, he would be able to recover full HP.
As for the wounds on his body, he had already confirmed that they would heal on their own by then.
Previously, when Zhang Wei was beaten and injured by Steward Niu's men, his injuries also recovered very quickly after regenerating HP.
This was probably a bit of special care given by 【Divine Realm】 to players like them.
"Brother, I know you're still here."
A voice suddenly rang out in the darkness:
"My subordinates are all dead, right? Consider it an apology to you, brother. Please raise your hand in mercy and let me go."
"The Fire Crystal Ore I placed over there as bait weighs three jin and is worth three hundred wen; I'll give it all to you, brother."
The more Yang Ling listened to this voice, the more familiar it sounded.
He suddenly laughed and said, "Fifth Brother?"
In the darkness, Fifth Brother's face was filled with panic:
"Who is Fifth Brother? I don't know him!"
Being a Mine Thief meant your identity couldn't be discovered!
Otherwise, once the matter was exposed, even his good-for-nothing brother-in-law wouldn't be able to protect him!
"Fifth Brother, I'm Zhang Wei. I didn't know it was you just now and I may have offended you. You mustn't retaliate against me after you go out..."
Yang Ling said in a low voice.
"It's you brat? How on earth did a brat like you manage to kill my subordinates? Wait, you're courting death!"
Fifth Brother instantly reacted and instinctively made a desperate lunging dive to dodge the offensive.
But immediately after, the Steel Pickaxe had smoothly sunk into his heart from behind.
The huge force even pierced through his chest, nailing him firmly to the ground.
Fifth Brother spat out blood froth, his mouth opening and closing as he wanted to say something.
The fire starter lit up.
Yang Ling walked over: "It really is you."
When he saw it was Yang Ling, his eyes suddenly widened, but not knowing what he thought of, he suddenly chuckled:
"You, you'll be coming down soon too... to keep me company."
Finished speaking, Fifth Brother breathed his last.