Chapter 38
Difficult Mines
Following the hidden information, Jiang Yan sped along the dark mine tunnel.
More than an hour later, he wandered further and further away from the mine, and even the torches on both sides of the mine tunnel gradually became fewer and fewer, making his vision dim.
Jiang Yan cautiously slowed down, raising the [Scepter of Death] high.
After another ten minutes, the mine tunnel ahead suddenly tilted violently, extending deep underground.
According to the hidden information, the place ahead is clearly connected to the earth's veins!
After checking his surroundings and confirming that there were no monsters, Jiang Yan put on his pickaxe, went to the sloping mine tunnel, and began to mine!
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[Ding~ Player's mining failed, Mining skill experience +1]
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[Ding~ Player's mining failed, Mining skill experience +1]
Mining is different from gathering. You get experience for each failed gathering attempt, but you have to dig three times to succeed in mining.
While mining to gain experience, Jiang Yan also opened the game forum.
The pinned post about the "Prosperous Dynasty" hunting him down is still incredibly popular. When he opened it, he saw that there were nearly five million comments below it!
One of the official comments has been pinned to the top.
The official statement from "Peak" states that everything in the game exists for a reason, and to protect the interests of countless players, the official team will not proactively change any data within the game!
Below this comment, there were countless follow-up comments from players, some questioning, some supporting, and some even threatening to quit the game. But no matter how much the players protested, the official team did not comment again!
Seeing the official stance so firm, Jiang Yan felt much more at ease.
He then browsed some popular posts, one of which caught his attention!
The poster, who is anonymous, claims to have discovered a dungeon somewhere in the starting village and is offering its exact location for sale through an auction!
Although many people questioned the authenticity of this post, quite a few speculators still made bids. The highest bid so far is from the player 【War God Temple】, offering 20000 cash.
As for the other guilds, they are basically observing.
"A copy?" Jiang Yan was somewhat intrigued.
If there really is a dungeon in the starting village, with his golden eye, he will definitely be able to find it!
only……
Jiang Yan looked up at his bright red name and shook his head helplessly. If he went out in his current state and was exposed to the public, he would definitely attract countless players to hunt him down.
Let's clear our names first before going out.
Jiang Yan continued browsing the posts, and about ten minutes later, a system announcement suddenly came to his ears.
[Ding! Congratulations to player Ice Emperor for being the first to enter the main city. Rewards: Reputation +100, Gold Coins +1000, Free Attribute Points +3]
The announcement, delivered with the booming sound of a bell, rang in my ears three times in a row!
"Hyotei..." Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow.
This person is the guild leader of [Ragnarok], one of the top five T0 guilds in China. He is said to be a refined and gentle person, like warm jade, and his gaming skills are beyond question.
Surprisingly, his leveling speed was not much slower than mine.
"What a pity." Jiang Yan looked at the big red name above his head. If he didn't have a red name, he would have been the first one to enter the main city!
100 reputation points and 3 free attribute points... Jiang Yan is so tempted.
But then, a series of system announcements came one after another!
[Ding! Congratulations to player "Femme fatale" for entering the main city. Rewards: Reputation +80, Gold Coins +800, Free Attribute Points +2]
[Ding! Congratulations to player Chaoge for entering the main city. Rewards: Reputation +50, Gold Coins +500, Free Attribute Points +1]
The two announcements rang out almost simultaneously!
"The 'femme fatale' is the president of 'Red Beauty's Intoxication,' but who is this Chaoge?" Jiang Yan opened the forum.
At this moment on the forum, the popularity of the post "[Prosperous Dynasty]" has finally been overshadowed by the three members of Ice Emperor, and all the players are discussing the main city!
Spirited Away: The closed beta only goes up to the starting village, I don't know what the main city is like, I want to go there.
Hyotei Forever: Hyotei boss, I'm your loyal fan, please add me on WeChat if you see this (✪ω✪)
Immortal for Ten Thousand Years: It is said that after entering the main city, you can turn on the photography function. I am the photographer, and my surname is Chen.
Death God: Who is that Chaoge? His leveling speed is so fast, is he also a hidden class?
Burial Love-Purple: Sister, you femme fatale, we, the Burial Love family, are all your fans. Can you please add us all to your harem?
Big Head Son: There are supposedly dungeons in the wilderness outside the main city, but the auction dungeon in the newbie village is probably fake!
Big Ben: You can change jobs and learn new skills once you enter the main city!
Phoenix Dance for a few days: It's said that the more unusual your stat allocation, the rarer your class will be!
Crazy person: Rare professions are nothing, I'll just cling to my great-grandfather's leg!
God's Lament: I am the vice president of [Ragnarok]. Is Jiang Ziya there? Please add me as a friend, thank you.
Amidst the dense comments, Jiang Yan even managed to catch a glimpse of his own gossip.
Thanks to the pinned post in the 【Prosperous Dynasty】 forum, Jiang Yan's popularity is now almost as high as that of T0 guild leaders like Ice Emperor.
Hidden class, terrifying magic damage, can take on hundreds of enemies single-handedly, and kills bosses as easily as taking candy from a baby. Countless casual players want to be his crutch. If he hadn't blocked friend requests in time, the system notifications alone would have driven him crazy!
However, blocking friend requests has caused a lot of trouble for many important figures.
For example, Shen Shang, the vice president of the [Ragnarok] guild, tried to add Jiang Yan as a friend several times, but all his attempts failed. He immediately realized that Jiang Yan had blocked friend requests, so he commented on various popular posts, hoping that Jiang Yan would see them and add him as a friend.
Persistence pays off; Jiang Yan did indeed see his comment.
but……
"I saw in the news that the capital behind Ragnarok is very chaotic, and there is even foreign capital involved..." Jiang Yan thought for a moment and decided it was better not to get involved.
He continued to mine diligently.
嘚！
嘚！
嘚！
[Ding~ Player's mining failed, Mining skill experience +1]
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[Ding~ Player's mining failed, Mining skill experience +1]
Heaven help me, Jiang Yan dug from midnight until 8 a.m. the next day, a full eight hours, but he didn't succeed even once!
The only thing that made him feel gratified was that his mining skill had finally reached level 3 after countless failures!
However, even with his mining skill at the highest level, he still failed every time!
"This place must be haunted!" Jiang Yan was speechless.
He opened the game forum and searched for the keyword "mining". Many posts popped up. Most of these posts complained about how boring mining was and how low the quality of copper and iron ore was. But the only thing they didn't complain about was the success rate!
"Everyone else can find minerals, but I can't?"
Jiang Yan reacted quickly: "Could it be because this place is connected to an underground mineral vein, and the ore is of extremely high quality, making it difficult to mine?"
Jiang Yan thought about it more and more and felt that this was true, and suddenly felt that all his previous failures were not worth mentioning!
Just then, Jiang Yan felt a shaking outside.
He immediately exited the game, took off his helmet, and sure enough, saw Lei Hu and the other two.
"Godfather, breakfast is here, please enjoy!"
"Godfather, weren't you already level 9 last night? How come you weren't the first one to enter the main city?"
"Godfather, did people from the [Prosperous Dynasty] surround the teleportation array? Tell me, and I'll go to the forums and give them a piece of my mind!"
Three scoundrels enthusiastically surrounded him.
Jiang Yan was very satisfied with the attitude of his three adopted sons and laughed, "It has nothing to do with others. It's because I have a very high reputation. If I enter the main city, I will be arrested and imprisoned by the guards, so I am mining in the newbie village."
He took the steamed buns his brothers had bought and devoured them.
Lei Hu was quick-witted and handed over a bottle of mineral water.
Sun Cairen glared at him, quickly took the bottle, opened the cap, and handed it to Jiang Yan.
Not to be outdone, Zhao Shanshan snatched the bottle, blew on it, and then handed it to Jiang Yan.
"No, can I still drink this?" Jiang Yan politely declined with a blank expression.
"Do you have classes today?" Jiang Yan asked, getting down to business.
"I have no classes in the morning, but I have two advanced mathematics classes in the afternoon," Sun Cairen said.
"Godfather, you can stay here and mine. If that old thief calls out names, I'll call them for you." Lei Hu was a man of great righteousness.
"Good brother!" Jiang Yan was deeply moved. "From now on, if I have ribs to eat, you'll definitely have bones to gnaw on!"
"I don't like eating ribs." Lei Hu looked at Jiang Yan awkwardly.
Jiang Yan immediately understood: "I get it! From now on, on our wedding night, I'll make you guard the door every night!"
Lei Hu: "???"