Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

"Chief Constable Lin, why do you think the Butcher of Prisoners suddenly came running to our Green Mountain City?"

Wu Que suddenly asked.

Chief Constable Lin shook his head gently. "Who knows what he was thinking. But it's precisely because he came to Green Mountain City that we had a chance to catch him. If it weren't for my men underestimating him and being careless this time, that bastard wouldn't have slipped into your mine vein. It's rather embarrassing for you to witness."

As he spoke, the constables under his command had already collected Zhang Hao's corpse.

Wu Que asked curiously, "I heard that the Butcher of Prisoners ran off to the Bitter Awareness Temple a few years ago and stole a scripture? Is that true or false? How could a top-tier major sect like that let such a petty thief slip inside and then escape alive?"

"I'm not clear about that. Since there's been no official notification from above, and the Bitter Awareness Temple hasn't made any fuss, it's probably just a rumor. You know how these petty thieves love to fabricate nonexistent stories to boost their own prestige."

Chief Constable Lin smiled and shook his head again.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he bid farewell and left with his men.

Wu Que naturally saw him off all the way.

The miners immediately dispersed, but they were still enthusiastically discussing the scene they had just witnessed.

"Mine to level up! Only by doing this can we gain a foothold in the 'Divine Realm'."

Recalling the scene from earlier, Zhang Wei secretly clenched his fist, glanced at Yang Ling in the crowd, then turned to search for Fire Crystal Rock.

"The Mountain and River Sect, the Bitter Awareness Temple... they should both be major sects within Zhao State."

"When Supervisor Wu used his martial arts, his Strength could reach 24 points, yet he couldn't even secure an outer sect disciple position in the Mountain and River Sect?"

"Just how insane would the attributes of those sect disciples be?"

"Their martial arts must be profound and unfathomable. If I could learn them, I could establish myself in Zhao State."

Recently, with consecutive level-ups and even managing to save up the five taels of silver needed to buy an identity, Yang Ling had felt a little relaxed, even somewhat smug.

But today's events made him realize he was far from being out of danger from the 'Divine Realm'.

If nothing else, if this Supervisor Wu were to attack him, he probably wouldn't have any ability to fight back.

"At most three moves, and I'd be dead for sure..."

The upcoming miner competition, Fifth Brother's death, and today's incident brought Yang Ling an unprecedented sense of urgency.

"Level up! I must level up!"

"Even without martial arts, as long as I have enough attribute points, sheer force can overcome all skill."

Yang Ling immediately went to search for Fire Crystal Rock, planning to go down into the mine shaft again when no one was around.

"Chen Xu, isn't that the NPC who lent us three copper coins?"

Lin Guoliang spotted Yang Ling and quickly whispered.

Chen Xu focused his gaze, a flash of pleasant surprise appearing in his eyes.

"Let's go, let's go talk to him!"

The three quickly approached Yang Ling. They were planning to directly go up and strike up a conversation, but when they saw Yang Ling swiftly swinging his steel pickaxe, each strike chipping off a considerable amount of Fire Crystal Rock, they were stunned.

A single swing from him was equivalent to them laboriously hacking away for half a day!

"So strong..."

Wu Meng couldn't help but murmur.

Lin Guoliang's expression turned serious as he slowly nodded.

"I've been observing many NPCs lately..."

"Don't say things like that anymore."

Chen Xu reminded him.

Lin Guoliang immediately corrected himself.

"I've been observing many miners lately. Although their strength and technique are much better than ours, none are as strong as this one. He's very likely one of the most skilled miners in this entire mine vein."

"I asked around. It seems this guy is favored by Supervisor Wu. In a while, he's going to compete in skill against miners from other mine veins."

Chen Xu said.

At that moment, Yang Ling had finished mining the Fire Crystal Rock in front of him. He packed up the broken ore and went to search for the next target.

Seeing this, Chen Xu immediately jogged up.

"Big Brother."

"Something the matter?"

Yang Ling stopped and turned, glancing at the three of them.

"Big Brother, you lent us three copper coins last time but didn't leave your name. We didn't know how to find you to repay the debt."

Chen Xu said hurriedly.

"Yang Ling."

Yang Ling smiled faintly. "Consider the three copper coins a gift. No need to repay."

So generous!?

Lin Guoliang's expression shifted. He suddenly said,

"Big Brother, could you teach us how to mine?"

Yang Ling looked at him.

"Why should I?"

Lin Guoliang was taken aback, an awkward expression appearing on his face.

Chen Xu couldn't help but curse inwardly, shooting Lin Guoliang a fierce glare. Then he turned back to Yang Ling with a smile.

"Big Brother, my friend here isn't very bright. Please don't mind him. But we've earned a few copper coins these past few days, so we really should repay you."

After saying that, he took out five copper coins and handed them to Yang Ling.

Five, huh?

Yang Ling smiled, promptly accepted them, then waved his hand and quickly walked away.

"Why did you give him five..."

Lin Guoliang's face looked somewhat displeased.

One copper coin could buy a steamed bun. This was serious money!

"Consider it an investment. Maybe this game also has something like a favorability system. This guy seems relatively easy to talk to. Increasing our hidden favorability might help us in the future."

Chen Xu explained.

"But you should have discussed it with us first..."

Lin Guoliang complained.

Wu Meng nodded. "Yeah, you should discuss things like this in the future. After all, the money belongs to all of us."

"..."

Chen Xu fell silent for a moment. "Then consider those extra two copper coins as coming from me."

Lin Guoliang and Wu Meng immediately said happily,

"Alright."

...

This time, Yang Ling didn't wait until night. He directly seized an opportunity when no one was nearby and slipped into Mine Shaft No. 5.

Mine Shaft No. 1 still had Fifth Brother and the others' corpses. He always felt uncomfortable about it, so he intentionally avoided it.

The winding complexity of Mine Shaft No. 5 surpassed even that of Mine Shaft No. 1.

Yang Ling ventured deep inside, hacking away at any Fire Crystal Rock he encountered.

The cloth pouch at his waist began to fill up again.

He ate when hungry, drank when thirsty, and took short naps when tired.

He didn't know how many days had passed.

When he came across a piece of Fire Crystal Rock weighing about ten pounds, he focused intently on mining it.

Time passed bit by bit.

One wave after another of cool experience flowed into Yang Ling's body.

Alleviating his fatigue and muscle soreness.

Over these days, the number of times he had swung his pickaxe was no less than a hundred thousand.

From being clumsy at the start, to now, where every swing mobilized just the right amount of force. His movements were as precise as a machine, not wasting a single ounce of energy.

He didn't know how much time had passed. When this piece of Fire Crystal Rock was completely mined out, the level-up notification sounded once more.

"Congratulations, you have leveled up. You have gained 1 Free Attribute Point."

Leveled up!

Yang Ling felt a warm current generate within his body, continuously circulating. The sensation was incredibly refreshing.

He added the attribute point to Strength again.

Character: Yang Ling

Profession: Miner

Level: 7

Strength: 13 (3)

Agility: 5

Spirit: 10

HP: 100

"Haha, my Strength attribute has broken through 10 points, matching my Spirit attribute."

Yang Ling couldn't help but clench his fist.

The increase in Strength was still very noticeable!

His total attributes now far surpassed Supervisor Wu's. He was just missing a martial art.

Just as Yang Ling was immersed in the joy of leveling up, a black scorpion crawled out from the shadows to his feet and stabbed him hard!

The intense pain nearly made Yang Ling jump on the spot.

Immediately after, he saw his HP rapidly decreasing.

"A Mine Insect!? Damn it!"

Without a second thought, Yang Ling took out an Antidote Pill and swallowed it, then drank a bottle of Golden Sore Medicine.

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