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

Unknowingly, the Fire Crystal Rock in front of Yang Ling had been completely excavated.

He weighed the cloth pouch; it held exactly the half tael that had been extorted from him.

By now, five hours had passed, and the miners in the vein were gradually withdrawing.

Each one looked utterly exhausted.

After all, Fire Crystal Rock was extremely hard; every swing of the pickaxe required expending all one's strength.

Thanks to the Experience Points, Yang Ling had alleviated most of his fatigue and muscle soreness, but he still pretended to look completely worn out.

Hiding in the shadows, he indeed saw Fifth Brother looking around, as if trying to see if anyone dared to work overtime without reason.

"I'll lull him into a false sense of security today, so he won't be watching me every single day."

Thinking this, Yang Ling immediately put on a weary face and slowly walked towards the exit.

A lackey spotted Yang Ling and immediately pointed him out with a laugh.

Fifth Brother nodded with satisfaction.

"This kid knows how things work."

Submitting the Fire Crystal Rock was also a daily routine.

While queuing up, Yang Ling suddenly heard a torrent of curses from the front, followed immediately by pleas for mercy.

"Five hours a day, and you can't even gather half a tael of Fire Crystal Rock!? You useless waste! Beat him!"

A supervisor was seen in a towering rage, ordering the mine guards to beat a scrawny young man.

The young man was beaten, crying out in agony and begging for mercy.

Yang Ling glanced around and noticed that most of the miners present reacted to such incidents with schadenfreude.

"Damn it, you bunch of NPCs, you sons of bitches from the 'Divine Realm'! I'm going to sue you all when I get out!!"

Unable to bear the beating any longer, the young man started cursing furiously.

"What's all this gibberish! You even dare to curse! Beat him! Beat him to death, I'll take responsibility!"

The supervisor was furious.

Yang Ling was slightly startled and immediately focused his gaze on the young man.

Character: Zhang Wei

Profession: None

Level: 1

Strength: 2

Agility: 2

Spirit: 1

HP: 20

At that moment, Zhang Wei's HP was plummeting rapidly and would soon hit zero.

"He has a level and HP!

He's not an NPC, he's a player like me!?"

Yang Ling felt a surge of pleasant surprise.

He was currently at the Fire Crystal Rock mine in Green Mountain City.

Having been here for over half a month, he had almost checked the Status Panel of every person he saw, trying to find other players like himself.

For half a month, he had found nothing.

He never expected to run into a player today!

After the initial surprise, Yang Ling felt a headache coming on.

Given the current situation, Zhang Wei was likely to be beaten to death!

"Alright, stop, don't actually kill him. I won't take the blame if Supervisor Wu gets angry."

That supervisor waved his hand.

Upon hearing this, the mine guards immediately stopped.

Zhang Wei could no longer curse, only moaning and groaning on the ground.

His HP had also plummeted from 20 points to 1 point.

"These mine guards all have a base Strength attribute of at least 10 points, much stronger than ordinary people. But they're NPCs and can't level up, so they must have other ways to grow stronger."

"That should also be my next direction to focus on."

At that moment, the supervisor looked down coldly at Zhang Wei and said,

"You failed to gather one tael of Fire Crystal Rock, so you get not a single Wen. Go hungry today. If you still can't gather it tomorrow, you'll starve to death in a few days. It's up to you!"

After saying this, he continued collecting Fire Crystal Rock from the other miners.

Soon, it was Yang Ling's turn.

"Only one tael today?"

The supervisor frowned slightly.

Then he saw Fifth Brother and his ilk watching menacingly from a distance. He immediately understood and couldn't help but snort, then gave Yang Ling ten copper coins.

"Thank you, Supervisor Niu."

Yang Ling took the ten Wen and immediately expressed his thanks.

Supervisor Niu's expression softened a bit.

"If every newcomer were as sensible and motivated as you, I wouldn't have to waste so much effort."

After saying this, he waved his hand as if shooing away a fly.

Yang Ling tactfully left, and on his way out, he helped Zhang Wei up.

The nearby miners who saw this all shook their heads.

Even after ending up here, some people still insist on meddling in such trivial matters.

Outside the mine was a village for the miners to live in, equipped with all the necessities for food and drink.

Yang Ling brought Zhang Wei to his own dwelling, a crude little wooden hut that leaked when it rained and let the wind in when it was windy.

"Wake up."

He tried to wake Zhang Wei.

But Zhang Wei showed no reaction, as if he had fallen into a state of unconsciousness.

"Does low HP cause unconsciousness?"

Yang Ling pondered this, then dug out a box from under his bed. Inside were the hundred or so copper coins he had saved up during this time and a bottle of Healing Medicine.

He glanced at the Healing Medicine, and the Status Panel automatically appeared.

「Golden Sore Medicine (Defective Product), can restore 10 HP」

"There will be more expenses in the future, but... I can't just stand by and watch someone die, can I?"

Yang Ling shook his head helplessly, then fed the Golden Sore Medicine to Zhang Wei, also giving him two sips of water.

He observed Zhang Wei's Status Panel.

He saw the other's HP slowly increasing.

About one point per minute.

When his HP passed 10 points, Zhang Wei showed signs of waking up.

"Even though the medicine is defective, it says it restores 10 HP, and it does exactly that. No ambiguity there."

"It hurts so much... Did I log out of the game?"

Zhang Wei groaned, instinctively trying to get up.

"You haven't left the 'Divine Realm' yet."

Yang Ling said.

"Huh!?"

Zhang Wei's eyes widened, then he exclaimed in delight,

"You... you're a player!?"

"Obviously. If I weren't a player, why would I bother saving you?"

Yang Ling replied.

"Quick, tell me how to log out of the game! I've been trapped here for half a month, it's a living hell!

The developers of 'Divine Realm' are a bunch of bastards! Bastards!!"

Zhang Wei grabbed Yang Ling's arm, agitated.

Yang Ling's heart sank. So the other couldn't leave either?

He said gravely,

"Calm down. I also have no way to leave this place. I was hoping to ask you if you had any ideas."

"You can't leave either?"

Zhang Wei was stunned, muttering to himself,

"What in the world is going on..."

Yang Ling didn't disturb him, turning around to start repairing his pickaxe.

He hadn't saved enough money to buy a better pickaxe yet, so he had to cherish this one issued by the superiors. It was his lifeline!

"It must be a bug. They're probably scrambling to fix it. Once it's fixed, we'll be able to log out."

Zhang Wei seemed to have convinced himself, then looked at Yang Ling.

"Brother, what should I call you?"

"Huh?"

A strange glint flashed in Yang Ling's eyes.

"You don't know my name?"

Could the other not see the Status Panel?

"Should I know your name? Are you famous around here?"

Zhang Wei looked bewildered.

Yang Ling's expression turned serious.

"When you were mining today, did you feel anything unusual?"

He seemed to understand why the other couldn't even gather one tael of Fire Crystal Rock.

If the other couldn't see the Status Panel, he likely also didn't have Experience Points.

Without Experience Points to alleviate fatigue and muscle soreness, and without training, how could he possibly mine the hard Fire Crystal Rock?

"Unusual? Yes!"

"This damn Fire Crystal Rock is too hard! I can't mine it at all! That half tael was scraped off with my life on the line!"

Zhang Wei's face turned green.

"The developers of 'Divine Realm' are a pack of dogs!"

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