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

"This Liu Jitong betrays his own!"

"Our comrades were killed because of him!"

"Damn him, Director Yang, issue the order, let us wipe out these heretics at once!"

All the constables present were furious.

Old Zhao was grumbling that he wanted to lead a team to purge Luo Yu and the others.

Yang Ling, however, waved his hand, "For the next few days don't make any big moves. Act like normal and keep a closer watch on these Immortal God Sect members, see who they're contacting."

"We can't confirm yet whether Rong tribe spies are cooperating with them behind the scenes in Green Mountain City."

"I need you to find out where they usually gather, what they're doing, and which people in Green Mountain City have joined the Immortal God Sect."

"Once we have that figured out, then start the purge."

When Yang Ling returned to the Vermilion Gold Mine, there wasn't much of a commotion. He summoned Wu Xiaocheng, Chen Xu, Li Tianye, Wang Xudong and the others.

"Brother Yang!"

Everyone brightened when they saw Yang Ling. Since Yang Ling had left with Martial Monk Jue Ming last time, they hadn't seen him for a while.

Yang Ling glanced at their Status Panels and nodded with satisfaction.

These guys had all been mining hard to level up while he was gone.

Each of them had gained about three to four levels on average.

Don't underestimate those three or four levels. Because they were mining, their Strength had mostly increased.

Three or four points in Strength is roughly equal to the full physical power of an ordinary adult.

At the same time, their HP had significantly risen as well.

Wounds that would normally be lethal to regular people were no longer such a big threat to them.

"Brother Yang, you came back huge this time, you're already level 48, you're tens of levels ahead of the second and third place," Wu Xiaocheng said with awe, his eyes full of envy.

He had been grinding mining levels so hard he only rose from 25 to 28.

On the Divine Realm Level Ranking he was still sixth.

Yang Ling's thoughts flickered and he opened the Divine Realm Level Ranking to take a look:

[Divine Realm Level Ranking]

[001: Ironclad Department, Yang Ling, Level 48, Profession: Constable]

[002: Nine Immortals Dao Palace, Lin Caiyi, Level 32, Profession: Daoist]

[003: Extreme Flame Sword Manor, Jiang Tian'ai, Level 32, Profession: Swordsman]

[004: Divine Sect, Zhang Shendao, Level 31, Profession: Assassin]

[005: Arhat Temple, Li Shou, Level 31, Profession: Berserk Monk]

[006: Mountain and River Sect, Wu Xiaocheng, Level 28, Profession: Blade Guard]

[007: Valley of the Dead, Qi Kai, Level 26, Profession: Medical Apprentice]

[008: Great Yan Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 25, Profession: Swordsman]

[009: Ironclad Department, Qin Mo, Level 22, Profession: Constable]

[010: Bitter Awareness Temple, Hui Dong, Level 22, Profession: Martial Monk]

He hadn't checked the ranking board in a long time because the top few rarely changed much.

Lin Caiyi and the others were still leveling at a normal pace.

He alone seemed to be rocketing upward.

"At this rate, if I slack off for half a year they still might not catch up," Yang Ling thought to himself, then looked at Wu Xiaocheng.

"Old Wu, how many players have come to the Vermilion Gold Mine while I was gone?"

Wu Xiaocheng: "While you were away, every half month Green Mountain City sends a few hundred players over. Now the player population at our mine accounts for about a tenth of all miners, probably over a thousand?"

Chen Xu nodded slightly, "Over a thousand. We haven't calculated exact numbers, because some players can't handle it and choose to leave. We don't stop them, we give them some rations and send them off."

At this, Chen Xu furrowed his brow suddenly.

"Brother Yang, a few of those players seem off. When they chat with miners or other players they casually mention the Immortal God Sect."

"I've heard from other players that it's a real-world heretic cult, but they haven't done anything too extreme yet, so I haven't acted."

Li Tianye and Wang Xudong nodded slightly.

"We've been keeping an eye on those few."

Seeing this, Yang Ling immediately explained what he knew about the Immortal God Sect, including what had happened in Green Mountain City today.

A flash of shock crossed everyone's faces.

Wu Xiaocheng promptly said, "Brother Yang, let's go to Green Mountain City right now!"

"Stay here and keep the Vermilion Gold Mine safe, make sure nothing happens."

"Keep a close watch on those Immortal God Sect members too."

"I'm going to spend a few days in the mine. When the time is right we'll flush them out together."

After giving his orders, Yang Ling went to the Vermilion Gold Mine. On the way he checked the Status Panel of any player he ran into.

If someone had joined the Immortal God Sect, their Profession field would read Heretic Cultist.

That was the most effective way to tell whether a player belonged to the Immortal God Sect.

This method didn't work on Natives, though.

Natives had no class changes; if they trained in martial arts they were all listed simply as Martial Artist.

Most players he met on the road were unfamiliar faces with normal Status Panels.

They didn't care when they saw Yang Ling because they had no idea what he looked like.

Now Yang Ling was wearing his ordinary mining clothes, looking even more inconspicuous.

"The Seventh-Rank Ironclad title and Seventh-Rank Official Saber will be sent to Changhe Prefectural Capital in a while. For now I'll just train the Heavenly Will True Scripture and the Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique, then go look for Luo Yu and the others later."

Thinking this, Yang Ling reached Mine Shaft 36 and walked deeper inside.

Not far outside the mine shaft, Zhang Yan stood, tense and uncertain.

"Is that Yang Ling's silhouette? When did he come back?"

"Have you gone crazy thinking about Yang Ling?"

Li Jun was working hard nearby, digging Vermilion Gold Ore.

"I told you to mind your own business. We already broke up, remember?" Zhang Yan snorted and dashed toward Mine Shaft 36.

Li Jun was startled, "Are you out of your mind? The shaft's dangerous!"

Seeing Zhang Yan ignore him, his expression darkened. He thought for a moment, then followed.

...

Deep within Mine Shaft 36, Yang Ling leaped into the Underground River from a passage and soon arrived at the stone cavern that had been full of insect pupae before.

A white figure appeared before him immediately.

Great Mother Vermilion Gold Mantis: Little White

Level: 26

Strength: 30

Agility: 35

Spirit: 12

Special Skills: Gold Seeking, Whirlwind Slash

Little White had grown several sizes since before.

Its forearms were more muscular, and the bone blades on them looked even sharper.

"Little White, you've been eating well lately," Yang Ling said, smiling as he patted its head.

It acted like a big white dog, nudging Yang Ling's palm with its head to show affection.

"I was the Beast Tamer, not that Beast Master nonsense. Their methods are crooked," Yang Ling murmured.

"Little White's strength is, if not comparable to Ninth-Rank, at least among the top of Ninth-Rank. If it keeps developing it might reach Sixth-Rank or even Fifth-Rank someday..."

At that moment, a slight noise came from behind.

Yang Ling turned, holding the Jiaogu Saber, and struck in one slash.

Sss—

A Tyrant Ghost Spider was sliced in two.

Its innards and blood spilled across the ground.

"Just one slash..."

A faint chill flowed through Yang Ling. The experience gained for the kill was about the same as killing a Seventh-Rank, perhaps even less.

No treasure chest dropped this time either. Yang Ling felt a little disappointed but found it reasonable.

His current strength far surpassed the Tyrant Ghost Spider.

"This place really does respawn Tyrant Ghost Spiders regularly. Next time I'll have Qin Mo and the others come over to grind levels," Yang Ling thought, then had Little White guard him.

He walked further into the cavern, took out a Foundation Consolidation Pill and swallowed it.

"Please choose which Internal Technique Method to improve."

"Heavenly Will True Scripture."

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