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

"Then this forging room belongs to me now. This is my secret forging room."

Yang Ling dug a hole, buried the skeletal remains properly, then began weighing the Blazing Gold ore in the stone box using the measuring tools provided here.

"One pound, two pounds, three pounds..."

Yang Ling sat up straight, utterly focused and serious.

Soon enough, he finished weighing this batch of gains.

"Four hundred and eighty-three pounds."

"One tael of Blazing Gold is worth two thousand taels of Fine Silver."

"That's twenty thousand taels per pound, times four hundred and eighty-three..."

"How much was that again?"

Finally, he slowly let out a heavy breath:

"Nine hundred and sixty-six thousand taels..."

"If I sold all this Blazing Gold on the market, that money would be enough to buy all sorts of rare exotic herbs and flowers, Foundation Consolidation Pills, Spirit Nurturing Pills..."

"Then I'd be hunted by the Ironclad Department and become a homeless stray dog."

Yang Ling had already figured out what would happen if he tried to unload this batch of Blazing Gold.

Just how much Blazing Gold did Zhou Zheng sell before the Ironclad Department set their sights on him?

"What a shame. I can only take it slow, bit by bit, like an ant moving its nest."

Yang Ling stared at the Blazing Gold in the stone box, a plan forming in his mind.

The primary use for this Blazing Gold would be to upgrade his equipment.

For example, the Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold Throwing Daggers.

Upgrading a hundred Quenched-Gold Armor-Piercing Flying Daggers required five pounds of Blazing Gold.

With all this, he could upgrade less than ten thousand daggers.

"Ten thousand sounds like a lot, but I burned through a hundred just killing one Fire Vein Poison Crocodile. Add in the cost of the Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold, and I've basically spent over a hundred thousand taels of silver."

"The purchasing power of one tael of silver here is equivalent to two thousand real-world dollars."

"Mmph, one Fire Vein Poison Crocodile cost me two hundred million."

"War really does burn through money."

After thinking it over for a while, Yang Ling reburied the stone box, then walked out of the secret forging room and closed the stone door securely.

He then continued to expand this mining shaft.

Digging dirt, hauling dirt, digging dirt, hauling dirt.

Go out for some fresh air, come back in to dig dirt and haul dirt.

A day later, the mining shaft had been extended another twenty or so meters.

During this time, he also encountered some scattered Blazing Gold ore.

"If I push this shaft another hundred meters or so, this secret forging room of mine will be practically impossible to find."

An hour later, Yang Ling felt like he had chiseled through something again, and a surge of Earthfire erupted once more.

Yang Ling immediately activated Flame Immunity, grabbed Little White, and turned to flee.

By the time he got out of the shaft, it was already filled with Earthfire.

This wasn't what he had expected earlier.

"But... this works too. It seems even safer now. No one can get in except me."

Over the next few days, Yang Ling continued expanding the mining shaft.

He went in and out more than ten times, and each time, Zhao Qing would come up to ask about the progress on killing the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile.

His face was plastered with that hypocritical smile that made anyone want to punch him.

Yang Ling, however, remained silent, not even acknowledging him, and went about resting and recovering his Vital Qi.

To Zhao Qing, this looked like a guilty conscience, and the sincerity in his smile increased by a few degrees.

Deep within the Blazing Gold Mine.

Yang Ling found a deposit of Blazing Gold. The quantity wasn't large, only about a pound or so.

Just as he finished mining this chunk of Blazing Gold, he finally leveled up again.

「Congratulations, you have leveled up. You have received 1 Free Attribute Point」

"Level 63..."

A hint of a smile appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.

He was quite satisfied with this progress.

But over these past few days, he had noticed that this Blazing Gold Mine wasn't mature enough yet.

He could still find Blazing Gold, so his experience gain was relatively stable.

If he let players like Qin Mo try their hand at it at this stage, the experience they'd get probably wouldn't even be more than from Vermilion Gold.

"This Blazing Gold Mine is in its infancy, not truly formed yet. A lot of the Blazing Gold is buried deep..."

"But in three to five months, it should start showing some preliminary results. It shouldn't be a problem to provide a stable and generous experience gain for a few dozen players."

Throughout this process, he would have to personally drive things forward.

Expand this Blazing Gold Mine, dig out more shafts.

"Oh, right, the treasure chest fusion should be about done, shouldn't it?"

With a thought, Yang Ling opened his Status Panel.

Treasure Chest Fusion Slot: Progress 99%

"Ninety-nine percent. Just one more point and it'll be a success!"

Yang Ling felt a bit nervous, staring intently at the progress bar.

Time ticked by, moment by moment.

Suddenly, the Treasure Chest Fusion Slot showed some activity.

The progress, which had been at ninety-nine percent, instantly reset to zero.

Then, a message appeared on the system interface:

「Treasure Chest Fusion Failed」

「Success rate for next Treasure Chest Fusion: 20%」

Yang Ling stood there stunned for a good long while. Finally, he gave a slight shake of his head and went back to searching for Blazing Gold ore.

Win or lose, you have to accept it. Try again next time!

In the blink of an eye, the bet had reached its seventh day.

During this time, Yang Ling had leveled up one more time and opened up over a dozen additional mining shafts.

He also found some scattered Blazing Gold ore in between.

The total amount of Blazing Gold he had personally dug up was probably close to ten pounds.

All of this Blazing Gold was sent over to Zhou Zheng's place, as he needed it to forge the armor set.

Yang Ling casually allocated two Free Attribute Points to Strength, then headed over to Zhou Zheng's to check on his progress.

Barring any surprises, he would be getting his desired armor set today.

Zhou Zheng's Secret Forging Room.

When Yang Ling walked in, Zhou Zheng was in the middle of finishing up—the Gold Fusion process.

"Director Yang, perfect timing. Take a look, see if it meets your satisfaction?"

Zhou Zheng completed the final finishing step and grinned at Yang Ling with confident pride.

On the workbench lay a complete set of equipment!

Yang Ling's eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped forward to examine it closely.

The color of this armor set wasn't as vibrant as he had imagined; it was a subdued dark red.

First, the Helmet. Except for the eye area, it provided full coverage.

The mouth area had a faceplate that could be moved up and down flexibly.

Then there was the Chest Piece. Calling it a 'chest piece' wasn't quite accurate; it was more like an inner vest.

When worn, it would have the effect of a tight-fitting garment, but it was much heavier and thicker than a normal undershirt.

The Bracers, Pants, and Boots all gleamed with a subtle dark-red luster.

「Fire Crocodile Armor Set, Wear Requirement: Level 60」

「Fire Crocodile Helmet: Boost of 10 Strength」

「Fire Crocodile Inner Armor: Boost of 10 Strength」

「Fire Crocodile Bracers X2: Total Boost of 10 Strength」

「Fire Crocodile Pants: Boost of 10 Strength」

「Fire Crocodile Boots: Boost of 20 Strength, 20 Agility」

「Set Bonus: Flame Immunity (30 min), Fire Poison Immunity (30 min), Physical Damage Reduction 30%, Attached Skill: Flame Ball (Consumes 1000 Vital Qi)」

Before Yang Ling saw the Set Bonus, he felt a bit surprised. Each individual piece of the Fire Crocodile Armor Set had a rather mediocre attribute boost.

But the moment he saw the description in the last column, he was completely stunned.

Flame Immunity for 30 minutes! Fire Poison Immunity for 30 minutes! This would further reduce the risks in the Blazing Gold Mine, and he wouldn't be as threatened in similar environments in the future!

And it was the last item, the attached skill, that truly shocked Yang Ling.

"Flame Ball? Could that be the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile's skill?"

Without a second thought, Yang Ling took off his outer robe and immediately put on the Fire Crocodile Armor Set!

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