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

The next day, Yang Ling sat behind his desk and began auditing yesterday's mining results.

Kong Xinghu stood to the side with his subordinates, watching closely.

The final result was seven taels and five qian of Blazing Gold ore.

"If I factored in my portion, it would be around seven or eight catties."

Yang Ling kept his expression neutral. His treasury had now increased from 428 catties to 435 catties.

"Director Yang, with so many people digging all day yesterday, you only managed a little over seven taels?"

Kong Xinghu smiled mockingly.

"At this rate, how can you possibly achieve successful mining within half a year?"

"Lord Kong, you're an outsider when it comes to mining."

"The Fire Vein Poison Crocodile was only dealt with not long ago. Mining at the Blazing Gold Mine only restarted yesterday. Producing over seven taels of Blazing Gold ore is already quite impressive.

As long as daily output reaches three catties, three taels, and three qian, we'll meet the mining standard.

Do you really think the gap between seven taels and three catties is that big?"

Kong Xinghu was slightly taken aback. After mulling it over thoughtfully, he said calmly, "Calculated that way, it does seem feasible. Since that's the case, I'll send a letter to call Qian Dalong back to assist you.

Call Director Zhao back too. There's no need for Shi Xin to stay here any longer. He's the Director of the First Division of the Public Security Department of the Ironclad Department in Xiangfeng Prefectural Capital.

Staying at the Blazing Gold Mine for an extended period—what's that all about?"

"Lord Kong, this Blazing Gold Mine is under His Majesty's personal attention. It is my duty to hold this position firmly and share His Majesty's concerns."

Shi Xin clasped his fists and bowed.

Yang Ling said, "There's no need to call those useless people back. This Blazing Gold Mine is now under my unified command. Lord Kong, you'd better not meddle lightly.

Otherwise, if the mining fails, Lord Kong will have to share the punishment with us."

Kong Xinghu said, "I am an official of the Ministry of Personnel's Merit Assessment Department. I'm here to supervise you. What responsibility do I have?"

"If you don't interfere, you're just supervising. If you interfere, you'll bear responsibility."

"Your choice."

Yang Ling smiled.

Kong Xinghu was so angry he laughed, but he couldn't come up with a single word to refute.

He truly had no qualification to interfere, and he truly didn't want to get involved in this matter either.

"Fine then. Since Director Yang is so confident, I'll just come once a month from now on."

"This place is too messy and affects my cultivation. I'll head over to the prefectural capital."

With that, Kong Xinghu left one subordinate behind to supervise, then turned and led the others away.

Yang Ling was somewhat surprised but secretly pleased inside.

If that brute wasn't staying at the Blazing Gold Mine, he'd have much more freedom.

Over the next few days, the mining progress at the Blazing Gold Mine visibly accelerated.

Zhou Zheng's older disciple also arrived successfully, bringing along a group of apprentices and disciples. As soon as the blacksmith forge was set up, they immediately fired up the furnace to forge Vermilion Gold Pickaxes.

During this time, Qin Mo successfully registered at the Ranked Level, receiving official certification as Lower Seventh-Rank.

At the same time, he also received numerous Martial Artist players from various places.

These players were continuously assigned to the Blazing Gold Mine.

Some of the Martial Artist players, upon learning that they were here to dig ore and work as miners, especially in a dangerous mine shaft like the Blazing Gold Mine, immediately dropped their tools and turned to leave.

As they left, they kept cursing and grumbling.

Another group, after brief consideration, chose to stay temporarily and observe the situation.

The ratio between the two groups was roughly fifty-fifty.

Another ten or so days passed.

Deep inside the Blazing Gold Mine, the mining shafts here were now several times larger than their original scale!

"I leveled up! I leveled up!"

"You're really lucky. But I should be leveling up soon too."

"Mining here is tiring, sure, but the experience points are really generous! I've gone up two levels during this time!"

"The Number One on the Ranking seems to be Level 67 now."

"Boss Yang has sharp instincts. If he says there's Blazing Gold somewhere, there's a high chance it's there. That's why he levels up the fastest."

"Not just the top ranker. Lin Caiyi also broke through Level 40. Her level is much higher than ours, and her level-up requires way more experience points. Yet even she went up two levels in just these ten-plus days."

During this period, some ordinary players had already gained huge amounts of experience and leveled up by finding Blazing Gold ore.

The earliest to benefit were naturally Li Tianye and his group.

Although their current levels couldn't reach the top ten of the Divine Realm Level Ranking.

They were at over Level 20, and they believed they could definitely make it into the top three hundred, maybe even the top hundred.

Aside from that, the recently recruited players had reached the full capacity of 300.

These players were all elites, all Martial Artists, and had all completed their Class Change.

Those who chose to stay had already tasted the initial sweetness.

Among them, the lucky ones had already gone up two consecutive levels, while the unlucky ones had at least gained one level.

This fully met their expectations for coming here, and even exceeded them somewhat.

However, during this time, there had been several dangerous incidents where Earthfire was unearthed while digging.

With Yang Ling and Juewang watching closely, only a few Natives of the Divine Realm and a few players were injured. No one died.

Ever since Yang Ling had posted that recruitment notice, players from all over who hadn't come were constantly monitoring the Divine Realm Level Ranking.

When they discovered that the top ranker had jumped from Level 64 to Level 67 in a short time, they regretted it.

One after another, they sent private chats asking if they could come, but Yang Ling turned them all down.

Players were far more efficient than ordinary miners. Now that the Blazing Gold Mine had over four hundred players, it was already enough to meet the mining standard later on, while also ensuring all players received sufficient experience points.

Experience was the driving force. Without experience, no one could keep grinding!

At this point, adding more players would bring no benefit—it would just create a situation where there were too many monks and too little porridge.

"Boss, have you checked the Divine Realm Level Ranking?"

Qin Mo had just finished digging a piece of Blazing Gold weighing at least one tael. Looking refreshed and energized, he walked up to Yang Ling.

"Any changes?"

Yang Ling asked casually. He hadn't paid attention to that ranking in a long time.

The second-ranked Lin Caiyi was at Level 40, still twenty-seven levels behind him.

"Just now, Chen Xu broke into the top ten!"

Qin Mo pointed at Chen Xu not far away, whose face was glowing red with excitement, surrounded by countless players congratulating him.

Yang Ling's mind stirred, and he opened the Divine Realm Level Ranking:

[Divine Realm Level Ranking]

[001: Ironclad Department, Yang Ling, Level 67, Class: Constable]

[002: Nine Immortals Dao Palace, Lin Caiyi, Level 40, Class: Daoist]

[003: Extreme Flame Sword Manor, Jiang Tian'ai, Level 39, Class: Swordsman]

[004: Divine Sect, Zhang Shendao, Level 38, Class: Assassin]

[005: Arhat Temple, Li Shou, Level 38, Class: Berserk Monk]

[006: Mountain and River Sect, Wu Xiaochen, Level 32, Class: Blade Guard]

[007: Ironclad Department, Qin Mo, Level 31, Class: Constable]

[008: Valley of the Dead, Qi Kai, Level 29, Class: Medical Apprentice]

[009: Great Yan Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 29, Class: Swordsman]

[010: Ironclad Department, Chen Xu, Level 26, Class: Constable]

"Originally, the tenth spot was Hui Dong from Bitter Awareness Temple. Chen Xu overtook him."

Yang Ling sighed with emotion.

At that moment, Chen Xu, having finished dealing with the players' congratulations, ran over to Yang Ling, looking at him with an expectant expression.

"Not bad. Keep up the good work."

Yang Ling smiled. "Try to catch up to Old Qin."

Qin Mo's burly body jolted, and he immediately grabbed his Vermilion Gold Pickaxe to continue working.

Off in the distance, Zhang Wei, holding his Vermilion Gold Pickaxe, was digging very seriously. Even when faced with rock that gave no experience, he didn't slack off.

As long as he unearthed a piece of Blazing Gold, a huge chunk of experience points would come his way.

"Top ten, huh? I can do it too!"

Changhe Prefectural Capital, Green Mountain City, Ironclad Department Prison.

Lin Guoliang, with disheveled hair, was squatting in a corner gnawing on a slightly moldy, hard steamed bun. His eyes were fixed on the Divine Realm Level Ranking in front of him.

The tenth place was none other than his old friend of many years, Chen Xu!

"Head jailer! Give me one tael of silver! I'm begging you! Just one tael of silver!"

Lin Guoliang suddenly stood up and shouted at the head jailer outside.

"You're a Heretic Cultist eating prison food. What do you need money for? Got a screw loose?"

The head jailer cursed and ignored him.

Lin Guoliang collapsed weakly to the ground.

Right now, he couldn't even send a single private chat to Chen Xu.

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