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

"By the way, you still haven't told me your name."

Zhang Wei suddenly realized.

"My name is Yang Ling."

Yang Ling's expression was somewhat complicated.

He was already certain that the Status Panel was probably something only he could see.

However, the number of players he had encountered so far wasn't many, only Zhang Wei. He would need to meet a few more to confirm this point.

"Brother Yang, do you think if we die in the 'Divine Realm,' we might really die?"

Zhang Wei suddenly spoke with a distant look in his eyes:

"I've been thinking about this problem the entire half month I've been here..."

Yang Ling shook his head.

"So what should we do next? Just endure being bullied by that group of NPCs?"

Zhang Wei said through gritted teeth, "If anyone dared hit me like this in reality, I'd sue them until they were bankrupt, or my name isn't Zhang!"

"I think our first goal should be to survive."

"This 'Divine Realm' is very strange. If there's even the slightest possibility, we can't gamble."

Yang Ling said seriously.

"Right, survive first..."

Zhang Wei murmured, "But how? This game doesn't feel like a game at all.

I can't even see the character's Status Panel.

The NPCs here are also vicious, always ready to hit me.

The pain feels way too real, and the hunger is incredibly real too."

At this point, he started cursing the developers of the "Divine Realm" again.

"The rule of the Fire Crystal Rock vein is that you have to hand in at least one liang of Fire Crystal Rock ore every day.

This can be exchanged for ten copper coins."

Yang Ling said, "Here, one copper coin can buy one steamed bun.

Three copper coins can buy half a jin of rice or flour.

Without these, we can't survive."

"One liang? I'd pass out from digging before I got that much, doesn't that mean I'm definitely dead!?"

Zhang Wei gasped, a flash of despair appearing in his eyes.

"Can I trust you?"

Yang Ling suddenly asked.

"Brother Yang, what do you mean by that?"

Zhang Wei was somewhat puzzled.

"I've been here longer, I'm already a skilled miner. I have a way to help you gather one liang of Fire Crystal Rock, so you can get the basic subsistence."

Yang Ling's expression was earnest:

"But after you get the copper coins, you can only take your share. Mine must be given to me."

"Right! That's a way out!"

Zhang Wei grew excited.

Seeing Yang Ling just staring at him without speaking, he immediately snapped back to reality and hurriedly said,

"Brother Yang, don't worry, I won't take what isn't mine. You're practically my savior, you've saved my life twice!"

"Alright, for the next few days, don't stray too far from me. If you have any problems, I'll help you out more."

Yang Ling smiled and nodded.

...

Over the next few days, Yang Ling helped Zhang Wei gradually get familiar with the Fire Crystal Rock mine.

Yang Ling also secretly observed Zhang Wei's condition.

The other man would dig a few times, then need to rest for quite a while.

This indicated that the other indeed had no Experience Points and couldn't level up by mining.

His attributes never showed any change.

Soon, five shichen were up.

Zhang Wei had long since been exhausted into a puddle of mud. Seeing Yang Ling still digging away, he couldn't help but show envy in his eyes:

"Brother Yang, your strength and stamina are amazing. What did you do outside?"

"Construction work."

Yang Ling didn't even turn his head.

A flash of understanding appeared on Zhang Wei's face, then he muttered to himself,

"If I'd known this would happen, I'd have gone into construction work outside too. When will this damn life ever end?"

Yang Ling paid him no mind, continuing to output against the Fire Crystal Rock ore in front of him.

Because he had been leaving on time for several consecutive days, Fifth Brother's surveillance on him had relaxed.

The vast mine vein had at least a thousand miners.

As long as no one was specifically watching, the other would never discover he was secretly working overtime!

"Brother Yang, I think it's about time. They're all lining up. Aren't we leaving?"

Zhang Wei glanced towards the exit.

"Dig more, then we can exchange for more copper coins. We don't know how long we'll have to survive here. If we have no money on hand, we won't be able to move an inch."

Yang Ling said while digging.

Zhang Wei thought this made a lot of sense. After resting a bit more, he also started digging.

Several shichen later, a pleasant sound rang in Yang Ling's ear.

「Congratulations, you have leveled up, receiving 1 Free Attribute Point!」

Leveled up!

A flash of joy passed through Yang Ling's eyes. Only five days had passed since his last level up!

As his strength increased, his speed of gaining Experience Points had indeed accelerated!

Without a second thought, Yang Ling added the attribute point to Strength.

A familiar warm current flowed through his body, washing away the fatigue of the day.

Gently clenching his fist, his strength had indeed increased another notch!

Character: Yang Ling

Occupation: Miner

Level: 4

Strength: 7

Agility: 5

Spirit: 10

HP: 70

"My Strength is now the same as Fifth Brother's, and my Agility is 2 points higher than his. If I encounter him alone, beating him up shouldn't be a problem."

Yang Ling narrowed his eyes slightly.

As a professional gold farmer, his skills weren't necessarily the best, but they were absolutely first-rate.

Most importantly, he had good awareness!

Even in a fight, he would be a bit more skilled than the average person.

"My Strength is now 7 points. From now on, the speed of gaining Experience Points will be even faster.

Even if the Experience needed for the next level increases, it might only take five or six days to level up."

"Soon, soon. Once I gather 10 points of Strength, I'll have some ability to protect myself!"

Thinking this, the pickaxe in his hand suddenly made a crisp sound.

Yang Ling looked down.

「Ordinary Pickaxe, Durability: Zero.」

"The pickaxe broke? But these past few days, my savings are enough to buy a better pickaxe."

Yang Ling wasn't too concerned. He called out to Zhang Wei and headed towards the entrance.

Although it was already dark, the mine vein actually had people on watch twenty-four hours a day.

Miners like Yang Ling who wanted to better themselves weren't few in number.

Right now, a few others were sneaking out from the shadows, their faces covered with cloth, afraid of being discovered by Fifth Brother and his gang.

Without exception, these miners all had somewhat high Strength attributes, either 6 points or 7 points.

Supervisor Niu walked out of the hut, smiling as he began receiving the Fire Crystal Rock ore.

"Oh, three liang? Not bad."

Supervisor Niu looked Yang Ling up and down, and without another word, gave him thirty wen.

Yang Ling finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked quietly,

"Supervisor Niu, can I ask something?"

"Speak."

Supervisor Niu said indifferently.

"Fifth Brother doesn't let us mine extra. Doesn't the mine management care about that?"

Yang Ling asked in a low voice.

"Why should they care? You can dig if you want. As long as each person gives me one liang, my task is complete."

Supervisor Niu didn't care at all, "If you hand in more, I get no extra benefit. Why should I offend Old Fifth over this?"

After saying this, he glanced at Yang Ling:

"You're new here. Don't say I didn't warn you. Old Fifth has an older sister who is Supervisor Wu's concubine."

Yang Ling's expression turned solemn, and he immediately clasped his fists:

"Thank you, Supervisor Niu."

Zhang Wei still hadn't forgotten the pain this guy had caused him. Seeing Yang Ling being so respectful to him, he couldn't help but snort inwardly.

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