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

"The Blazing Gold reserves are insufficient now. There's only 202 catties and 3 taels left."

A sense of crisis stirred within Yang Ling.

He had brought over 600 catties of Blazing Gold on this trip.

Yet in the blink of an eye, only a little over 200 catties remained.

"This won't do. I have to make up for it by mining, raising the reserves to around 400 catties to be safe enough."

Handing over 250 catties of Blazing Gold in one go actually pained him quite a bit.

But it was all worth it.

Before this, with his strength, he couldn't truly unleash the Quenched-Gold Armor-Piercing Flying Daggers' full potential.

Now that his power had improved, his flying dagger technique naturally packed a much greater punch.

"In other words, the cost stayed the same, but the power doubled."

"Future combat costs will also drop significantly."

As Yang Ling mused, he picked up his Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe and headed deeper into the mine shaft.

For the next period, Yang Ling would only do two things: prospect for ore and mine!

Now that his strength had doubled, his mining efficiency was even higher.

As long as he found a vein of Blazing Gold, a few solid strikes with his pickaxe would finish the job.

The rate at which he gained experience points grew increasingly rapid.

The only difficulty was that the Blazing Gold ore was far too scattered.

Most of his time had to be spent on prospecting.

Even so, his upgrade progress was terrifyingly fast.

He was rising at an average rate of one level every five days!

At the same time, under Yang Ling's full-force efforts, the area of the Blazing Gold mine began to slowly expand.

This benefited quite a few players.

During the mining operations, Yang Ling encountered over a dozen subterranean flame eruptions, but none of them managed to hurt him.

Some flames dissipated after erupting, while others persisted permanently.

Players like Lin Caiyi could easily avoid these dangerous spots and focus on mining in the safe zones that Yang Ling had verified.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and more than twenty days passed.

During this period, Yang Ling shot up from level 82 to level 86.

He was only four levels away from reaching the major milestone of level 90.

Driven by Yang Ling's progress, Lin Caiyi and the others also advanced rapidly.

Since their levels were lower, they required less experience points.

Their gains from leveling up during this period were actually greater than Yang Ling's.

"Almost time to level up?"

Lin Caiyi stared at the Blazing Gold in front of her, swinging with all her might.

The pickaxe in her hand had been upgraded to a Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold Pickaxe.

Its boost to her Strength attribute was also considerable.

Suddenly, a surge of cool energy flooded into her body.

A flicker of surprise shone in Lin Caiyi's eyes. She immediately opened her status panel and took a look—her level had jumped from 46 to 47!

"Level 47! I've only been here for less than a month, and I've leveled up this many times! Mining really is the most efficient way to grind levels!"

"No, it's mining alongside Brother Yang that makes it efficient. Without him and Master Zhou prospecting for ore, we'd waste most of our time searching for veins..."

Lin Caiyi looked around.

She could see familiar figures all working hard to level up.

Here, Blazing Gold was a rare resource. Whenever someone found a vein, they'd get ecstatic—this was their version of experience points!

Even though everyone was covered in dust and grime, their faces were brimming with the excitement and drive that came with leveling up.

"Wow, you leveled up again!?"

Jiang Tian'ai glanced at the Divine Realm Level Ranking, rose to her feet with a mix of shock and doubt, and looked over at Lin Caiyi.

Li Shou and Zhang Shendao emerged from other mining shafts, their expressions equally puzzled.

They had all been diligently mining during this period, yet somehow Lin Caiyi's leveling speed was always significantly faster than theirs.

"You were only two levels ahead of me before, but now you're a full four levels ahead!"

"Tell me the truth, has Brother Yang been giving you special treatment!"

Jiang Tian'ai sounded suspicious.

"I can vouch for this. Yang Ling hasn't given Caiyi any special treatment!"

Zhang Yan raised her hand.

She had been clinging tightly to Lin Caiyi's coattails during this period.

As a result, her own level had increased quite a bit. If it weren't for her lack of strength and stamina—forcing her to take breaks on the surface to catch her breath—she could have leveled up a few more times.

Lin Caiyi saw that the group's eyes still held a hint of doubt, so she smiled calmly and said:

"There's one thing I've never mentioned. I have a way to recover stamina, so I can keep mining longer than you all."

With that, she took out a porcelain bottle:

"These are Qi Recovery Pills, a very common type of pill.

I brought them from the Nine Immortals Dao Palace. Their effect just so happens to be restoring stamina."

"..."

No one had expected Lin Caiyi to be popping pills while mining.

Just then, Zhou Zheng slowly walked over, his face weary but his eyes carrying a hint of excitement.

"Master Zhou."

The players present quickly cupped their fists in salute when they saw him.

If they felt reverence toward Xu Wuji, the Fifth-Rank eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs, they felt respect for Zhou Zheng.

After spending so much time together, they no longer treated Zhou Zheng as an NPC but as one of their own.

If it weren't for his occasional guidance, their average levels would be one or two points lower!

"Have you all been mining well these days? What's the current daily output?"

Zhou Zheng asked casually as he took in the scene.

Zhang Shendao quickly replied, "We've been mining well! Our daily output has now reached over two catties!"

"Over two catties? I recall there were only a few hundred miners down below..."

Zhou Zheng muttered to himself. This progress was impressive.

Then he looked around and said in surprise:

"Is this the Blazing Gold mine? Why does it look different? Seems like there are a dozen more mining shafts?"

The group quickly explained that Yang Ling had greatly expanded the Blazing Gold mine during this time.

Compared to before, it was now at least four or five times larger!

"Good heavens, Lord Yang is truly a natural-born miner. At this rate, he might actually succeed in opening the mine within half a year. All he needs to do is toss a few hundred more miners down here..."

With that thought, Zhou Zheng hurriedly asked where Yang Ling had gone.

Everyone pointed to one of the mining shafts.

Deep inside the shaft, Zhou Zheng spotted a figure from behind.

This figure seemed to be chiseling away at a Blazing Gold vein.

The Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe in his hand swung hundreds of times in the blink of an eye!

Clang, clang, clang, clang—

Thick white smoke billowed from the pickaxe head; it had already turned red-hot.

"Good thing we added Kylin Iron. Otherwise... what pickaxe could withstand Lord Yang's relentless abuse like this..."

A quarter of an hour later, Yang Ling finished mining the Blazing Gold vein before him.

He left only ten percent behind, tossing the remaining ninety percent into his Green Dragon Ring—that was his salary.

"Twenty-some days, and my Blazing Gold reserves should be replenished by now. Roughly four hundred catties?"

Yang Ling was quite satisfied with his progress.

He was bringing in a steady ten catties of Blazing Gold per day, sometimes more, sometimes less. The accompanying experience points were also generous, allowing his level to rise steadily.

"But this does deplete the mine's value. It could have been mined for many more years, but the Blazing Gold I dug up is a permanent loss."

"Well, that's none of my concern. Who knows how much longer I'll be mining? I need to dig as much as I can while I still can..."

"Lord Yang, your Quenched-Gold Armor-Piercing Flying Daggers are ready. Would you like to come inspect the goods?"

Zhou Zheng stepped forward and spoke in a low voice.

Yang Ling's eyes lit up, and his expression shifted slightly:

"That's fine. I'll go over myself. Master Zhou can head up to the surface and take a breather."

...

Yang Ling returned to the surface. The Green Dragon Ring now held nearly five thousand Quenched-Gold Armor-Piercing Flying Daggers.

Not far away, Zhao Qing was saying something to Xu Wuji.

When Zhang Wei saw Yang Ling emerge, he immediately strode over, his tone somewhat grave:

"The Third Prince has arrived at Xiangfeng Prefectural Capital. He's ordered Zhao Qing to bring you and Juewang to the prefectural capital for questioning.

I'm guessing his intentions aren't good."

Zhao Fu was here? Then that white-haired old man by his side must be here too?

Yang Ling's expression shifted, and a faint, light smile appeared on his face.

Whether the other party was after his flying daggers or this Blazing Gold mine,

For him, it was a trivial matter now.

"Director Yang, you're out? It must be rough down there, huh?"

Zhao Qing suddenly looked over with a half-smile:

"I've been ordered by the Third Prince to invite you and Master Juewang to Xiangfeng Prefectural Capital. Come along with me."

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