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

"Yang Ling, what ideas do you have right now?"

Xu Qing asked.

Yang Ling pondered and said, "To improve mining efficiency, the quality of the pickaxe is crucial."

"Right!"

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing's eyes lit up.

If they had good pickaxes, mining speed would naturally be fast.

Then they could level up faster too!

"If every miner could have a steel pickaxe, the production problem would naturally be solved."

Yang Ling said.

He paused, then continued, "Besides, even if we gave them steel pickaxes, some miners would probably still deliberately slack off and be lazy."

Yang Ling and the other two guessed Xu Qing's current predicament.

If nothing unexpected happened, this vermilion gold ore mine could only remain in his hands for three months.

"There are always some miners who are diligent."

Yang Ling pondered, "When the time comes, I will select those miners and issue them steel pickaxes."

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing immediately understood his meaning, their eyes slightly brightening.

"Any other suggestions?"

Xu Qing asked.

"Yes."

Yang Ling pondered, "I want a pickaxe better than a steel pickaxe."

"How much can you dig alone? That doesn't solve the fundamental issue."

Xu Qing was somewhat exasperated, unconsciously starting to scratch his head and ears:

"If I had known this was such a hot potato, I wouldn't have taken it. Now I'm afraid I'll completely lose face within the Mountain and River Sect."

"Senior Brother Xu, we still have three months. We can think of a way slowly."

Yang Ling said, "We don't need to care about who those supervisors are loyal to. What truly matters are the miners themselves.

If some miners deliberately slack off, drive them away.

Bring in new people."

"With tens of thousands of miners, how many would you have to drive away?"

Xu Qing waved his hand dismissively, "Besides, how can newcomers mine? Last time I tried at the fire crystal rock mine, mining requires skill.

If I weren't a martial artist, my mining speed would definitely not match a veteran miner's."

He paused, then said, "Forget it, don't think about it. We'll play it by ear. At the very least, that fire crystal rock mine won't change hands again.

Wu Que's matter will cause my eldest senior brother quite a bit of trouble, heh heh."

Xu Qing glanced at Yang Ling and changed the topic:

"You became a constable, so you must have been taught the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique, right?"

"Chief Constable Lin did give me the manual for the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique."

Yang Ling nodded.

"That's a good thing. If you train the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique to flawless proficiency, you have a chance to obtain the Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique.

This saber technique is not inferior to our Mountain and River Sect's Mountain and River Drawing Sword Technique."

Xu Qing said.

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing exchanged a look, their desire to become constables growing even stronger.

A thought occurred to Yang Ling, and he took the opportunity to ask:

"Senior Brother Xu, what conditions must be met for the Ironclad Department to bestow the Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique?"

"First, as I just said, you need to train the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique to flawless proficiency."

"Second, you need to become an eighth-rank ironclad constable."

"Then, you need to undergo another assessment to prove you are qualified to receive the Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique."

"As for the specific details of the assessment, I don't know."

Xu Qing said casually.

So it really requires becoming an eighth-rank ironclad constable and undergoing another assessment...

Yang Ling's mind stirred.

"You don't actually want to become an eighth-rank ironclad constable, do you?"

Xu Qing couldn't help but laugh, "It's almost impossible. Don't think about it. Ninth-rank is still something you can aspire to."

"Senior Brother Xu, Chief Constable Lin is already a ninth-rank ironclad constable. Is eighth-rank that difficult?"

Yang Ling asked curiously.

"Ninth-rank is simple. You can see them everywhere."

Xu Qing smiled, "But the path from ninth to eighth rank is completely different."

Seeing Yang Ling's puzzled expression.

He pondered and said, "If you view the Ironclad Department as one of Zhao State's top sects.

Then a ninth-rank ironclad constable is like an outer sect disciple, but reaching eighth-rank makes you an inner sect disciple.

The difference between outer and inner sect disciples is enormous. Some people wait their entire lives without ever achieving that change in status."

"So that's how it is. His analogy is quite vivid."

Yang Ling saw this and discreetly gave Chen Guoqing a meaningful look.

Chen Guoqing immediately spoke up, "Brother Yang, could you tell us about the differences between those sects in the martial world?"

"What kind of martial world person am I? I only know the surface of such matters. If you want to ask, you should ask Senior Brother Xu."

Yang Ling waved his hand dismissively.

Xu Qing glanced at Chen Guoqing, then looked at Yang Ling, before smiling faintly:

"Anyway, we still have a stretch of road ahead. Chatting with you about the martial world is fine."

Yang Ling, Chen Xu, and Chen Guoqing felt a slight surge of joy in their hearts.

They urgently needed all kinds of information about the "Divine Realm."

Among these, matters of the martial world were of utmost importance, concerning their future arrangements.

"You want to know about the relative strength of martial world sects, right?"

Xu Qing smiled, "What do you think of the Mountain and River Sect?"

Yang Ling: "Very strong."

"Strong? The Mountain and River Sect is at most a third-rate sect."

Xu Qing said self-deprecatingly, "Above third-rate there is second-rate, and above second-rate there is first-rate.

Don't be fooled just because our Mountain and River Sect controls several fire crystal rock mines and one vermilion gold ore mine. Compared to those second-rate major sects, we are like a tiny insect versus an elephant."

"So the Mountain and River Sect really is only third-rate..."

When Yang Ling previously saw that Xu Qing's Mountain and River Heart Method was only a third-rate technique, he had similar suspicions. Today, he received confirmation from Xu Qing's own mouth.

If so, the sect rankings in the martial world were likely determined by martial arts and heart methods.

"With Senior Brother Xu here, the Mountain and River Sect will surely become second-rate, even first-rate in the future!"

Chen Xu said.

Xu Qing: "You overestimate me too much.

In this lifetime, the Mountain and River Sect could never become second-rate."

"Senior Brother Xu, why is that!?"

Chen Xu looked shocked.

"Because of martial arts heart methods."

Xu Qing said calmly, "The division of sect ranks is closely related to martial arts heart methods."

"The Mountain and River Sect only has third-rate martial arts heart methods. How could it advance to second-rate?"

"Currently, all major sects in the martial world guard their martial arts heart methods extremely strictly and would never let them be passed on externally."

"Unless one day a second-rate technique manual suddenly falls into our Mountain and River Sect's hands, and we can protect it, only then might we have a chance to advance to a second-rate sect."

Yang Ling and the other two were somewhat surprised.

It seemed martial arts heart methods were extremely rare.

"Wait... So the Bitter Awareness Temple might not know that the Buddhist scripture is actually the first-rate technique, the Vajra Bright King Technique?"

"Otherwise, with the Bitter Awareness Temple's strength, how could a Butcher of Prisoners have succeeded?"

Thinking of this, Yang Ling immediately felt a wave of relief in his heart.

If his guess was true, the Bitter Awareness Temple side probably wouldn't dwell on this matter anymore.

They might genuinely believe they just lost a Buddhist scripture.

"Yang Ling, I promised earlier that if you came with me to the vermilion gold ore mine, I would teach you a martial technique."

Xu Qing took out a manual and tossed it to Yang Ling:

"This is the Black Tiger Fist. Although it's somewhat common, it's not something just anyone can practice."

"Black Tiger Fist..."

Looking at the three large characters on the manual, Yang Ling's mood was somewhat complicated.

If he had obtained this martial technique when he first entered the game, he would have been overjoyed.

Now... he simply didn't have enough time to practice so many miscellaneous martial techniques.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Xu!"

Yang Ling cupped his hands and bowed, his expression looking 'excited'.

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