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

"This Vermilion Gold Pickaxe is quite good, I'll take it."

Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction and tucked it at his waist.

A constable's saber on one side of his waist, a Vermilion Gold Pickaxe on the other, it looked incredibly awkward no matter how you looked at it.

Seeing this scene, the amusement in Fang Qingyang's eyes grew even stronger.

"Besides this Vermilion Gold Pickaxe, the rest are also fine steel pickaxes, each increasing Strength by 5 points. Although they aren't White grade equipment, for players, such an enhancement is more than sufficient."

Yang Ling said to Chen Xu and the other:

"You two also pick one each."

The two had long been itching to do so and immediately each selected a fine steel pickaxe.

"There are still over a hundred left here..."

"Uh..."

Fang Qingyang was momentarily stunned, his expression turning peculiar:

"Supervisor Yang, these fine steel pickaxes can sell for 3 taels of silver each..."

Yang Ling: "Are they yours?"

"Of course not, they are the mine vein's property."

Fang Qingyang immediately replied.

"Then that's settled. I am the Supervisor, how to allocate them is my decision."

Yang Ling: "Call someone to pack them up and send them to my place. There are exactly one hundred and three fine steel pickaxes here. Not a single one can be missing."

"Also, get me a map of the mine shafts here. Don't try to fool me, I want the most detailed and latest version."

"...Yes."

Fang Qingyang said no more, silently nodding.

Half an hour later, one hundred and three fine steel pickaxes, along with the mine shaft map, were all delivered to the courtyard where Yang Ling was staying.

"Yang Ling, what is this?"

Xu Qing seemed to have just finished practicing the Mountain and River Heart Method, walking out of his room full of energy. Seeing the pile of pickaxes on the ground, he was momentarily stunned.

"Senior Brother Xu, these are all assets of the Vermilion Gold Mine. I plan to allocate them reasonably."

Yang Ling smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Distribute them directly to the miners? That's one approach, but there's just not enough of them."

Xu Qing frowned: "Besides, even if the miners get these, they might still slack off."

"Senior Brother Xu, don't worry. I'll have Chen Xu and the others select those miners who are willing to earn money and have the drive to improve.

I guarantee they won't slack off, and will even work hard, putting in overtime."

Yang Ling said: "Let's test the effect first. We have three months total. If it works, great; if not, there's nothing we can do."

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing nodded secretly. As long as they were players, who wouldn't put in the effort after getting such good gear?

After all, they all need to level up, and the effect of this fine steel pickaxe is quite pleasing.

The moment they held it, they felt their strength had almost doubled!

"That's true too, every method should be tried. Hmm, judging by your appearance, are you planning to go down into the mine yourself?"

Xu Qing noticed the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe at Yang Ling's waist.

"Senior Brother Xu, this is a Vermilion Gold Pickaxe. It must be incredibly fast for mining.

I plan to test it out, see what my daily limit for Vermilion Gold ore is."

Yang Ling's tone carried a hint of excitement.

"Good, I didn't misjudge you. You have a natural passion for mining."

Xu Qing nodded happily.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Xu Qing, Yang Ling took Chen Xu and the other to the mine vein.

He had inspected it in the morning; there were quite a few players here, easily over a hundred.

Some of them already had Strength attributes exceeding 5 points, indicating they were putting effort into mining, unlike the likes of Lin Guoliang.

There was also a small portion who seemed in poor spirits, as if just idling away, waiting to die.

These players were originally going to be eliminated by him.

But for the sake of output, he planned to observe them a bit longer. When necessary, he could paint a rosy picture, give them a motivational boost.

"Isn't that Supervisor Yang? What are they going to do?"

Several supervisors had unknowingly gathered behind Fang Qingyang.

One of them looked at the distant figures of Yang Ling and the other two, his expression somewhat odd.

"Going into the mine."

Fang Qingyang smiled: "Our Supervisor Yang here seems to really enjoy mining. He might even be thinking of boosting the Vermilion Gold Mine's production capacity single-handedly."

"This?"

The several supervisors looked at each other, then couldn't help but chuckle.

……

"There are thirty-six mine shafts here, each far more complex than those at the Fire Crystal Rock mine."

"Let's start with Mine Shaft No. 1."

Yang Ling opened the map and, without closing it, led the two into Mine Shaft No. 1.

Many miners already knew this was the newly arrived Supervisor.

Seeing his actions, they couldn't help but feel curious.

"Everyone, what do you think our Supervisor Yang is going to do in Mine Shaft No. 1?"

"He's not planning to clear out the Mine Insects and Ore Thieves inside so we can go down, is he?"

"No way, I'm not going. Whoever wants to go can go. Haven't enough people died in those mine shafts over the years?"

"Aren't you afraid of having money to earn but no life to spend it? I'm definitely not going."

One miner immediately voiced his stance while also observing the attitudes of the other miners.

Seeing their expressions gradually turn wary, he felt quite satisfied.

Mine Shaft No. 1.

Yang Ling proceeded forward this time holding a torch.

He no longer needed to sneak into the mine shafts.

As the Supervisor, he could do everything openly and honestly.

About an hour later, in a recessed area, Yang Ling discovered Vermilion Gold ore emitting a golden glow.

"Look around nearby, but don't go too far."

Yang Ling said.

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing immediately nodded and also began searching for Vermilion Gold ore.

"It's you then, come on!"

Yang Ling gripped the pickaxe, his Strength reaching 21 points!

He exerted force violently, accompanied by the sound of splitting air.

The Vermilion Gold Pickaxe slammed fiercely into the Vermilion Gold ore.

Clang—

Sparks flew.

A piece of Vermilion Gold ore was thus chiseled off.

Based on the feedback from the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe, this stuff was indeed nearly ten times harder than Fire Crystal Rock.

At that moment, a stream of cool energy surged into Yang Ling's body.

The energy was also more abundant than when mining Fire Crystal Rock!

"Its Experience Points are more than Fire Crystal ore!"

"Although this thing is indeed nearly ten times harder than Fire Crystal Rock."

"But my strength isn't what it used to be either."

"Plus the 10-point Strength boost, and the Experience Points restoring stamina function..."

Yang Ling's gaze gradually grew focused as he wildly swung the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe in his hand.

The continuous, unending clang-clang-clang sounds made Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing's scalps tingle.

Was this even human?

"Frenzied Ten-Strike Combo!"

Yang Ling suddenly willed it, activating the skill inherent to the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe.

In that instant, the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe in his hand seemed to swing out phantom afterimages!

In an extremely short time, he chiseled ten strikes in succession!

The speed was so fast the sounds almost overlapped!

A large chunk of Vermilion Gold ore was forcibly chiseled off.

Yang Ling, however, felt somewhat fatigued.

Fortunately, the massive amount of experience he just gained quickly alleviated his fatigue.

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing had also each found Vermilion Gold ore by now and began mining.

The mining trio thus stayed in the mine shaft for a full day and night.

During this time, Chen Xu and the other needed to rest after mining for a while.

Every time, seeing Yang Ling, who seemed tireless, still madly attacking the Vermilion Gold ore, they couldn't help but inwardly curse: what a monster.

"Officer Chen, did I just see... Brother Yang swing out afterimages? Was I seeing things?"

"You weren't seeing things, I saw it too. Absolutely terrifying."

Ding!

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

Leveled up!

Yang Ling immediately allocated it to Spirit, then opened his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Profession: Constable

Level: 15

Strength: 11

Agility: 5

Spirit: 27

Exclusive Skill: Insight

Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Beginner's Insight)

Experience Points: 179/1000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Thief-Capturing Saber Technique (Beginner's Insight)

Proficiency: 106/1000

HP: 210

"Not bad. Even if I'm unemployed three months from now, these three months at the Vermilion Gold Mine, I can still charge ahead and level up fiercely!"

Yang Ling was very satisfied with this leveling speed.

He opened the Divine Realm Level Ranking for a look:

【Divine Realm Level Ranking】

【001: Star Observation Academy, Luo Kai, Level 17, Profession: Child Scholar】

【002: Bitter Awareness Temple, Hui Wu, Level 16, Profession: Martial Monk】

【003: Valley of the Dead, Qi Kai, Level 16, Profession: Medical Apprentice】

【004: Great Yan Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 16, Profession: Swordsman】

【005: Heaven's Blade Sect, Ning Xizhe, Level 15, Profession: Blade Guard】

【006: Ghost King Stronghold, Lin Dongdong, Level 15, Profession: Bandit】

【007: Ironclad Department, Yang Ling, Level 15, Profession: Constable】

【008: Mountain and River Sect, Wu Xiaochen, Level 14, Profession: Blade Guard】

【009: Nine Immortals Dao Palace, Lin Caiyi, Level 12, Profession: Daoist】

【010: Extreme Flame Sword Manor, Jiang Tian'ai, Level 12, Profession: Swordsman】

"......"

Yang Ling hadn't expected that after not checking for a few days, the Divine Realm Level Ranking had undergone such a massive change.

Hui Wu, who should have been first, was actually overtaken by Luo Kai from the Star Observation Academy?

"Ninth and tenth place... they're actually disciples of first-rate sects? Their luck is just too good."

"And this bunch, how are they leveling up so fast..."

Yang Ling muttered to himself inwardly.

He also guessed these high-level players must have their own leveling tricks.

And each and every one of them is a grinding maniac!

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