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

"Both of you, there's been a change on the Divine Realm Level Ranking."

Yang Ling, holding the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe, walked over and squatted down beside Chen Xu and the other man who were resting.

The two quickly opened it to take a look, then looked somewhat shocked.

"Hui Wu was actually pushed down? How is that Luo Kai leveling up so fast? He's already Level 17?"

"Didn't Senior Brother Xu say the Star Observation Academy is just an academy, a place for studying? Why can he level up there too?"

Chen Xu muttered to himself.

Yang Ling smiled and said, "The 'Divine Realm' is clearly a supernatural world. It's perfectly normal for studying to grant levels."

Chen Guoqing nodded with a serious expression:

"The key point is, there are already players who have become disciples of first-rate sects."

They were behemoths that even the Imperial Court had to give face to.

And now, there were already players who had entered them?

This indicated that the number of players was already increasing more and more, which was why this situation had arisen.

"Brother Yang, when the rescue team was formed, the number of missing persons had actually already reached around three hundred thousand."

"At that time, it was increasing by almost ten thousand per day."

"I suspect the number of players entering the game will increase more and more from now on. It might even have already broken one million by now."

Chen Guoqing's expression grew increasingly serious.

"Didn't the country impose controls, stop people from entering the game?"

Yang Ling asked curiously, "Since they already know the missing persons are related to the 'Divine Realm', there's no reason not to shut it down."

"They can't shut it down."

Chen Guoqing said with a bitter smile, "The news I heard is that this thing is very sinister, completely impossible to block.

Moreover, the advertisements are everywhere, getting more and more excessive."

As he said this, a trace of worry appeared in his eyes:

"I'm worried that if this continues, the real world will probably descend into chaos..."

How could it not descend into chaos?

Yang Ling sighed inwardly.

Think about it, your child was perfectly fine, but then after playing a game, the person is just gone. What would the family think?

Now, missing persons are spread across various countries and all walks of life. If this goes on for a long time, something is bound to happen.

"There should be quite a few players here at the Vermilion Gold Ore mine. I've discovered a portion of them. When the time comes, you guys call them over to the place I'm staying. We'll ask about the situation outside first."

Yang Ling said thoughtfully.

The two immediately nodded. They also wanted to know what the situation outside was like now.

"Brother Yang, how much have you dug?"

Chen Xu looked at the cloth pouch at Yang Ling's waist, somewhat curious.

"Probably around ten or so catties."

Yang Ling hefted the cloth pouch and smiled:

"I've found that the Vermilion Gold Ore here is all in relatively large chunks, at least bigger than Fire Crystal Rock. So finding one chunk gives a decent haul, it's just that they're too hard and require a lot of effort."

If it weren't for the attribute points added by the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe and its own hardness, Yang Ling estimated he could only dig about four or five catties a day.

Now he can do ten catties a day, which is three hundred catties a month.

It seems not much different from the output at the Fire Crystal Rock mine.

But Vermilion Gold Ore gives richer Experience Points, so he'll level up even faster!

"Damn impressive!"

Chen Xu gave a thumbs up.

He glanced at his own cloth pouch.

Maybe around three or four liang?

"Officer Chen and I dug for a whole day and only managed about three or four liang."

"You'll be slower at the beginning, after all, your stamina is insufficient and the Vermilion Gold Ore is hard. Getting three or four liang is already pretty good.

If you were at the Fire Crystal Rock mine with these Fine Steel Pickaxes, you could easily manage two or three catties of Fire Crystal Rock a day."

Yang Ling said with a smile.

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing deeply agreed.

Their progress was quite noticeable.

"If every player could dig 3 liang of Vermilion Gold Ore per day."

Chen Guoqing calculated, his eyes lighting up:

"Gather a hundred players, and you could get thirty catties out in a day. Add your ten catties, Brother Yang, that's forty catties.

Twelve hundred catties a month, not far from the three thousand five hundred output target."

"Probably not that easy, but there is indeed hope."

Yang Ling nodded slightly.

There was one thing he didn't mention.

In two months, his Vajra Bright King Technique would advance to the second layer.

At that time, it would grant attribute points again. To increase his mining speed, he could allocate those attribute points to Strength.

"Spirit can speed up the cultivation speed of techniques and martial skills."

"But Strength can increase my mining speed. Mining is leveling up. Those hardcore grinders are clearly competing to rush their levels right now. I can't fall behind."

Yang Ling thought to himself.

His competitive spirit wasn't actually that strong.

In fact, his nature leaned more towards being easygoing.

When he was gold farming before, he didn't grind that hard either. After earning money, he would even take a break for a while.

But now it's different. This world can kill people.

If he doesn't grind, he'll fall behind.

Rushing levels is mainly to ensure he can get the rewards the game gives.

"At level twenty, there should be another reward. It would be great if it's a blue Random Treasure Chest."

"Brother Yang, something seems a bit off. I heard some kind of noise?"

Chen Xu's voice interrupted Yang Ling's train of thought.

Yang Ling listened quietly for a moment, then immediately stood up, saying solemnly:

"There are Mine Insects!"

He didn't leave, just told Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing to stand behind him.

His current 27 points of Spirit gave him very sharp perception.

He could sense which direction the Mine Insects were coming from.

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing were somewhat nervous, but also a bit excited, gripping their Fine Steel Pickaxes tightly.

They had already heard from Yang Ling that killing Mine Insects also gives experience.

"We're currently about two li from the entrance. At this depth, it's indeed the area where Mine Insects appear."

"This is a rare opportunity. You should grasp it well. Have your Golden Sore Medicine ready. Take it if you get injured."

"It only restores 1 HP per minute, so don't wait until your injuries are too severe before taking it."

Yang Ling kept giving instructions.

The two nodded repeatedly, mentally prepared.

After about a few breaths, a pair of green, gleaming eyes appeared in the pitch-black depths.

"Eyes that big?"

Yang Ling was somewhat surprised.

The eyes were about the size of soybeans. If it was a Mine Insect, its volume was probably several times larger than those scorpions before.

Immediately after, another pair of eyes appeared, one pair after another.

In the blink of an eye, what the three saw was the darkness being filled with countless green eyes.

"Squeak!"

A sharp cry sounded, and the owners of these green eyes all charged towards the three.

"These are Mine Rats? There must be a thousand of them in here!?"

Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, then immediately said:

"Retreat!"

Retreat!? Yes, retreat!

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing didn't hesitate for a second, turning around and running.

So many rats were truly a sight that made one's scalp tingle.

Yang Ling took up the rear, maintaining a steady pace as they retreated.

But he discovered that the Mine Rats were extremely fast.

Maybe they couldn't catch up to him, but they could definitely catch up to Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing.

"If I abandon them, I can survive."

"But..."

Yang Ling thought for a moment, then immediately instructed:

"There's a narrow turn ahead, remember?"

The two quickly nodded.

"When we get there, I'll make the opening even smaller. You guys hold your Fine Steel Pickaxes ready and finish off any that get through."

"They're too fast. If we keep running, we'll be caught soon. We can't run now, we have to fight!"

Yang Ling spoke very quickly.

Fortunately, both Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing were sharp-minded and also trusted Yang Ling completely, not questioning his judgment in the slightest.

The three quickly reached that corner. Yang Ling, with a few swift moves, used the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe to modify the corner.

Making it so the opening could only allow about ten Mine Rats through at a time!

"Alright, I'll handle the killing. You two finish off any that slip through."

"Try not to get bitten. Judging by their appearance, they probably carry poison."

Yang Ling now held the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe in his left hand and the official saber in his right.

He discovered that the 10-point Strength increase from the Vermilion Gold Pickaxe was already in effect.

The 3-point Strength increase from the official saber was also active.

"So it works like this."

Yang Ling didn't think about it further, staring intently at the opening.

His Strength now reached 24 points.

This was without Circulating Energy.

After Circulating Energy, his Strength could reach 39 points.

If he used Boulder Crushing Fist, he could add another 6 points.

But that was just a theoretical scenario. He currently had no free hands and couldn't possibly fight these Mine Rats barehanded.

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