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

Yang Ling thought for a moment and immediately called over a group of supervisors, ordering them to direct the miners to completely seal off the entrance to Mine Shaft 36.

As for the reason, it was simple: there were terrifying Mine Insects inside.

Seeing this, Gao Chen and the other two thought Yang Ling was trying to cover up the existence of that Monster Grinding Location.

They felt a little disappointed. With the entrance sealed, it would be difficult for them to sneak over there to power-level in the future.

For the next period, Yang Ling would spend two to three hours each day patrolling the Mine Vein or the mine shafts.

When his hands itched, he would occasionally dig a few times.

As for the rest of his time, he dedicated it all to cultivating the Vajra Bright King Technique and practicing Ethereal Steps.

It only took two days for Ethereal Steps to advance to the Beginner's Insight stage.

At this point, Yang Ling realized he had made a mistake.

Yang Ling couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

If he had kept at least two, he could have immediately pushed Ethereal Steps to the Comprehensive Mastery realm.

At that point, it would have boosted his Agility by a full 24 points.

"In the future, if I get more Spirit Nurturing Pills, I'll keep them on hand for a while to assess the situation before using them."

"The proficiency required for the first two levels of each Martial Arts Technique is fixed: one hundred and one thousand. With Spirit Nurturing Pills, one can quickly get started."

"No wonder even the Imperial Court has to show some respect to the top-tier powers."

"With the same aptitude, one person cultivates a top-tier martial art, another cultivates an unranked martial art like the Black Tiger Fist.

The time spent might be roughly the same, but the results achieved are completely different."

"Fortunately, I can now gain 3 proficiency points per hour."

"I can ease up a bit on power-leveling and allocate more time to Ethereal Steps, rushing to reach the Comprehensive Mastery realm as soon as possible."

Time passed day by day.

In the blink of an eye, half a month went by.

During this half month, Yang Ling only spent three to four hours mining each day and only leveled up once.

He allocated the stat point to Agility.

His ranking on the Divine Realm Level Ranking had already slipped from first place to fifth.

Lin Caiyi, who was in first place, had reached Level 23.

Li Shou, in fourth place, had reached Level 22, the same level as Yang Ling, but probably had a bit more experience.

Thus, the positions from first to fourth had returned to the hands of players from the Four Top-Tier Sects.

In the courtyard, Yang Ling's figure was like a gust of swift wind, darting about everywhere.

One second he was here, the next he was over seven or eight meters away.

Suddenly, a warm current surged into Yang Ling's body.

The proficiency of Ethereal Steps had finally broken through the 1,000-point mark, advancing to the Comprehensive Mastery realm.

Yang Ling focused his mind and activated the Vajra Bright King Technique.

Agility increased by 15 points.

Ethereal Steps increased Agility by 24 points.

Adding his original 9 points of Agility.

In this instant, his Agility reached a full 48 points!

Yang Ling's movement technique became faster and faster. In a flash, with a single step, he could cover over ten meters.

He drew the Ninth-Rank Official Saber from his waist and executed the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique.

The saber's momentum was as fierce as a violent storm.

Because the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique also boosted Agility by 6 points.

At this point, his Agility broke through the 50-point threshold, reaching 54 points!

His speed increased again, though not as noticeably. However, in a combat situation, this slight increase in speed could be enough to decide victory or defeat!

Without any warning, Yang Ling stopped.

Dust and smoke swirled around him, taking several seconds to slowly settle.

Yang Ling glanced at his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Profession: Constable (Beast Tamer)

Level: 22

Strength: 11

Agility: 9

Spirit: 30

Exclusive Skill: Insight x2

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

Experience Points: 543/1000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Thief-Capturing Saber Technique (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 2012/10000

Ethereal Steps: (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 0/10000

HP: 310 (100)

"With my current strength, if I were to face a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist like Wu Man again, killing him would be as easy as turning over my hand."

Yang Ling felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

Half a month ago, he had to kite Wu Man to deal with him.

Nowadays, dealing with Wu Man wouldn't require much effort.

With his speed, Wu Man simply couldn't defend against his attacks.

"Is my strength comparable to that of an Eighth-Rank Martial Artist now?"

"Hmm... Shi Xin should be an Eighth-Rank Martial Artist. Without activating his energy, his Strength was 43 and his Agility was 28. I estimate there's still some gap between me and Eighth-Rank, but the gap isn't too large either..."

Just then, a voice calling out came from outside the courtyard:

"Is Yang Ling here?"

Yang Ling went out and saw two men and two women dressed in Mountain and River Sect disciple robes.

He swept his gaze over the attributes of these four. Their strength was roughly similar to Wu Que's.

More powerful than ordinary supervisors, but inferior to the likes of Wang Jing and Xu Qing.

"You are Yang Ling?"

A young man looked Yang Ling up and down, then smiled:

"I was sent by Senior Brother Xu."

"How should I address you, Senior Brother?"

Yang Ling asked with a smile, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Just call me Xu Shan."

Xu Shan said while staring at the Ninth-Rank Official Saber at Yang Ling's waist.

The other three were also quite curious about this saber because they recognized its origin.

"Yang Ling, I heard rumors within the sect that a major case occurred in Green Mountain City some time ago, and you seem to have performed meritorious service?"

"You cooperated with Shi Xin, Lord Shi of the Ironclad Department, to kill a Rong tribe spy, the Ninth-Rank Martial Artist Wu Man?"

Xu Shan asked curiously.

"Senior Brother Xu, it was also luck at the time. That Wu Man's strength was too formidable. I only dared to harass him from a distance."

Yang Ling said.

Xu Shan nodded slightly: "He was a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist, officially registered and graded. Moreover, he came from the Rong tribe's Giant Spirit Sect. His Mixed Iron Technique is not inferior to our Mountain and River Sect's Mountain and River Heart Method."

At this point, he asked curiously:

"You are now a Ninth-Rank Ironclad Constable?"

"That's right."

Yang Ling nodded.

The expressions in the eyes of Xu Shan and the other three softened a bit, and their tone became more polite.

"Yang Ling, I am actually Xu Qing's cousin. This time, my cousin asked me to come mainly to escort the Vermilion Gold Ore and, incidentally, to show you the way."

Xu Shan smiled: "My cousin said his master wants to inquire about the matter concerning Wu Que, so it's just right for you to personally escort the Vermilion Gold Ore this time."

Yang Ling remained expressionless, but inwardly, he wasn't too perturbed.

In the past, he might have felt uneasy.

But now it was different.

He was a Ninth-Rank Ironclad Constable.

His maximum Agility could be boosted to 54 points.

Regarding the Wu Que case, he had also performed meritorious service.

As long as the Mountain and River Sect didn't intend to betray the state and collude with the enemy, they wouldn't dare do anything to him. This was evident just from the attitude of Xu Shan and the others.

"Senior Brother Xu Shan, shall we go to the warehouse together to check the total amount of Vermilion Gold Ore for this month and set off today?"

Yang Ling suggested with a smile.

"Sure, sure."

Xu Shan nodded.

Everyone went to the warehouse. The eleven supervisors also received the news and hurried over.

After a thorough check, the output of Vermilion Gold Ore for this month gradually became clear.

"Three thousand seven hundred and eighty-two catties, five taels, and four maces?"

Xu Shan gasped in shock, then exclaimed with delight:

"My cousin's position is secure now! He has fulfilled the Military Pledge he made with the Sect Master!"

The expressions of the eleven supervisors were complex at this moment.

They had wanted to hinder the output during this period, but they had no means and lacked the courage to do so.

Currently, out of over ten thousand miners, two to three thousand were willing to enter the mine shafts every day.

This had become a trend.

With so many people, some Ore Thieves didn't dare reveal their identities and could only mine honestly.

Additionally, Yang Ling had given strict orders not to allow miners to go too deep or to overly dangerous places.

Therefore, no major accidents had occurred during this period.

At most, some miners were careless and broke their arms or legs.

"Yang Ling, can the output of Vermilion Gold Ore be maintained above three thousand five hundred catties in the future?"

Xu Shan asked eagerly.

Yang Ling nodded slightly:

"Shouldn't be a problem."

Smiles of joy appeared on the faces of Xu Shan and the other three.

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