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

"Yang Ling, you are a Ninth-Rank Ironclad Constable of the Ironclad Department, currently ranked fifth on the Divine Realm Level Ranking."

Wu Xiaochen said with a bitter smile, "I know you are a player."

"Alright."

Yang Ling smiled, "After all, the Divine Realm has some dangers, so I generally prefer not to reveal my identity."

Seeing Yang Ling acknowledge his player status, Wu Xiaochen's attitude immediately became several degrees more enthusiastic.

The two found a shady spot and began chatting casually.

They talked about their experiences in the Divine Realm.

Wu Xiaochen was also candid, explaining how he had managed to join the Mountain and River Sect.

His luck was quite good; not long after entering the game, he recognized a godfather.

After spending a sum of money, he managed to get Wu Xiaochen admitted.

"Old Wu, your luck is truly excellent. You didn't suffer any hardship or take any detours."

Yang Ling was somewhat emotional.

If not for his own even better luck, obtaining the Vajra Bright King Technique in the Fire Crystal Rock mine vein, perhaps he wouldn't even be a Martial Artist by now.

"By the way, how much silver did you spend to get into the Mountain and River Sect?"

Yang Ling asked curiously.

Wu Xiaochen thought for a moment, "About three thousand taels?"

"......"

Yang Ling said with feeling, "Three thousand taels, that's not a small sum of money."

His current wealth was already quite substantial, yet it was only just over one thousand taels.

"Is three thousand taels a lot?"

Wu Xiaochen was momentarily stunned.

Yang Ling said seriously, "You joined the Mountain and River Sect right from the start, so you might not understand the pricing in the Divine Realm. Here, one wen can buy a large steamed bun, or a small bun with a little bit of minced meat inside. One thousand wen can be exchanged for one tael of silver."

"How much does a large steamed bun cost in our real world?"

"Two kuai."

Wu Xiaochen replied subconsciously, then he was slightly startled, "One tael of silver is equivalent to the purchasing power of two thousand kuai in the real world?"

"At least in terms of food, it's roughly similar."

Yang Ling nodded slowly.

Wu Xiaochen muttered to himself, "Oh no, if I had known earlier, I would have asked my godfather to keep that silver for me. When I can return to the real world, given this game's level of realism, it's bound to explode in popularity. Three thousand taels of silver I could exchange for... six million in cash!"

His tone became urgent, his breathing starting to grow heavy.

"Old Wu, that idea of yours is unrealistic."

Yang Ling laughed.

As a professional gold farmer, he had initially made similar calculations. It's just that the Divine Realm was too bizarre. It was unlike any other game he had ever encountered. The silver here was probably more valuable than cash.

"Yang Ling, what do you mean?"

Wu Xiaochen asked curiously.

Yang Ling said seriously, "First of all, it's very likely we can't go back."

"Can't go back? Impossible, this is just a game. We just haven't found the logout button yet."

Wu Xiaochen forced a smile.

Yang Ling stared at him for a moment, then smiled, "You've probably guessed it too, you're just unwilling to believe it."

Wu Xiaochen's smile vanished, "We really can't go back?"

"Just a high probability."

Yang Ling said, "Right now we have grasped a few pieces of information. First, we might have entered this game with our physical bodies. You should have noticed too, a holographic scan couldn't possibly be this complete, scanning even birthmarks and old scars on the body. So, dying in the game likely means truly dying. Under these circumstances, silver is much more useful to us than cash. The three thousand taels your godfather spent on you was very worthwhile."

He paused, then continued, "Do you know how many players there are right now who can't even learn ordinary Martial Arts Techniques, let alone third-rate internal energy cultivation methods like the Mountain and River Heart Method?"

"The Mountain and River Heart Method is only a third-rate internal energy technique?"

Wu Xiaochen was stunned for a moment, then said with a bitter smile, "Six million, just for a third-rate internal energy technique."

Yang Ling couldn't help but shake his head helplessly and once again shared some of the information he had grasped with Wu Xiaochen. Because he found this guy's personality to be somewhat straightforward, a completely different type from Zhang Wei.

Half an hour later, Wu Xiaochen's expression was somewhat dazed, then he said with pleasant surprise, "Yang Ling, according to what you're saying, I've actually skyrocketed to success in one step?"

"Otherwise, how could you be among the top ten on the Divine Realm Level Ranking?"

Yang Ling said, "We estimate there are about one million players in the game now. Among them, perhaps only a few hundred have learned Martial Arts Techniques. Those who have learned internal energy heart methods, at the very most, are only a few dozen. Isn't that proportion terrifying enough? Below third-rate, there are many ungraded internal energy techniques."

"Those internal energy techniques, cultivated to their limit, might at best make one a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist."

"The Mountain and River Heart Method is different. Your Sect Master Liang Yue is now at the fourth layer of the Mountain and River Heart Method, a registered Seventh-Rank expert!"

Wu Xiaochen nodded repeatedly, "I understand, the Mountain and River Heart Method is very precious!"

He paused, then asked curiously, "What is a Seventh-Rank expert like?"

"My current strength is already greater than before. When circulating energy, it's even more terrifying, practically like a superhuman. So a Seventh-Rank..."

"A Seventh-Rank is also a superhuman, a superhuman much more powerful than you."

Yang Ling said seriously.

Wu Xiaochen seemed to find it somewhat difficult to imagine.

Yang Ling had a thought and asked curiously, "After you joined the Mountain and River Sect, how did you level up?"

"Level up? It's simple. Practicing the Mountain and River Drawing Sword Technique requires me to go to the back mountain every day to chop Vajra Bamboo, and I get experience from that."

"It seems it's the same as we guessed. As long as you do physical labor, you can gain Experience Points."

Yang Ling said thoughtfully, "So what is the current realm of your Mountain and River Drawing Sword Technique?"

"Comprehensive Mastery, can increase Agility by 8 points."

Wu Xiaochen chuckled.

"Not bad. Martial Arts Techniques like the Black Tiger Fist, even at Comprehensive Mastery, can only increase Strength by 6 points."

Yang Ling smiled, "However, cultivating Martial Arts Techniques is somewhat slow, requiring uninterrupted practice."

"That's true. I spend twelve hours every day practicing the Mountain and River Drawing Sword Technique, which can increase Proficiency by 12 points."

Wu Xiaochen said, "At the beginning, reaching Beginner's Insight was relatively simple. Advancing to Comprehensive Mastery took me a very long time. The remaining time is partly spent practicing the Mountain and River Heart Method."

"That's pretty good. Your current strength is considerably greater than those disciples who have been in the Mountain and River Sect for seven or eight years."

Yang Ling smiled.

Wu Xiaochen was somewhat curious, "Yang Ling, how do you level up? I see your leveling speed is so fast. Previously, your ranking even surged to first place. It's just that recently your leveling speed has slowed down, dropping you to fifth, but you're still at level 22."

"Mining."

Yang Ling smiled, "Mining can level you up. I was pushing my level hard for a while previously. Recently, I've been focusing on practicing Martial Arts Techniques, so my level progression has slowed down."

"Mining can level you up that fast?"

Wu Xiaochen's expression was somewhat strange.

"Not that fast either. When I first went to mine Fire Crystal Rock, back then mining one or two pieces a day was the absolute limit, which could be exchanged for ten wen."

Yang Ling smiled, "It was only later, after leveling up and my attribute points increased, that my mining speed became faster."

"Back then, you only earned ten wen a day?"

Wu Xiaochen found it hard to believe.

He truly understood now what the concept of three thousand taels of Fine Silver meant.

"Yang Ling, there isn't a single other player in the Mountain and River Sect. I have no one to talk to. Can I go to your place to mine too? Anyway, the Mountain and River Drawing Sword Technique won't break through to Flawless Proficiency in a short time; that requires ten thousand Proficiency points. Might as well push my level first."

Wu Xiaochen said excitedly.

"Sure, I'm about to return to the Vermilion Gold Mine. Do you want to come back with me? I can give you a Supervisor position; the salary isn't bad either."

Yang Ling smiled.

He had said all this, waiting for this very sentence from the other party.

A genuine Martial Artist would be of tremendous help at the Vermilion Gold Mine.

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