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

"Congratulations, you have leveled up, gaining 1 Free Attribute Point."

In just a moment, Yang Ling instantly leveled up.

He casually allocated the attribute point to Agility, bringing it to 24 points.

Qi Dalong, who had been calm and composed just moments before, even observing with the detached mindset of a hunter watching prey, suddenly froze in place.

The dozen or so swordsmen were also at a loss.

They stared at Tie Xinghu's corpse, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They had personally witnessed the strength of this Eighth-Rank expert!

Even if they all attacked together, they wouldn't last more than a few moves against him!

Yet such a master had actually died at the hands of this young, newly appointed Chief Constable of Green Mountain City?

"What are you standing around for? Pour the tea."

Yang Ling shot Zhang Wei a glance.

Zhang Wei felt his scalp go numb as he poured a cup of tea for Yang Ling, spilling half of it onto the table.

He couldn't control his arm, which was trembling uncontrollably.

Someone was killed!

Although Zhang Wei had been in the game for a while, this was the first time he had truly seen someone die right before his eyes.

And the one who died was a big shot!

"Kill him!"

Qi Dalong suddenly shouted sharply, then immediately turned and tried to flee.

He had absolutely no intention of staying to fight Yang Ling to the death.

"Chief Qi, where are you going?"

Yang Ling suddenly appeared in front of Qi Dalong, smiling faintly.

Qi Dalong instinctively glanced back and saw that all of his trusted swordsmen had fallen to the ground.

Without exception, each had a bloody hole in the center of their foreheads.

At that moment, both he and Zhang Wei shared an absurd thought.

What kind of martial arts technique is this? Learned from mining?

"Oh, my Ninth-Rank Official Saber was already broken in the Vermilion Gold Mine shaft, used up from chopping mine insects."

"Otherwise, you could have witnessed my Ironclad Department's Thief-Capturing Saber Technique today."

Yang Ling chuckled, "Let's sit and talk. Don't let this whole table of dishes go to waste."

Qi Dalong sat stiffly across from Yang Ling, his face rigid:

"No wonder you dared to come to this banquet alone. So you are an Upper Eighth-Rank."

Upper Eighth-Rank?

Yang Ling pondered this. Tie Xinghu should have been an Eighth-Rank Martial Artist, capable of stimulating blood energy.

He was just a notch weaker than Shi Xin.

Based on what Qi Dalong said, this Tie Xinghu was a Lower Eighth-Rank? So Shi Xin would be a Middle Eighth-Rank?

"Shi Xin's three core base attribute points are in the eighties, while mine are only in the sixties, with thirty of those being in Spirit."

"Normally, my strength shouldn't be on the same level as his. However, the Vajra Bright King Technique combined with Ethereal Steps not only makes my explosive power not inferior to his, but even significantly stronger."

Shi Xin's Agility was 28 points. Yang Ling didn't believe the Ironclad Heart Technique could boost it too much, at most 10 or 15 points, bringing it to around 40.

That was still no match for his ability to burst to over 80 Agility.

In such situations, even a difference of around 10 points in Strength between the two sides was essentially meaningless.

It was after figuring all this out, through continuous horizontal comparisons, that he decided to come to the banquet alone tonight.

His Agility burst was sufficient to allow him to advance or retreat freely.

The facts proved this point.

Today's practical combat and killing of Tie Xinghu gave Yang Ling a clearer understanding of his own strength.

"Chief Constable Yang, you were actually sent from the Capital, weren't you?"

"When did the Ironclad Department start keeping an eye on us? Logically speaking, the things we've done are nothing compared to what other colleagues have done."

"Why would the Ironclad Department specifically send an Upper Eighth-Rank expert here to fish?"

Qi Dalong slowly spoke, voicing the doubts in his heart.

Yang Ling knew the other party had misunderstood, but he didn't explain.

Zhang Wei also realized at this moment that Qi Dalong had gotten the wrong idea.

What connection did this guy have with the Capital?

He was just a player who had entered the game a bit earlier than him.

"So this is the capability of the number one on the Divine Realm Level Ranking."

Zhang Wei murmured to himself. The other's current demeanor was completely different from when they were in the Fire Crystal Rock mine.

"Chief Qi, are these your last words?"

Yang Ling said indifferently.

Qi Dalong's expression changed slightly, then he forced out a strained smile:

"Chief Constable Yang hasn't made a move against me yet, which means there's still room for negotiation in today's matter."

"My Snake Gang has been established in Green Mountain City for many years and has accumulated some reserves."

"Although the bulk has been sent to the Rong tribe, I can still come up with five thousand taels of silver."

Five thousand taels... of silver?

Zhang Wei stared blankly, unable to fathom what kind of astronomical sum that was.

Based on his comparison of the local prices here with the real world, the purchasing power of one tael of silver was roughly equivalent to two thousand real-world dollars.

Five thousand taels was a full... one million!?

Zhang Wei felt dizzy for a moment.

"Your massive Snake Gang, supporting hundreds of people, and you claim you can only come up with five thousand taels of silver. Do you think I'd believe that?"

Yang Ling neither confirmed nor denied, then glanced at Zhang Wei:

"Still standing there? Go search Tie Xinghu's corpse and bring the things over."

"Yes."

Zhang Wei snapped back to reality and immediately searched Tie Xinghu's body.

He finally retrieved a leather pouch.

Inside were a few taels of broken silver and a copper tube.

Yang Ling, curious, opened it and looked. Inside were neatly arranged Spirit Nurturing Pills!

Twelve in total!

According to the information displayed by the system, these were genuine, properly produced pills, not defective goods!

Yang Ling's heart finally began to pound uncontrollably.

Even after killing Tie Xinghu, he had remained calm. His thirty points of Spirit had given him nerves of steel.

He could face events with a placid expression.

But the appearance of these Spirit Nurturing Pills excited him.

"Twelve Spirit Nurturing Pills, six thousand points of Proficiency. My Ethereal Steps can advance to Flawless Proficiency!"

Yang Ling took a deep breath.

Seeing Yang Ling's reaction, Qi Dalong's eyes flickered slightly. He immediately lowered his voice and chuckled:

"Chief Constable Yang, let's make a deal. You let me leave, and I'll give you five thousand taels of silver, plus 10 Spirit Nurturing Pills. How about it?"

"Do you take me for a beggar?"

Yang Ling frowned.

"Even if you kill me, these things will just be confiscated by the Ironclad Department. You won't get anything."

Qi Dalong said calmly, "Think it over carefully."

"Do you know how much reward I got last time for killing Wu Man?"

"The Ironclad Department isn't that stingy. Besides, I have people higher up looking out for me."

Yang Ling smiled meaningfully, "A big fish like you is worth far more than gold or silver."

Qi Dalong suddenly raised his sleeve.

A sleeve arrow shot through the air toward Yang Ling at extreme speed.

Yang Ling almost didn't need to think. He casually raised a hand and firmly caught the sleeve arrow.

This scene left Zhang Wei dumbfounded.

Qi Dalong also looked horrified.

What incredible speed!

He finally concluded that the reason Tie Xinghu died so quickly was that he was completely overwhelmed by the other's speed!

Yang Ling didn't waste any more words. With a light flick of his hand, the sleeve arrow instantly embedded itself in Qi Dalong's forehead, killing him on the spot!

"Can't leave any witnesses alive. Otherwise, would the Spirit Nurturing Pills on Tie Xinghu's body have to be confiscated?"

Yang Ling murmured softly to himself.

Thump!

Zhang Wei fell to his knees before Yang Ling:

"Brother, I'm kneeling for you. Please don't silence me."

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