Chapter 46: Major Shake-Up in the Ranking List

Yang Ling quickly took a shower and then began cultivating the Vajra Bright King Technique.

After gaining 13 experience points, he continued practicing the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique.

He was no longer anxious about martial skills at all, taking it slow and steady.

As long as he didn't fall behind in the Vajra Bright King Technique, it was fine.

Six hours later, the sky had already turned dark.

Yet, the area in front of Mine Shaft No. 1 was brightly lit.

Countless miners held torches, waiting for Yang Ling's arrival.

"Four or five hundred of them..."

Chen Xu clicked his tongue in astonishment.

Soon, Yang Ling appeared, and all the miners turned their gaze toward him in unison, their eyes filled with awe.

"Are all of you planning to go down the mine with me?"

Yang Ling swept a glance over those unfamiliar faces.

"Supervisor Yang, we've thought it through. If you aren't afraid of the dangers inside the mine shafts, then of course we aren't either either. Going down the mine with you means getting rich, and we can't miss this opportunity!"

"Good, enough talk. Let's head down."

Yang Ling, holding a torch, walked at the very front.

This scene instantly boosted the spirits of those miners who still had some hesitation in their hearts!

With the supervisor leading the way, what did they have to fear?

Fang Qingyang watched this scene from afar, his expression somewhat gloomy.

"Supervisor Fang, what do we do now?"

A supervisor's eyes flickered:

"If this continues, in just a few days, the task Senior Brother Yang assigned us will fail."

As supervisors of this place, they had already investigated the reserves of Vermilion Gold Ore.

If tens of thousands of miners really went down the mine shafts together, forget 3,500 catties, a monthly output of 7,000 catties would be possible!

"Senior Brother Yang taught me one last method."

Fang Qingyang's eyes gleamed:

"This method is enough to settle this matter. From then on, no miner will ever want to go down a mine shaft again."

"What method?"

That supervisor couldn't help but ask.

Fang Qingyang glanced at him, a half-smile playing on his lips:

"Why ask so many questions?"

The other man felt a slight chill and gave an embarrassed smile:

"My apologies for speaking out of turn."

...

[Frenzied Ten-Strike Combo]

This time, Yang Ling went down to an even deeper place, found a vein of Vermilion Gold Ore, and focused on his output.

Mine Shaft No. 1 was actually very large. Even with four or five hundred people pouring in, it still felt spacious.

So there was no situation of resource scarcity. Everyone could find enough Vermilion Gold Ore to dig for days and nights in a short time!

"Clang clang dang dang!"

The Vermilion Gold Pickaxe in Yang Ling's hands swung so fast it left afterimages.

This scene was already commonplace to Chen Xu and the others, who had become immune to it.

But those miners who had only made up their minds to come down today were all stunned into a daze, staring blankly at Yang Ling.

Only at this moment did they believe that Yang Ling could really dig thirteen catties of Vermilion Gold Ore in a single day!

This was simply inhuman!

"Hurry up and start mining. Since you're here, you need to work hard to earn money."

Chen Guoqing shouted at them.

"Right, right!"

"Let's start digging!"

Soon, they got into the rhythm.

Hundreds of miners, each one diligently mining away.

One miner who looked to be in his early twenties dug and dug, slowly entering a less crowded side tunnel.

Then he continued walking deeper.

Only when there was no one behind him did he begin to jog slowly.

He ran to a spot he had marked earlier and then carefully took out a wooden box from his waist.

Opening it, inside was a piece of mineral that emitted a fluorescent glow.

"Vermilion Gold Ore Essence."

The miner murmured to himself, a flash of greed in his eyes, but in the end, he placed it on the ground.

After doing this, he retraced his steps.

Not long after he left, fist-sized black mantises came hopping over.

One, two, three...

They surrounded the Vermilion Gold Ore Essence, seemingly gnawing and feeding on it.

That miner was extremely careful, observing his surroundings. As he was about to return to his original spot, he slowly let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Brother, why did you run inside? Are there big ore veins in there?"

Chen Xu asked curiously.

Seeing it was Chen Xu, the man's heart skipped a beat. This was Supervisor Yang's close attendant!

He gave an awkward smile: "I went in to look around, didn't find any good Vermilion Gold Ore."

Chen Xu didn't think much of it, nodded, and continued mining.

...

Yang Ling had been mining for almost half a day when a crisp, pleasant sound suddenly rang in his ears.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, you have leveled up! You have gained 1 Free Attribute Point!"

"Leveled up, that was fast. All things considered, I've only been down the mine for about two and a half days this time?"

A wave of joy washed over Yang Ling's heart.

The experience value from Vermilion Gold Ore was indeed not low!

He immediately allocated the attribute point to Spirit.

A warm current grew within his body, eventually converging at the center of his brow.

Yang Ling felt his perception improve slightly again, and his thoughts became even clearer.

He opened his Status Panel to take a look:

Character: Yang Ling

Profession: Constable

Level: 16

Strength: 11

Agility: 5

Spirit: 28

Exclusive Skill: Insight

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

Experience Points: 218/1000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Thief-Capturing Saber Technique (Beginner's Insight)

Proficiency: 146/1000

HP: 210

"Level 16. Just four more levels, and I might get the next Random Treasure Chest."

Yang Ling secretly looked forward to it.

At this rate, another ten days to half a month should get him close to Level 20.

He opened the Divine Realm Level Ranking:

[Divine Realm Level Ranking]

[001: Nine Immortals Dao Palace, Lin Caiyi, Level 19, Profession: Daoist]

[002: Extreme Flame Sword Manor, Jiang Tian'ai, Level 18, Profession: Swordsman]

[003: Divine Sect, Zhang Shendao, Level 18, Profession: Assassin]

[004: Arhat Temple, Li Shou, Level 17, Profession: Berserk Monk]

[005: Bitter Awareness Temple, Hui Wu, Level 16, Profession: Martial Monk]

[006: Valley of the Dead, Qi Kai, Level 16, Profession: Medical Apprentice]

[007: Great Yan Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 16, Profession: Swordsman]

[008: Ironclad Department, Yang Ling, Level 16, Profession: Constable]

[009: Mountain and River Sect, Wu Xiaochen, Level 15, Profession: Blade Guard]

[010: Ironclad Department, Qin Mo, Level 15, Profession: Constable]

"How is this possible..."

Yang Ling's eyes widened in disbelief.

Lin Caiyi and Jiang Tian'ai, originally ranked ninth and tenth, had skyrocketed to first and second in just a few short days?

Furthermore, there were three new faces on the ranking board.

Zhang Shendao from the Divine Sect.

Li Shou from the Arhat Temple.

Qin Mo from the Ironclad Department.

The first two occupied third and fourth place.

Thus, the top four were all occupied by disciples from first-rate sects!

Qin Mo, ranked tenth, like Yang Ling, had advanced to become a Constable, belonging to the Ironclad Department.

"But..."

Yang Ling's expression suddenly turned extremely grave:

"What about Luo Kai from the Star Observation Academy!?"

"He was originally first, Level 17. I'm only Level 16 now, and my rank just dropped by one position.

But how did Luo Kai completely disappear from the ranking?"

"Could it be... he's dead?"

A chilling sensation shot up from the soles of Yang Ling's feet, straight to the top of his head.

Had a top-tier high-level player, the number one on the Divine Realm Level Ranking, just died like that?

"Brother Yang, something's happened!"

A loud shout snapped Yang Ling back to reality.

He saw Chen Xu running over in a panic, looking disheveled:

"There are Mine Insects!!!"