Chapter 55: The Three of Us Are Actually Players Too

In front of the mine shaft, players had already gathered, their expressions filled with excitement.

"Did you guys see the Divine Realm Level Ranking? Our Boss Yang moved up another spot!"

"Even Li Shou from the Arhat Temple can only rank behind him now."

"I estimate the number of players who have entered the Divine Realm is almost reaching a million, right?"

"To be ranked fourth, Boss Yang is absolutely my number one idol!"

The players on-site whispered among themselves.

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing listened to their chatter, their eyes also brimming with smiles.

"Should we find Yang Ling and talk to him, see if there's a way for him to introduce us so we can become Martial Artists and then undergo our Class Change?"

The trio huddled in a corner, whispering secretly.

"He went into Green Mountain City this time and immediately leveled up again. That leveling speed is truly terrifying. If we can cooperate with him, it would be hugely beneficial for us!"

"Agreed. After this mining session ends, we'll lay our cards on the table. We are among the best of these players; I believe he'll be willing to cooperate with us too."

After discussing it together, the three of them made their decision.

At this moment, more and more miners gathered there.

The number was more than double the original four hundred or so people.

Roughly one-tenth of the miners intended to go down the mine with Yang Ling.

Only the remaining nine-tenths were still watching and hesitating.

Not long after, they suddenly fell silent.

"Quite a crowd today. Are you all planning to go down the mine?"

Yang Ling arrived on the scene, sweeping his gaze over them with a smile.

There were a few more players, all guys hiding their player identities.

There were many more ordinary miners, probably having realized that the various dangers before were deliberately caused by those supervisors.

Coupled with the fact that mining down there earned three days' worth of income in one day, they were also willing to take the risk and go down to try their luck.

"Supervisor Yang, today nearly a thousand miners are going down. Should we split into two teams?"

Chen Guoqing stepped forward, a trace of worry in his eyes.

Last time's incident had already killed ten miners.

One of them was even a player, so he was worried that with so many miners today, if there were still people with ulterior motives among them, it would be even more troublesome.

"It's fine. Mine Shaft No. 1 is big enough. We just need to organize the teams properly."

Yang Ling said, "Help organize them. Five people form one squad. If they can't form a full squad of five, they don't go down the mine."

Miners that no one is willing to team up with usually have some issues.

He was now certain the production quota could be met, so there was no need to bring just anyone down.

Chen Guoqing and Chen Xu immediately began organizing.

In just about an hour, they had the teams sorted.

Those miners who couldn't form a five-person squad could only watch with disappointed faces as the crowd headed into the mine shaft.

Yang Ling still walked at the very front.

"Little White seems a bit excited. Well, these past few days I've only fed him a little pork, and he hasn't had any Vermilion Gold Ore to chew on."

Yang Ling thought to himself, "Little White, go find food deeper in by yourself. If you find any Vermilion Gold Ore, mark it for me."

Little White was very intelligent. It immediately flew off. In the darkness, it could easily see everything without needing any light.

"It seems I should just keep it in the mine shaft from now on. It can even help me mark ore spots from time to time."

Yang Ling pondered in his heart, then began today's leveling rush.

Soon, it was the afternoon of the next day.

Everyone finally emerged from the mine shaft.

No accidents had occurred during the period.

Although everyone looked weary, the expressions on their faces were excited.

After all, the harvest was truly substantial.

"What's your name?"

Yang Ling led the team to a supervisor.

The other man replied respectfully,

"Supervisor Yang, I am Tang Gao."

Yang Ling glanced at the other's attributes.

Strength 13 points, average Agility, very low Spirit. He also practiced the Black Tiger Fist.

However, it was only at Comprehensive Mastery, not even Flawless Proficiency.

"Fang Qingyang is now in the big prison, and I have also been promoted to Ninth-Rank Ironclad Constable."

Yang Ling said calmly,

"Whoever is behind you all, if you want to hold back Senior Brother Xu Qing and prevent him from taking control of this Vermilion Gold Mine, then you'd better think carefully.

After all, Wu Que and your backer are the same person.

And Wu Que has been confirmed to be a Rong tribe spy.

Your backer is probably having his hands full right now. It's not even certain if he can pass the Ironclad Department's investigation."

"Hiss—"

The group of supervisors collectively drew in a sharp breath.

A flash of alarm passed through Tang Gao's eyes.

A Rong tribe spy? That makes the matter huge!

After delivering his warning, Yang Ling tossed his cloth sack in front of the other man.

The miners behind him also went to other supervisors to hand over their Vermilion Gold Ore.

This time, Yang Ling had mined around ten catties.

In total, he got over 20 taels of silver.

Returning to the courtyard, he calculated his assets.

"Wu Que's eight hundred taels, plus what I've earned recently... it's over a thousand taels..."

Yang Ling felt some emotion in his heart.

Unconsciously, his current assets had surpassed a thousand.

It's just a pity he currently had no channel to turn this silver into something he could use right now.

"Spirit Nurturing Pills require specific channels to purchase."

"And those pieces of equipment..."

Yang Ling's expression shifted. He glanced at the Official Saber at his waist.

Perhaps he could first get a better saber?

"The Ninth-Rank Official Saber seems good, but in reality, it's also a common, mass-produced item."

"Let's ask the local blacksmiths what they say."

Yang Ling immediately began practicing his techniques. After finishing the Vajra Bright King Technique, he took a bath and then ran to the blacksmith shop.

"Supervisor Yang!"

Several blacksmiths, seeing Yang Ling appear, didn't dare to slight him like before. They all stepped forward, clasping their fists and bowing.

"How about this saber?"

Yang Ling took out the Ironclad Department's Ninth-Rank Official Saber.

The several blacksmiths exchanged glances, then stepped forward to examine it carefully.

One of them exclaimed in admiration,

"Looking at the mark on it, this is a Ninth-Rank Official Saber produced by the Ironclad Department's blacksmith workshop!"

"It truly is a fine saber!"

"Can you forge a saber better than this?"

Yang Ling asked with a smile.

The blacksmiths looked at each other, then showed troubled expressions, smiling wryly,

"Supervisor Yang, we just forge picks, pickaxes, and some farming tools.

Although we can forge things like weapons, what we produce are just ordinary goods."

"Supervisor Yang wants a good saber? Then you could try your luck at the prefectural capital. I heard there's a blacksmith in the prefectural capital named Iron Ox, who forges excellent sabers!"

One blacksmith said cautiously.

"The prefectural capital, huh..."

Yang Ling became thoughtful.

Green Mountain City was currently under the jurisdiction of the Changhe Prefectural Capital.

And it was just a small city with a population of around three hundred thousand under the Changhe Prefectural Capital's administration.

Located in a remote area, it was four hundred li from here to the Changhe Prefectural Capital.

The round trip would take quite some time.

"Forget it, I'll go when I have time. Leveling up is more urgent right now."

Yang Ling made a decision in his heart, then instructed the blacksmiths present,

"You forge more Fine Steel Pickaxes. If you need materials, tell me, and I'll arrange for them."

"Supervisor Yang, the warehouse still has plenty of materials. If we all work at full capacity, we can forge ten Fine Steel Pickaxes within a month."

"The materials in the warehouse are enough to forge about thirty of them."

One blacksmith quickly replied.

"Alright, start forging them first."

Yang Ling nodded with a smile, then turned and left.

Returning to the front of his courtyard, three guys were huddled together, seemingly waiting for something.

Seeing Yang Ling return, the three exchanged glances, then stepped forward and said,

"Yang Ling, the three of us are actually players too."