"Over 500 meters underground?"
Lin Qi glanced at the burly dark-skinned man before him, completely unable to understand what this guy was thinking. Was he trying to figure out the game’s underground limits?
Or was he actually planning to build an underground civilization beneath the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?
He then took another look at the man’s data and was even more shocked.
The player "I’m a Pro at Digging," age 25, with physical stats showing strength at 141.4 kg, speed at 10.9 meters per second, Shattering Stone Fist (Beginner 82%), Leopard Shadow Step (Beginner 88%), Shocking God Breathing Technique (Beginner 23%).
This "I’m a Pro at Digging" guy was clearly a newcomer who had just entered the high martial world for a bit more than six days.
Among the newcomers, the strongest ones, Zhao Hu and Li Ranxing, had Breathing Techniques at over 50%, but for Shattering Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Step, they were only around 40% or so.
As for other newcomers, most didn’t even reach 20%.
But this "I’m a Pro at Digging" in learning Shattering Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Step was simply inhuman, with both martial arts over 80% mastery.
Currently, only the first wave of over half of the players could do this. It was hard to imagine that "I’m a Pro at Digging" could surpass these people in martial arts talent.
"Could there be something special at a depth of 500 meters?" The more Lin Qi thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so he said, "The quality of this ore is very good. The Martial Arts Hall can purchase it for ten points per kilogram. If you have more than ten kilograms at once, an additional 10 contribution points will be awarded per ten kilograms. If there’s any further significant discovery, there will be other rewards too."
"Did you find anything special at the place you dug to 500 meters below? Or any noteworthy places?"
The value of ancient bronze ore is extremely high since it can be used to make weaponry for martial artist-level experts.
In Chasing Light City, anything related to martial artists isn’t cheap at all, and most are held by major forces in the city center.
The market price for a kilogram of this type of A6-level raw metal like ancient bronze ore is 3000 bits. Compared to the normal A6-level alloys, it’s much more expensive primarily because adding some other precious metals can turn it into B2-level alloys, which can be made into weapons to harm living wild monsters’ bodies, which alone is extraordinarily valuable.
There’s a complete difference in the hardness of the bodies of wild monsters when alive and dead. Even an A6-level long spear can’t injure a living wild monster, but once dead, with the energy dissipated within the body, an A4-level weapon can pierce through without much effort.
For such ancient bronze ore that can make B2 level alloys, Lin Qi is determined to get it.
Previously, when Luo Qi was making weapons, he was still distressed about the money spent on A6-level alloys. Now, if he can get a large amount of ancient bronze, it will save a lot of money.
"So much?" "I’m a Pro at Digging" was even more excited after hearing this.
Although the ore he held was small, it weighed over twenty kilograms.
Such sized ores were uncommon at a depth of 500 meters underground, but there were quite a few, appearing about every minute or two of walking.
Getting a fist-sized piece of ore was a pure gain of 200 points and 20 contributions.
This amount of points and contributions is more than what many old players earn in a day, and he merely picked up a piece.
One Leaf Floating Cloud beside him was also looking on enviously.
He just became an inner sect disciple, and there are so many places to spend points.
Not to mention forming his team, which requires at least two smartwatches, plus a large number of weapons.
Even the upper volume of the martial artist-level palm technique Thunder Light Palm that inner sect disciples learn costs as much as ten thousand points.
Ten kilograms of ancient bronze is one hundred points and ten contributions. If one person dug up five hundred kilograms in a day from underground, that would be five thousand points and five hundred contributions, making more than by doing transport at Grizzly Mountain.
"The radiation pollution at a depth of 500 meters underground is high. Even with my physical condition, I can only stay for thirty minutes." "I’m a Pro at Digging" thought for a moment and said, "Besides, I opened a maze-like big tunnel. Inside, I’ve seen Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rats several times. That’s where I picked up this kind of ore."
"Maze-like big tunnel?"
"Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat?"
Lin Qi, after hearing this, didn’t even know what to say. It seemed like these digging players were genuinely at odds with the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rats, competing for underground development rights.
"Brother, you’re amazing to have discovered a team-sized mega-dungeon so quickly; you must be making a fortune." Fang Zhen, who came over, listened with his eyes shining, "Why don’t you team up with our squad to explore and develop that team dungeon, and you’ll get twenty percent of the profits."
"Old Fang, you’re recruiting too fast." One Leaf Floating Cloud realized and quickly said, "Digging brother, if you team up with our squad, not only will you get twenty percent of the profits, but I’ll also cover your death resurrection costs. Oh, and I’ve got blood rice which is way better than synthesized food."
"Old Ye, do you think I can’t offer the same?" Fang Zhen was also not going to give up this dungeon at any cost.
Digging was what he’d always done, just that the contribution from repairing the Martial Arts Hall was too tempting, which kept him from exploring further underground these days.
Now having discovered a new large dungeon, of course, he couldn’t let it go.
"You two, stop arguing." "I’m a Pro at Digging" scratched his head and smiled wryly, "The maze tunnel is too big, and the ores are extremely scattered, we even need to dig ourselves."
"For those below Apprentice Level, they can last at most half an hour before dying, and Apprentice Level won’t hold on for long either."
"That amount of time is simply not enough to explore the maze."
"Is this dungeon meant to test our environment adaptations?" Fang Zhen pondered seriously after hearing this, "If that’s the case, it would indeed be hard to explore and conquer this dungeon unless we have a substantial boost in our physical stats, otherwise, we can only rely on overwhelming numbers to explore."
"Digging brother, are there many Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rats inside this new dungeon maze tunnel?" One Leaf Floating Cloud, being a veteran player with ample experience in tackling dungeons, asked thoughtfully, "If this dungeon is huge and the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rats aren’t numerous, or are very scattered, then it’s an exploratory type of gameplay, and we just need to push forward gradually."
"But if there are a lot of Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rats, or they’re concentrated, then at our current level, it’s too difficult to tackle, we’ll need to level up significantly before attempting it."
"Let me think." "I’m a Pro at Digging" quietly thought for a moment and then said earnestly, "I didn’t stay inside very long, and during that time in the tunnel, I saw Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rats three times, with intervals of over five minutes between sightings, and each time there were only one or two in action."
"So this dungeon’s level isn’t very high, and it should be an exploratory dungeon." One Leaf Floating Cloud’s eyes gleamed upon hearing this, "According to the Hall Master’s description, a single Solo Horned Gold-devouring Rat can be handled by a quasi-martial artist. Their strength lies in numbers. If they act alone, we have a real chance."
"Indeed, this game company even set a time limit; solving a Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat takes only about five minutes, really learning bad habits from other games."
"In other games, if a wild boss isn’t dealt with in five minutes, it goes berserk; here, I’m guessing if not dealt with in five minutes, they summon reinforcements." Fang Zhen nodded and then looked curiously at "I’m a Pro at Digging" and whispered, "Digging brother, did you see any treasure chests in the maze tunnel?"