Chapter 277 - 89: Seeing the Light of Day Again_2

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Chapter 277: Chapter 89: Seeing the Light of Day Again_2"Hey, President, there’s something I need to report to you, yes, about the aftermath..." Hey, why isn’t the leader moving anymore? Xiao Jie looked at Hidden Dragon Do Not Use, curious. He faintly guessed what it was, probably about the aftermath. Among the core members, they’re probably quite familiar... He could think of it, yet he didn’t feel much about it. After all, whether it was the War Ghost a few days ago or Duan Zui today, they were just strangers to him, at best considered teammates. At this moment, what he was more concerned about was what the Corpse King had dropped. Its combat power was much stronger than the previous mountain bandit leader, so logically the loot should be better too. He considered the battle today his utmost effort, and he deserved a share of the loot. Then, Hidden Dragon Do Not Use finally moved. "I dealt with some stuff, it’s all done now, come on, let’s continue. Hongyun Dangtou, let’s search the BOSS’s corpse first, remember to record it. Groups two and three, split up and check for any passages around here. This isn’t likely the bottom level of the mine tunnel, there must be deeper levels." The tone of Hidden Dragon Do Not Use was relaxed, which made Xiao Jie feel somewhat oppressed. Little White whispered, "Leader, we’ve already scouted. This cave has three exits—accurately speaking, two and a half. One is a mine tunnel with many mining points and a few Mining Zombies, which I think we could take over for long-term mining. Another is a rat hole. You have to crouch to get in. Personally, I don’t think exploring this route is a good idea. If you’re attacked by a monster while crawling, it would be dangerous, and there’s no way to escape. And the last one seems to be a thief hole, going downwards and unsure where it leads." These three entrances were found by everyone together, but Xiao Jie was most interested in the thief hole. Generally, a hole dug by tomb robbers had to do with Ancient Tombs, and thinking of the previous Ancient Tomb Corpse King, it wasn’t hard to guess that underneath this mine might be an ancient tomb. And in this kind of adventure game, an ancient tomb naturally linked up with Equipment and secret books—there must be treasures inside. After hearing this, Hidden Dragon Do Not Use pondered for a moment and then made a decision immediately. "Let’s stop our exploration here for today, let’s not risk any further. Draw a map of the terrain we’ve traveled, let’s go back and study it, also mine out the ore spots in the mine tunnel, and then we’ll pull out." Dida La couldn’t help saying, "Aren’t we going to explore the thief hole? There might be good stuff in there." "It’s too dangerous. We’re not in a good state right now, if we encounter a bunch of monsters or a BOSS, it’s very easy to mess up." "I’ll go," Ye Luo suddenly said. "You?" "Yes, I have a piece of Equipment that can reduce the Hate Value of Undead Monsters, and I can become invisible in the dark." "Are you sure? I don’t want anyone else to die today." "Don’t worry, I never joke with my life." Perhaps it was Ye Luo’s previous use of the Soul Binding Lock that left a deep impression on Hidden Dragon Do Not Use, or perhaps it was because of Ye Luo’s confident tone, but ultimately he nodded in agreement. "Go quickly and come back quickly, if you encounter any danger, shout immediately for help. Do you have a Godspeed Talisman in hand?" "I do, leader, you don’t need to fuss over me, I can take care of myself." With those words, Ye Luo vanished like a ghost merging into the darkness, disappearing from everyone’s sight in an instant. Xiao Jie trusted Ye Luo very much. Hidden Dragon Do Not Use said, "Groups seven and eight stay behind, everyone else follow me to mine." At the command, everyone immediately split into two teams, one heading to the right towards the main mine tunnel. This tunnel was obviously the main mine tunnel, dug wide and straight with many supports on the sides for reinforcement. The tunnel was full of ore spots, and even in the darkness, one could see ore spots emitting spiritual light, likely spots of rare ores. A few Mining Zombies saw the people and charged over, but were quickly and easily dealt with by the group. Then the miners rapidly started to mine... Meanwhile, Xiao Jie waited with others. While waiting, he kept in contact with Ye Luo in YY. "How’s it going, are there any monsters down there?" "There are several big bats, damn it, they can even become invisible — don’t worry, I’ve already taken care of them — huh!" "What happened?" "I found a wall, it must be the tomb wall — ah, I’ve found the door! Oh..." "What now?" Xiao Jie listened with unhidden irritation at Ye Luo’s sporadic exclamations. However, Ye Luo did not respond. "Hey! Hey! Hey! Ye Luo, are you still there!" Xiao Jie asked anxiously. "I’m here, here, didn’t I just come out." As he spoke, Ye Luo’s figure emerged again in the air. "There’s an ancient tomb below, not many monsters, but the tomb door is sealed shut, needing two spirit stone seals to open it." Spirit stone seal! Xiao Jie was both shocked and delighted at once. The spirit stone seal was an artifact crafted by Ancient Immortals, used as a key to ancient seals. The fact that this ancient tomb had a seal left by an Immortal meant that there must be good things inside. Of course, since it required two spirit stone seals to open, if there were monsters inside the tomb, they probably would not be simple. At this time, Hidden Dragon Do Not Use also returned with a team; the ore was completely mined. Hearing Ye Luo’s report, Hidden Dragon Do Not Use did not hesitate much. "This information is very important, Ye Luo, did you record it?" "I took a few photos of the tomb door with my phone." "Good, send them to me in a bit. This matter seems to require a long-term plan; currently, we don’t have a spirit stone seal, and even if we did, I feel we shouldn’t use it lightly. The stuff behind the door might be extraordinary; we may need support from the guild’s main force. Let’s pull out for now!" Without any delay, Hidden Dragon Do Not Use knew all too well that monsters could spawn at any time in these underground caverns; every minute spent here was torture. As they retreated back to the Dumping Area, Salted Fish was still leading people to kill freshly respawned zombies. Seeing the group rush out, he hurriedly went to meet them. "How did it go, how did it go? I heard you guys screaming earlier, what happened down there?" "One died." "Good, good, just one." Salted Fish finished, then sensed that the atmosphere seemed a bit off. Hidden Dragon Do Not Use’s mood didn’t seem very good. Previously, he had put on a relaxed face, but now he seemed unable to maintain it anymore, "Let’s quickly retreat, discuss it further once we’re up." Once the group left the mine and returned to the surface, seeing the long-missed sunlight, Xiao Jie suddenly felt like he was seeing the light of day again. No wonder they say ’never go down to the mines, never explore the tombs;’ the underground dungeons in this game are really too oppressive, nothing like those in past games. Fortunately, the gains this time were quite substantial. Aside from various ordinary ores, just the dozen or so pieces of top-quality ore were worth hundreds of taels of silver. Not to mention, as long as the development was successful, they could mine regularly in the future, and the long-term benefits would be enormous. There was also that ancient tomb, potentially another huge benefit for the future. Of course, the main thing was the loot from the Corpse King. Generally, players advance in stages every ten levels, and bosses do as well. So although a Level 20 Corpse King was just two levels higher than a Level 18 mountain bandit leader, it was like a whole tier difference. If they could get just one or two pieces of top-grade equipment, then it would be worth the risk of this trip. By now, Hidden Dragon Do Not Use had also gotten his emotions under control. "Alright everyone, overall, this development operation was quite successful, although there were some accidents... This regional boss typically respawns at least once a week, so for the short term, Area 1 (Dumping Area) and Area 2 (Main Mine Tunnel of the Corpse King Cave) will be our guild’s main farming areas for a while. We need to mine and grind monsters. As long as we maintain stability, we can greatly enhance the level and strength of our members. Although the Corpse King won’t respawn soon, there are still quite a few small monsters, so every expedition down there must ensure an adequate number of people. Old rules, loot dropped by small monsters will be distributed among yourselves; earnings from the ores will be converted into gold coins and distributed to everyone. Additionally, there’s the loot from the Corpse King, but before that, let’s first settle the shares..."

Chapter 277 - 89: Seeing the Light of Day Again_2

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