bestfiction Chapter 46 Mine Tunnel Gambling Battle
Chapter 46 Mine Tunnel Gambling Battle
In this situation, the person in charge of the mine is naturally...
Close one eye, close the other.
I've seen wealthy people compete to throw money around, but I've never seen miners voluntarily compete to mine. It's true that you haven't been mining enough.
The mine cleared a path as quickly as possible.
As a temporary refuge, the Jishuishan Mine naturally couldn't provide housing; the refugees lived in the mine tunnels.
So they immediately sent a familiar and experienced old supervisor to guide them in digging their dwellings... oops, I mean, the recruit assessment.
"Hey, Senior Wang."
Zhong Ming gave a brief greeting, while Yue Xingtian bowed to Senior Wang, leaving Zhong Ming unsure whether to stand or bow.
"I think no one will object to me hosting this."
“No,” Yue Xingtian stood respectfully beside the old man.
In terms of cultivation level, Yue Xingtian has probably surpassed the old man. But he is well aware that it doesn't matter who is in charge. He is the supply captain, and the person in charge of managing him is naturally someone with a higher cultivation level.
They don't need to show their faces; they have already cultivated divine sense, allowing them to monitor everything around them without leaving their homes. Not even a mosquito can escape their keen eyes.
Zhong Ming was different; he immediately complained to Senior Wang.
"Senior Wang, look, it's Yue Kaishan. The smoked fish I brought you, such a big row, he spilled it all on the ground, it's all covered in dirt..."
The old man patted Zhong Ming on the shoulder, "Don't worry about it, we're all from the same place, it's nothing."
He led the two into the mine, and Yue Kaishan also picked up a smoked fish and followed.
Upon entering the mine, Senior Wang leisurely walked to his destination, a new mining area located on the edge of a spirit stone mine. Spirit stones were scarce, and few people were willing to come there.
It's a pity to throw away tasteless food.
"Gentlemen, your bet is your private matter, but I will preside over it. May I draw up a bet?"
Yue Xingtian glanced at Zhong Ming and patted his chest to assure him, "Senior, please speak freely."
"I want the person who loses to eat the side of the smoked fish that's covered in dirt."
The old man looked at the two with a smile, a sly glint in his eyes.
Zhong Ming chuckled. "Is this what you call not holding grudges?"
Senior Wang, as one of the recipients of the 300 military merit rewards, was very clear about Zhong Ming's mining abilities. He had probably also dealt with Yue Xingtian when he was at a lower level, so he felt that Zhong Ming's victory was a sure thing.
"Senior, isn't there a bit too much fish...?"
"The winner takes all, the loser eats dust."
"Okay, I agree."
“I agree,” Zhong Ming said, seriously suspecting that there might be a competitive eating contest after the mining competition.
"But senior, I don't have a hoe on hand right now."
The old man casually took out a reddish-gold metal hoe from his storage bag. This was a genuine magical artifact, not a product of a previous crafting error.
"Any more questions? If not, both contestants, please come forward and let's test your skills."
The old man took out two test strips and stuck them on the backs of the two people's hands.
"Don't resist, relax."
The area where the test strip was applied felt warm, automatically attracting spiritual energy.
Zhong Ming did not circulate his cultivation technique; his spiritual energy simply wandered freely through his meridians. Yet, he felt his entire body become hot, and his spiritual energy surged violently toward the test strip.
Two horizontal lines slowly appeared on the blue paper.
"Cuihong Zhenren of Maoshan Taoist Temple, Qi Refining Level 2, confirmed by testing."
"Yue Xingtian of the Yue family, Qi Refining Level 8, confirmed by testing."
Zhong Ming felt a chill run down his spine. As expected, the other party hadn't used their full strength; they had just been playing with him.
The two stood still, and Senior Wang was too lazy to check their physical condition. There were simply too many methods of body cultivation, making it difficult to have a unified standard. These two had some of each, so he simply looked at their progress in body cultivation.
"I will accompany Yue Xingtian to monitor your cultivation level suppression. Master Cuihong is opening the mine on his own. Does anyone have any objections?"
"No, let him go. Use whatever means you have."
Yue Xingtian was quite confident. He had refined his body before cultivating his spiritual power. When he reached the second level of Qi Refining, his physique was at least three levels higher than his true cultivation level.
"Alright, an unrestricted competition, lasting one hour. The competition will begin once this howling stone lands."
The old man held a stone in his hand, tossed it up, and it fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Yue Xingtian used his fists to clear a path, smashing the stone wall open with a single punch.
Hehe, unlimited mining is great, no more boring mining.
His cultivation level was suppressed to the second level of Qi Refining, but his fist intent had already surpassed his former self. His power control was extremely precise, and almost none of the flying stone chips were completely annihilated upon contact with the fist energy.
Not to be outdone, Zhong Ming frantically poured his spiritual power into the brand-new magical artifact. His cultivation method had a natural affinity for magical artifacts, and he quickly mastered how to use them. Boiling spiritual power flowed across the surface of the hoe, and with one strike, he cut off a large chunk of stone.
The two of them plunged into the mine tunnel in no time.
Yue Kaishan stood guard at the entrances of two very close-knit tunnels. Senior Wang had instructed him to keep watch and prevent interference from others, and also...
Cook some smoked fish.
The requirement is to cut off the side that landed on the ground and roast it until it's inedible, while turning the other side into a delicious dish.
However, Yue Kaishan's understanding of food is truly...
......
Half an incense stick's time had passed, and the tunnels they had dug were beginning to take shape. Because they were very close, Yue Xingtian could judge the other's progress by the vibrations coming from the next room.
The two were evenly matched, with Zhong Ming even slightly ahead.
After finishing a set of punches, Yue Xingtian took a breath and asked, "Senior, is this a no-holds-barred match?"
"confirm."
"Then..."
Yue Xingtian assumed a boxing stance, his arm muscles twitching irregularly. Unlike his previously rock-solid body, his muscles were now soft and elastic, like a breeze blowing through a golden wheat field.
"drink!"
With a single punch, the force of the impact shattered the rock in front of him, and the recoil was transferred to his elbow, deflecting his direction and slamming him into the wall.
Zhong Ming next door was painstakingly chipping away at a stone. His advantage was that he didn't need to break the stone, which greatly saved his spiritual energy. The disadvantage was that he had nowhere to put the chipped stone, so he could only stuff it into his storage stone.
Just as he was swinging his hoe, suddenly, the rock wall on the left collapsed, and a fist-sized rock flew out like a cannonball.
Just as he ducked, the stone flew past his scalp.
The remaining small pebbles that splashed out embedded themselves in the skin, drawing out bursts of blood.
Damn it, playing dirty tricks?
Before they could recover, the single shells turned into a barrage of fire, riddling the entire stone wall with holes from the elbow strikes.
"What's going on? Why are they attacking the players?"
“Unrestricted competition, kid. I haven’t deviated from the course or broken any rules.”
Yue Xingtian laughed heartily, "This is the recruit assessment. To survive on the battlefield, you either need to be smart or tough."
The burly man swung his fists with great force, but after a few breaths, his elbow strikes were no longer effective, because the adjacent area was no longer a mine tunnel, but a solid rock formation.
He is in the lead.