Chapter 713: Universal Mining System (4)

The Main System, fearing the Host might fly into a rage and settle scores with it, hurriedly said:

【Host, items like the bathtub and toilet are not restricted by plane transitions. Once bought, they are yours to keep permanently. Unlike the Physical Fitness Potion, which is a one-time use item that you must purchase with points in every plane, they are much cheaper in total than the bathtub.】

Hearing it put that way, it did seem reasonable.

However, there is currently a bathtub provided by the Mining System. Even if the Mining System cannot be recovered after three years and she has to stay in the Interstellar Plane for a while longer, this era's technology is so advanced that there surely won't be a shortage of high-tech bathing equipment; there is no need to spend points to buy one.

It won't be too late to buy one when her points are abundant or when she reaches a plane where bathing is inconvenient.

Perhaps she might even wait for a special discount during this time, like a limited-time 90% off sale, and she would buy it immediately.

Main System: 【...】

Its Host is truly becoming more and more stingy.

After Xie Yang finished taking the Physical Fitness Potion, she finally felt a sense of relief, as if she had come back to life.

She took out her pocket watch and checked the time; it was 4:30, almost time for dinner.

The only food in the supply pack was Nutrient Solution; there wasn't even a bottle of drinking water.

Xie Yang tried selling one piece of the Copper Ore she had mined earlier to the Mining System to see what kind of food she could exchange it for.

As it turned out, one piece of Copper Ore only got her a 500ml bottle of drinking water and a piece of dry bread the size of a palm.

"..."

What a rip-off!

At this moment, Xie Yang missed the Smart Farm and Processing Workshop of the 50s plane immensely!

Fortunately, before unbinding from Ace, she had hoarded quite a bit of gourmet food produced by the Processing Workshop.

Between the two types of hard bread, the Whole Wheat Baguette produced by the Processing Workshop was clearly much tastier.

Chewing on the chewy, fragrant baguette, she logged into "Miners Home".

This channel, the only one for miners to communicate, was currently filled with resentment, complaints, and helpless pleas for help—

【Asking for advice on how to solve the excretion problem? I've been digging since I got here, and I've only mined one piece of Silver Ore; everything else is Copper Ore. I can't hold it in anymore! Family, please give me some tips!】

【Where are the Gold Ore and Silver Ore? All I dig up is either stone or Copper Ore. Does this mean I haven't completed the quota Task? What should I do? Help!】

【If I don't complete the quota Task, will I be left here for three full years? Sob sob sob! I don't want that! I miss home so much! I regret it! I shouldn't have signed up if I had known! Why is it so hard!】

【Excretion? Just do it right where you are! It's just one person anyway, who cares about the filth and smell.】

【Eww—I can't even stand the thought of that scene!】

【I've mined four pieces of Silver Ore, just one more to go... Ahhh! Family! I just mined another piece of Silver Ore! I can finally submit the Task! Hahaha!】

A miner signed "Hundred-Change Meteor Lord" posted a message and received countless comments, with people asking him for his techniques.

Xie Yang also stayed on his post, waiting for the answer.

Don't look at the fact that she submitted today's Task; it was actually obtained by cheating.

If she were mining properly, she might not have even dug up a single piece of Silver Ore by now.

【Hundred-Change Meteor Lord: There really is a technique! It's actually a survival skill passed down from my ancestors. If you want to know, you can private message me.】

Then, it is estimated that many people went to private message him.

And then, someone started a separate thread to curse this Hundred-Change Meteor—

【Bullshit ancestral survival skill! Liar! A pure, total liar! He scammed me out of a piece of Copper Ore!】

【I got scammed too! Sob sob sob...】

【Are you kidding? At a time like this, shouldn't everyone be sticking together? How can there still be people scamming others?】

Xie Yang, who didn't get the skill but instead got a front-row seat to a scam: "..."

There really are scammers in every era!

But it also indirectly shows: this ore is truly hard to mine.

Seeing that the time was about right, she decided to recharge her energy and go to bed early, so she could mine properly for a whole day tomorrow and see what kind of ore she could dig up.

She exited the forum, crawled into her sleeping bag, and closed her eyes to sleep.

For safety's sake, she didn't wear an eye mask or earplugs, and she hid a dagger that could cut through iron like mud under her pillow.

The Mining System only forbade carrying explosive weapons or automatic Excavation Robots; it didn't say cold weapons were prohibited. After Xie Yang took out the dagger, she didn't see it disappear, so it was clear that cold weapons were allowed.

【Dear miner, today is your second day deep in the mine. The Task requirements are still relatively simple, and the workload is still relatively light. Digging five pieces of Silver Ore or one piece of Gold Ore will allow you to rest; any excess can be exchanged for living supplies.】

The next morning, while many were still in their dreams, the Mining System, which does not need to sleep, came to issue the new day's Task again.

Xie Yang took out her pocket watch and checked; it was exactly six o'clock!

This system is comparable to a capitalist! Waving a little whip at six in the morning to urge them to start working!

She stretched in her sleeping bag and looked around. Seeing that the few small traps she set before bed hadn't been triggered, she climbed up with peace of mind, went to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth, changed out of her pajamas, put on a set of sturdy and wear-resistant work clothes, and coiled her natural brown curly hair up to stuff into her mining cap.

Afterward, she took out a steaming bowl of Seafood Porridge, sat in the living room, and enjoyed a Chinese-style breakfast before picking up her Cross Pickaxe to start work.

Speaking of which, the only benefit of mining here is probably—the door opens right to the workplace, and the commute time is effectively zero.

And so, she arrived at the mining area after only a few steps.

Her body, improved by the Physical Fitness Potion, erupted with infinite strength.

She raised the Cross Pickaxe and struck hard—

【Congratulations to miner Xie Yang, obtained Copper Ore*10】

【Congratulations to miner Xie Yang, obtained Silver Ore*3】

Whoa!

A pretty good harvest for the first dig of the day!

Continue!

Xie Yang swung her Cross Pickaxe, digging away with her head down.

Following this was the clinking sound of ore falling into the burlap sack.

【Congratulations to miner Xie Yang, you have completed today's quota Task. Choose to rest or continue mining?】

"Continue!"

Xie Yang did not stop.

Because she had not yet mined any Gold Ore.

Everything she had mined so far was either Copper Ore or Silver.

【Congratulations to miner Xie Yang, you have swung your pickaxe 100 times in a row, dropping a Hidden Treasure Chest!】

Just as Xie Yang felt her stamina draining quite severely and intended to stop for a good rest, the Mining System's voice sounded, appearing slightly excited:

【Miner Xie Yang, you are the first miner to obtain a Hidden Treasure Chest. Make a wish to the Treasure Chest; perhaps you can open it to get the treasure you urgently desire!】

Upon hearing this, Xie Yang picked up the palm-sized little red Treasure Chest that had dropped in front of her.

Make a wish?

She closed her eyes and wished to eat a whole roasted lamb that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

At this moment, her breakfast had long since been digested, and she was hungry enough to swallow a cow.

Mining System: 【...】

What is wrong with this miner? Wishing in a mine—shouldn't she be asking for things like Gold Ore or Platinum Ore? Why is she asking for food?

Whole roasted lamb? What kind of thing is that? Where is it supposed to get one?

Xie Yang was unaware of its internal grumbling; she finished her wish and opened the Treasure Chest.

The Mining System had no choice but to hurriedly stuff in a Star Dust Crystal, the highest grade in the mineral encyclopedia, and in its favorite cosmic blue color at that.