Chapter 715: Universal Mining System (6)

What it mines out is basically all ore.

She thought it was based on luck—if luck was good, it would mine out Star Dust Crystal or Silver Rhenium Ore, which are very scarce in the Interstellar Plane; if luck was bad, it would mine out gold or silver ore.

In reality, it all depends on the Mining System's mood that day—if it's in a good mood, it puts in a super rare piece of ore; if it's in an average mood, it just gives one at random.

A situation where it is in a bad mood has not yet occurred.

Recently, it has increasingly enjoyed watching Xie Yang mine.

It's so stress-relieving, isn't it!

It's as if she has an inexhaustible amount of strength!

She is a miner born for it!

Come to think of it, why didn't it discover her sooner?

If it had bound with her, how much energy could it have saved!

As it thought about this, it couldn't help but blurt out:

【Hey! Miner Xie Yang, wait until I reach max level and unbind from the small Mining Star, you be my new Host! The two of us, one person and one system, will conquer the mining fields and dominate the mining industry! How about it?】

Xie Yang: "..."

Main System: 【...】

Do you know who you are talking to?

You silly blockhead!

Is it really okay to deliver your own head to the enemy's guillotine?

Seeing that Xie Yang didn't make a sound, the Mining System thought she was dissatisfied and generously threw out the terms it considered quite good:

【Let me tell you, the reason my demand for energy is so high is because I'm bound to a small planet. Once I unbind from it and switch to you as my Host, I won't need that much energy anymore, and the extra ore can all be shared with you!】

"..."

Xie Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'll get to work first! Let's talk about this later."

What a disaster!

She was truly afraid it would cry if it discovered the truth later.

Xie Yang mined for several days in a row, and after getting used to the rhythm, she began to feel bored.

Since she had gotten familiar with the Mining System, she chatted with it: "What is the surface of this small planet like? Is it suitable for human survival?"

【It should be fine! Although there are no traces of humans setting foot here, there are wild animals roaming about.】

Xie Yang's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Look at how well I've completed my Tasks; can you send me to the surface to get some fresh air?"

The Mining System still wanted to persuade her to become its next Host, and after all, it was just getting some fresh air. This planet was currently bound to it, and whether it was the mine or the surface, it was all its territory, so what was there to object to? It agreed without a second thought.

Just like that, Xie Yang secured two hours of surface time for herself every day.

Main System: 【...】

Host 666!

However, when she actually went up to the surface, Xie Yang couldn't help but be deeply disappointed.

The landscape of this planet was vastly different from what she had imagined.

As far as the eye could see, it was all weathered sand and stone.

Let alone rivers, lakes, or forests, she couldn't even see a single hill covered in greenery; it was all bare, weathered rock.

No wonder that before being bound by the Mining System, this planet was submerged in the vast sea of stars and had never been visited; it could be said that it was completely ignored by interstellar people.

With this kind of geology and landscape, let alone long-term residence, even short-term tourism would be considered pathetic.

Speaking of which, what kind of wild animal would choose to survive in such a surface environment?

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xie Yang saw a small creature similar to a mole, digging holes in the ground with a *clack-clack* sound.

"..."

Perhaps sensing an unfamiliar gaze, the little creature rolled its beady eyes to look around, and without knowing if it had seen Xie Yang, it *whooshed* away and vanished.

Xie Yang returned to the underground mine in disappointment.

【Today is the 9th day of entering the mine, time is passing so slowly!】

【Daily question: Did you turn in your Task today?】

【Don't mention the Task! Apart from finding a big shot to trade for two pieces of Silver Ore, I haven't mined any variety other than Copper Ore. It's fortunate I'm clever; besides the supply pack I received, I brought a dozen Nutrient Solutions with me, otherwise, with my meals being hit-or-miss, even if I could hold out until I got home, I'd be skin and bones.】

【Speaking of Nutrient Solutions, the ones issued by the Federation are just too hard to drink! They have an astringent taste! They aren't even as good as the dry Small Bread.】

【Speaking of bread, when I traded with a big shot, I gave her a Fruit Flavored Nutrient Solution I brought, and the big shot gifted me back a Small Bread. That bread was really delicious! It was fragrant and soft; I've never eaten such delicious bread! But I was really too embarrassed to ask which planet it was bought from, lest the big shot think I was asking her for it in a roundabout way.】

【How delicious can bread be? I still miss the top-tier Nutrient Solutions of the Imperial Star more!】

【Top-tier Nutrient Solutions certainly taste good, but natural food has its own unique deliciousness.】

【I remember when I was a child, I went to the Agricultural Reclamation Star with my parents; the fruit and meat there were truly fresh and delicious!】

Xie Yang, munching on a crisp, crunchy fragrant pear, logged onto the "Miners Home" forum, and the first thing that caught her eye was this post.

She remembered that two days ago, a fellow worker named "BerryLovesStrawberry" had indeed come to her to trade for Silver Ore, and out of gratitude, she had given her a strawberry-flavored Nutrient Solution, claiming it was a new product launched by the Nutrient Solution company her mother worked at.

She had been eating Honey Small Bread produced by the Processing Workshop at the time, so she had casually given a gift in return.

She hadn't expected that the most ordinary Small Bread in her stockpile would become the "top-tier delicacy" in the other person's words.

How barren is the food in this era!

While Xie Yang was feeling emotional, she finished the fragrant pear and then took out a bag of Octopus Tentacle to chew on.

This was also produced by the Processing Workshop; edible octopuses raised in the fish pond were sent to the Processing Workshop after harvest, and what came out were various octopus delicacies, such as Teriyaki Octopus, Secret Recipe Octopus, Octopus Balls... Every preparation method was delicious, with meat that was fresh, tender, and full of elastic chewiness.

Xie Yang even collected the long and short Octopus Tentacles and specifically made a batch of grilled Octopus Tentacle; when she was bored, she would take a few out to chew on. It was fragrant and chewy, especially suitable for satisfying a craving.

【Eh, Host, are you eating an eight-legged sea monster?】

"???"

Xie Yang nearly choked on the Octopus Tentacle in her mouth.

"You've seen one?"

【Seen one? Yes! There are some on this little planet. But they look so strange and spray filthy black water; are you sure you can stomach them? You humans have such unique tastes!】

Xie Yang: "..."

As if you systems have tastes.

"There are some on this planet? But how come I haven't seen any?"

【In the underground karst caves, of course you wouldn't see them on the surface.】

Xie Yang suddenly became interested: "Take me to have a look? Ahem, I promise to dig more Gold Ore tomorrow, striving to earn you two pieces of Gold Ore. In exchange, how about you take me to broaden my horizons?"

The Sub-system was counting on binding with Xie Yang after unbinding from the little planet, and from then on taking her to dig for ore and soar to success, so it naturally had no objections to such a small request she proposed.

Not only did it have no objections, it even gifted a Defense Suit to Xie Yang: 【The black water sprayed by the Eight-Clawed Sea Monster is incredibly dirty.】

Xie Yang smiled and praised it for being thoughtful: "How can you be so cute, sensible, and thoughtful! You are simply a little darling that everyone loves!"

It was praised until its CPU was almost burning up.

The Main System silently looked away: Brother, take care! Don't cry in the future!

A few seconds later, Xie Yang was brought by the Sub-system to the underground karst cave it had mentioned.

In this massive karst cave that looked exactly like the karst landforms on Earth, there really was a pool of shimmering blue saltwater, quietly embedded in the center of the cave, as if it were the heart of the cave.