The next day, as Yang Ling got up, he saw Zhang Wei wandering nearby.

Upon seeing Yang Ling, Zhang Wei sheepishly walked over.

"Brother Yang..."

"Hmm?"

Yang Ling glanced at Zhang Wei.

"I was wrong before. Considering we're both players, can you forgive me, Brother Yang?"

Zhang Wei repeatedly clasped his hands in apology.

"If you have something to say, just say it. I don't have time to waste on you."

Yang Ling replied.

Zhang Wei's expression changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth:

"Brother Yang, can we level up?"

"Level up?"

Yang Ling looked Zhang Wei up and down.

Zhang Wei took a deep breath:

"I know why you're so strong and why you mine so quickly."

"Tell me."

"A while ago, I was mining Fire Crystal Rock, and suddenly I felt a warm current flowing through my body."

"Then, my strength increased significantly!"

Zhang Wei said seriously, "I'm not superstitious, but I know that such a significant increase in strength from mining for a few days is unusual in the real world.

So I believe that as players, we can level up."

"Congratulations, you've discovered the secret of the 'Divine Realm.'"

Yang Ling laughed.

"Yang Ling, there's no need to be so sarcastic. You knew about this from the start, but you didn't tell me.

So I don't think I did anything wrong."

Zhang Wei said.

Yang Ling waved his hand dismissively, "Get lost, I don't feel like talking to you."

"Feeling guilty, huh? Hmph."

Zhang Wei said coldly:

"Considering we're all players, I hope you can share information with me."

Yang Ling chuckled, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Wei's expression softened a bit:

"I want to know how long we need to mine to level up, is there a way to see the experience bar?

Besides leveling up strength, what else can be upgraded?

There must be martial arts in the Divine Realm, right? Is there a way to learn them?

Or life professions? Where can we take on quests?"

"First of all, I have no reason to share any information with you."

Yang Ling smiled faintly, "Don't try to morally blackmail me, or I'll kill you. Here, you're a refugee; if you die, no one will care."

Zhang Wei's face changed drastically.

Yang Ling continued, "Secondly, I haven't figured out the answers to your questions. Once you do, come back and tell me."

With that, he strode away, leaving Zhang Wei standing there with an ugly expression.

"Yang Ling, you haven't been here much longer than me. Even if you can level up, you'll only be a few levels ahead. I don't believe I can't catch up with you.

You want to kill me, right? Let's see who kills whom!"

Zhang Wei muttered to himself.

...

...

At the mine vein, the atmosphere was a bit off today.

All the miners stood together, silent as cicadas in winter.

Around them stood several Mine Vein Guards, their eyes cold.

Steward Niu was currently whispering something to Supervisor Wu.

When Yang Ling arrived, he was also ordered to stand in line.

"Is it because of Fifth Brother? Does Supervisor Wu value his brother-in-law that much? It doesn't make sense."

Yang Ling stood calmly with the other miners.

Nearby, a few old miners were whispering among themselves.

"Uncle Wang, what's going on?"

Yang Ling asked curiously.

Uncle Wang gestured for silence, then whispered:

"We have a bad guy mixed in our group."

"What kind of bad guy?"

Yang Ling asked quietly.

Could they be talking about him?

What kind of bad guy was he?

"It's a wanted criminal, on the Black List."

Uncle Wang said solemnly, "It seems he escaped from Qingshan City and mixed into our group of miners.

Supervisor Wu is now gathering all the miners to find this guy."

So it wasn't because of Fifth Brother.

But what does the Black List mean?

Unashamed to ask, Yang Ling slowly learned some important information from Uncle Wang.

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"The Black List is used by our Zhao Kingdom to hunt down martial artists.

A martial artist on the Black List is someone who can take on ten people at once, and is ruthless.

At the very least, they must have committed crimes like exterminating entire families to be on the Black List."

Uncle Wang, being a local of Qingshan City, knew quite a bit.

"Martial artist? Exterminating entire families?"

Yang Ling immediately grew tense.

A dangerous person like that was mixed in the mine vein?

About an hour later.

All the miners in the village were called to the mine vein.

Even Blacksmith Wang and the others were no exception.

"Is everyone here?"

Supervisor Wu asked calmly.

Steward Niu glanced at the list, then whispered a few words.

"Fifth Brother? It doesn't matter if they're not here."

Supervisor Wu said, then took out a portrait and held it high:

"This guy is a wanted criminal on the Black List, nicknamed Prisoner Butcher. The authorities in Qingshan City say he fled to our mine vein.

Now we need your cooperation to find him. If you see any strangers, report immediately.

There will be a heavy reward!"

The miners looked at each other.

Some miners, upon hearing about the heavy reward, immediately showed a fiery look in their eyes.

"Hey, you look unfamiliar!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

But as soon as the miner spoke, his throat was slit, and blood spurted wildly.

He clutched his neck in despair and fell to the ground.

The nearby miners were in a panic, and the scene became chaotic.

Zhang Wei, Lin Guoliang, and the others had never seen such a scene and turned pale with fright.

Yang Ling tensed slightly and immediately gripped the Refined Steel Pickaxe at his waist.

With 12 points in strength, he felt a strong sense of security.

"Prisoner Butcher, you think you can come to my territory and leave?"

Supervisor Wu suddenly sneered.

A figure charged forward, knocking several miners aside, trying to break through the encirclement.

Yang Ling quickly looked over, and the opponent's attribute panel appeared.

Character: Zhang Hao

Occupation: Martial Artist

Strength: 13

Agility: 18 (8)

Spirit: 3

Martial Arts: Zhang Family Leg Technique (Proficient)

"Does he have equipment that boosts his agility by 8 points?"

The thought flashed through Yang Ling's mind.

At this moment, Zhang Hao was moving extremely fast, about to break out, but then he saw the figures of constables not far away.

He gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

But as he turned, he saw Supervisor Wu.

"Black Tiger Fist!"

Supervisor Wu grinned and punched.

Yang Ling instinctively glanced at his attribute panel.

Character: Wu Que

Occupation: Martial Artist

Strength: 24 (12)

Agility: 8

Spirit: 3

Martial Arts: Black Tiger Fist (Proficient)

24 points in strength!?

Wasn't it 12 points?

In an instant, Yang Ling seemed to understand something!

Whether it was Zhang Hao or Wu Que, their agility and strength boosts were probably related to martial arts!

"So that's how it is."

Yang Ling instinctively clenched his fist.

He was increasingly eager to acquire martial arts!

Even the most basic martial arts would be extremely useful to him!

Bang!

Zhang Hao's face was shattered by the punch, and he fell like a pile of mud, but he wasn't dead, just unconscious.

Supervisor Wu acted as if he had done something trivial, his demeanor calm.

The thousand miners present watched this scene, their eyes filled with even more awe for Supervisor Wu.

That was a wanted criminal on the Black List!

And he was taken down with just one punch?

"Wu, your Black Tiger Fist is getting more and more powerful, haha!"

"I think it won't be long before you can join the Mountain and River Sect and become a formal disciple."

A middle-aged man who looked like a constable laughed as he approached.

Supervisor Wu modestly smiled, "That's not possible, I'm too old, and my aptitude is lacking. Don't flatter me."

Mountain and River Sect?

Yang Ling immediately remembered this useful piece of information.

Zhang Wei, Lin Guoliang, and the others also silently remembered those three words!