Lin Dahai carefully tucked the pancakes away, then glanced at the sky and said to Wangchuan:

"I see you learn quickly and are cautious. Today, let's pick up the pace. I'll take you out of the village to the iron mine for a walk, get you familiar with it."

"Sounds great!"

Su Wangchuan's eyes lit up.

The two pancakes were indeed a good gift.

According to Lin Dahai's previous plan, it would be difficult to go mining today. The rest of the time should be spent getting familiar with the NPCs in the village, and then gathering the team for daily tasks at dawn tomorrow.

But who wouldn't want to get involved in the gold farming tasks sooner?

Who wouldn't want to earn more money?

Lin Dahai led Su Wangchuan out of the village.

The two guards at the village gate were tall and burly, with sharp eyes, clearly seasoned fighters.

Lin Dahai lowered his voice and warned:

"These two are hunters trained in the village, with strength close to that of Quasi-Martial Artists."

"Quasi-Martial Artists?"

"They've trained in martial arts. Any one of them can easily take down seven or eight adults." Lin Dahai's words made Su Wangchuan eager to try.

Having worked out for years, with core strength focused, he was quite strong among young people...

Wait, why was he having such strange thoughts?

Su Wangchuan found it inexplicable.

This was just a game world.

He had just brought his real-life self into it...

"Brother Lin, what exactly is this world like?"

Su Wangchuan pressed on.

"I don't know."

Lin Dahai frowned and sighed, "I've been in the game for over a month, but I've never left Blackstone Village. The company requires mining, and most of my time is spent in the mining area. When I return, the village is isolated, and I don't dare go out at night... Don't think too much, we're here to make money, not to play games."

"Brick-moving, I get it. It's just that this game feels too real. It's bound to become a phenomenal hit in the future."

"Exactly."

The two chatted as they left the village.

Only then did Su Wangchuan notice that Lin Dahai wasn't carrying a basket. Upon asking, he learned that Lin had temporarily returned, leaving the basket with his companion in the mountains.

The iron mine wasn't far from Blackstone Village, just seven or eight miles away. A quick runner could make it back in ten minutes.

Carrying goods, it would take over an hour.

Lin Dahai informed Su Wangchuan.

It was noon, twelve o'clock. In two hours, the county's mining convoy would arrive at the mine. If they hurried, they might still dig up some iron ore and earn some pancake money.

Su Wangchuan's heart burned with excitement.

For this high-paying job with generous benefits, he couldn't wait to get involved.

The two left the village, advancing along the village road, flanked by endless rice fields.

The fragrant aroma of the rice fields once again gave Su Wangchuan the illusion of walking in the real world.

After a few miles, his steps grew heavy.

Su Wangchuan adjusted his breathing, using the breathing technique he developed during his fitness runs, and it indeed became much easier.

Su Wangchuan was increasingly amazed.

Lin Dahai chuckled beside him:

"In the future, when you pass through here, be very careful. Sometimes, there are yellow weasels, wild rabbits, and pheasants hiding in there. If you encounter a yellow weasel, ignore it; if you see a wild rabbit or pheasant, and if you have the ability, take them down and bring them back to sell. Wang Dalang buys them at 50 copper coins each... The village hunters might also need them to go with their drinks."

Su Wangchuan nodded with a smile:

"There wouldn't be other wild beasts in the rice fields, would there?"

"Haven't encountered any so far."

Lin Dahai shook his head, smiling, "Company people usually travel in groups, so they're not afraid of danger. But still, be careful. The wild beasts in this world are fierce. If handled improperly, it can be deadly."

"......"

Su Wangchuan's heart tightened.

He glanced at the rice fields on either side of the road with more caution.

Beyond the rice fields was a small orchard, and behind the orchard was a small hill.

According to Lin Dahai, once they crossed this small hill, they would see the iron mine.

Lin Dahai specifically reminded Wangchuan: the iron mine was already considered in the mountains, far from the village and village road, where any wild beast could be encountered, so it's best not to act alone.

"I'll introduce you to the company's people later. In the future, we can mine together, log in at the same time, eat and live together, and handle any danger together."

"Great!"

Su Wangchuan quickly followed Lin Dahai over the small hill and into a dense forest.

A path had been cleared through the dense forest, with the ground paved with crushed ore, leading all the way to the much dimmer mine.

The mine was over two meters high, with the constant sound of pickaxes and men's voices, creating a lively atmosphere.

"The progress is a bit slow today."

"Digging is really tough."

"In another hour, the mining convoy will arrive..."

"No choice, Old Lin isn't here, we're short on strength."

"Old Lin's got it easy, making money effortlessly."

Hearing this, Lin Dahai's face turned red, and before entering the cave, he loudly yelled, cursing as he shouted inside, "What are you saying, calling me making money effortlessly? Heipi, you bastard, why don't you take the next newbie?"

"Old Lin, why are you back?"

"This time the newbie is sharp and sensible."

"Oh, and he's a handsome lad."

"Welcome, welcome."

Inside the mine, the light was already dim, and the men who had been digging for half a day were filthy, their features indistinguishable.

Su Wangchuan, naturally fair-skinned, seemed to carry a halo as he walked in.

Lin Dahai introduced succinctly:

"Wangchuan, this foul-mouthed guy is Heipi, his partner is Old Li, one of the first to arrive at Blackstone Village; over there, the tall one is Zhang Kai, the chubby one is Wei Zhe... Let me introduce you, this is the newcomer Wangchuan, who will temporarily be in my group."

Su Wangchuan quickly greeted everyone.

As a newcomer, he had to be low-key and humble.

"Haha..."

"Welcome, Wangchuan."

"Wangchuan, nice name... Everyone, look, even his name is cultured."

The mine buzzed with activity.

There were other miners inside, but they only glanced over, continuing to swing their pickaxes, striking the walls hard.

"Wangchuan, we'll be working here."

"Today, I'll let you try your hand, get used to it."

"Yes!"

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"On your first day, get used to it. This damn game world is just like the real world, mining can make you question life."

The foul-mouthed Heipi was not endearing from the start.

Wangchuan followed Lin Dahai to one side of the tunnel.

Lin Dahai had already dragged over a basket, hefted the iron pickaxe, raised it high, and slammed it into the wall of the iron ore tunnel.

Bang!!

Bang!!

Sparks flew from the wall.

After a few swings, Lin Dahai only managed to create a few holes.

"Wangchuan, watch closely."

"These dark-colored ones are iron ores, the lighter ones are just regular soil layers. Our job is to extract these iron ores piece by piece and load them into the basket."

"Usually, we need to first break and clear the surrounding softer soil layers, making it easier to concentrate our efforts on extracting the iron ore."

Wangchuan watched for a while and quickly grasped the technique.

But once he actually tried it, he realized how difficult it truly was!