"A pit is worth 5 coppers, and a pit is worth 5 coppers. Is there any more? Is there any more? Hurry up!"
In front of the mine, the Black Pharaoh stepped forward and handed over 5 copper coins. The Chinese player who was shouting at the entrance of the cave patted him on the shoulder, "Good luck to you, brother!"
The Black Pharaoh nodded and walked into the dark mine.
I lit the candle first, and with the weak candlelight, I followed the path trodden by others and advanced for more than ten meters in the narrow, cramped, and damp mine, until I encountered a fork in the road.
On the cave wall around the fork in the road, honeycomb-like pits were cut out, but there were no people around, and only scattered candlelight was seen fluttering in these pits.
I randomly picked a cave entrance, the cold wind carried the damp smell of the underground river, and there was a wild singing voice.
"I am a painter and have strong painting skills. I want to paint the new house beautifully..."
It turned out that a Chinese player was mining and singing loudly to encourage himself. The mineral vein at the entrance of this cave was very old. The tools, ore, bones, and excrement discarded by the kobold miners were mixed with the black ore.
Not clear.
A thick layer of dust fell on the ground, and several lines of footprints extended deep into the mine.
"Finally someone is here...Brother, let's get together!?"
"yeah!"
"……foreign devil?"
"I'm not a devil, I'm the Black Pharaoh. What about you, brother?"
"I? The West has failed...Quack!"
The Black Pharaoh didn't understand the meaning of the name "Western Failure", but he still laughed in amusement.
The server has been open for four or five days, and I have a little understanding of the virtues of Chinese players. Although the system can translate simultaneously, cultural and regional differences cannot be bridged by simple translation. Players in China are very good with players in international servers.
Recognition, even if the characters have the same race, they can be distinguished by speaking.
The Black Pharaoh walked towards a pit inside.
"What level are you, brother?"
"Level 3"
"Oh, not bad, compared to players in the international server..."
"And you?"
"Me? Level 4"
"Old player?"
"That's right, haha... But I'm a master of the life profession, so I'm not in a hurry to upgrade."
"oh."
The Black Pharaoh carefully placed the candle, took off his backpack, and took out the [Novice's Fine Minerals] purchased for 5 coppers, followed by water, bitter bread, [Simple Beginner's Leather Blanket] and other sundries.
"Brother, the equipment is quite complete, how prepared are you?"
"liver?"
"Just how long does it take to dig?"
"Keep digging until the equipment is no longer durable."
"Emperor Liver, cow!"
After that, the Black Pharaoh stopped talking and wielded the mining shovel to chop at the exposed mineral deposit. When the shovel went down, the hard mineral veins loosened a little. After three consecutive times, a small piece of the mineral deposit was shoveled off.
He picked up the dark ore and identified it, then threw it aside and continued digging.
Mining is a very boring and lonely job, and it is very profitable at this stage. As a large number of new and old players squeeze into the single-plank bridge of the job mission, there is a huge demand for equipment, especially equipment in the transitional stage of level 5.
Compared with the huge demand, monster drops are not worth mentioning at all, so creating them in the system blacksmith shop becomes the most likely way.
Only rich people who are not short of money will buy ready-made ones. In order to save money, most players buy or dig the ore themselves, pay some processing fees, and let the blacksmith NPC build it.
This resulted in a particularly strong demand for ore, and mining became a very profitable business.
Similar mines can be found everywhere, but since the tide of monsters and Warcraft broke out in various places, the wild areas have become a dangerous place. Mines of all sizes are occupied by monsters. Some old players have formed several teams to clean out the mines.
, I thought it was time-consuming and labor-intensive, so I sold the pits inside, which has become a particularly profitable business.
"Ho~~Baby, talk more about your love. If you want me to look at you more, act more, so that I can really see..."
The guy started again, and the howling songs echoed in the narrow mine. The echo made the Black Pharaoh experience multiple tortures. While singing, the guy was twisting, and from time to time he would use a shovel, and his movements of picking up ore and throwing ore were all...
It merges into a cramp-like twisting, which is particularly magical.
Who said that Chinese people are all shy? Why do all the people I meet look like lunatics?
The Black Pharaoh rolled his eyes, picked up a piece of knocked-out ore, wiped it, and grinned.
Harvest one copper ore.
I happily threw it into my backpack and continued digging.
Some ore veins are very hard, while others are very loose. As soon as the shovel went down, there was a small landslide with a crash, almost burying him inside.
"Oh, what a good luck!"
Xingfang Bai came over with gleaming eyes and said, "Look through it quickly. Are there any good things?"
The Black Pharaoh wiped the dust off his face, smiled with white teeth, and started busy in the ore pile without the other party having to say anything.
Most of them are useless junk, but there are also a lot of hard and good things.
Iron ore, copper ore, quartz stone, obsidian... wow, there is actually a piece of chlorite.
"Damn it, I've been digging for a whole day and I can't find a piece... How about a little bit, brother?" Xiangfang's eyes turned red with jealousy.
The Black Pharaoh hurriedly threw the ore into the basket on his back. The pit was no longer usable. He started to giggle as he put the basket on his back.
"Tsk, foreign devils are stingy!"
Change the pit location and continue digging.
This excavation lasted a day, and all the candles they brought were used up. The mining shovel had long since lost its durability, and the Western failure had disappeared. The two new miners were working hard in the pits not far apart. In the dark mine cave,
Two candlelights flickered like will-o'-the-wisps.
The panniers were all full, and there was no room for even the backpack. The load reached the limit. The Black Pharaoh walked out with a full harvest and grinned.
It was already dark outside, and the Chinese player who charged the pit fee changed. There were many people gathered near the mine, hesitating and arguing over the pit fee of 5 coppers.
They were all envious when they saw the Black Pharaoh come out. The player who collected the pit fee stopped him with a smile, "Okay, buddy, the harvest is good. How long did it take to dig? We collected the ore, you don't need to bother carrying it back."
"No sale, no sale!"
The Chinese player threatened, "If you don't sell to us, we won't let you into the hole next time!"
"No sale, no sale!"
"Okay, I'll remember you!", the Chinese player nodded and got out of the way with an ugly expression.
As soon as the Black Pharaoh went out, he was surrounded by many people.
"Hello, Ecstasy Maibula, the price is guaranteed to satisfy you!"
"Little brother, little brother, please sell me the ore, okay?"
"Brother, if you have any good goods, you can set the price as you like!"
"Brother, where are you from? Europe? North America? Japan? Do you want a channel to cash in? Oh... don't leave, let's talk!"
Chinese people, Chinese people, Chinese people are everywhere. They have access to all the ways to make money. There are those who are really doing business, and there are also those who specialize in deceiving and abducting international server players. Because of the special circumstances in North America, Western Europe, and Japan, they seem to have discovered
What is the shortcut to getting rich? Specially arranging words and rehearsing traps for players in these areas. Black Pharaoh has been deceived several times and is very wary of these enthusiastic guys with weird accents and grammar.
They were like annoying flies, following us for a long distance until they were almost entering the "dark zone", then they made a "cut" sound and turned around to return.
The area around the mine is already a "light zone", which is the "cooked land" behind the map that continues to light up because players have been gathering there. This is a new term invented after the vast wilderness area was shrouded in darkness. The field of vision in the bright zone is long.
bright.
The 'dark zone' is easy to understand. The 'grey zone' at the junction of light and dark is a gradient zone of light and dark. Many players level up and spawn monsters here.
At the foot of the hillside, beside the path, a demonized little tree demon was chased and beaten by more than a dozen players. It roared and waved its huge branches, beating the trees and the ground with a thumping sound. Beside the creek not far away,
Another group of players surrounded a fish-man who came ashore and slashed wildly. At the other end of the stream, many players were boiling water and cooking...
The mine in Novice Village is half an hour away. Because players come and go frequently, the world outside the field of vision is dim.
The dimly lit path continued into the darkness that was invisible to the field of vision, and the figures walking from the darkness also changed from blurry to clear, until they entered the field of view 50 meters away.
"Hey, brother, what a good harvest?"
"How long did it take to dig so much ore?"
"How about it, brother, do you want to sell it? You can save the money and carry it back!"
"No sale, no sale!"
"If you don't sell it, you won't sell it. Why are you shouting?"
"Just what kind of qualities, Xiaoyun, don't pay attention to him, let's dig it ourselves."
"..."
Talk to Chinese players as short as possible, otherwise they will judge where you are from based on their accent and grammar. The Black Pharaoh hurried on, handling chats and inquiries along the way in this way.
There is an endless stream of people going to the mines and coming back from the mines. Whether they are old players or new players, most of them have reached level four or five. They are all stuck on the doorstep of finding a job and getting a gold or silver medal. It is expected that they will still be stuck.
some time.
The surrounding area of Novice Village is also a clear area, and there are almost no wild monsters to be seen. The first-level professional template NPC is extraordinary, and the second-level professional template NPPC cavalry patrol team patrols the surrounding areas continuously for a long time to ensure the safety of the refresh area.
There is no limit on the game time or the number of people who can log in. The Novice Village cannot be accommodated at all. It is crowded when entering and exiting the city. Looking around, the open space from the moat to the city wall is occupied by players, such as blacksmiths, sewing, etc.
NPCs with functions such as potions also set up temporary shops here to meet players' basic supply needs.
"Brother, if you can cash it in, I have a way."
"GOOUT, Fake Squid!"
"Hey, why are you scolding people..."
Pushing away the entangled Chinese liar, he faced a carriage driven by a group of NPCs. The narrow road was occupied. The Black Pharaoh jumped onto the grass beside the road and let the carriage go first.
"Come and take a look. It's level 5 white leather armor, with double strength and agility, double resistance to monsters and monsters, and up to 20 points of durability. Don't miss it if you pass by!"
"Music box, music box, 2 coppers each"
“Fresh barbecue, white quality, long shelf life, large quantity discounts”
"I'm looking for a teammate in the dark area. I need to be an introductory shooter, level 5 or above."
"Selling information, newly discovered dark zone resource points, signing real-life contracts, only accepting copper coin transactions!"
"Collect ore, collect ore, collect ore at a high price..."
"Brother, look at this leather. I'm not bragging. If you take this quality to a tailor shop, you can definitely sew leather armor above level 5. Alas, don't leave. The price is negotiable..."
The open space near the blacksmith NPC is occupied by stalls selling ore and collecting ore. The blacksmith NPC is a bearded dwarf who is tapping a long red sword on an iron chisel.
The fire behind him was red, and two players who worked for him were massaging the crude bellows. One of them was none other than Vanster Lee, who had hidden his ID.
The Black Pharaoh raised his chin as a greeting. After waiting for a while, a player finished selling the ore and closed the stall. He immediately went over to occupy the land.
He dumped all the ore in his backpack on the ground, sat down in front of the ore, wrote a line of words in English on a broken board, and waited for the fish to take the bait.
Before the fish came, the liar came first.
"Brother, from Bei Mi? I have a way to get you out. How about we talk about it?"
The Black Pharaoh glanced at the visitor and said nothing.
"Look at my ID"
This person showed the ID above his head, Gonzalez, which is a Mexican name.
Mexico has not banned Canaan, and many players from North America are running there, but at a glance, this guy is a liar pretending to be Chinese.
"No money!"
"Copper coins are fine, or ores are fine too."
"roll!"
Send this bluffing guy away, and soon the person you are waiting for will appear.
"Beimi?"
"yeah!"
"Rice knife?"
"yeah!"
"How to trade?"
“Money first, goods later!”
"Bank account."
The Black Pharaoh revealed his bank account.
"Wait!"
The person who came was very straightforward and went offline to transfer the money without any nonsense.
After waiting two minutes, the person came back online.
"The account has arrived, go down and check."
The Black Pharaoh put away the ore and went offline.
In reality, I woke up in a crystal-white cage with various sensors attached to my body.
"Very good, you helped us catch another one."
"When will you let me out!"
"If we catch 10 more, we will turn you into a tainted witness, with a new identity and a new life..."
Philip didn't believe a word of it, and the voice on the communicator didn't care whether he believed it or not.
"Damn it!
"
"Go online, don't let him notice."
"Damn, damn!
"
When I went online again, the person was still waiting.
"How is it!?" The man breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that he would be deceived.
"Here you go, all of it!
"
The man was very satisfied and happily put away the ore, "My name is Poison, what's yours?"
"Black Pharaoh"
"Black Pharaoh? Cool!"
"If you have any business, come to me. Add me as a friend after level 5. Bye!"
The Black Pharaoh waved his hand and said goodbye to this unlucky man who didn't know anything. Then he sold the remaining ores in the system backpack and crowded into the city.
"My child, the great death of your piety has seen..."
The Black Pharaoh donated the 15 coppers he got from buying the ore to the priest of Death, and an NPC with no name even gained the right to pray inside.
I want to get out of trouble.
I want to be free!
There is no chance in reality, what about in the game?
Thinking of the various "legends" in the Canaan game, the Black Pharaoh knelt down in front of the statue of the God of Death and prayed sincerely.
