Global Mining.

Chapter 285 Awesome New Gang Skills! Hurry to Gem City
Since the pumpkin vendor came over on his own initiative, Dachun went over to chat with him.

Players and NPCs talk privately, so they don't worry about other players overhearing. They worry about other high-level players seeing them and trying to pull off the same event or quest. Dachun is confident his event is difficult to replicate, so he's not afraid of being intercepted.

Nannong said excitedly: "Mr. Dachun, I saw you teaching the bad guys a lesson on the street tonight. I also watched you teach the bad guys a lesson from afar behind the crowd when you went to the slums!"

As expected! Dachun smiled: "It's my duty to eliminate harm for the citizens!"

Nannong continued excitedly: "I didn't know whether I should answer the question Mr. Dachun asked in the vegetable market earlier, but now I am willing to tell you. The Pumpkin Knight is my great-grandfather. He was once a brave knight. Because of his injury and disability, he couldn't return to the front line, so he planted pumpkins on Black Flag Island in the rear, which is now Plague Island. Inspired by the angel guardian, he developed an advanced pumpkin planting method. Then my grandfather went to Watermelon Island, which has a lot of guano and fertile land, to open up wasteland and grow vegetables. Later, when the plague broke out on Black Flag Island, our family developed on Watermelon Island. Basically, all the high-quality vegetables in the city are shipped from Watermelon Island. My father still grows vegetables on the island, and I sell vegetables in the city."

Oh oh oh oh oh~~~
Dachun was also very excited to hear this. This is another perfect background story for an NPC. The key is that there are actually descendants! However, Lao Tie didn't say that the Pumpkin Knight was really a brave knight. Maybe the plot even took the beautification of descendants into consideration.

Dachun asked, "So, your family is now the farmer of Watermelon Island?"

Nannong shook his head and sighed, "I was still just a hired farmer, but I wasn't willing to give up, so I enrolled in a course in the city and have been studying for ten years. Now I can be considered a polymath, but I don't have a certificate."

Dachun was surprised and asked, "What does it mean to be a polymath?"

Nan Nong said, "I just want to learn a little bit of everything. Certification requires publishing papers, but my best paper on pumpkins is already owned by the island owner, the Marquis of Iguado, and I haven't achieved much in other fields. So, seeing that you are so enthusiastic about the citizens, I wonder if you can provide some guidance for my life?"

Oh oh oh~~~ There are so many melons! These are the subordinates who came to my door!
Dachun asked, "Is it just because you saw my enthusiasm? There are no other legends about me?"

Nan Nong lowered his voice: "Yes, but I'm not sure if it's the gentleman. After all, the gentleman looks very young..."

Dachun said solemnly: "That's me! Also, I can tell you that I saw the spirit of your great-grandfather on Plague Island, so that's why I asked you about the Pumpkin Knight."

Nannong was shocked: "Then what should I do?"

Dachun asked, "Is this polymath certificate you mentioned important?"

Nan Nong sighed, "It's very important. It's a symbol of knowledge and honor. Even the island owner and marquis would want it. Once certified, you can participate in various academic exchanges and even attend court gatherings. There are countless opportunities."

Dachun asked again, "Which is more important, a Jewelry Grandmaster or a Certified Scholar?"

Nan Nong said, "Master of Skills is just a skill, but Scholar is a profession. If you're looking at returns, Jewel-level Master is of course more important, because Master represents a discipline that has matured and begun to generate revenue. Certified Scholar, on the other hand, stands at the forefront of an emerging discipline, exploring the unknown! For example, the skill I currently possess is Expert Cultivation, but this skill is too general. If it were me, I could completely subdivide and develop Master-level Pumpkin Cultivation, and then extend it to other varieties like watermelon, winter melon, and cucumber..."

Dachun understood, this is the difference between skills and professions!
Dachun remembered the two documents on his body and placed them in front of him: "Take a look!"

——"Original Formula of the Holy Southern Enzyme Plague-eliminating Medicine": Patent owner Nancy, requires master-level alchemy to prepare.

——"Original Barnacle Acid Muscle Regeneration Formula", patent owner Nancy, requires expert alchemy to prepare.

Nan Nong was shocked again: "Who is this Nan Hill?"

Dachun said, "It was the guardian angel who guided your great-grandfather, so your great-grandfather deserves some credit for the first recipe. I'll share this patent with you. Can you use it to write a paper on pumpkin?"

Nan Nong's ecstatic expression then dimmed: "The island owner, the Marquis Iguado, will still use his power to steal my achievements."

Dachun was stunned: "So, no matter what papers you have, the island owner will steal them?"

Nan Nong sighed, "Yes, all the instructors know that I'm the one who came up with the results, but no one dares to say it out loud, and neither do I. The Marquis's status in Black Iron City is so high that even the City Lord has to give him seven points of respect. The Marquis could easily accuse me of plagiarism and kick my family out of Watermelon Island. So I feel like this academic path is a dead end."

That's it!

Since everyone knows that the Marquis is an academic plagiarist, and even Nannong is on Farna's honor roll, and the fact that the City Lord also gave the Marquis seven points of respect makes it even more interesting, it means that Farna is on his side... But this is not the case that a tough guy would be brave enough to stand up and report the Marquis!?
Ailian spoke up: "Don't overthink it. During the Great Development, Watermelon Island was the granary in the rear. The Marquis basically controlled half of Black Iron City's food supply. As for other relationships, the Earl didn't dare to say much. Who would dare to turn against the Marquis?"

Dachun was surprised and asked, "If someone found a piece of land on the mainland and planted a large amount of grain, could they break his monopoly?"

Ailian sighed, "Even near the main city, monsters gather in large numbers from time to time and destroy grain fields, not to mention the mainland."

Dachun sighed, "Indeed, I'm about to face the Death God's siege, so I don't have time to make an enemy out of thin air. However, the Marquis's fertile watermelon island is indeed tempting!"

Ailian smiled: "You are such an ambitious man! If you really can't get it, why not destroy it?"

Oh my god! Dachun was shocked: "What are you thinking?"

Ailian laughed and said, "Why is our island called Plague Island and his is called Fertile Island?"

You are spreading the plague, you are so poisonous!
Dachun had no choice but to say to Nannong: "Actually, I also have ambitious goals. My long-term goal is to explore the Sea of ​​Creation, but I lack a polymath. I wonder if you are interested?"

Nannong was surprised: "But I heard it's very dangerous!"

Dachun said, "I know, so I must also prepare to become stronger. Don't rush to get certified yet. I will share these two patents with you first. You can use them to research and write more papers, but don't rush to publish them. Also, the first patent may infringe on the interests of certain pharmaceutical companies, so you must be careful not to expose it."

NNU was excited: "Thank you so much, sir! I will definitely study it carefully!"

System prompt: You have shared the original patented formulas for "Sacred Southern Enzyme Anti-Epidemic Medicine" and "Barnacle Acid Muscle-Growing Formula" with Claude Elwood Shannon. Shannon's favorability towards you has increased to "Grateful Admiration."

Holy shit! This favorability...

Dachun was happy. "Actually, I have another short-term goal, and I've also got the support of the Animal Protection Association. I want to open a zoo for rare animals, but I just haven't had the idea or the time. Could you keep an eye on this for me when you have time?"

NNU was excited: "Do insects count? When I study pumpkins, I have to consider pests, like butterflies and bees that pollinate. I do know a little about these insects."

Dachun also got excited: "Sure, I mean, there's no zoo in Black Iron City, but if we succeed we can make money! Then you'll definitely have a share!"

NNU was excited: "Actually, I know quite a few scholars whose talents are not recognized. Some of them understand animals—"

Wait! Dachun was surprised: "You said you know a lot of people in the same situation as you?"

"Yes, but their research can't make money."

Dachun immediately came up with a grand plan: "Can you gather these people to form a small group? We can do big things together in the future?"

Nan Nong excitedly said, "No problem, leave it to me! I can go right now!"

Dachun was amused: "It's so late, aren't they sleeping?"

"It's better to give a surprise in the middle of the night than to sleep for half your life - then, sir, I'll take my leave first!"

"go Go!"

Ailian sighed, "It seems that doing such a big thing would cost a lot of money, right?"

Dachun didn't even think twice: "Recruit them all into the Black Flag Chamber of Commerce and use the Chamber of Commerce funds to operate and pay their salaries!"

Ailian snorted, "What if someone leaks the secret? Wouldn't that expose the Black Flag Chamber of Commerce?"

Dachun was a little embarrassed: "That's a problem, I haven't thought about it yet."

In fact, what I haven’t figured out yet is where to go next?

It's already midnight, and I can't continue to do the honor quests. The NPCs are all going off duty...

at this time:

——System prompt: You have learned the clone's gang upgrade skill "Grandmaster-level Super Awesome" and the gang's new skill "Grandmaster-level Bragging" through soul link.

Holy shit! Are the gangs merging? And new skills!
Dachun immediately switched to the trumpet and heard Medadicea screaming miserably and Amelia Olika humming sadly on both sides!
Forget it, just look at the system prompts.

——Gang Tip: Congratulations! The Crazy Bull Gang and the Bragging Gang have merged their gang crystals, raising their gang level to 51. The gang skill "Grandmaster Awesome" has been upgraded to "Grandmaster Super Awesome", and they have gained a new gang skill "Grandmaster Bragging"...

——Grandmaster level is super awesome: When the health value is lower than 15% or the weak state is seriously injured, the overlord effect is activated and 90% of the damage is immune. The attack is increased by an additional 150% for 15 seconds.

Grandmaster Bragging: This skill can only be activated when your health is full. You gain a shield equal to your health, and the shield value is continuously restored. The shield's defense and recovery speed are related to your gang reputation and personal reputation.

Dachun was stunned. The previous "Niubi" skill simply increased stats, but what about this new "Bragging" skill? This was the first time he'd seen a skill tied to reputation!
Without disturbing my secondary, I switched back to my main account and tried it out. Sure enough, over two thousand shields appeared, placed around the outer perimeter of the blasphemous shield, giving it a faint, glassy sheen.

According to this shield value, it is equivalent to an extra 2,000 HP, or equivalent to being covered by a shield by the Paladin, which is no big deal, but -

Huh? Dachun was shocked to find that the value of the Blasphemous Shield was actually increasing!

Holy shit, the 10,000 shield points I lost in the slum battle are actually back, and the speed is almost like a large continuous healing spell! Is this a skill mechanic or a skill bug?
It wasn't just Dachun who was shocked. The players who had been photographing Dachun's traffic password in the tavern also noticed the external shield: "Dachun has an extra energy shield!"

Dachun came back to his senses in an instant: "How dare you smile in my face?"

The players asked in surprise: "Brother Chun, is this shield related to the face?"

"Brother Chun, is it related to the NPC just now?"

Dachun would never tell such a thing no matter what. No one would believe it anyway, so it would be better to let them guess, especially to mislead those consortiums that are always studying me.

Anyway, I'll continue to teach this bragging skill to the current Chamber of Commerce, so that everyone will think that I fought against the various gangs in the slums just to learn new skills.

- Broken Bottle Guild Order Tip: The current guild level is insufficient to teach Grandmaster, but can teach Basic Bragging. Guild members can learn guild skills by paying guild contributions and mineral coins at the Broken Bottle Tavern.

——Announcement from the Broken Bottle Chamber of Commerce: Chamber President Da Chun has taught the gang skill "Elementary Bragging," significantly boosting the Broken Bottle Chamber of Commerce's reputation and bringing it to Level 7! The maximum number of gang members has been increased to 70.

……

The gang channel exploded instantly: "Chun Ge!!"

Dachun immediately instructed: "Calm down, sit down, and do the normal operation. Just do what you need to do!"

The whole gang was excited: "Got it! Keep it a secret for the whole group! Just do what needs to be done!"

Dachun laughed. Actually, it was just meant to mislead people, so it didn’t need to be kept secret.

Soon, the Blasphemer's 10,000 shields were fully restored. This recovery speed is a bit exaggerated! Is this related to my reputation?
The premise of this bragging is that I must be at full health, and I have 10 Blasphemer Shields, which means I am destined to be at full health. If I don't do something big before the God War tomorrow night, I'll feel a bit sorry for the 10 shields...

Dachun immediately thought of the old lady’s mission “Hunting the Dark Soul Witch”.

How about taking a city teleportation array to Gem City? Although a round trip on the teleportation array is shockingly expensive, costing 1 mining coins, but fortunately, I have the 2 VIP citizen reward...

Take out the task tool:

- Prediction Crystal Ball: A rental quest artifact, bound to the quest. It can predict the Dark Soul Witch's location at random intervals and predict her attack patterns in battle.

——System prompt: The prophecy crystal ball currently predicts that the Dark Soul Witch will appear in the Gem Starlight City.

Then, a blurry figure appeared on the crystal ball again... It looked like a bed? Was someone sleeping?
It's decided! Go get the witch while she's asleep!
"Elian, shall we teleport to Gem City now?"

Ailian was surprised: "The teleportation array is very expensive!"

Dachun felt a pang of pain: "But there are two of us going, so it's a good deal!"

Ailian smiled: "I have never been to the Gem City, so let's go and take a look."

So Dachun walked out of the tavern and, still followed by players on the street, walked all the way to the city teleportation hall.

The players in the arena were once again in uproar: "Chun Ge is actually going to cross the city!"

"5000 mining coins per seat!! That's like 5000 yuan!! Even a first-class airline ticket isn't that expensive."

"Isn't that nonsense? Isn't it normal for the 11th person in the world to be on a teleportation array..."

Listening to the discussions of all the players, Dachun felt that the money was worth it.

Teleport!!

Then, a waiting screen appeared on the screen, introducing the various scenery of the Gem City map. Dachun suddenly remembered that Gem City, like Silver City's Sariel, also had a boss. It seemed to be Raphael, ranked 7th.

Holy shit! Why didn't I consider the boss? Will he allow me to cause trouble on his territory? But as long as I'm not a red name, he can't do anything to me, right?
Come to think of it, the Royal Family also has a branch in Gem City!
But Gem City and Iron City are different. They are all high-end players who are busy as hell. Will they cooperate with me?
……

Angel chat group.

Sariel was live streaming as he entered an underground secret passage to explore the way, and suddenly discovered that there was a volcanic cave underground with a maze-like network terrain, and even entrances and exits to secret spaces, as well as fire elemental creatures that appeared from time to time.

This was no longer something Sariel could figure out on his own; the steward team had to be responsible for recording the route.

The butler had more news: "Mr. Various, Dachun has emerged from the tavern, wearing a strange clown makeup, and is now chatting with the NPC vendor we met at the market during the day."

Sariel was very impatient. "I'm already upset enough because I've lost contact with my dear Helen. Now I hear this upset mouse in this upset maze. Can you please consider my feelings?"

Uriel smiled and said, "But I'm supporting you! I'm giving you spiritual motivation!"

"That's enough for you! Anyway, don't make any mistakes on the way back."

Michael smiled faintly: "It seems that Alpha and Beta have done a good job. This Dachun seems to have a new response. This Black Iron City has really evolved beyond our expectations."

Raphael sighed, "Yeah, in comparison, my Gem City seems so boring. It's still the same as it was during the public beta test."

At this moment, the butler continued to report: "Mr. Raphael, Dachun took the teleporter and arrived in the Gem City."

Raphael was in disbelief: "Teleport? To me!?"

Sariel was overjoyed: "Raphael, this guy must be here to cause trouble, quickly kill him in the street!"

Raphael said unhappily, "I'm not crazy yet!"

Gabriel said, "Dachun promoted a jeweler master at the Black Iron Jewelry Shop. It should be a task related to the master."

Raphael smiled. "Then I can create a lot of trouble for him. Butler, arrange for someone to monitor the entire process."

"Okay, sir."

……

Royal Command Headquarters.

Ma Yinglong was also stunned when he received the news from the Gem City branch: "Chun Ge went to Gem City? Your branch must fully cooperate!"

"Brother Long, we in Gem City aren't as idle as those in Black Iron City. Everyone has important tasks to complete, so it's hard to guarantee that we'll be available whenever we're called!"

Ma Yinglong was furious: "What nonsense are you talking about? Chun Ge just gave you some advice and you took off. Isn't that better than being suppressed and beaten now?"

At this moment, Midnight Moore, the top expert of the Dragon Slayer Guild, came with a message: "Brother Long, I'm investigating a debtor family in Gem City. There's something that Brother Chun might need your advice on. Why don't I cooperate with Brother Chun?"

Ma Yinglong smiled and said, "Brother Tao, do you have any objections?"

Moore laughed and said, "Although Brother Tao has a blunt temper, the more awesome Brother Chun is, the less opinion Brother Tao actually has."

Ma Yinglong was very pleased: "Then I feel relieved!"

(End of this chapter)