Global Mining.

Chapter 3 Official Server Opening

At 4:1 a.m. on April 0, the official version of "Global Mining" was officially launched globally.

The content of the game update has been announced, that is, the first phase of real estate has been opened in the five major cities. Players can buy houses and resell them through NPC intermediaries. A house can add attributes to players, especially physical strength, and can also raise pets and an NPC team to ensure property safety. The more houses, the more luxurious and powerful the bonuses will be. There will be additional rewards for the first 100 players to buy a house.

Don’t think about those players who hang around and mix dozens of coins every day. But I believe that if you can’t help it, you will still think that you will eventually spit out the money you earn.

Originally, Dachun wouldn't think about this house. But with Shirley's line, Dachun suddenly had an idea. Can he buy a house for her to live in? This way the relationship will be stronger...

Amidst the cheers of the countdown in the Internet cafe, Dachun also cheered up and couldn't wait to start the game.

The opening cutscene has also been updated: On the towering mountains, tens of thousands of human miners are densely digging for ore, and carts of ore are traveling through the mountains like long dragons. Hundreds of mages on another mountaintop activated blasting spells. Golden light penetrated the smoke and dust, and cheers spread all over the mountain. Then a dragon roar resounded throughout the world, and a giant dragon flew down and flames hit his face...

The flame lens switches to an abyssal lava scene, where countless little devil miners are digging for abyss gems full of magical luster in the lava pool... Then it switches to the bottom of the sea, where countless murloc miners are digging for sea jade... Finally, the lens switches to a scene that looks like outer space on Earth. Void Asteroid Belt...

——System prompt: Welcome to the Golden Continent, please choose a city-state to serve. Each city-state is named after the distribution of related resources. You can currently choose from the Black Iron Pioneer City, the Fine Bronze Pioneer City, the Silver Glory City, the Gemstone Starlight City, and the Oak Breeze City. When your fame and wealth are high enough, you can immigrate to the powerful Golden Empire...

The player's initial five main cities actually represent the five mainstream combat career directions of warrior, mechanic, paladin, mage, and physician.

Dachun's open beta is Black Iron City, and its specialty is warriors, but what really attracts players is the low prices.

Anyway, skip the cutscene and log into the game!
Dachun appeared in the city square, and the city was still densely packed with players.

——系统提示：现在是黄金大陆时间4月1日中午12点，游戏时间与现实时间是1:1的对应，请合理安排工作游戏时间。

——System prompt: You work for Black Iron Pioneer City. You are a civilian and your level is level 1. You have received the "Three Days Blessing for Newcomers", free hotel and food supply within 3 days, and additional rewards for major achievements. And after three days, corresponding rewards will be given to the newcomers' overall performance. You can now go to the Mining Guild to mine and discover the first pot of gold in your life, or go to the Fighter Guild to find a job as a warrior. I wish you good luck in life!
——System prompt: Congratulations! You have triggered the "Scavenger" career mission. Please go to the Harbor Night Rose Bar to find Vivian to arrange employment. The hidden occupation is a part-time occupation and does not affect the employment of soldiers.

Here it is! Hiding your profession at the beginning will not take off!
It is my habit to open the properties panel in spring:
等级：1级。无职业新人每升1级攻击+1，生命+1，负重+1，体力+1。

Reputation: 0
Attack: 10
Defense: 0 (damage = attack - defense. When the defense is greater than the attack, you are immune to damage but lose a small amount of physical strength)
Attack Speed: 10
Movement speed: 10 (Current maximum speed. The player's speed continues to remain at the maximum, and physical consumption increases.)
Life: 100
Weight-bearing: 100 (equal to strength, affecting effects such as pushing and pulling. The more items the player carries, the physical consumption increases, the movement speed decreases, and the weight reaches the upper limit and cannot move.)
Physical strength: 100 (the higher the upper limit of physical strength, the faster the recovery speed)
Hunger level: 0 (When the hunger level reaches 50, all attributes will be reduced, and when the hunger level reaches 100, you will die.)
……

The newcomer stage only has these simple attributes, and the calculation of offense and defense is also very simple, which highlights the transcendent status of heavy armor in the era of cold weapons. At the same time, each defensive position pursues authenticity. In fact, the main thing is to save the computing power of the game so that more can be invested in artificial intelligence calculations.

Weight-bearing, physical strength, and hunger are the three most unpleasant attributes, making mining money not so easy to earn. Carrying weight is equivalent to strength, but not equal to attack. Just like the poisonous bee's attack is frighteningly high, but its power is almost useless...

At this moment, the city channel was filled with curses.

Needless to say, the war to seize villages out of the city has begun, but it is understandable that the backbone of many large Internet cafes in China cannot get online.

In Dachun, I still used to drop by the flower shop first to see if Shirley was not here. Come to think of it, she works the night shift.

Then when they came to the bar, the dancer lazily threw a sign to Dachun: "Go to the No. 4 dock of the shipyard to find the old drunkard. You will follow his arrangements and start working as a handyman. You must not make any mistakes. Do you understand?"

Well, I thought she was a job transfer mentor, but it turned out that she was just an intermediary - an intermediary?
Dachun immediately came back to his senses. The profession of an intermediary has greater flexibility and freedom, and his relationship with her after the duel is also different from before. Try the strategy that failed before!

Dachun first confirmed: "Miss Vivian, does this old drunkard like drinking?"

The dancer asked in surprise: "Which sailor doesn't like to drink?"

Dachun was a little nervous: "It wouldn't be good for my newcomer to go there empty-handed, right? Can you kindly ask Miss Vivian to lend me a bottle of good wine as a meeting gift?"

She didn't agree to ask her to do something before. So what would she do if she borrowed it instead?
The dancer looked at Dachun in shock: "Are you kidding?"

Failed again? It’s hard to calm down!

Dachun said helplessly: "I'm rude, I'm leaving now."

The dancer smiled: "I mean, how can an old drunkard be qualified to drink good wine? But are you sure you want to borrow it? Yes, you can make a written note and pay it back with your salary!"

Damn it! Breakthrough! As long as she is willing to borrow it, a door will open!
Dachun was excited: "I will establish a written document!"

The dancer smiled: "How about I borrow a bottle of Frost Fire Dragon Wine, worth 1 coins, and the interest is three thousandths per day?"

Damn it! Let’s take the most expensive point. I only had 30 coins for a public beta when I was mining on AFK! The interest is coins per day. How much does this wine cost?

Dachun felt a little numb: "Okay!"

——System prompt: You have signed a loan contract with Vivian. The loan cannot be renewed until the contract is signed...

The dancer snapped her fingers, and the clerk respectfully brought a beautifully decorated double dragon flying wooden box.

The dancer smiled and said: "This wine is relatively expensive. It might be robbed by thieves on the road. I'd better send a car to give you a ride. You can go to the back door and take the car."

The clerk said respectfully: "Please come this way."

This feeling of being treated with courtesy... seems to be triggering an event, so the money owed is worth it!
"Thank you!" Then, he boarded the clerk's carriage at the back door and headed for the shipyard. Compared to the millions of players on the street before, the number of players in the suburban area where the shipyard was located dwindled until it was completely gone.

Dachun was very excited, which meant that he had reached a place that no player around the world had reached. Of course, even if there is a master who triggers the shipyard plot, it can only be done in the Fine Bronze Pioneer City, which is good at mechanics, where airships and submarines can also be built.

After getting off the car at the factory, Dachun showed his badge to the lazy shipyard guard and was allowed to enter.

The factory workers were playing cards, sleeping, and being extremely disengaged. Dachun knew the shipyard wasn't Black Iron City's strong point, but seeing it slack off like this... was actually a good thing! The more slacking off, the more corrupt it became, and the more effective the gift of wine...

Then I found the dilapidated Dock No. 4. The quest prompt said I saw a drunk old man. That was him. I wonder what the intelligence level of the drunk NPC is?
Dachun stepped forward and handed over the sign first.

The old man looked at them with disdain: "He's someone sent by Baron Fatty. What can't a young man do?"

Is this profession really that bad? But based on your disdain for that fat guy, we're friends.

Dachun immediately took out the box and said, "Uncle, this is a small gift from me, please accept it!"

The old man was shocked, and the expression on his face instantly changed from disdain to shock and then to worship: "Give it to me?"

Although he was asking, his hands were already firmly grasping the box.

——System prompt: You presented the old drunkard with the generous gift of "Frost Fire Dragon Wine", and your friendship with the old drunkard has been upgraded to "Appreciation"!
Holy crap! She went from being a stranger to being admired five or six levels higher. Even if I gave a woman a hundred flowers, they wouldn't be as effective as this bottle of wine!

The old man immediately hid the wine on his body, looked around excitedly and said, "Young man, come to my dormitory first!"

Obviously, there is something good going on. This is like cigarettes building bridges and wine paving the way, and the newlyweds meet a noble person!

As they walked, the old man asked, "Do you know what your first job was?"

Dachun had already guessed: "Cleaning the barnacle shells from the bottom of the boat?"

The old man nodded. "That's right. These shells secrete an acid that grows layer upon layer on the bottom of the ship. They're as hard as rock, and if they're not cleaned up in time, they'll corrode the bottom and cause the ship to sink. In fact, these clusters of shells are also a kind of acid stone ore used in alchemy. Cleaning them is like practicing mining and swimming at the same time. To be a scavenger, you must be able to swim."

Dachun immediately became confused: "But I didn't go to the Miners' Union to learn how to mine."

The old man laughed and said, "It's better not to learn. This is underwater mining, which is actually different from mining in a mine. What's needed is your own training and understanding. That's what real mining is! It's a little difficult at the beginning, but it will be much easier to become an expert master in the future."

Dachun suddenly understood. His words pointed out the key to mining!
The old man pointed to a needle-like lighthouse in the distance. "That's the North Bay Channel. There's an old whale covered in barnacles, which is really painful. It collides with passing ships, which also brings a lot of business to the shipyard. This whale is actually a high-end scavenger job! You should consider it soon."

Dachun was shocked: "To dig out barnacles from a whale?"

The old man laughed: "Since you're already good at digging barnacles, why not just kill them?"

Dachun immediately grasped the key point: "If whales stopped hitting ships, wouldn't that reduce the shipyard's business?"

The old man laughed heartily. "I don't know what to do with this kind of thing. Besides, your line of work often requires you to visit some filthy and haunted places. You can go to the astrologer's shop on Dark Alley Street and ask the old woman who tells fortunes about this."

It turns out to be exorcism, a very noble profession!
As we were talking, we arrived at the old man's dormitory, which was a large, messy warehouse filled with all kinds of boxes and fishing rods, and there was a corner that looked like a kitchen with flies buzzing around.

The old man took out a set of goggles and a tight-fitting diving suit from the box and sprayed it with oil. "Young man, this is what I used when I was young. I'm lending it to you now. If it were someone else, I wouldn't be so polite."

——System prompt: You have obtained the equipment "Old Sharkskin Wetsuit Set" and "Shark Oil Spray" borrowed from the old drunkard.

Old Sharkskin Wetsuit Set: Weight 8, Defense +7, Eye Protection, Corrosion Resistance +87% (with oil spray), Water Resistance Reduced by 74% (with oil spray). Durability 32/1000.

Shark Spray: Weight 0.6, used for spraying leather goods to waterproof and prevent corrosion. Can be used 4 times.

……

Dachun was stunned. It wasn't just the two exaggerated percentage attributes, comparable to artifacts, but the key was the "resistance reduction"! This attribute was similar to "magic resistance reduction" and "defense reduction," both of which were high-end attributes! For example, under normal circumstances, to deal the same amount of damage, either attack increase or defense reduction would appear to have the same effect.

But in abnormal situations, such as underwater, there's no such thing as "great force works miracles." The greater the force applied, the greater the resistance, causing the bullet to only travel one meter underwater. In this case, "drag reduction" is a magical attribute...

But when he saw that the durability of the equipment was only 32, Dachun became a little anxious: "Uncle, the durability is not enough, can you repair it?"

The old man shook his head and said with emotion, "This isn't just any shark skin. I've never heard of anyone being able to repair it. So, let it rot if it wears out. Try to learn something before it does..."

Indeed, this is a durability limit of 1000. The general equipment durability limit is 100. This is definitely the material of a Boss-level shark. The old man must have a story when he was young!
The old man handed Dachun a one-handed hoe similar to the one used for picking herbs, and waved his hand impatiently: "Go, go, I'm going to drink. If the hoe breaks, come back and get it. Just don't wake me up..."

How dare you drink at work? This factory is in such a mess!

Then change your clothes and go.

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