Global Mining.

Chapter 759 Wanted by the Ten Elders?!
Although the judge confirmed Da Chun's guess, Da Chun felt no pride in his "foresight." After all, whatever the judge said was law. He only needed to be certain that if the Emperor lost the competition, he would seek compensation, which meant he had to offer better terms than this broken crystal core.

The judge said, "I am very pleased with your surrender. Do you have any requests?"

Da Chun said, "As a prisoner, I just hope to do as much as I can to reduce my sentence."

The judge nodded: "A very reasonable request. The Empire is currently facing three major troubles: first, the Barbarian Shamanism does not accept the Empire's civilization; second, the Dark Faction is hostile to the Empire at every turn; and third, there are signs that the Barbarian Shamanism and the Dark Faction are uniting..."

Da Chun's heart skipped a beat. Was the Barbarian Witchcraft Cult the natural cult of the Earth Mother Shaman Druid? Did the "alliance" refer to my alt character, this Druid from Hell? So, it really was because he was unhappy about losing the match!

Da Chun said, "With my current ranking, I certainly have important things to do, but my current physical condition doesn't allow me to fight much, and I'm very anxious. I'm a professional mechanic, and I want to quickly equip myself with mechanical skills to serve the Empire."

The judge nodded, held up the box, and asked, "Do you know the power of this thing?"

"I heard that it can fire cannons with guns, and many gangs have suffered heavy casualties in the fight for it."

The judge said, "That's right. This is a rare piece of cutting-edge technology from the ancient empire era, and there are very few people who can repair it. Fortunately, there are repairmen in the city. How about we provide you with the equipment after it's repaired?"

Ha! Rewarding me with what I hand over—the optimal logic makes perfect sense!
Da Chun asked, "Is it installed in a wheelchair?"

The judge smiled and said, "Since you have this request, your wheelchair can also be modified."

Da Chun continued his request: "My wheelchair's power unit used to have a power core. Could you please install a new power core in it?"

The judge smiled and said, "Okay! You can change your wheelchair now."

As they were talking, Libnashi appeared pushing a regular hospital wheelchair.

Um... since you're so easy to talk to, could the crystal core be a remotely controlled self-destruct bomb?
Da Chun kept asking, "I don't have any equipment. Could you arrange a set for me?"

The judge said, "Yes, you are granted the highest purchasing authority by the armor and clothing stores in this city."

Holy crap, does that mean I have to pay for it myself? Of course I'm not buying it, mining coins are money!
Da Chun asked, "Sir, could you please tell me more specifically what the first task is? I'll prepare accordingly."

The judge said, “Very well. Last night, a heinous arson attack occurred in the former province of the Empire. Marquis Hathaway’s manor was severely damaged. The arsonist is the Dark Sage Samuel, who is currently on the run. I will assign you to arrest him.”

Da Chun's heart skipped a beat! Samuel? The Tenth Elder!! This Marquis Hathaway... ah, isn't that the one who found Vivian's graduation ring?

Holy crap! This stupid quest makes me fight against the Ten Elders?! The Ten Elders helped my Vivian find her ring, and I'm already thanking him profusely, and now I have to capture him?!
Da Chunhan said, "Sir, I am, after all, a patient. No matter how flexible the wheelchair is..."

The judge said, "The head nurse will continue to accompany you."

Da Chun was stunned: "Her?"

The judge nodded: "The head maid of the palace is like a pass in the local area, granting her access to all the administrative departments of noble residences. She can help you with all your directions-related problems, so you just need to focus on fighting."

The Embroidered Uniform Guard, huh?

Libnashi said, "I will resolutely assist the warriors in completing their mission."

The judge said, "Then, madam, take the warrior to the armor shop to choose his equipment."

"Okay, my lord."

The scene changed, and Da Chun left the white hall. Okay, so the so-called "old province" must be the old world Zhou Qing and the others were playing in. According to the walkthrough, it has dozens, even hundreds, of large cities—much more prosperous than the new world! Thinking about it is quite exciting!
Then, Libnashi pushed Dachun into the armor shop. Dachun had actually been there before. Back then, Michael had commissioned a clown costume for the Ugly King for a festival. The Ugly King was holding flowers, and Libnashi had seen it from the perspective of a little flower. It was probably on par with the Hell Lost Paradise Treasure Shop.

Da Chun was extremely conflicted. He already had 740 million in his account. If he encountered an eye-watering artifact, could he really not buy it? The reason why this game controls the daily exchange limit to 5 is to force players to earn money and spend it in the game. If they don't spend it, they can't be considered high-end players who can exchange 5 a day.

Just as they were hesitating, a person who looked like a manager personally greeted them and led Da Chun and his party to the top floor. Sure enough, each of the magnificent containers was filled with incredibly cool equipment!
Da Chun's eyes were glued to the first set of the Light Wings Suit! It comes with its own domain, which can reduce the bombardment of artifacts like those from the Ten Elders!
And look at the pricing: 500 million mining coins!!

Holy crap! That's 470 million RMB!! That's an apartment in Shanghai!

The price wasn't this last time the Ugly Emperor came. It seems like it was based on contribution points, just like in Paradise Lost. But they changed it to 500 million for me at the last minute, right? Is it because the system bank knows me inside and out and knows I have this money, so they're treating me differently?

If I used that money to buy equipment in the game, I'd be terrified in my dreams! But 5 million is just three days' worth of dividends, and the key is that there's only a daily exchange limit of 50,000. I could never exchange all the mining coins in a lifetime, so any extra should be spent…

Da Chun panicked: "Go check the front..."

……

The Ten Old Men chat group greeted each other with "Good morning."

Sila asked with a smile, "Samuel, are you awake yet?"

Sariel laughed and said, "That fire last night was too big. Did he escape?"

Sila laughed, "He deliberately exposed his identity to draw fire in order to cover for me. He still loves me after all. I'm playing a single-player game in the old world, and he's playing a single-player game with me..."

Samuel retorted irritably, "I've already said it: I play single-player games because I love the old world. Women will only hinder my gameplay! Besides, I have no sexual interest in a crazy woman like you!"

Sila laughed and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Samuel scoffed, "Wanted! But so what? With the Empire being so corrupt and inefficient, an arrest warrant is just like farting."

Sila laughed and said, "Alright, I'm going to hand in my mission."

At this moment, Xila was standing at the counter of the Night Rose Tavern, which had just opened.

Vivian, having finished dressing, came downstairs and exclaimed in surprise, "Ms. Celia!"

Sila pulled out a box: "Is this the one?"

Vivian opened the box and trembled, tears streaming down her face: "It's it!! It's the one!"

—System notification: You have retrieved Vivian's graduation ring, and your friendship level with Vivian has increased to "Intimate"!
Sila laughed and said, "No, no, it makes it sound like I'm proposing to you!"

Raphael lamented, "Why doesn't this game support it?!"

Sila laughed and said, "Miss Vivian, put it on quickly. I suggest we close for the day and focus on meditation!"

Vivian nodded excitedly: "That's a good idea!"

(End of this chapter)