Global Mining.

Chapter 779: Xila is here. The avatar of the guardian of Emerald City

Top Ten Chat Group.

After dinner.

Samuel was a little panicked. He had been searching for Da Chun for an hour, and had even teleported to more than a dozen surrounding towns, but he still had no trace of him!

Michael also logged into the chat room. Samuel was quite annoyed; since his boss couldn't resurrect and couldn't play, he became particularly fond of meddling.

As expected, Michael's first question was: "What's the situation with Da Chun now?"

Samuel had no choice but to confess: "He received a note at the hotel and then disappeared for an hour. We searched the entire area but couldn't find him..."

Michael frowned: "What do you think?"

Samuel sighed, “He was probably trying to avoid being watched by me. His movements throughout the day were very conspicuous, making him easy to spot. But the NPCs accompanying him were tired and needed to rest, so he was actually worried that something might happen to them, so he quickly and secretly teleported to another city and secretly checked into a hotel so that I couldn’t find him.”

Michael then asked, "So what are you going to do?"

If I knew what to do, would I have spent an hour?
But Samuel still had a solution: "Have Sila come over too, help me look. She's a gang elder and has access to the merchant guild channel. She can help me search in the border cities."

Sila was absolutely furious: "You actually called me for something so troublesome?"

Samuel retorted irritably, "I already helped you steal the ring, so it's only right that you help me find the person!"

Sila snapped, "Serving noble ladies is your duty!"

Michael said in a deep voice, "Sila, drop everything and go back to the Empire immediately! I absolutely will not allow Dachun to be out of sight. He is possessed by Andariel and will definitely find every opportunity to escape!"

Sila sighed helplessly, "Fine, since the boss has spoken..."

……

Ten minutes later, Sila was teleported back to the Empire.

"I have arrived!"

Samuel marked the cities on the map of the Empire: "I'm looking for the cities in the core circle; you look in the border circle."

Xila said irritably, "Fine, let's go to Red Sand City first then."

Upon arriving in Red Sand City, Sila immediately called out in the guild channel: "Is the guild leader here?"

no response.

Then just ask an NPC on the street. Normally, ordinary players can't get the answer, but Sila has privilege points, which means she can forcefully trigger the event and get the answer.

Sila casually found a stall selling handicrafts near the teleportation array and asked for directions.

The street vendor was suddenly startled: "Who are you?"

A dialogue has been triggered!
"I am an elder of the New World Shattered Bottle Gang. I'm here to see the gang leader, Da Chun, the one who's wanted by the Empire and imprisoned..."

The NPC at the street stall immediately perked up: "So you're from the Broken Bottle Gang too! Da Chun was here this morning and crushed our city's tyrant, the Red Sand Gang!"

Sila was suddenly taken aback: "What do you mean by defeating?"

The street vendor chuckled, "So all the gang leaders have been arrested by the police! This time it's for real! Miss, you might not know, but the police station has always been in cahoots with the Red Sand Gang. This time, instead of arresting the gang leader, the police chief personally sent them away."

Sila asked in surprise, "Where did we teleport to?"

The NPC at the street stall chuckled, "How would I know! Since you're also an elder of the Shattered Bottle Gang, I'll give you this silly little gadget as a token of my gratitude for his fight against the bullies..."

Sila almost laughed in exasperation: "Boss, Samuel, I found a clue as soon as I arrived. He was in Red Sand City this morning! It seems he triggered a major event and gained a lot of reputation. Samuel didn't know?"

Samuel was stunned: "This morning? I only just received the news this morning, and I was still analyzing the intelligence! Besides, Red Sand City is on the border, so it's difficult for NPC messages to reach the core! By the time I received the news again, he had already appeared in a nearby city!"

Xila exclaimed in surprise, "It feels like Dachun deliberately created a time difference so that you had no idea he had been to the border?"

Michael said in a deep voice, "If it really was the police chief who sent him, then it has definitely triggered a major incident! Sira, continue searching in the border city!"

"clear."

Sila walked straight back to the teleportation array; the next stop was the nearby Blood Sand City.

Upon arriving in Blood Sand City, the first thing I did was, as always, ask the NPCs selling goods at the nearby stalls. The stall owner was taken aback and immediately reached out his hand.

News! Sila readily gave 10 mining coins.

The street vendor casually pointed and said, "Wasn't it a man in a wheelchair and five very elegant-looking ladies? They went over there!"

Sila was overjoyed: "When did you go there?"

"It was probably still dark when I got off work."

Sila laughed wildly: "Samuel, you're nothing but fog! You couldn't find it in an hour, but I found it the moment I arrived!"

Samuel said irritably, "I'm the one who sent you to the border! That means I actually knew what I was thinking!"

Sila said irritably, "Why didn't you do it if you thought of it? You made me come all this way!"

Samuel laughed in exasperation: "Because there are four noble ladies in the group. They must want to eat and stay in the best places. They certainly wouldn't go to a poor, run-down, and unsafe city on the border, would they?"

Michael said in a deep voice, "Sira, keep searching!"

So, after asking around, Xila finally learned that Dachun had joined the Adventurers' Guild. Samuel suddenly realized, "This... the Adventurers' Guild in the border city only does one thing: treasure hunting in the nearby desert! The city ruins that were bombed into a desert during the last version's apocalyptic war!"

Sila was stunned: "Did he take on a treasure hunt mission? Is he trying to get you arrested? Or is he trying to avoid you? Or is he trying to escape from prison...?"

Michael said in a deep voice, "Escape from prison is absolutely not allowed. Find him with all your might!"

"clear."

Xila entered the guild and went straight to the counter clerk to get information: "I am an elder of the Broken Bottle Guild. I am looking for our guild leader, Dachun."

The salesperson paused for a moment: "I'm sorry, ma'am, the Adventurers' Guild does not provide any information unrelated to business."

Sila continued to probe, "I'm here to support the chairman and help him with his business!"

The salesperson said, "I'm sorry, you're not on the list, so I can't provide that information."

We've figured it out! The phrase "not on the agenda" means that Da Chun and his delegation were the ones whose business was being arranged!
Samuel unfolded the map: "If it's a treasure hunt, then it can only be the ruins of the Holy Emerald City, a hundred kilometers away from Blood Sand City. That was the Jewel City of the previous version, where a large number of jewels are buried. A hundred kilometers isn't far; you can just fly there in your angelic form."

Sila retorted angrily, "Why don't you fly over there?"

Samuel laughed: "If I went over there, I would have triggered the wanted mark and started fighting right away, wouldn't I? Although I really wanted to go and wipe him out, the boss wouldn't allow it!"

Michael said, "Sira, set off immediately."

Sila replied irritably, "I know."

……

6: in the morning.

—System notification: Congratulations! Your Appraisal skill has been upgraded to Master Level 5, and your Scholar career experience has been increased…

System notification: Congratulations! Your extraordinary wisdom has appraised exquisite ancient artifacts, your archaeology skill has advanced to Master Level 1, and you have received the achievement reward "Master of Jewelry and Ornament Archaeology"... Your Scholar career experience has been increased...

Da Chun breathed a sigh of relief. After an hour, he had finally reached the Master level in archaeology! He had thought he would be stuck at Expert level 10 and unable to advance further.

At this moment, Mina and her companions were on the verge of victory, living up to expectations. Seeing the advantage in their favor, Ellen decisively dispatched all 140-plus dancers, and the enemy's cries of agony gradually subsided. It must be said, the monster that could withstand an hour-long siege from Mina, a Baron, along with the fake Tifa and a group of Viscounts and Barons, ultimately requiring a final assault to defeat, was truly formidable.

finally:

—System notification: Congratulations! Your Nightmare Team has successfully defeated Sand Demon #3, and the entire team has gained a significant boost in combat experience! Mina has obtained the Sand Demon's fragmented divine core.

—Mission prompt: Your achievement of eliminating Sand Demon No. 3 has been recorded on the Treasure Recorder.

Holy crap! A tattered divine core? This Sand Demon is actually a minor evil god?

The next moment, Mina and her group surged towards them in a massive cloud of black energy. This must be the Sand Demon's spiritual energy, right?

Then, black clouds—no, black water—surged into the first layer of the Great Spring Dream!
Holy crap, Da Chun was absolutely disgusted. Isn't this just the garbage negative energy that the Black Iron Guardian poured on me back then?

Looks like we'll have to stratify the garbage from now on. The trash will pile up on the first layer of the dream world as a battlefield. The nutritious stuff will be absorbed by the farms on the second layer, and the clean stuff will go to the islands on the third layer…

Then we'll see how things go with Lia.

Just then, the ball of light that had been flashing brightly suddenly calmed down.

Then the ball of light revealed Lia's appearance: "We won!"

Da Chun breathed a sigh of relief: "What a coincidence?"

Lia sighed, "Yes, I've integrated some of her memories. As long as we defeat that evil god outside, her wish will be appeased. She was once the guardian deity of Holy Emerald City, a clone specifically guarding the jewel chamber. A thousand years ago, during the apocalyptic war, the guardian deity perished, and the city was buried, but this clone continued to guard the chamber. Then, the vengeful spirits of the many who died in the city absorbed the energy of various magical items, forming monsters. She still held on, finally waiting for our arrival."

Um... are we supposed to eat her?
Da Chun asked, "Have you become stronger?"

Liya laughed and said, "Much better. I'm sleepy, I'll take a nap when I get back."

"Then come back quickly."

As Liya re-entered the vine, Dachun clearly felt the urge to urinate!
—Mission prompt: You have recorded your achievement of eliminating a newly discovered powerful creature on the treasure recorder.

Da Chun was very pleased and asked, "There are several jewelry stores in the city. Is this the only one with a clone protecting it? What about the other stores?"

Lia laughed and said, "I want to know too. If you have one, wake me up. I'm stronger now, so it will be easier for us to fuse together!"

Okay, let's pack up and head to the next jewelry store.

But at this moment:

—Broken Bottle Guild Channel [Elder Shelley]: Guild Master, are you there? I'm here to help you!
Holy crap!!!
Da Chun was instantly stunned. Was another member of the Ten Elders coming to his door?
I've been hiding so far away, how did they find me? Did they come here specifically to spy on me?

Well, as expected of the Tenth Elder, I can never be too careful!

Since we agreed to come and help, let's come and help!

Da Chun immediately responded on the channel:

—Broken Bottle Merchant Guild Channel [Guild Leader Da Chun]: You're the Imperial Wandering Nun recruited by the Vice Guild Leader?!

—Broken Bottle Guild Channel [Elder Shelley]: Great! We found the guild leader, yes, that's me...

(End of this chapter)