The girl selling goods at the market had never seen money before.

She is now able to fight a rhinoceros horn dragon one-on-one.

Although to some extent, the victory was entirely due to Hong Ye's efforts, without this weapon that could penetrate defenses, Bai Jinxuan would not have been able to break through the rhinoceros horn dragon's leather armor by punching and kicking alone, a victory is a victory, and it can bring Bai Jinxuan some improvement.

Her harvesting speed increased even further.

Just like when she was level 1, hunting Venus flytraps, she is now just as adept at it on the fifth floor of the dungeon, constantly searching for monsters to fight one-on-one.

Soon, it was night.

After a busy day, Master Bai went to the slum and stole all the corpses from the mass grave. Then, in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the mining area where Zhou Kai was located.

The row of skeletons moved like machines, raising their pickaxes and smashing them against the wall, leaving behind a few stone fragments.

It was very lively, with lots of clanging and banging.

Having previously taken up the call of the undead, the skeletons will not show hostility towards you without specific orders.

And so, Bai Jinxuan walked through the tunnel with light steps.

The more she looked, the more familiar it seemed. This place was practically identical to the first level of the underground city. She wondered if the guild's higher-ups knew about it, since there had never been any related reports online.

"Boom!"

At that moment, a sound different from the others came, and a skeleton soldier's pickaxe and magic crystal shattered together, the broken pieces of crystal scattered on the ground.

Seeing this, Bai Jinxuan covered her mouth and nose and quickened her pace.

Oripathy is indeed a bit terrifying.

After walking for a while, Bai Jinxuan arrived at the mine where Zhou Kai was. There were no magic crystals here, so it was obviously the first place to be mined. It was fine for living in.

Since there was no door, and considering she was there as a terrifying old lady, she didn't bother with manners and went straight in.

Then, Bai Jinxuan began to regret it.

Zhou Kai was sitting on that bone chair with twenty legs, with a loli on his left and an older woman on his right, eating the skull's mouth with his legs crossed.

The scene was awkward for a while.

And this guy didn't even notice me; he was really, really focused.

Watching Zhou Kai intently nibbling for a full minute, Bai Jinxuan couldn't bear it any longer and coughed softly.

Below: "Cough cough..."

"Eek!? Baby's talking?"

He excitedly hugged the skeletal little girl and said in a very cloying voice, "Baby, baby, call out to your big brother, make it sweet..."

Halfway through his sentence, he caught a glimpse of black at the entrance out of the corner of his eye.

"Holy crap, an old lady!?"

After realizing what had happened, Zhou Kai pushed his baby to the ground and scrambled off the bone chair, saying, "Grandma, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

The speed at which this person changed their expression was truly outrageous, without the slightest hesitation.

Never mind, they're all minor issues.

Bai Jinxuan's expression was cold as she gave the order: "Tonight... you can move your base... I've found a new mining area... you can continue mining there..."

"Before we leave, should we take down Thousand Machines?" Zhou Kai was very excited. Afraid that he might disagree, he quickly added, "Thousand Machines has an official mining area in the underground city. It's incredibly lucrative. Since we'll be making enemies with Thousand Machines anyway, why not rob them before we leave?"

Thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense. Besides, even if they didn't rob Thousand Machines, the other party definitely wouldn't let Zhou Kai go.

And now she's just like that Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce, reaping the benefits for free, and the one who'll get revenge later is Zhou Kai, what does it have to do with her 'Shadow'?

Besides, you get to decide most of the loot anyway, right? That's way more ruthless than the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce!

Thinking of this, Bai Jinxuan stared at Zhou Kai with bloodshot eyes: "How...do you plan to...steal it?"

The old lady was really something else; she didn't even bother with acting, she just went straight for the robbery.

However, you've asked the right person.

Zhou Kai raised his index finger and said seriously, "The defenses in the mining area are relatively weak at night. Let's lead the skeleton soldiers in and kill anything that gets in our way!"

"...This is...your plan?"

"Just kidding, haha, Grandma, don't take it seriously. It's like this, I happen to know a route where the defenses are extremely weak. We just need to lead a few elite skeletons to break through, take out the magic crystals stored inside, and then have the skeletons outside carry them away. We can steal all the magic crystals from Thousand Machines without anyone noticing!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke: "The delivery time for the Thousand Machines' ore is Monday, which means they must have accumulated a lot of magic crystals there, magic crystals! Not raw stones, but magic crystals! Grandma, you can trust me, you won't go wrong!"

"There's equipment for condensing magic crystals in that mining area...?" Bai Jinxuan asked with some doubt.

Is it really necessary for a normal person to go to such lengths when mining?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Kai waved his fingers from side to side.

"No, no, no~ Grandma, you don't understand, do you? Raw stones take up too much volume, transporting a whole truckload won't earn much at all, but concentrated magic crystals are a different story. Anyway, Thousand Machine Guide only gives orders, it's not them who do the work!"

Good heavens, how could they be so heartless?

Bai Jinxuan suddenly felt that she actually had a pretty good conscience...

She glanced at the time; it was almost midnight. She then said, "In that case... let's get started..."

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Qianji Yinxia Mining Area, Zone 3.

A young female miner gritted her teeth, raised her pickaxe, and smashed it down onto the ore.

"Dang~!"

The tingling sensation spread from the base of my thumb to my shoulder blade, and the calluses that had been worn down began to bleed slightly.

"It hurts so much... When can we rest for a while?"

Her eyes were a little red, and her once fair and beautiful hands were now covered with the marks of time after months of hard work.

Seeing her stop, a middle-aged woman quickly reminded her, "Don't stop! If you get caught, you'll get beaten up!"

"But... I really can't lift the pickaxe anymore..."

Her arms were trembling uncontrollably, which proved that she wasn't exaggerating; she was nearing her limit.

Seeing her pitiful state, the old woman sighed, snatched the pickaxe from her, and began to dig rhythmically with both hands.

"Auntie, you..."

"Shh... Keep your voice down, don't get caught. I can only hold out for you for a while. If the supervisor comes, you'll have to take over quickly."

"um. Thank you."

The pain and exhaustion did not break the girl's spirit, but the sudden warmth caught her off guard.

The tears that had been welling up in her eyes finally couldn't be held back, sliding down her face covered in mineral dust, falling to the ground like beads.

Twenty seconds later, the girl wiped away her tears, moved closer to the older woman, and gave a somewhat awkward smile.

"I'm rested, Auntie, let me do it myself."

"Hey, how long have you been resting? Go ahead and rest, Auntie has plenty of energy."

"But..." the girl said uneasily, her eyes fixed on her pickaxe, "That's my job..."

"Listen to your aunt, resting like this is no use at all, and you won't be able to hold on any longer."

Having said that, the girl could only nod like a chick pecking at rice, and then obediently stand aside, watching the old woman swing her pickaxe.

Just then, an angry shout came from afar: "Hey!!! Are you slacking off?! Come out here!"

The girl was terrified and quickly grabbed her pickaxe back, digging frantically.

The calluses on his palms were torn open by the sudden, intense movement, and bright red blood flowed down the handle of the pickaxe.

However, she couldn't care less about that, because if the supervisor caught her slacking off, something terrible would happen.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Her heart pounded, and the woman beside her tensed up, barely daring to breathe.

The foreman's footsteps sounded behind them.

The girl's eyes welled up with tears again, but this time, it was from fear.

He's here! He's here! He noticed I was slacking off!!!

What should I do... Am I going to die? Just because I rested for half a minute... I'm so sorry, so sorry...! I shouldn't have rested!

Help... not me, not me, not me...

"Come out!"

The roar echoed throughout the cave.

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"You're not coming out, are you?"

"So you expect me to do it myself?"

"You're done."

The cold words pierced the girl's heart like a sharp blade.

She actually came up with the idea, but her legs wouldn't obey her commands, and she couldn't move her feet no matter what she did.

Despair gripped her heart.

Just then, a trembling male voice reached her ears.

"No...it wasn't me! I didn't slack off! Really...I didn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, the overseer dragged him out and punched him in the stomach.

The painful screams made everyone's hearts tighten.

Even without seeing it, they knew how much pain it must be.

The foreman's curses followed immediately: "I told you to come out! I told you to come out! And I had to drag you out myself? Can't a piece of disgusting trash like you have any self-awareness? Don't you..."

"Give me more work, okay?!"

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry...I won't do it again! I promise I won't do it again!"

The man was in tears, begging for mercy, but what awaited him was an even heavier lash.

"Next time? There won't be a next time!"

As if delivering a death sentence, the overseer coldly announced the result.

Upon hearing this, the man went berserk, grabbing his leg and pleading, "No...! I still have value! I can still mine! Please don't kill me!"

"Get out of here! You bedbug, you've dirtied my shoes!"

The foreman roared and kicked the man away. But that wasn't all. He raised his whip and lashed out with all his might, like pounding rice cakes. The more the man screamed, the more excited he became.

Only after the other person was beaten until their skin was torn and they were on the verge of death did he wipe his sweat, take a deep breath, stretch his back, and look around as if he had just finished a routine workout.

"You all better do a good job, or you'll end up like this guy... Boom...!"

Before he could finish speaking, a hole suddenly opened in the mine shaft, and a black figure descended from the sky, stepping on him.

The sudden turn of events startled all the miners. They turned around and saw that the overseer had been smashed into a deep crater. He tried to look up, but the dark figure pressed him down into the ground with one foot.

......What's happening?

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What's going on...?

Bai Jinxuan looked around and found a group of miners staring at her, making the scene somewhat awkward.

Damn it, didn't that bastard Zhou Kai say there was no one in this passage? I believed him!

According to Zhou Kai, this place should be the storage room of the mining area, where a week's worth of ore from this mining area is stored. He only needs to take a portion with the treasure chest and then have the skeleton soldiers transport the rest to make all the profits from the Thousand Machine Guide his own.

And what happened? As soon as we got down, wow, so many people! Our whereabouts were immediately exposed. What are we going to do now?

How about we kill them all?

Forget it, it seems these are just miners, they have no conflict with me. Killing them is a waste of energy, I might as well rob some valuables.

Thinking of this, she waved her hand dismissively: "What are you looking at me for...? Continue...!"