Chapter 6: The Dangerous Mining Area

Stepping out of the car, Ye Nan looked at the wall in front of him, which resembled an ancient city wall, and felt a chilling atmosphere wash over him.

Especially the strange scratches on the wall, all of which prove that this mine is not that safe.

But before Ye Nan could carefully observe, he discovered that everyone had already entered this mining area, forcing Ye Nan to follow their pace.

This planet has no sunlight, so if you want to live here or even mine, you naturally need artificial suns to bring warmth and light.

As for this mine, it is illuminated by light sources in the four corners instead of the sun. As for what materials they are made of, that remains unknown.

"This is the Black Gold Stone. Tomorrow, each of you needs to find three pieces, or else..."

After everyone arrived at the mine, they saw the black man pull out a palm-sized stone from his body. However, to their amazement, this black stone actually changed shape according to the force of his hand, clearly indicating that its texture was very soft.

After everyone got to know this so-called black gold stone, they all left the mine area one after another. After all, although three pieces of black gold stone per person seemed like a lot, who knew how long it would take to mine just one?

And naturally, Ye Nan also wanted to complete the mission. You have to know that his nutrient potion was devoured by the parasite yesterday. If he couldn't get it today, Ye Nan would probably really be unable to hold on.

However, Ye Nan also knows that this mine area is not absolutely safe, so his actions are definitely not wise. As it stands, the only one who can reassure Ye Nan is Wu Song.

"Brother Wu Song, shall we go together?"

"Mm!"

I have to say, compared to others, Wu Song is still quite easy to talk to. At the very least, he truly embodies the chivalrous spirit of the novel.

As for the others, although some took individual actions, most still chose to stick together. After all, the more unfamiliar the place, the more important it is to unite.

When Ye Nan and Wu Song slowly delved deeper into the vast mining area, they realized that searching for the so-called black gold stone was indeed very difficult.

Because this mine is an open-pit mine, and the ground beneath our feet is actually black, I'm afraid that even if we step on black gold ore, we won't be able to notice it unless we observe carefully.

The miner's shovel in Ye Nan's hand was quite powerful, almost effortlessly piercing into the ground, and even some hard areas could be easily dug up.

But, without knowing the general location of the black gold stone, even if we dig deep, we would end up with nothing, right?

At this moment, Ye Nan suddenly realized that they were not the only ones in the mine; there were more people wandering around the mine.

Clearly, they must be the people who were sent here before, but being able to survive in such an environment and still remain resilient means they are definitely not easy to deal with.

Although some of them found the black gold stone, Ye Nan did not rashly step forward, fearing that an unexpected situation might occur. After all, he was still inexperienced and needed to be patient.

"Xiao Nan, this won't work if we keep going like this. How about we find a place to dig?"

After searching for several hours, Ye Nan and the others still found nothing, and their mood could be described as quite gloomy.

However, after hearing Wu Song's words, Ye Nan and the others were certain that these black gold stones were definitely buried underground, so searching blindly would be futile. Otherwise, they wouldn't have each sent a miner to dig.

"Alright, let's dig separately, that way the chances are higher!"

After 㱗 and Wu Song confirmed the location, Ye Nan began working as a sapper, diligently digging into the black soil beneath his feet.

"The host can use the energy detection system!"

Just as Ye Nan was getting into the swing of things, that very textured voice reappeared in his mind.

"Testing? How do you test it?"

Although the system seemed very sophisticated, Ye Nan was extremely cautious, fearing that he might accidentally get scammed.

"The host can spend 10 energy points to conduct a 50-square-meter energy scan!"

Hearing this, Ye Nan's heart immediately stirred. Even though he only had 10 points of energy, it was useless to keep it if he couldn't leverage the advantage. It was better to go all out and give it a shot.

"System, initiate energy detection."

After hesitating for a long time, Ye Nan finally decided to give it a try. As the saying goes, "The timid starve, the bold burst." How would one know it doesn't work without trying?

Seeing his 10 points of energy really disappear with his decision, Ye Nan felt a bit uneasy, fearing that he might end up back where he started. After all, those 10 points of energy were earned by starving himself for a whole day.

"Testing complete!"

After all, the system is still the system; it ultimately did not meet Ye Nan's expectations.

Just as this voice echoed in Ye Nan's mind, a three-dimensional map also appeared in his mind, and there were three bright spots on it.

"Could it be that the marked place really has ore?" Looking at the map in his mind, Ye Nan thought with doubt.

As the saying goes, practice is the only truth. Since we can't figure it out, we might as well give it a try, because Ye Nan knows that even if he asks this useless system, it won't answer.

Subsequently, Ye Nan followed the map in his mind and arrived at a spot marked by a light point, then began to dig with all his might.

However, from the map, it seems that this light spot is buried quite deep. Plus, Ye Nan is still hungry, so digging it up is quite a hassle.

After spending almost half an hour digging, Ye Nan finally found the location of the light spot, then put down the miner's shovel and started feeling around with his hands.

"Eh, found it."

After just a little probing, Ye Nan felt something different from the surrounding soil and immediately dug it out.

At this moment, Ye Nan was holding a black mineral the size of a baby's fist in his hand, which was visibly deforming with the force of his grip. It was clearly the black gold stone.

"Detected cosmic energy, should we absorb it?"

"Is this thing also cosmic energy?"

Before Ye Nan could carefully examine the alien planet's ore, he heard the voice in his mind again.

But what Ye Nan didn't expect was that this seemingly ugly stone could actually be converted into cosmic energy.

"Devoured successfully, current energy 30/100"

"Fuck, when did I ever say I wanted to devour it?"

At that moment, with a sound of despair, the black gold stone in Ye Nan's hand suddenly turned into nothingness.

"㰴䭻統 absolutely obeys the host's commands, detected the host's intention."

After hearing the explanation transmitted by the system in his mind, Ye Nan immediately felt an urge to curse.

Thinking to himself, "I just said there was a 'yes,' how did that count as being angry?"

However, the deed is done, and there's no point in regretting it. After all, you did gain 30 energy points, didn't you?

(Chapter complete)