Chapter 59: The Indispensable Novice Village
Successfully identifying a level 1 ore will provide 1 point of proficiency to the Yin-Yang Mirror. Through the bonus of [Clarity], Xu Youming can gain 1.2 points of proficiency.
After the packages were piled up, Xu Youming's proficiency in the Yin-Yang Mirror reached 88 points, which made Xu Youming even more entangled.
If it really doesn't work, wait until the Yin-Yang Mirror is upgraded to the intermediate level before leaving?
This thought would not go away from his mind, but he had consumed too much energy in the past two days and only had 1.5 gold coins left. This identification technique was really a waste of money.
With a look of doubt on his face, Xu Youming returned to the blacksmith shop and replenished the last bit of ore.
When the number of ores submitted reached 1,000, Wu the blacksmith glanced at Xu Youming and seemed to sense something.
"Did you dig up level 2 ore?"
"Well, there are more than ten pieces. Do you recycle them here?"
As he spoke, Xu Youming took out 15 pieces of level 2 iron ore from the package.
"Level 2 ones cost 1 silver coin each, and level 1 ones cost 50 bronze coins each. Take as many as you want."
These were all dug out by Xu Youming himself, and their value is much higher than those picked up from the rubble in the blacksmith shop.
After all, the rubble belonged to the blacksmith shop.
Two days ago, Qian Shijinsheng also left the Novice Village. Before leaving, he specially said hello to Xu Youming.
He also told him that there were more opportunities to make money in a wider world, and wanted him to go to the city as soon as possible. However, when he learned that Xu Youming was on a mission, he didn't say anything more. They agreed that he must contact him when he arrived in a city.
Even if Qian Shijinsheng didn't leave, he probably wouldn't offer a higher price than Wu the blacksmith. After all, these ores have no use now and their value is difficult to estimate.
"Okay, I'll give you all of these."
As he spoke, Xu Youming submitted 15 level 2 ores, and he also received 15 silver coins.
This is the only profit Xu Youming has obtained in the past 5 days. He is really excited.
All the ore you dig in the future can be sold.
However, with this kind of profit-to-return ratio, he was still at a disadvantage. He calculated that the money he had and would soon receive would be just enough to upgrade the Yin-Yang Mirror.
Perhaps this was God's will. Xu Youming gritted his teeth and rushed to the grocery store.
Upgrade the Yin Yang Mirror to the intermediate level and leave the Novice Village!
“Ding ding dong!”
In the mine, the sound of mining was heard again, and Xu Youming waved the golden pickaxe miserably.
+1.2
+1.2
+2.4
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The progress bar of the Yin-Yang Mirror is constantly increasing, and at the same time, the proficiency of mining techniques is also slowly increasing.
However, the proficiency in mining has nothing to do with the grade of the ore, but only with the effective number of times the hoe is swung.
Of course, the proficiency obtained in mining areas of different levels is also different.
After spending most of the day in the mine, his proficiency in mining has risen to the intermediate level (185/10000).
Sure enough, it takes a long time to advance from intermediate to advanced level.
The 50-grid package was soon filled up. After Xu Youming's mining skills reached the intermediate level, his mining speed increased a lot.
At the same time, as the success rate of identification increases, the consumption is relatively reduced.
After returning to Blacksmith Wu, Xu Youming obtained 27 silver coins, while the expenditure was 40 silver coins. Currently, he still cannot achieve a balance between income and expenditure, and needs to keep putting in money himself.
This is the result of my own mining and identification. If it were two unrelated secondary professions, I don’t know how much money I would have to invest in upgrading them.
It was a beautiful day, and Xu Youming spent it in the mine again.
"Landlord, how was it? Which city did you go to?"
At the dinner table, Luo Siyu couldn't help but ask, wanting to see Xu Youming's position in the game.
She was very curious, if he saw in the game that he was sharing the apartment with two beautiful women, would he still be as aloof as he is now.
"I haven't left the Novice Village yet."
"puff!"
"Hahaha, I'm sorry, I couldn't help it!"
Luo Siyu spat a mouthful of juice on the ground and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"It's been half a month, and the first batch of players have reached level 15, but you haven't come out yet. Are you eyeing some NPC in the Novice Village?"
Different novice villages have different NPCs. Some are uncles and aunts, while others are handsome men and beautiful women.
"No, it was just a small matter that delayed us. It should be resolved in the next two days."
"Someone has already triggered the dungeon. Once the dungeon is breached, the strength of the players will widen quickly. If you enter the city early, you can try hard to catch up with the first echelon."
Rui Qixue also tried to persuade them, saying that they had heard Xu Youming's words many times and had long regarded it as an excuse for him not to upgrade his level.
Xu Youming did not tell them that he was mining.
Xu Youming also saw the matter of the dungeon in the forum. Unlike wild monsters, if you clear the dungeon, there is a 100% chance that equipment will drop.
Therefore, as long as the copy is breached, those top players will get more powerful equipment. In other words, their upgrade speed will become faster.
However, so far, no player has successfully completed the dungeon, even the simplest version.
Things have come to this point. No matter what happens outside, Xu Youming cannot give up halfway. He can only concentrate on upgrading the Yin-Yang Mirror to the intermediate level.
Another two days passed, and Xu Youming had been spending the entire time in the mine . The only difference was that he was now going deeper and deeper into the cave.
Gradually, he keenly realized that the deeper he went, the faster his mining skills increased, and at the same time, the higher the probability of digging up level 2 ore.
Later, he simply walked straight to the inside and started digging at the deepest part of the cave.
This cave was not as deep as imagined. After walking about 500 meters, there was no road ahead. There were some broken mining lamps scattered around the mine. Although it was a little dim, it was enough for Xu Youming to see the surrounding situation clearly.
Xu Youming looked at the mottled stone wall and swung his hoe.
“Ding ding dong!”
“Snap!”
Sure enough, after entering the deepest part, most of the ores Xu Youming dug out were level 2, and level 1 ores were rarely seen.
In identifying level 2 ore, the proficiency of Yin-Yang Appraisal increased rapidly, and on the third day, it had reached 850 points.
In another half a day, the Yin-Yang Mirror can be upgraded to the intermediate level.
The proficiency in mining has also reached the intermediate level (1258/10000).
"Youming, I have to say, you really surprised me."
Xu Youming came to the blacksmith shop and traded all the level 2 ore in the package to Wu the blacksmith.
These days, he came here to trade mechanically, but today, Blacksmith Wu actually spoke to him proactively, which was rare.
"If you can help me find a level 3 ore, I don't mind teaching you some mining tips."
[Ding, do you want to accept the special task: Find level 3 ore]
Xu Youming looked at the prompts from the system and felt a little amused. How many tasks were there in this novice village?
It started again, is this never going to end?
At this moment, a famous quote from a superstar perfectly expressed Xu Youming's mood.
