"Hello, esteemed guest, would you like to accept a quest, or perhaps try your luck at the Black Dragon Gold Mine?"

Opposite me was an elderly man dressed in fine clothes, with a white beard and a slight hunchback, but he was well-mannered and looked like a very cultured NPC.

Jiang Hao didn't know how to answer, so he looked at the tens of thousands of sows behind him. The tens of thousands of sows took a step forward, dusted off imaginary dust, and said in a rather shrill voice.

"Of course we want to go to the Heilong Gold Mine."

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a distinguished guest, and Jiang Hao was his follower. But the NPC opposite him clearly believed that only someone of high status could keep such an arrogant servant. So he became even more respectful to Jiang Hao.

"This gentleman is clearly a regular at our Black Dragon Hall. He must know our rules. I won't go on and on. Shall we begin?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao stared blankly at the tens of thousands of sows. The tens of thousands of sows whispered in Jiang Hao's ear.

"Quickly give him 200 gold coins?"

Damn, he only said two sentences and he wanted me to pay 200 gold coins. Jiang Hao even thought that the "Ten Thousand Sows" was just a shill!

"You go fishing without paying an entrance fee?"

"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier? I don't have many gold coins. If I don't earn them back this time, believe me, I'll report you to the Spirit Ruins Administration Bureau!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, with your talent for catching iron bars on air, this trip will definitely satisfy you."

Jiang Hao had no choice but to believe him at this point.

"But how do we get the gold coins out?"

"Just open your backpack, click on the coins, and select withdraw."

Jiang Hao opened his backpack suspiciously and clicked on the gold coins at the bottom. Two options appeared: withdraw and deposit. After selecting withdraw, the system gave a prompt.

"Please enter the withdrawal amount."

"200 gold coins".

After confirming, 200 gold coins appeared in my inventory with a whoosh. At the same time, the number below my own gold coins decreased by 200.

Wow, this is so intelligent?

Jiang Hao took out 200 gold coins and handed them to the NPC opposite him. This made the elderly NPC extremely happy; his face, beaming with undisguised joy, was practically a blooming chrysanthemum.

"Please come in, gentlemen. My surname is Wang, but you can call me Xiao Wang. Please follow me."

"Hey, you're so old, why do I have to call you Little Wang? Can't I just call you Old Wang?"

Jiang Hao was somewhat puzzled.

"Please call me whatever you like, guest. Age isn't important here. Call me whatever makes you happy, even 'Little Turtle' is fine!"

After receiving the gold coins, Old Wang bowed and scraped to Jiang Hao before turning and walking into the shop.

Ha, that's outrageous!

Stunned, Jiang Hao was dragged into a room by tens of thousands of sows. The room was decorated in an antique style, with chairs and tea tables on both sides, displaying fruits and tea. In the center of the room was a teleportation array more than 3 meters high.

"After you two enter the teleportation array, you can start fishing for gold coins. Please don't think this old man is being long-winded. According to the rules, there are two points I want to emphasize before guests enter the fishing area. First, there are all sorts of people in the fishing area, so you must not get into any disputes with anyone, otherwise you will be banned from entering for life. Second, for your own safety, you must act according to your ability and must not go too far."

Old Wang pointed to a button by the door.

"Please enjoy yourselves. The old man is in the lobby. If you need anything, just press the bell."

After saying that, Old Wang left the room, closing the door behind him.

After entering the teleportation array, all around was darkness. As his eyes gradually adjusted, Jiang Hao realized he was in what appeared to be a canyon. He and tens of thousands of sows were standing in the middle of it. Looking up, he had no idea how high the canyon was. Looking down, he had no idea how deep it was.

Further away, hundreds of glowing flags could be seen floating in the void. Jiang Hao focused his gaze and discovered that the flags were constantly chasing after slightly dim, fish-like luminous objects in the void. However, before they could get close, the luminous fish quickly darted away.

Jiang Hao then looked away and saw a black platform beneath his feet, about 10 square meters in size. A flag was planted on the platform, emitting a soft white light, just like the one Jiang Hao had seen. Tens of thousands of sows had already grabbed the handrails on the flag and begun to move the platform. Jiang Hao quickly grabbed the railings on the platform.

"Wow, this is actually fishing! But how do you fish without a fishing rod?"

Tens of thousands of sows picked up a wooden pole lying horizontally on the platform railing with one hand, shook it, and said...

"This is a fishing rod. To be precise, it's a fishing net. As long as you can catch fish, you can catch gold ore. But with you here today, this thing is useless. Actually, those aren't fish, they're wandering spirits!"

Jiang Hao looked at the wooden poles in the hands of the tens of thousands of sows and saw that there was indeed a relatively large net at the top.

"Hmm? Wandering spirits? Do wandering spirits contain gold coins, or can you sell them for gold coins if you catch them?"

"Of course, there are gold coins in the wandering spirits."

Tens of thousands of sows explained as they manipulated the platform to move downwards.

Do you know what the Black Dragon Clan is best at?

"What?"

"Of course, we're looking for gold mines!"

"This is a gold mine. It's just that the environment here isn't suitable for dragons to live in, so they can't mine it. Instead, they turned it into a fishing spot. If you can catch gold ore, you can exchange it for gold coins at a certain ratio. Did you see those translucent wandering spirits floating in mid-air?"

"Those are gold-eating spirits, raised by the dragons. These spirits are best suited to dark environments with high metal content. In just one month, they can split into countless others. In just two months, they can empty a gold mine. However, they cannot digest the gold ore they eat, so as long as you kill them, the gold ore inside their stomachs will burst out."

The platform floated in the void like a submarine gliding through water. However, Jiang Hao felt no resistance, nor did he experience any physical abnormalities. As the platform descended lower and lower in the void, Jiang Hao noticed a significant increase in the number of Gold-Eating Wandering Souls around him. Moreover, the light emanating from them was much brighter than that of those above.

"Does the number of gold-eating ghosts increase as you go down to lower levels? Why were those platforms unwilling to come down just now?"

"Yes, the deeper you go, the more wandering spirits there are, and the more gold ore they have in their bellies. However, they also become more alert and move faster. Those were only Iron-level, but these are Bronze-level. Take a look!"

Jiang Hao's large eyes swept across the void, where countless points of light rose and fell like fireflies on a summer night. There were fifty or sixty just near the platform. Further away, dozens of flags could be vaguely seen, rushing towards the wandering souls, but all of them missed their mark.

The wandering spirits here run much faster than those above.