The City Defense Office has limited manpower, so they will not send anyone to guard the Level 0 secret realm "Goblin Mine", which has a lower risk level. It will be open to all secret realm apostles.
This has also created a phenomenon similar to the monopoly of resources by large guilds in games. If a large guild is strong, it will monopolize resources. If its strength is average, it can only collect tolls, cave entry fees, etc. like the Black Tiger Gang.
There are hundreds of gangs of all sizes in Songtao City, and the City Defense Office has detailed records of them. The Black Tiger Gang is naturally among them. According to the size of the gang, the Black Tiger Gang would be ranked outside the top 80, but the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, Zhao Heihu, has strong personal strength and would be ranked at least in the top 30 among all gang masters.
"I don't want a guide to passing the level, can you give me a pickaxe?" Xu Feng asked with a smile, pointing to the stall selling pickaxes next to the cave.
Xu Feng noticed that the clothes of the man selling the pickaxe were exactly the same as those of the man in front of him, both were black long-sleeved T-shirts with a tiger head embroidered in red thread on the chest.
"Hey, you're going to suffer a loss then. Others will have to sell this guide for at least eight hundred, and the pickaxe for no more than three hundred!" the man in front of him reminded.
"It doesn't matter, the rest is your hard work reward!" Xu Feng said with a smile, taking out a thousand bills from his backpack and handing it to the man.
The man smiled happily, took the money and counted it carefully twice, then took out one of the bills and looked at it in the sun for a long time before putting it in his pocket.
"Thank you very much, boss!" The man bowed to Xu Feng and took him towards the cave entrance.
"Heizi, this is my brother. Pick him a sturdy pickaxe of good quality. Don't let it break after a few diggings. Otherwise, I will tell my sister-in-law that you ordered two at once when you went to Red Romance last month..."
"Shut up!" The middle-aged man selling the pickaxe cursed viciously, "Be careful or I'll tear your stinky mouth apart!"
"Fruit plate!" The man laughed and said, "You ordered two fruit plates at once. What a waste. For me, I only order one plate every time I go. It's enough for me to eat!"
"Shut up!" The man selling the pickaxe seemed a little angry and grabbed a pickaxe next to him and handed it over: "Here, a solid, high-quality pickaxe!"
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Xu Feng took the pickaxe and took a look at it. It was obviously produced on a factory assembly line. The production number was even engraved on the handle without being crossed out.
The market price of a pickaxe like this in Songtao City would not exceed fifty yuan.
Xu Feng fixed the pickaxe on his backpack and walked towards the cave.
There were two apostles standing at the entrance of the cave, and both of them were first-level apostles. Judging from the armor and weapons on their bodies, they should be melee professions such as warriors and swordsmen.
Seeing Xu Feng coming over, the two men did not stop him. Obviously, they both saw what happened just now, and since they had paid the entrance fee, they would not cause trouble.
Xu Feng sighed in his heart, this kind of mine domination thing is something that only gangs would do in the early stages, and this kind of phenomenon is rarely seen in the middle and late stages.
After all, the growth of the apostles in the secret realm is very fast. Even though he may be just a down-and-out low-level apostle now, once he gets the opportunity and has an adventure in the future, he will immediately soar into the sky.
As the saying goes, a golden fish should not be kept in a pond; once it encounters wind and clouds, it will turn into a dragon!
Don’t think that things are in such a bad state now. Maybe when the next secret realm appears, things will become completely different.
In the previous life, there was a big gang that occupied a secret realm with hundreds of spiritual fruit orchards. In this secret realm, there was a place where planters could complete their professional tasks. As a result, due to the occupation of this big gang, many apostles who had the profession of planters were unable to complete their professional tasks and complained bitterly.
Finally, one day, this huge gang with more than a thousand apostles was destroyed overnight. Every member of the gang merged with a tree and died a miserable death.
As for purchasing a pickaxe, it is also based on past experience. For this kind of resource-based secret realm, the main quest is likely to be related to mineral deposits. If mining is required, this pickaxe will come in handy. Even if it cannot be used, it can be sold to other apostles in the secret realm.
You know, even if the secret realm apostle does not have a "miner" type of life profession, this kind of resource secret realm can still mine ores.
If you spend a day digging here, you can definitely earn more than those so-called white-collar workers in the city. If you are lucky and dig out a piece of high-quality ore, or a special ore, it is almost the same as winning the lottery, and you can easily get tens of thousands of dollars.
Judging from Xu Feng's experience, such tools are easy to sell in the secret realm. Experienced "miners" will prepare a few more tools when entering the secret realm. After all, you can only stay in the secret realm for twelve hours. If you quit halfway, the remaining time will be invalid. After you come out, there will be a cooldown period in the secret realm, and you cannot enter again for at least three days.
The higher the level of the secret realm, the longer the cooling time. For secret realms above level three, the cooling time is generally at least one month. However, as the number of secret realms increases, the cooling time of the secret realms becomes meaningless.
Xu Feng walked towards the entrance of the secret realm. Just as he was about to enter, he was stopped by a familiar voice behind him.
“Brother, hey, Brother Xu Feng, don’t rush in!”
Xu Feng turned his head and saw that it was Zhao Ruhai. This future forging master waved and shouted at Xu Feng anxiously, but he could not get close to the cave because of the obstruction of two first-level secret realm apostles.
At this time, Zhao Ruhai was dressed like a miner, covered in dust and dirt, looking like he had just come out of a mine.
"Master Zhao, why are you here?" Xu Feng asked, turning around.
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"Hi, there's a small matter that I need your help with!" When Zhao Ruhai saw Xu Feng turning around, a look of relief appeared on his face, and he waved Xu Feng to the side.
"Brother Xu, I really need your help this time!" Zhao Ruhai said anxiously, "I just encountered a professional mission in there. I just found the burial place of the mission item, but I was teleported out because the time was up. It takes three days to enter again, but I haven't had time to dig up the mission item yet. The mission time limit is only 24 hours..."
Xu Feng sighed in his heart, this Zhao Ruhai is simply a man of luck, he can encounter professional tasks even when mining.
"What is that thing? Where exactly is it? What are the coordinates?" Xu Feng asked softly.
This type of professional task is generally not too difficult. The most difficult part is finding the coordinate location. After all, the mine is interconnected like a maze. It is still difficult to find the specific location based on a coordinate.
"Thank you, brother!" Zhao Ruhai said happily, "The quest item is a backpack with a book inside called "Pandaria Forging Technique". It's located right here..."
As he spoke, Zhao Ruhai drew a simple map on the ground and told Xu Feng the specific coordinates.
"Brother, I'm counting on you. If you can bring this mission item out for me, I will reward you handsomely!" Zhao Ruhai held Xu Feng's hands tightly and said with gratitude on his face.
"Okay, no problem!" Xu Feng memorized the location and answered casually.
Under Zhao Ruhai's expectant eyes, Xu Feng walked into the gate of the secret realm. The moment after entering the gate, a picture suddenly flashed through Xu Feng's mind. It was a picture of Zhao Ruhai in his previous life speaking in a talk show with regret about a task that he had not completed.
"The overlapping forging technique has appeared in history, but it has been lost for a long time. I once had the opportunity to master this lost technique, but unfortunately..."
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(End of this chapter)