The mine shaft is not large, probably less than 100 square meters, but there is a passage on each of the left and right sides.
It was pitch black, and I had no idea how deep it was.
The candle's illumination range was limited, so Gu Mian only glanced around the mine entrance to make sure no monsters suddenly appeared inside, otherwise, with only 30 stamina points left, it would be quite difficult to deal with them.
After briefly inspecting the mine, Gu Mian fixed the candle to a nearby rock and began digging in the direction the arrow pointed.
This arrow appeared after she jumped down into the mine, directly pointing her to the location of the treasure chest, which was quite thoughtful.
[Ding! A special treasure chest has been detected. Open it?]
Gu Mian: ...
I clearly dug this out, but you're saying it's the same thing you found!
"Open!"
[Received: Heart of Purification*1]
[Special item, cannot be duplicated.]
[Heart of Purification: A special item that the system can recycle to advance the main quest.]
Gu Mian: ? ? ?
Special items that advance the main quest?
What are you waiting for!
She decisively had the system reclaim it, and the crystal-clear heart-shaped prop disappeared into the air the next second.
[Server-wide announcement: Player Gu Mian has submitted a special item, increasing the main quest progress by 1.]
Gu Mian: ? ? ?
Didn't I throw it to you for recycling?
How did it become something that needs to be handed over?
Gu Mian's silence went unnoticed, and at that moment, the chat channel erupted once again.
"What kind of special item can advance the main quest? Can someone explain this?"
"When I, Gu Mian, make a sound, I'm not going to say anything, but when I do, it's something big. I'm asking you if you're convinced!"
"666, I, a nobody, am utterly impressed!"
"I'm curious, what happens after I complete the main quest?"
"You'll find out when you're done!"
"What the heck... what are you doing here?"
"Stop arguing! I just want to know what kind of special item it is and how to obtain it. Could someone please explain?"
Gu Mian: "Going back upstairs, the item is the Heart of Purification, which is obtained from a special treasure chest, but it's uncertain whether you can get the Heart of Purification from every special treasure chest."
The special treasure chest is obtained by digging up a limited-time hint card, which drops from defeating a Tier 3 flying zombie. Is there anything else you don't understand?
"Thanks for the explanation, sir. You explained it very clearly, and I understand it now. But could you tell me the location of the flying zombie?"
Gu Mian: "Okay, the flying zombie's coordinates are 233.479, but I only saw one flying zombie. I can't guarantee you can find another one when you come over."
"It's okay if you can't find it, thank you for your patient explanation!"
...
At the same time, Gu Mian also sent the message that the Heart of Purification could advance the main quest progress to the group chat.
The discussion was also taking place in the large group chat, and the messages were being posted extremely quickly.
Gu Xiaobei: "As expected of my Sister Mian! She's on the server-wide announcement again!"
Jiang Bai: "Hopefully, it's not just flying zombies that drop limited-edition hint cards, otherwise it'll take me several days to get there."
Meizi: "I'm not too far from there. I'll go check it out once my stamina is fully restored."
Zhou Ye: "We can check out the other Tier 3 monsters first. There shouldn't be only one type of monster that can drop limited hint cards."
Seeing that her friends all wanted to run this way, Gu Mian quickly advised, "You should check out the other Tier 3 monsters first. I've basically cleared out all the zombies here. If you come here, you'll likely make a wasted trip."
Everyone was quite surprised to see this message.
Xu Kun: "How many zombies were there? Were they all cleared out?"
Gu Xiaobei: "Wow, my sister is amazing! How many bottles of energy potions do you have?"
Gu Mian: "Hehe, I used flying zombies to smash the other zombies to death, and the system didn't deduct my stamina."
Xu Kun: "??? There's such a thing? Wow, sis!"
Gu Xiaobei: "...As expected of my Sister Mian, I've learned something..."
Jiang Bai: "...I learned something too!"
...
After chatting with her friends for a while, Gu Mian started climbing up the mine shaft. She still had a limited-time hint card that she needed to use before dark.
[There's a group of fifty Tier 1 goblins hiding behind some bushes about a kilometer to the north. I suggest you don't try to fight them head-on.]
[Go east for three kilometers, cross the crocodile pond, and you'll see a small wooden house. The treasure chest is inside the house.]
"Let's go." Gu Mian took out a box of pork floss cakes from her travel bag, opened the lid, and just as she took out a piece, she saw Xie Yu's hesitant expression again.
"……how?"
Xie Yu hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Um... are you Gu Mian from the announcement?"
Gu Mian raised an eyebrow: "It's me."
Xie Yu: "Is it the one that's frequently featured in system announcements?"
Gu Mian: "Yes, just say what you want to say."
"No...it's nothing." Xie Yu shook his head, and upon closer inspection, there was still a hint of excitement in his eyes: "I just didn't expect to meet such a big shot, I was quite surprised."
Gu Mian chuckled: "Alright, let's continue on our way then, it's getting dark."
Some strange-looking clumps of gray mist appeared in mid-air.
Gu Mian carefully avoided the fog and walked for nearly half an hour before reaching the crocodile pool.
However, even if you walk carefully along the way, you will inevitably get some fog on your body.
[Warning: Player's cleanliness level is below 50, increasing the chance of illness. Player has a cleaning item detected: soap. Use?]
Gu Mian: "Yes."
[Used, Cleanliness value +30.]
So the purpose of this mist is to consume the soap?
Gu Mian thought to herself as she watched a group of crocodiles quickly swim toward the shore, sensing someone approaching.
[Crocodile: Tier 1 Pollutant, Health 100, Attack 20, Speed 10.]
Gu Mian took two steps back, dodging the crocodile's gaping maw, and pulled a bottle of energy potion from her pocket with her right hand, uncorking it and drinking it down in one gulp.
The slightly sweet liquid flowed down her throat and into every corner of her body, instantly invigorating her, who had been feeling somewhat tired.
A small bottle of stamina potion can restore 10 stamina points. Gu Mian's current stamina is 65, which is more than enough to deal with these crocodiles.
With a flick of her left hand, Gu Mian sent several exquisitely crafted willow-leaf knives, their sharp blades gleaming, into the crocodile's gaping maw.
[Defeat a Tier 1 crocodile and gain 1 experience point.]
The crocodile's body gradually disappeared from the ground, and at the same time, a ball of white light fell to the ground.
She didn't rush to collect the supplies because the remaining three crocodiles were also chasing after her.
After drinking the last energy potion, Gu Mian killed all three crocodiles in one go before picking up the dropped supplies one by one.
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