Chapter 15 The Way to Paradise
Building shelters and upgrading rafts both require basic materials, so use wood and stone as basic materials to exchange for her seafood.
Although we have plenty of supplies now, it's still not enough. After all, who knows how dangerous things will be after the newbie protection period?
Su Tinglu placed the mine rewarded by the system in the northern part of the island.
She changed her mind; today, she's going down into the mine!
The moment it was lowered, a circular hole appeared in the ground.
Su Tinglu looked down and found that it was pitch black inside, and she couldn't see anything at all.
[Mine: Contains abundant minerals; best used with a pickaxe. Remember to bring a torch and weapons.]
Su Tinglu took a torch, a stone sword and pickaxe, some food, water and basic supplies, and jumped into the mine without hesitation.
A wave of darkness swept past her eyes, and when she opened them again, she found herself in a cave.
You have entered the mine. Please remember your current route; your spawn point is your departure point.
Su Tinglu decisively placed a torch there.
Five stones were placed around the torch.
Fearing it might not be safe, they scraped a huge circle on the wall with a stone.
That should be enough.
Su Tinglu raised the extra torches and explored ahead.
"Tick-tock—"
"Tick-tock—"
The mine was pitch black, and flames flickered and danced.
The light from a small cluster of flames illuminated the path ahead.
The stone wall was covered with moss, which was full of water and dripped water droplets from time to time.
Su Tinglu looked over and saw a prompt next to her: [Small moss in nature has no use, but dripping water droplets can be collected.]
She now has a seawater filter and has listed many goods for trading, so she is not short of water for the time being.
But Su Tinglu still took out a glass bottle and placed it below, then continued walking forward.
She was the only one who walked through the narrow passage.
According to Dahe, monsters will appear inside the mine and need to be killed with weapons.
She proceeded cautiously, and finally, after walking for an unknown amount of time, she discovered a glimmer of light ahead in the darkness.
A notification for iron ore appeared next to it!
Su Tinglu's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked over.
She took out a pickaxe and weapons from her backpack and slowly approached the iron ore.
After confirming there is no danger, swing the pickaxe!
"Clang, clang, clang!"
After tapping it three times, a piece of iron ore appeared in the backpack.
But what surprised Su Tinglu was not this!
It was the sound coming from beside my ears!
Mining Proficiency +1
[Congratulations to player Blank for becoming the twentieth player in this region to unlock the mining skill! Keep up the good work, you can upgrade once your proficiency reaches 20!]
No wonder Dahe risked danger to explore the mine even though there were monsters inside; it turned out there was a hidden world there.
It seems I can't let my guard down just because I have a cheat code!
She was only ranked twentieth; Taihe was definitely ahead of her.
There are probably quite a few impressive people in District 88.
Everyone's caught in the fierce competition!
No, she needs to work even harder!
To speed up the exploration, Su Tinglu would throw a stone forward every so often.
When you reach the location of the stone, pick it up and throw it forward.
This way you'll know if there's any danger ahead.
After repeating this process, Su Tinglu collected seven pieces of iron ore on her journey.
Skill proficiency has also reached level 8.
However, just as she threw the stone forward again, a flapping sound of wings suddenly came from not far away in the dark ahead!
Immediately afterwards, a series of dark figures rushed towards her from afar at an extremely fast speed, heading straight for her face!
A bone-chilling coldness shot from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, like a spider web, seemingly trying to wrap her up completely.
The torch leaped rapidly, as if bound by something, and suddenly, with a "whoosh," the surroundings plunged into darkness.
The torchlight went out!
Darkness poured out.
All I could hear was the flapping of wings.
For the first time, Su Tinglu felt how dangerous the survival world was. Her heart rate rose rapidly, and a sense of fear of death enveloped her.
She felt as if her legs were paralyzed!
While her hand was still mobile, Su Tinglu hurriedly took out the stone sword and slashed at the shadowy figure.
"hiss--"
It was the sound of blood splattering.
"Thud—"
I regained feeling in my feet, and something I didn't know slammed hard onto the ground.
In the darkness, Su Tinglu felt liquid getting on her face as well.
The torch was reignited.
She slowly opened her eyes.
My heart suddenly constricted.
—A bat, about the size of a palm, with a mouthful of fangs, lay broken in two on the ground.
[Mining Bat: Lives in darkness and only appears in mines. When it appears, it will frighten survivors. Being attacked by a mining bat will cause infection with a virus, which can be cured with honeysuckle.]
Su Tinglu approached.
【Do you wish to collect the mineral bat?】
"yes!"
[Obtained 1 Mineral Bat Fang and 1 Mineral Bat Wing]
[Mineral Bat Fangs: Versatile, can be used to craft weapons]
[Mineral Bat Wings: Versatile, can be used to craft weapons]
Su Tinglu turned on automatic pickup.
At the same time, she also understood how dangerous the mine was.
It seems that the mineral bats are relatively low-level monsters, since they can be killed with a stone sword.
Deeper into the mine, there should be even higher-level bosses.
She doesn't have any honeysuckle right now.
We must be extremely careful.
Su Tinglu took a sip of water, ate a piece of bread, and continued walking.
Shortly after killing the mineral bat, she noticed a bright light in the distance.
When I got closer, I realized it was a flower that emitted a silvery-white light.
Honeysuckle: Dropped by killing mining bats in nearby locations; it has a wide range of uses.
Su Tinglu accepted it without hesitation.
She walked a little further and found herself at a fork in the road.
[The fork in the mine's path: The left path leads to Hell, where you'll encounter more monsters, but the chances of finding ores and treasures are also greater. The right path leads to Heaven, where there are fewer monsters. At the end, a sleeping doll awaits her princess. If you help her find the princess, you will obtain all the items from this path!]
Hell and Heaven.
Thinking back to the Heaven and Hell treasure chests she had opened before, Su Tinglu considered it for a moment and finally chose Heaven.
It wasn't for any other reason than that she was afraid of dying!
She decisively walked to the right.
She encountered many mineral bats along the way, which she killed. She also discovered that the stone walls along the path were covered with snow-white flower buds, which, although the instructions said they were useless, were exceptionally pleasing to the eye.
"Whoosh—"
Just as she was admiring the flowers, a ball of flame suddenly appeared not far away.
Immediately afterwards, the narrow mine shaft suddenly expanded, her vision went black, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a small house.
The firelight dispelled the chill, and the elegant table was laden with food, next to a fireplace made of red bricks.
"Squeak—"
The small cradle rocked gently, as if an invisible hand was pushing it from the side. Su Tinglu got goosebumps all over and couldn't help but shiver.
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