Chapter 222

Qiao Sheng and the other three had no expression on their faces. In the eyes of the alliance leader Song Hao, they were all studying the fifth mining area carefully.

Of the five mining areas, the last one was indeed the best. Song Hao gave them this mining area to choose from because they didn't look like they were short of money and their clothes were much better than other players.

Privately, the four of them sent emails to each other crazily. They all thought the fifth area was good. When Li Mu was asked to represent them to negotiate, Ah Dai suddenly flew away from his shoulder. This situation was rare. They didn't care about this mining area anymore and ran to follow Ah Dai's flight trajectory.

Including Song Hao, the five of them followed it at a trot. Unexpectedly, it flew to the third mining area that Song Hao introduced to them. In the eyes of Qiao Sheng and his friends, this area was only slightly better than the first poor mining area, and visually it was far inferior to the fourth and fifth.

Qiao Sheng and his friends had to choose between trusting themselves and choosing number five, or trusting Ah Dai and taking a chance. Qiao Sheng and his friends chose to trust Xia Beibei and let her choose. The little girl did not refuse. She looked at the number three mining area, then looked back at the number five mining area in the distance, and finally poked Ah Dai's head and chose number three.

Song Hao witnessed the whole process of them choosing the mining area. In his eyes, this was a few players being led by a white owl. He didn't quite understand, but he didn't persuade them. After all, it was better for them if they chose the poor mine. As long as they didn't make trouble in the future, it would be fine.

The agreement was signed on the wood. Qiao Sheng took it and saw that it was still engraved on it. The content was that Party A was the mining area alliance. They provided a safe mining area. Party B, which was Qiao Sheng and his team, had to hand in fish corresponding to the number of people entering the mining area every day (more than ten pounds of whole fish per person per day).

The key point was that you couldn't argue with others at will. In the end, both parties signed their names. Party A was Song Hao's name signed with a charcoal pen, and Party B was Li Mu's name signed with his.

Then they were given four wooden signs per person. It was said that they would have to take the signs into the mining area every day and then go to their own area to mine. They could start mining from today, but they had to go to the registration office at the gate first and let the recorder record their number signs. They had to pay the protection fee every night.

Song Haoyou reiterated all the regulations and made sure that Qiao Sheng and the others understood them before leaving.

The four of them discussed it and decided to give it a try. As for the tools, Qiao Sheng really didn't have any. They used a shovel at first when they mined before, but the efficiency was too slow, so they had no choice but to use explosives.

But with so many players in this mine, it was obviously impossible to use explosives, so they had to think of another way.

Qiao Sheng calculated the mining hoe in the system mall and found that he would need five days of points to get it.

He resigned himself to taking out the basic materials and preparing to let Li Mu make a few shovels first, when Xia Beibei suddenly took the basic materials.

"I can make a hoe, but I don't know how effective it is. Let's make one first to try." He opened the game map and saw that Xia Beibei had the materials in his hand one second, and it turned into a hoe the next.

At this time, Lin Haiyang, who had gone out to register with the badge, just came back. All the badges were put in his bag. He was responsible for the registration every day.

When he saw the pickaxe, he took it and started swinging it at the ore. With the tool made from the game diagram, he obtained a batch of supplies after swinging it a dozen times.

Qiao Sheng squatted down and counted the handful of ore that suddenly appeared. There were only eight pieces of coal in total, and no other types.

The pickaxe was indeed much more useful than the shovel they used before. Xia Beibei quickly made three more and shared them with Qiao Sheng and Li Mu. The four of them started to pick at the mountain wall.

The place for lunch was in the woods outside. In this alliance, there were players who built a canteen in the woods so that miners could exchange ore for food.

The four of them went in and took a look around. They had simple roasted sweet potatoes and fish soup. The price was not expensive. A bowl of fish soup cost ten ore and a roasted sweet potato cost five ore.

The price was not expensive, but the food did not arouse their interest. They found a shady place nearby and took out bamboo tables and chairs from their wrist bags.

Xia Beibei first took out the large wooden barrel that had just collected water from the water source, scooped a basin of water with a small basin, put it back into the large wooden barrel, and then took out the soap.

Qiao Sheng came over to wash his hands first, and then asked them what they wanted to eat. Li Mu and Xia Beibei wanted to eat cold skin, while Qiao Sheng and Lin Haiyang chose to eat cold noodles. These foods were all prepared in advance, and even the seasonings were mixed and placed in the ring space. Now they were still delicious.

It was so hot that fish soup was hard to drink, so everyone chose to drink iced sour plum soup.

They were sitting not far from the cafeteria, and many players were attracted by the aroma. Some even came over to take a look, but they were all strangers. In addition, the four people looked like game bosses, so they didn't dare to approach them. They smelled the smell and stayed away from them.

Qiao Sheng and the others were too lazy to socialize with others, so they finished their lunch leisurely. During the break, they thought about what to eat for lunch tomorrow, so they could make more for dinner.

In the afternoon, there was still heavy mining work. Even the "big players" in the eyes of others had to fiddle with the ore one after another.

Although the work of the miners is tiring, they are not the idle people who stayed at home. The abundance of materials does not hinder their hoarding nature.

So each of them is a strong labor force. However, what makes them depressed is that the mining area chosen by Ah Dai is full of coal after they have been digging for most of the day. They thought they could make a big discovery, but they became coal miners.

In the evening, the four of them finished their work and prepared to return to the ship. When they left, the other miners were still digging diligently. Qiao Sheng also took a closer look at the tools of other players. There were really all kinds of things.

Some people used pickaxes, but not many. Song Hao and his group at the innermost part used pickaxes, while the players further out used shovels and pickaxes, which looked more laborious than Song Hao and his group. The rest

were the players near Qiao Sheng and his group. Some used stone axes, some used machetes, and some used stones to smash stones directly, which was simply a fantastic idea.

Back on the boat, Li Muxian fished for a while. The fish they usually kept were not small, and they felt a little sad to pay the conservation fee for a big fish weighing 20 to 30 kilograms.

Qiao Sheng and Lin Haiyang were busy cooking in the kitchen. Xia Beibei just started to help. After washing all the vegetables, she began to add fresh food to the livestock troughs on the two boats.

After finishing their respective tasks, Li Mu took Lin Haiyang and carried four 40-jin fish to the alliance fleet not far away to hand them in.

Qiao Sheng and Xia Beibei set the table and put food in the bowls of the cassocks and let them eat first.

While waiting, the two of them took fishing rods and fished for a while. Unexpectedly, each of them caught more than ten fish, but Li Mu and Lin Haiyang still didn't come back.

A-Dai was interrupted from eating and asked to go out to find someone. This guy felt a little aggrieved and looked at Qiao Sheng until a piece of meat was stuffed into his mouth, and then he flew away obediently.

After half an hour, when Qiao Sheng and the others were getting anxious and ready to go out to find someone, the two of them and the bird finally flew back. They

washed their hands and ate quickly. While eating, Lin Haiyang explained to them why they came back late.

There was still a queue at the place to pay the protection fee. It was estimated that the people in front of them were the logistics personnel who stayed on the ship for each fleet. When they went there, they were very far in the queue. Before it was their turn to pay the fish, there was a quarrel in front.

"It turned out that the fish someone handed in was not heavy enough, so he took three small ones and wanted to add them together to make it 10 kilograms. Unfortunately, the logistics management of the alliance did not agree, and the two sides quarreled and almost came to blows." Lin Haiyang gestured to tell them how big the fish was, and the tone and expression of both sides.

"This is not worth it, it's 10 kilograms anyway, and the player didn't cheat." Xia Beibei didn't understand and asked with a frown.

"Who said it wasn't? He didn't know how to adapt at all. As a result, the logistics staff started to fight with several players. At that time, the fish was flying and people were jumping. If it wasn't for Teacher Li holding me back, I would have been hit in the face by the fish." Lin Haiyang remembered the thrilling moment just now and sobered up. The fish scales looked very sharp. If they really scratched his face, it would probably be disfigured.

"Then why did you two come back so late? Are you fascinated by the excitement?" Qiao Sheng picked up a chopstick of marinated salmon meat for the monk who was holding her legs. This guy honestly moved away to show off his meal, and didn't forget to share some with his friends. He really can be a role model in not eating alone.

"We had to wait to hand in the fish, and watched the excitement for a while. In the end, Song Hao came back and solved the problem. In fact, he just collected the scattered fish. The logistics guy looked so aggrieved. I guess they must have discussed this problem before, and Song Hao must have forbidden us to collect the scattered fish. Now he comes out to collect them again, betraying other players and putting the logistics guy in a difficult position." Lin Haiyang always felt that the expressions of those people at that time must have something behind them.

"I think these scattered players are going to cause trouble. I just observed that the alliance is obviously on the defensive, and those scattered players are trying to kill people. Those fish are not right. How could the fish scales stand up? They obviously want to hurt people. I think Song Hao also saw this and rushed out to mediate. He also said that in the future, we just need to gather ten kilograms." Li Mu analyzed the situation at that time.

In summary, I feel that this island may be in chaos. I don't know how long Song Hao's mine alliance can hold on.

But these have little to do with them. They are here to mine honestly. It would be best if the alliance collapsed and other players withdrew from the island. Then they could mine in the mines without having to work so hard.

When it was dark, another ship approached. Qiao Sheng stood at the window and saw Song Hao, who had received them before, standing on the shore to meet the ship and wait for the players on the ship to dock. He probably wanted to repeat the same words he had said to them.

But unfortunately, it didn't work this time. The players on the ship stopped on the shore for a while, and the people who came down talked to Song Hao for a few words, then got on the ship again and left. Originally, it was thought that it was another agreement to be signed, but who would have thought that the negotiations would break down.