The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 571 - 421: The Widow and the Officer

Leaving the hospital, Chun’s list included a retired disabled military officer, a grumpy priest, and a jewelry store widow.

The first two were tough nuts to crack, so the widow should be the first choice. But hypnotizing a widow just to lay in the jewelry store... that doesn’t seem quite right.

Better to find this officer named Makado first. Moore provided a lot of info about him, like a mobile display of military medals. He went from the navy to the army, then back to the navy because of a foot injury and retired as a captain, which is basically the peak for a civilian soldier with no noble background. After retiring, he opened a gym and sold various muscle-building supplements, but business turned bad after a customer died...

No surprise, there wasn’t a single customer in the gym at the moment. The officer was alone, reading the newspaper with one hand and lifting a dumbbell with the other.

Peaceful enough, Mei, go sing and hypnotize him.

But it wasn’t as easy as hypnotizing the baron earlier. What a tough guy!

Just then, Zhou Qing’s phone beeped with a message again. Isn’t she supposed to be napping?

Chun replied: "I didn’t sleep, the buns earlier were delicious."

Zhou Qing chuckled and got to business: "Just now, the Great God resurrected and returned to the square, bringing first-hand news that a large number of monsters appeared outside Black Iron City and might attack the village! Brother Chun predicted it right!"

That wasn’t a prediction.

Chun got tense: "Have they finished repairing the Southern Canyon Village dam?"

"All the canyon paths are fixed, just waiting for the rain!"

"Then let’s wait for the rain, so Brother Long doesn’t need to worry."

It all depends on Six, her Sea Soul birth generated water vapor for two days, success hinges on this go.

Zhou Qing laughed: "Relax, after the battle at Silverlight Village, Brother Long isn’t worried at all, he might even welcome a heavy rain to form a protective lake around the village."

Am I the only one tense here?

Chun was helpless, "He might not worry, but the village needs to maintain the tense atmosphere!"

"Relax, no players have discovered these monsters yet. They’ll be tense once they do."

Speaking of which, now that the Great God is around, isn’t it time for the dark Remia to apply to join his faction?

But this can’t be talked about, the Great God has to find the opportunity on his own.

...

At this point, Mei finally succeeded in getting the officer to close his eyes drowsily, then released her hand, and the dumbbell thudded to the ground!

The officer woke up with a start!

He picked up the dumbbell and continued lifting.

Holy Shit!? Chun said with sweat, "Mei, try again?"

Mei huffed: "This guy’s a real nuisance, let me try again!"

Another round of lullabies, Chun was exhausted after a sleepless night but forced himself to stay awake. Just as he was about to nod off—a thud sounded and the dumbbell hit the ground again!

Chun jerked awake, Holy Shit, I fell asleep! That dumbbell sound saved me!

Looking at the officer, he still picked up the dumbbell and continued.

Mei was exasperated: "This person isn’t fun at all!"

Mina was amazed: "His mental waves are completely different from ordinary people. Look closely, he’s actually half calm and half active. It’s a sort of half-sleep, half-awake state!"

Mei was surprised: "Like dolphins, alternating brain rest?"

Mina was uncertain: "Uh... I’ve never seen dolphins, but his condition seems like that, it’s hard to penetrate."

Chun was really shocked—could it be training against confidentiality or nightmarish infiltration military officers might receive?

Thinking about it, it makes sense, bringing Mina, who isn’t even a strong nightmare, I’ve gone in and out among many people and even accessed secrets like Dragon Mother’s. If it were in Tifa’s Oak City, which produces powerful nightmares, wouldn’t it be a world full of infiltrators mining secrets?

Hence, big organizations must have anti-nightmare measures! Actually, the baron’s surface-level dream defense was excellent. If it weren’t for Mei’s dragon-calling skill, I wouldn’t have broken through.

And now being targeted by the Ten Lords, Gabriel among them surely has powerful soul artifact abilities she could use to probe me. Just a glance... hmm, only to see the sea and pirate ships afloat, but I can’t let any of the Ten Lords see that!

Chun felt urgency: "Should I have similar measures to defend against even stronger enemy nightmares?"

Mina was shocked: "Master wants to learn half-sleep?"

How do players learn that? Half logging in, half off, maybe?

Chun explained: "I’m looking for similar soul artifacts or the like."

Mina said: "Actually, when I get stronger, I can construct a surface-level dream in the master’s consciousness to covers up the mistress’s Contract Space for initial protection!"

Like the Baron! Chun was excited: "That’s feasible!"

Mei was impatient: "What about this guy? Switch to someone else?"

Chun was also helpless: "Switch or wait until midnight to see if he completely sleeps."

The next and only choice is the jewelry store widow. The grumpy priest of the church is even more unthinkable, with a high spirit likely possessing various divine magics.

Chun’s group possessed the Black Cat and shrunk the earth, arriving at a small jewelry store in the backstreets. This less upscale commercial area is more down-to-earth, unlike the main street’s fancy grand stores. Instead, this store was more like a small custom workshop, like a family business.

Then they saw the widow crafting, she wasn’t exactly plain-looking, but more like a background character. Moore’s information was simple; her husband, skilled in jewelry processing, died, leaving her to handle everything and naturally attract all sorts of troubles.

Chun empathized with her character a lot; if they hypnotized her now, thieves would have a field day, right?

Mina was shocked: "This woman’s spirit is very strong, I don’t have full confidence!"

Don’t judge a book by its cover? Chun asked in surprise: "Stronger than the Baron and the Captain?"

"Much stronger!"

Holy Shit! I’ve got a Time Freeze, and Mina can turn into a dragon, I should be steamrolling my way through! What kind of mission is Moore on with this? Looking back, with the Captain being such a row to hoe, it was the Mermaid’s Divine Power that overpowered it!

Mei suddenly had a thought: "Maybe, not human, eh?"

Holy Shit! Could this be a hidden supernatural force in the city?

Chun asked in shock: "Angel or Demon?"

Mei huffed: "What’s the difference?"

Uh, different colors...

Mina said: "Demons are lascivious!"

Mei snorted: "As if angels aren’t lascivious too!"

Ah, both lascivious? Chun thought of Mary!

Suddenly, Chun had a flash of inspiration—widow, lascivious, why not pair her with the officer from earlier? Once they get intimate, I bet they’ll let their guards down!

How to pair them? Writing love letters to each other! I’ll deliver as Black Cat, make them curious, then arrange a meet...

As for who writes it? Pulan? His awkward writing’s a no, plus I’m not keen on going to Silverlight Village. Only a real Mermaid can pen such a letter!