The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 604 453: Deeper Inland, the Countryside Strikes Back Against the City

Fast forward to the end of the video, Chun felt that Fafnir's appearance was too abrupt, and he always wanted to figure out why the nobles were so cooperative. Last time, when he asked them to collectively send trainees to learn dancing from their "creditor," they sent them out. This time, he called for them to develop dangerous areas, and they signed the contract on the spot. Has Fafnir controlled Black Iron City to such an extent?

Chun still wanted to hear the opinions of these big shots like Zhou Qing, so he pretended to be naive and asked, "Director Zhou, why is it worth sending the City Beauty to support a dancer graduate?"

It was also an indirect way to show that although his level was high, he wasn't familiar with the City Beauty...

Zhou Qing replied, "Because the City Beauty is an Empire Cultural Envoy, and also a Mage celebrity, and dancers are culture, so they're under her domain!"

Ah... Holy Shit?!!

Chun doubted if his thinking had a short circuit somewhere, he never even thought of this layer from the start!

Perhaps, because he spent a long time in public tests with Vivian, he's already formed a fixed mindset, thinking Dancing Girls are vulgar and not in the same league as City Beauty...

Zhou Qing replied again, "Actually, saying Dancing Girls fall under City Beauty isn't quite right, but as long as it touches on culture, City Beauty can have a say."

Chun laughed, "Got it."

Zhou Qing continued, "Also, Gem City has already sent out five civilian experts to scout the market vendors."

Chun was very pleased, "Good, take it slow, no rush."

"Alright, Brother Chun, take your time, report any progress back to Brother Chun."

...

As of now, Chun was just waiting for Hunter to get drunk at a gathering with old friends. It seemed there were only three old men invited, which meant getting three Essence of Crow's Dream, and can four essences combine into a Soul Artifact?

Just that these four are chatting more than eating or drinking, apparently, their alcohol tolerance is quite high, how long must he wait?

At this moment, Aileen spoke from the mirror, "Dear, there's interference affecting my Shadow Demon power transmission, I feel something's off!"

Chun was startled: "Immediately stop the transmission, let me observe!"

"Okay!"

Chun said to Tom, "Pop your head out, quietly observe the surroundings!"

So Tom peeked out of the car, and Chun saw the tip of a bell tower in town flashing on and off!

Holy Shit! Could it be surveillance from a Mirror Demon? After all, Red Earth Town is a high economic hub for tobacco, tea, and sugar, monitoring here is necessary!

Chun contemplated: "Tom, let's leave the town, move far away, be discreet."

So Tom used the shadow of the car, went invisible, and sneaked into the roadside bushes, have to say the countryside's abundance of grass is a good thing.

Finally, Tom reached the fields two kilometers outside the town, at this distance the tower's flashes were no longer visible.

Chun then asked Aileen in the mirror, "I went further away, try again?"

Aileen exclaimed: "Though the transmission is slow, it's normal now, no prior interference."

Chun asked: "I suspect that flashing tower is the Magic Mirror, do Mirror Spirits interfere with each other?"

Aileen sighed: "I've never seen another Mirror Spirit besides myself, I don't know either."

Ugh, this really is the woe of being self-taught!

Chun sighed: "But you've never seen Shadow Demons before either, yet you know how to deal with them."

Aileen sighed: "It might be an innate enemy awareness, like never having seen a snake, but upon seeing one, feeling immense fear."

But Aileen quickly got excited, "But as long as we can consume it here, I'll gain experience! So, stay where you are, I'll continue the transmission."

Chun's heart jumped. Can it be consumed? The key is, this Magic Mirror didn't cause trouble earlier or later but acted up when Hunter's carriage came to drink, making Hunter the prime suspect, no, all four of them are! Won't this implicate them? What if severe interrogation leads them to give up my location, exposing me too!

Even if I act after Hunter finishes drinking, these four will still have the suspicion.

Chun was very conflicted, "Dear, let's not rush, let's do preparatory work first."

Or, simply run further away, to a neighboring town? That way, there's no suspicion!

Since the nearest town has Mirror Demon surveillance, further towns surely will have them too! And it's further away, where the power output from behind weakens, making it easier to take down!

Chun quickly opened the game map. The layout of towns in Gem City is actually the same as Black Iron City, with the main city by the sea, and in three other directions, three villages and towns surround it, then go inland.

Red Earth Town is heading inland with a Blue Grey Village 100 kilometers away, producing a blue magical material that creates smoke clouds during collection... Good! More smoke means easier ambush. Even if something happens, there are more monsters inland, wouldn't it be normal for something to happen?

The only trouble is the 100 kilometers... How can it be possible for a cat to shrink the earth across this distance? Simply let Black Cat follow Hunter's carriage back to the farm to wait, while I project my soul out for 100 kilometers, then return 200 kilometers... This challenge is indeed tough! Remember last time, in the Sea of Creation, encountering kelp, when Aileen took me deep into the Algae Sea to meet a giant turtle, I projected out too far, making my senses blurry.

But things are different now!

Chun then shared his plan with Aileen and Mina.

Aileen was shocked, "Dear, can it work?"

Chun said, "I want to try!"

Mei laughed, "I'm here too! How can we not try when it's so fun?"

Ah, just waiting for your words! This is the advantage of having a goddess supporting from the start~~

Then, Chun instructed Tom, "Tom, later you're to take the carriage back, if you encounter difficulties, go to the city's tavern and find Moss..."

"Meow!"

Great, the plan is set, now is the time to further research Blue Grey Village online, as well as other Purple Flower Village and Green Stone Village. After all, once you've tasted sweetness, there's no stopping the rural counterattack on the city!

But the information available online is limited, should get the information through Zhou Qing's connections, but that's not possible! Gem City is full of high-end players, even if Zhou Qing asks, they will sense the bigger picture upon seeing it, and immediately relate it to me... That wouldn't be good. As they checked, suddenly:

——System alert: Warning! Your Soul Artifact "Mirror of Imprisonment" is receiving too much energy transmission and is now saturated. Please stop the transfer, or the Soul Artifact may be damaged!

Hmm? Saturated?

Holy Shit! Is this a weakness of the Magic Mirror, where enough energy can destroy the Mirror Demon inside? Probably not, enough energy can destroy anything!

Aileen said: "It seems this Magic Mirror isn't high-class enough, but don't worry, once I use this Magic Mirror to consume a Mirror Demon, the strength of the Magic Mirror will upgrade, allowing it to hold more energy."

"Great!"

Since the preparatory work is completed, let's return to town. They should be drunk now.

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