I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

"First, from these numerous half-corpses, we can deduce a key piece of information: staying in this area for more than a certain period of time, or triggering some kind of mechanism, will result in being cut in half by a powerful and bizarre creature."

The old miner nodded; this was obvious.

Moreover, the fact that it could deliver such a brutal, one-hit kill by severing someone in half, which even some powerful miners couldn't resist, is enough to prove just how powerful the strange creature that made the move was.

At least at this stage, they definitely can't hold on any longer.

Zhang Yangqing continued to guide the discussion: "So, the key lies in how to avoid being killed? Or, how to meet the conditions for not being killed?"

“Look at those intact corpses. They weren’t cut in half at the waist, which means they may have known or unintentionally done something right. And this right thing is likely reflected in the traces left on their bodies, such as the green bits under their fingernails.”

The old miner's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped something.

Zhang Yangqing continued, "Let's assume that the green bits under their fingernails are from when they were trying to get something. This thing might be their pass here, and they know they need to mine a certain type of ore to survive."

“However,” Zhang Yangqing changed the subject, pointing to the dull, unremarkable ordinary ores scattered in or around the intact corpses, “look at what they finally got in their hands or scattered around them. It’s worthless waste ore or the wrong type of ore. This shows that they knew they had to dig, but they dug in the wrong place. The ‘green fragments’ in their hands are traces of the correct target they came into contact with during their attempts, but they ultimately failed to obtain the complete and correct item.”

"So, what is the correct thing?"

Zhang Yangqing's question puzzled the veteran miner, but he already understood the way Zhang was thinking.

Zhang Yangqing's gaze swept over the scattered mineral veins of different colors and textures exposed on the rock walls of the mine.

"It's very simple. Use the process of elimination. Observe the main types of ore distributed in this mine, and then compare them with the things that the intact corpses 'did not' have. The types of ore that have never appeared near the corpses are very likely the correct keys that can allow you to pass through this area safely."

"In other words, you need to find and mine a specific ore here that none of the other dead have been able to obtain. You must complete the acquisition before the 'invisible hunter' determines that you have exceeded the time limit or triggered the condition in order to pass the level. After all, those who left alive all obtained the correct ore."

These words were like a sudden awakening!

The old miner felt a "buzz" in his head, as if a thick layer of fog had been blown away in an instant!
All the scattered clues—the way the body was cut in half at the waist, the traces of the intact corpse, the fragments under the fingernails, the wrong ore, the distribution of the ore veins, and so on—were all connected by a clear logical chain!
"So that's how it is!!" His voice trembled with excitement, and his gaze towards Zhang Yangqing was no longer just one of worship, but rather one of gazing upon a god!

Such complex and bizarre rules of death can be analyzed so thoroughly and clearly from a pile of broken bones!

At this moment, after a brief silence, the chat in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream went completely wild:

Good heavens! At first, I looked down on the old miner for his lack of intelligence, thinking that I would have noticed something was wrong if I were there. But after listening to Master Zhang's analysis, I'm sorry, I was too loud. It turns out that I was the one who was mentally challenged!
My scalp is tingling! Is this reasoning ability even humanly possible? Deducing survival rules from the state of a corpse? Is Zhang Tianshi's brain a supercomputer?
This is incredible! This isn't just deciphering a mystery; it's giving us mere mortals a lesson in a way that's like a game-changer!

What do you know! Master Zhang is afraid that we mortals won't understand, so he deliberately used the most basic methods of elimination and comparison, breaking it down and explaining it in detail! If he were to analyze it at his normal thinking speed, we wouldn't even be able to grasp the basics!

Waaaaah, Master Zhang is so gentle! He really tried so hard to make us understand! I'm crying so hard!

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if Zhang Tianshi has even deduced what brand of knife that 'invisible hunter' likes.
It has to be said that the last comment was quite interesting; you could say it was accurate, but it wasn't entirely accurate either. Because Zhang Yangqing actually deduced it, and he felt that with the old miner's brain, it was already quite impressive that he could absorb all of this, so he didn't elaborate.

As for how to deduce the weapon used by the hunter, one can judge from the wounds on the corpse and then work backward.

This is something many people might not expect, but Zhang Yangqing could see it at a glance.

In the world of supernatural tales, the old miner was so excited that he wanted to kowtow to Zhang Yangqing on the spot.

He felt like he had wasted decades of his life; in front of his boss, his so-called experience was ridiculously naive.

Boss, this isn't just saving his life, it's enlightening him!

Meanwhile, in Zhang Yangqing's pocket, the lame little mouse seemed to be startled by the old miner's sudden heavy breathing and agitated emotions, and poked its little head out.

With its beady black eyes, it looked blankly at the old miner, whose face was flushed with excitement, and then at Zhang Yangqing, who had a calm expression. Its tiny mouse face was full of big question marks.

What are these two humans talking about? What's so interesting about bones?

The old miner had already completely grasped the concepts and didn't need Zhang Yangqing to guide him further.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his excitement, and began to use his decades of experience in mining and identifying ores.

He first quickly scanned the main mineral veins exposed on the surrounding rock walls: common dark iron ore, shale interspersed with grayish-white stripes, occasional clusters of inferior crystals, and some unknown associated minerals that appeared dark red or yellowish-brown.

Then, his gaze swept like a searchlight over the scattered ore around the "intact" corpses, the belongings they clutched in their hands, and the rubble on the nearby ground that might have been overlooked.

Soon, he came to a conclusion.

"Boss, I checked! There's iron ore, shale, low-quality crystal, and several common associated minerals around those unlucky guys. But there's not a single fragment of 'blue fluorite'! Although there are very few blue fluorite veins in this mine, there is indeed a small one on the other side of the rock wall!"

The old miner lowered his voice, but his tone was full of confidence.

He pointed to a rock face not far away, its color a slightly darker blue, almost indistinguishable under the dim yellow light.

This type of ore is relatively uncommon in the cultivation world, but it is indeed worthless and rare.

The reasoning is reasonable and conforms to the conclusion reached by the process of elimination.

The old miner also felt that his IQ seemed to have increased. (End of Chapter)