Give Star Iron a little MC shock

The other members of the Earthfire team and the miners also came over to sincerely thank Xing He.

"It's alright, you're too kind. If you don't want to see these monsters in the mine, remember to light up the dark areas around you."

Xing He waved his hand, and thoughtfully explained the monster's respawn mechanism to the others.

“I understand. I will have the Earth Fire members make the arrangements, and I will also have them present a gift to express our gratitude.”

Xier spoke very seriously, which made Xing He feel a little embarrassed.

"No need for a thank-you gift. If you really want to express your gratitude, just let me mine some ore from this vein."

Xing He had noticed before that when the two members of the Earth Fire team were talking to Xi'er, they mentioned that there was a mineral vein here!

It's a mineral vein!

In Minecraft, you can easily mine several stacks of ore from a single vein, which is much more efficient than mining through fishbone tunnels or underground caves!

“Of course, no problem!” Seele and the miners agreed immediately.

Compared to Xing He's life-saving grace, the mine is nothing!

Xing He couldn't possibly mine all the mines; he would be disrespectful to his savior if he hesitated even for a moment.

Xi'er also kindly reminded him, "Xing He, this is an iron ore vein. Because the refining level in the lower area is not high, its value may not be very good. If you mind, I can take you to the Earth Marrow Mine Vein."

Iron ore vein?!

Isn't that better!

Xing He decisively shook his head and refused.

"I want iron."

He still had some achievements to complete regarding iron.

One of the achievements, [Recruit Reinforcements], requires him to summon an iron golem.

Xing He had originally planned to temporarily give up on this achievement that required four iron blocks and a pumpkin, but now that he saw this iron ore vein, it seemed that it wasn't impossible to complete.

Xing He looked at the iron ore vein with envy.

I can't dig it all out, I simply can't dig it all out, I need to use a chain harvesting method!

Chapter Thirty-Five: Let the Miners Witness Steve's Mining Efficiency

"In that case, let's wait here for a while. I'd also like to study these zombies that I've never seen before."

Seeing that Xing He was going to mine, Dan Heng decided to rest in this mining area for a while, since Xi'er would definitely have to stay here for a while to wait for the reinforcements from Di Huo to arrive before she could leave with peace of mind.

"Then I..."

I glanced around around March 7th and realized that I seemed to be the only one with nothing to do.

Danheng is researching zombies, Xier is taking care of the wounded, Xinghe is going to mine, so what about her?

"Then I'll go back and get something!"

On March 7th, after thinking for a moment, he turned around and ran back the way he came.

Danheng and Xinghe figured that since she was going to a town, there shouldn't be any danger, so they didn't pay any attention to March 7th and started busying themselves with their own things.

"My benefactor, do you need me to teach you how to mine?"

Several miners enthusiastically gathered around Xing He. Xing He's intervention not only saved the lives of everyone present, but also, to some extent, saved their families.

Life in the lower districts was already difficult; if it weren't for these pillars of the community mining to earn money, their families would probably starve to death sooner or later.

Moreover, the skill Xing He demonstrated today will ensure they have a way to deal with the zombies in Xing He's absence in the future.

These acts of kindness are beyond what they can repay with mere thanks.

Unfortunately, they were poor and unable to thank Xing He materially, so they could only pass on their few skills to him.

However, Xing He smiled and waved his hand, then took out a pickaxe from his backpack and showed it to the miners.

"No need, actually I know a little about mining."

When the miners saw Xing He pull out an extremely rough pickaxe, the head of which wasn't even properly polished, they all sneered inwardly.

But they certainly wouldn't laugh in front of their savior, though that didn't stop them from looking down on the pickaxe in Xing He's hand.

"My benefactor, although mining may seem like just swinging a pickaxe and tapping on the ore, there's actually a lot to it! A good pickaxe can save a lot of effort!"

A miner took out a pickaxe and tried to hand it to Xing He, but Xing He politely declined again.

"No need. I'm comfortable using my own. You can keep your pickaxes."

After saying that, Xing He turned and walked towards the mine, swinging his pickaxe at a small exposed piece of iron ore.

The group of miners, still unwilling to give up, gathered around and chattered amongst themselves, trying to persuade Xing He.

"My benefactor, mining requires skill and cannot be done haphazardly. If reinforcement work is not done properly, it may lead to a collapse, which will not only affect the safety of lives, but also delay the subsequent mining work!"

"Yeah, yeah! How about we have our guys demonstrate it for you?"

However, as soon as they finished speaking, Xing He knocked off a square piece of iron ore, leaving a one-cubic-meter gap in the vein in front of him.

The miners were stunned. How could such a square gap not cause a collapse?

However, it was probably just good luck that this benefactor happened to dig into a place with a tight mineral vein structure, which is why there was no collapse.

However, what happened next left the miners speechless with astonishment.

Xing He's mining speed was incredibly fast; he could often clear a one-cubic-meter gap in less than two seconds!

You have to understand, even if these veteran miners were to risk a collapse and dig out a gap of this size, it would take them at least minutes, and at least double digits!

It's absolutely impossible for someone to have it as easy as Xing He!

To their astonishment, Xing He continued mining. In less than a minute, he had carved out a passage two meters high and one meter wide, large enough for one person to walk straight through the iron ore vein in front of him.

The miners followed curiously into the tunnel. They kept looking at the rock walls on both sides of the tunnel, but they couldn't find a trace of iron ore. It was obvious that Xing He had dug very cleanly, leaving no trace of iron ore residue.

One of the miners couldn't help but swallow hard and nudged his companion with his elbow.

"I'm starting to doubt whether my benefactor can really mine this iron ore vein dry."

The companion was starting to have doubts, but he still replied tremblingly, "It shouldn't be... right? Although our benefactor's mining method is amazing, mining this much is a very strenuous task."

Just as he said, Xing He, who was at the front, suddenly stopped after digging for a while. He glanced at his satiety level, which was almost gone.

Before Xing He could retrieve the two pieces of rotten flesh dropped by the zombie from his backpack to restore his satiety, March 7's voice came from outside the passage.

"Please give way!"

The miners, who were crammed into the passage, immediately stepped aside and pressed themselves against the wall to let March 7, who was carrying a pile of food that looked like bread, walk in.

Looking at the two pieces of rotten flesh in Xing He's hand, March 7 pinched her nose with disgust: "Don't eat these things! They're bad for your health. Here! Eat these, I knew you'd be hungry."

Previously, on March 7th, upon hearing that Xing He was going to mine, he immediately guessed that Xing He would definitely get hungry afterward, and that hungry Xing He would definitely take out those strange and unusual things to eat.

When it was just the two of them alone, Xing He would eat some, which was fine as long as it was out of curiosity.

Eating in front of so many people, it would be bad if outsiders misunderstood and thought Xing He was mentally unstable.

"Timely rain, March! I love you!"

Xing He happily accepted the food delivered on March 7th and began to munch on it.

Although his one-handed eating of bread looked a bit wolfish, it was at least better than eating garbage and rotten meat!

March 7th stood to the side, hands on hips, and said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, "You can't just say things like that to a girl!"

Xing He didn't pay any attention; he was just saying it casually. After finishing his bread, he continued to swing his pickaxe and mine, while also setting up several furnaces to smelt the minerals on the spot.

While warming himself by the furnace, March 7th didn't forget to ask Xing He, "How much have you dug up?"

"We've almost finished one set, but it's still not enough."

Iron ingots are a very basic mineral, and they are needed in many places.

If conditions permit, Xing He even plans to explore whether people from another world can be used as villagers to manufacture iron brushing machines.

"Alright, good luck then. Anyway, I checked on Seele and the others before I came in. It should take them another hour or two to finish dealing with things outside. That should be enough time for you to dig."

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Ancient Greek God Who Ruled Emeralds

Out of curiosity, a miner reached out and touched the furnace that Xing He had placed to the side. As soon as his hand touched it, the same smelting scene he had seen before March 7th appeared before his eyes.

Inside, the crude iron was being smelted into an iron ingot at a very stable and rapid speed.

"Fuck!!!"

Upon seeing this, the miner exclaimed in surprise.

The other miners were startled by his sudden outburst of profanity.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you swearing?"

"No, no! It's this square furnace, it...it..."

"What's wrong with it?"

"It's absolutely holy crap!"

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The excited miner lamented his lack of education, unable to find the right words to describe the wondrous furnace before him.

The other miners couldn't understand what he was trying to say, so they simply touched the furnace themselves.

As a result, the narrow passage was filled with constant shouts of "Holy crap!"

March 7, who was walking ahead chatting with Xing He, noticed the noise behind him and curiously turned around to ask the miners, "What's wrong?"

The miners pointed at the furnace with fanatical eyes, their voices trembling with excitement.

"Miss, this furnace is melting iron so fast? Can you guarantee the purity of the iron ingots?"

When the miners heard that Xing He's furnace was really that good, he immediately put his hands on his hips and proudly explained.