Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 254 One More Bitter Tribulation

A week passed quickly amidst the joy of mining, but the pangolin demon was still nowhere to be found, so they eventually gave up on this path.

Nine people went to the mining area to mine, while the remaining four were responsible for logistics and guarding the camp.

The average daily output reached 45 boxes, generating revenue of 3.6 million yuan. Combined with the first day's harvest, the total revenue reached 26.8 billion yuan.

However, the good news didn't end there. Students from various local universities arrived late, with more than a dozen teams, each with no fewer than twenty people.

These teams are equipped with curse and mind magic mages, and even quite a few summoners, numbering around five or six.

Mo Fan looked up and saw that a large pit, hundreds of meters wide, had been dug out in the mining area, and hundreds of people were scattered inside.

More than a dozen teams were digging rapidly, and each team that arrived later had four or five earth-type summoned beasts, making their digging speed incredibly fast.

With no demons or monsters harassing the area, everyone was focused on their work, leaving the safety and vigilance to the responsible curse mage.

Time flew by, night fell, and after a busy day, everyone enjoyed a few drinks in their tents at the campsite.

"We only have 30 boxes left today, which is more than a dozen fewer than a few days ago," Dongfang Lie sighed.

"There's nothing we can do. The mine isn't very big. There are a dozen or so teams, and each team occupies a spot, so the area we can mine is limited," Jiang Yu said.

"Not only that, we've already dug down dozens of meters deep. The vein is converging inwards, which means the edge area is almost finished." Guan Yu's face was flushed from drinking; the alcohol was numbing his worries.

"Hey... we'll dig for as many days as we can, and our harvest is already pretty good." Nan Jue didn't care at all. Even now, everyone can get at least 2 million yuan, something she never dared to dream of before.

"I'll earn as much as I can. I'm still short of money. At least I still have 30 boxes left." Mo Fan wasn't bothered at all. If he dug for a few more days, he would have enough money to pay off his debts.

Not only that, but he even managed to keep a considerable amount of money. This mining experience greatly alleviated his financial difficulties, as the 5 million yuan debt always felt like a thorn in his side.

Besides, mining here is much faster than taking on bounty missions.

Jiang Yu's breath hitched. These past few days, the main force in mining had been the giant rock beasts, and Dongfang Lie and Zu Jiming's magical energy often couldn't keep up.

Compared to its initial laziness, the giant rock beast became many times more diligent over the course of a week, catching up on all the work it had missed by sleeping for so many years in just a few days.

If he hadn't promised to give it summoning magic power every day, it would have gone on strike long ago.

She seems to have lost some weight, and today she even seems to be considering running away.

What left him speechless was that Wang Teng seemed to have given it a shot of adrenaline, using some unknown method to make it work twice as hard and even enjoy it.

Its single summoned beast is equivalent to the workload of four or five summoned beasts in other teams, and the speed at which it loses weight is truly visible to the naked eye.

"No wonder even Zhao Manyan, a businessman, would think that way about him. It seems I was too naive."

Jiang Yu sighed inwardly. As a legitimate summoner, he strongly opposed this kind of bottomless exploitation of summoned beasts.

If his master Pang Lai found out, he would be so angry that he wouldn't be able to eat for three days, and might even fly over in person to give Wang Teng a good scolding.

"What's wrong with you? Aren't you happy that you made money?" Zhao Manyan's hands were greasy, and he was eating two pieces of wild rabbit thigh meat with great relish.

"It's nothing..." Jiang Yu picked up his beer and chug down half a can, thinking that Wang Teng really should be hung on a street lamp.

Jiang Shaoxu, who was standing to the side, seemed to sense something. She glanced around, pretending not to hear Jiang Yu's thoughts. Everyone was having a good time, so they couldn't just let it go like this.

We can only make things harder on the giant rock beast; it only requires a little physical effort, as demon stamina is the least valuable thing.

"Cough cough..." Wang Teng coughed lightly, took a sip of wine, glanced at Jiang Shaoxu, and found nothing unusual, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no choice; Dongfang Lie and Zu Jiming were utterly useless, far inferior to the Giant Rock Beast.

In order to increase everyone's income and seize the lion's share of the profits from the mine as soon as possible, he had no other choice.

Besides, the summoning magic energy that Jiang Yu provides every day is already considered a high salary.

Another week passed, and most of the vein had been mined out, with little left, and various teams were still competing for it.

Ai Jiangtu decided to stop. He received a call from his mentor urging him to stop, as the half-month mining period was almost up.

Their training needs to continue; they can't just stay here to make money and forget their ultimate goal.

Moreover, by now, the harvest on the last day has dropped to 5 boxes, which is far less attractive to them than at the beginning.

In the last week, they finally reaped 10.8 billion, which was not bad. Combined with the 26.8 billion from the first week, they earned a total of 37.6 billion.

On average, each person will receive 2.89 million yuan, which is more than the total amount of resources distributed in the previous months.

As a major client for this trip, William made things easy for them, allowing them to travel to the Temple of Liberty by helicopter from the camp.

This meant that what would normally take the Nationalist government team ten days to half a month could be accomplished in a single day, much to the delight of people like Zu Jiming.

Early in the morning, everyone had already gotten ready and entered the helicopters parked near the camp. This time, it wasn't Ai Jiangtu who was piloting them.

Rumble rumble rumble...

As the helicopter started up, it left the camp under William's watchful eye.

"Speaking of which, I didn't expect you two to be planning to pay me back so soon."

Wearing noise-canceling headphones, Wang Teng looked at Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue. After this mining operation, the two of them had enough money to pay off their debts.

"Although you may not care, the debt of 5 million has been lingering in my mind and is almost affecting my cultivation."

"Only by returning the money to you can I be free of debt and stop constantly thinking about how much I owe," Mo Fan said with a relaxed expression.

"I still want to thank you for your generosity back then, otherwise it wouldn't have been so easy to come back, and I wouldn't have made such rapid progress in my cultivation."

Mu Ningxue smiled happily. She rarely spoke, and if it weren't for her unique silver hair, she wouldn't have much of a presence in the team.

Come to think of it, she was the one who tricked Wang Teng back then, but unexpectedly, a few years later, when she was in her most difficult time, it was he who extended a helping hand.

She could already think of the saying "repay evil with kindness," but if the other party made things difficult for her, the situation would be completely different.

"Alright, if you're willing to pay, I'm naturally willing to accept it, just like we agreed before, a total of 560 million in principal and interest." Wang Teng wouldn't waive the interest for the two of them; it would be the same amount as before.

"No problem!" +2

As a witness, Ai Jiangtu, seeing that they had reached an agreement, said, "Since that's the case, I'll transfer your share of the money to Wang Teng. You'll still have 1800 million left."

(End of this chapter)