A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? After all, I was one of the three people who dug this place." Zhou An looked at Tang Ming with a puzzled expression.

"Ahem, with a capacity of 50,000 tons, the people above are already struggling financially."

"One hundred thousand tons..." Tang Ming stopped talking, because it was obvious that even the higher-ups at Soul Iron Mine couldn't handle one hundred thousand tons.

"No way, aren't all the people at the top big shots? How come they can't even come up with 10 billion?" Zhou An said, frowning.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ming quickly replied, "Although the people above are important figures, most of their money is used for cultivation."

"Moreover, Soul Iron Ore itself accounts for 70% of all the output of Soul Iron Ore."

"This time, we've taken out quite a bit of loans from the Heaven and Earth Bank for you players."

Zhou An was at a loss for words.

"So, what's the plan now? Are you still going to buy these 50,000 tons?" Zhou An asked.

"Wait a moment, let me check with my superiors." Tang Ming said apologetically, then immediately took out his phone and dialed the number of his superiors.

At the same time, black mist emanated from his body, directly blocking out the sound.

After a long while, the black mist dissipated, and Tang Ming walked over.

"The higher-ups have given their word: they want all 100,000 tons of Soul Iron Ore from you."

"But you might have to wait a bit. We don't have that much funding; we need to raise some," Tang Ming said in a deep voice.

"how long?"

"Before midnight tonight," Tang Ming gave a time.

“Okay, then I’ll go dig some more.” Zhou An nodded and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Tang Ming quickly stopped Zhou An: "No, no, you should rest well for these six hours. Wash your feet and get a massage. It's on me."

“In these six hours, I’m afraid you’ll dig up a lot too, and then we really won’t have enough funds.”

"It's alright. If you don't accept it, I'll just take it with me and keep it as a valuable asset," Zhou An said with a faint smile.

"Alright." Tang Ming thought it made sense and nodded immediately.

Zhou An then left and immediately resumed mining.

However, to be honest, Zhou An has never encountered a mining beast before.

They also said that mine shaft number 50 is more likely to encounter cave-ins and mining beasts.

The three immediately resumed mining.

Six hours passed in the blink of an eye.

They dug out about three thousand tons more.

When they returned to the mine square, there was hardly anyone left.

There were no other players to be seen; they had obviously already collected their money and returned.

"Come, come, Brother Zhou, hurry up, I've already prepared the money." Tang Ming greeted him with a big smile.

Zhou An nodded and, without saying a word, followed Tang Ming directly to a new warehouse.

This warehouse was built tonight with extra effort.

In the blink of an eye, 50,000 tons of ore filled the entire warehouse.

After Tang Ming used a special tool to measure the weight, he took out the black gold card from the Heaven and Earth Bank and directly transferred 10 billion to Zhou An.

"Brother Zhou, the money has been transferred. Please check it." Tang Ming looked at Zhou An.

Zhou An nodded slightly: "Received."

Without even checking anything, just by slightly adjusting the Heaven and Earth Bank card, one could detect that there were an extra 10 billion soul coins inside.

"By the way, why didn't any of your higher-ups come over? I only saw you the whole time," Zhou An asked Tang Ming curiously.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ming immediately felt a little embarrassed: "Well... cough cough, to tell you the truth, it's because I'm afraid of taking the blame, so I'm the one who has to handle it all."

"If any problems arise in the future, I will be the one who gets blamed."

"Manager Tang, thank you for your hard work." Zhou An smiled upon hearing this, and then patted Tang Ming on the shoulder with a heartfelt expression.

"Hard work? No, no, no, not at all. You don't know, I get 1% of this deal."

"Don't underestimate this one percent. At least it will give me financial freedom, and then I will have enough resources to break through."

"By the time we meet again, I might have broken through to the seventh rank." Tang Ming said this with great excitement.

He didn't say exactly how much he would get, but Zhou An estimated it would be at least nine figures.

"It seems that the higher-ups at your Soul Iron Mine have really made a fortune this time," Zhou An said with a faint smile.

"Hehe, speaking of which, you made even more this time, a hundred billion! Tsk tsk tsk..."

"If I had 10 billion, I'd dare to try and become a ninth-tier Ghost Emperor," Tang Ming said with a smile.

"By the way, if I may ask, what is the strength of the higher-ups at your Soul Iron Mine?" Zhou An asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ming's face immediately lit up with pride: "Our Soul Iron Mine's board of directors has a total of eight members."

“Each of them is a Ghost Emperor level figure, and five of them are backed by a ninth-tier group power, but they have shares in the Soul Iron Mine.”

"The other two ninth-tier Ghost Emperors hold more shares and have also established their own eighth-tier group forces."

"And our chairman is a terrifying existence with strength reaching the tenth level. I have worked here for over twenty years and have never seen the chairman once."

Zhou An was slightly startled upon hearing this.

"Is the chairman overseeing things at the Soul Iron Mine?" For some reason, Zhou An thought of the terrifying consciousness that had descended upon him before.

"Huh? Brother Zhou, you know about this? Our chairman does indeed reside deep within the Soul Iron Mine year-round." Tang Ming looked at Zhou An with some surprise.

Good heavens, Zhou An has never even seen a ninth-level Ghost Emperor, yet he has already encountered a tenth-level being.

The chairman probably knew that Zhou An had dug up that soul stone, but because Zhou An was the partner in this cooperation, he didn't cause him any trouble.

They even allowed him to take any soul stones from the riverbed, as long as he didn't dig into the riverbed.

"I guessed right. By the way, the ninth rank is called Ghost Emperor. What is the tenth rank called?" Zhou An asked again.

Tang Ming shook his head slightly: "That level of understanding is beyond my comprehension, and I have not yet come into contact with it."

"I see. By the way, it's almost time. I'm getting ready to go back." Zhou An said, noticing that there was only one minute left until midnight.

"Okay, you can go back without worry. Keep in touch. I'll deduct your share of 10,000 jin from the quota." Tang Ming nodded slightly.

For the next ten days, Zhou An delivered 10,000 catties of ore every day.

The goal was to achieve an S-level rating.

Soon, a notification tone sounded in my ear.

Player Zhou An successfully mined for ten days, achieving the daily goals and meeting the level completion requirements.

[Countdown to return: 60, 59, 58... PS: You can also return immediately]

"Return!" Zhou An murmured to himself.

The next second, the person disappeared from the spot.

……

When Zhou An regained consciousness, he returned to the real world.

However, it was inside the dormitory.

Li Shengsheng was sleeping peacefully in a dark and unusually cool room.

The air conditioning is on.

"This girl went to bed so early today?" Zhou An chuckled.

It then walked directly out of Li Shengsheng's body and quietly left the room.

He returned to his room and, feeling the heat, immediately turned on the air conditioner.

Then I went into the bathroom and took a nice, relaxing cold shower.

They worked tirelessly in the mine for ten days without sleep, and were not physically or mentally exhausted.

But how should I put it, after taking a shower, there's a really refreshing feeling.

Lying on the cool mat, Zhou An silently recited, "Settle the reward."

Congratulations to the player for successfully clearing the multiplayer dungeon: Soul Iron Mine.

[Player submits 100,000 catties of Soul Iron Ore within ten days. Rating: S-rank]

Your level has been upgraded to LV37.

Your level has been upgraded to LV38.

Your level has been upgraded to LV39.

Your level has been upgraded to LV40.

Your level has been upgraded to LV41.

Inventory +10

[The player achieved an S-rank rating, received 10000 Soul Coins, one Rule Item Blind Box, one Rule Skill Blind Box, obtained the Rule Item: Power Pickaxe, and acquired the title: Mad Miner]

[Host has successfully cleared the dungeon. The dog charm is automatically loading. In the real world, there are no loading restrictions.]

【Rule Item Blind Box】: After use, you can randomly obtain one rule-related item.

【Rule Skill Blind Box】: After use, you can randomly obtain a rule-based skill card.

[Power Pickaxe]: An item that exists because of someone's madness.

Effect: Rule item. When using this power pickaxe to dig a hole, it will increase your strength by a hundredfold with very little effort.

【Crazy Miner】: In ten days, you have frantically mined over 100,000 kilograms of ore. Your madness has earned the approval of the rules.

Effect: Wearing this title increases mining efficiency by 100% and all attributes by 10.

[Successfully reaching Tier 4 allows you to awaken one skill. Do you wish to awaken it?]

[Successfully reached Tier 4, +1 to the talisman slot]