C5

He slept soundly. When he opened his eyes, it was already morning of the second day. Even though it was morning, the basement was still dark and there wasn't much light. In addition, in order to save electricity, he didn't turn on the light and felt that it was even more dark, but to Dongfang Qingyu, as long as there was even a slight change in the light, he could determine the approximate time.

Gugu … Gugu …

After a simple wash, he rushed up to the rooftop and collected a set of clothes. He had taken them out from the garbage heap, and although they didn't fit him well, they were at least 80% new.

Three hundred meters to the left of the door was a bus stop. He walked across the sidewalk and then two hundred meters to the right was the provincial highway. He followed the provincial highway for three kilometers and gradually became more prosperous. His goal was to get a card, this was a small bank with a local nature, it was not popular, but to Dongfang Qingyu, it was extremely attractive. Other banks would have to deposit at least a few dollars into the card, but only the local banks did not need it.

Dongfang Qingyu's luck was good, he actually gifted over eighty percent of money, this could be considered as a huge sum of money. Returning back to the basement, he put on his helmet and entered the game. In the only official bank in Novice Village, he converted all 5100 copper coins into RMB and transferred them into his card. The system gave a reward of 100 copper coins. The appraisal item earned 5000 copper coins, for a total of 5,100 copper coins.

Exchange fees below 10,000 Coppers did not need to be paid, but there was a requirement of 100 Coppers. It made Dongfang Qingyu's face twitch in pain, 100 Coppers was his daily rations.

Leaving his signature, Dongfang Qingyu logged off and took the 50.8 yuan bank card to the bank again. He lived 500 meters away from the bank, where there was an ATM machine, but the ATM machine only took an integer and didn't take any change, so he wanted to take the money out. The only thing he could do was to go to the bank counter, and under the surprised gaze of the bank staff, he took the money and left.

After running back and forth twice, he was exhausted, but thinking of holding the huge sum of 50.8 yuan in his hand, he suddenly felt boundless energy. At breakfast time, he ate six steamed buns with buns and four steamed buns in one go, and at the same time ordered a cup of soy milk in extravagance.

The breakfast area was mostly served to the workers in the big shed. They worked hard and ate a lot, so it wasn't very obvious. After thinking for a moment, he took five bottles of milk and paid to leave. When he took the bottles of milk, he hesitated for a long time. The milk cost 3 yuan per bottle, and five bottles of milk equaled the total price of steamed buns, steamed buns, and water.

He only gritted his teeth to buy it when he thought of the irreparable problem that would result from long term malnutrition.

Back in the underground room, Dongfang Qingyu could not wait to enter the game. The Cosmos had already filled his stomach, and he had already fallen in love with the game.

There were clearly more people than yesterday who came and went wearing all sorts of clothes, but the majority of them were still dressed in grey, looking around with a curious gaze. This kind of person could tell with a glance that this was someone who had just entered the game.

Although it was new and inexperienced, it was not strange for a figure to appear on the street. There was such a bright light all the time, and now, a human figure had appeared. No one was surprised by it. Unless the Old Player would log in and out at a unique location, beginner brother in the game wouldn't even consider such things.

These people were here to kill monsters. They were about half a kilometer away from the Novice Village, and there were some chickens, ducks, rabbits and other monsters that appeared. Monsters were divided into levels: chicken to Level 1, hen to Level 2, and mouse to Level 3. Just as these monsters appeared, human figures pounced on them. Seven or eight peach wood swords stabbed forward, and before the little monster could even see the world clearly, a Gray Light floated out and died.

The typical monk has less porridge.

Maybe because he didn't want to be in contact with others, Dongfang Qingyu didn't like this kind of bustling environment. He walked along the small path alone without stopping, and along the way, he also met some players who killed monsters by themselves.

After walking for another ten minutes, there were basically no longer any signs of players. In front of him appeared a rock, and the monsters on the mountain were lynx, venomous snake and Hedgehog Monster. With his level, if he were to encounter such a monster, there was only one result, which was instant kill.

However, Dongfang Qingyu was not here to kill monsters, he was here to mine. Because the content was too low and the quality was not high, they were abandoned. Adding the fact that the level of the players was not high, and they were unable to deal with the monsters here, no player was willing to come here.

Dongfang Qingyu was very lucky. When he arrived at the top of the Stone Mountain, the monsters were all gathered at the other side, there were basically no monsters here, only thorny Hedgehog Monster s. They were looking everywhere for ants to eat and were not very interested in the players here. He avoided a few snakes lazily lying on the ground to bask in the sun, and smoothly climbed up the mountainside.

As expected, he saw an abandoned mineral deposit. It wasn't a big mine, its horizontal surface was dug out about a hundred square meters, and its vertical depth was about ten meters before it stopped. There were abandoned ores everywhere on the ground, big fists, big heads, red coloured, it should be Hematite s.

Dongfang Qingyu randomly picked up a ore and used Identification Art to smack it down.

Ding! System prompt: Identification successful, experience + 0.00001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 5.9%.

Dongfang Qingyu shook his head, threw away the ore and picked up another piece. The smelting techniques in Cosmos manual were lacking, and the ores with a purity of 10% were basically classified as useless ores. After being refined, they would be depleted after leaving the furnace. For many people, ores below 20% purity are not considered.

Ding! System Notification: Identification successful, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 6.2%.

Ding! System Notification: Identification successful, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 5.2%.

Ding! System Notification: Identification successful, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 6.6%.

"..."

Using the Identification Art to check the ore's condition, was indeed an accurate measure, and the success rate was close to 100%. It's just that the ore was too poor, and the one with the highest purity was only around 8.

There were a few lynx lying in the middle of the road, blocking the way down the mountain. The lynx was fat and fat, its fur standing up like steel needles, and the scariest thing was its claws. It casually clattered on the ground for a bit, and three deep cuts appeared on the hard Hematite, which were terrifyingly sharp.

Dongfang Qingyu slowly retreated. He heard that dying in Cosmos was a very painful thing, he did not want to try. After waiting for a while, the lynx seemed to have fallen asleep and did not move. Dongfang Qingyu was a little anxious, he still had to earn money to buy buns. After waiting for a while longer, the lynx still did not leave, it could not do anything, so it returned to the mines, picked up its pickaxe and started to mine. He tried his luck.

Clang!

The pickaxe was very sharp, and it took only a moment to pry out a fist-sized ore.

Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 6.7%.

Although it was a low-grade ore, being able to pry off a piece with a hoe gave a sense of accomplishment. Dongfang Qingyu excitedly waved his pickaxe and turned into a miner.

Dang Dang Dang …

One after another, ores jumped out. Most of them were the size of a fist, some were the size of a baby's head, but they were relatively small. Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 6.7%.

Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 6.8%.

Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Hematite: Low quality ore, purity 7.7%.

"..."

Initially, Dongfang Qingyu still had one ore to appraise, but after realising that it was too time-wasting, he decided to not appraise anymore. He decided to mine first, and only appraise the ores when he was tired. This way, the efficiency of the process was obviously increased.

Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0001%.

"..."

After about forty minutes, his arms began to feel sore and soft. Just after an hour, he could not help but want to rest, under the rain of sweat, the game being too realistic was not a good thing, his clothes being soaked and sticking to his body was very uncomfortable.

Ding! System Notification: Congratulations to player Dongfang Qingyu for obtaining a Hematite, Proficiency + 0.0002%.

"Hmm?" Dongfang Qingyu didn't notice it at first, but he immediately sensed something was amiss. This time, his proficiency increased by 0.0002%, doubled, and his gaze fell on the ore that was dug out.