Chapter 85 | The Otherworld Journey That Starts From a Slime

Watching Samanra and her companions walk away, Lina couldn't help but remark, “So Sister Samanra isn't actually that scary after all.”

Zhang Ye smiled and teased, “What, have you fallen for her too?”

Lina giggled. “Of course! I love all beautiful girls!”

Zhang Ye chuckled. This girl didn't actually want to become a player, did she?

Then, he waved his hand grandly. “Let's go! Time to mine!”

With that, he expanded his perception and led everyone soaring into the sky, dragging a pile of Soul Essence Lamps behind them as they searched for ore veins.

Ores emitted faint fluctuations of mana over a vast area. However, because they were covered by thick layers of rock, examinees below Saint-tier were basically unable to detect underground ore veins. But for Zhang Ye, who possessed Saint-tier perception, this was not an issue at all.

Soon, Zhang Ye located an ore vein using his Divine Sense.

Landing, Zhang Ye shattered the thick surface layer of rock with a few punches, immediately revealing orange crystals underneath.

Analyze!

【Orange Flame Crystal: Tier Eight magic ore, can be used for forging fire-attribute equipment, making fire-attribute potions, setting up fire-attribute magic circles...】

The system's analysis immediately listed a whole host of uses for Orange Flame Crystal. Zhang Ye's eyes lit up as he read through them.

Good stuff!

“It's Orange Flame Crystal! A jin of this can sell for five hundred gold!” Lina said in surprise, clearly recognizing it.

“Five hundred gold a jin?!” Zhang Ye was startled. According to his perception, the entire underground area was filled with it. With so much, there had to be more than a thousand tons!

Wow, they were rich!

“Let's get to work! We're making our fortune with this!” Zhang Ye said excitedly.

He still owed Leona a lot of money. Although Leona didn't care, Zhang Ye felt he couldn't just accept it with a clear conscience. With these ores, whether he used them himself, fed them to magical beasts, or sold them for cash, it would be pure profit!

Time to dig, hurry!

Zhang Ye immediately spread his hands, condensing giant mana lion claws. He grinned at everyone and said, “Let's see who can dig up the most!”

Lina instantly grew excited. “Okay!”

Renomon was also happy to play along with Zhang Ye and laughed. “Let's do it!”

Nan looked at Zhang Ye, speechless.

So childish.

Then, he silently drew his blade.

“Each of us gets a section. The ore vein stretches from here to there. Come on, let's get started!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhang Ye's claws tore through the rock layer, revealing the sparkling Orange Flame Crystals inside. He excitedly gouged them out, handful after handful.

Each handful weighed hundreds of jin. Even after removing the useless rocks and associated minerals, there were still dozens of jin left. A single handful was worth tens of thousands of gold!

They were loaded!

As he kept digging, Zhang Ye managed to extract a full hundred tons. He wiped the sweat from his brow.

It wasn't from exhaustion, but rather because the temperature of the Orange Flame Crystal was extremely high. Even the outer layer was around five to six hundred degrees, and the deeper he dug, the hotter it became, likely reaching nearly a thousand degrees. Sometimes lava would even flow out as he dug. Therefore, Zhang Ye only dared to use the lion claws condensed from mana to dig. If he used his bare hands, they would probably be cooked in no time.

Having dug up so much, Zhang Ye hopped out of the pit and dispelled the Mana Skin covering his body.

It was precisely because of this layer of Mana Skin that Zhang Ye could withstand most of the heatwaves.

“Let's see how the others are doing,” Zhang Ye muttered, running over to Renomon's side.

When he took a look, he was impressed. His brother-in-law's efficiency was quite high; in just this short time, he had also dug up nearly a hundred tons, not much less than him.

Furthermore, because of the heat, he had shed his upper armor, revealing his robust upper body muscles.

“Tsk, tsk. It's really a waste for muscles like those to not be used for blacksmithing,” Zhang Ye muttered, before heading over to Nan's side.

Nan's style of mining was incredibly sharp.

With a flurry of slashes and cuts, the rock layer and the Orange Flame Crystals in front of him were chopped into countless pieces and then carried out using mana. His efficiency was not low at all.

Next, he ran over to take a look at Lina's progress...

“Holy crap!” Zhang Ye was instantly stunned.

Behind Lina was a small mountain of Orange Flame Crystals. A rough estimate put it at least at three hundred tons!

What kind of efficiency was this?!

Then he looked into Lina's pit and burst into laughter.

The girl was currently waving two small golden flags, jumping left and right while shouting words of encouragement.

In front of her, five giant Golden Golems each held a golden pickaxe, digging away at an incredible speed. Inside the pit tunnel, there were also two golems dedicated to transporting the ore and soil.

It was a literal mining assembly line!

Seeing Zhang Ye arrive, Lina ran out happily. “Brother Ye!”

Zhang Ye pointed at the golems. Before he could ask, Lina said with a smug expression, “Hmph, I came fully prepared this time. These are my family's Golden Golems. Not only can they be used for combat, but they can also mine.”

“And this Golden Cheer-flag can boost the golems' strength!”

“Combined with Tier Nine Treasure pickaxes, mining is super fast!”

“Pretty impressive, right, Brother Ye?” Lina giggled.

Zhang Ye chuckled and gave her a thumbs-up. “Impressive, truly impressive!”

Aside from everything else, those five-meter-tall golems were completely golden. According to his analysis, they were crafted from gold and precious ores, and their combat capabilities were not inferior to a Tier Nine Warrior. Each unit was worth no less than ten million gold!

And this girl was using them to mine!

Seven golems, plus Tier Nine Treasure pickaxes and a Golden Cheer-flag—wouldn't this entire setup cost at least a hundred million gold?

The Lionheart Royal Family was simply too ridiculously wealthy!

Lina was a certified little rich girl!

Receiving Zhang Ye's praise made Lina very happy, and she offered, “I still have thirteen more Golden Golems here. Do you want them, Brother Ye?”

“Thirteen more? You brought twenty with you this time?!” Zhang Ye was shocked.

“Yeah, they're for self-defense. But I can only control seven. If it's Brother Ye, you should be able to control all twenty, right?” Lina smiled.

Hearing this, Zhang Ye marvelled at how amazing this rich girl was, while also feeling a warmth in his heart.

For Lina to expose her trump cards so unreservedly showed just how much she trusted him.

Therefore, Zhang Ye felt it was necessary to warn her.

“Lina, make sure you don't expose these golems under normal circumstances. Otherwise, it's easy to attract unwanted attention, and it will also allow people with ill intentions to prepare against you. Understand?” Zhang Ye said seriously.

Hearing this, Lina nodded earnestly. “Understood, Brother Ye!”

Zhang Ye smiled. “Keep mining. Keep your golems. Your Brother Ye hasn't even shown his true skills yet!”

Lina giggled at his words. “Then you'd better hurry, or else I'm going to win!”

“You got it!”

Zhang Ye ran back, the mana in his body surging wildly.

Eight giant lion claws sprouted directly from his body. Along with the two on his hands, he now had ten lion claws, making him look even more impressive than a spider!

“Ora ora ora ora ora!” Zhang Ye went all out. His lion claws swept frantically, and he even utilized Flame Power Rampage and the Hydrogen-Oxygen Enhancement Formation. His mining caused the ground to shake and the mountains to tremble.

Seeing the massive commotion on Zhang Ye's side, Renomon also felt a competitive urge. He let out a low roar, his muscles bulging as a massive phantom of a flaming lion appeared above his head, and he began violently slashing at the ore vein.