Ever since Jiang Kai invented this strange mining technique, the Fire God Squad had suddenly become busy.
The Yama King Token was still much stronger than the Light God Token. Every time Jiang Kai activated it for an hour or so, the Yama King Token would go on a wild rampage against the earth pillar, able to devour several tons of dirt and stone.
As for the Light God Token, it required Jiang Kai to manually control it with his thoughts, continuously attacking the pillar.
The ones having the hardest time were the other four in the squad.
Hu Yan sat on a small dirt mound, raised his head to look at the small hill in front of him, and sighed.
"Captain Kai's done all this, yet our mining speed still can't keep up with his devouring speed."
Ruan Yu held his specialized little rake, carefully digging through the soil.
Xia Hua and Dong Xue were digging while pushing excess dirt and stones into the pit.
Of course, their gains were also quite impressive.
Dragon Gallstone, Dragon Heartstone, White Moonstone, Cold Moonstone — in just half an hour, they had already found more than thirty pieces of ore.
"Other people come to the Fallen Minefield several times and never get results this ridiculous. We just made in half an hour what others would take a few days to get." Xia Hua shook her head.
Dong Xue asked curiously, "Brother Hu, Brother Ruan, were you guys always treasure-hunting like this before?"
Hu Yan sighed. "Once you come out with us often, you'll get used to it."
"When it comes to treasure chests, treasure hunting, or making money," he continued, "Captain Kai's intelligence instantly reaches the ceiling of the human race. But for other things… well, he's just average."
Ruan Yu kept his head down digging and added, "Sometimes, even below average."
"For example, chasing girls. I think Captain Kai's IQ in that area is at idiot level. If I had his looks, his strength, and his age, I'd be changing girlfriends every day."
Hu Yan rolled his eyes. "Why do you sound just like Zhao Tiequan? So scummy!"
"No, I'm just saying — even if it's one a day, that's still better than him staying single forever, right?"
Hu Yan shook his head. "What nonsense. Captain Kai does like someone, she's right in front of him."
Ruan Yu looked up at Xia Hua and Dong Xue, suddenly realizing, "Oh, right… uh, Xia Hua, Dong Xue, don't get the wrong idea, Captain Kai's actually very devoted."
Xia Hua snorted. "Devoted? Devoted men don't secretly like thirteen girls!"
"Thirteen?" Hu Yan looked interested.
"In school there were nine, then Su Nuannuan and her sister make eleven, plus… ahem, me and Dong Xue, that's thirteen, isn't it?"
"Oh, right!"
Jiang Kai was busy devouring the earth pillar. When he was treasure-hunting, his concentration was stronger than ever, so he didn't hear the four of them talking about his romantic history.
Speaking of secret crushes, Dong Xue suddenly felt embarrassed. She hurried to change the subject, glancing nervously at the little dirt mountain before them.
"Tell Jiang Kai to stop already! If he keeps this up, someone's gonna notice!"
Hu Yan said, "I told him earlier. He said it's fine — unless it's beasts or weird-class professionals, other war gods wouldn't dare to steal from him."
"Tch, bragging again," Xia Hua said with disdain. "There are lots of war gods here, plenty of sixth-tiers too. What gives him that kind of confidence?"
Just as Dong Xue finished speaking, a group of people came walking toward them.
"Hey! You lot, get out of here! We're taking this raw soil!"
Xia Hua and Dong Xue looked toward the newcomers — six burly men, tall and intimidating. When they noticed the War God emblems and the Azure Dragon Guild insignia on their chests, they immediately panicked.
"It—it's War Gods!"
The two of them slowly stood up, their bodies unconsciously stepping back.
"Brother Hu, Brother Ruan, people are coming!"
Ruan Yu kept scraping the dirt, not even looking up, and shouted, "Captain Kai! We've got trouble!"
The leader of the other group stared coldly at the four before him.
His eyes couldn't help but glance at the small dirt mountain behind them.
Damn, this guy dug up so much raw soil — calling it a mountain of gold wouldn't be an exaggeration!
Even more interesting, not a single one of them was at War God level.
"No strength, yet you occupy so much wealth. You really think you can take all these gems away?"
"You think just calling your captain will help? Even if he's a sixth-tier War God, he'll still have to hand over this soil!"
Hu Yan stood up, moving in front of Xia Hua and Dong Xue. He looked at the few War Gods before him.
"Everyone's mining based on ability. Why are you robbing us?"
"That's exactly right — based on ability," the man sneered. "We're taking this soil from you — that's also ability, isn't it?"
Hu Yan narrowed his eyes. "Fine, don't regret it! Captain Kai, stop digging — someone's here to start trouble!"
"Captain Kai!"
After several calls, Jiang Kai finally snapped out of his gold-digging frenzy.
"Hm? Someone's making trouble? Oh? Guess I'd better take a look."
The leading War God stepped forward. "Hand over this soil now, and I won't hurt you. I'll give you three seconds to disappear from my sight!"
"Three, two—"
"One!"
But that last "one" didn't come from the War God.
A dirt-covered man came walking from behind the small mound.
"Captain Kai, what the hell, we've been yelling for ages!" Hu Yan said irritably.
"Hey, I was busy, alright?" Jiang Kai replied, then turned to look at the War Gods. "Azure Dragon Guild, huh? I thought you were Xuanwu. Leave. I don't have time to waste on you."
"Oh, so cocky, huh?" the leading War God snorted. "Yes, we're Azure Dragon, and I'm also a three-star War God from the Regional War God Hall. I'd like to see what gives you the right to be arrogant!"
Jiang Kai frowned slightly. "So you've already decided to rob us, then?"
"That's right! So much soil would take us ages to dig, but if we just chase you away, it's a simple flick of the wrist. Why wouldn't we?"
Jiang Kai snorted coldly. "I see. The soil's right here — but I promise you this: even if I give it to you, you won't dare take it."
"Hahaha! You're really crazy and arrogant. Whether you give it or not, it's ours anyway!"
Jiang Kai smirked. "You even know who I am?"
"Doesn't matter who you are. The military already made it clear — as long as the ore isn't in your pocket yet, anyone can take it!"
Jiang Kai snorted again. "Fine. Then this soil's yours. We're leaving."
Xia Hua and Dong Xue were stunned.
After all that tough talk, Jiang Kai backed down faster than anyone?
Not even a fight — he just handed it over?
"Ruan Yu, stop digging, we're going!" Hu Yan pulled Ruan Yu up. "Xia Hua, Dong Xue, Captain said we're leaving."
"This…" Xia Hua and Dong Xue hadn't even processed it before Hu Yan dragged them along.
The six Azure Dragon War Gods watched the five leave, exchanged glances, and burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, I thought their captain would have some backbone. Turns out he's the biggest coward of all!"
"So much soil — damn, we're rich!"
"Come on, dig! There's a lot here, it'll take time. Once we're done, maybe we'll track them down again and grab more soil!"
But suddenly, right as they were talking, one War God froze completely.
"What's going on? My—my Soul Core, it's gone! Are your Soul Cores still there?"
"My Soul Core's gone too! My stats dropped by 18%! My crit's gone too!"
"How can Soul Cores just disappear?!"
Then someone suddenly raised his head sharply. "Wait, just now, I heard them call their captain 'Captain Kai'… Wait—could that guy be… Jiang Kai?!"
"Jiang Kai? Oh no! Hurry! Hurry and chase after him!"
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