Jiang Xuan still remembered that the previous coal and iron ore discoveries were all made by Ganyu.
Now, after entering this passage, it was Ganyu again who found coal.
Jiang Xuan always felt that Ganyu's importance in this world seemed comparable to a luck-boosting mod.
However, listening to Ningguang, Jiang Xuan said with a wry smile: "It's just some coal, nothing particularly good. If it were all iron ore, then we'd truly be rich."
Hearing this, Ningguang chuckled. Her soft, fair hand gently nudged Jiang Xuan, her voice full of barely contained joy. "Oh, you... don't be so demanding. While iron ore is important, this much coal, if sold back in Teyvat, would be an astronomical sum."
Jiang Xuan shrugged. "You know me, I've never touched Mora. I'm not interested in Mora!"
"..."
Ningguang and the others were somewhat speechless at Jiang Xuan's sudden and bizarre declaration.
But on second thought, it was true; Jiang Xuan really hadn't touched Mora.
The first person to express this sentiment, Big Horse, might have been showing off, but Jiang Xuan wasn't.
With no worries about food or clothing, and supported by Ningguang and the others, Jiang Xuan genuinely didn't like Mora.
It was said that Mora was formed from the flesh and blood of Morax. Whenever Jiang Xuan thought of this, he couldn't look Zhongli and Mora directly in the eye.
He always felt that if he earned Mora, he would be collecting fragments of Zhongli's skin.
Ahem...
It was rather disgusting.
"Mr. Jiang Xuan, I'll go check it out!" Xiao, with a shield in one hand and a torch in the other, quickly approached the area.
Ganyu, standing beside Jiang Xuan, had already drawn her bow and nocked an arrow. Should any trouble arise, Ganyu's pinpoint accuracy could buy Xiao time.
Fortunately, it was indeed quite safe there, with no monsters.
After observing for a while, Xiao lit five torches, illuminating the area brightly. Once everything was done, Xiao turned and waved. "It's safe, come over!"
Hearing this, everyone else also walked over to the coal mine.
After a careful inspection, Keqing gasped. "The scale of this... it's far more than all the coal we've dug before!"
Keqing wasn't exaggerating. What was visible before them was a wall of roughly two hundred blocks, more than half of which was coal.
Coal was also abundant both beneath their feet and above their heads.
Even Jiang Xuan couldn't help but be amazed by the richness of this coal mine.
If he were alone, he might not care about this coal, but...
In Ningguang's eyes, this was a ready-made, unique treasure that could be directly converted into Mora.
They had to dig it all out!
Ningguang and the others exchanged glances, immediately pulling out their pickaxes, ready to get to work.
They hadn't even been in the MC world for two full hours, yet they had already made a fortune.
Ningguang couldn't imagine how much they would earn if they truly mined for two days.
Her perception of the importance of Jiang Xuan's world once again rose in her mind.
Ningguang, Keqing, and the others began to discuss how to allocate the mining areas.
Suddenly, Jiang Xuan clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention. "Hold on a moment with the mining. Do you remember I mentioned activating a mod that could boost development efficiency by more than tenfold?"
Keqing's eyes lit up, and she looked at Jiang Xuan expectantly. "So, this mod is only useful when mining?"
Jiang Xuan nodded, then shook his head. "This mod is called 'Vein Miner.' It's not just for mining; it can be used at other times too. As for the effect of Vein Miner..."
Jiang Xuan smiled meaningfully, meeting their expectant gazes, and teased them. "How long do you think it would take me to clear all this coal in front of us?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at the coal again.
Ganyu timidly raised her hand, unsure. "Two hours? Hmm... It's not that I don't believe Jiang Xuan; I'm sure he has his own special techniques.
"But there's so much ore, and it's everywhere—above and below. There might be even more deeper down. Even if we all worked together, it would probably take over an hour to finish."
The others didn't answer, but their gazes clearly indicated they shared Ganyu's thoughts.
"What if I told you five minutes? Would you believe me?" Jiang Xuan said with a chuckle. Everyone shook their heads with amusement.
Jiang Xuan didn't argue. He just shrugged, pulled out a stone pickaxe, and gave them a meaningful look.
"Just watch."
He turned to face the coal in front of him, swinging his pickaxe steadily, blow after blow.
Ningguang looked a little helpless and stepped forward. "Jiang Xuan, let's save showing us that mod or mining technique for later.
"We believe you, but there's so much ore here, and we still need to go deeper. Why don't we all help..."
Before she could finish, everyone heard a crisp crack as the pickaxe shattered.
Immediately afterward, coal ore rained down like a storm, covering the ground.
From Jiang Xuan's perspective alone, green experience points surged into his body like crazy.
The wall, which had been full of coal ore just moments ago, was now a quarter empty...
If one observed carefully, they would notice.
That missing quarter was precisely the coal ore that had been connected and touching each other.
The remaining coal ore, however, was separated by cobblestone, preventing it from meeting the conditions for Vein Miner.
But clearly, everyone was stunned by this absurdly efficient mining method.
They all stared at Jiang Xuan, completely forgetting to pick up the coal.
"Tsk, Vein Miner really eats through pickaxes," Jiang Xuan muttered, shaking his head. He walked to the other side and pulled out another pickaxe, aiming it at the coal in front of him.
"Wait! Jiang Xuan! Wait!"
Ningguang hurried forward. At this moment, she, who was usually the elegant and dignified Tianquan even in a mine, seemed to have lost some of her composure.
Ningguang repeatedly turned her head, examining the coal scattered across the ground, then turned back to Jiang Xuan, her face filled with disbelief and uncertainty.
"Uh... I know this is surprising, but..." Jiang Xuan hoisted the pickaxe onto his shoulder, a hint of amusement in his voice. "Right now, Ningguang, if your three secretaries saw you like this, they'd definitely be heartbroken."
"..."
Ningguang stared at Jiang Xuan with a complex expression, looking as if she had seen a ghost.
And it wasn't just Ningguang; Zhongli and the others were still in the same state.
"Now... this should be more important, shouldn't it?"
Ningguang took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. "This... this is what you called 'Vein Miner'?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and nodded.
Since he had already demonstrated Vein Miner once, there was no need to keep them in suspense.
He simply began to explain directly.
"So-called 'Vein Miner' means that when you use a tool to gather resources, all connected blocks of the same resource will be gathered simultaneously.
"Vein Miner greatly facilitates resource gathering. It's not just for these special ores; crops, trees, stones, and so on, all fall within the scope of Vein Miner."
As he spoke, Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment, then picked up his pickaxe and walked over to a nearby cobblestone wall.
"Like this."
A few swings of the pickaxe, and as one stone block shattered, a large area of surrounding stone also fell to the ground.
Before everyone could express their surprise, they suddenly heard the sound of bones clattering from behind the freshly dug pit.
Jiang Xuan paused, then said with a strange tone, "Did we hit the jackpot?"
No sooner had he spoken than a trident whizzed out, impaling a "Little White" that had just appeared.
Ganyu followed up with another arrow, and the "Little White" immediately disintegrated into two bones.
Xiao, his face unperturbed, stepped forward, picked up the bones and the trident, and returned to the team, remaining vigilant.
It was just one "Little White," so Jiang Xuan didn't pay it much mind.
His team had plenty of hidden powerhouses. Not to mention, Zhongli, who had been quietly following behind the team, only responsible for providing shields.
Although Zhongli had been mercilessly weakened upon arriving in the MC world, that didn't mean he had no combat power.
At the very least, Jiang Xuan felt that Zhongli could still solo a zombie spawner without taking damage.
As long as they didn't encounter Endermen or Wardens, it shouldn't be a big deal.
Glancing at the pickaxe in his hand, which was already covered in cracks, Jiang Xuan casually tossed it away.
He turned his head and softly said, "See? Vein Miner isn't something you can just use carelessly; it also has its dangers.
"If you accidentally dig up a monster, you can still react. But if you dig directly beneath your feet, one false move, and you might fall into the endless abyss or lava.
"Therefore, before we formally begin digging, I must emphasize!"
Jiang Xuan's face was serious as he looked at each person.
"Absolutely, under no circumstances, are you allowed to mine directly beneath your own or someone else's feet when Vein Miner is active.
"Furthermore, unless absolutely necessary, never dig downwards. If you violate this, I will never take you mining again. Do you understand?"
Everyone didn't find Jiang Xuan too strict. They all knew perfectly well that Jiang Xuan was concerned for their safety.
After all, who knew if beneath their feet was more rock or lava?
What's more, even if there was nothing, digging straight down like that, if the drop was too high, someone could fall and get injured.
Everyone naturally nodded in agreement, indicating that they would supervise each other.
Only then did Jiang Xuan's expression return to its gentle state.
"As for Vein Miner, any words describing it would be too abstract. You'll understand once you see it and use it yourselves."
"Also, build your own crafting tables and craft stone pickaxes. While Vein Miner is useful, it's very hard on tools, so keep that in mind."
Hearing this, without Jiang Xuan even needing to remind them, Keqing and Ganyu immediately put away the iron pickaxes they had just taken out.
These were the only three they currently possessed, and in Jiang Xuan's words, iron pickaxes should be saved for diamonds!
Keqing, Ningguang, and Ganyu eagerly stepped forward to set up a crafting table, while Cloud Retainer stood guard nearby.
After discussing and allocating their respective areas, they finally began their work.
Zhongli and Xiao, however, didn't join in the excitement, although...
They were also very curious about this special mining method.
"I must say, this mod of yours is truly astonishing..." Zhongli murmured softly, his face as calm as a deep pool, yet a hint of incredulity flickered in his eyes.
"From a universally rational perspective, possessing such a mod makes your previous suggestion of hollowing out mountains for ore truly a possible future."
Jiang Xuan smiled and shook his head slightly.
"It was just a suggestion. How it's ultimately done will depend on Ningguang and their plans."
"Besides, I'm not really keen on giving all miners Vein Miner permissions."
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