Su Zhan, a newcomer who had only arrived just over a month ago.
The reason his name stuck in Yin Tiancheng's mind was because another supervisor, Li Lichang, had once approached him with an offer—to kill Su Zhan.
Unfortunately, one of Li Lichang's close friends was a man Yin Tiancheng didn't get along with, but it wasn't serious enough to call them mortal enemies.
So Yin Tiancheng immediately refused and warned that if anyone touched his subordinates, he would strike back the same way!
He never thought that it was his rejection at that time that saved his life today.
"Yes, I just broke through today. In my case, I have to take the initiative to report and transfer to the mining area of the second level, right?" Su Zhan said calmly.
"That's right! Which mining area do you want to transfer to, Lord Su? I'll report it for you right away!" Yin Tiancheng nodded and bowed quickly, his attitude very respectful.
This is a mining area.
The opposite is the second level of the Mortal Realm.
If he really wanted to kill this supervisor, the higher-ups wouldn't say a word… The reason is very simple. The daily income generated by the second level of the Mortal Realm is much greater than that of a supervisor who is only in the first level of the Mortal Realm, someone who only pretends to be powerful and spends all day eating and having fun!
"Go to Area 18," Su Zhan said.
"Area 18? That mining area is relatively poor.
Otherwise, I could transfer you to Area 9. I have an acquaintance among the supervisors there, and I guarantee the transfer will go smoothly!" Yin Tiancheng smiled and flattered him. "I just hope that when you go there, you won't forget me."
It was a great opportunity for him to have someone at the second level of the Mortal Realm under his command!
In the future, he could walk sideways in the first-level mining area, at least able to hold his head high and be superior to others.
And fortunately, he had never bullied this young man. Even if he didn't have a good impression, at least he didn't have a bad one… He had to seize this opportunity.
"I'll remember your kindness."
Su Zhan said, "But I still have to go to Area 18."
"Okay, whichever area you say, I promise to get it done!" Yin Tiancheng smiled when he heard this.
As for why the other party insisted on going to a barren mining area, he was too lazy to care—and didn't dare to.
The very next day, Su Zhan met one of the supervisors in Area 18, Shi Zhixin, and transferred to his command with ease.
Unlike the treatment of miners who came in at the second level, Shi Zhixin was clearly very friendly toward Su Zhan.
He explained everything in person, guided him personally, and never let the smile leave his face.
After all, this was a mine. Mining alone was exhausting, not to mention the dangers of the jungle law… Very few people could break through realms under such circumstances, and those who could clearly had extraordinary talent.
In the future, there was a high probability such a person could break through to the third or even fourth level and become a member of the Punishment team!
Naturally, Yin Tiancheng wanted to curry favor, and Shi Zhixin wanted to make friends.
This was the benefit of growing stronger!
"Area 18 is Area 18. Such a large mine will be mine in the future."
The mining areas for the second level were essentially the same as those for the first level.
The only difference was that the number of second-level cultivators in the Mortal Realm was dozens of times fewer than those in the first level… Each could dig in more places, ensuring the output from second-level cultivators.
This was the reason Su Zhan had taken the initiative to change mining areas.
Not long after, Su Zhan carried a hoe, moved away from the crowd, and entered a relatively remote, abandoned mine.
He waved his hand, and ten shadow clones quietly emerged.
"Clones, dig!"
Hoes appeared in the hands of the ten clones, and they began chipping away at the mine wall in unison!
Tink! Tink! Tink!
Each sound meant a spirit stone had been mined!
And Su Zhan was not idle either.
He sat down cross-legged, took out a large number of spirit stones, and began cultivating.
After just half a day—
"Master!"
Su Zhan was awakened by one of his clones.
Looking inside his storage space, he saw that they had successfully collected more than 700 low-grade spirit stones, piled into a small mountain.
This was the efficiency of ten second-level Mortal Realm clones.
"Good. The spirit stones are here."
"Absorb!"
As his cultivation stage rose, the speed at which his clones could absorb spirit stones had obviously increased compared to before.
During this time, Su Zhan discovered something unexpected—his right hand no longer needed to touch the spirit stones. Even at a distance of twenty or thirty centimeters, he could draw in their spiritual energy in a single surge, channeling it straight into the black mark.
It was yet another invisible enhancement brought about by his stage advancement.
The black mark could take in around a hundred spirit stones at once.
In moments, the pile of over seven hundred spirit stones was gone, disappearing as quickly as melting ice.
"Seven hundred done… only twenty-nine left."
The final twenty-nine were absorbed in less than a breath.
At that instant, black smoke materialized before him, curling and twisting until silhouettes emerged one after another.
"They've arrived!"
Su Zhan's eyes lit up with hope.
But soon, his expression froze.
"Well…"
Clones had arrived—but instead of four, six figures appeared. The number had doubled!
This left Su Zhan with mixed feelings—both happiness and concern.
He was pleased because the sudden addition of six black figures had raised his mining speed by 360 low-grade spirit stones daily, nearly reaching a thousand in total.