Chapter 36: Rails and Minecarts, Take Them All!

Cao Xing's eyes lit up; these were good things!

Some mechanical creations in this world require energy to operate, and that energy relies on [Magic Energy Stones].

In the later stages, [Energy Towers] and some other buildings will all require [Magic Energy Stones] to provide energy.

This stuff, just like Elemental Crystals, is also a hard currency.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Assam, Andrew, take down all the Magic Energy Stone Torches for me."

The two did as instructed, taking down the torches one by one.

[Magic Energy Stone Torch + 1]

[Magic Energy Stone Torch + 1]

System notifications kept appearing in Cao Xing's ears.

Then, Cao Xing saw the rails on the ground and the minecarts overturned to the side.

[Abandoned Minecart (White): A mining tool of the Mole Men.]

(You can dismantle it to obtain 8 pieces of Iron, or bring it back to the territory and use 4 pieces of Iron to repair it.)

[Rail (White): Can be used to build a rail line to speed up mineral transportation.]

(You can dismantle it to obtain 4 pieces of Iron.)

Cao Xing's eyes lit up immediately.

These two are also good things!

As long as there are enough rails, one could even build a track near the territory and connect it to the mine.

This way, the speed of mineral extraction can be greatly increased.

Take them! Take them all!

Cao Xing directly collected all these minecarts and rails.

[Obtained Abandoned Minecart (White) * 1]

[Obtained Rail (White) * 1]

[Obtained…]

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.

From this area at the entrance, a total of 17 [Magic Energy Stone Torches], 3 [Abandoned Minecarts], and 15 sections of [Rail] were harvested.

(1 section of rail = 1 meter in length.)

The harvest was not bad at all.

Cao Xing continued to lead his people forward.

Not long after walking, they heard the sounds of "clang, clang" chiseling coming from ahead.

Getting closer, they saw dozens of creatures with short, small bodies, thin, short limbs, and mouse heads.

[Mole Man Miner: Level 5]

[Race: Beast]

[HP: 440]

[Attack: 41 ~ 45]

[Attributes: Strength 21, Agility 15, Spirit 18, Constitution 22]

[Skill: Chiseling (Swings a pickaxe, dealing 110% of attack power as damage to the enemy)]

[Talent: Night Vision (Living underground for a long time, Mole Men have evolved their vision, allowing them to see more clearly in the dark)]

…

[Mole Man Overseer: Level 7]

[Race: Beast/Humanoid]

[HP: 620]

[Attack: 57 ~ 59]

[Attributes: Strength 31, Agility 24, Spirit 25, Constitution 33]

[Skill: Whiplash (Swings the whip in hand, increasing the work speed of Mole Man Miners by 10%, effect lasts for 5 minutes) Cowering (When HP drops below 30%, the Mole Man Overseer's movement speed increases by 20%, and it will choose to flee)]

[Talent: Night Vision.]

…

Seeing Andrew and the others approach.

This group of Mole Men immediately let out 'chee chee chee' threatening sounds.

The Mole Man Overseer brandished the long whip in its hand.

Crack!

"It's the intruders, go kill them!"

Fearing the whip in the Overseer's hand, this group of Mole Men picked up their pickaxes and rushed toward Cao Xing and his group.

"Chee! Chee chee chee!"

There was no need for Cao Xing to say much.

Assam, Andrew, and the Frost Wolf Winter charged forward together.

"Roar!"

The narrow mine tunnel was instantly filled by the three behemoths.

Andrew took the lead, like a crazed giant bear, charging across the ground and knocking the Mole Men flying one by one.

Bang! Bang, bang!

[- 173]

[- 178]

[- 164]

Damage numbers floated up one after another.

With Andrew's terrifying strength, the impact damage alone was enough to make these Mole Men lose a large amount of HP.

Before those downed Mole Men could even get up, they saw Assam's longsword thrusting towards them.

Pfft!

[- 437!]

Because Assam's sword thrust directly pierced its head, it caused critical damage.

[Your resident: Assam killed Mole Man Lv5, obtained 50 EXP]

[You obtained 25 EXP…]

Meanwhile, the Frost Wolf Winter also tackled a Mole Man and began to bite it frantically.

"Chee chee! Chee chee!"

In just one encounter, the Mole Man Miners were routed.

What was even more terrifying was.

A flash of cold light kept flickering in the darkness.

Every time the cold light appeared, it brought up a terrifying damage number.

[- 704]

[- 753]

[- 1614!]

The Mole Men were killed on the spot without even a chance to scream.

[Your resident: Sarah Blade Dance killed Mole Man Lv6, obtained 60 EXP]

[You obtained 30 EXP…]

Notifications of EXP gain kept coming.

Cao Xing said from the back in surprise, "Damn! This damage!"

"As expected of a Level 20 Elite Assassin, it really is like cutting vegetables!"

Sarah's attack power was extremely fierce; Cao Xing was grinning from ear to ear in the back.

He and Liu Muxue stood directly in the back, not even needing to lift a finger.

The number of Mole Men gradually decreased.

Although there were many of them, they couldn't withstand such a terrifying killing speed.

Even in the eyes of that Mole Man Overseer, a look of fear appeared.

EXP gain notifications kept coming.

Before long, a white light rose from Liu Muxue's body.

She said excitedly, "Ah Xing, I leveled up!"

"Congratulations," Cao Xing smiled.

He glanced at Liu Muxue's current attributes.

[Survivor: Liu Muxue]

[Race: Blue Star Human]

[Level: 3 20/2000]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to expand]

Cao Xing nodded.

After leveling up to Level 3, Liu Muxue's attributes increased quite a bit again.

Coupled with the equipment on her and so many BUFF bonuses.

Her current defense was even stronger than some Level 7 or 8 wild monsters.

Liu Muxue said softly, "Ah Xing, the system notified me that I entered the top twenty on the leaderboard. It seems like more people have reached Level 3 now."

Cao Xing said, "It's fine. Leveling up early on is fast; the difficulty increases later."

"With our speed, the average Survivor shouldn't be able to compare."

Liu Muxue nodded gently.

Cao Xing glanced at his own EXP.

Level 4 41%

Currently, he was still number one on the leaderboard.

Zhou Bo, Fang Long, and others below were also catching up fiercely.

Liu Muxue looked at the battlefield ahead, then asked tentatively, "Ah Xing, can I go fight too?"

Cao Xing saw the seriousness on her face and also knew that Liu Muxue really needed more experience.

Moreover, with her current defense, holding off one Mole Man Miner wouldn't be a problem.

Thus, Cao Xing nodded and said, "Go ahead Muxue, remember to be careful."

"Okay, Ah Xing, I will be careful."

Liu Muxue took a deep breath, raised her shield, gripped her longsword in her right hand, and charged over.

She quickly engaged a Mole Man Miner.

That Mole Man opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, then swung its iron pickaxe, fiercely attacking Liu Muxue's shield.

"Bang! Bang, bang!"

The Mole Man Miner swung its pickaxe, attacking repeatedly.

Liu Muxue gritted her teeth, struggling to withstand the enemy's attacks.

[- 8]

[- 13]

Feeble damage numbers floated up above her head.

However, the next second, her HP was restored to full by [Ice Healing Art].

[+ 10]

[+ 10]

Green recovery numbers floated up.