With the plan to counter the Siren, Chun finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned his attention to Aileen's progress: "How are you doing with absorbing the Shadow Demon?"

Aileen chuckled: "I think I can transform into a small child shape and walk around. Waking up to hear that the Count's Mansion was burned again made me quite happy."

Has the bat really evolved into a vampire?

Chun got anxious: "No way, the city is full of powerful figures. What if you get discovered while you're out?"

Aileen snorted: "Then I'll just go outside the city. It's so boring to always stay in these dark sewers. Besides, after the battle with the Shadow Demon, they've probably alerted us, so I need to find a hidden spot outside the city."

He was right.

But if it's outside the city, according to Chun's thorough understanding of the game's map during the public testing, there's not much of a hiding spot in the hills and low forests outside Black Iron City. Unless it's the Southern Canyon Village, which is rich in mountain iron, with perilous terrain and numerous mining pits, but the biggest danger might be that the consortium tycoons have blocked the village, right?

No, a life-saving hiding spot must be fought for!

Chun asked: "Do you know the Southern Canyon Village?"

Aileen chuckled: "Not bad, not bad, I'm going there!"

Chun advised: "Although there are many hiding places there, there are also many monsters and warriors, so be extremely careful."

"Got it, I can fly, turn invisible, use illusions, and the demon fog of the Shadow Demon, I have plenty of careful measures."

Indeed! Can a demonized bat grow to this extent and still leave you at a loss?

Chun suddenly remembered the items he dropped: "My Sacred Artifact necklace, pet egg, and Magic Stone..."

Aileen snickered: "What do you mean yours, they're mine, okay?"

Holy shit, you!

Chun was resigned: "As long as you're happy!"

Aileen scoffed: "I even find them heavy, affecting my flight... that's it, focus on your own thing, don't talk to me and disrupt my pathfinding. If anything happens, I'll borrow your Illusion Skill Value."

In short, the main account is on auto-pilot here, and the subsidiary account should probably head back to the city, right?

...

Chun switched to the subsidiary account, and the screen was blurred again!

——System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Master-level Mining Technique has successfully risen to level 4...

——System Prompt: Congratulations! With proficient mining in the lava, your dual-wielding pickaxes have advanced to advanced level 4, underwater construction has advanced to expert level 1, underwater mining technique has advanced to expert level 1, and artistic swimming has advanced to expert level 1. You have received achievement rewards...

——System Prompt: You've absorbed a large amount of Earth Flame energy, and your Earth Flame Body has undergone a significant transformation...

——System Prompt: You've successfully loaded 3 mining carts of Earth Flame Crystal Stone Ore, automatically enabling return mode for auto-pilot. You're resting in the carriage under the strict protection of the mercenary team.

——System Prompt: FBl Warning...

Holy shit, here it comes again, what's with the mosaic again?

But it's indeed a master-level mining area, dual-wielding pickaxes finally advanced, and has hope for level 10; the underwater construction set finally became expert!

Seeing Chun appear, the Dark Elf and Blood Race beside him giggled: "Boss is awake, escorting back with us. Does the boss still require continued service?"

Chun was resigned: "No, thank you."

But thinking about the fact that they might be spies from various forces probing his secrets, they might know some intelligence, might as well ask while he can.

Chun remembered the Angel Guardian God mentioned twice on the island. Could it be that as Black Flag Island declined, this Guardian God also fell?

Chun asked directly: "That, Angel Captain—"

The Fallen Angel flying in front laughed: "Call me Kasha. Have all four of them escorted you, and the boss is still not satisfied, wanting me too?"

You're really…

Chun hurried: "I'm completely satisfied! They're excellent!"

Chun went straight to the point: "Actually, I want to ask, does Miss Kasha know any Angel who served as a City Guardian God?"

The Fallen Angel exclaimed: "Why is the boss suddenly asking about Guardian Gods?"

Chun's heart skipped a beat, realizing his question was a bit abrupt!

"Because I want to establish a merchant guild too, to grow bigger and stronger, naturally I want a Guardian God."

The Fallen Angel oh-ed: "There are so many, you can't remember them all! The human Golden Empire basically has one for each major city, but for the current boss to want a Guardian God, it's a bit difficult."

Could it be that this old world where the Golden Empire is located is truly a massive hidden map?

Chun asked again: "What if the Guardian God fails to protect and the city is destroyed?"

The Fallen Angel laughed, "Of course, it's to come to our city for punishment and baptism! But a city being destroyed is rare in the past hundred years. Could it be that the boss wants to hire an unemployed guardian god? I can help you find one."

Holy shit, guessed right! Rare in a hundred years, so it's easier to find?

But I can only ask this much, speaking too deeply with little acquaintance will surely get you screwed, and might even expose myself. Although I don't know what use the former guardian god has, my expectation of it is only one: absolute confidant. Contact with it can't be monitored by these spies.

Chun decisively refused, "No, no, I just saw you and you protect me like a guardian god, I'm just very interested."

Kasha giggled, "Boss, you're really funny, how can I compare to a guardian god..."

At that moment, the Enchanting Demon suddenly became alert, "My mist has been detected, it should be the Demon Eye Tribe!"

Kasha said in a deep voice, "We're ambushed, prepare for battle!"

Huh?

The Dark Elf jumped out of the carriage and instantly cast a protective shield around the convoy.

Medusa raised a hand, causing the ground surrounding the convoy to rise and form a stone wall!

Chun was really impressed by Medusa's skill, isn't this faster than the old foreman and the others working themselves to death stacking walls?

The Vampire directly pushed Chun down in the carriage, shielding him, "I'll protect the boss closely, boss just stay in the carriage and don't show yourself to avoid getting hit by the Demon Eyes' splatter..."

Holy shit, you—well, your skin's as white as snow, from now on I won't call you Vampire, I'll call you Vampire Girl.

Before finishing the words, a burst of red light sounded—system prompt: Warning! Your convoy is under attack by powerful enemies, your Master-level Module Combination skill starts boosting the entire group...

In the next moment, various magic beams that were like laser cannons blasted the protective shield, turning it into a roaring and shocking electric grid...

Holy shit, is this performing for me? Are they seeing me mining too smoothly and planning to grab a carriage? Or showing off the mercenaries' strength to make me feel it's worth hiring again next time?

Although suspicious of acting, the rows of experience points indeed rushed upwards!

—System prompt: Congratulations! Your level has risen to level 29...

—System prompt: Congratulations! Your level has risen to level 30...

Holy shit!

Given the teaming mechanism, the level gap between Chun and them was too large, so the experience gained was just scraps, but this is the 7th level's scraps, the experience is so high... imagine how many levels those consortium players really are? No, there're many of them, sharing the experience might not make their level high either.

Finally, when Chun rushed all the way up to level 33, the bombardment outside the carriage finally stopped.

—System prompt: Battle ended! Your Master Module Combination skill has significantly increased in proficiency...

A laugh from the Fallen Angel came from outside, "Boss, it's okay now! Although the mining car suffered some damage, it can still operate with little loss."

Chun stood up to look, only to find out that the angel had changed form, like a black sun floating in the air.

Looking at the battlefield, densely packed with hundreds to thousands of demon corpses, along with countless mutilated and bloody corpses forming rivers of blood.

Chun was a bit dazed, is this for real?

Chun didn't know what to say, "Thank you all for your hard work, I appreciate your protection!"

The mercenaries laughed, "It's our duty, after all. Luckily we're S-rank, otherwise if it were A-rank or below, things would've been difficult to handle."

"Actually, boss's skills are quite good too, although you didn't make a move, it made our coordination much smoother..."

This commercial mutual praise is really, no problem here.

After this battle, the Fallen Angel hurriedly drove the convoy back to the city. And Chun really had a full experience, actually having a bit of reluctance to part with them.

Oh well, better look at the earnings of this trip.

...

Finally, after over ten minutes, the convoy returned to the city, which is the mining guild exchange.

—System prompt: Congratulations! You've sold three carriages of ordinary grade Earth Flame Crystal Ore, deducting loan repayment fees, carriage rental depreciation fees, mercenary employment consumption fees... You profit 25,431 Mining Coins. You can use the Mining Coins to spend freely in the city, or go to the bank to exchange for Real Coins.

—System prompt: You've settled the mercenary service fee, and the mercenary corps' escort task has ended. You've unlocked the rental limit, with the next mission able to rent up to 10 vehicles.

Chun's eyebrows jumped wildly, 25k! That's equivalent to 25k in Real Coins! This is the income of mining for a full night and a morning! Even if there's no more 30% discount in the future, it still roughly translates to 8000!

Although it doesn't reach the level of earning millions per month, it still exceeds my expectations, finally making money!

As for what to do if the bank is monitored by consortium players?

They're just monitoring, can't stop me from going in. If worse comes to worst, just stash away tens of millions of Mining Coins and cash out, achieving financial freedom and exiting the scene...

But the 5 mercenaries didn't leave, surrounding Chun with a smile, "Finally, we can take a vacation, congratulations on getting rich, boss. After working so hard, do you want us to accompany you to find some fun places to play, and vacation with us?"

Holy shit, is this making money at the site and spending it at the site, not wanting to take a penny home?

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