On one of the giant mountains of the Silver World…
Large dirt roads lead to several entrances at the base of the mountain.
Outside was a small town made of wood so the workers could rest. It was just a resting point, no big deal. So there weren't many stores or things like that.
The things sold were supplies, equipment, and other things for adventures. As most were men, a few brothels and massage parlors with beautiful women were opened so they could release their stress.
Many carriages travel the roads towards the mountain, but the carriages leaving are being escorted by groups of Hunters.
These escorts were contracted to protect the ores extracted from the mountain and prevent theft.
Liu Yang was in one of those carriages traveling to the mountain, no escort was needed because there was nothing with them.
Only when they returned to the camp was an escort needed.
The interior of the caves carved into the mountain was partially lit by lanterns and stones of light. The wide corridors allow three people to walk side by side, but the path to the mine site was still long and dangerous.
Many wooden planks and rock pillars hold up the mountain to keep it from collapsing.
The place where Liu Yang and the group would do their work was the A4.
The walk through the great labyrinth of tunnels towards the basement took half an hour to reach a dead end.
Two groups of miners were already there digging with pickaxes. One was to break the rocks of the walls to open the tunnels and the other was to break the smaller rocks to see if there was any rare mineral inside.
"Now is the time to take turns!!!!!" One of the supervisors yelled. He didn't have to do anything but stare and yell to keep order.
If any confusion breaks out, he just needs to yell for the guards to come out and take care of everything.
The two groups stop working and grab their equipment to leave.
Liu Yang and three more diggers use the pickaxe to break through the hard rocks on the walls.
PANG!!!! PANG!!!! PANG!!!
With each blow, cracks appear, but it would still take time to break.
Whenever a large rock was removed, miners broke it using pickaxes to see inside.
If there was nothing, the stones were placed on carts and taken outside.
The work was hard and very tiring.
Liu Yang was the one who had the least trouble doing this.
The points in the VIT attribute gave him a large amount of vitality to handle the heavy lifting better than the others. They may have more points in the STR stat to break the stones, but the few points in the VIT stat make them unable to hold out for long.
In two hours of excavation, the group was only able to dig about twenty meters deep. Fortunately, some minerals were found.
Unfortunately, none of this is added to the counter because Liu Yang needs to get these items for the system to count.
How long did it take and how many people did it take to dig the several tens of kilometers inside the mountain and underground? It wasn't even possible to calculate.
…
A few hours later…
"It's time to switch shifts!!!!" A scream echoed from behind.
Liu Yang's group could finally rest.
Their sweaty, tired bodies find it difficult to walk, but the thought of being able to rest in the city was something that kept them going.
The miners still had to work because it wasn't as tiring as the excavation crew.
"Hey, do you want to go to a brothel? I've been here before and there are some really good brothels in town" One of them commented excitedly.
The perverted expression was hard to hide.
After a day of hard work, a massage and some pleasure were the best thing ever.
"This is a good idea. But I don't have the money to go to these expensive brothels, I can only make do with cheap prostitutes." Another spoke up.
"That's the problem with being a poor person. But I can't comment too much because I'm also in the same situation."
"Is that you? Will you go with us to a brothel too?" One of them asked Liu Yang. He was silent all day.
If he wasn't breathing heavily, the others would think it might be a puppet.
"I'll pass. I'm too tired to move my body, let alone go to bed with a woman." Liu Yang made him look like he was too tired to do anything other than sleep.
The other three just thought it was true.
The excavation work was very tiring, they even had similar thoughts. But a little pleasure was always good.
…
The city made of wood was very simple and rustic.
There was no need for something luxurious because the workers just wanted to sleep, eat and feel pleasure. So the simplest was the best.
But not all buildings were like that because the members of the famous guilds and employees of the government liked extravagance and showing that they had money. So some luxury hotels, restaurants, and brothels were built among the wooden buildings for the poorest.
Liu Yang chose a cheap hotel to rest, even though he didn't need to.