Crack! Crack! Crack!
Clink-clatter!
The huge steel arm forcibly punched through the sturdy rock, prying out a large chunk.
The surface of the excavated rubble revealed a touch of translucent, bright red.
"Haha, found one, a pretty big ruby, should be able to cut one medium-sized, and two small ones,"
Kris declared with glee, eagerly moving closer.
He skillfully swung his small pickaxe, chipping away the rock surrounding the ruby and carefully extracted it.
Even though the ruby itself was harder than rock, there was no need for such caution.
But as it represented wonderful gold coins, it naturally made one reluctant to let go.
Alice approached and issued a command to the Six-Armed Golem beside her:
"Crush these stones!"
Several other mechanical arms extended, their drill bits infused with Fine Gold, easily poking a few holes in the rock.
Then, the metal drill bits on the mechanical arms pierced into the aligned trio of round holes, and with a strong squeeze,
