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Su Qi looked at what popped up on his nameplate, and the other five people also had the same information.
The marked areas are all the same mining work areas.
"Why don't you run away?"
A middle-aged man was carrying things on a cart and wiped off the dirt on his body: "Don't underestimate the punishment!"
"Although the distance is not far, once you violate the rules they set, it will be cold and cruel with no compromise!"
The five people were stunned, and immediately remembered the piercing pain before. Their hearts sank, and they immediately ran quickly.
Although psychic energy is suppressed, about 1% is still available for use.
These few hundred points of spiritual energy are of little use to everyone in their resistance against the mechanical army, but they are enough for a series of voluntary labor such as mining.
And on Su Qi's side.
Because he is absorbing Spirit Mark Coins all the time, he now has almost a million spiritual energies, even if it is only 1%.
It’s almost ten thousand spiritual powers.
but.
All of this is not the most important thing. Although this amount of spiritual energy is already a lot, it is still far from enough to rampage in this world.
The level of this world is very high, and judging from the mechanical life forms around it, there must be ancient and powerful beings.
after all.
This is a dark area where countless fragments of ancient worlds gather, and anything can happen.
Fortunately, within a minute, everyone had arrived at the assigned work area according to the indicated coordinates.
There were also some experienced miners working silently here. The five of them did not hesitate and started taking their tools and dispersing to different locations to start working.
It’s not that they are too obedient, but that they don’t understand the situation here yet and can only learn as they go along.
"Hold your tools, boy, and don't be in a daze."
An old man next to him, with a cigarette in his mouth, threw a shovel to Su Qi.
"If you get distracted, you'll lose your life."
Su Qi took the shovel and said, "Is it so harsh? Even if I work like a cow or a horse, I will only work 996 if I fight to the death."
The old man took a deep puff of smoke and looked at the mechanical lives in the distance: "For machines, they are so perfect that no errors are allowed. They are cold and ruthless."
"When you first come here, you will indeed feel uncomfortable and confused, but even so, you have to work hard to survive."
"and."
His eyes seemed to be devoid of hope, cloudy and numb: "Don't even think about resisting. Many people have already lost their lives because of trying to resist. This is not a simple place."
Su Qi looked at the old man and raised his eyebrows slightly: "How long have you been here?"
"Eighty years."
really.
Although the old man was an outsider to this world like them, he was not from the same era.
At least since ancient times, the old man has been working illegally here, but he has recently woken up along with the awakening of the world.
Su Qi stretched out the shovel and dug downwards.
While chatting with the old man.
The old man smashed his pipe, knowing that Su Qi wanted to know the information, but he did not refuse.
Su Qi also quickly understood.
The mines they dig are extremely important energy sources for all mechanical life in this world.
However, due to the terrifying electromagnetic wind explosions in the mining area, they will be greatly affected, so since ancient times, they have hired living creatures to mine.
"Hire?" Su Qi noticed this word.
"Yes, at that time, these mechanical life forms were fair and friendly, and they got along well with us living beings. But later." The old man puffed on his cigarette and did not go into details, as if he had omitted some information: "It became like this now."
Su Qi was about to continue asking.
"Boy." The old man took a puff of cigarette calmly: "Don't ask, you are not the first young man to ask me these questions. If you want to know about the past in ancient times, you'd better survive first."
"Mining is not that simple. If you fail to complete the task, it will be very miserable."
The old man carried the axe on his shoulders, but his muscles were like thick tree trunks, and he chopped the metal stone hard, directly splitting the metal ore into cracks.
Su Qi was looking at the five men. He had been chopping for nearly five minutes but only managed to make a small crack.
“I have talked to so many young people from the outside world, but not one of them survived.” The old man chopped down with the axe again, and the crack became bigger.
When these outsiders first came in, each of them seemed like a chosen one of heaven, and was said to be the rising generation in this world.
It made him think that there was hope.
But now it seems.
Just send it, it's nonsense.
"If you can't survive, what's the point of knowing it?"
Chapter 310 Energy is everything!
Su Qi was not surprised that the old man knew about the evil place and the future. After all, he had been in this place for at least half a year.
Of the large number of living beings in the world who enter the dark zone, almost 80% never return. They may die in it, or they may be imprisoned here and forced to work illegally like they are now.
"So, kid, start digging first. You newcomers need to dig at least five energy stones. At your speed, each one will take at least four hours." The old man said calmly, "Besides, the environment here is not suitable for staying for a long time. Something will go wrong."
He looked at the terrifying electromagnetic storm in the sky and the tiny black particles floating in the air.
"Okay, but the energy stone."
Su Qi took out a sparkling blue crystal and said with interest:
"Is it this one?"
The old man nodded: "Yes."
"Wait, that's not right!"
The old man suddenly stared at the energy stone with wide eyes, and after confirming that he was not mistaken, he said, "How did you get it!!!"
Su Qi paused and said, "Of course I picked it up from here."
The old man's eyes widened: "How can it be so good? Even if I did, I've been here for a long time, how come I didn't find anything!"
Su Qi: "You are old, it is normal for your eyes to be blurry."
but.
He paused slightly, it turned out that this thing was the energy stone.
I just realized it now.
Because this piece was naturally not picked up here. It was the product formed when Xiao Meng used the energy of the [Heart of the Divine Machine].
Just like when you burn coal, there will always be coal slag left.
"I always thought it was waste. Not only would it fill up the starship warehouse, but it would also cause a risk of explosion. I never expected it to be an important energy stone needed by the mechanical life forms of this world."
after all.
That [mechanical core] is equivalent to infinite energy, so Su Qi didn't think much of these "coal slags".
"Anyway, let's complete the task of one piece first." Su Qi was ready to throw it directly into the energy storage box with his own code written on it. This thing is also a means of transportation and can protect the energy stone.
But at this moment, the old man suddenly looked a little dazed, staring at the energy stone in Su Qi's hand.
"and many more!"
He suddenly couldn't help but open his eyes wide and speak.
Su Qi paused: "Your eyes are as big as bells?"
The old man took a deep breath and said, "Let me take a closer look."
Su Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, and he spread out his hands, allowing the blue energy stone to be in his palm.
The old man murmured, "This purity and this level of energy are completely rare among many energy stones. Even in this mine, I have only seen a few of them."
"Is that right?"
Su Qi: "Then I'm really lucky."
The old man suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Qi's arm: "Boy, do me a favor!"
"Don't hand in this energy stone."
Su Qi paused, his eyes showing a somewhat interested look: "Why?"
“Because someone needs it.”
The old man pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "I will give you all the energy stones I have dug, so that you can complete higher targets and get more preferential treatment."
Su Qi looked at the old man's serious expression, but he was not in a hurry:
"I remember that the rules announced by the mechanical life form contained the most severe punishment for those who secretly hoarded energy stones."
"And there's surveillance everywhere."
The old man shook his head and said, "Don't worry, this is a magnetic storm area, all machinery will fail, and surveillance is very weak."
"in addition."
He looked at the entire mine and said:
"I will not let you take risks in vain. I will provide you with shelter and resources, and also..."
The old man whispered:
"The only chance to escape from here!"
It seemed that this sentence was somewhat shocking or extremely taboo. He was completely unlike the old miner just now, but a warrior.
Su Qi paused and said, "Escape?"