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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nTwo days later, Lu Ming returned to school.

nHe hid his identity among the new students, carrying a backpack on his back. He looked no different from those new students, keeping a low-profile.

n“Wow, an internship. I look forward to it.”

n“I heard I can earn many credits.”

n“But… I heard from a senior two days ago that this internship is not that good… It is a fraud.”

n“How is it possible? The higher authorities stated that this policy must be implemented.”

n“That’s right. Don’t spread rumors.”

nSome people chattered in small groups.

nEveryone carried a backpack as if they were going on holiday.

nHehe.

nLu Ming curled up the corner of his lips to reveal a smile. Cute little guys.

nAlthough the human heart was full of treachery and there were hidden dangers everywhere in this world, he had to admit that the young students who just entered college were indeed adorable.

nVery soon…

nThe school buses left one after the other, leaving for the suburbs. It took them a few hours before they sent all the new students to the mine.

nIt was a huge mountain range.

nThe factory for this internship was halfway up the hill, where the students could eat, sleep and have simple entertainment.

nOn the higher area of the mountain were various complex paths that led to different mine caves. The task for this internship was to go into the mine caves and dig out the Energy Stones.

n“Hey, look over here, the food and accommodation for the night will be provided for free. But starting tomorrow, we have to use Energy Stones in exchange for food… the more Energy Stones we submit, the more we can exchange for better food, accommodation, and even entertainment…”

n“Wow, there is such a thing?”

nThe students were amazed.

n“Look, the food is separated according to different levels. There is the legendary cultivation meal as well.”

nSome of the students were very excited.

nThe cultivation meals were prepared using meat or refreshing herbs that contained powerful energy as the ingredients of the meal. These meals would be very beneficial to one’s cultivation.

nMany students’ eyes lit up.

nThis kind of treatment…

n“The dormitories seem to be ranked according to different levels. Those who stay in the highest level can exchange for a cultivation room.”

nThe crowd was pleasantly surprised.

nTraining room!

nIt was a room specially prepared for cultivation. The room had a high concentration of energy and the cultivation speed was very fast. The students did not expect that this place would be equipped with such a room.

n“Look over here.”

nYet another exclamation.

nThe crowd walked forward to take a look and was excited.

nVirtual illusion games device!

nIt was the highest level of illusion games!

nOh my goodness!

nThis was a fully immersive, vivid gaming device!

nMany of them did not come from well-to-do families. They had never come into contact with high-level illusion equipment in their lives. Therefore, they were very excited to see it.

nIt was a virtual illusion!

nThey heard that everything was available in the immersive, vivid games!

nThere were legendary girls and younger women…

nThey were thrilled at the thought of it.

nAccumulate points!

nAccumulate points!

nAll of the students behaved as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

nThe staff member who had led them to the mine and stood far away from them was very satisfied. It seemed that the students who were doing the internship would be easy to deal with. They would be contented with small favors… And bear hardship without complaint.

nRushing to work?

nAt this very moment… Among the crowd, Lu Ming remained silent and kept a low-profile.

nHe had a father-like smile on his face as he looked at the bunch of excited students.

nThese stupid kids… Did they really think it was that easy?

nLittle Lu Ming had been through this deceptive work once last year.

nThe factory provided differentiated services for meals, accommodation and entertainment. They were ranked according to different levels—level S, level A, level B and level C. As long as you had enough points, you could exchange them for the corresponding levels.

nThe students could use the services for enjoyment and cultivation, as well as share them with their circle of friends.

nEspecially among these groups of students.

nLu Ming looked at the students. Some of them who were vain were already comparing themselves.

n“They are indeed young.”

nLu Ming sighed deeply.

nWhat was there to compare?

nAll of this was just money received from ill-informed people!

nHow would they be able to receive such high-level services?

nThey had to use points to exchange for them.

nWhere did the points come from?

nMining!

nIf they mined for eight hours, it was only enough for three meals a day!

nIf they wanted more, they would have to work harder!

nTen hours or twelve hours a day was not enough! They had to work sixteen or eighteen hours a day in order to be able to afford those advanced services!

nAnd during this period, the value that a student created… was much more than that!

n“You seem to know something.”

nHe heard a cold voice talking to him.

nLu Ming turned to see that it was actually a silver-haired boy. He was handsome, but not as good looking as him. The most attractive part about him was that he carried a bow with him, and there was an arrow in his waist bag.

n“Sharpshooter?”

nLu Ming was somewhat surprised.

nIn Little Lu Ming’s memory, there was indeed such a vocation.

nBut in general, a relatively small number of people chose this vocation. The main reason was due to the cost… Maintaining an arrow would cost a lot.

nPerhaps…

nThis was why Elementalists seemed to be all over the place.

n“Yes.”

nThe silver-haired young man nodded.

n“There’s only one arrow left.”

nLu Ming looked at his quiver.

n“Well, it is very costly.”

nThe silver-haired young man looked helpless.

n“It is better than wasting paper. After all, you are a Sharpshooter.” Lu Ming believed that he was.

nThe silver-haired young man was at a loss.

nSharpshooter… what did this have to do with wasting paper?

n“My name is Xia Yu.”

nThe silver-haired young man introduced himself. “I noticed your expression just now. You seem to have some ideas about the internship.”

n“I participated in the internship last year.”

nLu Ming shrugged.

n“It turns out you are my senior.” Xia Yu’s expression became serious. “I have seen those advanced services. They seem to be pretty good. The only concern is how the points accumulation system works…”

n“You have guessed correctly,” Lu Ming said with a smile.

n“True enough.” Xia Yu sighed.

nHe knew that the school would not be so considerate.

nAt this moment, the teacher came around to distribute the mine map. Since the mine caves were too large and complex, they needed the map for guidance.

nWhoosh!

nLu Ming flipped open the map.

nThe mine was not very different from last year.

nThe mine region was divided into two areas, the periphery was the mining area, where there were a lot of complicated mine caves intertwined with each other. And further inside was the exploitation site. This area had yet to be completely developed.

n“The mining area is a bit deeper than last year.”

nLu Ming knew it very well.

nObviously, there was another area that had been opened up for mining.

n“Remember! No one is allowed into these exploitation sites. Large machines are used to explore and open up more mine caves. It is very very dangerous. Understood?” The teacher shouted.

n“Understood,” the students answered in unison.

n“Alright, all of you should go back to the dormitory to rest after dinner. We will start work at six o’clock tomorrow.”

n“Yes!”

nThe students dispersed.

nXia Yu thanked Lu Ming before leaving.

nXia Yu… Lu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

nHis voice was cold. The silver-haired guy radiated a sense of strong self-restraint… and his bow, obviously it was an extraordinary bow.

nHow could he say it?

nOne look and he could tell it was expensive!

nHowever, for someone who could not afford to buy the arrow, why did he have such a good bow?

nThis was interesting.

nLu Ming’s lips curled to reveal a smile.

nHowever, he did not think too much into it. This internship was very valuable, he had to use his time fully. He could do some preparation work today.

nHe got up.

nAs he was about to go back, he saw a group of workers carrying some equipment, passing by in front of him, walking towards the depths of the mine.

nWorkers…

nLu Ming had some doubts. Did they work until such late hours?

n“Teacher, who are all those people?”

nLu Ming pretended that he was just asking a casual question. He stood next to the teacher and muttered, “They seem to be very fierce.”

n“That’s normal. If you work overtime everyday, you will definitely become gruff.”

nThe teacher did not take him seriously: “When they introduced us just now, I heard from the staff that the energy in the mine caves will run out soon, while there is no progress in the exploitation site. The higher-ups are very anxious. These workers have been working overtime for two months. If they do not make any progress this year… I’m afraid we will have to look for other companies to cooperate with next year.”

nThe teacher pursed their lips.

n“So, that’s what’s happening!” Lu Ming suddenly saw the light. “Alright.”

nThe teacher came back to their senses. Why would they tell so much to a student? The teacher waved their hands and said, “Hurry along to have your meal.”

n“Okay.” Lu Ming turned to leave.

nIt was very late at night.

nThe students had gone to sleep.

nAlthough the lowest grade dormitory was shabby, it seemed to have a calming effect. The factory workers also knew that it was better to eat well and sleep well so that one could work harder.

nThe next day. Early in the morning.

nThe students rushed to the mine caves full of excitement.

nThey stepped into the mine caves and saw that there were all sorts of strange, impure stones embedded in the ground and the mine walls. Those were their targets—Energy Stones.

nAccumulate points!

nThe stones meant points to them.

nThe students only had the Energy Stones in their eyes.

nOf course, it was not an easy task to dig for Energy Stones. They had to use a pick to dig multiple times and be certain not to affect the Energy Stone.

n“Yes… Use the small pick to secure the slits, before using a big pick to exert force.”

nThe students remembered the ” Beginner’s Guide to Mining” yesterday and strictly followed the guide’s instructions. It took them a while before they dug out their first Energy Stone.

nIt was just that…

nThey seemed to take a lot of time…

nIt took them thirty minutes to dig out their first Energy Stone!

n“It must be that we are unskilled.”

n“Yes…”

n“Practice makes perfect.”

nThe students comforted themselves.

nHowever, the day soon passed. When they calculated the total number of Energy Stones they had gotten in the evening, all of them had an emotional meltdown.

nAfter an exciting and tiring day of hard work, they were shocked to find that they worked for nearly ten hours and the points they had accumulated were only enough for them to have meals!

nEntertainment?

nCultivation?

nThere was simply no way of doing that!

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