This ice crystal mine is rather peculiar.
The ore pieces are all outrageously large!
They are basically the size of washbasins, buried aggressively in the dirt, exuding an aura of sheer immensity.
Too large to transport, Jiang Ye swung his pickaxe, smashing the large ore into fist-sized chunks, which he piled by the edge of the pit.
In just one hour, he had produced over twenty fist-sized ice crystals.
The harvest was substantial!
The first washbasin-sized ice crystal ore yielded a total of thirty small ice crystals.
Jiang Ye carried them back to the base in two trips, holding them in his arms.
He threw them into the trading pod and sold them all at once!
His personal assets fluctuated rapidly, with the numbers rolling over to 1080 yuan.
Jiang Ye exited the resource sale and checked the base upgrade screen.
The base was to be upgraded to level 4, requiring 50,000 yuan.
Paying the fee to upgrade was simple and direct, which was good.
Jiang Ye felt that with this ice crystal mine, upgrading his base to level four would be no problem. The previous base upgrades had brought significant benefits, and he was already eagerly anticipating level four.
Returning to the mining pit, the pear-like scent emanating from the ice crystals had not diminished; instead, it had become even more potent.
This indicated that the underground ice crystal reserves were even greater than initially estimated!
Jiang Ye alternated between wielding his shovel and pickaxe, digging with the fervor of a mole.
Shovelfuls of dirt were tossed out of the pit, forming small mounds outside.
After digging only half a meter deep, he encountered more ore.
The time was approaching noon, and sunlight streamed down from overhead, illuminating the bottom of the pit.
The smooth, fair ice crystals shimmered with an oily, lustrous sheen.
Jiang Ye paid no mind to this beauty, bringing his pickaxe down with force. The ice crystal immediately cracked, releasing a cloud of white powder.
Previously, he had smashed the ore into fist-sized pieces, but he found it too troublesome.
Since they had to be carried back and sold anyway, he decided to make them larger.
Jiang Ye tried smashing the pickaxe from the side. After a few minutes of work, he successfully chipped off a piece of ice crystal as large as a watermelon.
Bending down to lift it, it was manageable. Although it was dead weight, it wasn't too heavy to carry!
He hoisted it onto his shoulder and carried it back to the base.
When he placed it into the trading pod, the item description on the panel had changed:
[Item: Large Ice Crystal]
[Item Description: A rare, large ice crystal ore that scientists are willing to pay a higher price for!]
[Estimated Price: 2000 yuan]
He sold it, and his personal assets increased to 3080 yuan.
Jiang Ye’s spirits soared!
The larger pieces were priced so much higher!
The smaller ice crystals he had sold earlier, combined, weighed about twice as much as this piece, yet they only fetched a little over a thousand yuan.
Therefore, the price of a large ice crystal ore was a full four times that of a small one!
Jiang Ye was ecstatic. It seemed he didn't need to smash so many small pieces; selling large chunks was both easier and more profitable!
Carrying his pickaxe, he returned to work.
He continued working until lunchtime, selling two more large ice crystals for 2000 yuan and 2020 yuan respectively.
His personal assets reached 7100 yuan!
During his midday meal, Jiang Ye was in high spirits.
He could say that since arriving on this planet, aside from the elation of the lottery, this was the happiest he had felt.
Previously, to upgrade to level three, he had worked tirelessly for over a day, selling so much produce, only to scrape together ten thousand yuan. And after selling, he couldn't plant anymore; he had to wait for the next rain, and only with sufficient rainfall could he attempt to sow again.
Now, relying on an ice crystal mine, he had earned a whopping 7100 yuan in just one morning!
If not for his still-unfamiliar mining techniques, he might have earned over ten thousand.
Living off the land, living off the water, living off the mines.
Jiang Ye felt that, up to this point, there were probably very few people on this planet earning money faster than him.
Perhaps none at all!
While eating, he opened the chat channel and, seeing the messages from others, his conviction grew.
Cannot Eat Rabbit: Upgrading to level 3 base is so hard, it requires ten thousand yuan. I sold a bottle of water for only one yuan.
Pu Songling: This is clearly playing me. Where am I supposed to get ten thousand yuan? Is this base upgrade hell difficulty?
Fingers: Envious that you guys are still thinking about upgrading. I've been hungry all day, please, kind souls, save me!
Guan Ning: Brothers! I've found a clever way to make money! Those who drew farm tools in the lottery, didn't they get magical seeds? Plant them quickly! Those seeds can grow small oranges!
Fingers: Won't they bear fruit in autumn?
Guan Ning: No! They grew in just half a morning! Those seeds are truly magical!
As soon as Guan Ning's message appeared, the channel quickly erupted.
Most were suffering from hunger.
Upon hearing how magical the seeds were, they all began to buy seeds from each other, wanting to plant them.
The situation Jiang Ye had anticipated occurred: the price of magical seeds rapidly soared.
Seeds that were previously ignored quickly became sought after.
Some were even willing to trade ten loaves of bread for ten seeds.
After all, seeds represented hope, representing the future.
Those who had already planted were showing off in the channel:
Ma Niubi: I planted them right after the rain, and they grew five watermelons! I sold one for a full thirty yuan!
Aviator: Awesome! I grew a few peaches, and sold them all for only twenty yuan. Now I regret it, I should have kept them to eat.
Short Legs Thick Waist: Mine were lemon seeds, too sour to eat, so I sold them. Twenty lemons for sixty yuan, hahaha, am I the richest?
Many people sold some of the crops they grew to earn money.
With tens of yuan, they began to flaunt their wealth.
Then, a true tycoon appeared.
Cao County Citizen: Oh! So those magical seeds grow in just a few hours! Let me count how many seeds I have. 12345, I have 7 cans of seeds. I'll plant them all this afternoon and see how much money I can make tonight.
The channel fell into a brief silence, then erupted:
A tycoon has appeared!
Terrifying, 7 cans of seeds. I only have one can and I'm reluctant to plant it all at once.
I planted one can and sold it for two hundred yuan. Seven cans would sell for 1400 yuan!
The truly rich have appeared!
Cao County Citizen, may you be rich and prosperous, please give us some food!
It feels like in a few days, Cao County Citizen will be upgrading to a level 3 base.
This must be the richest person on our planet.
It seems everyone is still at the level 2 base stage, striving to upgrade to level 3, and progress is slow.
Only now do they realize that magical seeds are easy to grow, but Jiang Ye had already moved past that.
However, Jiang Ye was secretly impressed by Cao County Citizen.
They all arrived on this planet at the same time, penniless, but this Cao County Citizen always seemed to have a lot of good things, far more than others.
It was as if she had a Doraemon-like pocket.
After finishing lunch, Jiang Ye was about to close the chat channel and get back to work.
But unexpectedly, the chat channel's situation took a dramatic turn.
Amidst a flurry of flattery, Cao County Citizen chimed in:
I shouldn't be the richest on this planet. At least, I know one person richer than me. I sold all my seeds to him before.
And he was frantically buying seeds several days ago, when they weren't worth much. I estimate he could have accumulated a lot of seeds to plant. He might even have several thousand yuan now.
Cao County Citizen's statement piqued everyone's curiosity in the channel:
Wow, such a keen sense of smell? Which big shot is it?
Yes, tell us the big shot's name, I want to buy some seeds!
Who is it, who is it! I want to pay my respects!
Jiang Ye saw this and his soul nearly flew out of his body!
The one who repeatedly bought seeds from Cao County Citizen a few days ago…
Isn't that talking about himself!
He quickly clicked on Cao County Citizen's private message window and typed furiously to stop her:
No! Big shot! Don't say my name!
Cao County Citizen: Ah! Big shot Jiang, you're online! Why aren't you saying it?
Jiang Ye: No, just don't say it. I've always been a low-key person!