Chapter 715: Chapter 717 Aunt Mei
Nian Shutong’s first strike with the shovel was just to test her strength, which is to say, she didn’t dare use too much force—who made these mining grounds have a limited range, after all.
If she struck too hard, wouldn’t she have to pay for damages?
So, when she made her second strike, the force was perfectly coordinated, creating a fissure exactly ten meters across at the horizontal section—not one bit more, not one bit less.
The vertical section was even longer; it definitely spanned dozens of meters.
In everyone’s eyes, a perfect crevice slowly formed on the black mining surface, creating a perfect cross-shaped fissure.
“How did she do that?”
“Damn, we’ve all been hoodwinked!”
“Can a single strike have that much force?”
“This—fuck me—isn’t some young miss out for a jaunt from the family, she’s like an ancestor out for a lark!”
“Holy shit! The betting is already over.”
“Fine, so she mines a bit faster, but who knows what she can actually get out of it!”
“Right.”
People in the betting room gradually calmed down, but this move was still astonishing for quite a long time.
Just as everyone was watching Nian Shutong, wanting to know how she would mine next, Nian Shutong put away her shovel.
She stepped back several paces, exiting the fixed area of the minefield.
Outside the boundaries of the mining area, Nian Shutong pulled out a chair, a small table, then took out a basket and placed it at her feet.
“Little bunny, let’s begin.”
Nian Shutong’s words were inaudible to those watching the video; they just saw her posture, which made it seem she wasn’t there to gamble but to vacation.
But how could she not mine?
People couldn’t see very clearly in the video, because the color of the little rabbit blended in too perfectly, but the on-site audiences were stupefied by the scene.
A palm-sized black rabbit was digging through the soil with the ease of cutting through tofu, a task that looked to them like burrowing through the earth with a toothpick.
Is this really the same piece of land?
The little rabbit’s front paws dug and its hind legs kicked, causing the soil beneath it to fly to both sides like flakes of snow.
“Cough cough… slow down, try to keep it clean.”
To think the woman behind such a rabbit wasn’t even satisfied!
If you’re not satisfied, give it to us!
If they had such a rabbit, they would build a shrine for it and worship it day and night.
At this moment, the person closest to Nian Shutong walked up to her, squatting down with a smile, and touched the soil on Nian Shutong’s side.
“The same, it’s all the same.”
The man muttered tearfully about the sameness and walked back to his own mining area.
It’s not that they didn’t know; they just couldn’t give up hope.
They spent people and money, toiling away, while her little rabbit was more efficient than their dozens of workers. It seemed like the Moshi layer would be finished soon, and mining of the minerals below would begin.
What kind of rabbit is this? It’s practically this black soil’s nemesis.
On Nian Shutong’s mining plot, the pit was growing larger and larger. Now not only the participants could see it, but the bettors in the video could see it as well.
However, many were unwilling to believe it, leaning as close to their Light Computers as possible, enlarging Nian Shutong’s screen to look closely.
“What’s moving there?”
“Looks like a rabbit!”
“Cut the crap! How can a rabbit possibly—”
“Damn! It really is a rabbit!”
“Could it be a Fierce Beast?”
“But it doesn’t look fierce at all.”
“Fierce Beasts aren’t about looks; maybe this rabbit is just specially good at digging.”
“It seems this guy really came prepared.”
“Who didn’t come prepared? We just didn’t realize someone else’s preparation was so impressive.”
“That’s true, but there’s no need to panic yet. Gambling on a mining spot is just that, a gamble—who knows what’s inside?”
The man’s words received unanimous agreement from everyone, although Lian Qing in the corner disagreed, curling her lip.
Others might not know, but Nian Shutong? With her, anything was possible.
The possibility was so inflated in her mind that she was willing to wager 2.5 billion just to gamble with her—or perhaps to make a profit.
Nian Shutong’s way of doing things caught many off guard. They were shocked at first but slowly accepted the approach, then felt it was just so-so.
When it came to gambling, it was still all about the gamble.
The rabbit on the scene continued to dig deeper. Ye Zi, who had been watching from behind, had a bad premonition.
This woman with a tear mole had been eyeing the mine from the start. All her tactics, the strength of a swing of the shovel, spoke of one thing—she was determined to win.
Ye Zi wasn’t afraid of Nian Shutong unearthing something good. They of Floating Star always kept their word, and they wouldn’t be tempted even if she found a top-grade crystal stone.
It was just that she always felt an uncontrollable sensation, a premonition that something big was going to happen. Perhaps it was better to notify Aunt Mei.
Ye Zi activated her Light Computer and sent a message to Aunt Mei. After receiving a reply, she felt at ease.
Aunt Mei was their spiritual pillar and also the Planet Master of Floating Star. Her strength went without saying.
On the edge of an island on Floating Star, amidst birdsong and floral scents, a beautiful silhouette reclined at the edge of a hot spring.
“Ah, truly not a moment of rest.”
The woman gathered her hair with her hands, draping them over the side of the spring while pulling a white silk cloth towards herself. As she rose, the silk was already wrapped around her exquisite figure.
“The only downside to this silk is that it’s not very absorbent.”
Luckily, the woman’s remark was only heard by herself; otherwise, it would have been enough to infuriate the Chuan family.
What they treasured as silk, to her, was not even suitable as a towel.
The woman stepping out of the spring, clad in silk, set her delicate feet onto the stone floor outside where a fluffy carpet was laid.
“Hmm, this Fox Beast fur carpet feels so much better.”
A Fox Beast’s usable fur consisted only of a tuft of white at the tip of its tail, yet beneath the woman’s feet lay a carpet over twenty meters long.
The woman moved gracefully, donning a silk dress and caressing her hair. Her hair dried in the blink of an eye, and she casually tied it with a ribbon without further concern.
“Come on, let’s go see your sister Ye Zi.”
The woman led the way, followed by a snow-white little fox with deep space blue eyes that seemed to contain the entire universe within them.
Ahead of the little fox, the woman turned around, her lovely face featuring a tear mole under her left eye, the opposite position to that of Nian Shutong.
“Hurry up. Your sister Ye Zi must be getting anxious.”
The woman turned back and the little fox, agile as ever, quickly followed, disappearing as they headed towards the third layer.
Meanwhile, Nian Shutong was making some progress.
In front of her, there were already three bamboo baskets filled, but they only contained ordinary ores. The nine observers were quietly delighted, seeing no sign of anything valuable.
Those betting on the video were in the same mood. Who would have thought, after Nian Shutong started off so strong, that there might be something up her sleeve? But now?
Heh…looks like her luck isn’t that great.