At the entrance of the Yunhan Opera Troupe.
Yun Jin watched Hu Tao skip away, then turned to look at Tartaglia.
Seeing his sunny and cheerful demeanor, she found it amusing, gave a slight nod, and went backstage to change her opera costume.
Yun Jin was afraid that if she walked any slower, she would laugh in front of Tartaglia.
This Fatui Harbinger, seemingly a smiling tiger with a hidden dagger in his smile.
Was actually a rather straightforward fellow.
But precisely…
This straightforward fellow was trying to play some scheming trick on Hu Tao.
He probably really thought Hu Tao, this optimistic and cheerful girl, had no ulterior motives.
Hu Tao, who had long since seen through life and death, was actually very accurate in judging people and matters.
What's more…
Tartaglia, the moment he and Yun Jin stepped out, stopped them and said he knew Zhongli's whereabouts.
It was as if he was afraid others wouldn't know he had an agenda.
One might ask, a Fatui Harbinger, infamous across Teyvat, overheard a conversation.
As the others were about to leave, he anxiously exposed himself, then claimed he had a solution to their troubles.
Finally, the whereabouts of Zhongli he proposed also involved Ningguang and Keqing.
Goodness gracious…
Hu Tao simply called him goodness gracious.
Tartaglia probably thought she was an idiot.
Even a person with normal thinking who wanted to scheme would at least wait for her to leave the Yunhan Opera Troupe, and then "casually" reveal Zhongli's whereabouts by accident, right?
Tartaglia… just blew himself up right away?
For such a person, Hu Tao naturally didn't hesitate to give him the most standard Wangsheng Funeral Parlor welcome etiquette.
So, after Tartaglia signed and spent five million Mora to order Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's funeral services.
Hu Tao patted her chest and said she was going to find Zhongli.
Tartaglia's eyes still looked like he had made a profit.
Yun Jin truly couldn't hold back…
Five million Mora could arrange funerals for 870 Fatui hundred-man squads!
Even Zhongli, known as Liyue's extravagant king, couldn't buy a coffin for five million.
But Fatui Mora, why not earn it if it's free money?
Tartaglia happily arranged for people to wait for Hu Tao at Mt. Tianheng.
He believed that Liyue, which valued contracts, meant that once signed, Hu Tao would definitely go there to find Zhongli.
This might also be an opportunity to explore what secrets were hidden there.
But Tartaglia forgot…
The agreement he signed with Hu Tao was a five million Mora funeral agreement, not a contract to go to Mt. Tianheng.
He lifted a rock only to drop it on his own foot.
So, while Tartaglia was imagining that he would soon uncover Ningguang and their secrets.
While several debt collectors were squatting at the foot of Mt. Tianheng, enduring the cold wind.
Hu Tao tossed the 1.5 million Mora deposit, went to Wanmin Restaurant for a meal, and then found people to print many advertisements.
She happily went to paste them on the billboard outside the General Affairs Department.
She was incredibly smart.
No matter what Zhongli was discussing with Ningguang and Keqing.
Those were clearly Liyue's top secrets, and Hu Tao wasn't so childish as to insist on catching Zhongli at this moment.
Moreover, the one who spoke was Tartaglia, a Fatui Harbinger.
Using the Mora for spending was the truly appropriate thing to do!
"Hehe! Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's special event! Funeral ceremony, black wooden coffin, Qingyuan stone tombstone, and soul escort to the afterlife are all included in the family bucket package! Second bucket half price!"
Satisfied with her pasted advertisement, Hu Tao perked up and excitedly rushed to the next billboard.
Tartaglia, still immersed in Yun Jin's melodious opera, awaited the great harvest of his flawless scheme.
…
Bang!
In the dark mine, the sound of ore shattering rang out.
Immediately after, a large section of cobblestone, triggered by Vein Miner, fell and floated on the ground.
Xiao immediately stuck a torch on the wall, illuminating the hundred square meters of space before him.
A trace of disappointment showed in his calm eyes, and Xiao turned back, whispering:
"Mr. Jiang Xuan, another dead end…"
"…Got it."
Jiang Xuan sighed, looking back to find that although everyone was in high spirits, there was more or less a hint of fatigue in their eyes.
By his estimation, it was already late night, almost the next day.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Xuan softly said:
"Xiao, light up all the torches. Cloud Retainer, make five crafting tables. Keqing, make five furnaces."
"Zhongli, block up this large opening we dug with cobblestone, leaving just one space at the top."
"Ganyu, Ningguang, come with me to set up the beds and other things. We'll rest for now."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Even Zhongli did so.
Their bodies weren't tired; after all, they were all powerful Archons, even Adepti and Demon Gods.
However, being in a dark, confined mine for a long time could truly depress one's spirit.
Otherwise, the workers at The Chasm wouldn't need frequent rotations.
Everyone silently followed Jiang Xuan's instructions and began working.
Jiang Xuan was also feeling a bit down.
As for why…
After digging through that wall of absurd ore, the mine path ahead was blocked after about dozens of meters.
Clearly, they had reached the end of this mine.
Either they went back to another mine teeming with monsters, or…
They found diamonds!
This decision obviously didn't require much thought.
As for how to find diamonds, in fact, there were techniques.
Besides using commands and an X-ray vision map to find diamonds.
Actually, there were two simpler and more efficient locating methods.
One was the Clay Locating Diamond Method: find a river or lake, look for cross-shaped clay in the water, and then mine like crazy in that clay area with Vein Miner.
Jiang Xuan passed on this method.
Not to mention being in the mine already, even if they went to dig in the river…
There were Drowned in there. He alone could take the risk, but with Ganyu and the others, this method was absolutely not an option.
As for the second method, it was actually simpler and more efficient.
Lapis Lazuli Locating.
Lapis Lazuli was a compass for diamonds. Dig until you find Lapis Lazuli, then dig four blocks straight north, and then dig straight down.
The success rate was nearly one hundred percent.
As for the diamond mining technique, with Vein Miner, there was no need for zig-zag or fishbone patterns.
Just use Vein Miner straight down until you hit lava.
Basically, with Lapis Lazuli Locating, the success rate was 100%.
Jiang Xuan could even guarantee that he had never failed with Lapis Lazuli Locating when playing the game in his previous life.
But this time…
Despite finding a large amount of Lapis Lazuli, after digging for half a day according to the Lapis Lazuli Locating Method, they still hadn't found any diamonds.
Forget diamonds, they hadn't even seen a trace of lava.
It was as if even monsters no longer existed.
This absolute silence made everyone's mood heavy; if it weren't for having each other to talk to.
Jiang Xuan felt that if he were alone in such a mine, he would collapse.
Soon, Jiang Xuan finished setting up the beds.
There were seven in total, three for the boys on the left, and three for the girls on the right.
Although they all slept in their clothes, for propriety, Jiang Xuan still built a cobblestone wall and installed a door.
Jiang Xuan now sat by the bonfire that Cloud Retainer had just made, leaning against some potatoes.
The firelight illuminated Jiang Xuan's face, making him appear somewhat deep in thought.
The others, however, had recovered, and were now organizing their harvest, chatting and laughing.
But Ganyu was very worried about Jiang Xuan.
She felt that Jiang Xuan was not in a good mood.
In fact, it was true; Jiang Xuan was in a very bad mood right now.
He had originally thought that with him, an old hand, leading everyone, and with Ganyu's luck blessing them, they would have a great harvest along the way.
The first half was indeed like that, yielding many, many ores.
But after digging through that wall, everything changed.
The most serious problem was…
The Lapis Lazuli Locating Diamond Method had failed.
This method, which was almost 100% successful, had somehow failed to locate diamonds!
Moreover, it had led them on a wild goose chase for half a day, exhausting everyone's energy.
If Jiang Xuan hadn't habitually placed torches, they might have even gotten lost and couldn't find their way back.
"It shouldn't be… it absolutely shouldn't be…"
Jiang Xuan frowned tightly.
"I've used the Lapis Lazuli Locating Method over a hundred times before, and it never failed once. So why…"
"I've almost dug clean this entire horizontal layer of stone, and still no diamonds…"
"Where exactly did it go wrong?"
Jiang Xuan's eyes flickered, and he mechanically roasted potatoes.
Suddenly, Ganyu quietly sat beside Jiang Xuan and handed him a chicken leg.
"Jiang Xuan, eat some meat. You worked hard today. I've seen you eating only apples and bread all day…"
Jiang Xuan snapped back to reality, reined in his emotions, smiled at Ganyu, and took the chicken leg.
"How about you, Ganyu? How are you feeling now?"
Hearing this, Ganyu smiled softly and shook her head:
"Don't worry, I'm a half-Adeptal Beast after all. This amount of labor won't do anything to me, and it's the same for everyone else…"
"My hunger bar is still full!"
Ganyu hugged her knees and tilted her head, looking at Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan's face, flickering in the firelight, made Ganyu a little captivated.
She couldn't help but lean a little closer to Jiang Xuan.
"Mm…"
Jiang Xuan nodded slightly, taking small bites of the chicken leg, and softly said:
"I'm sorry, I led you all on such a big detour today."
"No!"
Ganyu immediately pouted.
"Jiang Xuan demands too much of himself! Today, we harvested resources we couldn't even dream of and saw more of this world's unique features."
"That's already good enough. I won't allow Jiang Xuan to underestimate himself!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan's mood genuinely lightened a bit.
He reached out and gently rubbed Ganyu's horns. This time, Jiang Xuan seemed to hear a purring sound, similar to a cat's, from Ganyu's nose.
It was utterly adorable.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Xuan still told Ganyu his doubts, wanting to see if Ganyu had any ideas.
Jiang Xuan truly couldn't believe that the Lapis Lazuli Locating Method, such a foolproof method, would actually fail.
Could it be that after the Minecraft World became real, many unknown changes appeared?
But logically, no matter how it changed, those were still the rules of the Minecraft World…
And Ganyu, after listening to Jiang Xuan, also tried hard to think.
After a while, she said earnestly:
"Jiang Xuan, is it possible that a group of villagers came down and mined before us?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan immediately chuckled, and decisively said:
"Absolutely not. Currently, I don't know of any villagers who would mine, except for modded villagers, of course."
Ganyu, however, shook her head with a serious expression.
"I think it's very possible. After all, those iron ores and Redstone ores, how can they look so neat? Didn't Jiang Xuan also say that these weren't ores from the same depth?"
"Perhaps some villagers specifically mined and stacked them together, or perhaps there are other mining creatures in this world. This world is so peculiar, anything is possible."
Ganyu spoke eloquently, and Jiang Xuan was amused in his heart, intending to tell Ganyu to eat something and stop talking.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck Jiang Xuan's mind.
The neatly arranged ores made him think of a legendary being in the Minecraft World.
Him.
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