My Pokémon Player

Chapter 238 Mining (×), Treasure Hunting ()

Ryan looked at the message in the group and frowned slightly.

Didn't he ask them to find Onix and Boskodora? Why did they run to the underground tunnel? Did they encounter an accident?

However, no Poké Balls have been sent from the Pokémon Transmission Device, which means they are still safe.

As for why they ran to the underground tunnel, other players should ask for him.

Sure enough, as soon as Xu Ruofeng's message was sent, several messages were continuously refreshed below.

Miscellaneous Grain Guoba: [Okay, okay, I let you slander me as a road idiot all day long, now you are getting retribution! ]

Yeye Zhiqiu: [Didn't you go to complete the task with the taciturn master? How did you get lost? ]

Jingle Bells: [Will the taciturn master get lost? Impossible. ]

Bo Yan Guimu: [I know you are anxious, but don't worry, tell us if you are safe now, and then tell us what happened, so that we can help you find a solution. ]

Disco Little Top: [I want to get lost in the game too! Xiaozhi, look at the child! ]

[Disco Little Top has been banned for 12 hours by group owner Last Night West Wind]

Bo Yan Guimu: [? ? ? ]

Bo Yan Guimu: [Why did you ban him again? He didn't bother Xiaozhi. You really have become a dog of authority, right? ]

Last Night West Wind: [Sorry, I'm used to it, but he hasn't played the game and can't participate in our discussion. Let's unban him after we finish the discussion, so that he doesn't always interrupt. ]

Bo Yan Guimu: [You are really a dog. Fortunately, Little Top really likes this game, otherwise he would have been angry and quit the group. ]

Last Night West Wind: [I will apologize to him in a private chat later. Let me first talk about the situation of me and Yanzi. We took the task of finding Onix and Boskodora from Lord Lion, and then came to Ironstone Mountain. ]

Last Night West Wind: [It was very smooth to find Onix. Although Onix don't usually gather together due to their huge size, they are still connected to each other. As long as we find one Onix, we can find the rest. Onix also remembers us and treats us very well. It also gave us a piece of gold ore and a piece of moonstone. ]

One Leaf Knows Autumn: [Fuck! Onix is ​​so generous? Is this considered a hidden reward for the task? ]

Bubble Teapot: [It should be because of the favorability. Onix has a high favorability for the seniors, so there will be a hidden reward. ]

Jingle Bells: [I have said it so many times, you don't have to be so polite to call us seniors, just call us by our names. Damn, why did West Wind's luck suddenly become so good? Tell me! Did you steal my Xiyue's luck! ]

Last Night West Wind: [What the hell! Can you stop talking about me as such a pervert in front of newbies! ]

Chicken stewed with mushrooms: [Uh, isn't the main point gold ore? That's gold, maybe there's a gold vein underneath! ]

Last Night West Wind: [This is the Pokémon world, what's the use of gold, it's better to give some Pokémon coins, and Yanzi also said that gold ore doesn't mean there will be a large vein, it could be something else? ]

Silent: [It could be a small mine. This kind of vein has a small reserve, is scattered, and has a low mining value. Even if it is mined, it has to be refined, and the gold that can be obtained in the end is not much. It's a useless existence, and it's even more useless to us players. ]

Chicken stewed with mushrooms: [How did the great God Silent know that the gold mine in Tieshi Mountain is a small mine? 】

Silent: [I am just guessing. Rock Snake gave us gold ore as a gift, which means it thinks this kind of stone is rare. With Rock Snake's ability to dig holes, it can't find more gold ore, which is enough to prove that the gold reserves in Iron Stone Mountain are very small and the distribution is relatively scattered. 】

Chicken stewed with mushrooms: [I see, I have learned a lesson. I am also afraid of being poor in the game. I get excited when I see gold and forget that we need Elf Coins. But you can report this to Lord Ryan when you go back. Maybe he will be interested in this news and give more rewards. 】

Silent: [Okay, thank you for reminding Brother Mushroom. 】

Chen Yan sent a message to thank Brother Mushroom in the group, but he didn't agree with the other party's statement in his heart.

If it is an open-air gold mine with rich reserves, then Ryan may be interested.

For small mines like this, even if Ryan knew about it, he would not be too happy, let alone give more rewards.

The reason is very simple. On the one hand, it is difficult to mine such sporadic veins. The game is set in the Middle Ages, and mining technology is backward. Even with the help of Pokémon, it is not easy to mine gold.

The key is that after digging out the gold, it has to be refined. The reserves are low, and there will not be much gold left after refining. The input and output are not proportional.

On the other hand, Ryan should not be short of gold coins now. Chen Yan is not in the territory today, but learned through group messages that the merchant's caravan has come to Firefly Town again.

It's just that this time it's not passing by, it's more like coming to trade with Lord Ryan.

Since experiencing the incidents of rescuing the big milk tank and robbing supplies, Chen Yan has developed a strong interest in Guanhai City and has conducted relevant investigations.

Although the news channels are blocked and he has not been able to learn more news, he knows that the merchants in Guanhai City are very rich.

This time they came to Firefly Town to trade, which will definitely make Lord Ryan a big profit.

After all, Lord Lane has too many good things in his hands, and just taking out any one of them can make businessmen spend money like crazy.

Therefore, their lord is not short of money recently, which can be seen from the fact that he hired a large number of indigenous people to build multiple facilities at the same time.

Instead of spending a long time refining a small amount of gold, it is better to earn gold coins easily by selling goods.

Of course, although he did not agree with Brother Mushroom's opinion, he would not refute it. He also kindly reminded him, so Chen Yan did not explain too much and just thanked him.

Ryan also saw the news at this time. Just like Chen Yan thought, he was indeed not interested in the gold mine in Tieshi Mountain.

In fact, Ryan had long known that there was a gold mine in Iron Stone Mountain. He had rescued Kokodora from the tail of the big rock snake. In order to thank him, the big rock snake also gave him a piece of gold mine.

He was so excited at the time that he thought he was going to get rich, but then he thought about it. If there were really a lot of gold mines, how could the former Yinghuo Town and Tiethorn Town not discover them?

Both families sent people to mine iron stone mountains, and they must have dug gold ore, but they did not go to war over it, which is enough to explain the problem.

Either the two families regard gold as an external possession and disdain it, or the gold is not worth launching a large-scale war between them.

The former is a fantasy. Even Ryan's cheap dad knows the importance of money. It is impossible not to be tempted by gold, so it can only be the latter.

This is also true. White explained the situation of the gold mine to Lane, who returned to the territory.

When the gold mine was first discovered, the two families were at war with each other. Both wanted to divide Tieshi Mountain into their own territory, and war was about to break out.

Seeing that the war was about to break out, businessmen from Guanhai City who got the news from nowhere also came to Tieshi Mountain, and brought several experts in ore exploration with them.

They walked around for a few times and then left with disdain on their faces.

It turned out that they felt that the gold reserves in Tieshishan were too low and not worth mining.

The two lords didn't believe it at first, thinking it was Guanhai City's plan, so they temporarily reached a cooperation and sent people to continue mining where the gold mine was discovered.

After mining for several days, only a small amount of gold ore was dug out, which was not worth a few gold coins.

The two lords believed the merchant's words and evacuated the Iron Stone Mountain with the knights. They did not need to start a war over this gold mine.

After listening to White's story, Lane also gave up the idea of ​​mining gold.

Even though he was short of money some time ago, Ryan never thought of mining gold mines. It was really not worth it.

Now that Ryan has earned a lot of gold coins, he is no longer interested in the so-called gold mines. He might as well leave the gold mines in Iron Rock Mountain as a surprise for mining players.

That's right, Ryan has figured out a way to make players willing to mine.

He plans to package mining as a treasure hunt to attract players to mine in Iron Stone Mountain.

Players only need to pay a ticket fee, and they can freely explore and mine in the mining area, and the ores and treasures they mine belong to the players.

As for how Ryan gets the ore from the players, that's easy. All he needs to do is set up a recycling center outside the mining area.

Ryan will recycle the ore in the players' hands at a "fair" price. Most of the players are combat and adventure players. The ore they dig is of no use, so they will naturally sell it to the recycling department to recover some of the ticket money.

In doing so, it looks like Ryan is losing money, but in fact he is making a sure profit.

Because the price of the ticket is similar to the value of the ore that the player mines in a day, even if the player mines the ore for a day without stopping and sells it to the recycling center, he will not earn many Elf Coins after excluding the ticket price.

However, not every player can mine for a whole day, and they also need to rest, which means that the value of the ore they mine may not be worth the ticket price.

In other words, Ryan is not only using players' labor for free, but also frantically making money from players.

Then he's not afraid of cheating players so much that they won't come to mine?

In fact, Ryan is really not afraid. He knows the players very well. Players will be attracted to any activity with lottery attributes.

Treasure hunting in the mining area is also a form of lottery, and they will definitely enjoy it.

Every player believes that he is the European Emperor and can definitely dig treasures in the mining area.

Little did they know that there were not many treasures left in Tieshi Mountain. After so many years of mining, all the various evolutionary stones and gems on the surface had been mined by the two towns, leaving only some deeply hidden treasures.

These treasures are buried in the nooks and crannies of Iron Stone Mountain and are difficult to find during normal mining. Ryan doesn't have the time to look for them slowly, so he plans to use the treasures as rewards to attract players.

Even if the European Emperor really digs out the treasure, Ryan will not lose. Don't forget, he is still earning ticket money from other players. This money is enough to make up for the loss of the treasure.

And these European kings will attract more players to the mining areas to mine and continue to work for free for Ryan, the evil capitalist.

What's interesting is that instead of scolding Ryan for oppressing them, these players may even thank Ryan for opening up the mining area and giving them a chance to hunt for treasure. This is called helping others count their money after being sold.

"How about making money by making games? As long as the game has an exchange channel for elf coins and real money, I can cut players' leeks severely, and they will have to praise me for doing a good job."

Ryan murmured to himself, and couldn't help but recall the scene in his previous life where he spent money to draw cards.

"I am still kind. I only cut the elf coins in the game, and I also took advantage of the labor of players for free. It's rare to find a game planner as kind-hearted as me."

Ryan silently gave himself a thumbs up, and then looked at the message in the chat group.

The players in the chat group were still discussing the generosity of Onix and the treasures in Ironstone Mountain. They also wanted to go into the mountain to find treasures.

But Ironstone Mountain now nominally belongs to Ryan's private property. They dare not go into the mountain to search for treasures privately, and can only hope that Ryan will open Ironstone Mountain to them.

Ryan looked at their eagerness to be cut, and almost laughed out loud.

It seems that it is a very wise decision to give most of the internal test quotas to college students!

Ryan suppressed his laughter and continued to read.

Seeing that the topic was gradually drifting away, Xu Ruofeng quickly sent a message to draw everyone's attention back.

Last night Xifeng: [Brothers and sisters, let's talk about the treasure later. Can you listen to me finish the question first! 】

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: [Sorry, sorry, I forgot about you, but when you tell me what happened, can you just tell me the main points and keep it short? 】

Yi Ye Xi Feng: [To put it simply, Yan Zi and I said goodbye to Onix and came to the depths of Tieshi Mountain. We met an elephant and it rolled towards us after a disagreement. We couldn't beat it, so we ran away and fell into a pit. We couldn't get out, so we walked along the pit and got lost. That was it! 】

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: [.Okay, that's concise enough. 】

Bo Yan Gui Mu: [No, what the hell is an elephant? ! 】

Yi Ye Xi Feng: [That Pokémon looks a lot like an elephant, and it can even roll itself up and roll. I thought it was going to COS a wheel rolling! But it rolled towards us. If it wasn't difficult for it to turn, and we happened to fall into a pit, we might have died today. 】

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: [Why did it hit you for no reason? Did you not provoke it? ]

Last night West Wind: [How dare we? If it was normal, I might be naughty, but we are taking Kokodora with us on this mission. If it encounters any accident, Lord Ryan will not let us go, so we have been very careful and will never provoke it. ]

The little skeleton who loves planting trees: [That's a bit strange, but fortunately you are fine. It seems that falling into the pit is not a bad thing. At least we avoided the pursuit of that Pokémon. ]

Last night West Wind: [Yes, fortunately there is a pit, otherwise wait! Little Skeleton, how come you speak so smoothly? ]

The little skeleton who loves planting trees: [.]

One leaf knows autumn: [.]

Thin words return to the woods: [.]

[.]

Ryan looked at the ellipsis that filled the chat group screen, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Why did he choose a fool as the first batch of internal test players!