Only My Way

The miners were already leaving the mine one after another, nearing their lunch break.

The highest-ranking person in charge of the Black Rock Mountain mining camp, a man of about fifty years old wearing a black suit, casually picked at the dishes in front of him while asking Ling Wuyuan with some doubt:

"You're going out for a bit later?"

The middle-aged man was named Qi Xingjian, and his actual age was about sixty years old. His strength had reached the [Bone Forging Realm] more than twenty years ago.

Although he had never reached the [Blood Strengthening Realm] due to various reasons such as talent, resources, and cultivation methods, his strength was quite good among those in the [Bone Forging Realm], and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his strength was very close to the [Blood Strengthening Realm].

Ling Wuyuan, who was sitting opposite him, simply ate his meal while replying to his doubts:

"Yes, I plan to go to Five Tea Town to buy something."

Although the other party was, strictly speaking, his immediate superior, the highest-ranking person in charge of the entire Black Rock Mountain mining camp, after excluding the approximately three hundred miners who were solely responsible for hard labor and had basically no say, there were only a dozen or so official White Crow Gang members.

Therefore, the other party's actual position was similar to that of a small team leader and couldn't be considered a big leader.

This made everyone get along without much sense of hierarchy, and they all seemed very free, eating and chatting together every day.

After receiving Ling Wuyuan's accurate answer.

Qi Xingjian didn't hesitate and quickly nodded slowly in agreement:

"Alright."

"Then, on the way, buy me a copy of this issue of the [News Report]."

He didn't care too much about Ling Wuyuan's request for leave.

He was only asking out of responsibility.

After all, the work here was very idle, and losing one person wouldn't affect anything.

The most important role of their group of managers was to serve as a military force, ensuring that the Black Rock Mountain mining camp wouldn't be invaded by various fierce wild beasts, demonic beasts, or opportunistic bandits, and could always operate normally.

However, over the years, the Black Rock Mountain mining camp had mostly encountered a few ignorant wild beasts running around.

As long as it wasn't a large herd of beasts, any official member could easily deal with them, easily treating them as wild game that had walked right into their trap for everyone to have an extra meal.

As for the so-called demonic beast invasion.

In the decades of history of the Black Rock Mountain mining camp, it had only happened twice.

Both times, they were the lowest-level demonic beasts.

Although it caused a little loss, facing the strong crossbows on the camp's walls and the united efforts of more than a dozen cultivators, they quickly realized that the target was difficult to chew and would be driven away.

As for bandits, they had never encountered them before…

Who would rob a mining camp?

To rob ore?

Or to rob the miners' wages?

Why bother?

With that effort, it would be better to directly rob a merchant caravan…

Therefore, although the geographical location of the Black Rock Mountain mining camp was a bit remote, everyone actually lived very easily.

In addition to handling some daily affairs related to the daily operation of the Black Rock Mountain mining camp, everyone was basically lying flat.

"A copy of the [News Report]?"

Hearing Qi Xingjian's request.

Ling Wuyuan also nodded and agreed immediately:

"Okay, no problem."

There were also newspapers in this world.

However, the variety of newspapers was far less than in the previous life, appearing relatively monotonous but also relatively serious.

Moreover, due to a series of things such as transportation, production, and information collection… it was far less convenient than in modern society, so the newspapers in this world were basically issued once a month or once every half month, and the price wasn't considered cheap.

For ordinary people.

Usually, several people would pool their money to buy one copy, and everyone would pass it around to read.

Among the few newspapers in the [White Mist Kingdom], the so-called [News Report] was considered by everyone to be the most credible and the most historically long-standing newspaper, operated by a super-large neutral sect whose sphere of influence spanned many countries and whose history was said to be more than ten thousand years old. It usually described in detail various major events at home and abroad, as well as listed some lists that people liked to discuss after dinner.

Then.

When the others who were eating knew that Ling Wuyuan was going out, they also spoke up one after another, asking Ling Wuyuan to bring back various things they needed from Five Tea Town.

For example, the person in charge of the Black Rock Mountain mining camp's food asked Ling Wuyuan to notify the vegetable vendors in Five Tea Town when he went to Five Tea Town, and to transport the vegetables, meat, and seasonings for the next few days in advance.

As a mining camp with hundreds of people, the amount of food consumed here every day was by no means a small number.

Even if the employee food provided by the mining camp for free was basically some cheaper things, only ensuring that the miners could eat their fill, and not ensuring that the miners could eat well, at most allowing the miners to eat two or three slices of poorly positioned fatty meat every day to barely maintain their physical needs, it was still a considerable expense.

However, the miners' treatment in this world was actually quite good.

The wages were not low, food and lodging were provided, and they could eat two or three slices of meat every day, which was enough to attract many people.

It was much better than some unlucky people who worked hard in the fields from dawn till dark for a whole year, but the grain they grew was not enough for themselves to eat.

Therefore, people would actively run to the mine from time to time to ask if they still needed people.

As for Ling Wuyuan and others, as managers, their food was naturally not at the same level as the miners, and was separately made dishes. The amount of meat consumed per capita per day had to be two or three pounds.

Even if the amount of meat consumed by the three hundred miners every day was added up, it was far less than that of their dozen or so people.

As for factors such as taste, there was also no comparability at all.

Regardless of the seasonings used or the cooking techniques of the dishes, they were not at the same level at all.

As for their requests that could be handled incidentally, although Ling Wuyuan had always maintained a deadpan expression, he accepted them all and agreed.

To put it bluntly.

Being cold and not liking to communicate with people didn't mean that he didn't understand any social niceties at all.

If he was hated by everyone wherever he stayed, and people ridiculed him every day, that wasn't a poker face, but simply low emotional intelligence or a personality problem.

Everyone sees each other every day.

Ling Wuyuan naturally didn't mind helping with some insignificant favors.

In the entire Black Rock Mountain mining camp, he basically belonged to the type who wouldn't please anyone, but also wouldn't offend anyone, belonging to a completely neutral special unit.

Just like that.

While everyone was talking, the food on the table was also disappearing rapidly, entering everyone's mouths…

PS: Both the body and strength have developed to a certain extent, and the gang life is almost over~