“Bai Sha, I’ve taken a mining commission here. Would you like to come and do it together with me? The pay is quite decent, and it’s not far.”
Seeing this message, Bai Sha couldn’t help but fall silent for a moment.
After thinking for a bit, she replied: “Sister Yin Sha, do even you need to take these mining commissions?”
She knew that Yin Sha hadn’t reached the Foundation Establishment Stage and was a Demon Cultivator at Late Qi Condensation. But in her view, Late Qi Condensation was already very powerful. Did an existence of this level really need to take the most basic commissions?
Yin Sha’s message quickly came back: “Mining commissions are the most common ones. Not just me, even Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators and sometimes even Demon Core Demon Cultivators will take these commissions. Because mining areas are often accompanied by danger. In some high-quality mining zones, cultivators with lower cultivation levels can’t even survive.”
Bai Sha understood now.
Yin Sha continued to send messages: “The pay for this commission I took is quite good. The reward depends on the quantity of ore mined, 10 Contribution Points per catty of ore.”
10 Contribution Points?
Bai Sha immediately flipped to the trading interface and browsed through several sub-sections to get a general understanding of the prices.
Generally speaking, a Qi Condensation Stage cultivation art required 1,000 Contribution Points.
A Qi Condensation Stage spell required 500 Contribution Points.
A Qi Condensation Stage magical tool required 800 Contribution Points.
Of course, these values weren’t absolute and had some variance, but they were roughly around those numbers.
After understanding the prices, Bai Sha sent a puzzled message to Yin Sha: “Sister Yin Sha, is there some trouble at the mining location? Otherwise, how could one catty of ore be worth 10 Contribution Points? That’s a high price.”
“There are indeed problems,” Yin Sha answered quickly. “First, the interior of the mining zone isn’t calm. From time to time, turbulent currents appear. Even Qi Condensation Stage cultivators need to take them seriously, or they could get injured or face even more serious danger. But if you follow me, you won’t have to worry about that. Also, this type of ore is relatively scarce. It’s mixed in with ordinary rock and hard to find, which is why the price is a bit higher.”
Bai Sha acknowledged this: “I understand. Since Sister Yin Sha is inviting me, I’ll go mining with her.”
Having joined the Demon Alliance, Contribution Points were indispensable, and taking on commissions was inevitable eventually. Following Yin Sha to understand the process of carrying out commissions was a good idea.
Seeing that Bai Sha had agreed, Yin Sha immediately sent a gathering location.
“I’ll be right there.”
Bai Sha replied and closed her Dream Ruins Panel.
The gathering spot was right next to the Seven-Colored Shell. After figuring out the direction, Bai Sha swayed her tail fin and slowly slithered forward, her body twisting side to side.
The number of Demon Cultivators at the Seven-Colored Shell was vast. If she moved too fast, she could easily bump into others and inadvertently offend someone, causing trouble. So, Bai Sha was very careful as she moved.
Of course, this didn’t delay her too much. Before long, Bai Sha spotted Yin Sha.
Beside Yin Sha, several other Demon Cultivators were floating in the seawater, causing Bai Sha to glance at them a few more times.
A Blue-green Squid, a squid-shaped Demon Cultivator whose entire body glowed with a faint cyan light, about the size of an adult human. That cyan glow was actually the potent poison contained within its body. Once released, it was comparable to a spell.
A Scarlet Starfish, the size of a dining table. Its color was as thick as blood, even emitting a faint scent of blood. It was a type of Demon Cultivator that others were less willing to approach.
A Vajra Crab, a crab-shaped Demon Cultivator with a shell as hard as vajra. Its body was also the size of a dining table, but it had two pincers on its sides, just as large as its body, looking as if they could sever anything. It appeared quite intimidating.
These three Demon Cultivators were gathered near Yin Sha, undoubtedly the companions who would go mining with her.
As her gaze swept over these three, Bai Sha’s eyes suddenly narrowed.
“Mo Hen…”
She stared at the Blue-green Squid, her heart stirring.
In her first and second lives, she had heard of this Blue-green Squid named Mo Hen.
Because Yin Sha had mentioned Mo Hen many times. But whenever mentioning him, it was always with gnashing teeth, saying Mo Hen was despicable and shameless, having monopolized a great opportunity, a damnable fellow.
In her second life, out of curiosity, Bai Sha had even asked what the opportunity was, but Yin Sha had not elaborated.
However…
‘Their relationship hasn’t broken down yet? They’re still friends?’
Bai Sha pondered.
The trajectories of Yin Sha’s actions from her first and second lives surfaced in her mind. Based on these trajectories, she could roughly estimate when Yin Sha would have a conflict with Mo Hen.
After doing some quick mental calculations, Bai Sha’s heart skipped a beat.
‘The time is very close. Could it be that the falling out between Yin Sha and Mo Hen is about to happen? And they’re going mining together again… Could the great fortune that caused their rift be in the mining zone?’
Bai Sha grew thoughtful.
As for the Scarlet Starfish and the Vajra Crab, Bai Sha hadn’t heard Yin Sha mention them before.
“Bai Sha, over here, over here!”
At that moment, Yin Sha also noticed Bai Sha’s arrival and raised a pectoral fin, waving it like a human hand.
Bai Sha put aside her thoughts and swam over there.
As Bai Sha swam over, the gazes of Mo Hen and the other two also fell upon her, scrutinizing her carefully.
“This is the companion I called, Bai Sha.” Yin Sha introduced Bai Sha.
“Hello, all three of you. I’m Bai Sha.” Bai Sha spoke in a clear, girlish voice as a greeting.
Yin Sha then smiled and introduced the three Demon Cultivators to Bai Sha.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Mo Hen said with a gentle smile.
He seemed like a Demon Cultivator with a very good temper. Who could have imagined he would make Yin Sha storm with rage?
The Scarlet Starfish was named Hong Xing and said boisterously, “Bai Sha, you’re just a young lady. If you encounter danger, you can feel safe hiding behind me. No matter the problem, just leave it to me to solve.”
He seemed extremely confident in himself and appeared to love showing off.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
The Vajra Crab clacked his two massive pincers together and said in a deep, muffled voice, “My name is Hong Gang. You can just call me Hong Gang.”
“Hong Gang, can you stop clanging twice before you speak every time?” Hong Xing shot a sidelong glare at Hong Gang, seemingly having been annoyed with this for a long time.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
Hong Gang clacked his two pincers together again, then answered, “No. I’m used to it.”
“You, you…”
Hong Xing was about to say more, but Mo Hen quickly persuaded him, “Alright, Hong Xing, stop harping on these things. Everyone who should be here is here. Let’s head out now.”
Before Bai Sha arrived, Hong Xing had been arguing with Hong Gang about this very matter, and even after all that time, they hadn’t reached any conclusion.
Seeing that Mo Hen had spoken, Hong Xing could only snort, “Fine, fine. Since Mo Hen, the nice guy everyone likes, has said so, what else can I say? Let’s head out.”
